Bildung: Keep Growing

Back in 1792, Wilhelm von Humboldt said: “Nothing promotes Bildung like war.” So what is Bildung and how can it be useful to Ukrainians during and after a full-scale invasion?

In this book, Lene Rachel Andersen describes the path to the harmonious growth of the individual and society, shows how high-quality adult education raised the Scandinavian countries from the depths of poverty to sustainable prosperity, and “Prosvita” in Ukraine contributed to the people’s Bildung.

The author addresses the concepts of meaning-making and self-authorship, freedom and responsibility, the importance of not only theory but also practice. She shows how healthy nationalism can lay the foundation of a democratic nation. And also how Bildung for the 21st century can be used to cope with new challenges, such as the consequences of digitalization, environmental problems, pandemics, migration, and to some extent, war.