Swedenborgians

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• Swedenborgians — • The believers in the religious doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. As an organized body they do not call themselves Swedenborgians, which seems to assert the human origin of their religion, but wish to be known as the Church of the New… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• SWEDENBORGIANS —    the members of the New Jerusalem Church, founded on the teaching of EMMANUEL SWEDENBORG (q.v. SWEDENBORG, EMMANUEL) on a belief in direct communion with the world of spirits, and in God as properly incarnate in the divine humanity of Christ …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Swedenborgians — n. follower or believer in the religious doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg adj. of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg; of or pertaining to the religious doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg …   English contemporary dictionary

• Swedenborgianism — is the belief system developed from the writings of the Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 – 1772). It is claimed by its followers that it is a new form of Christianity, and the movement is founded on the belief that God explained the… …   Wikipedia

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• New Church — or Swedenborgians Church whose members follow the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg did not himself found a church, but he believed that his writings would be the basis of a new church, which he associated with the new Jerusalem… …   Universalium

• Swedenborg, Emanuel — born Jan. 29, 1688, Stockholm, Swed. died March 29, 1772, London, Eng. Swedish scientist, theologian, and mystic. After graduating from the University of Uppsala, he spent five years abroad studying the natural sciences. On his return he began… …   Universalium

• Swedenborgianism — Swe den*bor gi*an*ism, n. The doctrines of the Swedenborgians. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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