Theme · 183 papers

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Education & Consultation

Learning, pedagogy, and the practice of consultation.

• An Analytical perspective of economic impact of unity Hooshmand Badee · Session #146 · 2017
• The Concept of Education in the Writings of Baha’u’llah Mozhgan Malekan · Session #146 · 2017
• The Situation of Iran in the 19th Century as Reflected in the Baha’i Writings Vahid Rafati · Session #146 · 2017
• Women Advance: The Relationship between the Bahá’í Teachings and the Women’s Movement Wendi Momen · Session #146 · 2017
• Exploration of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Address to Stanford University Vafa Bayat · Session #137 · 2016
• Financial Enterprises of the Early Eastern Bahá’ís Vahid Rafati · Session #138 · 2016
• Meta-History and the Bahá’í Writings Ian Kluge · Session #137 · 2016
• Mindfulness Meditation on Metaphors of Leadership and Empowerment used by `Abdu’l-Bahá� and Shoghi Effendi in Relation to Realization of the Tablets of Divine Plan Keyvan Geula · Session #137 · 2016
• Personal transformation through teaching in the Tablets of the Divine Plan Iscander Micael Tinto · Session #138 · 2016
• Role of the Bahá’í Faith in a World Government Farjam Majd · Session #137 · 2016
• Tablets of the Divine Plan - Heading the Call: The Early Travels of the Mother of the Bahá’ís of South America, Leonora Stirling Holsapple, 1921 to1927 Kristine Leonard Asuncion Young · Session #137 · 2016
• The Financial Relationship between Bahá’u’lláh and the Bahá’í Community Mehrdad Bashiri · Session #137 · 2016
• Tracing Themes found in the Tablets of the Divine Plan Wendi Momen · Session #138 · 2016
• Twin Shining Lights, Part 1: Shaykh Ahmad ibn Zayn al-Din al-Ahsa’i Stephen Lambden · Session #137 · 2016
• Haj Mehdi Arjmand: A Biographical Review Faris Badii · Session #135 · 2015
• Memorials of the Faithful: Hagiography and Models to Set Examples in a Religious Community Iscander Micael Tinto · Session #132 · 2015 · PDF
• The Relevance of Abdu’l-Baha’s Secret of Divine Civilization and Treatise on Politics on the Future of Iran Habib Riazati · Session #132 · 2015
• To Study and to Teach: Twin Duties in service to the Cause of God Hooper Dunbar · Session #130 · 2015
• An Examination of the Baha’i teachings on shared prosperity and poverty eradication Wendi Momen · Session #125 · 2014 · PDF
• Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self in One’s Spiritual Transformation, Powered by Love of God Bijan Ghafari · Session #128 · 2014
• `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Articulation of the Bahá’í Concept of Peace During His Western Travels Wendi Momen · Session #118 · 2013
• Conflict Transformation: A Case Study of the Universal House of Justice Messages to the Bahá’ís in Iran Mahyad Zaerpoor-Rahnamaie · Session #116 · 2013
• Consultation in the Bahá’í Faith: A Review of its Developmental Process Moojan Momen · Session #118 · 2013 · PDF
• Ego: Scientific Investigation of the Spiritual Man: Body, Mind, and Spirit Spaces Mehrdad Ehsan · Session #118 · 2013
• Ethics and the Bahá’í Writings: A Philosophical Survey Ian Kluge · Session #116 · 2013 · PDF
• Finding a Trace of the Traceless Friend: Reflection on Bahá’í Scholarship as a Journey in the Valley of Search Wolfgang Klebel · Session #116 · 2013 · PDF
• Man’s Station in the Universe: A Scientist’s Journey Mehrdad Ehsani · Session #116 · 2013
• Preliminary Contemplation on What May Be Considered as a Bahá’í Theology Shahla Mehrgani · Session #118 · 2013
• Successorship and the Election of the Universal House of Justice: The Universal House of Justice 1963 —2013 Ali Nakhjavani · Session #118 · 2013
• The Development of the Baha’i Community: 1963 — 2013 Muin Afnani · Session #116 · 2013
• `Abdu’l-Bahá’ and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Mina Yazdani · Session #109 · 2012
• `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Elucidation of the Concept of the Oneness of Humanity During His Western Travels Wendi Momen · Session #111 · 2012 · PDF
• An Officer and an Academic: Alexander Grigorevich Tumanskii and His Contribution to Russian Historiography on and Policy towards the Bábí-Bahá’í Religion Soli Shahvar · Session #111 · 2012
