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2001 Annual Theme
Establishing the Bases for Human Happiness

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Letter to the American Bahá’í Community (PDF* 585KB) [zipped 452KB]This letter was sent on December 12, 2000

Establishing New Bases for Human Happiness

1) Beginning Cover (PDF* 29KB), Intro (PDF* 9KB), Illustration, and Table of Contents (PDF* 9KB)

2) Compilation, including three parts (PDF* 179KB)

•Bahá’u’lláh: The Sublimity of His Station
•Religion: The Light of the World •Spiritual Leadership: To See One’s Self As Only One of the Servants of God

3) Planning your Study (PDF* 81KB)

•Developing the Theme
•Resources
•Creating A Learning Environment
•Additional Materials and Readings

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• Materials related to The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
  
  
  • A talk by Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh on The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. (Part 1 — 1.8 MB** RealAudio file) (Part 2 — 1.7 MB** RealAudio file)

  
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  • A six-session study guide (PDF* 578KB) on The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, developed by Mrs. Melanie Smith, for individual as well as group study
    
    
  • Activities for Group Study (PDF* 36KB) on The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, developed by Dr. Rick Johnson. Includes Study Group Facilitation Guide (PDF* 16KB) and Activity Group Assignments, I and II; and Participants’ Handouts
    
    
  • Excerpts from The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh Volume 4 (PDF* 100KB), Mazra’ih and Bahjí 1877-1892, by Mr. Adib Taherzadeh, as related to The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, with kind permission by the George Ronald Publishing Company compiled by the Wilmette Institute.

• Materials related to The Secret of Divine Civilization
  
  
  • Summary Outline (PDF* 7KB) and Expanded Outline (PDF* 14KB), developed by Mr. Roger Coe
    
    
  • Study Questions on The Secret of Divine Civilization (PDF* 29KB), developed by Mr. Habib Riazati
    
    
  • “The Education of Nations,” (PDF* 15KB) a book review by Mrs. Barbara Casterline
    
    
  • “An Introduction to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s  The Secret of Divine Civilization”
    A paper by Nader Saiedi . Made available with kind permission by Dr. Nader Saiedi and Landegg Academy. This paper is copyrighted by the online Journal Converging Realities. This paper may be downloaded and printed for personal use by individuals and study groups. It may not be copied for wider distribution without consent. To request such permission, please email Landegg Academy at info@landegg.edu.
    

• And finally, remember that The Teacher’s Toolbox 2001 — Materials for Children’s Classes features materials based on Epistle to the Son of the Wolf and Secret of Divine Civilization developed for children’s classes. Please go to Teacher’s Toolbox.

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