The Thoughts and Teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg

Emanuel Swedenborg was strongly influenced by the intellectual debates of 18th century. The great problem of that time was the dichotomy between science and religion. He started his career as a scientist, but after a mystical experience he ended with the path of religion and spirituality. However, he did not give up the path of science and tried to make a compromise between religion and science. Swedenborg had some strange experiences which he tried to express them logically. As a Protestant mystic, Swedenborg's thoughts is somehow a reminiscent of Jacob Boehme's ideas. His mysticism is mainly based on the Biblical teachings.