• Child Education and Development: Comparing guidance given by `Abdu’l-Bahá during his North American visit with some academic theories of the time Saba Ayman-Nolley · Session #113 · 2012
• Exploring Learning Processes within a Collaborative Study Circle: Cultural-historical activity theory perspective on individual and social transformation Jean-Marie Lau · Session #111 · 2012
• Historical Background of Bahá’u’lláh’s Súratu’n-Nush (Exhortation) Husein Ahdieh · Session #113 · 2012
• International Unity and Universality of Education: Guidelines Given in the Talks of `Abdu’l-Bahá Iraj Ayman · Session #111 · 2012
• Life Lessons from `Abdu’l-Bahá: Vision of a Bahá’í Community Faris Badii · Session #109 · 2012
• Reason and the Bahá’í Writings Ian Kluge · Session #109 · 2012 · PDF
• Role of Religion in the Progress of Civilization Ramin Vasli · Session #111 · 2012
• Shi`i and Babi-Baha’i Imamology: Some introductory Notes on the Twelver Imams and traditions attributed to them in Shi`i and Babi-Baha’i scriptural sources Stephen Lambden · Session #109 · 2012
• Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed in Honor of Hand of the Cause Jináb-i-Ibn-i-Abhar Vahid Rafati · Session #111 · 2012
• Understanding Economic Moral Hazard and Its Implications in the Writings of `Abdu’l- Bahá Roya Ayman · Session #111 · 2012
• Understanding Reality: Bahá’u’lláh’s “Four States” of Man, Seen as Tetrarchic Structure - A New Concept of Philosophy and Theology Wolfgang Klebel · Session #109 · 2012 · PDF
• Unity and Universality of Education Recommended in the Talks of `Abdu’l-Bahá Iraj Ayman · Session #113 · 2012
• Unity and Universality of Education: Guidelines Given in the Talks of `Abdu’l-Bahá Iraj Ayman · Session #109 · 2012
• Women’s poetry in early Qajar Iran: Some context to Táhirih’s poetry Dominic Parviz Brookshaw · Session #109 · 2012
• Abdu’l-Baha’s Visit to Montreal, 1912 Will C. van den Hoonaard · Session #104 · 2011
• Authoritative Interpretations in the Bahá’í Faith: `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Initiative Iraj Ayman · Session #102 · 2011
• Baha’i View on the “New Atheism” and its “Moral Landscape,” A Mahyad Zaerpoor-Rahnamaie · Session #102 · 2011
• Buddhist Doctrine of Nothingness Ian Kluge · Session #102 · 2011
• Deganawidah The Peacemaker - Many Messengers of God : A Native American Perspective Paula Bidwell · Session #107 · 2011
• Harmony of Science and Religion in 10 Best Parenting Skills Keyvan Geula · Session #102 · 2011
• I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá’u’lláh Wolfgang Klebel · Session #102 · 2011 · PDF
• Kant’s Universal Peace and the Bahá’í Vision of a Future World Order Ian Kluge · Session #102 · 2011 · PDF
• Overture to Universal Peace: An exposition based on the talk by `Abdu’l-Bahá, New York City, December 4, 1912 James Thomas · Session #102 · 2011
• Race, Religion and Progress in the Talks and Actions of Abdu’l-Bahá Robert Stockman · Session #107 · 2011
• Technology and the Bahá’í Faith Jessie McBride · Session #107 · 2011
• The New Atheism and the Bahá’í Writings Ian Kluge · Session #102 · 2011 · PDF
• Towards Building a Teaching Strategy: Abdul-Bahá’s Public Addresses in the West Vargha Taefi · Session #104 · 2011
• A Brief review of `Abdu’l-Bahá’s visit to North America Robert Stockman · Session #100 · 2010 · PDF
• A Comparative Review of Martin Heidegger’s book “Being and Time” and `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Main Teaching in Europe Arash Arjomand · Session #97 · 2010
• A Survey of the References in the Press to `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Visit to the West Amin Egea · Session #97 · 2010 · PDF
• Authoritative Interpretations in the Baha’i Faith: `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Initiative Iraj Ayman · Session #100 · 2010
• Authoritative Interpretations in the Bahá’í Faith: `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Initiative Iraj Ayman · Session #97 · 2010
• Ethical Economics for Today and Tomorrow Bruce Koerber · Session #100 · 2010
• Historical Development: Sociological and Bahá’í Perspective Ahva Afnani · Session #95 · 2010
• The Bahá’í Faith: A Shift of Paradigm Ghasem Bayat · Session #95 · 2010
