Origin of Suffering, Origin of Evil, Illness and Death

THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING
THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
ILLNESS AND DEATH

Three lectures given by
RUDOLF STEINER
8. and 22. Nov. and 13 Dec. 1906
Berlin

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Canada

ISBN 0-919924-12-3

First English publication, 1980.

Translated from shorthand reports unrevised by the lecturer and at certain places, missing sentences and words, by M. Cotterell. (lec. 1–2) and V.E. Watkin (lec. 3.).

The original German texts of these lectures are published under the title: Die Erkenntnis des Ubersinnlichen in unserer Zeit und deren Bedeutung für das heutige Leben. (Vol. 55 in the Bibliographical Survey, 1961.)

Published in agreement with the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland.

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Printed in Canada.

Cover Picture: William Blake, The Book of Job. (So vent Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown)

ISBN 0-919924-12-3