TALKS & SPIRITUALITY CAFES
“If There is One God, Why are There So Many Religions?”
– exploring beliefs about the existence and non-existence of God in relation to the family of world religions.
“Are Spirituality & Religion the Same?”
– an exploration of the ways in which spirituality and religion converge and diverge in today’s world, and an attempt to identify the healthiest forms of both.
“Humanity’s Spiritual Evolution”
– an overview of three traditions and their dovetailing toward unity:
a) the Revelatory Tradition (major religions), b) the Hidden Wisdom Tradition (mysticism), c) the Scientific Tradition.
“The Meeting of East & West”
– comparing ‘Western’ religions (of Middle Eastern origin) to those religions originating
in India and the ‘Far East’, as well as a glimpse of their interdependence.
“The Challenge of Unity Among Religions”
– exploring the ways various faith-communities view each other, how they differ, and how they are essentially one.
“The Challenge of Unity in Our World”
– exploring the most significant ‘disruptive’ and ‘integrative’ forces in today’s world, along with some glimpses of emerging global governance.
“Beautiful Character, Beautiful World”
– exploring the question: ‘Is personal growth in the moral-spiritual arena enough to bring about a peaceful, just and creative world?’
“Hope for Humanity’s Progress”
– investigating the evidence that humanity ‘progresses’ in stages, dispensations and cycles.
“Humanity’s Purpose: A Multifaith Perspective”
– exploring inter-scriptural guidance about personal development
and collective direction.
“Is History Going Anywhere?”
– attempting to identify and name the direction humanity is going, based on the patterns in history and evolution.
“What is Civilization?”
– an investigation of what might be common to those extensive forms of social life called ‘civilizations’.
“Ancient Prophecies & Today’s World”
– examining the extent to which ancient prophecies from many traditions may point to
developments in the last two centuries of world history.
“Science & Religion as Complementary”
– an attempt to identify both the distinctiveness and interdependence
of science and religion.
“The Part of God We Can See”
– exploring nature, the mind-soul, scripture, religious history, and revelatory founders
as evidence of the divine reality.
“The Four Realms: Natural, Human, Revelatory, Divine”
– common scriptural teachings about the natural world,
the human condition, the spiritual world, and the divine mystery.
“The Afterlife: A Multifaith Perspective”
– what major religions teach regarding: ‘What happens after we die?’
“What is Revelation?”
– exploring the interpretations and basic content of the World’s Scriptures.
“Christ & Baha’u’llah”
– common patterns in the lives and teachings of these two Saviours.
“Buddha & Baha’u’llah”
– common patterns in the lives and teachings of these two Enlightened Beings.
“Muhammad & Baha’u’llah”
– common patterns in the lives and teachings of these two Messengers of God.
“Chinese Thought & the Baha’i Faith”
– points of overlap and divergence in Confucian, Taoist and Baha’i teachings.
“Native Spirituality & the Baha’i Faith”
– points of overlap and divergence in Medicine Wheel wisdom and Baha’i teachings.
“Discovering the Significance of Baha’u’llah’s Revelation”
– a personal testimony.
