Columns by Kartz, by newest first

  • The religious ethic of brotherliness stands in dynamic tension with any purposive-rational conduct that follows its own laws. In no less degree, this tension occurs between the religious ethic and 'this-worldly' life-forces, whose character is essentially non-rational or basically anti-rational. Above all, there is tension between the ethic of religious brotherliness and the spheres of esthetic and erotic life.
  • Foundations for the journey into the future... Of the Earth. We have been around for a long time now. What is it that we have learnt? And what more are we likely to learn... Where is this "Earth Project" headed? Whenever I think of our planet, the words of William Brighty Rands ring loud and clear;

    "Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,
    With the wonderful water round you curled,
    And the wonderful grass upon your breast--
    World, you are beautifully drest."