Swedenborg The Man Who Had to Know (1978)

Dismayed by the divergence of science and religion in the eighteenth century, Emanuel Swedenborg feared the outcome would be scientific materialism and irrational religion, neither of which would fully nourish the human soul. For the first half of his life, Swedenborg devoted his extraordinary mind to science. By midlife, he was engaged in an intensive "search for the soul" in its kingdom – the human body.

Looking for the soul, Swedenborg found his own. The last twenty-seven years of his life were characterized by paranormal experiences that he recorded with the rational accountability of a scientist. This film introduces the viewer to the values he discovered – wonderfully human and profoundly sane. It challenges both religious dogmatism and scientific skepticism. As the leading edges of science and spirituality converge in our own times, Swedenborg is well worth knowing.

►𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗴?

Emanuel Swedenborg (January 29, 1688 – March 29, 1772) was a Swedish pluralistic-Christian theologian, scientist, philosopher, and mystic. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, "Heaven and Hell" (1758). Over the last 28 years of his life, Swedenborg wrote 18 published theological works and several more that were unpublished.

►𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

• A 1978 film by The Media Group
• Produced, directed, and edited by: Harvey Bellin and Tom Kieffer
• Produced under a grant from The Swedenborg Foundation
• Cinematography: Tom Kieffer
• Script: Harvey Bellin
• Narrated by Eddie Albert
• This film won first place at the Houston International Film Festival. It was also awarded a Certificate of Creative Excellence from the Chicago Industrial Film Festival. It has been televised over 2,500 times.

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