Dr. Nader Saiedi
Nader Saiedi, born in Tehran, Iran, is a retired sociologist with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. He dedicated more than 25 years to teaching sociology at Carleton College and offering Baha’i studies at UCLA. He holds a master’s degree in economics from Pahlavi University in Shiraz and earned a Ph.D. in sociology from […]
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The Bab and the Theology of Revelation
In 1844 a charismatic young Persian merchant from Shiraz, known as the Báb, electrified the Shí‘ih world by claiming to be the return of the Hidden Twelfth Imam of Islamic prophecy. But contrary to traditional expectations of apocalyptic holy war, the Báb maintained that the spiritual path was not one of force and coercion but love […]
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The African Presence at the Genesis of the Baha’i Faith
Baha’i history has paid too little attention to the Africans who were present in the household of the Bab at the beginning of the Baha’i era. This presentation will discuss the roles that Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, the two African servants of the Bab, played in the early days of the Faith. From the […]
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The Harmony of Science and Religion
We will explore Baha’u’llah’s teachings on physical and spiritual reality and highlight a scientific approach to pursuing our studies in science and apply those same principles to the study of religious texts utilizing hermeneutic principles as outlined in the sacred writings of the Baha’i Faith.
Read MoreAnthony A. Lee, Ph.D.
He is a retired professor of African and African American history, who taught most recently at UCLA and West Los Angeles College. He has published a number of books and papers on the history of the Baha’i Faith in Africa and in Iran. He is co-owner of Kalimat Press www.kalimat.com, a small, independent Baha’i publishing […]
Read MoreDr. Jay R Miller, DC, DACNB
Jay Miller is a chiropractic physician in practice for over 30 years. He has been married for 44 years and has two children and five grandchildren. He was introduced to the teachings of Baha’u’llah as a young child in the early 1960’s. He has served in various capacities for the Bahá’í community over the years. […]
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The Pandemic and the Lesser Peace Updated!
In this second presentation John S. Hatcher, PhD discusses the topic “The Pandemic and the Path to the Lesser Peace in depth.” In an earlier talk, He spoke of the unique conditions the pandemic had produced, some of which, He remarked, were not necessarily negative in their ability to awaken us to the inextricable relationship […]
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Spiritual Resilience in This Time of Crisis
The time when mere belief in principles and theologies, as important as they are, simply will not be enough to ensure your resilience in this turbulent age. Explore some of the core spiritual realities that form the foundation of resilience. Now is the time to thrive by unleashing the power of the revelation of the […]
Read MoreDr. John Woodall
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.- Hafiz Dr. John Woodall is a Board Certified Psychiatrist formerly of the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the Founder and Director of the Unity Project, a resilience learning system that was developed to promote resilient strengths […]
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Towards the New World Order, A Bahá’í Perspective
Copy of this presentation: Meditation 98 Towards a New World Order If you read the Introduction to the Dawnbreakers, Nabil describes the wretchedness of the Persian state and society in the 19th century. It reads: “Persia as a feeble and backward nation divided against itself by corrupt practices and ferocious bigotries. Inefficiency and wretchedness, the fruits […]
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