Religion

Taking stock of the traditions of modern European thought, Udo Scaefer discusses some of the vital issues affecting society today and proposes solutions drawn from the teachings of the Baha'i Faith.

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In the course of his pioneering work in The Christian Community, Emil Bock made many studies of different aspects of the Gospels. Bringing his wide knowledge of the history of that time together with his deep insights in anthroposophy, he brings a...

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In diesem preisgekrönten Werk beschreibt Paramahansa Yogananda die tiefe Übereinstimmung zwischen der verborgenen metaphysischen Weisheit in den Rubaijat und der altüberlieferten Wissenschaft des indischen Yoga.

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Rudolf Steiner shows the need to "expand the horizon of life into the breadth of the world" in order to overcome today's hermitlike existence. He shows that the path to becoming true citizens of the cosmos is through the forces of the Ar...

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Beginning at the turn of the century, Rudolf Steiner began to express a passionate interest in Christianity. For him, the event he called the "Mystery of Golgotha" is more than the central event of Christianity; it is, in fact, the turni...

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Today's medicine is strongly influenced by natural science, which focuses entirely on the material nature of reality. Molecular biology has become the foundation of modern medicine with the result that today's medical industry chases after technol...

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16 talks preceding eurythmy performances (CW 277 / 277a) The art of eurythmy strives to make the invisible visible in a harmonious and disciplined play of color, form, sound, and motion. During the early years of the twentieth century when eurythm...

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"Every page contains thought at a high level." -British Weekly Rudolf Steiner begins these three lectures by depicting the background of early Christian thought, from which scholastic philosophers arose. He focuses on the "unanswere...

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Rudolf Steiner wrote four mystery dramas intended to portray the spiritual path of self-knowledge as described by spiritual science, or Anthroposophy. Those plays are not merely symbolic but realistic depictions in a spiritual sense. In this book,...

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"A tone is at the foundation of everything in the physical world." This is one of many astonishing statements made by Rudolf Steiner in this collection of seven lectures on the inner realities of music. These lectures are an unusual treasure as th...

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Rudolf Steiner examines the inner history of Christianity, explaining its relationship to ancient Judaism, Hellenism, Romanism, Gnosticism, and Egypto-Chaldean initiation. He describes the hidden spiritual battle raging today and the need for a re...

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In these five lectures given at Easter in 1923, Rudolf Steiner lays a foundation for celebrating the Christian festivals -- Christmas, Easter, St. John's, and Michaelmas -- in a fully conscious way. He describes how the festival year evolved over ...

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Steiner tells us that Mark was especially able to reveal Christ as a cosmic being of his greatness and power, because, after having been a pupil of Peter, he moved to Alexandria during a time when Jewish philosophy and theology was at it's peak. T...

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Usually, motivating ourselves to geth through the demands of daily life is difficult enough; finding the will to excel is even harder. Our occupations can become routine and boring, leading us to to ask: What is the purpose of my work? Is it merel...

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T he year 1921 was a time of intense activity for Rudolf Steiner. Three years after World War 1, with social ideals and democracy trying to make their way in the Weimar Republic and the disastrous financial collapse just around the corner, he conc...

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Lectures on the book of Revelation. 12 Lectures, giving an introduction to the Apocalypse given at Nuremberg from 17 to 30 June 1908.

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Now what kind of approach by the reader did THE PHILOSOPHY OF SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY count on? It had to assume a special way of reading. It expected the reader, as he read, to undergo the sort of inner experience that, in an external sense, is really...

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"Translated by Frederick Amrine and Konrad Oberhuber from shorthand reports unrevised by the lecturer, from the 4th edition (1969) of the German text published under the title Grenzen der Naturerkenntnis (Vol. 322 in the Bibliographic survey)...

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Steiner reveals here the deep spiritual connection of our modern epoch with ancient Egypt and why it is important to study its civilization. Its profound wisdom, its extraordinary knowledge of cosmic laws, and its myths are meaningful for us now. ...

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"Truth and striving for truth must taste good to you; and lies, once you are conscious of them, must taste bitter and poisonous. You must not only know that human judgments have color, but also that printer's ink nowadays is mostly deadly nig...

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In these lectures, Rudolf Steiner deals with the relationships people who live in the physical world have with those who have crossed the threshold and live in the spiritual world. The tone of these lectures, which deal with examples drawn from St...

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A second, wiser self guides us through life. Without it we would not go far, for it is what makes us human. In the first years of life -- before memory and ego -- it guides us to stand upright and to learn to speak and think. Then we exchange this...

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A clear, concise explanation of human nature; the worlds of body, soul, and spirit; the laws of reincarnation; and the workings of karma.

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5 lectures, Dornach and Bern, November 1-15, 1919 (CW 191, 193) "Human beings are dwellers in two worlds. Our uniqueness amongst the creatures of earth lies in this role that we have as half beast half angel. A dynamic tension exists because ...

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In this book, given as a course on language to teachers in the first Waldorf School, Rudolf Steiner demonstrates how history and psychology combine to form different languages and how the language-forming power has dwindled, but how the inmost ker...

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This is the second of two previously untranslated volumes of Rudolf Steiner's public lectures on Waldorf education and contains lectures given between March and August, 1924. Readers familiar with Steiner's lectures for teachers will discover here...

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Formerly entitled The Study of Man this lecture course, newly translated for this series, contains some of the most remarkable and significant lectures ever given by Rudolf Steiner.<P>With this seminar for teachers, given just before the ope...

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Although trained as a scientist and a philosopher, Rudolf Steiner always placed a high value on the practice of art and always worked artistically: whatever he did was done with great artistry. Furthermore, as a spiritual teacher, Steiner's ideal ...

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This text, outlining a new methodology for the study of human nature, dates from 1910 and was found after Rudolf Steiner's death among his unpublished papers. Steiner had dealt with the same theme earlier in lectures. Asked for a written version, ...

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