Emanuel Swedenborg (Spiritual Leaders and Thinkers)

Presents the life of the Swedish scientist, from his scientific work in the fields of astronomy, mineralogy, and human anatomy to his later controversial writings about his spiritual reawakening. Emanuel Swedenborg dedicated his life to learning matters of science form the best scholars in Sweden and England about mineralogy, stronomy, and human anatomy. But in his mid 50s he started writing as a spiritual visionary Swedenborg is credited as being the major intellectual of Sweden for the early eighteenth century. Interested in spiritual matters, he wrote prolifically about his beliefs. Swedenborg is credited as being the major intellectual of Sweden in the early 18th century. Interested in spiritual matters, he wrote prolifically about his beliefs Presents a biography of the Swedish scientist who spent the latter part of his life exploring the afterlife and discussing his visions of heaven and hell A biography of the Swedish scientist turned spiritual visionary