Throughout his life, Christian Science practitioner and teacher Michael Seek has taken an active interest in world affairs—from politics to economics to sports. At an age when other kids were reading fairy tales, he was reading articles in The Christian Science Monitor, which his mother had translated into German for him. As a teenager, he subscribed to various newspapers, became editor of his high school magazine, cofounded a youth magazine for young Christian Scientists (which continued for over 20 years). Later, he studied media both in the US and Germany, and is presently the managing editor of Der Herold der Christlichen Wissenschaft.
Michael began our conversation by telling me about a special spiritual concept that has meant a lot to him from an early age.
MICHAEL SEEK: From childhood on, I was interested in the Christ. My Sunday School teachers, and my parents, who were both Christian Science practitioners, gave me a number of explanations. Today, after many years, I see that these answers make perfect sense. However, at that time I understood only little pieces, which left me unhappy because I felt they sounded only like nice theories.
