Theme · 159 papers

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Ethics, Law & Justice

Moral philosophy, Bahá’í law, and the meaning of justice.

• Days of Remembrance: Notes on Two Tablets Iscander Micael Tinto · 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
• A Comparison between the commentary and interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by `Abdu’l-Bahá and Ayatu’llah Khomeini Moojan Momen · Session #138 · 2016 · PDF
• Financial Enterprises of the Early Eastern Bahá’ís Vahid Rafati · Session #138 · 2016
• Myths and Symbolism in the Bahá’í Writings: The Case of Joseph Vahid Rafati · Session #138 · 2016
• Responses to Injustice Mehran Bashiri · Session #136 · 2016
• Role of the Bahá’í Faith in a World Government Farjam Majd · Session #137 · 2016
• Tablets of the Divine Plan, the Fountainhead of Guidance for the Development and Crystallization of the Bahá’í Worldwide Community Jena Khadem-Khodadad · Session #138 · 2016
• Tablets of the Divine Plan: Virtues of Effort, Magnanimity, and Sanctity Marlene Koswan · Session #137 · 2016
• Theology of Tahirih as Revealed in Her Poems Anthony Lee · Session #137 · 2016
• Tracing Themes found in the Tablets of the Divine Plan Wendi Momen · Session #138 · 2016
• Memorials of the Faithful: The Democratization of Sainthood Moojan Momen · Session #132 · 2015
• Memorials of the Faithful: The Virtues of Inner and Outer Transformation Marlene Koswan · Session #135 · 2015 · PDF
• Nietzsche and the Baha’i Writings: An Introductory Exploration Ian Kluge · Session #130 · 2015 · PDF
• The Language of the Heart: From Dream Language towards Understanding the Language of the Heart Wolfgang Klebel · Session #130 · 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
• The Universal Masculine and Feminine Farzam Majd · Session #130 · 2015
• Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self in One’s Spiritual Transformation, Powered by Love of God Bijan Ghafari · Session #128 · 2014
• Mastering Bahá’í Way of Life: Process or Event? Iraj Ayman · Session #128 · 2014
• The Baha’i Way of Life: A Research Proposal Iraj Ayman · Session #125 · 2014
• The Concept of Politics in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Treatise on Politics Farhad Sabetan · Session #123 · 2014
• Conflict Transformation: A Case Study of the Universal House of Justice Messages to the Bahá’ís in Iran Mahyad Zaerpoor-Rahnamaie · Session #116 · 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
• Forgiveness: Its meaning and merits from religious as well as scientific viewpoint Keyvan Geula · Session #116 · 2013
• Integration of Centralization and Decentralization in the Bahá’í Administrative Order Iraj Ayman · Session #116 · 2013
• Justice, Rights, Unity: Foundations of a Prosperous Civilization Farhad Sabetan · Session #116 · 2013
• Successorship and the Election of the Universal House of Justice: The Universal House of Justice 1963 —2013 Ali Nakhjavani · Session #118 · 2013
• The Bábí-Bahá’í Theology of ‘Adl (Justice) and the Lawh-i Ridván al-’Adl of Bahá’u’lláh Stephen Lambden · Session #116 · 2013
• The Development of the Baha’i Community: 1963 — 2013 Muin Afnani · Session #116 · 2013
• The Greatest Holy Leaf’s Unparalleled Role in Religious History and the Significance of the Arc, the Site of Her Resting Place Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani · Session #121 · 2013 · PDF
• The Last Refuge: Fifty Years of the Ministry of the Universal House of Justice Shahbaz Fatheazam · Session #116 · 2013
• The Last Refuge: Fifty Years of the Ministry of the Universal House of Justice Shahbaz Fatheazam · Session #121 · 2013
• The Universal House of Justice: A Unique Institution in the Annals of Religion Sovaida Ma'ani · Session #121 · 2013
