Annual Theme 2000

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2000 Annual Theme: Cultivating Distinction

“To meet the challenge of preparing for a new millennium the National Spiritual Assembly asks that the Bahá’ís throughout the nation engage in a two-year study of the writings to gain a clear vision of the entire process of spiritual and social evolution under the Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh.

Beginning in January 2000 the community is to focus its study for three months on Shoghi Effendi’s The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh, followed by study of The Advent of Divine Justice for three months, and the remaining letters in The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh for the final six months. During the second year, study will focus on the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf and The Secret of Divine Civilization.”

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We are pleased to share with you the annual theme document (PDF* 613KB) — a curriculum guide prepared for regional and permanent Bahá’í schools. The compilation is based on themes found in The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh, The Advent of Divine Justice and The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh. We hope that individuals and communities will find it a useful and inspiring resource to begin preparing study classes.

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Theme Document (PDF* 613KB)	Cultivating Distinction
Appendix A (PDF* 106KB)	Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi — a compilation prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Reprinted with kind permission of George Ronald Publisher.
Appendix B (PDF* 40KB)	Foreword written by Dr. Peter J. Khan to Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Reprinted with kind permission of George Ronald Publisher.
Appendix C (PDF* 32KB)	Learning Experiences included in the Fundamental Verities Course Series
Appendix D (PDF* 623KB)	A brief introduction to The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh and Study Questions to the individual letters. (The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh starts on p.69) Reprinted from Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi with kind permission of George Ronald Publisher.
Appendix E (PDF* 342KB)	A brief introduction to The Advent of Divine Justice and Study Questions. Reprinted from Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi with kind permission of George Ronald Publisher.

Some Suggested Learning Activities

The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh (PDF* 26KB)	January - March 2000
The Advent of Divine Justice (PDF* 34KB)	April - June 2000
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh (PDF* 37KB)	July - December 2000

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