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Trust in the Future
Facing Uncertain Times with Confidence
Paperback
September 2024
9781782509196
More details
- Publisher
Floris Books - Published
17th September - ISBN 9781782509196
- Language English
- Pages 208 pp.
- Size 5.5" x 8.5"
$24.95
Nothing is more unpredictable than the future of humanity and our world. Nevertheless, even in the face of such uncertainty, can we still develop trust in the future?
In this thought-provoking book, Bastiaan Baan explores the many ways that, through the ages, humanity has tried to predict the future—from using ancient forms of clairvoyance to more recent methods based on technical expertise and social trends. He looks at ancient mythologies, visionary practices of prophets and shamans, and the sublime if often terrifying images found in the biblical Revelations. Drawing on the work of Rudolf Steiner, he interprets their imaginative language and identifies impulses at work in humanity today.
Baan insists that, whereas predicting the future might not be possible, how we view events can be equally or even more important than the events themselves. He suggests that adopting a more positive and open attitude can be a necessary first step in taking action.
Trust in the Future will speak to all those who ask themselves: What can I do to build a better future?
PRAISE FOR BAASTIAN BAAN:
“Rich in references, rich in illustrations, rich in knowledge and practical advice.”— New View on Old and New Mysteries
“A marvelous account...very clear and enjoyable to read.”
— Anthrosophical Society in Great Britain on Sources of Religious Worship
“Baan presents us with a rich and lively narrative.”
— Perspectives on Lord of the Elements
C O N T E N T S:
Foreword
1. Signs of the Times
2. What Do Mythologies Say about the Future?
3. Old Forms of Predicting the Future: Prophets, Sybils, Shamans
4. The Little Apocalypse
5. The Apocalypse of St. John
6. Freedom and Inevitability (Jesse Mulder)
7. The Counterstream of Time
8. Providence: The Hidden Presence of Christ
9. “Behold, I make all things new”: Morality as Creative Principle (Jesse Mulder)
10. Our Self-created Destiy
11. Manichaeism and the Origins of Evil (Jesse Mulder)
12. Manichaeism and the Redemption of Evil
13. Current Trends and Developments
14. What Can I Do?
Appendix
Notes
Bastiaan Baan
Bastiaan Baan was born in 1949 in The Netherlands. After finishing Waldorf school, he studied to become a class teacher. He worked and studied for a year in Los Angeles, worked with teachers in Gandhi Schools in India, and then became a class teacher in a Waldorf school in The Netherlands. After seven years of teaching, he studied at the seminary of The Christian Community in Stuttgart. After his ordination as a priest in 1981, he worked in several congregations in The Netherlands until 2013, when he became the director of the priest training of The Christian Community in Spring Valley, New York. In 2019, he returned to The Netherlands, where he lives with his wife, four sons, and ten grandchildren. Several of his books on spirituality and religion have been published in English.
