Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg (, ; born Emanuel Swedberg; (29 January 1688 29 March 1772) was a Swedish Christian theologian, scientist, philosopher and mystic. He became best known for his book on the afterlife, ''Heaven and Hell'' (1758).Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist. In 1741, at 53, he entered into a spiritual phase in which he began to experience dreams and visions, notably on Easter Weekend, on 6 April 1744. His experiences culminated in a "spiritual awakening" in which he received a revelation that Jesus Christ had appointed him to write ''The Heavenly Doctrine'' to reform Christianity. According to ''The Heavenly Doctrine'', the Lord had opened Swedenborg's spiritual eyes so that from then on, he could freely visit heaven and hell to converse with angels, demons and other spirits, and that the Last Judgment had already occurred in 1757, the year before the 1758 publication of ''De Nova Hierosolyma et ejus doctrina coelesti'' (English: ''Concerning the New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Doctrine'').
Over the last 28 years of his life, Swedenborg wrote 18 published theological works—and several more that remained unpublished. He termed himself a "Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ" in ''True Christian Religion'', which he published himself. Some followers of ''The Heavenly Doctrine'' believe that of his theological works, only those that were published by Swedenborg himself are fully divinely inspired. Others have regarded all Swedenborg's theological works as equally inspired, saying for example that the fact that some works were "not written out in a final edited form for publication does not make a single statement less trustworthy than the statements in any of the other works". The New Church, also known as Swedenborgianism, is a Restorationist denomination of Christianity originally founded in 1787 and comprising several historically related Christian churches that revere Swedenborg's writings as revelation. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1784
Published 1784
Printed by R. Hindmarsh, No. 32, Clerkenwell-Close; and sold by T. Buckland, Paternoster-Row; J. Denis and Son, Bridge-Street, near the Obelisk; and I. Clarke, Manchester
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1786
Published 1786
Printed by R. Hindmarsh, No. 32, Clerkenwell-Close; and sold by J. Buckland, Paternoster-Row; H.D. Symonds, No. 4, Stationers Court, Ludgate-Street; W. Bryan, No. 7, Mark-Lane; I. Clarke, and I. Haslingden, Manchester; and by the other booksellers in town and country
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1794
Published 1794
by Thomas Hall: sold at his office, Dock Square, and at the bookstores
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1795
Published 1795
by Thomas Hall: sold by him, State Street, by Isaac Cazneau, Marshall's Lane, and at the bookstores in town and country
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1794
Published 1794
by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street. Sold by them and the other booksellers in Boston
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1796
Published 1796
printed by C.W. Leadbeater; and sold by M. Sibly, No. 35, Goswell-Street, London
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1790
Published 1790
printed for the Society, No. 45, Upper Marybone-Street, near Titchfield-Street
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1792
Published 1792
printed and sold by R. Hindmarsh, printer to his Royal highness the prince of Wales, No. 32, Clerkenwell-Close
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1778
Published 1778
printed and sold by James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street. And sold also by S. Leacroft, Charing Cross; T. Mills, Bristol; and E. Score, Exeter
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1794
Published 1794
printed and sold by Robert Hindmarsh, Printer To His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales, Old Bailey. 1794=38
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1791
Published 1791
printed and sold by R. Hindmarsh, Printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, No. 32, Clerkenwell-Close
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1792
Published 1792
printed for a society of gentlemen; and sold by John Bellamy, No. 6, Poultry, London; and John Ambler, Halifax; Yorkshire
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1791
Published 1791
printed and sold by R. Hindmarsh, Printer To His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales, No. 32, Clerkenwell-Close
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by Swedenborg, Emanuel
Published 1788
Published 1788
printed and sold by R. Hindmarsh, Printer To His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales, No. 32, Clerkenwell-Close. Sold also by J. Denis, No. 2, New Bridge Street, Black-Sriars; and I. and W. Clarke, Manchester