A thoughtful soul : reflections from Swedenborg / edited and translated by George F. Dole ; foreword by Huston Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772.

Contributor:

Dole, George F.

Language:

English

Swedish

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 151 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

West Chester, Pa. : Chrysalis Books, [1995]

Language Note:

Translated from the Swedish.

Summary:

George F. Dole ... has done us a great service in bringing Emanuel Swedenborg back to the attention of our distracted age.-from the Foreword by Huston SmithGeorge F. Dole, Harvard Ph.D., has translated and arranged by theme a selection of passages from Swedenborg's works on life, heaven and hell, and the nature of God. This book is an accessible introduction for the reader new to Swedenborg, as well as a concise reference for those familiar with his philosophy. [Swedenborg's] philosophy is about as practical as one could ask. Ascetism is not the way to God. ... A good person can be saved with any religion or with no religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0877851484

OCLC:

32133458