Holy Visions, Sacred Stories ─ Realities from the Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

On the one hand, New Testament scholarship has been preoccupied with a search for the "historical Jesus." On the other, twists and turns occurring after the first century brought about "an enforced orthodoxy" that views modern visionaries as heretics. The inconclusive nature of theology pits those who are reluctant to sup-port the miraculous against the witness of the original oral tradition. One result of the confusion over the New Testament record is that contemporary fiction such as The Da Vinci Code has emerged to fill the void. It has been so popular because there is hunger for a better understanding of those events. The author of this book aims to fill the gap.

Drawing on the visionary reports of Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1814) and Judith von Halle (b. 1973), as well as the spiritual research of Rudolf Steiner and Robert Powell, Charles Tidball traces the events of two thousand years ago in Palistine, including scenes in the life of John the Baptizer, Jesus' forty days in the wilderness, healings, the Transfiguration, the raising of Lazarus, the Passion, the Resurrection, the Ascension of Christ, and much more. The author's purpose is to "present these relatively unknown facets of the life of Jesus Christ as stories [so] they can achieve the broader recognition they deserve." The result is that this hook breathes new life and meaning into familiar stories, offering the reader a fresh beginning in understanding the profound wisdom contained in the New Testament.

Dr. Charles S. Tidball was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1928, and moved with his family to the United States in 1937. Educated at Wesleyan University (Ph.D.), University of Rochester (M.S.), University of Wisconsin (Ph.D.) and University of Chicago (MD, 1958), he joined the Department of Physiology at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington. In 1964, he was named Professor of Physiology and Chair of the Department at George Washington. His interest in the use of computers in education led hint to develop and establish the Office of Computer Assisted Education and services at George Washington, and to become both incorporator and officer of the Health Education Network of the National Library of Medicine. He also founded and manages the Art Information Program at Washington National Cathedral. A student of Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science since 1948.