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Tag "Social Action" details:

tag name: Social action

web link: Social_action

  type: Institute process
related tags: - Institute process; Action
referring tags: Betterment of the world; Grassroots; Preparation for Social Action; Social change

"Social action" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (83 results; expand)

  1. Amaya Blanco Garcia. Acción social y escritura creativa: un binomio fructífero (2022). — Un caso practico de aprendizaje y servicio llevado a cabo en la Universidad de Las Palmas en el que,...
  2. Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018/2023). — 80 selections, updated August 2023.
  3. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). — 167 selections, updated August 2023.
  4. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í: History, Beliefs, Practices, Theological Exchanges, and Current Issues (2014). — Brief overviews of Baha'i history and thought.
  5. Paul Fieldhouse. Bahá'í: Religion and Diet (2003). — Short overview of fasting, feast, and diet.
  6. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity (2022-10). — Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
  7. Christopher Buck. Baha'i Faith and Social Action (2007).
  8. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Faith, The (2012).
  9. Jack McLean. Baha'i Faith: The Basics by Christopher Buck: Review (2020-01).
  10. Kurt Hein. Bahá'í Focus on Development, by Moojan Momen: Review (1990).
  11. Seena Fazel, Minou Foadi. Bahá'í Health Initiatives in Iran: A preliminary survey (2008). — Baha'i-related initiatives in Iran in the 19th-20th centuries: Baha'is made important contributions ...
  12. Peter Calkins, Benoit Girard. Bahá'í Village Granary, The: Spiritual Underpinnings and Applications to North America (1998). — A village granary helps lay the systemic foundations of Baha’u’llah’s spiritualized new world ...
  13. Francis Henry Skrine. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds (1912). — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
  14. Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology (1997). — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
  15. Shoghi Effendi. Bahai Movement, The: A paper read by Shoghi Effendi at Oxford (1923-1924). — Text of an address given to the Oxford University Asiatic Society, February 1921, before the passing...
  16. Daniel C. Jordan. Becoming Your True Self (1968). — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...
  17. Paul Hanley. Begin with the Village: The Bahá'í Approach to Rural Development (2019-05). — About the focus on rural areas, the role of farmers and villages in achieving sustainable developmen...
  18. Tom Lysaght. Body of God: A Reader's Guide to Bahá'u'lláh's Surih of the Temple, by John Hatcher: Review (2023-08). — Review of John Hatcher's book about Baha'u'llah's Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple).
  19. Bani Dugal. Bonds that Sustain: Bahá'í Community-Building Efforts Through the Lens of Disaster Response (2019-05). — On disaster response in the Baha'i community, systems of human resource development, community-build...
  20. Paul Lample. Centers of Learning for Social and Economic Development (1995-03-19). — On the birth and efflorescence of a new civilization; a new age of maturity in humanity's developmen...
  21. Universal House of Justice. Climate Change: Policies and Political Discourse (2017-11-29). — Letter "to three individuals" on the science behind anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, and...
  22. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge (1993(?)/2015). — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
  23. Gustavo Correa. Community and Collective Action (2015/2020-08). — On the hopeful efforts of groups of people around the world to build a new kind of community based o...
  24. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í World Centre, comp, Pierre Daoust, trans. Compilation "L'état actuel de désordre et de confusion du monde," Centre International d'Enseignement (2020-09). — Compilation du Centre International d'Enseignement.
  25. Australian Bahá'í Community. Creating an Inclusive Narrative (2020-11). — Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a ...
  26. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. De l'action sociale (2020). — Concepts de développement dans les enseignements baha'is, dimensions matérielles et dimensions spi...
  27. Universal House of Justice. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan (2022-11-01). — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
  28. Universal House of Justice. Badi Shams, comp, Badi Shams, trans. Directrices para la Economía de la Vida: Mensajes de la Casa Universal de Justicia relacionados con la Economía. — Recopilación de mensajes de la Casa Universal de Justicia, recopilados por un autor de libros y tit...
  29. Michael Bodakowski, Katherine Marshall. Discussion with Farida Vahedi, Executive Director of the Department of External Affairs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, A (2011-03-02). — Overview of Vahedi's life and work, history of the Faith in India and development projects, the Inst...
  30. Universal House of Justice. "Double Crusade (2018-08-10). — Comments on what the double crusade means, how it relates to the current series of Plans of the Fait...
  31. Office of Social and Economic Development. Evolution of Institutional Capacity for Social and Economic Development, The (1994-08-28). — Baha'i principles of development and guidelines for individual initiative.
  32. Universal House of Justice. Five Year Plan, The: 2006-2011: Messages of the Universal House of Justice (2006/2011). — Five Ridvan messages, one message to the Counsellors, and three other letters.
  33. Office of Social and Economic Development. For the Betterment of the World: The Worldwide Bahá'í Community's Approach to Social and Economic Development (2003/2008/2018/2023). — Essays, photographs, and overviews of local projects around the world, illustrating how Baha'i princ...
  34. Universal House of Justice. Framework for Action: 2006-2016, Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material (2017). — 58 letters from the House; "Social Action," by the Office of Social and Economic Development; "Insig...
  35. Boris Handal. Global Scholars as Ambassadors of Knowledge (2013). — Global scholars can face challenges interacting with peers and with the community of their destinati...
  36. Universal House of Justice. Badi Shams, comp. Guidelines for Economic Living: Messages from the Universal House of Justice Related to Economics (2017). — Compilation of messages from the Universal House of Justice, collected by an author of books on, and...
  37. Sergio Garcia Magarino. Hacia un marco conceptual para la acción y el discurso: estudio de caso de la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos española ante la crisis de la Covid-19 (2022). — Este articulo explora algunos de los aprendizajes que la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos (OAP) de la co...
  38. George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). — Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for t...
  39. Hoda Mahmoudi. Human Knowledge and the Advancement of Society (2012). — Knowledge is the means toward realizing a global civilization. The current Five Year Plan focuses th...
  40. Greg Duly. Human Rights and the Rights of the Child: Implications for Children's Participation in the Bahá'í Community (2001). — Are human rights universal? Do rights have spiritual or religious influences? What is the relevance ...
