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Tag "War"

tag name: War type: General
web link: War
related tags: - Ethics; Peace; Violence
referring tags: Armies; Conflicts; Weapons

"War" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (56 results; expand)

  1. Ahang Rabbani. `Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914 (2005). — The story of Abdu'l-Baha's relocating the Haifa/Akka Baha'i community of some 140 people to a nearby...
  2. Christopher Buck. Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation (2013). — Overview of the event, press coverage, publications of the speech, the Emancipation Proclamation "my...
  3. Wendi Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels (2012). — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra...
  4. Marion Weinstein. ['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races: From the Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919) (1919-09-08). — An interview with 'Abdu'l-Baha on the League of Nations, Baha'i ideas for peace, and the Holy Land. ...
  5. Ismael Velasco. Achieving Reconciliation in a Conflicting World (2008). — The dynamics of conflict against the backdrop of globalization, and religion's role in fostering uni...
  6. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). — 167 selections, updated August 2023.
  7. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Alleged Pro-German activities: Edward C. Getsinger, Case #317323 (1918). — Forty pages of FBI files investigating Edward C. Getsinger and possible Baha'i opposition to the war...
  8. Dianne Bradford, Fiona Missaghian, Udo Schaefer, Robert Stockman. Jonah Winters, comp. Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin (2004). — Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college co...
  9. Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
  10. Francis Henry Skrine. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds (1912). — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
  11. 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...
  12. Sidney Edward Morrison. Beyond Death's Grey Land (1986). — Reflections from a Baha'i perspective on the Vietnam War, the nature of war, dehumanizing humanity, ...
  13. Universal House of Justice. Century of Light (2001). — Survey of the history and dramatic changes of the 20th Century and the Baha'i Faith's emergence from...
  14. Kamran Ekbal. Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their milita...
  15. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Compilation of the Holy Utterances of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá, Concerning the Most Great Peace, War and Duty of the Bahá'ís toward their Government (1918). — An early compilation, prepared for the Tenth Annual Convention, April 1918.
  16. Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
  17. Bahá'í International Community. Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í ante la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Relación Entre el Desarme y el Desarrollo (1987-08/1987-09). — El Año Internacional de la Mujer. Nueva York, Nueva York, 24 de agosto-11 de septiembre de 1987
  18. Bahá'í International Community. Desarme y la Paz, El (1985-02).
  19. Harry Liedtke. German Baha'i Community under National Socialism, The: A Historical Perspective With Notes, Postscript, and Photographs (1999/2000). — Examination of why Baha’is, as an international Community or as individuals, did not play an activ...
  20. Elham Afnan. Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature (1989). — The Baha'i Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopi...
  21. Brian Kurzius. Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life (2007). — Compilation of Baha'i texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives.
  22. Universal House of Justice. Humanitarian Responses to Global Conflicts (2015-01-13). — A letter to and response from the House about why Baha'is do not condemn the 2014 attacks on Gaza, a...
  23. Bernardo Bortolin Kerr. Humanity of Evil, The: Bahá'í Reflections on the film The Act of Killing (2014). — The theology of evil throughout history and in Baha'i thought; ways in which people de-humanize and ...
  24. Federal Bureau of Investigation. In re. Bahá'í Temple Unity (Alleged German Religious Propaganda): Alfred S. Lunt, Case #304495 (1918). — Seven pages of FBI files investigating Alfred S. Lunt and Mirian Sevasly and possible Baha'i opposit...
  25. Dan Wheatley. International Criminal Court: A Bahá'í Perspective (2001 Winter/Spring). — Brief history of the ICC, and Baha'i support of it.
  26. Reginald L. Priestley. Itchyfeet: Travels with Reg Priestley (1991/2001). — Autobiography of a world traveller who visited many places in and around Israel while in the Palesti...
  27. Yifan Zhang. Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space (2022 April-June). — Comparison of similarities in Baha'i and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality ac...
