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Bahá'í - Christian Dialogue Interest Group
About Us
Mission:The Bahá'í/Christian Dialogue interest group exists to promote cordial and productive dialogue between Christians and Bahá'ís. The group will: 1) try to discover and practice the skills and attitudes of successful dialogue, 2) engage in actual dialogue as well as reflecting on the process, and 3) encourage group members to produce scholarly work which will contribute to better understanding between Bahá'ís and Christians.
Functioning:
I suggest that we adopt a low-workload method of functioning such as e-mail. Many of us are connected to the Internet. The Bahá'í Studies Board has an email discussion list, Baha’i-Dialogue, for use by its interest groups among other things.
For those without Internet access I will be happy to post printouts of the discussion from time to time, as well as newsletters if we decide that a newsletter is worth having. This will not be too expensive while the group is small (presently about 30 members)
Some other possibilities: a Web site; meetings at the annual Bahá'í Studies Conference; our own meetings or seminars when we have work-in-progress to present; casual get-togethers if the distances are not too great.
Please contact the group with your suggestions, either care of me (Colin Dibdin) at cdibdin@ozemail.com.au, or via the Bahá'í Dialogue list.
What is the Association for Bahá'í Studies?
The Association for Bahá'í Studies (ABS) is a non-professional association involved in the development of Bahá'í scholarship. Members come from a diversity of religious, cultural and occupational backgrounds: academic and non-academic; Bahá'í and non-Bahá'í. The main criterion for membership is an interest in Bahá'í scholarship.
The purpose of the ABS is to promote the study of the history, teachings and philosophy of the Bahá'í Faith, and the application of Bahá'í principles to the concerns of society.
The Association for Bahá'í Studies - Australia
PO Box 319
Rosebery NSW 2018 Australia
Secretary (02) 9317 3883
e-mail: abs@bahai.org.au
