Quick Look
- Explains Rudolf Steiner's thoughts on apocalyptic imagery, based on his lectures about the Book of Revelation
- Considers imagery such as the four beasts, the four riders and the New Jerusalem
- Illustrated with Kovacs’ own colour paintings
Insights into the imagery of the Apocalypse as described by Steiner.
Description
In 1908, Rudolf Steiner gave a series of lectures about the Book of Revelation. He showed that the messages to the seven churches and the unsealing of the seven seals should be understood as references to initiation. In this light, the great images of the Apocalypse take on new meaning.
As well as being a Steiner-Waldorf class teacher, Charles Kovacs was much in demand as an experienced and insightful lecturer for adults. In this book, he helps us make sense of the apocalyptic imagery, including the four beasts, the four riders, the woman clothed with the sun, and the New Jerusalem.
The book is illustrated with Kovacs' own colour paintings.
Author
Charles Kovacs (1907–2001) was born in Austria. After the Second World War he settled in Britain, and in 1956 he took over a class at the Rudolf Steiner School in Edinburgh, where he remained a class teacher until his retirement in 1976. Kovac is the author of a highly-respected series of books for Steiner-Waldorf teachers based on his extensive lesson notes, as well as books on religion and spirituality, including The Apocalypse in Rudolf Steiner's Lecture Series, The Spiritual Background to Christian Festivals and Christianity and the Ancient Mysteries.
