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Tag: "Social issues"

tag name: Social issues type: Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Science: natural, social, and applied
web link: bahai-library.com/tags/Social_issues
related tags: Concepts; Social change
referring tags: Moral choices and dilemmas; Social justice; Sociology; State of the world (global issues)
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_issue

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  1. 2026-03. Se coordonner pour le bien commun: Institutions gouvernementales en partenariat avec l'action communautaire et l'initiative individuelle. Bahá'í International Community, Pierre Spierckel, trans. . Déclaration de la communauté internationale Bahá’íe à la 64e session de la commission du développement social.
  2. 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). Social progress emerges through coordinated partnership among institutions, communities, and individuals, grounded in trust, consultation, and shared purpose.
  3. 2025-10-10. Developmental Model for Religion, A: A Bahá'í Philosophy and Social Theory. Behrooz Sabet, Filip Boicu. A review of Bahá’í scholarship and philosophy within the historical evolution of religion, accompanied by a taxonomy of key areas of Bahá’í research and inquiry.
  4. 2025-09-29. Rebalancing Knowledge: An Informal Dialogue on the Crisis and Promise of Social Sciences. Behrooz Sabet, Filip Boicu. The social sciences still lean on reductionist models. They need to be integrated into a broader framework that fosters the unity of knowledge.
  5. 2025. Reframing Social Principles: Centering the Spiritual Core of the Bahá'í Faith in Modern Discourse. Behrooz Sabet. This essay urges a re-centering of Bahá’í social teachings within their spiritual core, offering a coherent response to modern crises and moral voids; social principles must emanate from this foundation to preserve their meaning and integrity.
  6. 2025. Epistemological Foundations of Bahá'í Political Nonpartisanship, The. Behrooz Sabet. Exploration of Bahá'í non-partisanship as an epistemological stance: more than a moral principle, it is a way of knowing that transcends ideology, fosters unity, and guides constructive civic engagement in a globalizing world.
  7. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. Links to 42 interviews and narratives highlighting how Bahá’í individuals and communities worldwide apply spiritual principles to education, governance, equality, and social transformation, fostering unity and the betterment of society.
  8. 2013. Materials Studied at the 114 Global Youth Conferences in 2013. Bahá'í World Centre. Compilation presenting materials studied during the global Bahá’í youth conferences in 2013, organized under the auspices of the Universal House of Justice, exploring youth identity, community-building, service, and civilization advancement.
  9. 2007. Western Liberal Democracy as a New World Order?. Michael Karlberg. Argues that competitive liberal democracy is outdated and inequitable, proposing non-adversarial, consultative, service-oriented governance as a more just, sustainable model for an interdependent world.
  10. 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 humanity.
  11. 1976 Spring. Challenge of the Bahá'í Faith: A Non-Bahá'í Assessment of Reasons for Studying the Bahá'í Religion. Vernon Elvin Johnson. Though small and young, the Bahá’í Faith is a subject of central importance not only for the student of the history of religions but for anyone interested in world problems and proposals for their solution.
  12. 1967-12-08. Regarding a Number of Questions Related to Politics. Universal House of Justice. Explains Bahá’í non-involvement in politics, asserting unity and spiritual regeneration through Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation as humanity’s sole path to lasting peace.
 
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