Bahá’u’lláh and the God of Avicenna
The talk will be discussing my paper “Bahá’u’lláh and the God of Avicenna” published in The Journal of Bahá’í Studies, and I will go over its primary arguments and themes. Namely, I will discuss how Bahá’u’lláh affirms the metaphysical principles underlying Avicenna’s argument for the existence of God, Avicenna’s deduction of divine attributes, the relation […] Read More
An Introduction to the Study of the Persian Bayan
Beginning with its Preface, which is sixteen pages in length including copious notes written by the editor and translator A.L.M. Nicolas and extending throughout its 630 pages, the French version of the Persian Bayán, which has been rendered into English and is the source of this study, concentrates on the following themes: (1) The nature […] Read More
The Influence of Baha’i Ideals on Education
Nonprofit Mission: Full-Circle Learning (FCL) provides professional development for educators, to help young people embrace their role as society’s humanitarians and change agents. Serving learners and learning leaders globally since 1992. The founder says: “We create change through global integrated education. If the world feels more peaceful, if everyone can eat, if communities survive climate […] Read More
Teresa Henkle Langness
Author/Educator Teresa Henkle Langness developed the global educational model Full-Circle Learning (FCL). She leads the nonprofit organization by the same name, which has trained practitioners in 35 nations over three decades. She has written 50 books in multiple genres and has served in professional and volunteer capacities in the fields of education, communications, the environment, […] Read More
The Creed – A Bahá’í Perspective on the Nicene Creed
What similarities and differences are there between such Christian core beliefs and the beliefs of the Bahá’í Faith? The purpose of this document is to present a Bahá’í perspective on the Creed currently used by the Roman Catholic Church. Similarities and differences will be explained and several quotations from the Bahá’í Writings will be used […] Read More
The Lord’s Prayer – A Bahá’í Perspective
A Baha’is perspective on the phrases and words of the most famous Christian prayer. It is hoped that both Christians and Bahá’ís will find spiritual common ground by sharing meanings and understandings in this prayer. Read More
The Psalms: A Baha’i Perspective
The Psalms in Western culture Types of Pslams The Psalm of Praise The Royal Psalm The Community Lament The Individual Lament The Individual Song of Thanksgiving Conclusions Read MoreMr. Marco Oliveira
Marco Oliveira is a Portuguese Bahá’í residing in Lisbon. He was born into a Catholic family and accepted the Faith in 1984. He is married, has two children, and works as a software engineer. He attended the “Religious Sciences” course at the Catholic University of Lisbon and is the author of the blog “Povo de […] Read More
Hand of the Cause of God, Roy Wilhelm.
Roy Cochran Wilhelm (September 17, 1875 – December 20, 1951) was a prominent early American Bahá’í who was posthumously appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi.He was a millionaire businessman in New York City, and head of the family coffee company. His mother, Laurie, became a Bahá’í in 1898, but Roy […] Read More