  28. Vargha Taefi. Just War from the Bahá'í Perspective (2006). — A Baha'i view is that the individual's will is subordinate to society's will. Comparison of this att...
  29. Abdu'l-Bahá. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Letter to Martha Root (1920). — A letter to believers in America.
  30. Ian Kluge. Light, The (2001). — True life war story of an unexpected encounter with the miraculous in a large asylum for the incurab...
  31. Holly Hanson. Living Purposefully in a Time of Violence (2001-09-13). — Contemplation of Baha'i responses to the global issues raised by 9/11.
  32. Jonah Winters. Martyrdom in Jihad (1997). — Unlike Judeo-Christianity, Islam does not contain a core of martyrdom. Rather, it occurs in three di...
  33. Guy Sinclair. Mediation, Transformation and Consultation: A Comparative Analysis of Conflict Resolution Models (2007). — The Baha'i principle of consultation as a framework for mediation, transformation, and the process o...
  34. Universal House of Justice. Message on World Peace (2019-01-18). — Letter about important steps the world made towards world peace, and the current situation, in relat...
  35. Universal House of Justice. Migrants and Refugees in Europe (2015-10-01). — Principles to guide the response of the Bahá’í community to the dramatic social changes concer...
  36. Negar Mottahedeh. Off the Grid: Reading Iranian Memoirs in Our Time of Total War (2004-09). — Observations on contemporary culture and gender issues in Iran.
  37. Alain Locke. Orientation of Hope and Lessons in World Crisis, The (1936/1945). — Two essays meditating on the relevance of Baha'i principles to the period preceding and during the S...
  38. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Peter J. Khan, comp. Political Non-Involvement and Obedience to Government: Compilation by Peter Khan with Cover Letter from Secretariat (2003-01-12). — Current world events can cause confusion and anguish among those seeking global peace. Rather than b...
  39. 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...
  40. Paul Pearsall. President Wilson and the Bahá'í Connection (1988-10). — Short overview of myths and facts on the Wilson-Baha'i connection. Includes addenda on the League of...
  41. Brian D. Lepard. Protecting the Human Family: Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, and Bahá'í Principles (2003). — The moral and legal problems raised by the use of military force to aid human rights victims. Releva...
  42. Christopher Buck. Public Discourse on Race: Abdu'l-Bahá's 1912 Howard University Speech (2012-02-10). — Presentation at Louhelen Bahá’í School on ‘Abdu’l-Baha and the black intelligentsia, his v...
  43. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. Questions and Answers on War and Related Issues (2003-03-19). — Compilation of passages and commentary on the military, political activism, disarmament, pacifism, a...
  44. Ted Brownstein. Qur'an and Violence against Non-believers, The (2017). — An examination of two sections of The Qur'an that supposedly authorize the slaughter of innocent non...
  45. Amin E. Egea. Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War (2021-05-08). — How ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporan...
  46. Bahá'í World News Service. Remembering 'Abdu'l-Baha's Call for Unity, a Century after World War I (2018-11-26). — Collection of newspaper articles and photographs of Abdu'l-Baha, on the general theme of unity in th...
  47. Nader Saiedi. Replacing the Sword with the Word: Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Peace (2019-05). — The writings of Baha'u'llah reconstruct foundational concepts such as mysticism, religion, and socia...
  48. Alan Bryson. Responding to an Attack on Humanity (2010-10-18). — Reflections on the events of 9/11.
  49. Universal House of Justice. Responding to the War in Ukraine (2022-04-01). — Actions Baha'is are taking in response to the invasion of Ukraine; the role of prayers and acts of s...
  50. David Langness. Revisiting Vietnam: A Case for Reading "Those War Books" (1986). — Brief reviews of a dozen books about the Vietnam war.
  51. Universal House of Justice. Ridván 2022: Bahá'í Era 179 (2022-04-21). — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
  52. Milan Voykovic, Shamim Razavi. Saving Private Ryan: Review (1998). — Review of film, with thoughts for Baha'is: Is there such a thing as a "just war"? What forms of "sac...
  53. Glenford Mitchell. Time of Peril, Prospects for Peace (2001-10-11). — Talk at the Baha'i Unity Center in Atlanta.
  54. Universal House of Justice. To the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (2024-05-26). — The Baha’i response to conflicts and related humanitarian crises in the world; encouraging Baha’...
  55. Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
  56. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition (1969-06). — A whitepaper on issues of Baha'i involvement in the military services.

