{"product_id":"divine-providence-paperback-2","title":"Divine Providence: A Classic Work of Christian Theology on Free Will, Evil, and Divine Order - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmanuel Swedenborg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmanuel Swedenborg's \u003cem\u003eDivine Providence\u003c\/em\u003e is one of his major theological works, addressing the problem of evil, the freedom of the human will, and the hidden order by which God governs creation.\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Latin in Amsterdam in 1764 as \u003cem\u003eSapientia Angelica de Divina Providentia\u003c\/em\u003e, the book asks how a loving and all-powerful God can permit suffering, disorder, war, injustice, and human evil. Swedenborg's answer is neither simple optimism nor abstract doctrine: he argues that divine providence works continually toward the formation of heaven from the human race, while preserving human freedom as the necessary condition for spiritual life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of the book is Swedenborg's conviction that love and wisdom are not merely attributes of God, but the living structure of divine action. Providence does not compel the human mind from outside; it works through freedom, reason, conscience, repentance, and the gradual turning away from evil. Swedenborg's treatment is therefore theological, philosophical, and practical at once. The Swedenborg Foundation describes the work as Swedenborg's solution to the problem of evil and notes its concern with how divine love can be reconciled with suffering, hardship, and evil in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Christian theology, Swedenborgian thought, spiritual philosophy, free will, providence, theodicy, and religious classics, \u003cem\u003eDivine Providence\u003c\/em\u003e remains a central text. It belongs to the great body of eighteenth-century religious writing, but its questions remain permanent: whether evil has the final word, whether human freedom has eternal meaning, and whether the apparent disorder of the world can be understood within a larger divine purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461361516722,"sku":"9781604590852","price":25.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4Coz-WKJ3a9781604590852.webp?v=1782841353","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/divine-providence-paperback-2","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}