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Tag "Cultural diversity"

tag name: Cultural diversity  edit 1704 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; Indigenous languages; Orient-Occident Unity; Unity in diversity

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  1. A Leaf of Honey and the Proverbs of the Rainforest, by Joseph Shepperd: Review, by Lin Poyer (1989).
  2. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy, by Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke (2019). — Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world."
  3. African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of, by Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998-12). — Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alco...
  4. Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections, by Layli Maparyan (2020). — The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the W...
  5. Alain Locke and Cultural Pluralism, by Christopher Buck (2004). — The worldview of the African American thinker Alain Locke as a Baha'i, his secular perspective as a ...
  6. Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy, by Nossrat Peseschkian (1983). — To understand observed behaviour, we need to consider transcultural conditions as well as those in t...
  7. Architectures of Thinking, The, by Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano (2022). — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw...
  8. Bahá'í: Religion and Diet, by Paul Fieldhouse (2003). — Short overview of fasting, feast, and diet.
  9. Bahá'í Communities in the Asia-Pacific: Performing Common Theology and Cultural Diversity on a 'Spiritual Axis', by Graham Hassall, William Barnes (1998-07). — The idea of a ‘spiritual axis' between the Baha'is of the northern and southern regions of the Asi...
  10. Bahá'í Community of Canada, The: A Case Study in the Transplantation of Non-Western Religious Movements to Western Societies, by Will C. van den Hoonaard (1996). — The origins and early life of the Baha'i community in Canada as a sociological case study in the tra...
  11. Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Societies, The: Exploring Universes of Discourse, by Moojan Momen (1987). — How misunderstandings can arise between pioneers and the cultures they've moved to; traditional vs. ...
  12. Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights, Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, ed. (2001). — Articles by Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila...
  13. Becoming Your True Self, by Daniel C. Jordan (1968). — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...
  14. Bioprospecting and Indigenous Knowledge in Australia: Implications of Valuing Indigenous Spiritual Knowledge, by John Hunter, Chris Jones (2006-07). — Co-authored/painted paper by Aboriginal and 'Western' authors primarily focusing on spiritual issues...
  15. Building Intercultural Community: Insights from Indigenous Bahá'í History, by Chelsea Horton (2016). — Bridging Baha'i communities with Indigenous populations in Canada and the United States was not easy...
  16. Bushido (Chivalry) and the Traditional Japanese Moral Education, by Nozomu Sonda (2007). — Japanese virtues explained by Nitobe in 1900 in comparison with the Baha'i perspective on moral educ...
  17. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India (1993(?)/2015). — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
  18. Continuities and Discontinuities in Islamic Perspectives on Cultural Diversity, by Sulayman S. Nyang (1999-02). — Contains only brief mention of Baha'is, but discusses the Iranian Revolution and related topics.
  19. Conversive Turn in Bahá'í Scripture, The: An Intersubjective Communications Model for Bridging Global Diversity, by Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez (2007). — Communications which manifest equality of participants bring diverse persons and elements of the wor...
  20. Creating an Inclusive Narrative, by Australian Bahá'í Community (2020-11). — Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a ...
  21. Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker, by Phyllis K. Peterson (1998). — On how intimacy in the Baha'i community can be created, using Baha’i scriptures as guideline. We h...
  22. Crisis of Identity, The, by Shahrzad Sabet (2023-01-17). — Exploring how the Baha’i principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractabl...
  23. Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000).
  24. Cultural Pluralism in the Bahá'í Community, by Margaret Caton (published as Peggy Caton) (1986). — The idea of relative truth implies a situational approach to living. Baha'i teachings encourage both...
  25. Cultural Reconciliation in Canada, by Universal House of Justice (2000-06). — The Universal House of Justice suggests to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada that their effo...
  26. Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - questions, by Universal House of Justice (2001). — Reply from the House of Justice to a request for a reexamination of the assumptions on which its let...
  27. Dancing in the Haziratu'l-Quds, by Universal House of Justice (1987). — Recreational dancing in a temple is not appropriate, but cultural and devotional dancing is acceptab...
  28. De la Córdoba Mora a los Bahá'ís de Irán, by Boris Handal (2010). — Contrast between the contemporary Iranian Baha'i community and the treatment of religious minorities...
