Tag "Cultural diversity"

tag name:	Cultural diversity	type:	General
web link:	Cultural_diversity
references:	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_diversity; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Cultural diversity
related tags:	Culture; Diversity
referring tags:	Cultural differences; Orient-Occident Unity; Unity in diversity

"Cultural diversity" appears in:

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Lin Poyer. A Leaf of Honey and the Proverbs of the Rainforest, by Joseph Shepperd: Review (1989). Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy (2019). — Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world." Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of (1998-12). — Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alco... Layli Maparyan. Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections (2020). — The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the W... Christopher Buck. Alain Locke and Cultural Pluralism (2004). — The worldview of the African American thinker Alain Locke as a Baha'i, his secular perspective as a ... Nossrat Peseschkian. Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy (1983). — To understand observed behaviour, we need to consider transcultural conditions as well as those in t... Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. Architectures of Thinking, The (2022). — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw... Paul Fieldhouse. Bahá'í: Religion and Diet (2003). — Short overview of fasting, feast, and diet. Graham Hassall, William Barnes. Bahá'í Communities in the Asia-Pacific: Performing Common Theology and Cultural Diversity on a 'Spiritual Axis' (1998-07). — The idea of a ‘spiritual axis' between the Baha'is of the northern and southern regions of the Asi... Will C. van den Hoonaard. Bahá'í Community of Canada, The: A Case Study in the Transplantation of Non-Western Religious Movements to Western Societies (1996). — The origins and early life of the Baha'i community in Canada as a sociological case study in the tra... Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Societies, The: Exploring Universes of Discourse (1987). — How misunderstandings can arise between pioneers and the cultures they've moved to; traditional vs. ... Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, ed. Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights (2001). — Articles by Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila... 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... John Hunter, Chris Jones. Bioprospecting and Indigenous Knowledge in Australia: Implications of Valuing Indigenous Spiritual Knowledge (2006-07). — Co-authored/painted paper by Aboriginal and 'Western' authors primarily focusing on spiritual issues... Chelsea Horton. Building Intercultural Community: Insights from Indigenous Bahá'í History (2016). — Bridging Baha'i communities with Indigenous populations in Canada and the United States was not easy... Nozomu Sonda. Bushido (Chivalry) and the Traditional Japanese Moral Education (2007). — Japanese virtues explained by Nitobe in 1900 in comparison with the Baha'i perspective on moral educ... 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... Sulayman S. Nyang. Continuities and Discontinuities in Islamic Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (1999-02). — Contains only brief mention of Baha'is, but discusses the Iranian Revolution and related topics. Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez. Conversive Turn in Bahá'í Scripture, The: An Intersubjective Communications Model for Bridging Global Diversity (2007). — Communications which manifest equality of participants bring diverse persons and elements of the wor... 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 ... Phyllis K. Peterson. Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker (1998). — On how intimacy in the Baha'i community can be created, using Baha’i scriptures as guideline. We h... Shahrzad Sabet. Crisis of Identity, The (2023-01-17). — Exploring how the Baha’i principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractabl... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity (2000). Margaret Caton (published as Peggy Caton). Cultural Pluralism in the Bahá'í Community (1986). — The idea of relative truth implies a situational approach to living. Baha'i teachings encourage both... Universal House of Justice. Cultural Reconciliation in Canada (2000-06). — The Universal House of Justice suggests to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada that their effo... Universal House of Justice. Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - questions (2001). — Reply from the House of Justice to a request for a reexamination of the assumptions on which its let... Universal House of Justice. Dancing in the Haziratu'l-Quds (1987). — Recreational dancing in a temple is not appropriate, but cultural and devotional dancing is acceptab... Boris Handal. De la Córdoba Mora a los Bahá'ís de Irán (2010). — Contrast between the contemporary Iranian Baha'i community and the treatment of religious minorities... 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... Archives Office of the United States Bahá'í National Center. Demographics of the United States National Spiritual Assembly (2016-03-17). — Percentage of women, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans serv... Linda S. Covey. Diné Becoming Baha'i: Through the Lens of Ancient Prophecies (2011-05). — Some Diné (Navajo) convert to the Baha'i Faith because it fulfills their ancient prophecies, its in... Julio Savi. Duty of Kindness and Sympathy Towards Strangers, The (2011). — Integrating immigrants into the culture of their new country is becoming a focus in some Western sta... Susan Clay Stoddart. Education and Moral Development in Children (1988). — We are caught between the imperative to function as a world culture and a belief that we need to mai... Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles. 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... Moojan Momen. Exploring Universes of Discourse: The Meeting of the Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Society (1987). — To communicate, people need to share not just a common language; there must also be a common framewo... Boris Handal. From Moorish Cordova to the Bahá'ís of Iran: Islamic Tolerance and Intolerance (2007-09-08). — Though Baha'is are persecuted in Iran, Muhammad taught understanding and respect towards religious m... Naghme Naseri Morlock. From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States (2023). — The denial of a national identity of Baha'is in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differ... Moojan Momen. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). — An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith and to explain the Baha... Duane L. Herrmann. Houses as Perfect as Is Possible (1994 Fall). — A survey of the evolution in design of the Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world through the twe... Kiser Barnes. Human Rights and Multiculturalism (2001). — The concept of human rights must be enriched by spiritual principles. They rest on universal princip... Quentin Farrand. Identidad y Paz (2009). — Estimular la apreciación de la diversidad de caracteres, talentos, y personalidades que encontramos... Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Importance of and Guidance on Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Indigenous and Other Languages (n.d.). — Compilation of one passage from Abdu'l-Baha and fourteen excerpts from letters written by or on beha... Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. Indigenous Messengers of God (2014-2020). — 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Baha'i teachings. Chris Jones Kavelin. Individual Bahá'í Perspective on Spiritual Aspects of Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development: Towards a Second Enlightenment (2008). — This paper discusses the spiritual value of cultural diversity and explores how such reflection impa... Bahá'í International Community. Interreligious and Intercultural Cooperation (2007-10). — Statement to the United Nations on best practices and strategies for interreligious and intercultura... Eamonn Moane. Ireland's Multi-Ethnic Immigration Challenge: An Irish Bahá'í View (2002). — After centuries of population loss, Ireland’s economic success in the 1990s led to a surge of imm... Boris Handal. La Cultura Hispano Árabe en Latino América (2004). — The influence of the Hispano-Arab culture in Latin American history, from a linguistic point of view... Alvino E. Fantini. Language and Worldview (1989). — Languages are paradigms of a view of the world. Knowledge of more than one language holds promise fo... Moojan Momen. Learning from History (1989). — The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Baha’i world community. The ... Christopher Buck. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2020). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Message to the Indian and Eskimo Bahá'ís of the Western Hemisphere (1969). — Letter to Native American and Inuit believers, about the assurance given in the Baha'i Writings that... Paula Bidwell. Native American Vision and the Teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha (2011). — Presentation addressing issues of concern to Native Americans, cast in the light of statements of Ab... Linda S. Covey. Navajo Tradition, The: Transition to the Bahá'í Faith (2010). — Examines three reasons behind the conversion of some Navajo to Baha'i in the early 1960s: fulfillmen... Linda S. Covey. Necessary History, A: Teaching On and Off The Reservations (2016). — On the early Baha’i literature directed toward Native Americans; history of Baha’i conversion ac... Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling (2008 Fall). — On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bah... Deborah Clark Vance. Not Just for Consumers: An Argument for Depicting Diverse Beliefs on U.S. Television (2007). — Globally, with few exceptions, television is a conduit for reaffirming hegemonic beliefs. How can ... Universal House of Justice. Permissibility of Chinese New Year Celebrations and Cultural Prostrations (2019-06-04). — Permissibility of observing Chinese New Year; prostrating is permissible for cultures in which prost... Universal House of Justice. Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities (1996-02). — Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Baha'i gatherings because of an inability... Universal House of Justice. Pioneering, Language, Arts, Example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1998-02-10). — Pioneering; Serving parents; Serving where need is; Gardens; International Auxiliary Language; Arabi... Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information. Protection of Diversity in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, The (1988). — Statement dated December 29, 1985, released by the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public... Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i... Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings (2013). — The Baha'i Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the m... Bahá'í International Community. Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition (2021-02). — A statement to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development on technological innovation... Pym Trueman. Return of the Dreamtime (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust... 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... Benjamin Leiker. Sacred Baha'i Architecture (1999-09). — Symbolism and history of Baha'i temples. Deborah Clark Vance. Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference (2002-05). — Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Baha’i Faith [in the USA] to uncover a descriptio... Deborah Clark Vance. Same Yet Different, The: Creating Unity Among the Diverse Members of the Bahá'í Faith (2002/2003 Winter). — A study of the process by which people form a unified community from diverse cultures based on inter... Stanwood Cobb. Simla, a Tale of Love (1919). — A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit,... Sama Shodjai. Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship (2023-12). — Overview of the design principles followed in building the Baha'i temples, and the intricacies and c... 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... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New Zealand. Special Report on Baha'i Burial vs. Maori Custom (1989-10-06). — Special report about reconciling Baha'i burial laws with local maori customs where they conflict; in... Universal House of Justice. Tattoos, Permissibility of (2003). Graeme Were. Thinking Through Images: Kastom and the Coming of the Baha'is to Northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (2005). — Anthropological study on the Baha'i Faith in the Nalik area of New Ireland, New Guinea, especially t... Roxanne Lalonde. Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation (1994-04). — Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article. Michael Harris Bond. Unity in Diversity: Orientations and Strategies for Building a Harmonious Multicultural Society (1998-06). — Insights from the discipline of psychology can be used to design societies compatible with the exige... Bijan Samali. Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio... Deborah Clark Vance. Us and Them: Understanding Cultural Identity (2002-08). — Identity formation and cultural identities are an important part of who we are, but we need to be aw... Jennifer Chapa, Rhett Diessner. Values Education in Bahá'í Schools (2000). — A general introduction to a Bahá'í view of the purpose of education, along with a review of comm... 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." Graham Hingangaroa Smith. Whanau (extended family) Structures as an Innovative Intervention into Maori Educational and Schooling Crises (1995). — The development of an innovative response by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to the dual ...

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2010-04-27 — The passing of Dr Nossrat Peseschkian (b. 18 June, 1933 in Iran d. 27 April, 2010 in Wiesbaden, Germ...

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2013-09-20 — Deloria Bighorn, chairperson of the National Spiritual Baha'is of Canada, presented, on behalf of

 

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