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tag name Science and religion, harmony of type: Principles, teachings; Religion, general; Science: natural, social, and applied

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Science_and_religion,_harmony_of
variations or
mis-spellings harmony of reason and faith
related tags - Science; – Concepts, Religious; – Concepts, Religious; Advancement of civilization; Barriers; Necessary relationships of the realities of things
referring tags Evolution
Inventory subject Harmony of science and religion
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See also:
Bahai.org:
– Science and Religion
– Faith and Reason
– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Sacred Writings, chapter 12, section "The Harmony of Science and Religion"

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:

"... The third Tajallí is concerning arts, crafts and sciences. Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words. Great indeed is the claim of scientists and craftsmen on the peoples of the world..."

– Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, Tajallíyát (Effulgences), ¶15 (BH00668)

"... The civilization, so often vaunted by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation. Meditate on this, O people, and be not of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of error...."

– Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, CLXIV (BH00576)

"The first sign of the coming of age of humanity referred to in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh is the emergence of a science which is described as that “divine philosophy” which will include the discovery of a radical approach to the transmutation of elements. This is an indication of the splendors of the future stupendous expansion of knowledge..."

– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, note 194. See also Signs for the Coming of Age of the Human Race (Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶189)

"The third teaching or principle of Bahá’u’lláh is that religion and science are in complete agreement. Every religion which is not in accordance with established science is superstition. Religion must be reasonable. If it does not square with reason, it is superstition and without foundation..."

– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, talk 26, 25 April 1912 (ABU0233)

"... It has become customary in the West to think of science and religion as occupying two distinct—and even opposed—areas of human thought and activity. This dichotomy can be characterized in the pairs of antitheses: faith and reason; value and fact. It is a dichotomy which is foreign to Bahá’í thought and should, we feel, be regarded with suspicion by Bahá’í scholars in every field. The principle of the harmony of science and religion means not only that religious teachings should be studied with the light of reason and evidence as well as of faith and inspiration, but also that everything in this creation, all aspects of human life and knowledge, should be studied in the light of revelation as well as in that of purely rational investigation..."

– Universal House of Justice, letter dated 3 January 1979, to the participants in the Bahá’í Studies Seminar held in Cambridge on 30 September and 1 October 1978

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_views_on_science; bahaipedia.org/Science#Harmony_between_science_and_religion; bahai9.com/wiki/Harmony_of_science_and_religion; bahaiquotes.com/subject/harmony-science-and-religion; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Science religion

