I AM HAPPY TO REPORT .... that we had our first session of our five-week introductory course on the Bahai Faith at the Unity Church North of Marietta with 20+ interested seekers including the church minister in attendance. We are using Shahin Vafais Introduction to the Bahai Faith, a prayer book, and the Hidden Words for this course. Some of the friends asked for the course outline in case you can use a similar course in your community plus a video of the proceedings of the first session. Beshetabid, beshetabid, ke vaght tang ast va ahang motreb nazdik be enteha! Abdul-Baha (Rough translation: hurry, hurry, the time is short and the melody of the musician toward its last note. INTRODUCTION TO THE BAHA’I FAITH AT UNITY NORTH JANUARY 2015 – COURSE OUTLINE SESSION 1: Chapter 1: The Role of the Divine Manifestations A) THE GOLDEN RULE & THE CONCEPT OF PROGRESSIVE REVELATIONS B) BAHA’I HISTORY OUTLINE: Prophetic Age 1844-1921 (The Bab (1850), Baha’u’llah (1892), Abdu’l-Baha) Formative Age 1921 – present (Shoghi Effendi (1957), the Universal House of Justice – since 1963) The Golden Age C) BAHA’I TEMPLES; BAHA’I SYMBOL D) THE COVENANT E) BAHA’I WRITINGS – AN OVERVIEW SESSION 2: Chapter 2: Life’s Purpose and the Afterlife A) WHY WE PRAY B) TYPES OF PRAYERS C) SELECTED PRAYERS D) AFTER LIFE SESSION 3: SOCIAL TEACHINGS: Chapter 3 A) ONENESS OF HUMANITY B) INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR TRUTH C) UNITY AS THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION D) HARMONY OF SCIENCE & RELIGION E) ELIMINATION OF PREJUDICES F) EQUALITY OF GENDERS, RACES, NATIONS G) UNIVERSAL EDUCATION H) AUXILIARY INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE I) ECONOMIC JUSTICE J) UNIVERSAL PEACE THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION K) RELATIVITY OF RELIGIOUS TRUTH & PROGRESSIVE REVELATIONS L) ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORLD FEDERATION OF NATIONS M) MORAL TEACHINGS SESSION 4: Chapter 4: The History of the Baha’i Faith A) THE BAB: 1844-1850 (SHIRAZ TO TABRIZ) B) BAHA’U’LLAH: 1852-92 (TEHRAN, BAGHDAD, ISTANBUL, ADRIANOPLE, AKKA) C) ABDU’L-BAHA: 1892-1921 D) SHOGHI EFFENDI (The Guardian): 1921 – 57 E) HANDS OF THE CAUSE (Custodians): 1957-63 F) THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE: 1963- …. G) LOCAL & NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES SESSION 5: PART 1: Chapter 5: Adopting Spiritual Patterns A) THE HIDDEN WORDS B) SELECTED LAWS & PATTERNS PART 2: Chapter 6: Recognizing the Promised Age https://youtube/watch?v=HTbXxhgeBD0
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