Emanuel Swedenborg writes that one of the best ways to grow spiritually is to embrace and embody love in the same way God radiates it. That may seem like a pretty tall order, but throughout his writings, Swedenborg offers some clues about how we can put divine love into practice in our everyday lives.
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Divine Love and Wisdom: New Century Edition
By Emanuel Swedenborg
Translated by George F. Dole
One of Swedenborg’s most popular works, this volume describes a loving God who is equally present with all people on earth–regardless of race or religion–and explores the underlying unity of all living things.
Deluxe hardcover, 842 pages (This volume includes both Divine Love and Wisdom and Divine Providence in a single Deluxe hardcover edition.)
Deluxe paperback, 352 pages
Portable paperback and e-book, 228 pages
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Swedenborg & Life Recap: Does God Control Good Luck? — 11/12/18
Divine providence works to turn everything toward good, but how much is providence really involved in every little thing? Are traffic jams and coin flips, for example, really part of the divine design? In this episode, hosts Curtis Childs and Jonathan Rose explore a series of questions about divine providence that should help give us a better understanding of how it operates.
Continue ReadingA Swedenborg Sampler
Selections from Heaven and Hell, Divine Love and Wisdom, Divine Providence, True Christianity, and Secrets of Heaven
By Emanuel Swedenborg
Translated by George F. Dole, Lisa Hyatt Cooper, and Jonathan S. Rose
For new readers of Swedenborg, this volume provides samples of some of his most powerful writings.
Paperback or e-book, 240 pages
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Happy Birthday D.T. Suzuki
Born on this day, Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966) is credited with introducing the West to Zen Buddhism. Suzuki pursued his religious and philosophical studies at Tokyo University. He spent ten years living in the United States, where he worked as an oriental studies editor for Open Court Press. It was during that time that he was introduced to Emanuel Swedenborg’s writings, and upon his return to Japan, he undertook the translation of Heaven and Hell, The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine, Divine Love and Wisdom, and Divine Providence into Japanese
Continue ReadingCurrent Status of the New Century Edition Project
The New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg (NCE ) extends to twenty-eight volumes. To date, six of those volumes have been published—Heaven and Hell, Divine Love and Wisdom, Divine Providence, True Christianity volume 1, and Secrets of Heaven volume 1, along with the essay volume that accompanies the set (also known as Scribe of Heaven). Our readers naturally wonder—where are the rest of the volumes? So here is a status update. But to explain that status, first we offer a refresher on some history that every American schoolchild learns.
Continue ReadingWisdom for Our Times
“One of the rare and striking features of Swedenborgian theology is its combination of a profound reverence for Jesus Christ as God Incarnate and a profound respect for other, non-Christian faiths. There is no need to downgrade Christ in order to appreciate the beauty of other religions and no need to downgrade other religions in the name of loyalty to Christ.
At a time when Christian theologians are wrestling with issues raised through globalization and when faiths are being enlisted in the cause of violence there could scarcely be a more practical message. It is tells us simply that we cannot see the best in our own religion if we are unwilling to see the best in others. In the following passage from Divine Providence (§255), Swedenborg explains how the emergence of Islam shows God’s divine plan.” — George F. Dole
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Continue ReadingPast Swedenborg Foundation Board President and New Century Edition Translator George F. Dole has Transitioned to the Spiritual World
George was a key figure in the New Century Edition, an architect of the project and one of its four translators.
Continue ReadingHeaven and Hell Is Now Available as a Large-Print Edition
We’re pleased to announce that Heaven and Hell—Christian mystic Emanuel Swedenborg’s most popular and detailed book about his experiences in the afterlife—is now available as a large-print edition for readers with low vision or other visual challenges!
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