HEAVEN AND HELL

In his most popular and influential work, Swedenborg describes his journeys through the afterlife--the soul's experience of dying and then being resurrected in heaven, how each of us finds a community there in which to live, and how we can ultimately become angels. Heaven and Hell is a powerful affirmation that we are all born for heaven, regardless of background or religion, and that the choices we make in this world shape our destiny in the next.

About the author

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and theologian who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study with the leading scientists of the time. Between 1743 and 1745, he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ, which resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world.

Product details

• Authors: Emanual Swedenborg, Emanuel Swedenborg
• Assisted by: George F Dole (Translation), GEORGE F. DOLE (Translation)
• Publisher: Chrysalis Books (Swedenborg Foundation)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2000
• EAN: 9780877854753
• ISBN: 978-0-87785-475-3
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 263 mm x 186 mm x 43 mm
• Weight: 1444 g
• Series: New Century Edition of the Wor; New Century Edition
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity