Fire in the Temple, 9781621483960
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Spiritual warrior’s final act: destruction, creation, and awakening.

Fire in the Temple

A Play by Glen Williamson

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  • Paperback

    132 pages

  • Release Date

    3 February 2025

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Summary

Taken as a biographical whole, the “final act” of the remarkable life story of Rudolf Steiner, the original and preeminent spiritual warrior of the twentieth century, begins with the destruction by fire of the original Goetheanum building on New Year’s Eve 1922 and proceeds through the almost unfathomable exertions of creativity that followed before his death in 1925.

Although this “final act” of a single life is in a way the main subject of Glen Williamson’s Fire in the Temple, this …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781621483960
ISBN-10:1621483967
Author:Glen Williamson
Publisher:Anthroposophic Press Inc
Imprint:SteinerBooks, Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:132
Release Date:3 February 2025
Weight:159g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 8mm
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Critics Review

“powerful … brilliant … compelling … incandescent … a documentary, a comedy of manners, a tragedy, and a mystery drama woven into one.” - Eugene Schwartz

“beautifully sensitive…artistic genius, …spiritually intimate.”- Andrew Wolpert

”-meticulously researched-artistically crafted-stunningly performed … a powerful feeling for the weaving of destiny.” - Gloria Kemp, Waldorf-education consultant

“Truly amazing. I sat mesmerized… [it] was so full and the images captivating. I am still feeling the effects from it… beautiful experience. It will be with me for some time!!!” - Diane Prusha, Actress, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA

“It was deeply moving…wonderfully written…and the same questions live today… With tears I’m asking: Will we awake?” - Irena Valujeva, Camphill USA

About The Author

Glen Williamson

Glen Williamson–traveling actor, storyteller, and playwright based in New York City–tours North America and Europe with his original solo performances. He has played Johannes Thomasius in all four of Rudolf Steiner’s mystery dramas. With Laurie Portocarrero, he jointly created The Refugees’ Tale, a theatrical free-rendering of Goethe’s Green Snake parable, and performs Aeschylus Unbound, which Glen coauthored with the late film star and anthroposophist Mala Powers.

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