Marilynne Robinson and Rights in the USA

Marilynne Robinson and Rights in the USA

This episode explores the ideas of the author Marilynne Robinson. She illuminates what it means to regard the human being as a spiritual being, and how this is connected with the history of civil and political rights in North America – especially in the USA. These reflections are connected with the current tensions both at US universities and in society as a whole, as well as with the role of artistic education. This can make a deeper, spiritual dimension of the human being experienceable.

References

• Rachel Feintzeig, (2025) Opinion | Zombies Are Better Than the Alternative. The New York Times, 25 May.

• Marilynne Robinson, (2010) Absence of Mind: Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self. (Yale University Press).

• Marilynne Robinson, (2019) Which Way to the City on a Hill? The New York Review of Books.

• Rudolf Steiner (2006) Becoming the Archangel Michael’s Companions: Rudolf Steiner’s Challenge to the Younger Generation (CW 217). (SteinerBooks).