Social Justice According to the Divine Standard
First presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #40
Bosch Bahá'í School: California, USA
May 23–26, 2002
(see list of papers from #40)
The purpose of every religion has been to promote unity among all the peoples of the world. All the major religions have taught the "Golden Rule" as a standard for social justice at the interpersonal level. Justice at this level appears as inherent in the relationship. As social relations have grown more and more complex the notions of fairness and equity inherent in the golden rule have found no application to the nations of a politicized world. The justice now sought between groups and nations is no longer inherent in the situation. There is now a vital need for a universal prescription for social justice that has heretofore been lacking in religious expression. This [course] will examine the advent and application of that prescription using as source materials:
Bibliography
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh
Shoghi Effendi, Messages to the Bahá'í World: 1950-1957
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