2.   from the Chronology (35 results; expand)

  1. 1799-00-00 — Napoleon, returning from Egypt, captured Jaffa and laid siege to Acre. At this junctur
  2. 1804-00-00 — Russo-Persian War resulted in a Russian victory. The Battle of Aslan Duz on 31 October 1812 was the ...
  3. 1828-02-10 — Defeat of the Persians at the hands of the Russians. The Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 was the ...
  4. 1839-00-01 — Defeat of Persia at the hands of the British. [BBRSM55] ...
  5. 1843-01-10 — The sacking of the holy city of Karbala at the hands of the Turks. Thousands of its citizens were ki...
  6. 1870-07-19 — Franco-Prussian War was a conflict between the Second French Empire of Napoleon III and the German s...
  7. 1870-09-01 — Battle of Sedan. Napoleon III suffered defeat at the hands of Kaiser Wilhelm I. It resulted in the c...
  8. 1877-00-00 — As a result of the war between Russia and Turkey some 11 million people were freed from the Turkish ...
  9. 1905-09-05 — The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September...
  10. 1911-10-21 — News of the Battle of Benghazi (17 October) was headline news. It was one of the opening salvos of t...
  11. 1913-04-13 — `Abdu'l-Baha was sick and the weather was bitterly cold. He went to the studio of Professor Robert A...
  12. 1914-06-28 — The heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated in Sarajevo....
  13. 1914-07-28 — The Great War (1914–18) broke out in Europe. (28 July, 1914 to 11 November, 1918)Austria declared ...
  14. 1914-08-04 — England declared war on Germany....
  15. 1914-11-01 — Turkey entered the war on the side of the Central Powers. Palestine was blockaded and Haifa was b...
  16. 1917-00-00 — Foreign troops occupied nearly all of neutral Iran. [AB416; BBRSM:87] ...
  17. 1917-04-06 — The United States entered World War I. See CF36 for Shoghi Effendi's opinion of its participati...
  18. 1918-01-08 — President Woodrow Wilson in a speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress outli...
  19. 1918-09-23 — "During the early years of World War I, though no longer imprisoned, 'Abdu'l-Baha faced repeated thr
  20. 1918-11-11 — The end of the First World War or the Great War. It was a global conflict originating in Europe ...
  21. 1919-06-28 — The Treaty of Versailles was concluded. The United States never signed the Treaty of Versailles, ne...
  22. 1938-11-27 — In a letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the British Isles, Shoghi Effendi o...
  23. 1939-04-21 — The first Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Budapest was elected. There were about 14 believers ...
  24. 1939-06-04 — In a letter addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles written on behalf of t...
  25. 1939-09-03 — World War II began with Britain and France declaring war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland....
  26. 1945-05-08 — The war in Europe ended. For Shoghi Effendi's response see MA80–1, PP185 and UD175. For the ...
  27. 1945-09-02 — The war in Japan ended....
  28. 1945-10-24 — The United Nations was formally established. There were Baha'i representatives in San Francisco in ...
  29. 1946-07-20 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States enquired of the Guardian whether the existence ...
  30. 1948-00-13 — War broke out in Palestine. Many Covenant-breakers fled the country. [DH118] ...
  31. 1948-04-21 — The 2nd Battle of Haifa: A Jewish offensive to gain control of the strategic port of Haifa. Prior to...
  32. 1948-12-09 — The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Resolution entitled Convention on the Prevent...
  33. 1951-09-00 — National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States provided guidance on military servic...
  34. 1965-09-20 — The obligation that Baha'is should seek exemption from combatant service was specifically affirmed b...
  35. 1969-06-00 — For the Baha'i position on military service see War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Trans...
 
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