Our Scholars on Swedenborg blog features articles written by Swedenborgian academics with an emphasis on how religious pluralism has been used to solve some of the most pressing issues of the past and present.
Mundus Imaginalis, or the Imaginary and the Imaginal
Sufism and Swedenborg share similar teachings about a spiritual world senior to this world. Read more
Mundus Imaginalis I: “NĀ-KOJĀ-ĀBĀD,” OR THE “EIGHTH CLIMATE”
Part I of Mundus Imaginalis, or the Imaginary and the Imaginal Read more
Mundus Imaginalis II: THE SPIRITUAL IMAGINATION
Part II of Mundus Imaginalis, or the Imaginary and the Imaginal Read more
Mundus Imaginalis III: TOPOGRAPHIES OF THE “EIGHTH CLIMATE”
Part III of Mundus Imaginalis, or the Imaginary and the Imaginal Read more
Swedenborg’s Influence on German Idealism and Mysticism
Tragedy took Schelling deep into Swedenborg’s spiritual world, and it changed how he viewed our final destiny. Read more
The Highest Insight in Hinduism and in Swedenborg
A renowned psychologist and comparative religion author sees unity at the summit. Read more
Helen Keller’s Spiritual Sight
A lesson as old as the sun: tragedy shapes a portal to transformation. Read more
Discovering the True Significance of Mary Magdalene: An Easter Surprise
From harlot to seer to first nun to modern feminist, history’s characterization of Mary Magdalene still may not be quite right. Swedenborg is here to help with a more inner and spiritual view. Read more
Using Swedenborg to Understand the Quantum World III: Thoughts and Forms
Swedenborg’s metaphysics helps provide a spiritual understanding of substance and form as they relate to quantum physics. Read more
Using Swedenborg to Understand the Quantum World II: Desire and Energy
The similarities between the way desire affects the human mind and the way energy affects the physical world might give us important insights into quantum mechanics. Read more