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Tag "Materialism"

tag name: Materialism type: General
web link: Materialism
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism_(disambiguation); bahaiquotes.com/subject/materialism; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Materialism
related tags: Spirituality
referring tags: Capitalism; Communism; Competition; Consumerism; Gold; Moderation

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  1. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels, by Wendi Momen (2012). — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra...
  2. Academic Methodologies, by Universal House of Justice, Susan Maneck (1997-09-21). — Two letters to the House on the relationship between "materialistic methodologies" and "doctrinal he...
  3. Achieving Universal Participation of Older Adults: An Exploration of Its Challenges and Spiritual Foundations, by Catherine Bigonnesse, Jean Marc Bigonnesse (2015). — On involving older adults in the process of participation in society; some of the root causes of age...
  4. Bahá'í Essays in the Times Colonist, by Badi Shams (2017-2024). — 52 essays: spiritual cost of higher a standard of living; religious prejudice; spiritual principles ...
  5. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
  6. 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...
  7. Century of Light, by Universal House of Justice (2001). — Survey of the history and dramatic changes of the 20th Century and the Baha'i Faith's emergence from...
  8. Challenges for Bahá'í Youth in a Western Way of Life, by Universal House of Justice (2013-04-19). — Difficulties young people might face in upholding Baha'i ideals and standards of behaviour in the co...
  9. Climate Change: Policies and Political Discourse, by Universal House of Justice (2017-11-29). — Letter "to three individuals" on the science behind anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, and...
  10. Concept of Spirituality, The, by William S. Hatcher (1986). — Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Baha'i World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," ...
  11. 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...
  12. Discerning a Framework for the Treatment of Animals in the Bahá'í Writings: Ethics, Ontology, and Discourse, by Michael Sabet (2023-01). — Baha'i exegesis can discern a framework governing the treatment of animals and our relationship to t...
  13. Divine Art of Living, The, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. (1944/2006). — Collection of thematically arranged quotations.
  14. Education of Youth and Our Twentieth Century Dilemma, The, by Habib Taherzadeh (1959 August). — Moral education is lacking in modern societies. Baha'i moral precepts can guide us towards the goal ...
  15. "Evolution of Reality," by George Land: Commentary, by Tony Michel (1991).
  16. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
  17. Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series, by Hooper Dunbar (2011-04). — Six lectures series at Bosch Baha'i School, April 15-17 2011.
  18. 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...
  19. Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life, by Brian Kurzius (2007). — Compilation of Baha'i texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives.
  20. How Individuals Can Improve Their Understanding of the Bahá'í Teachings, by Universal House of Justice (1994-08-01). — On the inability of the finite human mind to fully grasp the import of the Teachings, and how indivi...
  21. In Pursuit of Harmony between Science and Religion, by Paul Lample (2016). — The capacity to unite in the investigation of truth for the advancement of civilization requires the...
  22. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit, by Lesley Shams (2015). — The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering o...
  23. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An, by Jean-Marc Lepain Peter Terry, trans. (2007). — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical...
  24. Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution, by Universal House of Justice Inayat Rawhani, trans. (1986). — Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 Fe...
  25. Learning to Sift: Reflections on Ten Years of Engaging with the Economics Discourse, by Jordan van Rijn (2023-10). — Collaborators explored diverse approaches how to examine economic discourse from a Baha’i perspect...
  26. Letter to Dr J. W. Freudenberg, Auckland, New Zealand, by Shoghi Effendi (1946-06-07). — Letter on behalf of Shoghi Effendi about philosophy, body, mind, soul, evolution, and about not taki...
  27. List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org, by Nader Saiedi (2017-2020). — Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and globa...
  28. Marriage Breakdown in North America: A Psychosocial Perspective, by Kerry Mothersill (1983). — What are the effects of marital breakdown, what are its causes, and what can be done to enhance mari...
  29. Materialism Wearing Away at Our Kids, by Ted Slavin (2012-02-11). — The materialism of modern society and media is distracting many of our children. Adults must be awar...
  30. Meditation, Prayer, and Spiritualization, by Universal House of Justice (1983-09-01). — Practicing personal spirituality and methods for achieving spiritual growth.
  31. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996).
  32. Next Stage, The, by Douglas Martin (2013). — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ...
  33. 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 ...
  34. "O My handmaid! Concern not thyself with that which is outwardly apparent…", by Bahá'u'lláh Adib Masumian, trans. (2017-08). — Baha'u'llah urges focusing on spiritual beauty over physical appearance, as worldly allure is decept...
  35. One Common Faith, by Universal House of Justice (2005). — Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Baha'u'llah and the scriptures of other faiths...
  36. Overcoming Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity in Public Institutions: A Baha'i Perspective, by Bahá'í International Community (2001-05-28). — The displacement of a transcendent understanding of life by materialism is responsible for the skept...
  37. Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest, The, by Michael Karlberg (2003-07). — In our culture, political and legal institutions are structured as contests and reform is characteri...
  38. Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino) (2024). — The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justi...
  39. Permanence of Change, The: Contemporary Sociological and Bahá'í Perspectives, by Hoda Mahmoudi (2008). — Sociohistorical changes of the Axial Age and the Renaissance, sociological views on modernity and it...
  40. Perspectives on Science and Religion, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice (2013-09). — On questions about discourses in the scientific community, the existence of the soul, and certain ut...
  41. Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice (2020). — Guidance on calamitous events and our response to them.
  42. Power and the Bahá'í community, by Moojan Momen (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
  43. Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War, by Amin E. Egea (2021-05-08). — How ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporan...
  44. 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...
  45. Regarding Economic Life, by Universal House of Justice (2017-03-01). — Themes of Baha'u'llah's teachings include the reorganization of human society, how to participate in...
  46. Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust...
  47. Role of Material Goods in Spiritual Development, The, by Lin Poyer (1989). — On the challenge to develop creative, satisfying ways to live within a mass production/mass consumpt...
  48. Spiritual Growth, Essential Requisites for, by Universal House of Justice (1983-09-01). — Letter to Europe; its historically-recent turn away from religion, six ways to improve spirituality,...
  49. Spiritual Health of American Community, by Universal House of Justice (1991-03). — Publication of a letter addressing an individual's concerns for the spiritual health of the American...
  50. Spiritual Nature of Reality, The: Has the Future Already Been Written?, by John S. Hatcher (2000). — Meditations on "Who is Writing the Future": why is spiritual development a social as well as persona...
  51. Teaching Problems / Success in Teaching, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1949). — Three versions of an article: first published as "Teaching Problems" in March 1949, then as "Success...
  52. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age, by Nader Saiedi (2014). — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
  53. "The Role of Material Goods in Spiritual Development," by Lin Poyer: Commentary, by Will C. van den Hoonaard (1989).
  54. Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?, by Viva Rodwell (1996). — Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture.
  55. To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith, by Universal House of Justice (2010-04-02). — Regarding subjects such as family life, wealth, materialism, and justice.
  56. World's Current State of Disorder and Confusion, The, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Bahá'í World Centre, comp. (2020-09). — Compilation of passages relevant to contemporary issues of 2020, and the appropriate disposition of ...

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  1. 2010-05-00 — The publication of Rethinking Prosperity: Forging Alternatives to a Culture of Consumerism," for th...

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  1. 1983-09-01 — In a message addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of Norway the Universal House of Justice i...
 
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