Issues of Society The Advancement of Women Source: Compilation of Compilations vol. 2 Historically, the tree is a universal symbol found in the myths and sacred writings of all peoples. The Baha’i writings often refer to all female believers as leaves of this tree, and to all males as branches. ‘Abdu’l-Baha was deeply concerned with […]
By Lindsey Lugsch-Tehle What would it mean to experience the “Theater of the Noble”? Green Acre, a Baha’i center of learning in Eliot, Maine—is exploring this notion in collaboration with the Seacoast Repertory Theater and Artists Building Capacity as World Citizens, both of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, through an approach piloted by “Project Empathy.” The program’s […]
By Layli Miron Although Jaron Myers’s story unfolds in the desertscape of central Arizona, it actually starts 1,500 miles away in Minnesota. At 18, Myers was a college student and churchgoer there. But he wasn’t satisfied with his spiritual life, feeling a disconnect between the rituals of religion and the call he felt to serve […]
Impressions on ‘Abdu’l-Baha The Vanishing of the Veil Source: Christian Commonwealth, Vol. 33, 1 Jan. 1913, p. 261 The Christian Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday. It was started in 1881 and had a very liberal outlook. On 13 September it printed, on its front cover, an article which included the interview between […]
Note: This article is edited from a report by Reese Weatherspoon, a youth participant who has been accompanied within the Educate Youth program by Dr. Richard Thomas, a Baha’i and university educator of long standing. Amid a global pandemic and heartbreaking violence nationwide, one professor’s efforts to connect with and support young people in his […]
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