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Written 1902 (CW 8) Because of his sense of the interconnectedness of the spiritual world with nature, art, medicine, and all the rest of life, Rudolf Steiner was a profound polymath. In his seminal study "Christianity as Mystical Fact" he turned his esoteric genius to interpreting... Read Full Overview

Christianity as Mystical Fact (and the Mysteries of Antiquity) by Rudolf Steiner was first published in English in 1914. The work is an esoteric and mystical interpretation of Christ and his historicity, which was derived from a series of lectures he gave in the autumn and winter... Read Full Overview

Written 1902 (CW 8)

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Christianity as Mystical Fact was the title given by the author to this work, when, eight years ago, he gathered into it the substance of lectures delivered by him in 1902. The title indicated the special character of the book. In it the attempt was made, not merely to represent... Read Full Overview

CONTENTS

Preface

I Points of View

II The Mysteries and their Wisdom

III The Greek Sages before Plato in the Light of the Wisdom of the Mysteries

IV Plato as a Mystic

V The Wisdom of the Mysteries and the Myth

VI The Mystery Wisdom... Read Full Overview

Christianity as Mystical Fact was the title given by the author to this work, when, eight years ago, he gathered into it the substance of lectures delivered by him in 1902. The title indicated the special character of the book. In it the attempt was made, not merely to represent... Read Full Overview

Written 1902 (CW 8)

As one of the earliest works by Rudolf Steiner that addresses esoteric themes directly, Christianity as Mystical Fact forms the cornerstone for a new understanding of the essence of Christianity and its place in the spiritual evolution... Read Full Overview

This work is a powerful argument for Christianity as a religion of mystical initiation and the only religion in which the eternal wisdom, the Logos, was made flesh - in Christ. Moreover, unlike the adepts of old, Jesus was ..".the initiator of the whole of humanity, and humanity... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Parmi les ouvrages r cents sur l'origine et la port e du christianisme, aucun ne m'a frapp comme celui de Rudolf Steiner. Le Myst re chr tien et les myst res antiques1, ce titre indique lui seul la nouveaut du point de vue o se place l'auteur. Voici donc une tude singuli... Read Full Overview