num_pages: 544
description: This new, highly readable translation of Swedenborg's most popular work restores the original power, dignity, and imagery of one of history's most comprehensive guides to the afterlife. Swedenborg describes a merciful God who permits humans to choose heaven or hell according to their desires and natures. After death, humans retain personal identity and live in communities of like-minded souls. This book helps readers find abundant details of life in the spiritual world. Explanatory annotations and commentaries clarify meaning.(Swedenborg, Emanuel, Works.)
language: English
title: Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell: Drawn from Things Heard & Seen
titlecomplete: Heaven and Its Wonders and Hell: Drawn from Things Heard & Seen
genres: Christianity, Sweden, Mysticism, 18th Century, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Spirituality, Christian, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 595
publisher: New Century Edition