Dr William Rowlandson, Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies in the Department of Modern Languages, was invited to speak at the Swedenborg and the Arts International Conference to be held at Bryn Athyn College, Philadelphia from 6-9 June 2017.

William’s talk entitled ‘The Heavens and Hells of Jorge Luis Borges’ discussed the influence of Swedenborg on the Argentine poet and short-story writer Jorge Luis Borges, the subject of two of William’s books: Borges, Swedenborg and Mysticism (Peter Lang AG, 2013) and Imaginal Landscapes (The Swedenborg Society, 2015).

For further information on the conference and the full programme of events visit the Swedenborg Arts conference webpage.