Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner: The Man and His Work

Through the study of Rudolf Steiner’s writings and lectures, which stem from his spiritual scientific research, one can come to a clear, reasonable and comprehensive understanding of the human being and his place in the universe. Dr. Steiner’s work, which he called Anthroposophy (or Spiritual Science), has long served as an inspiration for a wide verity of practical activities, including: Bio-Dynamic farming and gardening; the new art of movement called Eurythmy; new directions in pedagogy and curative education; art and drama; the fine arts, and natural science’s.

About the Author

Paul Marshall Allen (1913–1998) was an authority on the life and work of Rudolf Steiner and, as the “first American-born anthroposophic lecturer,” was a leading pioneer of Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual science across North America. He edited and wrote introductions for numerous books on Anthroposophy and spiritual wisdom, including his classic work, A Christian Rosenkreutz Anthology (1968), and wrote Vladimir Soloviev: Russian Mystic (1968). With his wife Joan deRis Allen, Paul coauthored Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures (1996); Fingal’s Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity (1999); and The Time Is at Hand! (1995).