Divine Providence: A Classic Work of Christian Theology on Free Will, Evil, and Divine Order

Emanuel Swedenborg's Divine Providence is one of his major theological works, addressing the problem of evil, the freedom of the human will, and the hidden order by which God governs creation. First published in Latin in Amsterdam in 1764 as Sapientia Angelica de Divina Providentia, the book asks how a loving and all-powerful God can permit suffering, disorder, war, injustice, and human evil. Swedenborg's answer is neither simple optimism nor abstract doctrine: he argues that divine provide...