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2. INT-244 World Religions Topic 3
Today:
Questions, Bahai

3. Devotion
Johanna Gonzalez

4. Midsemester student survey
October 24

5. INT-244 World Religions Topic 3
Questions

6. How did churches in the Eastern Mediterranean
become Mosques or take on the appearance of
Mosques?

7. Some Churches captured when
Islam overran the west

8. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

9. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

10. Hagia Sophia
Ἁγία Σοφία
Greek Orthodox Church
Built in 360 AD
Conquered in 1452 AD
Mosque until 1935
Museum until 2020

11. Some Churches model the local
culture

12. Assyrian Church in Northern Iraq

13. Church of Mary Mother of Sorrows, Baghdad Iraq

14. How can American Christians positively engage
the issues surrounding Generational Trauma as
experienced by minority and marginalized groups?

15. What is generational trauma?
The lasting emotional e
ff
ects of a trauma experienced
by a population and passed down to their subsequent
generations who may not have directly experienced the
trauma.
Gillespie, Claire. (27 October 2020). What is generational trauma? Health.https://www.health.com/condition/ptsd/generational-trauma

16. Vivian M Rakoff
Canadian Psychiatrist, 1966
First studied the distress of the
Holocaust in the children of
Holocaust survivors
https://www.health.com/condition/ptsd/generational-trauma

17. Populations who experience Gen Trauma
• Children, Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors
• Black Americans, experiencing racism in America
• Native Americans and Hawaiians, boarding school
experiences
• Muslim American refugees

18. Generational Trauma & World Religions
• Passed down through faith communities
• Shapes religious belief and practices

19. Generational Trauma & Religion
Judaism — Religious practices become tools for survival

20. Generational Trauma & Religion
Nation of Islam — Reaction to perception that all
Christianity was white European e
ff
ort to oppress Africans

21. Generational Trauma & Religion
Legend of the Pow Wow— Religious pan-Indian gathering
to unite American Indians and instill ethnic pride

22. Why is generational trauma so
hard to identify?

23. Why is the American church
slow to engage with it?

24. What are things Christians can
do to engage populations that
experience generational trauma?

25. INT-244 World Religions Topic 3
Bahai

26. Demographics
•8,482,000 worldwide
•2,110,000 in India
•558,648 in United States
•254,068 in Iran
World Religions Database

27. History of Bahai

28. Shi’a Followers of
Muhammed Al Mahdi
Shi’a teaches Imam chain of
authority from Muhammad Al Mahdi
Muhammad al Mahdi
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 168

29. Twelvers
Shi’ites who believe
Imam Muhammad al Mahdi went into
a deep well and began talking with his
representatives on earth
he called them babs (gates)
Muhammad al Mahdi
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 168

30. Babism
Shi’tes who believed there was ONE
Bab who will arrive and reveal the
message of Muhammad al Mahdi and
tell us when the Mahdi will return
Muhammad al Mahdi
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 168

31. Siyyid Ali Muhammad
1844, Traveled from Persia (Iran) to Arabia
Entered the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Announced he was the next Bab
Then said he was the Mahdi who arrived!
Arrested and executed in 1850.
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 169
1819-1850

32. Sunni’s executed The Bab
But Shi’ites don’t like Sunnis
Shi’ties said it as a political attack!
The Bab became a Shi’ite hero

33. Baha’ullah (Glory of God)
1863 Husayn Ali declared he was
the successor to The Bab. Followers
were known as Baha’s
Called himself Baha’ullah
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 170
1817 - 1892

34. Baha’ullah (Glory of God)
Preached “oneness” all religions
Preached “world peace” all nations
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 170

35. Baha’ullah Writings
1. The Most Holy Book
2. Book of Certitudes
3. The Hidden Works
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 170

36. Baha’ullah Final Prophet
When he died hailed as the
fi
nal
prophet after Muhammad and had
ushered in the last days
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 170

37. Abdul Baha
Succeeded Baha’ullah
Brought Bahai to the U.S.
Preached Bahai in Chicago
Built the Bahai center in Evanston, IL
and in Haifa, Israel
Corduan, W. (2014). Neighboring Faiths. p. 170
1844 - 1921

38. Abdul Baha
• Came to Chicago in 1912
• HQ at Plaza Hotel in Lincoln Park
• Preached throughout the city
unity of religions and world
peace
• Raised $1000’s
• Built the Bahai Temple in
Evanston on North Shore

39. Bahai Center in Wilmette, IL

40. Bahai Center in Haifa, Israel

41. Teaching of Bahai

42. Nine Epochs & Nine Babs
1. Abraham
2. Krishna
3. Moses
4. Zoroaster
5. Buddha
6. Jesus
7. Muhammad
8. The Bab
9. Baha’ullah

43. Fulfillment
•All previous religions were true
•But Bahai supersedes them all

44. Ten Principles of Bahai Faith
1. Oneness of Humankind
2. Freedom to investigate the truth
3. All religions contain the truth
4. Harmony of science and religion
5. Equality of men & women
6. Elimination of bigotry &
prejudice
7. Universal compulsory education
8. Spiritual solution to economic
problems
9. Universal language (one day)
10. Universal peace & one-world
government

45. Discussion:
Why did Bahai gain traction in the West?
1. Oneness of Humankind
2. Freedom to investigate truth
3. All religions contain truth
4. Harmony of science and religion
5. Equality of men & women
6. Elimination of prejudice
7. Universal compulsory education
8. Spiritual solution to economic
problems
9. One universal language
10. Universal peace & a one-world
government

46. Practices
• Daily individual prayer
• Monthly community meetings
• Elected leadership
• Services last two hours, hymns and prayers
• Community service
• Ecumenical community meetings

47. Jacbson, Dana. (19 Dec 2019). “World of Worship”. CBS Mornings. New York.

48. Friday: Hinduism!