Contents
Appendix: Theological Works Published by Emanuel Swedenborg
Introduction
About Heaven and Hell
What the World of Spirits Is
Each of Us Is Inwardly a Spirit
Our Revival from the Dead and Entry into Eternal Life
After Death, We Are in a Complete Human Form
After Death, We Enjoy Every Sense, Memory, Thought, and Affection We Had in the World: We Leave Nothing Behind except Our Earthly Body
Our Nature after Death Depends on the Kind of Life We Led in the World
After Death, the Pleasures of Everyone’s Life Are Turned into Things That Correspond
About Divine Love and Wisdom
[The Spiritual Sun]
About Divine Providence
Evils Are Permitted for a Purpose: Salvation
Divine Providence Is for Evil People and Good People Alike
About True Christianity
Goodwill (or Loving Our Neighbor) and Good Actions
There Are Three Universal Categories of Love: Love for Heaven; Love for the World; and Love for Ourselves
When the Three Universal Categories of Love Are Prioritized in the Right Way They Improve Us; When They Are Not Prioritized in the Right Way They Damage Us and Turn Us Upside Down
All Individual Members of Humankind Are the Neighbor We Are to Love, but [in Different Ways] Depending on the Type of Goodness They Have
The Neighbor We Are to Love Is Humankind on a Wider Scale in the Form of Smaller and Larger Communities and Humankind in the Aggregate as a Country of Such Communities
On an Even Higher Level, the Neighbor We Are to Love Is the Church, and on the Highest Level, Our Neighbor Is the Lord’s Kingdom
Loving Our Neighbor Is Not in Fact Loving the Person but Loving the Goodness That Is inside the Person
Goodwill and Good Actions Are Two Distinct Things: Wishing People Well and Treating Them Well
Goodwill Itself Is Acting Justly and Faithfully in Our Position and Our Work and with the People with Whom We Interact
Acts of Kindness Related to Goodwill Consist in Giving to the Poor and Helping the Needy, Although with Prudence
The First Step toward Goodwill Is Removing Evils; the Second Step Is Doing Good Things That Are Useful to Our Neighbor
As Long as We Believe That Everything Good Comes from the Lord, We Do Not Take Credit for the Things We Do As We Practice Goodwill
A Life of Goodwill Is a Moral Life That Is Also Spiritual
About Secrets of Heaven
The Essential Nature of the Word
Summary of Genesis 1
The Inner Meaning of Genesis 1
Content and Mode in the Word