Authentic dialogue, moral empowerment, and civilization building
Channel: Association for Bahá’í Studies
Date: 2022-09-21

Glen Cotten - 2020 ABS Conference (online)

In this session, the nature and characteristics of “authentic dialogue” will be explored in connection with the work of Martin Buber, Paulo Freire, David Bohm, Elena Mustakova-Possardt, William Hatcher and Sona Farid-Arbab and in the light of Bahá’í Teachings. The central role that the practice of dialogue plays in psycho-spiritual development, moral empowerment, and in building a mature, world-embracing civilization will also be examined.  Finally, participants will consider the relevance of authentic dialogue in addressing America’s “most vital and challenging issue”.