The woman who couldn't see or hear found her vision in a dead philosopher's ghost stories.
SHINING SOUL examines Helen Keller's rich spiritual life and the influence she received from the writings of 18th-century philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg, which inspired her personal life, her literary career, her humanitarian contributions, and other aspects of her extraordinary life
Writing
Keller's letters reveal a mind that refused to be contained.
Production
Naughton's narration carries unexpected gravitas.
Director
Penny Price
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Swedenborg claimed he could visit heaven and hell at will; Keller found this perfectly reasonable.
This documentary essentially argues that Keller's famous 'water pump' moment was spiritually incomplete without Swedenborg's theology.
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