Tag: "Reading social reality"

tag name	Reading social reality	type:	Miscellaneous; Institute process; Science: natural, social, and applied
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Reading_social_reality
variations or mis-spellings	reading reality
related tags	- Concepts; Clusters; Social action
referring tags	Social action, examples of
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "... endeavours in the sphere of social action frequently take the form of modest acts carried out by small groups of individuals residing in a locality. In a sense, these stirrings at the grassroots can be considered responses to readings of social reality, even though they are seldom expressed explicitly as such at that level. For more elaborate endeavours of social and economic development, reading society with higher and higher degrees of accuracy has to become an explicit element of the methodology of learning..." – from Social Action, a paper prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development (2012), section IV. The methodology of Bahá'í social and economic development "... It is necessary to appreciate the difference that is made by the conditions in a cluster or in parts of a cluster and by the characteristics of a people—that is, by the reality of circumstances. Accordingly, the ways in which the society-building power of the Faith will find expression in different settings will vary. But regardless of the extent to which Bahá’í community life embraces those who reside in a particular area... the challenge facing the friends serving at the grassroots is essentially the same in every place. They must be able to read their own reality and ask: what, in light of the possibilities and requirements at hand, would be fitting objectives to pursue..." – Universal House of Justice, letter dated 30 December 2021, to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors
references	www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Read reality; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Reading reality

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