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A monthly electronic Newsletter with news of the
Wilmette
Institute, a schedule of online
Web Talks
, live events, and
upcoming courses
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The Wilmette Institute has launched a series of free web video programs during the current coronavirus pandemic:
Global Challenges and Opportunities: A Dialogue Webinar
Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern (5:30 Pacific)
Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern (5:30 Pacific).
A course for 11-17 year olds, Transformative Leadership for Junior Youth and Youth is ongoing and a second course will be launched soon. For more information on the latest free program, go to our WI Live page. |
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Student News
Colette Harrison of Dayton, Ohio, said her very first Wilmette Institute course, on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, gave her new perspectives on her interfaith, social justice, and racial harmony work.
John Krochmalny plans to share what he learned in his most recent course,
Economic Justice in a World of Injustices with people seeking to get out of poverty in northwestern Ohio and with attendees at an upcoming conference about the role that communities of faith can play in positive and constructive planning for a new economy.
Grant Gustafson of Waterford, VA combined Renaissance music on the lute and learnings from the Wilmette Institute's course
Introduction to the Persian Bayán at the community's bicentennial celebration of the birth of the Báb.
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Faculty News
Coronavirus Activity Booklet for Children created by Faculty Member Chelsea Lee Smith
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Tip for Sustainable Living
Within one month, the daily habits of people around the world have profoundly changed because of a dangerous virus. This proves that we humans have the capacity for fundamental change--but only if we truly realize the threat.
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Angelina Allen |
The talks are live web video and are free. Just click to register, or go to our Facebook or YouTube page
Sunday, April 5, 2020 2 p.m. Eastern
Angelina Allen
Now on YouTube and Sound Cloud
Mikhail Sergeev
Globalization and Its Discontent (Interview with renowned philosophy Professor Alexander Chumakov)
Brian Lepard
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50% off April courses with "Health19" Discount Code
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April 2-May 20, 2020
At a time when religious fanaticism and fundamentalism are spreading, and an ever-increasing number of people consider themselves "spiritual but not religious," the need to engage in fruitful interfaith dialogue is pressing. The Bahá'í Faith is in a unique position to inspire and support interfaith endeavors because the Faith's very scriptures contain the imperative to foster interfaith dialogue and names it as one of the prerequisites for world peace.
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April 9-June 3, 2020
Climate Change provides a basic scientific understanding of the causes and impacts of climate change, discusses its ethical challenges, and relates them to the spiritual teachings of the world's religions, particularly the Baha'i Faith. It will help you consider changes in your lifestyle to bring greater coherence to your life and show you how to incorporate environmental and social responsibility in Baha'i core activities and community gatherings. It elevates public discourse above partisan politics by introducing spiritual responses to the climate crisis and demonstrating how the harmony of science and religion can be applied for the well-being of humankind. The course includes many optional resources for those who wish to delve more deeply into climate-change issues.
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April 30-June 17, 2020
'Abdu'l-Bahá is unique in religious history. We will examine 'Abdu'l-Bahá's first five decades, 1844-92; His station as the Center of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant and His early years as Head of the Faith, 1892-1910; His travels to and talks in Europe and North America, 1911-13, and His guidance of the Bahá'ís in those areas; World War I, war, and peace, 1914-21; His Will and Testament and His passing in 1921; and selected topics about 'Abdu'l-Bahá (teachings about governance; philosophy and theology; and evolution).
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May 7-July 1, 2020
After revealing the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in 1873-74, Bahá'u'lláh penned a series of tablets that include the Lawh-i-Aqdas, the Book of the Covenant, and the Tablet of Carmel. The tablets revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas elaborate on Bahá'u'lláh's laws, further explore the nature of the mystical life, describe basic theological teachings, and expound the principles necessary for transforming human society. The bulk of these weighty epistles were published in 1978 in Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas. In this course we will read and study these tablets and discuss their relationship to other works by Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá. All readings will be provided via the web; no books need to be purchased.
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May 14-July 1, 2020
This course familiarizes participants with the short life of Mírzá Mihdí whose sacrifice was raised by Bahá'u'lláh to the same station as the great sacrifices of humanity's religious history. He was the youngest son of Bahá'u'lláh and Ásíyih Khánum. Born in Tehran in 1848, Mírzá Mihdí was separated from his parents when they were exiled to Baghdad in 1852. He joined his parents in Baghdad in 1860 and then suffered three successive exiles with his Father over the next ten years to finally be imprisoned in the city-prison of 'Akká in 1868. When Mírzá Mihdí fell from a skylight in the roof of the prison where he, his family and many Bahá'ís were imprisoned with the Manifestation of God, he was severely injured and likely to die from his injuries. When offered his life by his father, he chose instead to sacrifice it so that the doors of the prison might open and those who longed to see Bahá'u'lláh attain their desire.
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May 21-July 15, 2020
Some Answered Questions consists of a series of questions that Laura Clifford Barney asked `Abdu'l-Bahá over lunch in Acre between 1904 and 1906. The answers were recorded in Persian. `Abdu'l-Bahá reviewed, modified, and approved them, thereby converting pilgrim's notes into authoritative Bahá'í text. Barney herself undertook the task of translating them into English. The resulting classic Bahá'í text appeared in 1908. Limitations in the translation have been a concern for some time, as Barney was not fully conversant with philosophical terminology. The translation, newly revised by a Committee at the Bahá'í World Center, resolves many difficulties and brings the authoritative interpretations of `Abdu'l-Bahá to an English-speaking audience with new clarity and precision.
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May 25-July 12, 2020
Do you sometimes feel your life and the life of the community is a bit too intense and serious? 'Abdu'l-Bahá encourages laughter, story-telling, social gatherings, and friendship. Come enjoy and learn how to deepen friendships, have fun together, extend hospitality, share humorous stories, take a lighter approach to challenges, and more. Open to individuals, groups, couples, and communities. Please invite your friends!
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ABOUT US
The Wilmette Institute eNewsletter
The Wilmette Institute eNewsletter is published monthly by the Wilmette Institute, which
offers quality online courses on the Baha'i Faith. The Wilmette Institute is committed to engaging a broad and diverse international community of learners in deep study of the Faith and to fostering love for study of the Faith. The Wilmette Institute was established in January 1995 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States.
Information from the eNewsletter may be copied or reproduced, provided that the following credit is given: "Reprinted from the eNewsletter of the Wilmette Institute," followed by the issue's date. Recipients are encouraged to forward the eNewsletter to friends. If you have questions, please email us at
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Editor
Robert H. Stockman
Production
Robert H. Stockman
Niki Daniels
Contributors
Glen Gustafson
Colette Harrison
John Krochmalny
Christine Muller
Chelsea Lee Smith
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