ASSEMBLEA SPIRITUALE NAZIONALE

DEI BAH DITALIA

27 January 2015

To the National Spiritual Assemblies of the Bahs in Europe

To the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahs of Canada
To the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahs of the United States

Dearly Loved Friends,

It is with great joy that we would like to announce the launch of registrations for
this years winter deepening programme in the Centre for Bah Studies in Acuto,
Italy. The course, spanning the week from December 20th to December 27th, entitled Science and Religion, will be facilitated by Dr Steven Phelps and will be
run entirely in English. Please note that spaces are limited and early registration is
advisable.
This course will offer an in-depth presentation of the subject of the unity of science and religion within a Bah framework. It will include:
* A survey of recent key works by non-Bah authors: Sagan, Dawkins, Harris,
Nagel, Haught, Plantinga, and others.
* A summary and critique of the arguments of the so-called new atheists.
* An investigation of key Bah texts related to the theme of science and religion:
Bahullhs Tablet of Wisdom; Abdul-Bahs Tablet of the Universe and Tablet to Dr. Forel, selected chapters from Some Answered Questions, and others.
* A thematic exploration of central topics and problems within the context of science-religion dialogue: cosmology and the theory of evolution; divine action; miracles; prayer; and the problem of evil.
* A text-based presentation of traditional concepts which are given new or revised
definitions in the Bah Writings: God, revelation, spirit, nature, religion.
Steven Phelps received bachelors degrees in physics and philosophy at Stanford
University and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University. He served at the
Bah World Center for 13 years in its Research Department, assisting in the cataloging, collation, and translation of the Sacred Texts. During that time he concurrently held positions in the Physics Department at the Technion University in Haifa and pursued original research in the field of theoretical cosmology. He lives
near Portland, Oregon with his wife Katharine and three daughters.

Via Stoppani 10, 00197 Roma, tel. 06-8079647, segreteria@bahai.it

www.bahai.it

To register please fill in the registration form, where you will also find further information on prices and logistics.
If you hear of someone who has not been notified of the course and would like to
add their contact details to our contact database, kindly ask them to fill in
this form.
We look forward to welcoming you in December.
With loving Bah greetings,

The National Spiritual Assembly

Of the Bahs of Italy