Swedish scientist, philosopher and Christian mystic (1688 to 1772). After a career as a mining engineer, mathematician and anatomist, he underwent a spiritual crisis around 1744 and turned to theological writing, producing works such as Heaven and Hell (1758) that reinterpret scripture through a doctrine of correspondence between the natural and spiritual worlds. Ralph Waldo Emerson devoted a chapter of Representative Men (1850), Swedenborg; or, the Mystic, to him.
Facts
Notable PublicationHeaven and Hell (De Caelo et Inferno, 1758) 2 TraditionChristian mysticism and correspondence theology; forerunner of Swedenborgianism (the New Church) 2 Connections
In Branch
Correspondence theology is a metaphysical claim about the relation between the natural and spiritual worlds.
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Influenced
Emerson devoted a chapter of Representative Men (1850) to Swedenborg, naming him one of his six representative men of the mind.
Source Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative Men (1850)
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1. Wikipedia: Emanuel Swedenborg
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Emanuel Swedenborg (; Swedish: [ɛˈmɑ̂ːnʉɛl ˈsvêːdɛnˌbɔrj] ; born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January 1688-29 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- entry: Emanuel Swedenborg
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- In Branch: Metaphysics
View the Source Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative Men (1850)
Influenced: Ralph Waldo Emerson, chapter: Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
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