A Compilaton on Scholarship
A Compilaton on Scholarship
by Research Department of the Universal House of Justice
Edition 1, (September 2006)
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Contents
[Letter to selected National Spiritual Assemblies]
EXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH AND ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ AND FROM THE LETTERS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI AND THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE ON SCHOLARSHIP
1. THE STATION OF SCHOLARSHIP
1.1 Importance of Knowledge and Learning
1.2 Characteristics of the “truly learned”
1.3 Scope of “Bahá’í Scholarship”
1.4 Appreciation of Scholarship
2. FUNCTIONS OF BAHÁ’Í SCHOLARSHIP
2.1 Promotion of Human Welfare
2.2 Defence of the Faith
2.3 Expansion and Consolidation of the Bahá’í Community
2.4 Contribution to Scholarly Development
3. GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES
3.1 Spiritual Foundation
From Letters Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice
3.2 “Useful” Sciences
3.3 Attitudes of the Scholar
3.4 Methodological Issues
From the Utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
From Letters Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice
3.5 The Covenant
From Letters Written by or on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi
Footnotes