Swedenborg's principles of usefulness: social reform thought from the enlightenment to American pragmatism

"Swedenborg's Principles of Usefulness presents a possibly unsuspected historical undercurrent that further evidences Emanuel Swedenborg's pervasive influence on a whole host of historical figures-from poets and artists to philosophers and statesmen-whose contributions to the evolutio...

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1. Verfasser: Haller, John S. Jr. 1940- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: West Chester, Pennsylvania Swedenborg Foundation [2020]
Schriftenreihe:Swedenborg studies No. 23
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Zusammenfassung:"Swedenborg's Principles of Usefulness presents a possibly unsuspected historical undercurrent that further evidences Emanuel Swedenborg's pervasive influence on a whole host of historical figures-from poets and artists to philosophers and statesmen-whose contributions to the evolution of self and society have resonated throughout time and into the present. Besides having an impact on individual thinkers, Swedenborg's ideas worked their way into the various social reform traditions that vitalized the American landscape during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. His concept of usefulness, best demonstrated in the competing worldviews of the nation's liberal and conservative traditions, involved a commitment made by Swedenborgians, New Church members, and others to energize the nation and its people by envisaging the possibility of a much-desired Universal Human"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xxix, 343 Seiten 25 cm
ISBN:9780877853565

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