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‘Irfán Colloquium #53 (English)
Philosophy, Science and the Bahá'í Faith

Bosch Bahá'í School: California, US

May 27-30, 2004.

PROGRAM


Friday

9:00-10:00
‘Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet of the Universe - Aflákiyyih
Muin Afnani

10:30-11:30
True of Thyself:
Firstness and Lastness, Outwardness and Inwardness (Ken Wilber's Integral Philosophy seen in the light of Bahá'u'lláh's mystical writings)

Wolfgang Klebel     read online

12:00-13:00
Life and Times of August Forel, The
Sheila Banani     read online

14:30-15:30
Review of the Bahá'í Writings on the Concept of Reincarnation, A
Sateh Bayat and Vafa Bayat     read online

15:45-16:45
Persian Bayán, The:
Form and Content (themes)

Muin Afnani

17:15-18:15
Ontology:
A Basic Survey, Explications and Commentary

Ian Kluge     read online


Saturday

10:00-11:00
Abdu'l-Bahá's "Tablet of the Two Calls"
Manooher Mofidi

11:30-12:30
Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the “Hidden Treasure”
Mozhan Khadem

14:30-15:30
Interpretation of the Opening Words of the Qurían:
A Comparative Study of the Islamic, Babi and Bahá'i Commentaries on “Bismillih”

Ghasem Bayat

15:45-16:45
Textual Resurrection:
Book, Imam, and Cosmos in the Qur'án Commentaries of the Báb

J. Vahid Brown     read online

17:00-18:00
Signs of Prophethood:
An exposition on a Tablet by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá

James B. Thomas     read online


Sunday

9:00-10:00
‘Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Islamic Tradition of “Hidden Treasure” (Kuntu Kanz):
Historical Background

Muin Afnani


Day and time of these presentations not known

Prophetology in the Baháíi Faith and the Three Other Monotheistic Religions:
A Comparative Approach

Fiona Missaghian



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