Evil: Selected Lectures (Selected Lectures by Rudolf Steiner S)

Steiner, Rudolf

ISBN 10: 1855840464 / ISBN 13: 9781855840461

Published by Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1997

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1997 Soft cover, Ye;;ow and green cover with yellow and green lettering. EVIL is one of the most controversial subjects of our time. Seller Inventory # 2428

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Title: Evil: Selected Lectures (Selected Lectures ...

Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press, London

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

In this selection of insightful lectures, Rudolf Steiner addresses the mystery of evil, offering a complex and original picture. Evil, he asserts, is a phenomenon that arises when something appears outside its true context. A thing which is initially "good, " therefore, can become "evil" when it is out of place. He speaks of this as the effect of particular spiritual beings -- principally Lucifer and Ahriman -- who work as polar forces, putting hindrances in our path. Yet confronting and coming to terms with such difficulties can ultimately further our development, as these fascinating lectures show us.

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This selection of lectures offers insights into the complexity of evil as a phe-nomenon that arises when an event or process appears outside its true context. As a result, something that is "good" initially may become "evil" because it occurs in the wrong place. Steiner tells us that this as an effect of Lucifer and Ahriman, spiritual beings who work as polar forces and hinder human evolution by opposing our appropriate development. Confronting these difficulties, however, ultimately furthers our spiritual development.