  29. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice (2022-11-01). — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
  30. Demographics of the United States National Spiritual Assembly, by Archives Office of the United States Bahá'í National Center (2016-03-17). — Percentage of women, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans serv...
  31. Diné Becoming Baha'i: Through the Lens of Ancient Prophecies, by Linda S. Covey (2011-05). — Some Diné (Navajo) convert to the Baha'i Faith because it fulfills their ancient prophecies, its in...
  32. Duty of Kindness and Sympathy Towards Strangers, The, by Julio Savi (2011). — Integrating immigrants into the culture of their new country is becoming a focus in some Western sta...
  33. Education and Moral Development in Children, by Susan Clay Stoddart (1988). — We are caught between the imperative to function as a world culture and a belief that we need to mai...
  34. El archivo de música mapuche de la Radio Bahá'í: Diagnóstico, inventario, desafíos y reflexiones, by José Velásquez Arce, Katherine Zamora Caro, Alex Calfuqueo Calfucura, Leonardo Díaz-Collao (2024-12). — On the process of identification, diagnosis and inventory of the archive of Radio Baha'i; the work o...
  35. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
  36. Even as the Waves of One Sea: Bahá'í Consultation's Implicit Cultural Support for the Clash of Differing Opinions, by Whitney White Kazemipour (2024-03). — A letter from Shoghi Effendi introduces some cultural dynamics which underlie Baha'i consultation; d...
  37. Exploring Universes of Discourse: The Meeting of the Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Society, by Moojan Momen (1987). — To communicate, people need to share not just a common language; there must also be a common framewo...
  38. From Moorish Cordova to the Bahá'ís of Iran: Islamic Tolerance and Intolerance, by Boris Handal (2007-09-08). — Though Baha'is are persecuted in Iran, Muhammad taught understanding and respect towards religious m...
  39. From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States, by Naghme Naseri Morlock (2023). — The denial of a national identity of Baha'is in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differ...
  40. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen (1990). — An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith and to explain the Baha...
  41. Houses as Perfect as Is Possible, by Duane L. Herrmann (1994 Fall). — A survey of the evolution in design of the Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world through the twe...
  42. Human Rights and Multiculturalism, by Kiser Barnes (2001). — The concept of human rights must be enriched by spiritual principles. They rest on universal princip...
  43. Identidad y Paz, by Quentin Farrand (2009). — Estimular la apreciación de la diversidad de caracteres, talentos, y personalidades que encontramos...
  44. Importance of and Guidance on Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Indigenous and Other Languages, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.). — Compilation of one passage from Abdu'l-Baha and fourteen excerpts from letters written by or on beha...
  45. Indigenous Messengers of God, by Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke (2014-2020). — 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Baha'i teachings.
  46. Individual Bahá'í Perspective on Spiritual Aspects of Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development: Towards a Second Enlightenment, by Chris Jones Kavelin (2008). — This paper discusses the spiritual value of cultural diversity and explores how such reflection impa...
  47. Interreligious and Intercultural Cooperation, by Bahá'í International Community (2007-10). — Statement to the United Nations on best practices and strategies for interreligious and intercultura...
  48. Ireland's Multi-Ethnic Immigration Challenge: An Irish Bahá'í View, by Eamonn Moane (2002). — After centuries of population loss, Ireland’s economic success in the 1990s led to a surge of imm...
  49. La Cultura Hispano Árabe en Latino América, by Boris Handal (2004). — The influence of the Hispano-Arab culture in Latin American history, from a linguistic point of view...
  50. Language and Worldview, by Alvino E. Fantini (1989). — Languages are paradigms of a view of the world. Knowledge of more than one language holds promise fo...
  51. Learning from History, by Moojan Momen (1989). — The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Baha’i world community. The ...
  52. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org, by Christopher Buck (2014/2020/2024). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
  53. Message to the Indian and Eskimo Bahá'ís of the Western Hemisphere, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1969). — Letter to Native American and Inuit believers, about the assurance given in the Baha'i Writings that...
  54. Native American Vision and the Teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Paula Bidwell (2011). — Presentation addressing issues of concern to Native Americans, cast in the light of statements of Ab...
