Emanuel Swedenborg: The Development of His Thought
Now available for the first time in English is an unrivaled classic: an indispensable work on the evolution of Swedenborg’s philosophical system. Swedish scholar Martin Lamm shows that Swedenborg’s scientifically based worldview was not changed by his religious revelations. Rather, the visions completed and corroborated the picture. Each explains the other—Swedenborg’s theological system remains unintelligible without establishing its relationship to the philosophical concepts developed in...
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Available for the first time in English, Martin Lamm's work on the evolution of the philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) has stood as one of the standard works on the Swedish theologian since its original publication in 1915. Lamm shows that Swedenborg's scientific worldview was not changed by his later religious revelations -- that the two complemented and corroborated each other. Booknews This classic examines the work of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Sweden's most celebrated Enlightenment scholar. In contrast to works that emphasize Swedenborg's break with science in favor of religion, this work argues that his philosophy, developed during his scientific career, was the mold into which his spiritual vision poured. First published in Swedish as (Hugo Gebers Frlag, 1915). Lamm (1880-1950) taught history of literature at Stockholm University. Spiers served as executive secretary of the Swedenborg Foundation from 1960 to 1979. Hallengren teaches comparative literature at Stockholm University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
\ BooknewsThis classic examines the work of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Sweden's most celebrated Enlightenment scholar. In contrast to works that emphasize Swedenborg's break with science in favor of religion, this work argues that his philosophy, developed during his scientific career, was the mold into which his spiritual vision poured. First published in Swedish as (Hugo Gebers Frlag, 1915). Lamm (1880-1950) taught history of literature at Stockholm University. Spiers served as executive secretary of the Swedenborg Foundation from 1960 to 1979. Hallengren teaches comparative literature at Stockholm University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
