Rudolf Steiner Speaks to the British: Lectures and Addresses in England and Wales

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Rudolf Steiner Press, 1998 - Anthroposophy - 303 pages
10 selected lectures and other assorted materials

As demonstrated by the contents of this book, Rudolf Steiner was able to speak to the British in a very direct and lively way. He did not need to give a long introductory build-up to his main theme, as was expected of him in Germany for instance, but could refer immediately to esoteric ideas.

The intention of this volume is to give a fuller picture of Rudolf Steiner's work in Britain, and his approach to esoteric ideas while on British soil. Although the major lecture series he gave in Britain have been previously published, this book gathers together various lectures, addresses, question-and-answer sessions, minutes of important meetings and articles--a good deal of which has been unavailable in English until now. It also features a complete list of all the lectures and addresses Steiner gave in Britain, making it a valuable reference book for students of Steiner's work.
 

Contents

Introduction by Margaret Jonas
1
KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST THROUGH
27
FIRST STEPS IN SUPERSENSIBLE
46
THE RELATION OF ANTHROPOSOPHY
67
MAN AS A PICTURE OF THE LIVING SPIRIT
87
OXFORD
105
SOCIAL IMPULSES
125
ON FOUNDING AN ASSOCIATION
146
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
195
ADDRESS FOLLOWING BARON
212
ORAL DESCRIPTION OF THE 1923 VISIT
228
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION OF THE 1923
247
MINUTES OF THE FOUNDING OF
258
ADDRESS AT THE FOUNDING OF
264
CONCLUDING WORDS OF THE LECTURE
275
Rudolf Steiners Lectures and Addresses
285

THE HUMAN BEING WITHIN THE SOCIAL
148
ILKLEY
167
INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS AT
180
Notes
293
Publishers Note Regarding Rudolf Steiners Lectures 305
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About the author (1998)

Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.

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