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Tag: "Social change"

tag name: Social change type: Miscellaneous; Institute process
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related tags: Concepts; Activism; Change; Politics; Protest; Social action; Social justice; Unity
referring tags: Interregnum; Social cohesion; Social darwinism; Social issues; Social transformation
references: www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="Social change"

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66 results from the Main Catalog

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  1. 2026-02. Coordination for the Common Good: Governing Institutions in Partnership with Community Action and Individual Initiative. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement for the 64th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD). Soci...
  2. 2025-12-31. Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the progress of the Nine Year Plan of the worldwide Baha’i community (2022–2031).
  3. 2025-12-22. Expressions of Equality in the Family. Bahá'í World Centre. — Short documentary, on how the principle of equality is reshaping patterns of life among several fami...
  4. 2025-09. Principled Engagement: The Bahá'í Community of Iran's Approach to Social Change. Iqan Shahidi. — Analyzes the Iranian Baha’i community’s principled, non-adversarial engagement in social change,...
  5. 2025-08. Elements of a Culture of Peace: A Bahá'í Perspective. Tiffani Betts Razavi. — A Baha’i framework for peace emphasizes shared beliefs, moral purpose, and collective agency, illu...
  6. 2025-05. Role of Religions and Faith-Based Actors in Advancing Spiritual and Material Prosperity on the Continent of Africa, The. Bahá'í International Community. — Religious and interfaith actors in Africa can unite diverse communities, inspire collective action, ...
  7. 2025-04-21. Evolving Administrative Order, An. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i administrative order, evolving globally, fosters unity, decentralization, and social tr...
  8. 2025-04-21. Fostering a Worldwide Movement of Youth. Bahá'í World. — Youth empowerment through spiritual education, service, and community-building programs, cultivating...
  9. 2025-04-21. New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through ...
  10. 2025-03-20. Naw-Rúz 182 - To the Bahá'ís of Iran. Universal House of Justice. — Emphasizing family, resilience, social progress, and the role of the Iranian Baha’is in fostering ...
  11. 2025-03-19. Regarding Family Life and Marriage. Universal House of Justice. — Letter emphasizing the Baha’i family’s role in fostering unity, equality, and spiritual growth, ...
  12. 2025-03-10. Towards A European Union Anti-Racism Strategy. Bahá'í International Community. — The BIC Brussels Office calls for a transformative EU anti-racism strategy, emphasizing human unity,...
  13. 2025-03. Exploring a Framework for the Elimination of Racial Prejudice in America. Paul Lample. — Explores a Baha'i-inspired framework for eliminating racial prejudice in America, fostering unity, a...
  14. 2025-03. Framework for Action and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, The. Derik Smith. — Explores parallels between the Baha’i framework for action and the civil rights movement, emphasiz...
  15. 2025. In Full Partnership: Thirty Years of Women's Advancement at the United Nations and Beyond. Bahá'í International Community. — Collection of statements by the Baha’i International Community on the subject of gender equalit...
  16. 2025. Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15. Deborah Clark Vance. — Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is o...
  17. 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...
  18. 2024-05-26. To the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity. Universal House of Justice. — The Baha’i response to conflicts and related humanitarian crises in the world; encouraging Baha’...
  19. 2024. Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings. Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. — Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can creat...
  20. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. — Links to 42 interviews and narratives highlighting how Baha’i individuals and communities worldwid...
  21. 2023-11-29. European Strategy for the Elderly, A: The Irreplaceable Role of Community Life. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement envisioning the elderly as invaluable contributors to community life, emphasizing their r...
  22. 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...
  23. 2023-09. Notes on Uncertainty and the World: Theories for Social Change? A Framing. Filip Boicu. — On what theories are dominant in a particular setting via the use of a basic grid; social and religi...
  24. 2023-01-08. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation. Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
  25. 2023. Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í. Author unknown. — Six overview essays on Baha'i history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
  26. 2023. Exploring Abdu'l-Bahá's Insights on Strikes and Labor Movement within the Framework of an Integrated Global Economy. Behrooz Sabet. — This paper explores ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s vision of labor and strikes as moral and social issues, pro...
  27. 2023. From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States. Naghme Naseri Morlock. — The denial of a national identity of Baha'is in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differ...
  28. 2022-2023. Concept Notes. Author unknown. — 18 essays from the Office of Public Affairs of Baha'is of India website, on a variety of topics rela...
  29. 2022-11-01. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
  30. 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...
  31. 2022-05. Karlberg's Notion of Consultation and Bahá'í Consultation (Ontological Truths, Knowledge and Ethics). Filip Boicu. — Michael Karlberg proposes a "consultative epistemology" as central to the Baha'i methodology for soc...
