Source books · Christian theosophy and Swedenborg
Heaven and Hell
How this book fits
- Traditions
- Christian theosophy and Swedenborg
- Role in the tradition
- Primary source Written from inside the tradition: scripture, revelation, a grimoire, a manifesto or a practical treatise.
- Public attention
- Notable Wikipedia has an article about it in 5 languages.
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From Wikipedia
Heaven and Hell is a book written by Emanuel Swedenborg in Latin, published in 1758. It gives a detailed description of the afterlife; how people live after the death of the physical body.
From the Wikipedia article Heaven and Hell (Swedenborg book), revision 1349797758, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q5694782: “book by Emanuel Swedenborg”.
In this study
In the chronology, in Emanuel Swedenborg's account.
His best-known account of the afterlife: heaven and hell as states corresponding to inward loves rather than external rewards and punishments.