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Tag: "Government"

tag name: Government type: Miscellaneous
web link: bahai-library.com/tags/Government
related tags: Politics
Inventory subject: Obedience to and respect for government authority; Parliaments; constitutional government; Prayer for governments and rulers; Relationship between government and people; Unity of governments; political unity
bahaidata.org: Q5324   ·   Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Government

"Government" has been tagged in:

27 results from the Main Catalog

1 result from the Chronology

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  1. 2022-10. Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. . — Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
  2. 2022-06-01. One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahá'í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World. Bahá'í International Community. — A pictorial magazine-style overview of Baha'i views on the environment, trusteeship, development, pr...
  3. 2021 Fall. Bahá'í Prayers for Good Governance. Christopher Buck. — Baha’u’llah encouraged Baha’is to pray for their rulers. This essay presents a newly authorize...
  4. 2020-05. The Role of Public Institutions in Ensuring Social Well-Being. Alex Vedovi. — Questions around government’s role in social welfare and the welfare state; Baha'i perspectives on...
  5. 2018/2025. Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 52 newly translated prayers.
  6. 2012. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels. Wendi Momen. — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra...
  7. 2012. Supreme Tribunal (Mahkamiy-i-Kubra). Alí Nakhjavání. — Meaning of "Baha'i Court" in the writings of the Guardian and how it compares with the General Assem...
  8. 2008. Church and State in the Bahá'í Faith: An Epistemic Approach. Roshan Danesh. — On the public role of Baha'i institutions; review of current secondary literature; temporal legitima...
  9. 2005. Church and State: Book 1 of a Postmodern Political Theology for the Bahá'í Community. Sen McGlinn. — Religion and politics in Islamic history; Islamic and Baha'i views on theocracy and democracy; the t...
  10. 2003-01-12. Avoidance of Politics and Controversial Matters. Universal House of Justice. — A short explanation that the aim of Baha'is is to reconcile viewpoints and heal divisions, but not b...
  11. 2003-01-12. Political Non-Involvement and Obedience to Government: Compilation by Peter Khan with Cover Letter from Secretariat. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Peter J. Khan, comp. . — Current world events can cause confusion and anguish among those seeking global peace. Rather than b...
  12. 2001-09-02. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion. Ian Kluge. — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic.
  13. 2001. Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights. Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, ed. — Articles by Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila...
  14. 1998-08-12. Mark of the Beast and Implanted Computer Chips. Universal House of Justice. — Concerns about implanted computer chips as the "Mark of the Beast," and the response of individual B...
  15. 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...
  16. 1994-11-06. Church and State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah. Sen McGlinn. — The concept of theocracy as it applies to the Baha'i model of government.
  17. 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.
  18. 1992. Forging More Perfect Unions. William Barnes. — Social advances toward inclusive political structures must be accompanied by a moral advance toward ...
  19. 1987. Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace. John Huddleston. — Highlights a few points in the Baha'i approach to government and collective action.
  20. 1986. Relationship to Government. Author unknown, comp. — Three short sections: Loyalty to the government, the Baha'i view of pacifism, and the Guardian's ins...
  21. 1986. Relating the Faith to Current Issues. Peter J. Khan. — Short essay outlining an approach to relate the teachings to current thoughts and problems of humani...
  22. 1984-12-28. Thoughts on the Lesser Peace, Some. Alí Nakhjavání. — Lengthy talk given at the World Centre for the Ihtifal (celebration) programme on general guidelines...
  23. 1976-07-07. Involvement in Politics and the Eradication of Injustice. Universal House of Justice. — Letter to an individual explaining that Baha’is avoid partisan politics, focusing instead on spiri...
  24. 1970-08. Obedience to Civil Authority. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. — A statement on the problem of whom one should obey when there is apparent conflict between the immed...
  25. 1969-06. War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. — A whitepaper on issues of Baha'i involvement in the military services.
  26. 1939. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith. George Townshend. — Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for t...
  27. 1912. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds. Francis Henry Skrine. — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...

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  1. 1968-07-00 — The meaning of "Just Government" was clarified by The Universal House of Justice. The reply sent t...
 
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