Conjugial Love

by Emanuel Swedenborg, SAMUEL WARREN (Translator), Louis H. Tafel (Revised by)

Overview

In this volume, Swedish visionary Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) discusses marriage from a spiritual perspective — the ways in which men and women relate to each other both in this world and in the afterlife, and how marriages in heaven can either grow into a state of bliss and unity or wither away as partner discover their incompatibilities and seek their true soulmates. Swedenborg includes his perspective on sexual relationships in this world, both in and out of wedlock, and how the choices that we make affect our spiritual development. Interwoven with the text are numerous examples of his experiences in heaven.

This edition is a reprint of a 1915 translation by Samuel M. Warren, revised by Louis H. Tafel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877851745
Publisher:	Swedenborg Foundation Publishers
Publication date:	03/07/2008
Series:	REDESIGNED STANDARD EDITION , #23
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	764
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.80(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and theologian who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study with the leading scientists of the time. Between 1743 and 1745, he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ, which resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world.