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Tag: "Evolutionary nature of the Bahá'í Faith"

tag name Evolutionary nature of the Bahá'í Faith type: Administration; Miscellaneous
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gradual
related tags - Concepts; Change; Evolution; Future; World order
referring tags Laws, Gradual implementation of; Manifestations of God, Gradual disclosure of; Maturity of the Institutions; Organic
Inventory subject Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Principles of the Faith adopted democratically; not imposed
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(authoritative sources)

These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"... the evolution of the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh is an organic process proceeding in accordance with the Divine Will and animated by a spiritual reality. In response to a question, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá wrote: “The kingdom of peace, salvation, uprightness, and reconciliation is founded in the invisible world, and it will by degrees become manifest and apparent through the power of the Word of God!” As a result of consecrated human endeavor over decades, and indeed centuries, this spiritual reality is gradually expressed in physical form..."

– Universal House of Justice, letter dated 19 April 2001, to an individual

references bahai9.com/wiki/Maturity_of_believers_to_increase_over_generations; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Gradual; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Evolutionary

"Evolutionary nature of the Bahá'í Faith" has been tagged in:

40 results from the Main Catalog

3 results from the Chronology

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  1. n.d.. Development of the Faith. Rahmatu'llah Muhajir. — Process and development of the Faith, "from its birth to its glory and greatness and color in the wo... Audio.
  2. 2025-12. Bahá'í House of Worship: Design, Construction and Community, by Joe Carter and Nooshfar Afnan: Review. Ann Boyles. — Examines the evolving Baha’i House of Worship as an emergent institution uniting architecture, com... Reviews.
  3. 2025-04-21. Evolving Administrative Order, An. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i administrative order, evolving globally, fosters unity, decentralization, and social tr... Articles.
  4. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. — Links to 46 interviews highlighting how Baha’i individuals and communities worldwide apply spiritu... Audio.
  5. 2023-11-28. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice. — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard... UHJ-letters.
  6. 2022-08-03. Pursuit of Social Justice, The. Michael Karlberg. — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati... Articles.
  7. 2022. Compilation on All of Humanity Embracing the Bahá'í Faith, A. Brent Poirier, comp. Compilations-personal.
  8. 2021-11-02. Bahá'í Law. Roshan Danesh. — Baha'i law in its historical, cultural, social, religious, political, and legal contexts, within pro... Video.
  9. 2018-11-09. Social and Economic Development. Universal House of Justice. — Letter to the Baha’is of the world, urging to coordinated social and economic development, and ann... UHJ-letters.
  10. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola... Audio.
  11. 2013. Next Stage, The. Douglas Martin. — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ... Articles.
  12. 2010. Balancing Constancy and Change in the Bahá'í Faith. Peter J. Khan. — Address to the 2010 United States Baha'i convention: transcript, video, and audio. Talks.
  13. 2010. Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan. Douglas Martin. — A series of eight short talks (total around two hours), in both audio and video formats, on the evol... Audio.
  14. 2005-11. Knowledge. Paul Lample. Audio.
  15. 2004/2007. Towards World Order. Alí Nakhjavání. — Transcripts of six talks given at a week-long course on the World Order of Baha'u'llah, sponsored by... Study.
  16. 2003/2011. Change of Culture, A. Moojan Momen. — An overview of the process of cultural change in the Baha'i community. Articles-unpublished.
  17. 2002-08-22. Enrollments and limited growth of the Bahá'í community. Universal House of Justice. — The lack of significant numerical growth in certain Western Baha'i communities is related to the pre... UHJ-letters.
  18. 2002-08-22. Falta de crecimiento y el cambio de cultura, La. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
  19. 2000. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Explanation of the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh: Tablets and Talks Translated into English (1911-1920). Peter Terry. — A review of the varied lists of Baha'i principles' presented by 'Abdu'l-Baha in various of his writi... Articles.
