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Reviewed on December 1, 2010 | Spanish Books
Swedenborg's insistence on universal salvation and Unitarian theology was regarded as heterodox in the 18th century, but his work has had extensive and durable impact. Many renowned authors, including Emerson, Jung, Yeats, Balzac, and Borges, report his influence. Swedenborg professed that he was led to experience the three states of the afterlife (post mortem, heaven, and hell) without dying and report back so that all might know the truth. For him, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More