Extra Events and Engagement
100 Years Rudolf Steiner
Extra Conference Events and Engagement
Explore the various events and engagement opportunities taking place before and after the 100 Years Rudolf Steiner Conference.
Find more information, see our Conference Schedule, Keynote Speakers, Panels and Papers, and Frequently Asked Questions.
Anthroposophy Working Group
In light of the upcoming 100 Years Rudolf Steiner Conference, this working group will focus on Anthroposophy. It brings together individuals engaged with Anthroposophy in academic, artistic, and practice-based contexts. Over the past twenty years, scholarship on Steiner and Anthroposophy has grown significantly in both quality and quantity. The centennial of Steiner’s death in 1925 offers an ideal opportunity for scholars, practitioners of applied Anthroposophy such as Steiner education and biodynamic agriculture, and interested members of the public to come together and discuss key issues. Each session will include a brief introduction by PES staff, a featured presentation, and time for Q&A, group discussion, and feedback.
Schedule: Every other Monday at 7:00 PM EST via Zoom. Starting September 29th.
Sunday AM, December 14th
Location:
The Christian Community Church of Boston 366 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Please note: We have currently reached our maximum capacity for in-person participation. When you register, you will have the opportunity to be put on a waitlist—if additional spaces become available, we will let you know.
Schedule:
The Christian Community is pleased to offer the following activities before the 100 Years Rudolf Steiner Conference:
- 11:00 am, and weekly on Sundays: The Consecration of The Human Being. This is our communion service, all who wish to partake in communion are freely invited to do so.
- 12:00 pm, approx. and weekly on Sundays: The Congregation hosts a simple potluck lunch
- 1:00 pm on Dec. 14, 2025: a talk entitled Rudolf Steiner and The Christian Community: the purpose and meaning of the movement for religious renewal by Reverend Jonah Evans, the Lenker (coordinator) for North America, a Seminary Director, and a priest in the Toronto Congregation. There will be a short piece played on the Lyre before Jonah’s hour long talk. Afterwards, will be a short, 30 minute Lyre concert.
Note: The Brookline Church is conveniently accessible by public transportation. Further, street parking on Sundays in Brookline is free and generally available near the church. Please be aware that a 100+ year-old bank was remodeled into our church; and unfortunately, currently, it is not universally accessible for those with certain physical limitations (i.e., the capacity to manage stairs is necessary). Space is limited to 70 people in our chapel; please email rbower@thechristiancommunity.com with questions.
Sunday PM, December 14th
Location
The Sheraton Commander Hotel, 16 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
Please note: We have currently reached our maximum capacity for in-person participation. When you register, you will have the opportunity to be put on a waitlist—if additional spaces become available, we will let you know.
Description
The Anthroposophical Society in America is pleased to host an Opening Reception for the Harvard Divinity School’s 100 Years of Rudolf Steiner Conference on Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 5 to 9:30 pm at the Sheraton Commander Hotel, in close proximity to Harvard Divinity School.
Our gathering will provide opportunity to meet conference presenters, colleagues, and friends, and will include a welcome from Dan McKanan (HDS) and Mary Stewart Adams (ASA), as well as an interactive opening address with conference organizers Henry Holland and Aaron French on Querying Strategies of Legitimization and Delegitimization ~ Reconstructing the Public Debate surrounding Rudolf Steiner.
Our evening together will include strolling hors d’oeuvres and performance by Eurythmy Spring Valley, and Music in the Light of Anthroposophy with saxophonist Michael Hernandez.
Schedule
- 5pm: Strolling hors d’oeuvres begin
- 5:15-5:45 pm: Welcome with Dan McKanan and Mary Stewart Adams and the Boston Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in America
- 5:45 - 6:45 pm: Opening Address with Henry Holland and Aaron French
- 6:45 - 7:00 pm: Q&A for both
- 7 – 7:15 pm: Transitioning From social space to performance space
- 7:15 - 8 pm: Performance by Eurythmy Spring Valley
- 8 – 8:15 pm: performance pause
- 8:15 – 8:45 pm: Music in the Light of Anthroposophy with saxophonist Michael Hernandez
- 8:45 – 9/9:30 pm: Unstructured togetherness
Wednesday AM, December 17th
Location
The Divinity Chapel in Divinity Hall, at The Harvard Divinity School, 14 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Please note: We have currently reached our maximum capacity for in-person participation. When you register, you will have the opportunity to be put on a waitlist—if additional spaces become available, we will let you know.
Schedule
The Christian Community is pleased to offer the following activities after the 100 Years Rudolf Steiner Conference:
- 9:30 am: The Consecration of The Human Being Celebrated by Reverend Oliver Steinrueck, an Oberlenker and the priest in the New York City Congregation. This is our communion service. Rev. Jonah Evans will give a short overview of our service beforehand; all who wish to partake in communion are freely invited to do so.
- 10:45 am, approx.: The Christian Community will host coffee and simple breakfast foods and snacks in The Divinity Chapel, also known as The Emerson Chapel, followed by an open discussion about The Christian Community & its sacraments and a talk by The Christian Community priest Reverend Daniel Kalinov, PhD, M.I.T., entitled: Rudolf Steiner as Liturgist: How Did the Eucharistic Service of The Christian Community Develop out of the Tridentine Mass.