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Awaken from Death

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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

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!!!!