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‘Irfán Colloquium #102 (English)

Bosch Baha'i School: Santa Cruz, CA, USA

May 18-22, 2011.

PROGRAM


Thursday

9:00-10:00
Buddhist Doctrine of Nothingness
Ian Kluge

11:00-12:00
From Nabi (Prophet) and Rasul (Messenger) to Mazhar-i Ilahi (`Manifestation of God’):
A Babí-Bahá’í Trajectory through the Biblical-Islamic Prophets and Messengers

Stephen Lambden

13:00-14:00
Overture to Universal Peace:
An exposition based on the talk by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, New York City, December 4, 1912

James Thomas     read online

14:30-15:30
Fragility of Goodness, The:
Hexis and Praxis in the Historical Figure of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Shahbaz Fatheazam     read online

15:45-16:45
`Abdu'l-Bahá – The Mystery of God
Faris Badii

17:15-18:15
Authoritative Interpretations in the Bahá'í Faith:
`Abdu'l-Bahá's Initiative

Iraj Ayman


Friday

9:00-10:00
Health and Healing:
A Bahá'í Perspective

Arsalan Geula

10:45-11:45
Fundamental Verities in the Writings of the Báb:
1. Unsealing the Sealed Wine -- Slaying the Dragon of Dogmatism in the Writings of the Báb

Habib Riazati

12:00-13:00
Fundamental Verities in the Writings of the Báb:
2. The Principle of Individual Investigation of Truth in the Writings of the Báb

Habib Riazati

14:30-15:30
New Atheism and the Bahá’í Writings, The
Ian Kluge     read online

15:45-16:45
Baha’i View on the “New Atheism” and its “Moral Landscape,” A
Mahyad Zaerpoor Rahnamaee


Saturday

10:45-11:45
Kant's Universal Peace and the Bahá'í Vision of a Future World Order
Ian Kluge     read online

12:00-13:00
Orientals Meeting in the West:
Foes Become Friends

Mina Yazdani

14:30-15:30
Spirit of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey to the West and its Multidimensional Significance, The
Farhad Sabetan

15:45-16:45
I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise:
Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'lláh

Wolfgang Klebel     read online

17:00-18:00
Harmony of Science and Religion in 10 Best Parenting Skills
Keyvan Geula


Sunday

9:00-10:00
Exploring the Theme of Mystical Love
Muin Afnani


Wednesday

20:45-21:00
Bábí-Bahá’í Transformation and Interpretation of the Islamic Basmala, The
Stephen Lambden



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