  55. Native Conversion, Native Identity: An oral history of the Bahá'í faith among First Nations people in the southern central Yukon Territory, Canada, by Carolyn Patterson Sawin (2000). — Factors influencing religious conversion among Yukon Baha'is; correlation between participation in t...
  56. Navajo Tradition, The: Transition to the Bahá'í Faith, by Linda S. Covey (2010). — Examines three reasons behind the conversion of some Navajo to Baha'i in the early 1960s: fulfillmen...
  57. Necessary History, A: Teaching On and Off The Reservations, by Linda S. Covey (2016). — On the early Baha’i literature directed toward Native Americans; history of Baha’i conversion ac...
  58. New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling, by Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria) (2008 Fall). — On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bah...
  59. Not Just for Consumers: An Argument for Depicting Diverse Beliefs on U.S. Television, by Deborah Clark Vance (2007). — Globally, with few exceptions, television is a conduit for reaffirming hegemonic beliefs. How can ...
  60. Permissibility of Chinese New Year Celebrations and Cultural Prostrations, by Universal House of Justice (2019-06-04). — Permissibility of observing Chinese New Year; prostrating is permissible for cultures in which prost...
  61. Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities, by Universal House of Justice (1996-02). — Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Baha'i gatherings because of an inability...
  62. Pioneering, Language, Arts, Example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Universal House of Justice (1998-02-10). — Pioneering; Serving parents; Serving where need is; Gardens; International Auxiliary Language; Arabi...
  63. Protection of Diversity in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, The, by Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information (1988). — Statement dated December 29, 1985, released by the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public...
  64. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration, by Todd Lawson (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i...
  65. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge (2013). — The Baha'i Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the m...
  66. Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition, by Bahá'í International Community (2021-02). — A statement to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development on technological innovation...
  67. Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings, Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. (2024). — Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can creat...
  68. Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust...
  69. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation, by Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III (2023-01-08). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
  70. Sacred Baha'i Architecture, by Benjamin Leiker (1999-09). — Symbolism and history of Baha'i temples.
  71. Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002-05). — Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Baha’i Faith [in the USA] to uncover a descriptio...
  72. Same Yet Different, The: Creating Unity Among the Diverse Members of the Bahá'í Faith, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002/2003 Winter). — A study of the process by which people form a unified community from diverse cultures based on inter...
  73. Simla, a Tale of Love, by Stanwood Cobb (1919). — A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit,...
  74. Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship, by Sama Shodjai (2023-12). — Overview of the design principles followed in building the Baha'i temples, and the intricacies and c...
  75. Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity, by June Manning Thomas (2020-09). — On the nature and approaches of Baha’i educational programs and community building efforts which s...
  76. Special Report on Baha'i Burial vs. Maori Custom, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New Zealand (1989-10-06). — Special report about reconciling Baha'i burial laws with local maori customs where they conflict; in...
  77. Tattoos, Permissibility of, by Universal House of Justice (2003).
  78. Thinking Through Images: Kastom and the Coming of the Baha'is to Northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, by Graeme Were (2005). — Anthropological study on the Baha'i Faith in the Nalik area of New Ireland, New Guinea, especially t...
  79. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English, by Craig L. Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi (2024-12). — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
  80. Unity in Diversity: Orientations and Strategies for Building a Harmonious Multicultural Society, by Michael Harris Bond (1998-06). — Insights from the discipline of psychology can be used to design societies compatible with the exige...
  81. Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation, by Roxanne Lalonde (1994-04). — Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article.
  82. Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio...
  83. Us and Them: Understanding Cultural Identity, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002-08). — Identity formation and cultural identities are an important part of who we are, but we need to be aw...
  84. Values Education in Bahá'í Schools, by Jennifer Chapa, Rhett Diessner (2000). — A general introduction to a Bahá'í view of the purpose of education, along with a review of comm...
  85. Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1991). — A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
  86. Whanau (extended family) Structures as an Innovative Intervention into Maori Educational and Schooling Crises, by Graham Hingangaroa Smith (1995). — The development of an innovative response by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to the dual ...

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  1. 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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  1. 2013-09-20 — Heloria Bighorn, chairperson of the National Spiritual Baha'is of Canada, presented, on behalf of th...
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