Emanuel Swedenborg: Essays for the New Century Edition on His Life, Work, and Impact

The essays in this volume testify to the far—reaching effects of Emanuel Swedenborg’s works in Western culture. From his early days as an ambitious young scientist in the ferment of the eighteenth—century Enlightenment Europe, through his mid—life entrance into an ongoing experience of the spiritual world, to his last decades as a researcher of things spiritual, Swedenborg built a career that left a unique legacy. His vivid descriptions of the nonphysical realm made a powerful impression on...