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A Swedenborg sampler : selections from Heaven and hell, Divine love and wisdom, Divine providence, True Christianity, Secrets of heaven / Emanuel Swedenborg ; translated by George F. Dole, Lisa Hyatt Cooper, & Jonathan S. Rose ; [edited by Morgan Beard, Jonathan S. Rose, and Stuart Shotwell].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772.
- Standardized Title:
- Selections. English. 2011
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New Jerusalem Church--Doctrines.
- New Jerusalem Church.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- West Chester, Pa. : Swedenborg Foundation Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Swedish scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg wrote volumes upon volumes based on the understanding he gained through visits to the spiritual world and from conversations with its inhabitants.For new readers of Swedenborg, knowing where to start and what to read can present an insurmountable task.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Introduction
- Heaven and Hell
- About Heaven and Hell
- What the World of Spirits Is
- Each of Us Is Inwardly a Spirit
- Our Revival from the Dead and Entry into Eternal Life
- After Death, We Are in a Complete Human Form
- After Death, We Enjoy Every Sense, Memory, Thought, and Affection We Had in the World: We Leave Nothing Behind except Our Earthly Body
- Our Nature after Death Depends on the Kind of Life We Led in the World
- After Death, the Pleasures of Everyone's Life Are Turned into Things That Correspond
- Divine Love and Wisdom
- About Divine Love and Wisdom[The Spiritual Sun]
- Divine Providence
- About Divine Providence
- Evils Are Permitted for a Purpose: Salvation
- Divine Providence is for Evil People and Good People Alike
- True Christianity
- About True Christianity
- Goodwill (or Loving Our Neighbor) and Good Actions
- There Are Three Universal Categories of Love: Love for Heaven
- Love for the World
- and Love for Ourselves
- When the Three Universal Categories of Love Are Prioritized in the Right Way They Improve Us
- When They Are Not Prioritized in the Right Way They Damage Us and Turn Us Upside DownAll Individual Members of Humankind Are the Neighbor We Are to Love, but [in Different Ways] Depending on the Type of Goodness They Have
- The Neighbor we are to Love Is Humankind on a Wider Scale in the Form of Smaller and Larger Communities and Humankind in the Aggregate as a Country of Such Communities
- On an Even Higher Level, the Neighbor We Are to Love Is the Church, and on the Highest Level, Our Neighbor Is the Lord's Kingdom
- Loving Our Neighbor Is Not in Fact Loving the Person but Loving the Goodness That Is inside the Person
- Goodwill and Good Actions Are Two Distinct Things: Wishing People Well and Treating Them Well
- Goodwill Itself Is Acting Justly and Faithfully in Our Position and Our Work and with the People with Whom We Interact
- Acts of Kindness Related to Goodwill Consist in Giving to the Poor and Helping the Needy, Although with Prudence
- The First Step toward Goodwill is Removing Evils
- The Second Step Is Doing Good Things That Are Useful to Our Neighbor
- As Long as We Believe That Everything Good Comes from the Lord, We Do Not Take Credit for the Things We Do As We Practice GoodwillA Life of Goodwill Is a Moral Life That Is Also Spiritual
- Secrets of Heaven
- About Secrets of Heaven
- The Essential Nature of the Word
- Summary of Genesis 1
- The Inner Meaning of Genesis 1
- Content and Mode in the Word
- Appendix: Theological Works Published by Emanuel Swedenborg.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87785-615-X
- OCLC:
- 774295496
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