Fwd: Wilmette Institute courses on Advent of Divine Justice (Aug. 15-Nov. 15), Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Aqdas (Sept. 1-Nov. 30) start in next month
The Baha'i Studies Listserv -- Forwarded message -- From: win...@lists.usbnc.org Date: Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM Subject: Wilmette Institute courses on Advent of Divine Justice (Aug. 15-Nov. 15), Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Aqdas (Sept. 1-Nov. 30) start in next month To: sman...@gmail.com Have you ever wondered why Shoghi Effendi's secretary, writing on his behalf, said THE ADVENT OF DIVINE JUSTICE has been rightly described as the Baha'i Charter of Teaching? At this time when the American Baha'i community is developing new habits and systems for teaching systematically and effectively, study of THE ADVENT OF DIVINE JUSTICE is particularly relevant, for it helps us understand the spiritual, mortal, and ethical prerequisites for perfecting our characters and attracting new souls to the Baha'i community. In addition to its relevance in our efforts to teach the Faith and develop race unity, the book could be described as a spiritual manual of living. The lead faculty, Jane Faily, has been studying the text for decades. The Wilmette Institute online course on ADVENT begins August 15 and runs for three months. In addition to a slow read of the text, the course provides background readings, recurrent study questions, and hundreds of specific study questions geared to specific passages of the text. Two weeks later, on September 1, the Wilmette Institute offers a three-month online course on TABLETS OF BAHA'U'LLAH REVEALED AFTER THE KITAB-I-AQDAS. The sixteen tablets studied cover such themes as reformation of society, personal transformation, teaching the Faith, the Covenant, the station of `Abdu'l-Baha, and various theological and philosophical questions. The course has been extensively reformulated, every tablet is accompanied by extensive descriptions and commentaries by Shoghi Effendi and prominent Baha'i writers, and study questions will be available. The lead faculty, Dr. Necati Alkan, knows Arabic and has studied the time period extensively. This is an excellent opportunity to familiarize oneself with these weighty and important works from Baha'u'llah's pen. Tuition for each course: $150 for individuals; $120 for senior citizens (65 and older), university students (full time), pioneers (international and home front). Financial aid, in the form of partial scholarships, is available to individuals. $300 for groups (2-12 members). Course registration closes two weeks after the course begins. THE WILMETTE INSTITUTE: AN ON-LINE LEARNING CENTER Engaging a broad and diverse community of learners in an in-depth study of the Baha'i Faith http://wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org i...@wilmetteinstitute.org 877-wilmette (877-945-6388) (toll free) --- You are currently subscribed to winews as: sman...@gmail.com.. To unsubscribe click here: http://lists.usbnc.org/u?id=73347.5c1901e1103f12d4a02bce6403206373n=Tl=winewso=56113 or send a blank email to leave-56113-73347.5c1901e1103f12d4a02bce6403206...@lists.usbnc.org __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-450178-274...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Wilmette Institute: Women in the Baha'i Faith
The Baha'i Studies Listserv To encourage more people to register for the Wilmette Institute course “Women in the Baha’i Faith,” everyone who registers for it will be able to take a second Wilmette Institute course for free. What a deal! Women in the Baha’i Faith looks at the role women play in the Faith. A compilation of Baha’i writings opens the course with an opportunity to consider the role given to women in the Baha’i writings. That understanding is then enriched by reading Baha’i authors about the subject, and enhanced by reading the ideas of non-Baha’i women. Finally, we will look at the lives of individual women and consider how they fulfilled their potential, furthered the advancement of women, and fostered development of the Baha’i Faith. The course is available on the web only; there are no classes to attend. It starts July 21 and will run three months, with a two-month grace period to complete work. We recommend that you not take the second (free) course until this course ends, so as not to overload yourself. All Wilmette Institute courses exist to help individuals to develop their potential and strengthen their ability to serve the Baha’i Faith and humanity. Watch for further information about “The Advent of Divine Justice,” our on-line course that surveys the classic book by Shoghi Effendi, which starts August 15 and lasts three months. Tuition: $150 for individuals; $120 for senior citizens (65 and older), university students (full time), pioneers (international and home front). Financial aid, in the form of partial scholarships, is available to individuals. $300 for groups (2-12 members). Course registration closes two weeks after the course begins. THE WILMETTE INSTITUTE: AN ON-LINE LEARNING CENTER Engaging a broad and diverse community of learners in an in-depth study of the Baha'i Faith http://wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org i...@wilmetteinstitute.org 877-wilmette (877-945-6388) (toll free) TWO things for you to note: (1) the course will start July 21, a delay of one week; and (2) all of you get a free additional course! Email at rstock...@usbnc.org to let me know how to register __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-446606-274...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Wilmette Institute
