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“The Dawn of the Beautiful: A Utopian Future?” by Christiane Haid
Artwork: "The Floating World" by Marion Donehower "In the context of the present dire world situation in which we witness ever-present threats of destruction and darkness, thoughts about Beauty and the Beautiful assume an aura of utopian speculation. On the other hand, such speculations might be considered pathways to the light. Faced with suffering, destruction, and death, can a deeper questioning of Beauty and the Beautiful illuminate our world situation—or are we merely indulging in utopian fantasies?" Christiane Haid, head of the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities at...
“100 Years Rudolf Steiner” Conference Report & Presentation Recordings
Is the Time at Hand? Dear Friends; Zoom recordings of the Presentations are now available; click here. Open the...
All Souls Poetry Night / November 2025
"Map Discovered on Cliffs Above the Pacific Ocean" / photo bdonehower Dear Friends, Last year we began what I hope...
An Interview with Christiane Haid & Ariane Eichenberg / Publisher & Editor of STIL Magazine
Section Leader Christiane Haid & STIL Editor Ariane Eichenberg Dear Friends: STIL magazine is a German-language quarterly publication of the Section for...
“Eros and Fable” by Novalis
Loggia di Psiche in the Villa Farnesina, Rome. By Raphael Dear Friends, In preparation for the 2025 North American Section Conference in San Francisco...
Literature as a Path to Being Human
Woodcut by Arvia MacKaye Ege As a university department in the School for Spiritual Science, the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities (Schöne...
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