Part I. The Development of the Rudolf Steiner Movement.
1. 'Must I Remain Silent?' A Life of Rudolf Steiner.
2. The Establishment of the Movement.
3. How the Movement is Organised.
Part II. Thought & Deed in Astroposophy.
4. Meditations and Applications.
5. Man Today, Karma and the Macrocosm.
6. The Evolution of the Macrocosm.
Part III. Gnosis in the West, or the Western 'Esoteric
Tradition'.
7. From Gnosticism to Rosicrucianism.
8. Modernity and Gnosis.
Part IV. Different Perspectives.
9. Interpretive Visions.
10. Western Orthodoxy, Mysticism and Gnosis
Geoffrey Ahern is Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies of the University of Exeter. His areas of research involve the functioning of organisations, communities and the inner city. He studied law at Oxford University and gained a PhD in sociology of religion at London School of Economics. The author���s publications include the previous edition of Sun at Midnight and Inner City God, co-authored with Grace Davie.
"Ahern's book is a general overview of the Steiner movement... He examines Steiner's life, his cosmology and the influences that led to his supposedly Christian version of Gnosticism. Ahern also looks at Steiner spin-offs such as Biodynamic agriculture, Waldorf (Steiner) education, Camphill Homes and "Christian Community" churches, showing how they are all based on Steiner's beliefs." Creation Research Society Quarterly, Winter 2011 "Geoffrey Ahern's 'Sun at Midnight' is a balanced and professional look at Rudolf Steiner and his cult 'Anthroposophy.' Among the thousands of books about Waldorf education and Anthroposophy, this is one of a very few written with an objective viewpoint from outside of the cult...Laced within Ahern's comprehensive approach to this difficult subject are astute observations and wry comments such as 'Anthroposophical science is not about applying "Occam's razor"' in reference to Steiner's elaborate pseudoscience...Anyone considering enrolling their child ina Waldorf School would do well to read Ahern's book first, especially given the well-known lack of transparency of the Waldorf schools." Dan Dugan, Secretary of PLANS, Inc., September 2011 'Ahern's book is extremely informative - indeed, it is fascinating...SUN AT MIDNIGHT is inviting and accessible...nearly indispensable reading for anyone who wants a balanced, informative, and sensible...examination of Rudolf Steiner and his brainchildren.' Roger Rawlings, https://sites.google.com/site/waldorfwatch/sun-at-midnight
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