Included are: Robert Frost, Johnny Appleseed, William Blake, Jorge Luis Borges, Daniel Burnham, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Flaxman, George Inness, Henry James Sr., Carl Jung, Immanuel Kant, Honoré de Balzac, Helen Keller, Czesław Miłosz, August Strindberg, D. His most well known work, Heaven and Hell was published in 1758 and, since then, many persons including a variety of important cultural figures, both writers and artists were influenced by Swedenborg's writings. He spoke of founding a 'New Church', that would be based on the works he was writing of his experiences while out of his body. This inspired him to devote the latter quarter-century of his life to writing eighteen published theological works, and several more which were unpublished. Swedenborg did indeed travel to the spirit world, still attached to his silver cord, to learn the higher spiritual truths. ![]() He was one of the outstanding and respected scientists of his time, and a member of Sweden's House of Nobles. Swedenborg was such a man, having an eclectic mind and learned in mathematics, geology, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, anatomy and astronomy. ![]() Swedenborg had been selected because a mortal was needed, who would be respected among the thinkers of the day to be the herald of Jesus's spiritual revelation. In 1744, he was brought to the spirit world by Jesus to learn his truths, and upon his return wrote, The Heavenly Doctrine to reform Christianity. ![]() Swedenborg was one of Europe's greatest minds, and considered today to be one of the three greatest minds in all of history.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |