Whitsun and Ascension
Whitsun and Ascension
An Introductory Reader
- ISBN: 9781855841697
- Publication Date: June 26th 2007
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Matthew Barton collects excerpts from Steiner’s many talks and writings on the festival of Whitsun ("White Sunday"). Known in America as Pentecost, the forty-ninth day following Easter Sunday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples. The book also includes Steiner's discussions of the Ascension of Jesus Christ forty days after his Resurrection.
Whitsun and Ascension: An Introductory Reader features Barton’s editorial introduction, afterword, commentary, and notes.
Book Details
Book Details
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781855841697
- Trim Size: 5 (w) x 6.87 (h) x 0 (d) in
- Publication Date: June 26th 2007
- Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
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Table of contents
C O N T E N T S:
Introduction by Matthew Barton
RISING TO THE CLOUDS, TETHERED TO EARTH
1. Blossoming to Bear Fruit
2. Release from Bondage: A Festival of Awareness
3. Penetrating the Picture
SUFFERING’S OPEN DOOR
4. No Celebration but Truth
5. The Struggles of Prometheus
6. Gain Only through Loss: All Knowledge Born from Pain
ALL ONE TO ALONE TO ONE IN ALL
7. Forming a Conscious Vessel
8. One Fire, Many Tongues
9. Warmth Transmutes Matter
10. The Spirit Lives in Time
HUMAN FREEDOM AND THE WORD
11. The Lost Word
12. From Empty Phrase to Living Word
13. “The Truth Shall Set You Free”
Afterword by Matthew Barton
Author Bio
Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz 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. Steiner termed his spiritual philosophy anthroposophy, meaning “wisdom of the human being.” As an exceptionally developed seer, he based his work on direct knowledge and perception of spiritual dimensions. He initiated a modern, universal “spiritual science” that is accessible to anyone willing to exercise clear and unbiased thinking. From his spiritual investigations, Steiner provided suggestions for the renewal of numerous activities, including education (general and for special needs), agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, philosophy, Christianity, and the arts. There are currently thousands of schools, clinics, farms, and initiatives in other fields that involve practical work based on the principles Steiner developed. His many published works feature his research into the spiritual nature of human beings, the evolution of the world and humanity, and methods for personal development. He wrote some thirty books and delivered more than six thousand lectures throughout much of Europe. In 1924, Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches around the world.