‘Irfán Colloquium 2015
09 April 2015
1 Jalál 172 B.E.
Dearly loved friends,
Please see below a message regarding the `Irfán Colloquium 2015 for your kind attention.
With loving greetings,
Department of the Secretariat
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’í’s of the United Kingdom
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‘Irfán Colloquium 2015
www.irfancolloquia.org
Memorials of the Faithful — A Centenary Celebration
The annual session of the ‘Irfán Colloquium in 2015 will be held at the Centre for Bahá’í Studies, Acuto, Italy, 2 to 5 July. This year’s sessions coincide with the centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Memorials of the Faithful, a unique work among religious texts, and are dedicated to its celebration.
‘Irfán Colloquium aims at promoting deeper and systematic studies in the scriptures of the world’s religions from the Bahá’í perspective, as well as verities, fundamental principles of the belief system and the sacred writings of the Bahá’í Faith, the interface between the Bahá’í Faith and various religious traditions and schools of thought. Bazm-i-‘Irfán includes musical performances. The participants at the ‘Irfán Colloquium enjoy a collegial environment that provides an opportunity for dialogue, networking and team-building among those engaged in Bahá’í studies. It is also a unique occasion for all those participating in this gathering to meet and associate with researchers and scholars and benefit from their presentations. Those attending at the ‘Irfán Colloquium receive a gift set of the ‘Irfán publications.
Presentations include:
- Reflections on the Memorials of the Faithful – from the background of early Christian experiences
- Rethinking human nature–the New Homo Economicus
- The rise of extreme inequality in wealth
- Implications of converging trends in amorality and globalization
- A Sugary Concoction of Mindless Hagiography — what is new about Memorials of the Faithful?
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablet of Universe — a review of its background and contents
- An homage to Memorial of the Faithful and to eight of its heroes
- An early Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh — provisional translation and a short commentary
- Bahá’u’lláh’s Tablet of Ahmad revealed in Persian — a review of its background and contents
- Bahá’u’lláh’s Lawh-i-Istintaq
- The history of the concept of religion and its effect on discourses pertaining to the Bahá’í Faith
- The concept of “Faithfulness” in the Bahá’í texts in English translation
- An overview of some Ottoman documents related to Bahá’í History.
Presenters include: Per Olaf Akerdahl, Necati Alkan, Nava Ashraf, Iraj Ayman, Rama Ayman, Daniel Grolin, Moojan Momen, Wendi Momen, Habib Riazati, Julio Savi, Fuad Seddigh, Moshe Sharon, Iscander Tinto,
For Registration and Reservation:
The Centre for Baha’i Studies * Tel: 39-0775-56061* Email: lapanoramicahotel@gmail.com
www.centrostudibahai.com