The Essence of the Active Word

A course of 4 lectures for Priests of the Christian Community, with questions and answers. Held in Stuttgart, Germany on July 11-14, 1923, these lectures and documentary additions, encompass Part IV of Steiner's works entitled, Lectures and Courses on Christian-religious Work. Also included are several of Rudolf Steiner's original manuscripts in his own handwriting, a speech given by Steiner at the cremation of Hermann Linde, and a special note from GA# 342. This lecture series is the entirety of GA# 345. Translated by Hanna von Maltitz and edited by James D. Stewart.