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Iscander Micael Tinto
- Parallels between the Kitab-i-Iqan and the Kitab-i-Aqdas Session #4 · 1994 Parallels between the Kitab-i-Iqan and the Kitab-i-Aqdas.
- Divine Philosophy Session #48 · 2003 The purpose of this paper is to present the concept of the Manifestation of God as it is developed through the Sacred Writings of the main religions of the world. The powerful impact on civilization of Christ, Moses, the…
- Beauty and Wonder from a philosophical and spiritual point of view Session #54 · 2004 The purpose of this paper is to focus the attention of the reader on the concept of beauty and the implication this has in one's life. Contemplating the beauty means coming closer to Bahá'u'lláh, one of His titles being …
- Contemplating the beauty: Nature and the manifestation of God Session #62 · 2005 The purpose of this paper is to show how contemplation of Nature, and Beauty is a way of being in touch with the Manifestation of God. Our society seems to have neglected the idea of beauty as it was originally intended …
- Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred Session #83 · 2008 The purpose of this paper is to present the relationship which is going to be established between the reader, the author of a text, and the text itself. In this specific context we refer to a particular kind of text, nam…
- Aspects of the Harmony between Science and Religion as Described in `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Talks Session #97 · 2010 This paper analyzes definitions of science and religion and the relations between science and religions as expounded in the discourses `Abdu'l-Bahá pronounced during His visits to Europe and America. It also studies the …
- `Abdu’l-Bahá in Naples Session #111 · 2012 The journey that leads Abdu'l-Bahá from Alexandria to New York City is marked by the episode happened in Naples that scored in a negative way the beginning of the journey of the Master with his grandson, Shoghi Effendi.T…
- Memorials of the Faithful: Hagiography and Models to Set Examples in a Religious Community Session #132 · 2015 · Lights Vol. 17 · PDF This paper presents a mode of suggesting examples of life to a religious community, which is that of hagiography: the story of the lives of the saints. In the Christian world, the life of Jesus was the example against wh…
- Personal transformation through teaching in the Tablets of the Divine Plan Session #138 · 2016 When it comes to tools for personal transformation we are used to consider traditional, self-directed methods such as praying, studying the Sacred Word, and deepening our understanding of it. In the Bahá'í Faith, an impo…
- Days of Remembrance: Notes on Two Tablets Session #146 · 2017 The purpose of this article is to present a study of two tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh and collected, along with forty-three others, in Days of Remembrance, a beautiful book published by the Universal House of Justice …