Bibliography: BIB28884

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB28884
reference type	Journal Article
online here	Bahá'í Contributions to Interfaith Relations
title	Bahá’í Contributions to Interfaith Relations
journal	Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Philadelphia, Pa.)
author	Buck, Christopher
authority control	Christopher Buck
year	2019
date	Spring 2019
issue	2
volume	54
abstract	The Bahá’í Faith “claims not to destroy or belittle previous Revelations, but to connect, unify, and fulfi ll them,” according to Shoghi Effendi (Bahá’í “Guardian,” 1921–57). Seena Fazel proposed “three bridges that can link the Bahá’í community to other religions in dialogue”: “ethical,” “intellectual,” and “mystical-spiritual.” The Universal House of Justice (elected international Bahá’í council) addressed its public “Letter to the World’s Religious Leaders” (April, 2002) to promote consensus “that God is one and that . . . religion is likewise one.” Shoghi Effendi’s declaration that the Bahá’í Faith “proclaims all established religions to be divine in origin, identical in their aims, complementary in their functions, continuous in their purpose, indispensable in their value to mankind” potentially can promote ideal interfaith relations through reciprocal recognition and respect.
language	English
keywords	INTERFAITH ACTIVITIES
pages	260–277
Legal note	11.