The New Church in the New World
A Study of Swedenborgianism in America
4th Edition
Published on 26. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
564 pages
978-0-87785-364-0 (ISBN)
Description
A history of the spread of the Church of the New Jerusalem, also known as the New Church, in the United States. The church is based on the writings of Swedish visionary Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772).
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Edition
Fourth Edition,New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
West Chester
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87785-364-0 (9780877853640)
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Persons
Dr. Marguerite Beck Block (1889-1974) earned her PhD from Columbia University in 1932, where she later taught for twenty-five years. Block was one of the first students in Columbia University's religion department and edited the journal Review of Religion. Though not a Swedenborgian herself, Dr. Block's scholarship on Emanuel Swedenborg was driven by a deep appreciation for his work and a desire to present him as a "real human being."