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The three apostles Peter, Paul and John are the most important
starting point for understanding the beginnings of Christianity.
Each brings a different background and language: Peter's Old
Testament imagery, Paul's connection with Greek culture, and John's
independent lyricism. This fascinating book paints a vivid picture
of the three, exploring what they had in common as well as their
significant differences, and demonstrating their continuing
relevance today. The authors start by discussing the pre-Christian
context, and finish by tracing the esoteric streams of Petrine,
Pauline and Johannine Christianity in the first few centuries after
Christ. They show above all that all three are needed to truly
approach the reality of Jesus Christ.
Are we condemned to remain spectators, watching the news with
growing indignation, powerless as we are? Or is there a way to
develop the presence of mind that is needed in facing our turbulent
times? Manichaeism has offered a way for almost two thousand years
to encounter evil in an existential way and thereby the light and
darkness in ourselves. Christine Gruwez makes this christian
initiation path of the future accessible for everyone who wants to
position him- or herself in life as a contemporary.
The word Islam means surrender to God. In our secular Western
culture, it is difficult to imagine what that means. Among other
things, it indicates dependence and predestination. But is this
really the case? Isn't this a superficial presumption? Allah calls
on human beings to surrender in freedom to their God (Sura 96).
Allah is merciful and forgiving. At the same time, however, Allah
is the all-seeing one and the one who humbles. In Islam, free will
and predestination have an uneasy relationship with each other-but
isn't this true for every religion? In this collection of essays,
three authors discuss various aspects of the tension between
freedom and predestination in Islam from the perspective of Rudolf
Steiner's works. This background enables them to throw sometimes
surprising light on the freedom impulse of Islam. It is the
authors' hope that this book may contribute to a more balanced view
of Islam today. This timely book offers interested non-Muslims a
rare opportunity to examine a frequently misunderstood aspect of
one of the world's fastest growing religions.
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