Friday

15:00-15:45
Unity in Diversity:
Toward a Correlation of the Bahá'í Perspective with current empirical findings in the social science literature
Ismael Velasco

16:30-17:15
Neo-Platonism and the Bahá’í Faith
Ian Kluge     read online

19:30-20:30
Spiritual Impact of Story Telling:
A Psychological Analysis
Keyvan Geula


Saturday

9:30-10:15
Interpretations of Holy Texts Provided in Some Answered Questions:
An Analytical Review
Vahid Rafati

11:00-12:00
"Point of the Beginning” and the “Seal of the Prophets”, The:
An analysis of the well-known Qur’anic verse (33:40) and of the consequences of its misinterpretation by Islamists
Gloria Yazdani

15:00-15:45
Crystallization of the Bahá'i Worldwide Community
Jena Khadem-Khodadad

15:00-15:45
Dynamics of Growth, The:
Factors which Impact the Growth of the Bahá’í Faith: Application of Analogies and Metaphors
Jena Khadem-Khodadad

16:30-17:15
Theory of the Origin and the Evolution of Mankind: A Scientific Perspective
Arsalan Geula

19:00-19:45
Origin and Evolution of Mankind as Elucidated in the Writings of `Abdu’l-Bahá, The
Arsalan Geula


Sunday

9:30-10:15
Divine Origin of the Bahá’í Faith
Fares Hedayati

11:00-12:00
Applications of Story Telling in the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá
Keyvan Geula