{"product_id":"9780877854609","title":"Shining Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis state-of-the-art documentary combines archival footage, interviews, stills, and dramatic re-enactments to explore one of the most significant and defining factors in the life of Helen Keller, whom \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e chose as one of the most influential people of the twentieth century: the lilfelong spiritual inspiration she derived from her encounter with the writings of the visionary sage and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Hitz, consul general of Switzerland to the United States, superintendent of the Volta Bureau, and friend of Alexander Graham Bell, befriended the teenaged Helen and created a Braille translation of Swedenborg's \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Hell\u003c\/i\u003e for her, setting in motion a regeneration in her spiritual life that was to have a monumental impact on the world at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1927, Keller published \u003ci\u003eMy Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, her affirmation of the effect of Swedenborg's message in her life. \"Swedenborg does such good to me,\" she once attested, \"that I long to scatter his teachings among men and women wherever I go.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 57-minute DVD explores the specific ideas and visionary theology that fired Helen Keller's long and productive life of triumphant accomplishment in the face of all odds and her tireless philanthropic efforts to improve the lives of the less fortunate throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swedenborg Foundation Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009233666288,"sku":"9780877854609","price":18.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780877854609_p0.jpg?v=1763844568","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780877854609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}