1688-1772, Swedish scientist, religious teacher, and mystic. His religious system, sometimes called Swedenborgianism, is largely incorporated in the Church of the New Jerusalem , founded some years after his death. His father was Bishop Swedberg, professor at Uppsala Univ. The name became Swedenborg when the family was ennobled (1719).
A brief historical perspective on the founding of the movement known as Modern Spiritualism, presented by the First Spiritual Temple, Brookline, Massachusetts. www.fst.org/spirit2.htm
Excerpted from the introduction to "A Thoughtful Soul: Reflections from Swedenborg", ed. and trans. by George F. Dole (Swedenborg Foundation, 1995). www.swedenborg.com/..
Read and search the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Includes doctrinal introduction, topical directory and information on his life. www.theheavenlydoctrines.org
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