> then an academic > study of social problems in the Bahai Faith could be very significant.
Marleen, I agree. What I'm interested in especially is a cultural study of the ways common social problems manifest themselves in the Baha'i community, the special problems that present themselves, and what has been learned about dealing with them, in the context of what has been learned about responding to social problems in general. It would be similar to the discussions in the guidelines for spiritual assemblies on domestic violence, about variations according to culture, and about what prevents Baha'is in particular from reporting signs of abuse, for example. It would help people who are working on social problems in the Faith to adapt current general knowledge about social problems to the particular case of Baha'i society. > I think what "so-called victims" have to say could be very telling for > the American Bahai community That's part of the value I see in Fred Glaysher's compilation of personal stories of abuse and corruption. Jim ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