  20. 2000. Community Functioning, Issues Concerning: Fostering the Development of Bahá'í Communities. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Extensive guidance on community development. Includes extracts from letters written on behalf of Sho... UHJ-letters.
  21. 1999. Irish Bahá'í Summer School. Adib Taherzadeh. — A wide-ranging talk on the administrative order, anecdotes about George Townshend, and time spent in... Audio.
  22. 1999. Universal House of Justice, The: Bahá'u'lláh's Agent of Change. Geoffrey W. Marks (published as Geoff Marks). — On the nature of change within a community, its methods and authority; the rate and parameters of so... Articles-unpublished.
  23. 1998. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
  24. 1996-05-13. Disintegration of Society and the Development of a New Order. Universal House of Justice. — On the disintegration of society and the development of a new order, and how the advancement of civi... UHJ-letters.
  25. 1996. On the Nature of Bahá'í Communities. Check Woo Foo. — Reflections on the development of Baha'i communities in urban societies, especially the relationship... Articles.
  26. 1996. Bahá'í studies Seminar in Cambridge, 30 September - 1 October 1978: Message to Participants. Universal House of Justice. — Harmony of science and religion; faith and reason; spiritual scholarship; and the institution of rev... UHJ-letters.
  27. 1995-05-18. Administrative Order, Suggestions about changes in. Universal House of Justice. — Ways in which Baha'is may make suggestions for change within the Baha'i administration, and the natu... UHJ-letters.
  28. 1995-04-27. Theocracy and Separation of Church and State. Universal House of Justice. — On theocracy in relation to the Baha'i model of government, and issues relating to the development o... UHJ-letters.
  29. 1994 Fall. Houses as Perfect as Is Possible. Duane L. Herrmann. — A survey of the evolution in design of the Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world through the twe... Articles.
  30. 1993. Kitab-i-Aqdas: Its Place in Bahá'í literature. Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information. — Offers a broad introduction to the Aqdas and its themes. Essays.
  31. 1992-04-09. Humanity's Coming Encounter with Baha'u'llah. Douglas Martin. — Retrospective look at the previous 100 years of Baha'i history, current shifts of focus and teaching... Talks.
  32. 1990/1995/2007. World Order, Evolution Towards: Notes on recent secondary literature, compilation, and two memoranda from the Bahá'í World Centre. Universal House of Justice, Steve Cooney, comp. . — Two letters, "Request for Materials about the World Order of Baha'u'llah" and "World Government and ... Articles.
  33. 1988-12-29. Individual Rights and Freedoms. Universal House of Justice. — An important and often-quoted letter about rights and freedom of expression in the Baha'i community,... UHJ-documents.
  34. 1988-05-31. Women on the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. — Response to a paper presented at a Baha'i Studies conference which raised the possibility that women... UHJ-letters.
  35. 1985:12. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre. William P. Collins. — Overview of the nature of the Baha'i World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the S... Articles.
  36. 1985-03-14. Human Suffering, the Reconstruction of Society, and the Places the Manifestations of God have Appeared. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
  37. 1984. Growing in the Bahá'í Faith. Adib Taherzadeh. — Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of the soul, our purpose, and p... Audio.
  38. 1977-08-21. Letter to an individual. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the response of humanity to the summons of Baha’u’llah and the reconstruction of socie... UHJ-letters.
  39. 1974. Historical Analysis of Critical Transformations in the Evolution of the Bahá'í World Faith, An. Vernon Elvin Johnson. — Detailed study of major changes in the Faith's history, opposition to such changes, and their result... Theses.
  40. 1967-12-09. Hidden Words, The: Transcript of a talk by Hand of the Cause of God A. Q. Faizí. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. — Talk delivered in Wilmette, Illinois. Talks.

from the Chronology (3 results; expand)

  1. 1988-12-29 — The Universal House of Justice issued a letter to the Baha'is in the United States published as Indi...
  2. 1993-09-16 — The document Baha'i Social and Economic Development: Prospects for the Future, prepared at the Worl...
  3. 1997-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice restricted the formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies to the first d...
 
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