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2026. "Knowledge Game" and the Bahá'í Faith, The: Ten Perspectives from Bahá'í Scholarship. Filip Boicu. — What does the Revelation have to contribute to the modern system of knowledge and academic disciplin... Articles-unpublished.
2025-09. Défi lancé à la communauté bahá'íe, Un. Pierre-Yves Mocquais. — Examining Farzam Arbab’s call for intellectual renewal, this article critiques materialist thought... Articles.
2025-09. Vie intellectuelle de la communauté bahá'íe, la. Farzam Arbab. — On the need for us to have intellectual courage, a lack of elitism, and the harmony of science and r... Articles.
2025-07. Bahá'í Sacred Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, comp. . — A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of Baha’u’llah and the Writings and u... Writings.
2025-01. Big Bang Standard Model and Bahá'í Cosmology, The: Resolving a Present Disparity Through Science and Religion. Jack McLean. — On cyclic models that posit a universe before the Big Bang; comparison of theories of dynamic expans... Articles-unpublished.
2025. Ernie's Universe. Ernie Jones. — A compilation from the Writings on themes of spirituality and cosmology, along with personal notes; ... Articles-unpublished.
2025. From Sensate Decline to Spiritual Renewal: Sorokin, the Crisis of Meaning, and the Bahá'í Faith. Behrooz Sabet. — On Sorokin’s cyclical theory of cultural change in light of the contemporary crisis of meaning and... Essays.
2025. Creation and Evolution in Bahá'í Thought: A Reflective Essay on Ideas and Debates. Behrooz Sabet. — The Baha’i view interlocks science, philosophy, and religion, rejecting literal creationism yet af... Articles-unpublished.
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.
2023-01. The Quantum State Function, Platonic Forms, and the Ethereal Substance: Reflections on the Potential of Philosophy to Contribute to the Harmony of Science and Religion. Vahid Houston Ranjbar (published as Vahid Ranjbar). — Science and philosophy correlate to concepts from the knowledge system of religion; the ethereal sub... Articles.
2023. Bahá'í Epistemology from the Perspective of Abdu'l-Bahá. Behrooz Sabet (published as Behrouz Sabet). — A synthesis of ʿAbdu’l-Baha’s epistemology, exploring reason, revelation, science, and spirit; ... Articles-unpublished.
2021. Harmony of Science and Religion, The. Steven Phelps. — Background; antecedent teachings; ineffability, metaphor, and epistemic humility; intelligibility of... Articles.
2021. On the Notion of a 'Conceptual Framework' in Bahá'í Education: Part 1. The Harmony of Science and Religion. Filip Boicu. — Looking at the notion of a conceptual framework for Bahá’í education from the perspective of t... Articles-unpublished.
2020/2023. Social Action. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Concepts of social and economic development in the Baha'i teachings; material vs spiritual dimension... Compilations.
2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. — Links to 117 Youtube videos on Baha'i history and teachings. Video.
2019. Science and Religion in Dynamic Interplay. Todd Smith. — An approach to conceptualizing and contributing to the harmony of science and religion; some legitim... Articles.
2018-05-21. Harmony of Science and Religion, The: A Baha'i Perspective. Cameron Sabet. — TED talk by a Maryland high school student on the Baha'i concept of unity, knowledge, cultural histo... Transcripts.
2016. Intellectual Life of the Bahá'í Community, The. Farzam Arbab. — The 34th Hasan M. Balyuzi Memorial Lecture at the ABS conference in Montreal, on the need for us to ... Talks.
2016. In Pursuit of Harmony between Science and Religion. Paul Lample. — The capacity to unite in the investigation of truth for the advancement of civilization requires the... Articles.
2013-09. Perspectives on Science and Religion. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. — On questions about discourses in the scientific community, the existence of the soul, and certain ut... Compilations.
2013-04-01. Naturalistic Assumptions in School Counseling and the Bahá'í Principle of the Unity of Science and Religion. Lyon Virostko. — Argument for the increased study of a holistic worldview that applies the scientific method to relig... Theses.
2013. Science and Religion Are Complementary. Christopher Buck. Encyclopedia.
2012-11-26. Social Action. Office of Social and Economic Development. — A paper prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development of the Baha'i World Centre. BIC.
2012. شناخت شناسي (علم المعرفه) بهائي از ديدگاه حضرت عبدالبهاء (Bahá'í Epistemology from the Perspective of Abdu'l-Bahá). Behrooz Sabet. — این مقاله کوششی است در جهت تلفیق ابعاد معرفت‌شناسی عبد... Articles-unpublished.
2010. Aspects of the Harmony of Science and Religion in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Talks. Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. — Definitions of science and religion; relations between them as expounded in the discourses Abdu’l-... Compilations-personal.
2009. When Science and Religion Merge: A Modern Case Study. Salman Oskooi. — The problem of disharmony between scripture and science is rooted in an unwarranted misattribution o... Theses.
2009. Man Is Man: `Abdu'l-Bahá on Human Evolution. Ramin Neshati. — Baha’is believe in the essential harmony of science and religion, yet they reject Darwinian evolut... Articles.
2005. Unveiling the Huri of Love. John S. Hatcher. — Three versions of this paper: Powerpoint presentation, audio file, and published article. Articles.
2003-10-02. Relationship Between Science and Religion. William S. Hatcher. — Fireside in St. Petersburg. Video.
2001-08. Origin of the Bahá'í Principle of the Harmony between Science and Religion, The. Keven Brown. — On the origin of the principle of scientific/religious harmony in Islamic and Baha’i Writings, and... Essays.
2001. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A. Abdu'l-Bahá, Keven Brown, trans. . — Historical examples (re astronomy, the human soul, and death) showing that when a scientific theory ... Translations.
1999. Knowledge and Civilization: Implications for the Community and the Individual. Farzam Arbab. — Exploration of the relationship between science and religion as two great systems of knowledge that ... Articles.
1997-08-13. Science and Religion, Quotations on. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding a compilation on science and religion; includes a short list of references to science and ... UHJ-letters.
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.
1995-10. Science and Religion: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Introductory.
1994. Bahá'í Faith and Peace Psychology, The: The Potential for Science and Religion to Collaborate. Rhett Diessner. — On the potential for Bahá’í peace initiatives, coupled with empirical peace psychology approac... Articles.
1990. Logic and Logos. William S. Hatcher. — Platonism and pragmatism; myths, models, and mysticism; from metaphysics to logic: a modern formulat... Books.
1989. Harmony of Science and Religion: A Complementarity Perspective. Gilbert Bartholomew (published as G. A. Bartholomew). — The principle of complementarity, which can account for certain phenomena in quantum mechanics, ca... Articles.
1988. Faith of Science and the Method of Religion, The. Brian Aull. — A fundamental teaching of the Baha’i Faith is that science and religion are harmonious and complem... Articles.
1988. Science and Religion: Towards the Restoration of an Ancient Harmony, by Anjam Khursheed: Review. Gilbert Bartholomew (published as G. A. Bartholomew). Reviews.
1987. انسان در آئین بهائی: جلد اول: فلسفه و عرفان (Station of Man in the Bahá'í Faith: Volume 1, Philosophy and Mysticism). Alí Murád Dávúdí, Vahid Rafati, comp. and ed. . — 19 collected works of 'Ali-Murad Davúdi. Books.
1985-10. Promise of World Peace, The. Universal House of Justice. — Call to global unity, affirming peace as humanity’s next evolutionary stage and urging moral, spir... UHJ-documents.
1980. Science of Religion, The. William S. Hatcher. — Contains three essays: “Science and Religion,” “The Unity of Religion and Science,” and “S... Articles.
1979. Seven Mysteries of Life, The: An Exploration in Science and Philosophy. Guy Murchie. — A poetic exploration of life’s unity, consciousness, love, and purpose, blending science, philosop... Books.
1970. Science and Religion. Alí-Akbar Furútan. — On the causes underlying the notion of a conflict between science and religion. Prophets have always... Articles.

