These resources are not identical in their perspectives. They explore social justice questions from various points of view while maintaining an active interest in how anthroposophy can inform such explorations. We seek insight through diversity of viewpoint.
Anthroposophical Perspectives on Social Justice, DEI, and Gender Issues
Social Threefolding as Guide to Social Justice Theory and Practice by Mark McGivern
Social Justice in the Light of Anthroposophy by Robert Karbelnikoff
Anthroposophy and Social Justice by Jeremy Smith
At the Crossroads of Social Justice: Why Anthroposophy, Not Critical Theory, is the Way Forward by Mark McGivern
Perspectives, Journal of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada 2023
Waldorf Education’s Decolonization Project by Mark McGivern
New View, Spring 2025
Diversity and the Symphony of Human Hearts by Elan Leibner and Douglas Gerwin
Waldorf Research Bulletin, Spring/Summer 2021
Organizational Resources
Perspectives on Rudolf Steiner and Race
Anthroposophy and Racism by Peter Selg, Constanza Kaliks, Justus Wittich, Gerald Häfner
Overcoming Racism Through Anthroposophy by Hans-Jürgen Bader and Lorenzo Ravagli
Waldorf: Racism or Global Ethics? by Robert Rose
Rudolf Steiner and Race by Sherry Wildfeuer
The Race Question and Spiritual Science by Gopi Krishna Vijaya
Waldorf Educator Resources:
Brian Scannell, “Renaissance in Florence and Harlem”
Brad Kershner, “Diversity, Empathy and Integration”
Eugene Schwartz, Waldorf 2.0
Jack Palmer, Understanding and Educating Transgender Youth in the Waldorf School
Eugene Schwartz, Gender and Identity: The Dilemma of the Divided Soul
Christian Breme, Who falls into the gender trap? On the endangered future of Waldorf education
Brian Scannell, Love, Truth and the End of the World