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Angelic Wisdom Concerning Divine Love and Divine Wisdom

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This work, from the Divinely inspired pen of Emanuel Swedenborg, lays out the spiritual and natural foundations of the created universe. The book details how our Creator brought humans into existence from his Divine Love for us and how he governs that creation. It answers philosphical and practical questions about the works of God. This new translation, by the Rev. N.B. Rogers, allows the Divine message to come through clearly in modern English. Learn how the spiritual and natural worlds co-exist and corespond.

The great Zen master D.T. Suzuki once said: "For you Westerners, it is Swedenborg who is your Buddhe. It is he who should be read and followed!" Suzuki translated four of Swedenborg's books (including "Divine Love and Wisdom") into Japanese, but if you want an English version, this is without doubt the finest available translation of Swedenborg's metaphysical masterpiece. Before beginning his English rendering, Mr. Rogers prepared a critical edition of the Latin text - an imperative task if the translation is to be completely faithful to the original, but a task that has been and continues to be ignored by the Swedenborg Foundation, the major publisher of Swedenborg's theological writings, which is now focusing more on pretty covers than on reliable translations. If you are new to Swedenborg, and you want to start with one of his most profound and important works, read "Divine Love and Wisdom" in this wonderful new translation. It will certainly give you an incentive to read Mr. Rogers' translation of Swedenborg's "Marriage Love," and his forthcoming translation of "Divine Providence."