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040			_cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library
100			_aMichael Fitzgerald _91859 _eEditor
245	1	0	_aEarth Circles : Bahá'í Perspectives on Global Issues
260			_aLos Angeles : _bKalimat Press _c2003
300			_a xi, 187 pages ; 22 cm
500			_aFor over one hundred years, the Bahá’í community has anticipated the inevitable contraction of our planet into a global neighborhood and warned of the urgent need to provide spiritual foundations for this new world order. Bahá’ís believe that the unity of the human race is the fundamental moral principle that today must direct and govern world affairs. In Earth Circles, Bahá’í writers and intellectuals again take the opportunity to look at the social issues of our time in global perspective. Each from a different point of view brings an understanding of Bahá’í teachings to bear on such problems as: homelessness, racism, disability, poverty, conflict resolution, and globalization. This book is the fifth in a series that seeks to promote the discussion of social issues from spiritual perspectives
505			_aMichael Fitzgerald Editor's Note ix I. PERSONAL REFLECTIONS We Shall Come Rejoicing, Rhonda S. Palmer Janet & Fred Bixby, Prejudice and Disability Howard Richards, The Homeless Marvin ``Doc'' Holladay, The Jazz Community: The First Model of Racial Unity II. ESSAYS ON GLOBAL ISSUES Julie Badiee, The Visual Arts and the Global Quest for God Anne Gordon Perry, Women in Art Craig Loehle, Spiritual Synergy for a New Ecology Mary Fish, Economic Prosperity: A Global Imperative Charles O. Lerche, Statecraft, Globalization, and Ethics Stephen Gonzalez, The Conflict Resolution Movement About the Authors 185
650		0	_aSocial Action _vBaha'i Faith _9440
650		0	_aSocial Discourse _vBaha'i Faith _91015
650		0	_aSocial and Economic Development _vBaha'i Faith _9167
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