Bahá’í Explorations

Below is a list of all previously recorded presentations.



Writing and Illustrating The Blessed Beauty

In this talk, Violetta will speak about her inspirations and her process for creating this vast chronology, which is almost 400 pages long, and contains 825 photographs as well as 115 pieces of original art, and close to 60 handmade graphics and maps, illustrating the life and Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh. The Blessed Beauty is a […] Read More

“Seal of the Prophets” (Q. 33:40) & “Divine Presence” (Q. 33:44): Why These Two Key Verses Should Be Read Together

Reference PDF – https://www.clearwaterbahais.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Buck_2022_Seal_Prophets_Divine_Presence.pdf “Muhammad is … the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets.” – Q. 33:4a, tr. Arberry, https://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=33&verse=40On the day when they will be brought into the presence of their Lord, their greeting to each other will be, “Peace be with you.” – Q. 33:44a, tr. Muhammad Sarwar, https://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=33&verse=44 Read More

An In-depth multi-series Analysis of Contemporary “Woke,” politics.

The purpose of my presentations is to demonstrate that the Baha’i Writings provide the theoretical and practical resources to establish a Baha’i-inspired and faith-based social justice movement that is a viable alternative to the social justice campaigns currently being waged in the United States and Canada. The social justice activism that currently dominates public attention […] Read More

An In-depth multi-series Analysis of Contemporary “Woke,” politics part 2

The purpose of my presentations is to demonstrate that the Baha’i Writings provide the theoretical and practical resources to establish a Baha’i-inspired and faith-based social justice movement that is a viable alternative to the social justice campaigns currently being waged in the United States and Canada. The social justice activism that currently dominates public attention […] Read More

Who was Dr. Josephine Fallscheer-Zürcher, what did she do for the Bahá’í Faith?

– About the Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Germany and Austria – Some new findings on Prof. Forel and the Bahá’í Faith Read More

Ukraine and the millions of Ukrainian refugees, Baha’u’llah’s solution to such a problem.

Resources Compiled for today’s Presentation on, “How To Stop War!” Lately, as the minds and hearts of many Baha’is have turned to the war in Ukraine and the millions of Ukrainian refugees, it might be time for someone to speak about Baha’u’llah’s solution to such a problem, and how relevant His counsels are to humanity […] Read More

Epistemology of Mysticism in Baha’u’llah’s Writings

Epistemology refers to the philosophy of knowledge, i.e. how knowledge is acquired and verified. In a Baha’i context, epistemology would refer to the knowledge of God and how it is acquired. This talk will discuss the epistemology of mysticism, with reference to the Baha’i sacred writings. The talk will be based mainly on Jack’s recently published article, “Mystical Experience […] Read More

Baháʼí Faith Worldwide Conferences 2022 Planning Part 2

Let Your Vision Be World-EmbracingWe are pleased to invite you to a meeting of all those who want to contribute to the betterment of the world we live in. The Teachings of Baha’u’llah present a vision of a peaceful global civilization based on the recognition of the oneness of humanity. If this idea touches your […] Read More

Worldwide Conferences 2022 Planning Part 1

Let Your Vision Be World-EmbracingWe are pleased to invite you to a meeting of all those who want to contribute to the betterment of the world we live in. The Teachings of Baha’u’llah present a vision of a peaceful global civilization based on the recognition of the oneness of humanity. If this idea touches your […] Read More

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