{"product_id":"life-faith-emanuel-swedenborg-9780877854135","title":"Life \/ Faith","description":"Swedenborg originally published the two short works \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e separately, but in the text he makes it clear the two title topics are closely intertwined: one cannot truly understand one apart from the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Life\u003c\/i\u003e refers not to the life force that sustains us but to the way we live our lives. This short piece focuses on the concept of regeneration, or spiritual rebirth, as a process of consciously rejecting our own destructive impulses and internalizing love and goodness. It argues that the choices we make and the reasons we make them have everything to do with our salvation. Swedenborg includes a brief overview of the inner sense of the Ten Commandments as a way to understand the nature of the choice between good and evil.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFaith, \u003c\/i\u003e Swedenborg rejects the notion that faith can be a choice to believe things that make no rational sense. Instead, he defines faith as an inner recognition of what is actually true. He explores the complex relationship between faith and knowledge, and emphasizes that true faith can occur only in people who love others and treat them well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Life \/ Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg (NCE), an ongoing translation series. The NCE series incorporates the latest scholarship and translation standards for a more accurate and accessible rendering of Swedenborg's works. Traditionally titled \u003ci\u003eThe Doctrine of Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Doctrine of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, these short works are often published together with two others--\u003ci\u003eThe Lord\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSacred Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e--under the title \u003ci\u003eThe Four Doctrines\u003c\/i\u003e. These four titles will be published together in the forthcoming NCE hardcover annotated volume \u003ci\u003eThe Shorter Works of 1763\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emanuel Swedenborg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0877854130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780877854135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Century Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Emanuel Swedenborg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072864383231,"sku":"9780877854135","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b4a2f2c-58b9-4850-8f9d-bda43c11d245.jpg?v=1685444386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-faith-emanuel-swedenborg-9780877854135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}