Awaken from Death [Paperback]

EMANUEL SWEDENBORG (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1993

Swedenborg offers a beautiful, sensible, and believable picture of life after death. First, life does continue after physical death—in fact, our existence never ends. Swedenborg shows that heaven and hell are not places so much as states of being. And we learn that God does not send anyone to either heaven or hell, but that we live in complete freedom to choose and create the life we want to have.

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About the Author

Contributor Bio: Kenneth Ring Ring is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Connecticut and co-founder and Past President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 119 pages
• Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096267950X
• ISBN-13: 978-0962679506
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful introduction to the Afterlife, May 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Awaken from Death (Paperback)

Review from the Back Cover of the 1993 Edition:

Of all Swedenborg's books, Heaven and Hell has been his enduring bestseller. It is not hard to see why: We all would like to solve the mystery of what happens after physical death. Do we continue to live? And if so, what will our experience be like?

Swedenborg offers a beautiful, sensible, and believable picture of life after death. First, life does continue after physical death--in fact, our existence never ends. Swedenborg shows that heaven and hell are not places so much as states of being. And we learn that God does not send anyone to either heaven of hell, but that we live in complete freedom to choose and create the life we want to have. The material herein is taken from Swedenborg's classic, Heaven and Hell.

"The most remarkable step in the religious history of recent ages is that made by the genius of Swedenborg. . . . Swedenborg is one of the missoriums and mastodons of literature, not to be measured by whole colleges of ordinary scholars: a colossal soul who lies vast upon our times and requires a long focal distance to be seen." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) occupies a unique place in the history of Western philosophy and religion. Never has there been a man so equally acclaimed and at home in both science and religion. His personal story of the pursuit of truth led into experiences and realms for which he had never bargained. This volume provides more than just a glimpse into the exciting journey awaiting us all.

Contents:

* Introduction

Part One: Awaken From Death
by Emanuel Swedenborg

* Awakening From Death and Entering Eternal Life
* A Person Leaves Nothing Behind Except an Earthly Body
* A Person's Quality After Death
* The Change of Pleasures After Death
* The First State After Death
* The Second State After Death
* The Third State After Death
* Leading a Heaven-Bound Life is Not as Hard as People Believe

Part Two: Swedenborg's Epic Journey
by James F. Lawrence

* Genius at Work
* Quest for the Divine
* The Breakthrough
* Swedenborg's Unique State of Spiritual Sensitivity
* The Final Task

* An Invitation to Read Heaven and Hell, by Helen Keller

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Abolutely marvelous introduction into the Afterlife!, September 10, 2001

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Cornelis P.J. Visser-Marchant (Australian Capital Territory) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Awaken from Death (Paperback)

If you want to get a quick overview into life beyond the curtain, get this book. It introduces you to the great phylosophy that Swedenborg revealed in the early 18th century! Not only for phylosophers, but an absolute must have for anyone still alive in the natural world!!!!