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tag name	Science and religion, harmony of	type:	Principles, teachings; Religion, general; Science: natural, social, and applied
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Science_and_religion,_harmony_of
variations or mis-spellings	harmony of reason and faith
related tags	- Science; – Concepts, Religious; – Concepts, Religious; Advancement of civilization; Barriers; Necessary relationships of the realities of things
referring tags	Evolution
Inventory subject	Harmony of science and religion
notes	See also: Bahai.org: – Science and Religion – Faith and Reason – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Sacred Writings, chapter 12, section "The Harmony of Science and Religion"
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: "... The third Tajallí is concerning arts, crafts and sciences. Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words. Great indeed is the claim of scientists and craftsmen on the peoples of the world..." – Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, Tajallíyát (Effulgences), ¶15 (BH00668) "... The civilization, so often vaunted by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation. Meditate on this, O people, and be not of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of error...." – Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, CLXIV (BH00576) "The first sign of the coming of age of humanity referred to in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh is the emergence of a science which is described as that “divine philosophy” which will include the discovery of a radical approach to the transmutation of elements. This is an indication of the splendors of the future stupendous expansion of knowledge..." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, note 194. See also Signs for the Coming of Age of the Human Race (Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶189) "The third teaching or principle of Bahá’u’lláh is that religion and science are in complete agreement. Every religion which is not in accordance with established science is superstition. Religion must be reasonable. If it does not square with reason, it is superstition and without foundation..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, talk 26, 25 April 1912 (ABU0233) "... It has become customary in the West to think of science and religion as occupying two distinct—and even opposed—areas of human thought and activity. This dichotomy can be characterized in the pairs of antitheses: faith and reason; value and fact. It is a dichotomy which is foreign to Bahá’í thought and should, we feel, be regarded with suspicion by Bahá’í scholars in every field. The principle of the harmony of science and religion means not only that religious teachings should be studied with the light of reason and evidence as well as of faith and inspiration, but also that everything in this creation, all aspects of human life and knowledge, should be studied in the light of revelation as well as in that of purely rational investigation..." – Universal House of Justice, letter dated 3 January 1979, to the participants in the Bahá’í Studies Seminar held in Cambridge on 30 September and 1 October 1978
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_views_on_science; bahaipedia.org/Science#Harmony_between_science_and_religion; bahai9.com/wiki/Harmony_of_science_and_religion; bahaiquotes.com/subject/harmony-science-and-religion; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Science religion