2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity
It could be assumed that in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s travels to the West,most of His audiences belonged to the Christian Faith. Imagine, then, the uniting feeling of someone speaking with such high regard for the Founder of your religion. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Writings are […]
2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá and faith
“As ye have faith, so shall your powers and blessings be,” the Master said to the very first group of Western pilgrims visiting Him in Haifa in 1898[1]. Also during His travels in the West, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke of the […]
2012
Farewell to America
With heavy hearts, the North American Bahá’ís made repeated visits to the house of the Master in His final weeks in America. During this time, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá shared much encouragement and guidance with them. But perhaps history will someday reveal the pivotal […]
Podcast 27: Departure
This week’s podcast centers around Abdu’l-Bahá departure, featuring two separate accounts of this day from the perspectives of Juliet Thompson and Howard Colby Ives. Also hear the Master’s farewell address aboard the SS. Celtic on December 5, 1912. Production Team: […]
2012
The Meaning of Sacrifice
On 29 November 1912 the Master spoke at the home of the Kinneys about the mystery of sacrifice. He gave His audience, through the example of Christ, indicators as to how we may understand and embody sacrifice in the true […]
2012
Podcast 26: Sacrifice
The Journey West podcast takes a second look at the journey of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá through North America by review the following passage from Shoghi Effendi: Who knows what thoughts flooded the heart of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as He found Himself the central figure […]
2012
Podcast 25: Message for Baha’is in the West
In this episode of The Journey West podcast we follow ‘Abdu’l-Bahá back to the East coast with a soundtrack by our regular contributor Mitch Doran and end the show with a message for the Baha’i’s of the West given by […]
2012
Education
Out of the more than 200 talks ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gave while in America, dozens were at universities and to academic and higher thought groups. Education was the centerpiece of these talks and numerous other talks He gave at churches, Bahá’í homes and conferences. […]
2012
Podcast 24: International Peace
This week’s podcast features the story of Thornton Chase, the first American Bahá’í, and his sudden passing in September 1912. Listen to accounts about this occasion as well as poetry written by Mr. Chase. The second segment of the show […]
2012
Podcast 23: Scientific Advancement
‘Abdu’l-Bahá gave many public addresses at universities, however His talk at Standford University in October 1912 makes a direct connection between the responsibility of science and its connection to world peace. He also talks openly about His father, Baha’u’llah, a feature […]