• Ziyarat and the Tablets of Visitation Vahid Rafati · Session #97 · 2010
• A Mathematical Model to Investigate Non-Material Realities Mahyad Zaerpoor-Rahnamaie · Session #88 · 2009
• Consensus Decision-Making: Bahá’í Perspective Vargha Taefi · Session #89 · 2009
• Dashavatara and Progressive Revelation: A Comparative Study of Hinduism and the Bahá’í Faith Anupam Premanand · Session #89 · 2009 · PDF
• Divine Origin of the Bahá’í Faith Fares Hedayati · Session #93 · 2009
• Early Writings of Bahá’u’lláh: Where was God before Creation? The Origins of Some Terms Moshe Sharon · Session #89 · 2009
• Hidden Words: Dawn of the Revelation of Laws and Ordinances Iraj Ayman · Session #89 · 2009
• Metaphysics Reconsidered: A Dialog between `Abdu’l-Bahá and August Forel Ramin Neshati · Session #88 · 2009
• Neo-Platonism and the Bahá’í Faith Ian Kluge · Session #93 · 2009 · PDF
• A Review of a Number of the Scientific Concepts Presented in Some Answered Questions Muhammad-Ghasem Bayat · Session #81 · 2008
• Glimpses into the Life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney: Part 1 Mona Khademi · Session #83 · 2008 · PDF
• On Science and Religion: Technology — Ethical Issues and the Bahá’í Faith Ramin Neshati · Session #81 · 2008
• Peace: Building a New Science on Classical Foundations Kimberly Syphrett · Session #83 · 2008
• Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective Ian Kluge · Session #86 · 2008 · PDF
• Some Answered Questions: Educational and Psychological Perspectives Iraj Ayman · Session #86 · 2008
• Spiritual Impact of Story Telling: A Psychological Analysis Keyvan Geula · Session #86 · 2008
• Baha’i Writings and Buddhism: An Ontological Rapprochement Ian Kluge · Session #72 · 2006 · PDF
• Super Babies: The Prophets of God Taeed Quddusi · Session #72 · 2006
• Taking the Metaphors in the Bahá’í Writings to Heart Keyvan Geula · Session #67 · 2006
• Abdu’l-Baha’s Tablets to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace at the Hague Sima Quddusi · Session #60 · 2005
• Baha’u’llah’s teachings from the letter of negation (there is no God but God) to the letter of affirmation (He is God) John Wiegley · Session #62 · 2005
• Bridging between the gist of the epistemology of the Baha’i Faith and “Minimalism” Mahyad Zaerpoor-Rahnamaie · Session #60 · 2005
• Contemplating the beauty: Nature and the manifestation of God Iscander Micael Tinto · Session #62 · 2005
• General introduction to the English and Persian/Arabic Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Summary of the major themes Muin Afnani · Session #60 · 2005
• Mysteries within Mysteries: Some Notes on the Teachings of the Báb’s Kitáb-i-Panj Sha’n Stephen Lambden · Session #62 · 2005
• New circusí as metaphorical embodiment of the mystical and the aesthetic with special reference to La Cirque du Soleil Roger Prentice · Session #62 · 2005
• Religion and Exclusivism: A Baha’i Perspective Julio Savi · Session #62 · 2005 · PDF
• Sabaeanism and African Traditional Religion and Some Christian Islamic and Bahá’í References Enoch N. Tanyi · Session #62 · 2005
• The Newly-Born Babe of That Day: Mysticism in the age of the maturity of humankind Julio Savi · Session #62 · 2005 · PDF
• Voicing Authority: A Baha’i Perspective Marion Prentice · Session #62 · 2005
• Metaphors as Maieutics of Learning Martin Cortazzi · Session #54 · 2004
• Ontology: A Basic Survey, Explications and Commentary Ian Kluge · Session #53 · 2004 · PDF
• Prophetology in the Baháíi Faith and the Three Other Monotheistic Religions: A Comparative Approach Fiona Missaghian · Session #53 · 2004
• Signs of Prophethood: An exposition on a Tablet by `Abdu’l-Bahá James B. Thomas · Session #53 · 2004 · PDF
• Spiritualizing Pedagogy: Mystical and Ontological Aspects of Bahá’í-inspired Education Roger Prentice · Session #58 · 2004 · PDF
• The Life and Times of August Forel Sheila Banani · Session #53 · 2004 · PDF
• The Spirituality of Cinematic Experience Roger Prentice · Session #54 · 2004
• Health and Nutrition in the Writings of `Abdu’l-Baha Minou Foadi · Session #48 · 2003
• Logic Chopping or Mystical Union: In what direction might Bahá’í-inspired philosophy of education go? Roger Prentice · Session #48 · 2003
