Abdu’l-Baha and Theosophy: Two Visions of Religious Pluralism and Peacemaking in a Dark Time.

February 6
Steve Scholl
Thursday 7 – 8:30 pm PT
Onsite and Zoom

‘Abdu’l-Bahá (1844-1921) was the son of the founder of the Bahá’í Faith and a leading spiritual master of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Iran, he was exiled and imprisoned with his father from the age of 8 until he was set free in 1908 at the age of 64. From 1911-1912 he toured Europe and America. In 1911, Annie Besant (1847-1933) invited ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to speak at the Theosophical Society’s London headquarters. He also spoke at other theosophical gatherings in Paris, Edinburgh, and Chicago. These two spiritual luminaries and their communities share many common ideals: the spiritual unity of religions, the oneness of the human race, the equality of the sexes, as well as social justice and reform.
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Steve Scholl is an independent scholar of Islam and comparative religion. He lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East after completing his graduate studies in Islamic philosophy and history at McGill University. Founding publisher of White Cloud Press, he is editor of several books, including The Wisdom of the Master: The Spiritual Teachings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, The Peace Bible: Words from the Great Traditions, and Common Era: Best New Writings on Religion, and is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Religion (ed. by Mircea Eliade).