num_pages: 352
description: Divine Love and Wisdom has been called the most profound work of the Enlightenment scientist and seer Emanuel Swedenborg. It demonstrates how Gods love wisdom and humanity are reflected in creation and in ourselves and suggests that the act of Creation is not a mystery of the past but a miracle ongoing in every instant of the present. Like a blueprint of things unseen Divine Love and Wisdom makes visible the hidden design of the universe as well as the qualities of its Architect. Its vivid depiction of the spiritual mechanism of the world has impressed thinkers such as William Blake Samuel Taylor Coleridge Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry James Sr. This volume contains an introduction by Gregory R. Johnson that puts the work in the context of the history of philosophy. The New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg is a modern-language scholarly translation of Swedenborgs theological works. The series easy-to-read style retains the dignity variety clarity and gender-inclusive language of Swedenborgs original Latin bringing his thought to life. Introductions and annotations by eminent international scholars place Swedenborgs writings in their historical context and illuminate obscure references within the text enabling readers to understand and trace Swedenborgs influence as never before.
language: English
title: Divine Love and Wisdom
publisher: Steiner Books