• `Abdu’l-Bahá in Chicago Arash Zare · Session #113 · 2012
• Ethics Based on Science Alone? Ian Kluge · Session #109 · 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
• International Unity and Universality of Education: Guidelines Given in the Talks of `Abdu’l-Bahá Iraj Ayman · Session #111 · 2012
• Naturrecht oder Offenbarung: Zur Grundlage ethischer Normen Yasmin Mellinghoff · Session #114 · 2012
• Role of Principles in the Bahá’í Faith: Principles and Fashion Farjam Majd · Session #109 · 2012 · PDF
• Shared Leadership and Bahá’í Community Life Roya Ayman · Session #111 · 2012
• Shared Leadership and Bahá’ís Community Life Roya Ayman · Session #113 · 2012
• Understanding Economic Moral Hazard and Its Implications in the Writings of `Abdu’l- Bahá Roya Ayman · Session #111 · 2012
• 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
• `Abdu’l-Bahá — The Mystery of God Faris Badii · Session #102 · 2011
• Abdu’l-Bahá: The Mystery of God Faris Badii · Session #107 · 2011
• Abdu’l-Bahá’s Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels Wendi Momen · Session #104 · 2011 · PDF
• Apocalyptic Thinking and Process Thinking: A Baha’i Contribution to Religious Thought Moojan Momen · Session #104 · 2011 · PDF
• 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
• Book of Proverbs meets the Hidden Words: Some preliminary notes Ami Schrager · Session #104 · 2011
• Buddhist Doctrine of Nothingness Ian Kluge · Session #102 · 2011
• Childhood Malnutrition and Poverty: The Baha’i Perspective Lua Wilkinson · Session #104 · 2011
• Deganawidah The Peacemaker - Many Messengers of God : A Native American Perspective Paula Bidwell · Session #107 · 2011
• Liebe deine Nächste: Auf der Suche nach einer universellen Moral Behrooz Bahrami · Session #105 · 2011
• The Fragility of Goodness: Hexis and Praxis in the Historical Figure of `Abdu’l-Bahá Shahbaz Fatheazam · Session #102 · 2011 · PDF
• The Genetic basis of our uniquely human ability: The gift of speech and language Faraneh Vargha-Khadem · Session #104 · 2011
• Towards Building a Teaching Strategy: Abdul-Bahá’s Public Addresses in the West Vargha Taefi · Session #104 · 2011
• A Comparative Review of Zakat and Huquq’u’lláh Nabil Fares · Session #100 · 2010
• A Comparative Review of Zakat and Huqúq’u’lláh Nabil Fares · Session #95 · 2010
• 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
• Homeland Earth Keyvan Nazerian · Session #100 · 2010
• In the Beginning: An Analysis of the Opening Chapters of the Báb’s Qayyum al-asma Sholeh Quinn · Session #95 · 2010
• Moral Dimension of Economics: A Bahá’í Perspective Farhad Sabetan · Session #95 · 2010
• Preparing Baha’i Communities in the East and the West to Embrace Gender Equality Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani · Session #100 · 2010 · PDF
• The Bahá’í Faith: A Shift of Paradigm Ghasem Bayat · Session #95 · 2010
• The Genesis of Bábí Ritual as Exemplified in the Khasa’il-Sab`a (‘The Seven Directives’) of the Báb Stephen Lambden · Session #95 · 2010
• The Two Wings of Humanity: `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Articulation of the Equality of Women and Men During His Western Travels Wendi Momen · Session #97 · 2010
• Consensus Decision-Making: Bahá’í Perspective Vargha Taefi · Session #89 · 2009
• Distributive Justice: A Bahá’í Perspective Farhad Sabetan · Session #88 · 2009
• Divine Origin of the Bahá’í Faith Fares Hedayati · Session #93 · 2009
• Hidden Words: Dawn of the Revelation of Laws and Ordinances Iraj Ayman · Session #89 · 2009
• Resurrection: Hell and Heaven Ghasem Bayat · Session #88 · 2009
• The Path of God: Declaration Towards a Global Ethic and the Bahá’í Faith, Parts 1 and 2 Wolfgang Klebel · Session #88 · 2009 · PDF
