Bahá’í Explorations

Below is a list of all previously recorded presentations.



Near Death Experiences? Comparative Analysis to the Holy Scriptures

https://bahaiteachings.org/near-death-experiences-really-tell-us/ The Effects of “NDE” on Contemporary Attitudes about the Afterlife In spite of religious reassurances about the next stage of existence, it is easy to fall prey to prevailing attitudes regarding death. In the foreword to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s seminal work Death: The Final Stage of Growth, Joseph and Laurie Braga observe: “… death is […]

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The Martyrdom of the Bab

“It would indeed be no exaggeration to say that nowhere in the whole compass of the world’s religious literature, except in the Gospels, do we find any record relating to the death of any of the religion-founders of the past comparable to the martyrdom suffered by the Prophet of Shíráz [the Bab]” Shoghi Effendi, God […]

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The Bahá’í Faith: The Basics

This presentation provides a thorough and accessible introduction to a fascinating, independent world religion. Examining its historical development, current “community-building” efforts, and the social contributions of the Bahá’í Faith in the world today. Referenced resource materials: https://clearwaterbahais.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buck_2021_Bahai_Faith_The_Basics_Clearwater_Optimized.pdf

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Influence of the great Tahirih on the Education of women in Iran

Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ Tahirih has been inspiring writers, human rights activists, and artists for generations. Now a new book about the Persian poet and champion of women’s rights examines her life and her links with suffragettes in the West and pays tribute to her legacy. Tahirih’s shameful murder itself gave her an opportunity to […]

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Interfaith Chaplaincy

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The influence of the great Tahirih on the education of women in Iran

Tahirih has been inspiring writers, human rights activists, and artists for generations. Now a new book about the Persian poet and champion of women’s rights examines her life and her links with suffragettes in the West and pays tribute to her legacy. Tahirih’s shameful murder itself gave her an opportunity to express her hopeful spirit. […]

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Humanitas: Images of Perfection

In the figure of `Abdu’l-Bahá we can look to the world outside and follow a living, historical, ‘perfect Exemplar’, this “…most perfect bounty… sent…down in the form of a human temple.” Images of perfection are distilled in one man. We can observe and marvel at this ‘Orb of the beauty of the great’. `Abdu’l-Bahá embodied, […]

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Treading the spiritual life with practical feet

Treading the spiritual life with practical feet is about, exploring the mystical and practical application of being a Bahá’í, a personal perspective. One of the things I always loved about the Bahá’í Faith is the way it relies on the community in support of an individual’s spiritual life. Here are ordinary people who have taken […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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