  41. Julia Berger. Ideas, Religion, and Social Change (2021). — Links to a book chapter and video presentation and presentation notes (offsite) presented for the Jo...
  42. Layli Miller-Muro. Knowledge into Action: The Bahá'í Imperative to Serve Humanity (2014). — On the history of experience and evolution in thinking regarding social action in the Baha’i commu...
  43. May Khadem. Lessons in Leadership (2018). — A personal journey of learning about leadership; widely shared false assumptions have led many off-c...
  44. Universal House of Justice. Letter on Racism in the United States (2020-07-22). — Letter on need for American people to grasp the moment to create a reform of its social order relate...
  45. Fleur Fallon. Liberation Theology and its Potential for Guidance Towards Peace on Earth: A Bahá'í Perspective (1996). — Baha'u'llah prescribed both a moral code for individuals based on knowing God and a design for a sys...
  46. Luca Forconi. Lo sviluppo socio-economico della comunità bahá'í (2022). — Panoramica sull’azione sociale baha’i con gran parte dei contenuti estratti e tradotti dal docum...
  47. Universal House of Justice. Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors on the Nine Year Plan (2021-12-30). — Features of the new 9-Year Plan, "the first major undertaking in a sacred twenty-five-year venture, ...
  48. Universal House of Justice. Nine Year Plan, The: 2022-2031 (2021-2022). — 9 letters from November 2021 to January 2022, addressed to the Baha'i world, Continental Counsellors...
  49. Universal House of Justice. Non-Involvement in Partisan Politics (2013-03-02). — Lengthy letter to the Baha'is of Iran, and copied to all NSAs, about how Baha'is can contribute to g...
  50. Universal House of Justice. On the Betterment of the World and the Countering of Negative and Disunifying Forces (2020-11-24). — On how individuals can contribute to the betterment of society in view of the present state of the ...
  51. Universal House of Justice. On the Calamitous State of World Affairs and the Material Sustainability of Communities (2020-12-03). — On concerns about the affairs of the world and catastrophic events, and whether the global Baha’i ...
  52. Universal House of Justice. One Year Plan, The: 2021-2022 (2021-04). — Letter "To the Baha’is of the World" (5 November 2020), Ridvan message (20 April 2021), and a char...
  53. Universal House of Justice. Participation in Politics and Social Activities (2013-12-24). — Collaboration with political parties that are in opposition to a government is considered a form of ...
  54. Robert Sinclair Sarracino, Margery Dixon. Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective (2024). — The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justi...
  55. Sanem Kavrul. Paying Special Regard to Agriculture: Collective Action-Research in Africa (2021-05-07). — On Baha’i-inspired agricultural social action initiatives in Africa. Includes photo gallery of dev...
  56. Universal House of Justice. Political Activity, Social Change, and Public Policy (2008-12-23). — Letter to an individual Baha’i regarding political activity, social change, and public policy.
  57. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities (2020). — Guidance on calamitous events and our response to them.
  58. Annette Prosterman. Potential of the Bahá'í Faith to Grow in Scope and Influence, The (1992). — A sociological perspective says that, to grow and develop, a religion must have ideological and stru...
  59. Moojan Momen. Power and the Bahá'í community (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
  60. Shahla Ali. Power of Reflection, The: Advancing Governance and Dispute Resolution Systems through Devolved Reflection and Shared Knowledge Generation (2018). — Reflection is the "source of crafts, sciences and arts," with the capacity to produce "pearls of wis...
  61. Universal House of Justice. Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant (1996). — Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Baha'i social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevaili...
  62. Michael Karlberg. Pursuit of Social Justice, The (2022-08-03). — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
  63. Thomas R. Wilson. Qualities and Attributes of the Spiritually Learned: Excerpts from The Secret of Divine Civilization (1987).
  64. Amin E. Egea. Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War (2021-05-08). — How ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporan...
  65. Universal House of Justice. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age (2023-11-28). — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard...
  66. Alessandro Bausani. Reflections on the Spiritual Dynamics of the Bahá'í Faith (1988). — The spiritual force released by Baha’u’llah has the power to change the entire world; he has giv...
  67. Paul Lample. Revelation and Social Reality: Learning to Translate What Is Written into Reality (2009). — The nature of change in social reality, Baha’i understanding and practice, learning and growth, pa...
  68. Universal House of Justice. Ridván 2021: Bahá'í Era 178 (2021-04-20). — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
  69. Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation (2023-01-08). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
  70. Ruhi Institute. Ruhi book series (1987-2024). — Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
  71. Office of Social and Economic Development. Social Action (2012-11-26). — A paper sent to all LSAs, and the subject of the plenary talk by Valerie Dana at the 2012 SED confer...
  72. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Social Action (2020). — Concepts of social and economic development in the Baha'i teachings; material vs spiritual dimension...
  73. Universal House of Justice. Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs (2017-04-27). — Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freed...
  74. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, trans. Social and Economic Development (2000).
  75. Roshan Danesh, Lex Musta. Some Reflections on Bahá'í Approaches to Social Change (2012-12). — The Baha’i writings foresee social change happening both through engagement in society at large an...
  76. June Manning Thomas. Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity (2020-09). — On the nature and approaches of Baha’i educational programs and community building efforts which s...
  77. Universal House of Justice. To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith (2010-04-02). — Regarding subjects such as family life, wealth, materialism, and justice.
  78. Joan Barstow Hernandez. Transformative Leadership: Its Evolution and Impact (2018). — The ideas behind the conceptual framework and capabilities of Núr University’s "Transformative Le...
  79. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue (1991). — A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
  80. Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Way Out of No Way, A: Harlem Prep: Transforming Dropouts into Scholars, 1967-1977 (2016). — History of Harlem preparatory school, one of the earliest alternative schools in the country, as tol...
  81. Gustavo Correa. Working for Betterment of Society (2008?).
  82. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í World Centre, comp. World's Current State of Disorder and Confusion, The (2020-09). — Compilation of passages relevant to contemporary issues of 2020, and the appropriate disposition of ...
  83. Office of Social and Economic Development. 'о имя улучшения мира': Подход мирового сообщества Бахаи к социально-экономическому развитию (n.d.). — Несмотря на десятилетия серьезных усилий и огромные ф...

