Dear Friends of the Goetheanum We are pleased to inform you in this new edition of the newsletter about the latest videos, articles and news from the Goetheanum. | |
STATEMENTS FROM THE SCHOOL | Medical Section Video ► Covid-19: What can medicine learn from the pandemic? Georg Soldner Signature of the present times - A contribution by Georg Soldner on October 12, 2020 as part of the lecture series of the Goetheanum Leadership. | | Social Section Video ► Corona and the social challenges of our time Gerald Häfner Signature of the present times - A contribution by Gerald Häfner on October 19, 2020 as part of the lecture series of the Goetheanum Leadership. | | Section for Agriculture Video ► How is our behaviour reflected in the eco system? Jean-Michel Florin Signature of the present times - A contribution by Jean-Michel Florin on October 26, 2020 as part of the lecture series of the Goetheanum Leadership. | | Nutrition Department About the World Food Day 2020 Jasmin Peschke As a result of the Covid-19 epidemic, awareness of the connection between personal health and ecologically produced food has grown. Jasmin Peschke, nutritional scientist at the Goetheanum, thinks that this awareness can inspire greater respect for the dignity of living creatures. | | Youth Section Social study ‹(Re)Search›: branch in Latin America Mayumi Matsumiya Since 2017 a team of young researchers from the Youth Section at the Goetheanum has been researching what it means to be young in our time. Now a further research group is broadening the scope of the investigation by conducting additional interviews in Latin America. | | Videos Section leaders and members of the Executive Council at the Goetheanum comment on current developments in short, theme-specific video clips. Interviews provide glimpses into the new production of Goethe’s Faust 1 & 2 and a short documentary offers a tour through the weekly journal Das Goetheanum. | | |
NEWS | Goetheanum Publishing House Book about the Representative of Humanity Sebastian Jüngel Thirteen experts in architecture, art, art history, medicine, philosophy and theology have reconstructed the origin and development of the Representative of Humanity. | | Anthroposophical Society Ueli Hurter confirmed as a new member of the Executive Council Sebastian Jüngel The Annual General Meeting of the General Anthroposophical Society was held at the Goetheanum on 31 October in compliance with the currently required protective restrictions. The members confirmed the appointment of Ueli Hurter as a member of the Executive Council, approved the 2019 financial statement and discharged the Executive Council. | | Pedagogical Section Leadership changes in the Pedagogical Section Changes to the Pedagogical Section‘s leadership will be gradually introduced during 2021/2022. With Philipp Reubke, the perspective of early childhood education will for the first time be directly represented, while Constanza Kaliks will bring in her experience from South America. The two present Section leaders will take on new tasks. | | Goetheanum Leadership Modes of working in Corona times, up until the end of 2021 Ueli Hurter • Justus Wittich Up until the end of 2021 the Goetheanum Leadership, which is responsible for the orientation of the Sections of the School of Spiritual Science, the General Anthroposophical Society and the Goetheanum as a place of work and research and a conference and festival venue, will conduct its business in the way described below. | | Section for Agriculture Call for source materials Sebastian Jüngel For the new German edition of Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course (GA327), the Agriculture Section is calling for original documents and photographs. | | |
EVENTS | The Signature of Our Time Current events require assessment from different perspectives as a foundation for gaining a better understanding of the situation and the ability to act appropriately. A lecture series presented by the Goetheanum Leadership. | | |