Foundations
for a
Spiritual
Education

 

Research of
the Bahá’í Writings

prepared by the
National Bahá’í Education Task Force

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States
Wilmette, Illinois

Copyright © 1995 by the National Spiritual Assembly
of the Bahá’ís of the
United States
All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-87743-245-7
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

 Part 1:    A Compilation of Bahá’í Writings on Spiritual Education

Introduction

                                              A.    The Nature, Purpose, and Outcomes of Spiritual Education

                                              B.    The Spiritual Reality of the Child

                                             C.    The Content of Spiritual Education

Knowledge

Wisdom

Spiritual Perception

Eloquent Speech

                                             D.    The Process of Spiritual Education

Stages of Maturity

Attending to individual Capacity, Capability, and Interest

Instructional Methods and Learning Tools

Instructional Methods

Learning Tools

Organization, Evaluation and Methods of Discipline

                                              E.    Roles and Responsibilities

Part 2:        A Framework for Spiritual Education:  The Core Curriculum

Preface

I.  A Philosophy of Spiritual Education

The Purpose of Spiritual Education

Education as a Spiritual Process

A New Cycle of Human Power

II.  Distinctive Principles of Spiritual Education

A.  The Nature, Purpose and Outcomes of Spiritual Education

B.  The Spiritual Reality of the Child

C.  The Content of Spiritual Education

Introduction

Knowledge

Wisdom

Spiritual Perception

Eloquent Speech

D.  The Process of Spiritual Education

Introduction

Stages of Maturity

Attending to Individual Capacity, Capability, and Interest

Instructional Methods and Learning Tools

Organization, Evaluation, and Methods of Discipline

E.  Roles and Responsibilities

A New Paradigm

Part 3:        A Summary of Distinctive Principles of Spiritual Education

Introduction

                                              A.    The Nature, Purpose and Outcomes of Spiritual Education

                                              B.    The Spiritual Reality of the Child

                                             C.    The Content of Spiritual Education

                                             D.    The Process of Spiritual Education

                                              E.    Roles and Responsibilities

Bibliography