2.   from the Chronology (12 results; expand)

  1. 1983-07-00 — The Office of Social and Economic Development was opened at the Baha'i World Centre. [AWH8; BBD70; B...
  2. 1983-10-20 — The establishment of the Office of Social and Economic Development.  In a message to the Baha'i...
  3. 1993-09-16 — The document <a href="http://bahaistudies.net/uhj/19930916_UHJ_Prospects-for-the-Future.pdf"> ...
  4. 1995-01-23 — To respond to the increased attention given to the issues of social and economic development followi...
  5. 2000-01-01 — The publication of <a href="https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/10625/18688/ID...
  6. 2008-04-29 — The publication of <a href="http://bahai-library.com/osed_betterment_world">For the Betterment...
  7. 2009-01-04 — See the <a href="https://senmcglinn.wordpress.com/documents-archive/development-of-the-yerrinbool...
  8. 2009-11-24 — In a <a href="https://www.payamha-iran.org/node/174?language=en">message</a> the Univers...
  9. 2012-11-26 — The Universal House of Justice shared, in a message to all National Assemblies, a statement prepared...
  10. 2018-04-27 — The publication of the booklet entitled <a href="https://bahai-library.com/osed_betterment_world"...
  11. 2018-04-30 — The announcement of the election of the 12th Universal House of Justice. Those elected were Paul Lam...
  12. 2018-11-09 — The Universal House of Justice announced that the Office of Social and Economic Development would be...

3.   from the Chronology of Canada (3 results; expand)

  1. 1941-04-08 — The passing of Urbain Joseph Ledoux (b. August 13, 1874 in Ste Hélène de Bagot, Quebec). He was b...
  2. 1983-11-21 — A brief entitled The Future of Canada: A Baha'i Perspective was presented to The Royal Commission on...
  3. 1983-11-28 — National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada presented a <a href="https://opa.bahai.ca/fi...
 
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