The Lives of Angels - Softcover

Swedenborg, Emanuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877854289 ISBN 13: 9780877854289

Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

Until his mid-fifties, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) was merely a genius. As a young man, he traveled extensively throughout Europe to study the cutting-edge science of his time. Upon returning to his native Sweden, he went to work for the board of mines, where he introduced technical advances and gained an international reputation for his understanding of mechanics and metallurgy. In his spare time, he published studies in mathematics, astronomy, economic theory, and anatomy.

As his professional career was winding to a close, a remarkable spiritual awakening changed the course of his life. He believed that God allowed him to journey in spirit form to the afterlife and talk to angels, devils, and the spirits of the departed―not just once, but continuously, for decades―and he spent the rest of his life recording what he saw.

The Lives of Angels is a collection of Swedenborg’s most striking insights about life in heaven, with vivid descriptions of angels’ homes, their language, their communities, and even their romantic relationships. He tells us that angels are with us throughout our lives, guiding and supporting us, and that any person on earth can become an angel after death if he or she is loving and selfless. The introduction by Grant Schnarr gives readers a modern framework for understanding Swedenborg’s compelling vision of the spiritual world.

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About the Authors

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and theologian who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study with the leading scientists of the time. Between 1743 and 1745, he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ, which resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world.

Lisa Hyatt Cooper is translator of the fifteen-volume Secrets of Heaven for the Swedenborg Foundation’s New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Grant Schnarr is an ordained minister, teacher, certified life coach, and associate professor at Bryn Athyn College in Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books on spirituality and personal growth. His work The Art of Spiritual Warfare: a Guide to Lasting Inner Peace has been published in several languages on four continents. His book You Can Believe! is a best-selling introduction to Swedenborgian thought.

Edition details

• Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation Publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877854289
• ISBN 13: 9780877854289
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156