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	The fact that spirituality cannot necessarily be founded on the adoption of [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhist]] content was an important concern of Rudolf Steiner from the very beginning. In his eyes, spirituality is an evolutionary process that changes over time and progresses through cultures. Thus his gaze was directed towards the origins of a Christian occidental spirituality, which he saw in the Greek and Egyptian mystery system. He elaborates on this in this lecture cycle, his earliest, of which a transcript is available. Here Rudolf Steiner develops spiritual lines that begin with Heraclitus and extend to Augustine and Scotus Eriugena. Following this lecture cycle, he began to write "[[Christianity as a Mystical Fact]]". With this he set a new course. With these lectures, Rudolf Steiner clearly distanced himself from the traditional adoption of esoteric content by following a spiritual trail that leads from the roots of occidental mystery culture to the present day of a Christologically based spiritual feeling. Even if the transcript does not yet show the accuracy that was later customary, the remarks clearly show that we are dealing here with a decisive document in the constitution of [[anthroposophy]].		The fact that spirituality cannot necessarily be founded on the adoption of [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhist]] content was an important concern of Rudolf Steiner from the very beginning. In his eyes, spirituality is an evolutionary process that changes over time and progresses through cultures. Thus his gaze was directed towards the origins of a Christian occidental spirituality, which he saw in the Greek and Egyptian mystery system. He elaborates on this in this lecture cycle, his earliest, of which a transcript is available. Here Rudolf Steiner develops spiritual lines that begin with Heraclitus and extend to Augustine and Scotus Eriugena. Following this lecture cycle, he began to write "[[Christianity as Mystical Fact]]". With this he set a new course. With these lectures, Rudolf Steiner clearly distanced himself from the traditional adoption of esoteric content by following a spiritual trail that leads from the roots of occidental mystery culture to the present day of a Christologically based spiritual feeling. Even if the transcript does not yet show the accuracy that was later customary, the remarks clearly show that we are dealing here with a decisive document in the constitution of [[anthroposophy]].

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== Ancient Mysteries and Christianity ==
=== Antike Mysterien und Christentum ===

24 lectures on Christianity as a mystical fact, held in Berlin from 19 October 1901 to 26 April 1902

=== Contents ===

The fact that spirituality cannot necessarily be founded on the adoption of [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhist]] content was an important concern of Rudolf Steiner from the very beginning. In his eyes, spirituality is an evolutionary process that changes over time and progresses through cultures. Thus his gaze was directed towards the origins of a Christian occidental spirituality, which he saw in the Greek and Egyptian mystery system. He elaborates on this in this lecture cycle, his earliest, of which a transcript is available. Here Rudolf Steiner develops spiritual lines that begin with Heraclitus and extend to Augustine and Scotus Eriugena. Following this lecture cycle, he began to write "[[Christianity as a Mystical Fact]]". With this he set a new course. With these lectures, Rudolf Steiner clearly distanced himself from the traditional adoption of esoteric content by following a spiritual trail that leads from the roots of occidental mystery culture to the present day of a Christologically based spiritual feeling. Even if the transcript does not yet show the accuracy that was later customary, the remarks clearly show that we are dealing here with a decisive document in the constitution of [[anthroposophy]].

== Literature ==
=== German ===
* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Antike Mysterien und Christentum'', [[GA 87]] (2019), ISBN 978-3-7274-0870-0

;Siehe auch

* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Das Christentum und die Mysterien des Altertums'', Band 1, Rudolf Steiner Ausgaben 2005, ISBN 978-3-938650-24-0 [https://www.rudolfsteinerausgaben.com/texte-von-rudolf-steiner/grundkurse/media/rudolf-steiner-das-christentum-faksimile.pdf Faksimile (pdf)]
* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Das Christentum und die Mysterien des Altertums'', Band 2, Rudolf Steiner Ausgaben 2005, ISBN 978-3-938650-25-7 [https://www.rudolfsteinerausgaben.com/texte-von-rudolf-steiner/grundkurse/media/rudolf-steiner-das-christentum-faksimile.pdf Faksimile (pdf)]

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