Rudolf steiner autobiography for kids

The Creative Genius of Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner is an enigma and in a number of ways very difficult to approach. His life and work defy conventional categories, and the vastness of it crosses numerous specialties. The volumes of his published writings and lectures constitute a towering edifice that proves not particularly accessible to present-day readers.

Overlooked entirely by most conventional histories, he nonetheless had a profound and continuing influence on the current world. This influence came from a near-boundless creativity that manifested in multiple domains, from agriculture to zoology, and including architecture, painting, education, economics, philosophy, cosmology, poetry, playwriting, history, comparative religion, biblical exegesis, medicine, physiology, hermetic exegesis, dramaturgy, design, and stained glass.

He even invented an entirely new art form, eurythmy, a movement art that expresses sound in gesture and has several thousand practitioners around the