  32. 2022. Principle of the Oneness of Humankind, The: Strong Foundationalism, Non-Adversarialism, and the Imperatives of Our Time. Filip Boicu. — Some of the ways in which the concept of globalization has been framed in the recent past; the visio...
  33. 2022. Abdu'l‐Bahá y la cuestión racial. Amin E. Egea (published as Amin E. Egea Farzannejad). — Pese a compartir objetivos comunes, la perspectiva sobre la armonia racial del lider de la religión...
  34. 2021-11-02. Bahá'í Law. Roshan Danesh. — Baha'i law in its historical, cultural, social, religious, political, and legal contexts, within pro...
  35. 2021-02. Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition. Bahá'í International Community. — A statement to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development on technological innovation...
  36. 2021. Ideas, Religion, and Social Change. Julia Berger. — Links to a book chapter and video presentation and presentation notes (offsite) presented for the Jo...
  37. 2020-11. Creating an Inclusive Narrative. Australian Bahá'í Community. — Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a ...
  38. 2020. Vision and the Pursuit of Constructive Social Change. Holly Hanson. — Observations about the elements of building new social structures; examples from moments in African ...
  39. 2020. Constructive Imaginary, The. Michael Karlberg. — In a 2007 letter on the closing of the BIHE, the Universal House of Justice introduced the concept o...
  40. 2019-12-01. Social media and non-involvement in politics. Universal House of Justice. — Guidance on avoiding political involvement, exercising caution on social media, promoting unity, and...
  41. 2019. طاهره پیشتار آزادی زنان شرق (Tahirih: Forerunner of Women's Liberation in the East). Hussein Ahdieh. — A biographical work on the life of Tahirih detailing significant moments including her early years, ...
  42. 2017-2020. List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org. Nader Saiedi. — Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and globa...
  43. 2017. Race, Place, and Clusters: Current Vision and Possible Strategies. June Manning Thomas. — Division by place affects the possibilities for racial unity, especially in fragmented U.S. metropol...
  44. 2013. Materials Studied at the 114 Global Youth Conferences in 2013. Bahá'í World Centre. — Compilation presenting materials studied during the global Baha’i youth conferences in 2013, organ...
  45. 2013. Next Stage, The. Douglas Martin. — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ...
  46. 2012-12. Some Reflections on Bahá'í Approaches to Social Change. Roshan Danesh, Lex Musta. — The Baha’i writings foresee social change happening both through engagement in society at large an...
  47. 2011-04-10. Eliminating Racial Prejudice and Activities of the Five Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Letter indicating continuing applicability of the statement of the Guardian on racial prejudice desp...
  48. 2011. Socio-Political Order, Speaking on. Universal House of Justice. — Extent to which Baha'is, in this case an academic political scientist, may give their views on polit...
  49. 2011. Preparing Bahá'í Communities in the East and West to Embrace Gender Equality. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. — The way Abdu'l-Baha dealt with the matter of gender equality, some of his writings revealed in honor...
  50. 2008. Compilation on Change and Importance of Transformation. Ehsan Bayat, comp.
  51. 2003-07. Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest, The. Michael Karlberg. — In our culture, political and legal institutions are structured as contests and reform is characteri...
  52. 2002-12. Creating a Culture of Learning. Sylvia Kaye. — Transformation of human character and existence; evolution toward a new world order; change of cultu...
  53. 2001. Divine Philosophy and the Gift of Understanding. Robert Sarracino. — On the need for a basic understanding of the concepts of religion for the improvement of society.
  54. 1999. Statecraft, Globalization, and Ethics. Charles O. Lerche. — The impact of cosmopolitan morality on international statecraft in an era of globalization; globaliz...
  55. 1999. Fundamentals of a True and Lasting African Renaissance, The: An Introductory Bahá'í Perspective. Enos Makhele. — On Africa's many challenges. The African Renaissance is essentially the transformation of society; m...
  56. 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...
  57. 1995. Race Unity: Implications for the Metropolis. June Manning Thomas. — Universal principles of unity which apply to cities; how racial disunity has been imprinted upon the...
  58. 1995. Whanau (extended family) Structures as an Innovative Intervention into Maori Educational and Schooling Crises. Graham Hingangaroa Smith. — The development of an innovative response by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to the dual ...
  59. 1994. Century of Revolution, A: Social Movements in Iran. John Foran, ed. — Passing mentions of anti-Baha'i movements in 1924 and the 1960s.
  60. 1993(?)/2015. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
  61. 1992. Potential of the Bahá'í Faith to Grow in Scope and Influence, The. Annette Prosterman. — A sociological perspective says that, to grow and develop, a religion must have ideological and stru...
  62. 1991. Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. — A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
  63. 1991. Women. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Explores the status of women in the world, the development of women, the role of education in that d...
  64. 1990-01. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters on Tahirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You c...
  65. 1974-11-19. Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Italy. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the alleviation of material suffering and the construction of a New World Order.
  66. 1968. Becoming Your True Self. Daniel C. Jordan. — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...

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  1. 2023-04-30 — The film, An Expansive Prospect, commissioned by the Universal House of Justice, was screened at the...
 
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