The Centre Holds

Conference with Dr Michaela Glöckler, MD and Rev. Tom Ravetz.

The public health crisis of the last year has been a great accelerator of tendencies that were already present in our world. Many forces seem to be gathering strength that would separate us from each other, from our natural home, and from our source.

This can cause us pain and fear. We may discover a wish to deny the seriousness of the situation, or to ‘fix’ the pain and fear of ourselves and our friends. Quietly bearing uncertainty and questions can open us for a great potential: that we get to know ourselves better and observe what takes us out of alignment with our true self. With this self-knowledge, we can meet each other with compassion and understanding and work creatively with the tendencies that would divide us.

Conference Programme:

Friday, 15th October 7.30-9pm

Saturday, 16th October 9.30am-1pm

This is a joint event of The Christian Community in Forest Row and Emerson College, which will take place at Emerson College and via Zoom.

Dr. Michaela Glöckler studied History, Philosophy, Catholic Theology and German Literature in Freiburg and Heidelberg Universities, Germany, followed by Medicine in Tübingen and Marburg Universities, Germany. She then studied Paediatrics. From 1988-2016, she was Head of the Medical Section, Goetheanum and International coordinator of the Anthroposophic Medical Movement. She is the co-founder of the Alliance ELIANT.

Tom Ravetz trained as a priest in Stuttgart, Germany and was ordained in 1991. He completed a degree in Theology part-time at Aberdeen University. He is a lecture and author on a wide range of theological and spiritual topics. He is a congregational priest in Forest Row and lenker (coordinator) for the region of Great Britain and Ireland.