• The Approach of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the Problem of Tolerance Erfan Sabeti · Session #48 · 2003
• The Images of Christ in the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: (cross-published as Occasional Papers Vol. 1) Maryam Afshar · Session #46 · 2003 · PDF
• Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Bahá’í Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin Wolfgang Klebel · Session #46 · 2003 · PDF
• An Exposition of the Tablet of the World (Lawh-i-Dunyá) James B. Thomas · Session #40 · 2002 · PDF
• Bahá’u’lláh’s Lawh-i-Maqsud: Counsels on Education, Leadership, Justice and Peace Ramin Neshati · Session #40 · 2002 · PDF
• Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Muin Afnan · Session #40 · 2002
• Súrah al-Sultán, The King Muin Afnan · Session #40 · 2002
• Tablet to the Pope Koorosh Zaerpoor · Session #40 · 2002
• The Ocean of Acceptance LeRoy Jones · Session #40 · 2002
• Hallowing of the critical and the blessedness of creativity: via `spiritualization as dialectical process’ as the mystical heart of education Roger Prentice · Session #36 · 2001
• Kitáb-i-`Ahdí (Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Testament) Ghasem Bayat · Session #38 · 2001
• Ling Ming Tang and the Influence of Babi and Bahá’i Teaching Jianping Wang · Session #36 · 2001 · PDF
• Mysticism and the Bahá’i Community Moojan Momen · Session #36 · 2001 · PDF
• Mysticism in the African Traditional Religion and the Bahá’i Faith: classification of Concepts and Practices Enoch N. Tanyi · Session #36 · 2001 · PDF
• Seven Valleys and the Scientific Method Robert Sarracino · Session #36 · 2001 · PDF
• Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple): A Review Ghasem Bayat · Session #34 · 2001
• Tablet of Glad-Tidings as a “Proclamatory Aqdas,” The Christopher Buck · Session #38 · 2001
• Tablets Muin Afnani · Session #38 · 2001
• Tablets with Mystical and Philosophical Themes: Hikmat (Wisdom), Ru’ya (Dream), and Burhan (Reason) Muin Afnani · Session #34 · 2001
• The Mystical Heart of Knowing: Toward a worthy, Baha’i-inspired, epistemological model Roger Prentice · Session #38 · 2001
• Theological Responses to Modernity in 19th Century Middle East: The Examples of Bahá’u’llah and Muhammad ‘Abduh Oliver Scharbrodt · Session #36 · 2001 · PDF
• A Review of Kitáb-i-Badí’ (The New Book) Ghasem Bayat · Session #32 · 2000
• British Bahá’ís and the Western Mystical Tradition Lil Abdo · Session #28 · 2000
• Fundamentalism and the Bahá’í Faith: The Chapter Karen Armstrong Might Have Written in Her Book The Battle for God Roger Prentice · Session #28 · 2000
• Mysticism East and West Farhang Jahanpour · Session #28 · 2000 · PDF
• Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple): A Review Ghasem Bayat · Session #30 · 2000 · PDF
• The Báb’s Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God Todd Lawson · Session #30 · 2000 · PDF
• The Background and Significance of Bábí-Bahá’í Interpretations of hurufat al-muqatta’at, the Mysterious Arabic Letters of the Qur’án Stephen Lambden · Session #28 · 2000
• The Concept of the “Perfect Man” (Pole) in Sufism and the Bahá’í Notion of the Manifestation of God Youli Ioannesyan · Session #28 · 2000 · PDF
• The Firm Cord of Servitude Theo Cope · Session #28 · 2000 · PDF
• The Firm Cord of Servitude Theo Cope · Session #30 · 2000
• ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Explanation of the Teachings of Baha’u’llah: Tablets and Talks Translated into English (1911-1920) Peter Terry · Session #24 · 1999 · PDF
• A Journey Through The Four Valleys Ghasem Bayat · Session #24 · 1999
• A Journey Through The Seven Valleys Ghasem Bayat · Session #24 · 1999 · PDF
• Chronological Issues in the Lawh-i-Hikmat of Bahá’u’lláh, Some Peter Terry · Session #24 · 1999 · PDF
• Common Teachings in Chinese Culture and the Bahá’í Faith: From Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization Albert K. Cheung · Session #24 · 1999 · PDF
• Developing Criteria for a Fair Comparison of Religions in Inter-religious Dialogues Christoph Wagner · Session #22 · 1999
• Tablets with Mystical and Philosophical Themes Muin Afnani · Session #24 · 1999
• The “Openness” of Differing Perspectives in Buddhist and Bahá’í Metaphysics Dann May · Session #24 · 1999
