Bibliography: BIB18800

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB18800
reference type	Journal Article
title	Forging More Perfect Unions
journal	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
author	Barnes, William
authority control	William Barnes
year	1992
date	Mar.–June 1992
issue	1
volume	5
abstract	The author believes that, to avoid disintegration, social advances toward more inclusive political structures must be accompanied by a moral advance toward more universal values. This article discusses the three stages of humanity's global political unification as described in the Bahá'í writings: confederation, federation, commonwealth. Since these forms of government are outer expressions of inner levels of collective unified consciousness, each of these forms of government also marks a stage of humanity's deepening inner unification. Of particular note is the discussion of the changing concept of competition. If human beings are to create a united world, they must stop competing selfishly and instead compete selflessly to forge cooperative structures that will benefit all humanity.
language	English
keywords	GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; COMPETITION
pages	1–11