Robert Mcdermott: 19 books

The New Essential Steiner is an illuminating, completely new introduction to the philosophy and essential writings of Rudolf Steiner, introduced and edited by Robert McDermott, who also edited the now-classic Essential Steiner. This new volume offers selections from a wide variety of Steiners published...

Mathias had a peaceful, simple life. A ranger and a far-out link to the Emperor changed everything. His family murdered and the town where he lived destroyed. Mathias wants revenge but can he become an assassin? What will it take to bring revenge on the man at the top that started it all? Fidem...

Sri Aurobindo stands out as one of the deepest and most profoundly relevant of contemporary Asian spiritual masters speaking to the West. His vision transcends the distinctive strengths and weaknesses of India and the West, and his discipline brings the yogas of the Gita to the task of world transformation....

The throne has been secured but at what cost? As our new rulers find their feet they learn that not everyone has their best interests at heart. As old friends test their loyalty a new threat emerges. Reports of giant warriors leaving a wake of destruction throughout the empire drives Mathias and Fayette...

With Earth saved by a last-ditch effort, all thought there would be time to take stock before any more invaders arrived. When Sara and Will go on a family trip together back in their own timeline a sudden accident catapults them five hundred years into the future again. Instead of peace and rebuilding,...

Can we justify putting our jobs before our family? What happens when we try to rectify it? Is the right solution always the first choice or do we just get the job done? Sometimes what happens to our children says more about us than our kids. When Adrian's father gets a promotion it means moving to a new city and new school, fitting in for Adrian isn't as simple as he thought.

When William gets thrown five hundred years into the future humanity is on its knees in a war for survival. The same gene that sent William to the future brings him other benefits. As his body develops special powers he meets Sara, the resistance's best warrior. Sara is the only other person to have...

The main body of The Bhagavad Gita and the West consists of two lecture courses by Rudolf Steiner: The Bhagavad Gita and the Epistles of Paul and The Esoteric Significance of the Bhagavad Gita. In the first course, his main purpose, as McDermott shows, is to integrate the flower of Hindu spirituality...

Few people today recognize Rudolf Steiners name, yet those who are aware of him know that his presence pervades every forward-looking aspect of contemporary life. Nearly all fields of life have been fructified by his insightsnot abstractly or theoretically, but in a concrete way that changes lives. No...

This introduction to modern Indian thought establishes the historical context in which Indian thinkers of the past century developed their ideas, showing how those ideas comprise a coherent vision that is both Indian and contemporary. The Spirit of Modern India offers a full treatment of these ideas...

Few thinkers from outside the United States have touched American culture in as many ways as Rudolf Steiner. Agriculture, education, spirituality, and medicineor more precisely, alternative practices in these fieldsall bear clear marks of his influence, for those with eyes to see. Yet the very breadth...

Why do men act violently toward women? What are the consequences of "normal violence," not only for women and children but also for the men who instigate it, and for the societies that sanction it? The Evils of Polygyny examines one powerful structural factor that instigates, enforces,...

Pilar Hogan Closkey and John Hogan have brought together the annual Archbishop Oscar Romero Lectures (2001-2007) to consider the life and death of Archbishop Romero and the daily struggles of the poor in our world, especially in the city of Camden, New Jersey-one of America's poorest cities. Romero's...

Jonathan Edwards—widely considered one the most important theologians in American history—has influenced generation after generation with his transcendent vision of our great and glorious God. But reading his writings for the first time can be a daunting task. Here to be your trustworthy...