The articles presented in this volume were written during 1919 and 1920. In the Collected Edition of Rudolf Steiner's works, the volume containing the German texts is entitled, Aufsätze Über die Dreigliederung des sozialen organismus und zur Zeitlage 1915–1921 (Vol. 24 in the Bibliographic Survey, 1961.). They were translated from the German by E. Bowen-Wedgewood and Ruth Mariott; the translation was revised by Frederick Amrine.

The publication of this volume was made possible by a grant from the Dietrich V. Asten Memorial Fund.

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Anthroposophic Press

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Steiner, Rudolf, 1861–1925.

The renewal of the social organism.

Translation of: Aufsätze über die Dreigliederung des sozialen Organismus und zur Zeitlage, 1915–1921.

1. Social history — Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Social structure — Addresses, essays, lectures. 3. Socialism — Addresses, essays, lectures. 4. Democracy — Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Title. HN17.S82413 1985 301 85-5977 ISBN 0-88010-126-1 (cloth) ISBN 0-88010-125-3 (pbk.)

Cover (Cloth): Graphic Form by Rudolf Steiner made for the first edition
(1919) of his book Dir Kernpunkte der Sozialen Frage
(Paperback): Graphic form by Rudolf Steiner for the second edition
(1920) of his book Die Kernpunkte der Sozialen Frage.

Title lettering, Peter Stebbing.


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