Synopsis
Anyone coming to the teachings or writings of Rudolf Steiner for the first time cannot help but be bewildered in the face of several hundred volumes. Where to start? How to proceed? The Essential Steiner is a valuable help as an accessible introduction to the thought and work of Rudolf Steiner. With introductory essays by Robert McDermott, 17 selections from Steiner's books and lectures are presented, including excerpts from Theosophy, Philosophy of Spiritual Activity, Christianity as Mystical Fact, Gospel of St. John, Roots of Education, and others. Unique to this book is a comprehensive 90-page Reading Guide and Bibliography.
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About the Author
Robert McDermott, Ph.D., is president emeritus and chair of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). His publications include Radhakrishnan (1970); The Essential Aurobindo (1974, 1987); The Essential Steiner (1984); (with Rudolf Steiner) The Bhagavad Gita and the West (2009); and The New Essential Steiner (2009). He has also published on William James, Josiah Royce, M. K. Gandhi, the evolution of consciousness, and American thought. His administrative service includes president of the New York Center for Anthroposophy; president of the Rudolf Steiner [summer] Institute; chair of the board of Sunbridge College (New York) and of Rudolf Steiner College (California). He was a member of the council of the Anthroposophical Society in America (1996–2004). He is the founding chair of the board of the Sophia Project, an anthroposophic home in Oakland, California, for mothers and children at risk of homelessness. He is a Lindisfarne fellow, a Fetzer mentor, and a member of the Esalen Corportion.
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