Spirituality That Makes Sense

An accessible overview of Swedenborgian thought -- a theology that "makes sense", Douglas Taylor's book explains the concepts of Creator as the Redeemer, the spiritual world, redemption, and the Trinity. Taylor looks at personal morality in Swedenborgian terms, addressing such concerns as what is "saving" faith, what is the nature of evil, how to escape from evil feelings, and why we must take responsibility for our actions.

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

ix

PART ONE

An Overview

3

(6)

The Creator as the Redeemer

9

(12)

The Spiritual World

21

(24)

The Spiritual World Two Thousand Years Ago

45

(13)

Redemption Revisited

58

(19)

Summary of Part One

70

(5)

PART TWO

Introduction

75

(2)

How to Understand the Trinity

77

(8)

Some Objections Answered

85

(12)

What Is ``Saving'' Faith?

97

(21)

Evils as Sins

118

(22)

Escaping from Evil Feelings

140

(13)

When Good Deeds Are Really Good

153

(16)

``As if of Oneself''

169

(17)

Summary of Part Two

185

(1)

Appendix: The Devil

186

(3)

Bibliography of Works

189

Emanuel Swedenborg

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