• A Comparison of Western Democracies with the Concept of Governance in `Abdu’l-Bahá’s Writings Muin Afnani · Session #81 · 2008
• Baha’i Perspectives on Human Rights Marianne Geula · Session #86 · 2008
• Labor Strikes and Disputes from the Perspective of Some Answered Questions Farhad Sabetan · Session #81 · 2008
• On Science and Religion: Technology — Ethical Issues and the Bahá’í Faith Ramin Neshati · Session #81 · 2008
• The Concept of Holy and Sacred anonymous · Session #83 · 2008
• The Khutbas or literary “Sermons” of the Báb Stephen Lambden · Session #81 · 2008
• Energie und Moral aus der Baha’i-Perspektive: Die Auseinandersetzung mit der Problematik von Energieversorgung, Umweltkatastrophen und wirtschaftlichen Motiven aus moralischer Sicht Nazareno Gothardi · Session #77 · 2007
• The Concept of justice in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi Farhad Sabetan · Session #74 · 2007
• The Rise of justice in the spiritual and secular life of man: An exposition on excerpts from The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi James Thomas · Session #74 · 2007 · PDF
• Tabernacle of Unity: A Book Review Bijan Bayzaee · Session #72 · 2006
• Taking the Metaphors in the Bahá’í Writings to Heart Keyvan Geula · Session #67 · 2006
• The Presence of the Heroic in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi and Nabil Jack McLean · Session #72 · 2006
• Letters of Sayyid ‘Ali Muhammad Shirazi ‘the Báb’ to Muhammad Shah Qajar (Part II) Sholeh Quinn · Session #60 · 2005
• Persian title yet-to-be entered Armaghan Asadi · Session #64 · 2005
• Religion and Exclusivism: A Baha’i Perspective Julio Savi · Session #62 · 2005 · PDF
• The Covenant Renewed: Perspective in Religious Revelation and History Sateh Bayat · Session #60 · 2005
• The Image of the Prophet of Islam in Muslim and Bahá’í Writings Ghasem Bayat · Session #60 · 2005
• The Newly-Born Babe of That Day: Mysticism in the age of the maturity of humankind Julio Savi · Session #62 · 2005 · PDF
• Vital Role of the Universal House of Justice in destiny of humanity Armaghan Asadi · Session #65 · 2005
• A Review of the Bahá’í Writings on the Concept of Reincarnation Sateh Bayat, Vafa Bayat · Session #53 · 2004 · PDF
• Power and the Bahá’í Community Moojan Momen · Session #54 · 2004 · PDF
• The Import of Shoghi Effendi’s Writings for Bahá’i Studies Jack A. McLean · Session #54 · 2004
• Translation of al-Kitab al-Aqdas into Hebrew: Some notes on contents and style Moshe Sharon · Session #54 · 2004
• Exploring Insights from the Rational and the Sacred in Moral Action: Kant’s Metaphysics of Morals and the Limits of Pure Reason Shahla Maghzi · Session #46 · 2003
• Legal terms in the translations of Shoghi Effendi and in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Moojan Momen · Session #48 · 2003 · PDF
• Religion als Gefahr für die psychische? Bernardo Fritzsche · Session #49 · 2003
• The Approach of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the Problem of Tolerance Erfan Sabeti · Session #48 · 2003
• 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
• Social Justice According to the Divine Standard James Nelson · Session #40 · 2002
• Súrah al-Sultán, The King Muin Afnan · Session #40 · 2002
• Tablet of Bismilih Muin Afnan · Session #40 · 2002
• Lawh-i- Karmil (Tablet of Carmel) Sateh Bayat · Session #38 · 2001
• Mysticism in the African Traditional Religion and the Bahá’i Faith: classification of Concepts and Practices Enoch N. Tanyi · Session #36 · 2001 · PDF
• Tablets Muin Afnani · Session #38 · 2001
• Tablets of Salman II and Pisar-’Amm (The Issue of Sufferings of the Manifestations of God) Mahyad Zaerpoor-Rahnemaee · Session #34 · 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
