These are the audios from our main presentations on YouTube.com/BridgingBeliefs
Delve into Bahá'í and philosophical subjects, principles, and objections. This individual initiative is not authoritative, but merely represents my understanding of the Bahá'í Faith. I encourage you to read the Baha'i Writings independently and visit www.bahai.org. My intention is to dispel misunderstandings, explore deeper truths, and bridge the seeming divides among the world's great Holy Texts.
"The objection most commonly raised... is the assertion that the differences among the revealed faiths are so fundamental that to present them as stages or aspects of one unified system of truth does violence to the facts. Given the confusion surrounding the nature of religion, the reaction is understandable. Chiefly, however, such an objection offers Bahá'ís an invitation to set the principles reviewed here more explicitly in the evolutionary context provided in Bahá'u'lláh's writings." --One Common Faith, p 24
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Trying to address the objection: Why can't I just be a good person? Why do I need religion? Isn't it enough to simply be ethical without religion or God?
Sections:
7:25 An Alternate Vision
16:05 A Di…
1) Challenging Traditional Interpretations: The video directly addresses the common theological arguments that Jesus's ability to forgive sins and raise the dead proves his divinity. It presents coun…
An introductory study of the station of the Manifestation of God as found in the Bible. Here, we explore the concepts of the Trinity and Jesus' station before, throughout, and after His ministry.
Sec…
A brief introductory study of the station of the Manifestation of God as found in the Bible. Here we explore the concepts of the Trinity and Jesus' station before, throughout, and after His ministry.…
A brief introductory discussion on the challenges with the claim of the oneness of religion, or the unity of religions. To claim that all religions come from the same source seems to be impossible to…
Sections:
00:00 Intro
1:23 Reducing or Raising
9:33 Sagacity in Salvation
18:42 Baha'i Cosmology (Manifestationology)
1:19:06 The Grand Synopsis - The Prior Presentation
Link to PDF: https://tinyurl.com/5b…
A brief introductory discussion on the phrase "prostitution of the arts" as found in the writings of Shoghi Effendi. What is art and music that is degraded, and how one can discern it from good art?
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Sections:
55:00 Summary of all the Texts cited
1:03:27 Conclusion
Why is Theology or Cosmology important – ethics vs. unity.
A return to the origin. Not bound by Councils and Creeds, Articles of Faith no…
A discussion with Rob Cacchioni and Shahrooz Shadbakht on the subject of the Divine Assayer found in the Baha'i Writings. The Divine Assayer is an allegory used to describe how God tests mankind when…
Part 2 of this deepening on Evolution. What does the Baha'i Faith teach about evolution and the nature of man? We examine the Baha'i Texts on the matter which will hopefully dispel some myths and re…
What does the Baha'i Faith teach about the science of evolution? We examine the Baha'i Texts on the matter which will hopefully dispel some myths and re-frame the perspective on science and what it m…
Exploring a curious Qur'anic quote, we uncover how Islam addresses exclusivity in Judaism and Christianity through an argument first posited by the Apostle Paul. This same argument then speaks to the…
Part 4 and final episode of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇
Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, M…
Part 3 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇
Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Angels, Manifestati…
Part 2 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇
Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Angels, Manifestati…
Part 1 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇
Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Angels, Manifestati…
Why does God need to be praised all the time? The secular mind may, understandably, find this odd, even narcissistic. We examine how the Baha'i Scriptures deal with this query.
Sections:
1. 1:39 Peculi…
Part 4 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇
I examine the concept of "the Seal of the Prophets" an understandable and widespread Muslim objection that no Messenger of G…
Part 3 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. I examine the concept of "the Seal of the Prophets" an understandable and widespread Muslim objection that no Messenger of God can come after th…
Part 2 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. I examine the concept of "the Seal of the Prophets" an understandable and widespread Muslim objection that no Messenger of God can come after th…