The Spirit of Camphill
Birth of a Movement
$39.64
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
14 May 2018
Summary
Fleeing from Nazi Europe in the late 1930s, Austrian-born Karl König and his colleagues founded the first Camphill community, for children with special needs, outside Aberdeen in the north of Scotland. The seven essays by König in this book explain the principles behind what would grow to become a worldwide movement.
The insights in this book reveal the inner motivations that drove König and his team to persevere with their social project, and help modern-day readers to understand how…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781782504979 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1782504974 |
| Author: | Karl König |
| Publisher: | Floris Books |
| Imprint: | Floris Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 14 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 311g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
| Series: | Karl König Archive |
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Critics Review
‘We are not only looking into an historical archive but have here a book which aims to clarify the present through the past and into the future… [the book] offers inspiration to take up the baton and continue the legacy of Konig’s three-star personalities, of Steiner and Konig himself to decide for the positive when surrounded by negativity, to create good out of tragedy and to have faith in one’s ideals.’– New View
About The Author
Karl König
Karl König (1902-66) was well-known as a physician, author and lecturer. He began his work at the Institute of Embryology at the University of Vienna. In 1940 he founded the Camphill Movement in Scotland. Based on Rudolf Steiner’s insights into human development, the special education schools for children and villages for adults with special needs are now established in many parts of the world.
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