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Tag "Spiritual Assemblies"

tag name: Spiritual Assemblies type: Administration; Terminology
web link: Spiritual_Assemblies
variations: Assembly; LSA; NSA
referring tags: Board of Council; By-laws; Confidentiality; Consultation; Elections; Group dynamics; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies

"Spiritual Assemblies" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (30 results; expand)

  1. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. Bahá'í Community, The: A Summary of Its Organization and Laws (1947/1963). — An early manual and compilation on Baha'i administration, community, and laws.
  2. Shoghi Effendi, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Bahá'í Procedure (1937). — Instructions from Shoghi Effendi and procedures and rulings adopted by the National Spiritual Assemb...
  3. Shoghi Effendi. Charter of a Divine Civilization: A Compilation (1956). — A compilation of writings of Shoghi Effendi which "assembles the particular passages which interpret...
  4. Ros Gabriel. Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth (1995).
  5. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Community Functioning, Issues Concerning: Fostering the Development of Bahá'í Communities (2000). — Extensive guidance on community development. Includes extracts from letters written on behalf of Sho...
  6. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Developing Distinctive Bahá'í Communities: Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies (1998). — A guide to community development. Links to document offsite.
  7. Paul Friedman. Developing the Secretariat of a Local Spiritual Assembly (1999). — [needs abstract]
  8. Universal House of Justice. Electioneering (1996-08-18). — On how to recognize and avoid "electioneering," and how to determine who to vote for in the Baha'i a...
  9. Whitney White Kazemipour. Even as the Waves of One Sea: Bahá'í Consultation's Implicit Cultural Support for the Clash of Differing Opinions (2024-03). — A letter from Shoghi Effendi introduces some cultural dynamics which underlie Baha'i consultation; d...
  10. Group Dynamics: Compilation, Study Guide, and Worksheets (n.d.). — Collection of materials on group dynamics: a compilation from the Writings, study questions, observa...
  11. Universal House of Justice. Law, Application of (1991-12-09). — Questions concerning the violation of Baha'i and civil law, and the removal of administrative rights...
  12. Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
  13. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
  14. Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Local Spiritual Assemblies (1991).
  15. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Local Spiritual Assembly, The (1991).
  16. Armin J. Jezari. Measuring Success: An Exploratory Study of United States Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assemblies and the Five Year Plan (2010). — Applied research project on what degree a typical Local Spiritual Assembly in the United States is a...
  17. Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. National Spiritual Assembly (1991).
  18. Steven E. Ellis. Overcoming Barriers to Unity: An Essay on Group Harmony (1996). — Different perspectives on unity and disunity; red flags of disunity including anger, advising, perfe...
  19. 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...
  20. Marzieh Gail. Primer for Bahá'í Assemblies (1944-10). — Overview of the Baha'i political system, and proposals for consultation, assembly functioning.
  21. 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...
  22. Universal House of Justice, International Teaching Centre, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Role of the Local Assembly in Cluster Growth (2009-05-15). — Practical guidelines for LSAs to organize and teach more effectively.
  23. Jack McLean. Shoghi Effendi and Social Justice (2007-03). — The term "social justice” has been used by many engaged groups as a rhetorical tool to obtain more...
  24. Moojan Momen. Spiritual Assembly (Mahfel-i-Ruháni) (2011). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
  25. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Spiritual Assembly's Growing Pains, A (1976). — A play, in 28 pages, showing "some of the workings of a Baha'i Spiritual Assembly: some of the blund...
  26. Spiritual Reinforcement: Study Questions, Compilation, and Quiz (1957 (?)). — Questions and quizzes for individual study and group discussion, on "what every Baha'i should know" ...
  27. Universal House of Justice. Teaching the Bahá'í Faith and the Role of the Institutions (1996-04-22). — On the "sacred obligation" of teaching the Baha’i Faith, the role of the institutions in teaching,...
  28. Adib Taherzadeh. Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá'í Administration (1972/1999/2009). — The spirit that animates the Administrative Order of Baha’u’llah; spiritual attitudes that chara...
  29. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Trustees of the Merciful: The Station, Responsibilities and Duties of the Local Spiritual Assembly (1958). — Brief compilation from Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha, and Shoghi Effendi; constitutional basis of the Loc...
  30. Universal House of Justice. Withdrawal from the Faith (2001-04-04).

2.   from the Chronology (20 results; expand)

  1. 1897-00-00 — The Hands of the Cause appointed by Baha'u'llah were instructed by `Abdu'l-Baha to gather to begin t...
  2. 1899-05-00 — A council board of seven officers, a forerunner of the Local Spiritual Assembly, was established in ...
  3. 1900-03-16 — The Chicago community re-organized by selecting a ten-member Board of Council. Neither Kheiralla nor...
  4. 1900-12-07 — In New York, nine men were selected to govern the affairs of the Faith. Those serving were Arthur D...
  5. 1901-05-15 — Mirza Assad'u'llah, received a Tablet from Abdul-Baha, in which He has positively declared to be ne...
  6. 1901-05-20 — The number of members on the Board of Council was raised to 12. [BFA2:47]...
  7. 1901-05-24 — The name of the Chicago Board of Council was changed to the House of Justice. [BFA2:48] `Abdu'l-B...
  8. 1902-05-10 — The Chicago House of Justice (or the Board of Council) changed its name to the House of Spiritualit...
  9. 1903-03-07 — Inspired by the news of the `Ishqabad Temple project, the Chicago House of Spirituality asked `Abdu'...
  10. 1903-05-30 — A letter from `Abdu'l-Baha was received by the Chicago House of Spirituality giving His approval for...
  11. 1903-06-07 — Eight days after `Abdu'l-Baha's first Tablet arrived, a second Tablet arrived from Him approving the...
  12. 1907-07-19 — The Chicago `Bahai Assembly' filed an affidavit of incorporation, the first Baha'i community to acqu...
  13. 1907-11-26 — The first national Baha'i conference was held in America. [BFA2:XVI; BW10:179] At the invitation ...
  14. 1911-08-23 — `Abdu'l-Baha took up residence at Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Leman (Lake Geneva). [AB140; GPB280; SBR2...
  15. 1922-04-00 — Shoghi Effendi sent verbal messages through Consul Schwarz to Germany and Ethel Rosenberg to Britain...
  16. 1922-04-03 — To the United States and Canada Shoghi Effendi sent a message to transform the 'Executive Board' int...
  17. 1922-04-25 — A National Spiritual Assembly was elected in the United States to replace the Executive Board of the...
  18. 1922-05-31 — The communities of London, Manchester and Bournemouth elected a Baha'i Spiritual Assembly for Englan...
  19. 1925-04-10 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to the American National Spiritual Assembly indicating that the word 'assembly'...
  20. 1929-06-00 — Shoghi Effendi made plans to hold an international conference to consider, among other things, how t...
 
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