The Wilmette Institute has decided to offer a special deal it has never tried before: a transferrable course coupon. Register for either of our two December on-line courses-*The Secret of Divine Civilization* or *How to Study the Baha'i Writings*-and we'll provide you a numbered electronic coupon allowing you or anyone else to take one Wilmette Institute course FOR FREE. The registered coupon can be used only once. *The Secret of Divine Civilization* course just started, but the next week is devoted to introductions. This central text on the social and economic reformation of the world was composed by `Abdu'l-Baha in 1875 and was one of the first Baha'i books ever published. Its theme of the social impact of the spiritual transformation of the individual reminds us why we have an outward-looking orientation and what the larger purpose of the core activities is. It's an important work for Baha'is to study. *How to Study the Baha'i Writings* seeks to help develop the ultimate skill Baha'is need: reading authoritative Baha'i texts in order to understand them by both mind and heart. Scripture is not an easy thing to understand; it uses symbolic language to express spiritual truths with material imagery. Using a windows on the Baha'i writings technique developed for this course by Dr. Sandra Hutchison, the course will provide with nine different ways to look at a text; nine different lenses with which to bring it into focus. This skill is of considerable relevance to the institute process in particular and the core activities in general; it can make daily study more effective, classes easier to plan, and devotional programs quicker to put together. Each course costs $120 for seniors, students, and pioneers; $150 for other individuals; $300 for groups. Considerable financial aid is available for those who cannot pay these prices. For more information, visit our website or contact us. THE WILMETTE INSTITUTE: ON-LINE AND ON-SITE LEARNING CENTER http://wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] 877-wilmette (877-945-6388) (toll free) The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Wilmette Institute
Dear Friends on the winews, academics, and highered listservers: The Wilmette Institute's course on the development of the Baha'i community in the context of the Five Year Plan has been undergoing a lot of revising in the last week or so. The Universal House of Justice's recent message about Baha'i elections has been added to it. The very important annual message of the American National Spiritual Assembly in its annual report (which apparently parallels some themes in the Universal House of Justice's Ridvan message) has also inspired the course planners to rethink parts of the course. For these reasons, we are pushing the course's start date back to May 1. The course now has the following study units: 1. Introduction 2. What is a Community, in general? 3. What is a Baha'i Community? 4. What is the Five Year Plan for Community Building? 5. What is the Role of the Institutions in Community Building? 6. Integration and Conclusion As you can see, the course is meant to be a significant contribution to the Five Year Plan; a chance to review the existing guidance from the Baha'i World Center about community building and the roles of Spiritual Assemblies in the process. Community building is a key idea behind the core activities; they are meant to create something that is attractive to inquirers (not just the core activities themselves, but a networked, unified, and transformed community of believers). We hope you can join us in the conversation about how to accomplish this goal. The course price is $75 for most adults; $60 for students, pioneers, and seniors; and $150 for groups (which can be as large as you wish). For more information: http://www.wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org ; 877- wilmette (877-945-6388) The Wilmette Institute: On-Line and On-Site Learning Center The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wilmette Institute
