Inspired by the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, "The Other Side of Life" is not so much an argument for immortality as an exploration of our spiritual being here and now, a confirmation that our souls are far more significant and durable than our transient bodies. The viewer in encouraged to live in a present that is suffused with eternity.

★ABOUT★

"The Other Side of Life" is a poetic exploration of the subtle boundaries between life and death, and the essential unity of all creation. The viewer is encouraged to live in a present that is suffused with eternity. Numerous film festival awards in the categories of religion and ethics. Narrated by Tony Award-winner George Rose, produced and directed by Harvey Bellin and Tom Kieffer, written by George F. Dole.

Harvey Bellin runs a film production and editing company, The Media Group, in Westin, Connecticut. He received an Emmy award for his 1988 direction of The Outlivers: 200 Years in Weston. He has produced and directed many films, including The Shakespeare Hour (1985), and Blake: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1985). He also co-edited the volume "Blake and Swedenborg: Opposition is True Friendship."

Tom Kieffer is a producer and director whose filmography includes Johnny Appleseed and the Frontier Within (1981) and Blake: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1985).

George F. Dole holds a BA from Yale, an MA from Oxford, and a PhD from Harvard. Now professor emeritus, Dr. Dole taught ancient languages, the Bible, and theology at the Swedenborg School of Religion in Newton, Massachusetts. He is also the author of "Freedom and Evil," "Sorting Things Out," and "A Book about Us." He lives in Bath, Maine.

★EMANUEL SWEDENBORG★

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and theologian who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study the leading scientists of the time. He gained favor with Sweden’s King Charles XII, who gave him a position on the board of overseers of the Swedish mining industry. Later, he was granted a seat on the Swedish House of Nobles by Charles XII’s successor, Queen Ulrika Eleonora. Between 1743 and 1745 he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ that resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world. Learn more: [ Ссылка ]

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