Theory of Pneumatology: In Reply to the Question, what Ought to be Believed Or Disbelieved Concerning Presentiments, Visions, and Apparitions, According to Nature, Reason, and Scripture

J. S. Redfield, 1851 - 286 من الصفحات

INTRODUCTION	1

Dreadful Abuse of the Belief in Presentiments and Apparitions of Spirits among	7

Overthrow of the ancient Ptolemaic Solar System by the Copernican PAGE	10

To these belong the Mechanism of the World which needs neither God	16

The Plan of the best World is a childish Idea	21

Of EtherThe Theories of Light and Sound are inadmissible and unsatisfac	34

Further important Conclusions regarding the State of the Soul after Death	40

Somnambulists read the Thoughts in the Souls of others	45

Causes why suchlike Apparitions are so seldom inquired into	116

No more can Witches and Magicians PAGE	119

Appearances over Gravesprobably ResurrectionGerms	126

Real Character of the Prophets and their Predictions	135

An important Appendage to this Narrative	158

Why he appeared in the Clothes he commonly wore	164

On the Intercourse and Social Relations of departed Souls	165

Psychological Definition of the mode of Thinking and Imagining after Death	171

Very remarkable Occurrence in America	46

On the capability of entering into Connection with the Invisible World in this	52

Caution against the Invisible WorldHow to act in such a case	62

Ratification thereof by Christ and his Apostles	64

Another of a Housekeeper who foreboded that an Arbor would be struck	69

Presentiments communicated by a pious Preacher	78

The Boundaries of both	86

Aimless Forebodings and Dreams	88

Reflections upon it	96

The Pride and Ambition of the Clergy was the Cause why all these Ideas	97

Proof of the Truth of this Narrative	104

The chief Source of the most senseless Superstitionits Overthrow not accom	109

A singular Instance of this kind in the Province of Nassau	110

Remarks upon it	178

Proof that Hades ought not to be feared	184

Absurdity of the Efforts made by modern Philosophers to explain away this	193

Opinion of the Conduct of Professor Oeder PAGE	197

The Importance of being reconciled before entering the other World	203

Admirable Courage of the Observer which might have been dangerous to him	213

A Hint of some importance that it is proper to inter dead Bodies	219

Apparitions of Spirits do not produce Amendment PAGE	224

Its lamentable Consequences	233

NOTES	237

Visions of M Nicolaithe Effect of Illness	246

Incidents illustrating Swedenborgs Faculty of Presentiment	262

Rev John Wesleys Account of an Apparition	268

العنوان	Theory of Pneumatology: In Reply to the Question, what Ought to be Believed Or Disbelieved Concerning Presentiments, Visions, and Apparitions, According to Nature, Reason, and Scripture
المؤلف	Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling
المُحرر	George Bush
ترجمة	Samuel Jackson (Translator)
الناشر	J. S. Redfield, 1851
أصلي من	جامعة فيرجينيا
الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي	13 تشرين الأول (أكتوبر) 2010
عدد الصفحات	286 من الصفحات

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