The Wilmette Institute is pleased to offer its course on the Ministry of Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957), again. Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 until his passing, Shoghi Effendi devoted much of his early ministry to construction of the administrative order defined in `Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament, then used it as an instrument for carrying out the vast spread of the Bahá'í Faith called for by `Abdu'l- Bahá in the Tablets of the Divine Plan. Throughout his ministry Shoghi Effendi worked tirelessly to translate the writings of Bahá'u'lláh into English and to pen hundreds of epistles clarifying basic Bahá'í teachings. His devotion, self-sacrifice, and suffering are an inspiration to Bahá'ís of all generations. The beginning of a new plan is an ideal time to study him, for he set the pattern of our plans. The Wilmette Institute's course will use a unique collection of published biographies, articles, and commentaries, assembling them together in a systematic framework for the learner who wishes to understand the Guardian in depth. The course will be taught by Peter Terry, Zaid Lundberg, and Duane Troxel. It starts November 15--a week from now--and last three months. It is taught completely via the Worldwide Web, with all readings and the discussion Forum available in a few clicks. The cost is $150 for an individual, but ample scholarships and discounts are available; just email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group registrations are $300. Anyone can start a group, pay for it, and recoup the fee from those who join the group. Everyone in the group is assigned the same mentor, so he or she can call the group at their convenience. Plan to take the course in order to give presentations about the Guardian to study classes, deepenings, children's classes, firesides, and other gatherings. Your mentor will be ready to advise and assist you. Please share this news with others in the next few days. For more information, go to http://wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org or call us toll-free at 877-wilmette (945-6388). The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Wilmette Institute
The cost of the three-month course *Baha'i History, 1863-2000,* which was to start November 1, has just been cut in half to encourage more participation. Heretofore, individual tuition will be $75 and local study groups will cost $150. Don't miss this great opportunity to study the unfoldment of our beloved Faith! But to get the discount, don't go to our registration page and click on register; the software can't offer discounts. Email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead and we'll tell you how to register. The course is the first in a series of new courses by the Wilmette Institute to explore Baha'i history. Focusing on *God Passes By* (which Covers 1844-1944) and *Century of Light* (which covers 1900-2000 and looks at events both inside and outside the Baha'i community), it will provide a golden opportunity to read both of these works slowly, carefully, and comparatively. A small library of other documents on Baha'i history Is also available as pdfs to provide background and context as desired by the reader. History is not a dry collection of dates, but the dynamic evolution of a community as it grows and faces internal and external challenges. It teaches us where we have come from and helps us understand the tasks we face today, during the new Five Year Plan. Join us in this exploration of the progress of the Baha'i community. THE WILMETTE INSTITUTE: E-LEARNING AND ON-SITE LEARNING CENTER http://www.wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org 877-wilmette (877-945-6388) The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Re: Wilmette Institute
Dear Friends: The Wilmette Institute is pleased to announce its 2007 course schedule. Please spread this information around among your friends, take it to Feast, etc., Also, please let people know about our upcoming courses in November and December. We have a lot to offer over the next year to personal transformation, development of human resources, fostering community life, and helping the Faith build toward entry by troops. We hope over the next year to make important contributions. THE MINISTRY OF SHOGHI EFFENDI TOPIC: Shoghi Effendi Rabbani (1897-1957), the eldest grandson of `Abdu'l-Bahá, is a crucial figure for understanding the Bahá'í Faith. Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 until his passing, Shoghi Effendi devoted much of his early ministry to construction of the administrative order defined in `Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament, then used it as an instrument for carrying out the vast spread of the Bahá'í Faith called for by `Abdu'l-Bahá in the Tablets of the Divine Plan. Throughout his ministry Shoghi Effendi worked tirelessly to translate the writings of Bahá'u'lláh into English and to pen hundreds of epistles clarifying basic Bahá'í teachings. His devotion, self- sacrifice, and suffering are an inspiration to Bahá'ís of all generations. DATES: November 15, 2006 to February 15, 2007 TEXTS: A special package of readings assembled by the Wilmette Institute. FACULTY: Peter Terry, Zaid Lundberg, and Duane Troxel. THE QUR'AN TOPIC: The Qur'án is the divine revelation on which the religion of Islam is based. The Bahá'í sacred writings are filled with quotations from it and allusions to it, and many words used by the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, and `Abdu'l-Bahá have qur'ánic resonances. Its study by Bahá'ís is emphasized by Shoghi Effendi: They must. . .approach reverently and with a mind purged from preconceived ideas the study of the Qur'án which, apart from the sacred scriptures of the Bábí and Bahá'í Revelations, constitutes the only Book which can be regarded as an absolutely authenticated Repository of the Word of God (ADJ 49). The Guardian would certainly advise, and even urge the friends to make a thorough study of the Qur'án, as the knowledge of this sacred Scripture is absolutely indispensable for every believer who wishes to adequately understand and intelligently read, the writings of Bahá'u'lláh Directives of the Guardian, p. 63). The course will examine the entire text of the Qur'án and Is lamic and Bahá'í commentaries on its meaning. Technical terms will be explained in order to make the text accessible to those who do not know Arabic. DATES: December 1, 2006, to February 28, 2007 TEXTS: The Qur'án and various commentaries and supplemental readings assigned by the Institute. FACULTY: Peter Terry, Omid Ghamaeghami, Cynthia Shawamreh, and others. BAHA'I THEOLOGY: CONCEPTS OF GOD, REVELATION, MANIFESTATION, CREATION, HUMANITY, AFTERLIFE, AND COVENANT Bahá'í Theology is neither highly abstract, nor excessively difficult, nor a narrow and specialized study. Rather, it consists of many of the most basic and central teachings of the Bahá'í Faith: its concept of the nature of God; how that God guides humanity through revelation vouchsafed unto Manifestations; the nature and purpose of the Manifestations and their successive teachings (progressive revelation and the Covenant); the nature and purpose of human beings and their physical existence; the nature of physical creation; and the nature of the next world. In short, Bahá'í Theology answers the basic questions human beings have always asked about the nature and purpose of life. The course should be a great help in answering seekers' questions about the Faith and providing a context in which other Bahá'í teachings fit together. FACULTY: Peter Terry, Ted Brownstein, and Zaid Lundberg. TEXTS: A compilation of Bahá'í scriptural texts, articles and chapters by Bahá'ís, and some material on theology in general. COST OF ALL COURSES: $150 (individual); $120 (senior citizens [65 and older], students, pioneers); $300 (group); financial aid is available. 2007 E-LEARNING COURSES (TAUGHT BY WEB AND INTERNET ONLY) 1/15/2007 - 4/15/2007: Living the Spiritual Life 2/15/2007 - 5/15/2007: Buddhism for Deepening and Dialogue 3/15/2007 - 6/15/2007: Tabernacle of Unity 4/15/2007 - 7/15/2007: Bahá'í Community and Administration 5/1/2007 - 7/31/2007: Building the Fortress: Marriage and Family Life 5/15/2007 - 8/15/2007: World Order of Baha'u'llah: Selected Letters 6/15/2007 - 9/15/2007: The Bahá'í Faith: A Comprehensive Introduction 7/15/2007 - 10/15/2007: Judaism for Deepening and Dialogue 8/15/2007 - 11/15/2007: One Common Faith 9/15/2007 - 12/15/2007: Bahá'u'lláh's Early Mystical Works: The Hidden Words, The Seven Valleys, Four Valleys, Gems of Mysteries 10/1/2007 - 12/31/2007: The Secret of Divine Civilization 11/1/2007 - 1/31/2008: The Exemplar: The Life
Wilmette Institute Course on Medicine and Spirituality
Popular Course on Health and Healing to Start 7/15 Posted: 7/10/2006 6:58:59 AM The Wilmette Institute’s three-month e-learning course on “Health and Healing” starts on July15. It will feature readings from the Bahá'í writings about health and a wide array of readings from medical sources about maintaining good health, dealing with illness and chronic illness, facing death, and the role of prayer in health. The course, which will have open registration for the rest of July, is a revised version of a course offered several years ago, which was one of the Institute’s most popular. Individual tuition is $150 ($120 for students, seniors, and pioneers); group tuition is $300 and can include as many people as the local group wishes to recruit. Faculty include Marleen Chase, Rich Ater, Christi Bonds, and Claire Levesque. For more information, visit or email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] . The website includes automated registration with a secure connection for credit card payments. It's not even close to being too late. The readings will be stimulating and challenging, I promise. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Wilmette Institute Course
