Bridging Beliefs
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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Episodes
36 episodes
Podcast: Unity of Religion - "How are these different religions one?" | #3 | Bridging Beliefs
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 establish, given their foundational teaching...
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Divine Sophía part 2 - Salvation and Sophia as Manifestation
Sections:00:00 Intro1:23 Reducing or Raising9:33 Sagacity in Salvation18:42 Baha'i Cosmology (Manifestationology)1:19:06 The Grand Synopsis - The Prior PresentationLink to PDF: https://tinyurl.com/5bks9hn3...
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Podcast: “The Prostitution of the Arts” | #2 | Bridging Beliefs
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? “It condemns the prostitution of ...
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Divine Sophía part 1 - Wisdom as the Face of God in Proverbs, Wisdom, and Sirach
Sections:55:00 Summary of all the Texts cited1:03:27 ConclusionWhy is Theology or Cosmology important – ethics vs. unity.A return to the origin. Not bound by Councils and Creeds, Articles of Faith nor Pope, Mulla, or Mujtahi...
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"The Divine Assayer" with Shahrooz | #1 | Bridging Beliefs
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 He makes Himself manifest to his creation.&n...
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Evolution and the Baha’i Faith - Redefining "Humanity" | part 2
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-frame the perspective on science and wh...
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Evolution and the Baha’i Faith - Redefining "Humanity" | part 1
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 means to be "human". Sections:
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Episode 23
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The Faith of Saintly Abraham
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 Islamic community and solves an Islamic obje...
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5 Realms of Existence - Baha'i Cosmology - Part 4
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, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.
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Episode 28
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5 Realms of Existence - Baha'i Cosmology - Part 3
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, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.We explor...
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Episode 27
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5 Realms of Existence - Baha'i Cosmology - Part 2
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, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.We explor...
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Episode 26
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5 Realms of Existence - Baha'i Cosmology - Part 1
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, Manifestations, Prophets, etcWe explore its impo...
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Episode 25
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Why Pray? Is God a Narcissist?
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 Peculiar Practice of Prayer2. 2...
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Episode 24
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The Seal of the Prophets - Part 4
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 God can come after the Prophet Muhammad. H...
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Episode 25
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The Seal of the Prophets - Part 3
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 the Prophet Muhammad. We examine Qur'anic passa...
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Episode 23
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The Seal of the Prophets - Part 2
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 the Prophet Muhammad. We examine Qur'anic passa...
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Episode 22
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The Seal of the Prophets - Part 1
Part 1 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 the Prophet Muhammad. We examine Qur'anic passa...
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Episode 20
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The Importance of Studying Religion: A Global Gathering
Regardless of our beliefs - Baha'i, Atheist, Christian, Secular, Buddhist, or Jewish - we must strive to pass through the stages of knowledge, understanding, and to find the beauty others see in their beliefs. Only then can we truly grasp why p...
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Episode 19
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Preaching: 'Don't Push Your Views On Me'
Passionate believers seek to spread their beliefs, often antagonizing those who don’t agree. They “push their beliefs” on others. Do only religious or political people do so? How is sharing one’s belief system (proclamation) congruent with soci...
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Episode 18
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'Religion is for Sheep; By the Powerful'
Are religious people conformists, sheep following the herd, upholding the status quo? Do only religious people do this? Further, did people in power create religion to control the masses? Does history uphold either of these claim?Sectio...
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Episode 17
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The Psychoanalysis of Belief
Some people offer 'psychological needs' for why others accept religion. This leads them to ignore religion's truth-claims, and takes the place of rational investigation. In such cases they can as brush-off tactics. However, the psychoanalysis o...
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Episode 16
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The Ethics of Belief
Do we have a duty to investigate? And when trying to understand others' perspectives and beliefs should we find the most rational representation of it or point at the silliest easiest versions? These questions will be explored in this video.
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Episode 15
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Jesus was Crucified According to the Qur'an
According to many Muslims (not all), their understanding of the Qur'an 4:157 is that it denies Jesus' crucifixion, however the Bible not only believes in it but emphasizes it as central! How can these two Holy Books be reconciled?Sectio...
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Episode 14
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Religion Causes War, Hatred, and Division
There are multiple aspects to this concern. One is that “inherently by being religious you’re X religion and therefore not Y religion, placing people into categories or camps of Us and Them, which makes religion essentially divisive.” So to be ...
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Episode 13
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Unity of Religion: How Do We Talk About It?
A brief introductory study of The Unity of Religion in the Bahá'í Writings. I will first present what the "Unity of Religion" briefly is, and subsequently will discuss the barriers and bridges to this concept.Sections: 1...
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Episode 12
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