Posted by Jonah on February 07, 2001 at 15:21:17:
The Bahá'í Faith has maintained a presence at the American Academy of Religion since about 1985. Currently, Bahá'í papers are presented at a Bahá'í Studies Colloquy, held in association with the AAR. Bahá'ís are also encouraged to submit papers dealing with aspects of the Faith to other AAR panels.
The Baha'i Studies Colloquy will next meet at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting in Denver, CO, November 17-20, 2001. It will host one or two sessions of talks on the Bahá'í Faith as it relates to themes and interests of the American Academy of Religion, which is a professional gathering of 8,000 university professors and graduate students of religion and the Bible. The presentations should be thirty minutes in length.
Talks will be selected based on 250-word abstracts describing their main points. Please submit abstracts to Dr. Robert Stockman, Institute for Bahá'í Studies, 1233 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201; rstockman@usbnc.org. The deadline is April 30.
A Baha'i Ph.d. student, Carol Black, will present a paper entitled: "Stages in Dramatic Self Change in the Process of Black and White Women's Interracial Friendship", at the North Central Sociology Conference in Louisville, KY this April 6th in the session "The Self, Society and Social Psychology". Any other Baha'is who may attend, pls. contact her at cfblack@purdue.edu.
The California Regional Committee of the Association for
Baha'i Studies announces the conference:
Addressing the Pressing Needs of Humanity: Children, Technology and the
Future
April 6-8, 2001, at the University of California, Berkeley
(see website at http://www.bci.org/abscal/index.htm)
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Via speakers, presentation of papers, workshops, panel discussions and the arts, we will consider the wide range of topics that affect our future, particularly as these issues impact the well-being and spiritual growth of our children. Topics include: the role of science and religion, education and scholarship, justice, racism, the Covenant, the equality of women and men, ethics, the appropriate use of technologies, and business and entrepreneurship. For those who would like to present a paper or project on these or other subjects, a 250-word abstract or presentation description is due no later than March 1, 2001. Audio or video tapes of presentations utilizing the arts are also acceptable. Abstracts and proposals should be submitted for consideration to the secretary at the address below.
The purpose of the conference is to encourage scholarship, so we invite you to present works in progress, as well as completed papers. Presentations that use the arts to explore these topics are especially welcome. Baha'u'llah's teachings provide a unique perspective on the problems that confront today's world and offer spiritual and practical solutions. As Baha'is we have he opportunity to offer new paradigms to address both old and new problems and to help bring about a just, peaceful and prosperous world.
Please direct your inquires to the committee secretary, Stephen Friberg at 129 Concord Circle, Mountain View CA 9440 Tel: (650) 947-4805 srfriberg@att.net
ABS California Regional Conference
Addressing the Pressing Needs of Humanity: Children, Technology and the
Future
April 6-8, 2001, University of California, Berkeley
Registration Form
Registration for the conference will be available on site, but we encourage pre-registration on or before March 23, 2001. It helps the committee to plan and saves you money, too. If you are planning to bring children, it is important to pre-register so the teachers can be prepared for them. Be sure to include their age, name and gender.
Please fill out the form below, enclose a check for the total amount due payable to the ABS California Regional Committee, and send it to:
Registration fees for the conference are as follows:
Children and high-school students No Charge
College students (pre-registered or on-site) $10
ABS members $25 ($30 on-site)
ABS members, one day only $15 ($20 on-site)
Non-members $30 ($35 on-site)
Non-members, one day only $20 ($25 on-site)
Name(s) (If children, include age and gender) Days Fee
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TOTAL AMOUNT DUE:
$_________
Address: _____________________________
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Phone: _________________________
E-mail: ___________________________
For further information contact Stephen Friberg at (650) 947-4805 or srfriberg@att.net, or visit the website at http://www.bci.org/abscal/index.htm.
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