Ackroyd, Peter
Introducing Swedenborg: 2021
- ISBN 13:
- 9780854482207
- author:
- Ackroyd, Peter
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- The Swedenborg Society
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 92
- Dimensions:
- 20.5 x 13 x 1.1 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Biography, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Peter Ackroyd introduces Swedenborg, a biography that explores the life and thought of Emanuel Swedenborg, a 18th-century Swedish theologian and mystic. Swedenborg's ideas had a profound impact on his contemporaries, shaping the development of modern theology and spirituality. This concise biography offers a compelling insight into Swedenborg's world, revealing the complex interplay between faith, reason, and imagination that defined his life's work. Through Ackroyd's engaging prose, the reader is invited to engage with Swedenborg's remarkable story, one that continues to inspire and challenge readers today.
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