True Christianity, vol. 2

by Emanuel Swedenborg, Jonathan S. Rose (Translator)

Overview

In the final years of his life, Emanuel Swedenborg wrote True Christianity, an opus that served both to contextualize his theology within contemporary Christianity and to serve as a road map for the new spiritual age that would follow. This second volume covers topics such as freedom of choice, repentance, the transformation of a person’s inner being during spiritual awakening, the rites of baptism and the Holy Supper (communion), and the second coming of the Lord.

This new translation is part of the New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg, an ongoing project to render Swedenborg’s theological works in clear, contemporary language that reflects the simple and engaging style of the original Latin. The deluxe hardcover and paperback editions include extensive notes on historical aspects of the text and reference tables; they also have an index to both volumes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877855026
Publisher:	Swedenborg Foundation Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Series:	New Century Edition
Edition description:	1
Pages:	704
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.40(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.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface, by Jonathan S. Rose 1

Works Cited in the Translator's Preface 11

Short Titles and Other Conventions Used in This Work 13

Volume 2

Chapter 8 Free Choice 25

Chapter 9 Repentance 82

Chapter 10 Reformation and Regeneration 125

Chapter 11 The Assignment of Spiritual Credit or Blame 180

Chapter 12 Baptism 227

Chapter 13 The Holy Supper 272

Chapter 14 The Close of the Age; the Coming of the Lord; and the New Heaven and the New Church 331

[Author's Additional Material] 368

[Author's] Table of Contents 414

[Author's] Index of the Accounts of Memorable Occurrences 437

Notes and Indexes

Notes 487

Works Cited in the Notes 560

Index to Prefaces, Introduction, and Notes 569

Index to Scriptural Passages in True Christianity 603

Table of Parallel Passages 629

Index to True Christianity 639

Biographical Note 697