49th ABS Annual Conference

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9:00am MDT

Experiencing Social Transformation Discourse

9:00am MDT

From Fragmentation to Cohesion: Regenerating Society Through Social Capital

9:00am MDT

The Climate Crisis and Attraction to Beauty: A Bahá’í Perspective on Fashion

9:00am MDT

"When Medicine is Perfected": Past, Present, and Future

9:00am MDT

The Power of Speech and the Role of the Humanities in Contemporary Discourse

9:00am MDT

Less Passion, More Precision: Bahá'u'lláh's Blueprint for an Effective News Media

9:00am MDT

Cultivating Racial Unity in Education: Insights from the Bahá’í Writings and Roots ConnectED

9:00am MDT

From the Mind of the Conquerer to the Mind of the Humble Servant: An Examination of our “Call to Serve"

9:00am MDT

Towards a Bahá’í Theology of Religions: Integrating Diversity in Comparative Theology

9:00am MDT

Illuminating Technological Choices: Insights from the ABS Technology Working Group

9:00am MDT

Academic Discipline-specific session (Biological sciences)

9:00am MDT

Academic Discipline-specific session (Philosophy)

9:00am MDT

Academic Discipline-specific session (Political Science)

9:00am MDT

Academic Discipline-specific session (Psychology)

9:00am MDT

Academic Discipline-specific session (Sociology & Anthropology)

9:00am MDT

Youth Program - Morning session

10:30am MDT

An Exploration of the Profound Influence of Music on Society and the Human Soul

10:30am MDT

An Arts-grounded Practice of Intentional Self-Reflection for Community Building

10:30am MDT

Reaching Development Goals through Empowerment of Prosocial Protagonists

10:30am MDT

Logic, in Service of Spiritual Education

10:30am MDT

Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Globalization: A Baháʼí Perspective

10:30am MDT

The Limits of Our Words, The Limits of Our World: How Expanding Our Emotional Language Transforms Human Connection

10:30am MDT

Building Future Ready Lawyers: A Bahá’í-Inspired Vision for Transforming Legal Education

10:30am MDT

Skepticism, Sources of Information, and the Pursuit of Truth

10:30am MDT

Presence as Paradise: Imám Husayn in the Devotional Writings of The Báb

10:30am MDT

Preserving Human Agency over Artificial Intelligence

2:00pm MDT

Art and Community

2:00pm MDT

Consultation: A Spiritual Technology for Transformative Times: A Hands-on Interactive Journey

2:00pm MDT

Reflections on the Practice of Discourse: Widening Circles of Unity and Participation in a Fragmented World

2:00pm MDT

Ripples from the Rupununi: Dr. Aidun’s Healing Journey

2:00pm MDT

Emergence of Post-growth Economy and Social Justice: Implications on Consumption and Production in the Bahá’í Writings

2:00pm MDT

Parenting with Purpose: Integrating Spiritual Growth and Parenting

2:00pm MDT

Second Century Believers

2:00pm MDT

Leveraging Media to Amplify Positive Conversations and Drive Change

2:00pm MDT

A Haven and Refuge from Severe Mental Tests: Baha'i Teachings and Polyvagal Theory

2:00pm MDT

Using Knowledge of Science and Religion to Transform Our Lives

2:00pm MDT

Contribution to Discourse in an Increasingly Partisan Climate: Reflections from Political Scientists

2:00pm MDT

Emerging Unity of Thought on "Ennobling Leadership"

2:00pm MDT

Abdu'l-Bahá and Evolution: Bringing 21st Century Evolutionary Biology into the Discourse

2:00pm MDT

Youth Program - Afternoon Session

3:30pm MDT

Building Vibrant Communities through Art

3:30pm MDT

Bringing Those Who Have Been Excluded into the Circle of Intimate Friends

3:30pm MDT

Building Community by Creating "Common Memory"

3:30pm MDT

Peace for Health and Health for Peace

3:30pm MDT

Economic Justice as a Means Toward Race Unity: Case Studies

3:30pm MDT

The Pedagogy of Higher Education

3:30pm MDT

The Role of Service-learning in the Moral and Intellectual Empowerment of Youth

3:30pm MDT

Why is it relevant to Bahá’í Communities in North America to study the transformation of the Iranian Bahá’í community from 1979-82

3:30pm MDT

Beyond Cellphone Bans: Young People Learning to Interact Meaningfully with Media

3:30pm MDT

Reframing Risk in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

3:30pm MDT

Understanding Neuroscience in an Age of Transition

3:30pm MDT

Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah for World Peace: A Bahá’í Alternative to International Relations Theory

3:30pm MDT

Uncovering the Salutary Truths of Democracy