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Authors and Contributors of Spiritual Science Bible Studies

Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) was one of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century. His writings cover a wide range of subjects and he made valuable and influential contributions in many fields, including Christology. For Steiner, Christ's incarnation and his death on Golgotha were central events in earthy and cosmic history. Humanity, he said, would evolve in time towards a spiritual awareness of Christ's presence in creation and the individual would no longer need institutionalized religious beliefs.

Rudolf Frieling (1901-1986) studied theology and philosophy, earning a Ph.D. in Leipzig, Germany. He was among those who founded The Christian Community in 1922 and from 1960 to his death he was its leader. Among his works are Christianity and Reincarnation; Hidden Treasures in the Psalms; Christianity and Islam, Old Testament Studies and New Testament Studies.

Emil Bock (1895-1959) studied German and theology receiving his licentiate in 1921. He played a leading part among those who founded The Christian Community in 1922. From 1938 until his death he was head of this movement for religious renewal. He is the author of Genesis, Creation and the Patriarchs, Moses and Judges, Kings and Prophets, and various books about Christ

Valentin Tomberg (1900-1973) was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in a Lutheran family and became a student of the Russian Christian esoteric tradition at an early age. He was strongly influenced by Vladamir Soloviev and by a deep personal spiritual experience. He then became a lecturer of Spiritual Science (Anthroposophy) and later converted to Catholicism. He is the author of Old Testament Studies, New Testament Studies and Covenant of the Heart.

Georg Kuhlewind was born in 1924 in Central Europe and died in 2006. He lectured in Europe and the U.S. on developing logos consciousness and was the author of eleven books including Stages of Consciousness, Becoming Aware of the Logos, The Logos Structure of the World, The Life of the Soul, and From Normal to Healthy.

Edward Reaugh Smith has had successful multiple-decade careers in both law and business, as well as amateur careers as a concert pianist and an athlete. His life long search for the deeper meaning of the Bible, which he has taught for over twenty-five years, led him to the discovery of the writings of Rudolf Steiner. He is author of two major works, The Burning Bush and David's Question "What Is Man?". His third major book in the series, The Soul's Long Journey (subtitled "How the Bible Reveals Reincarnation"), is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2003. He has also written two shorter books, The Incredible Births of Jesus and The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved.

James H. Hindes is a priest in the Christian Community for Religious Renewal and the author of Renewing Christianity. James H. Hindes has a B.A. in philosophy from the University of California Berkeley. His graduate work in philosophy and theology was done at the Freie Hochschule der Christengemeinschaft in Stuttgart, Germany. Ordained in 1975 he has since worked in numerous congregations in Germany, England and the United States. He has translated many works by Rudolf Steiner and others into English and has published Renewing Christianity, an introduction to Rudolf Steiner's Christology. He is currently working in the Denver Congregation of The Christian Community, Movement for the Renewal of The Religious Life.

The director and editor of this program, Andrew Flaxman, graduated cum laude in religion from Princeton in 1957 and earned a master's degree in business at Rutgers. After a successful career as an investment banker and stockbroker, he became convinced that our economic life, based upon increasing selfishness, egotism and lack of self-knowledge, was bringing our civilization to disaster. For the past thirty years he has been a student of spiritual science, been a publisher of self-educational products, a seminar organizer and a teacher of emotionally disturbed adolescents. He is also director of Educate Yourself for Tomorrow, a spiritual self-study liberal arts program available online at www.onlinehumanities.com.

Kristina Kaine, Associate Director, has been a student of the sacred mysteries for 25 years, especially as they are revealed in all Holy Scripture. For twenty years she belonged to an Australian Esoteric Christian Movement where she studied with the Reverend Mario Schoenmaker, who was trained in Europe in the Rosicrucian tradition. He was her spiritual mentor for fourteen years prior to his death in 1997. In 1996 she took the vows of a Priest after the Order of Melchizedek and became part of a new Free Priesthood. She also runs her own business in the private venture capital market. Prior to this she was a specialist Medical and Surgical Representative. She is the author of the book I Connecting: The Soul's Quest.

Joanne Hordatt-Awang, Assistant Communications Director, graduated cum laude from Howard University in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in business administration majoring in accounting. She has had a diverse career working as a bank examiner with exposure in human recourse management as a benefits administrator and in training and development as a training and development officer. She is a work in progress whose love for the Bible led her to the Spiritual Science Bible Studies website.