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tag name Study circles type: Institute process; Practices; Terminology

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Study_circles
related tags - Institute process; Core activities; Learning; Ruhi Institute
referring tags Distance education; Study classes; Tutors (facilitators)
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"... Like any educational process, the one fostered by the curriculum of the Ruhi Institute, currently used by Bahá’í training institutes worldwide, has a particular vision of the individual that it hopes to raise up. This vision draws inspiration from the Bahá’í writings, which suggest that, in order to act effectively at this moment in history, individuals must be imbued with a strong sense of purpose that impels them to take charge of their own spiritual and intellectual growth and contribute to the progress of society. This can be seen as a twofold moral purpose....
Institute courses are generally studied in small groups with the assistance of such a tutor in the setting of a study circle—ten or so friends who meet regularly for a few hours in a home or other convenient space over an extended period. The relationship of the tutor to the group is not one of a teacher to his or her students. As a member of the group, the tutor is as engaged in the process of learning as the others, but, having gained more experience, helps to ensure that understanding is enhanced among the participants and that the purpose of the course is achieved. To this end, the tutor hopes to reinforce an environment in which all see themselves as active, responsible “owners” of their own learning, striving to fulfill the twofold moral purpose mentioned earlier, as they seek to apply the knowledge they are gaining to their own lives and the life of their community..."

– Read further at: Bahá'í World, Volume 35 (2006-2021). A New Institution of Learning: The Training Institute (2025)

See tag page Institute process for a broader description of this topic.

See also:
– Overview of Ruhi Books and Junior Youth books

bahaidata.org Q4705 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)

references bahaiquotes.com/subject/study-circle; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Study circle

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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 ... Articles.
2025-04-21. Women and Social Progress: Building Communities Based on Dynamic Partnership. Bahá'í World. — Highlights the Baha’i principle of gender equality, showing its spiritual basis and global applica... Articles.
2024. Ruhi Book 6: Notes. Ehsan Bayat, ed. — These notes for Ruhi Book 6 explore the spiritual principles and practical approaches to teaching th... Study.
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.
2022-08-03. Pursuit of Social Justice, The. Michael Karlberg. — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati... Articles.
2017-01. Training Institutes: Attaining a Higher Level of Functioning. International Teaching Centre. — Assistance to Baha'is managing institutes, to help better implement the main sequence of courses, th... UHJ-letters.
2012-02. Exploring Learning Processes within a Collaborative Study Circle: Cultural-historical activity theory perspective on individual and social transformation. Jean-Marie Nau. — Processes of learning in communities outside school-related education; Baha'i theories of how educat... Theses.
2011-12-12. Ruhi Institutes and the Five-Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Letter to all National Spiritual Assemblies about the role of the Ruhi Institute, coordination of cl... UHJ-letters.
2009. Revelation and Social Reality: Learning to Translate What Is Written into Reality. Paul Lample. — The nature of change in social reality, Baha’i understanding and practice, learning and growth, pa... Books.
2006. Memorization. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Compilations-personal.
2004. Adult/Youth Study: Meetings, books, methods, and outcomes recommended in the Writings for youth and adult study. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Brett Zamir, comp. . Compilations-personal.
2004. Training Institute and the Main Sequence of Courses, The. Farzam Arbab. Talks.
1998-04. Training Institutes. Universal House of Justice. — Overview of the efforts thus far made by the worldwide Baha'i community to establish institutes; rev... UHJ-letters.
1987-2025. Ruhi Books. Ruhi Institute. — Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.) Books.

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tag name	Study circles	type:	Institute process; Practices; Terminology
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Study_circles
related tags	- Institute process; Core activities; Learning; Ruhi Institute
referring tags	Distance education; Study classes; Tutors (facilitators)
notes	"... Like any educational process, the one fostered by the curriculum of the Ruhi Institute, currently used by Bahá’í training institutes worldwide, has a particular vision of the individual that it hopes to raise up. This vision draws inspiration from the Bahá’í writings, which suggest that, in order to act effectively at this moment in history, individuals must be imbued with a strong sense of purpose that impels them to take charge of their own spiritual and intellectual growth and contribute to the progress of society. This can be seen as a twofold moral purpose.... Institute courses are generally studied in small groups with the assistance of such a tutor in the setting of a study circle—ten or so friends who meet regularly for a few hours in a home or other convenient space over an extended period. The relationship of the tutor to the group is not one of a teacher to his or her students. As a member of the group, the tutor is as engaged in the process of learning as the others, but, having gained more experience, helps to ensure that understanding is enhanced among the participants and that the purpose of the course is achieved. To this end, the tutor hopes to reinforce an environment in which all see themselves as active, responsible “owners” of their own learning, striving to fulfill the twofold moral purpose mentioned earlier, as they seek to apply the knowledge they are gaining to their own lives and the life of their community..." – Read further at: Bahá'í World, Volume 35 (2006-2021). A New Institution of Learning: The Training Institute (2025) See tag page Institute process for a broader description of this topic. See also: – Overview of Ruhi Books and Junior Youth books
bahaidata.org	Q4705 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references	bahaiquotes.com/subject/study-circle; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Study circle