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Synopsis

Foretold by the lord in daniel vii. 13, 14 and in the revelation xxi. 1, 2. from the latin of emanuel swedenborg servant of the lord jesus christ.

Item Description

8vo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. xx + 857 + [1] pp. Bound in original blue cloth, gilt, with gilt block on front board. A little wear to extremities with a few small stains. Some foxing largely confined to edges, flyleaves and preliminaries,. including title page; otherwise a very good copy with a clean interior. Pictorial bookplate. Based on his spiritual experiences, this is an explication of Swedenborg's theological views and the Biblical texts underlying them. It was first published in Latin as Vera Christians Religio in Amsterdam in 1771 and in English as The True Christian Religion in 1781. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), philosopher and Christian mystic and theologian, was born in Stockholm. Up to 1741 he was a prolific scientist and inventor, but he then entered a spiritual phase and from 1744, began to experience dreams and visions. He claimed that he was appointed by the Lord to reform Christianity, having been given the ability to freely visit heaven and hell and to converse with angels and spirits. He rejected the traditional concept of the Trinity and the doctrine of salvation by faith alone, considering charity to be of equal importance. From 1747, Swedenborg divided his life between Holland and London, where some of his books were first printed and where he died in 1772. He published eighteen theological works and influenced many later writers, including Blake, Strindberg, Baudelaire, Balzac, Yeats and Jung.