• The Bedrock of Bahá’í Belief: The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation Zaid Lundberg · Session #22 · 1999 · PDF
• The Concept of Sacred Justice in Hebrew Eschatology Gary Selchert · Session #24 · 1999 · PDF
• The Doctrine of the Most Great Infallibility of the Manifestation of God Sohrab Kourosh · Session #24 · 1999
• Transliteration of Oriental Terms in the English Bahá’í Literature Cyrus Ala'i · Session #22 · 1999
• An Analytical Study of the Covenant in the Lawh-i-Ahmad (Arabic) Todd Lawson · Session #18 · 1998
• Globalization and Bahá’í Relations to World System of Society Margit Warburg · Session #18 · 1998
• How Bahá’u’lláh Taught Christians: The Rhetoric and Pedagogy of Bahá’u’lláh’s Writings to Followers of Jesus Christ Ted Brownstein · Session #20 · 1998
• Religion and the Arts: The Cyclical Theory in the Bahá’í Faith Moojan Momen · Session #18 · 1998
• The Dangers of Silence and the Practice of Responsible Apologetics Jack McLean · Session #18 · 1998
• The Third Copernican Revolution: “Transparent Dialogue and Relational Theology” — Unity and Diversity and The Development of a Global Vision of God’s Relationality Christopher Jones · Session #20 · 1998
• Monotheistic Religion in Africa: The Example of the Swazi People Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, Margaret Pemberton-Pigott · Session #14 · 1997
• Salvation: Staticity into Motion Joan Sheppard · Session #15 · 1997
• Scripture in the Perspective of Comparative Religion and the Bahá’i Faith Robert Stockman · Session #14 · 1997
• Scripture in the Perspective of Comparative Religion and the Bahá’í Faith Robert Stockman · Session #15 · 1997
• Sectarianism and the Bahá’i Faith Iraj Ayman · Session #14 · 1997
• Sectarianism and the Bahá’í Faith Iraj Ayman · Session #15 · 1997
• Taiping and other Chinese Messianic Movements in the Nineteenth Century Kamran Ekbal · Session #14 · 1997
• The Blind Men and the Elephant: Differing Perspectives in Buddhist and Bahá’í Metaphysics Dann May · Session #15 · 1997
• The Continuity of Consciousness and Phenomena Kim Bowers · Session #9 · 1996
• The Good Tree: Distinguishing the Bahá’í Faith From Destructive Cults Stephen Vaccaro · Session #9 · 1996
• The New World Order and the Convergence of Religious and Secular Opposition Behrooz Sabet · Session #9 · 1996
• The Theology of Church and State in the Bahá’í Order: Analytical Foundations for a Rational Synthesis of Scientific, Traditional, and Religious Cosmologies Sen McGlinn · Session #9 · 1996
• Eschatology and Messianic Hope in Hinduism: A Bahá’í Perspective Ali K. Merchant · Session #5 · 1995
• Obedience to Divine Law: Evolution of the Individual’s Perception Azadeh Fares, Nabil Fares · Session #5 · 1995
• Paradoxes and Facts of the Anti-Baha’i Polemic on the Territory of the European Part of the Former U.S.S.R. Marina Pavlova · Session #8 · 1995
• Possible Criticisms of the Baha’i Faith from a Feminist Perspective Lil Abdo · Session #8 · 1995
• The Model of Penology in the Kitab-i-Aqdas John Hatcher · Session #5 · 1995
• The Position of Mírzá Yahyá Núrí Subh-i-Azal: Some aspects of Azalí Anti-Baha’i Polemic and Baha’i Apologetics Stephen Lambden · Session #8 · 1995
• Church and State in the World Order of Bahá’u’llah Sen McGlinn · Session #4 · 1994
• Experience of Taking the Most Holy Book to the Masses Using Structured Educational Material, On The Vadim Nomokonov · Session #4 · 1994
• Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas S Fazel · Session #4 · 1994
• Resurrection of Divine Wisdom: A Study of the Ontology of Greek Philosophical Theology and Jewish Theology in the Context of Wisdom Revelation and its Realization in the Bahá’i Religion Michael McCarron · Session #2 · 1994
• Service of Women on the Universal House of Justice Wendi Momen · Session #4 · 1994
• The General Nature of Divine Laws Iraj Ayman · Session #4 · 1994
• The History of Writing and Transmission of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Moojan Momen · Session #4 · 1994
• The Terms Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Bahá’i Writings Robert Stockman · Session #4 · 1994
• The Validity and Value of An Historical-Critical Approach to the Revealed Word of Bahá’u’llah John Hatcher · Session #2 · 1994