• The Parable of Majnun and Layli Jack McLean · Session #36 · 2001
• A Presentation on the Tablet of Ishráqát Nader Saiedi · Session #30 · 2000
• Apophatic Scholarship: When the Pen Breaks and the Ink Leaves but a Blot Ismael Velasco · Session #28 · 2000 · PDF
• 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
• Justice, Fairness and the Meekness of God Susan Maneck · Session #28 · 2000
• Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh Brian A. Wittman · Session #30 · 2000 · PDF
• Súriy-i-Ra’ís (Tablet/Treatise to His Excellency) Addressed to ‘Alí Páshá, The Grand Vizir of the Ottomans Piruz Khorvash · Session #32 · 2000
• Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh to the Christians Sateh Bayat · Session #32 · 2000
• Common Teachings in Chinese Culture and the Bahá’í Faith: From Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization Albert K. Cheung · Session #24 · 1999 · PDF
• 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 Concept of Sacred Justice in Hebrew Eschatology Gary Selchert · Session #24 · 1999 · PDF
• A Comparative Study of Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith Gary Selchert · Session #20 · 1998
• Tablet to the Kings: Human Rights and Collective Security Sohrab Kourosh · Session #20 · 1998
• The Bahá’í Position on Christianity Dann May · Session #20 · 1998
• Qa’im (Ariser) and Qayyum (Deity Self-Subsistent): The background and significance of twin messianic advents in Babi-Bahá’i scripture Stephen Lambden · Session #14 · 1997
• Religion and Science in Harmony: A New Reality Muin Afnani · 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
• The Blind Men and the Elephant: Differing Perspectives in Buddhist and Bahá’í Metaphysics Dann May · Session #15 · 1997
• Discordant World Views within Bahá’í Studies and the Detraction They Encourage Richard Harmsen · Session #9 · 1996
• The Dream of Uniting the Nations: The Culminating Vision of the Hebrew Bible Gary Selchert · 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
• Considerations Relating to the Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Some Sen McGlinn · Session #5 · 1995
• Experiences with Anti-Baha’i Polemic in German-speaking Countries Udo Schaefer · Session #8 · 1995
• Getting to Justice: The Creation of Justice through the Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Holly Hanson · Session #5 · 1995
• Possible Criticisms of the Baha’i Faith from a Feminist Perspective Lil Abdo · Session #8 · 1995
• Redefining a Social Contract Rama Ayman · Session #5 · 1995
• Sacralizing the Secular: The Proclamatory Aqdas as a Response to Modernity Christopher Buck · Session #5 · 1995
• The Legal Basis of Islamic Opposition to the Baha’i Faith Moojan Momen · Session #8 · 1995
• The Limits of Discourse in the Baha’i community and their Consequences Robert Stockman · Session #8 · 1995
• The Model of Penology in the Kitab-i-Aqdas John Hatcher · Session #5 · 1995
• Church and State in the World Order of Bahá’u’llah Sen McGlinn · Session #4 · 1994
• Huququ’llah, Zakat, and Khums Vahid Behmardi · Session #4 · 1994
• Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas S Fazel · Session #4 · 1994
• Service of Women on the Universal House of Justice Wendi Momen · Session #4 · 1994
• The History of Writing and Transmission of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Moojan Momen · Session #4 · 1994
• The Inner Dimensions of Revelation Ross Woodman · Session #2 · 1994
• The Koranic Roots of Some Legal and Theological Terms in the Kitab-i-Aqdas Kamran Ekbal · Session #2 · 1994
• The Terms Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Bahá’i Writings Robert Stockman · Session #4 · 1994
• The Tree of Peace and the Coming of Bahá’u’llah Aram Gomez · Session #2 · 1994