The Wilmette Institute is about to launch its new three-month e- learning course on the Writings of the Bab, but so far registrations have been too low. Since this is an experimental course, we have decided to offer it to everyone interested for HALF PRICE ($75 for individuals; $150 for groups). Our software can't give this deal, so if you are interested you will need to write us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to receive instructions how to register at this price. The course explores the station of the Bab; the nature and station of His writings; the Bab's Qur'an commentaries, such as the Qayyumu'l- Asma; his tablets to kings, ulama, and letters of the living; the Arabic and Persian Bayan; the Dala'il-i-Sab'ih; the Kitab-i-Asma; the Panj Sha'n and various other tablets included in extracted form in SELECTINS FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE BAB, which constitutes the course's chief text. Writings by Shoghi Effendi and the Dawnbreakers are also part of the readings. Works about the writings of the Bab by various Baha'i scholars and Edward G. Browne and some provisional translations are included as optional supplemental readings. The course has assembled the largest collection of works about the Bab's revelation hitherto available in English. For more information on the web, go to http://www.wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org . The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Wilmette Institute Course
The Wilmette Institute will be offering a three-month e-learning course titled The Baha'i Administrative Institutions: This Unique and Wondrous Systemstarting May 15. The National Spiritual Assembly has asked the friends in the United States to study the two arms of the administrative order-the institutions of the Houses of Justice and the Counselors-in the last year of the Five Year Plan. The Wilmette Institute course will examine the unique nature of the Baha'i administrative order, its two arms, their complementary and collaborative nature, and their relationship to the individual believers. Background information about the Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha and the Guardianship will also be provided to trace the administrative order's roots. The course is a perfect opportunity to acquire basic knowledge about the Baha'i system of organization, information relevant to its functioning in your local community. It will also provide the necessary background for offering classes on the annual educational theme in your local community; and since the theme often involves input from the Universal House of Justice, it is clear that the institute process is not meant to be the only educational efforts going on locally. To read more or register, go to http://www.wilmetteinstitute.org/development Click on courses to get a list of the 2005 e-learning courses and click on the course title for information. Click on sign up for class to register. The cost is $150 for individuals and $300 for local study groups. The course consists of seven study units, each of which involves reading and discussion of the subject over the internet. At the end, each student completes a project of his or her own choosing in consultatin with a mentor assigned by the Institute. Come join this course and develop your knowledge of the unique and wondrous system that will be the pattern of future society. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
FW: [winews] Information about the Wilmette Institute for local dissemination
Title: Information about the Wilmette Institute for local dissemination FYI -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:17 PMTo: Wilmette Institute NewsSubject: [winews] Information about the Wilmette Institute for local dissemination Dear Baha'i Friends: The Wilmette Institute seeks your assistance to let the friends know about its upcoming summer session of the Spiritual Foundations for a Global Civilization program. http://www.wilmetteinstitute.org/press/sfgcflier2005A.pdf The flier describes the program, which involves "e-learning" (study over the Internet) AND attending a ten-day residential session in Wilmette July 29-August 7, 2005. The program this year focuses on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual development of the individual and the creation of strong Baha'i marriages and families. These are immensely important topics for everyone, and very interesting; furthermore, we have Michael Penn, Saba Ayman-Nolley, and Leslie Asplund, all seasoned Baha'is and experienced professionals, giving the classes. They should be very engaging, and at $450 tuition (lodging and meals are extra, but local students can commute if they prefer) they're a bargain. Please consider coming to Wilmette to pray daily at the House of Worship and engage in intense study with a group of very interesting Baha'is. If you need financial aid, we have some we can offer. If anyone is interested in applying after June 1, they can be considered on a space available basis, so don't wait! The Wilmette Institute greatly appreciates your assistance in publicizing this course to the friends in your area and welcomes questions, ideas, and suggestions so that we may serve the American Baha'i community better. Contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or at 877-wilmette (877-945-6388). Sincerely Yours, Robert H. Stockman, Director SFGC 5_05 Flier.pdf SFGC 5_05 Flier.pdf Description: Binary data This message was sent by: Robert Stockman [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Read the listserv archive or change your subscription settings at: http://lists.usbnc.org/lyris/lyris.pl?enter=winews __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
