Tag: sacred texts

Sacred Texts: The Book of Mormon, Keystone of My Religion Editor’s Note: FāVS has launched a new series on Sacred Texts. In most religious traditions...

The Baha’i canon includes original scriptures handwritten by the Bab and Baha’u’llah, as well as authoritative interpretations by Baha’u’llah’s son ‘Abdu’l-Baha and great-grandson, Shoghi Effendi. Much of this canon was written in Arabic and Farsi. These original writings are available for research by scholars. Because the Baha’i Faith places great value on independent investigation, Baha’i administration oversees authorized translations into both mainstream and indigenous languages globally.

Lately, I have been focused on who are we destroying and excluding. Are we marginalizing the very people who can contribute to our survival — to our finding a way for all 7 billion of us to thrive and be healthy?