This elegant and beautiful book documents the most significant moment in the history of the anthroposophical movement: the founding of the General Anthroposophical Society, which took place in the wooden carpentry shop overlooking the charred ruins of the first Goetheanum. This anthroposophical movement is not an earthly service, this anthroposophical movement in its entirety, in all its details, is a service of the gods, a divine service. —Opening lecture, Christmas Eve, 1923 Readers will find the complete proceedings of the Foundation Meeting ,as well as Rudolf Steiner"s in-depth description of the structure and organization of the new Society. The Christmas Conference is an inexhaustible study text as well as a rare historical document and makes a wonderful gift for any student of Rudolf Steiner"s work.