49th ABS Annual Conference

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9:00am MDT

Experiencing Social Transformation Discourse TBAYmasumac Marañón Davis • Chitra Golestani • Justin Scoggin From Fragmentation to Cohesion: Regenerating Society Through Social Capital TBAChristopher Gourdine The Climate Crisis and Attraction to Beauty: A Bahá’í Perspective on Fashion TBANava Esmailizadeh "When Medicine is Perfected": Past, Present, and Future TBARebecca Eshraghi • Adrien Eshraghi The Power of Speech and the Role of the Humanities in Contemporary Discourse TBAPierre-Yves Mocquais Less Passion, More Precision: Bahá'u'lláh's Blueprint for an Effective News Media TBAMurray Oliver Cultivating Racial Unity in Education: Insights from the Bahá’í Writings and Roots ConnectED TBASahba Rohani From the Mind of the Conquerer to the Mind of the Humble Servant: An Examination of our “Call to Serve" TBARolando Aguilera • Maral Moradipour Towards a Bahá’í Theology of Religions: Integrating Diversity in Comparative Theology TBACaleb Gilleland Illuminating Technological Choices: Insights from the ABS Technology Working Group TBAMark Dittmer • Quddus George • Sami Joubert • Janice Ndegwa Academic Discipline-specific session (Biological sciences) TBA Academic Discipline-specific session (Philosophy) TBA Academic Discipline-specific session (Political Science) TBA Academic Discipline-specific session (Psychology) TBA Academic Discipline-specific session (Sociology & Anthropology) TBA Youth Program - Morning session TBA

10:30am MDT

An Exploration of the Profound Influence of Music on Society and the Human Soul TBAMelody Mazloom An Arts-grounded Practice of Intentional Self-Reflection for Community Building TBAChuck Egerton • Trina Gluckman • Dina Sandgreen Reaching Development Goals through Empowerment of Prosocial Protagonists TBADarren Hedley Logic, in Service of Spiritual Education TBAHoda Ghadirian Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Globalization: A Baháʼí Perspective TBARobert Kim-Farley The Limits of Our Words, The Limits of Our World: How Expanding Our Emotional Language Transforms Human Connection TBAParham Holakouee Building Future Ready Lawyers: A Bahá’í-Inspired Vision for Transforming Legal Education TBANishat Ruiter Skepticism, Sources of Information, and the Pursuit of Truth TBAMehrtash Olson Presence as Paradise: Imám Husayn in the Devotional Writings of The Báb TBANima Rafiei Preserving Human Agency over Artificial Intelligence TBAFarzin Aghdasi • Doug Allen • Cindi Fukami • Dennis Wittmer

2:00pm MDT

Art and Community TBAGarry Berteig • Lorenzo Dupuis Consultation: A Spiritual Technology for Transformative Times: A Hands-on Interactive Journey TBAEliza Cooper • Geri Peak Reflections on the Practice of Discourse: Widening Circles of Unity and Participation in a Fragmented World TBARaphael Lencucha • Sujaya Neupane • Ezgi Ozyonum • Lorraine Pritchard Ripples from the Rupununi: Dr. Aidun’s Healing Journey TBABrian Cameron • Jim Ferguson • Laureen Pierre • Somava Saha Emergence of Post-growth Economy and Social Justice: Implications on Consumption and Production in the Bahá’í Writings TBARama Ayman Parenting with Purpose: Integrating Spiritual Growth and Parenting TBAVictoria Talwar Second Century Believers TBADeborah Vance Leveraging Media to Amplify Positive Conversations and Drive Change TBAGazalle Ardekani • Altea DiGirolamo A Haven and Refuge from Severe Mental Tests: Baha'i Teachings and Polyvagal Theory TBAMarie Gervais Using Knowledge of Science and Religion to Transform Our Lives TBAKurt Kreuger • Amelia Villagomez • Jesse Villagomez Contribution to Discourse in an Increasingly Partisan Climate: Reflections from Political Scientists TBAMichael Sabet • Babak Bahador • Bernie Kaussler Emerging Unity of Thought on "Ennobling Leadership" TBASovaida Maani-Ewing Abdu'l-Bahá and Evolution: Bringing 21st Century Evolutionary Biology into the Discourse TBADouglas Perry Youth Program - Afternoon Session TBA

3:30pm MDT

Building Vibrant Communities through Art TBAAnia Telfer Bringing Those Who Have Been Excluded into the Circle of Intimate Friends TBATania Nordli Building Community by Creating "Common Memory" TBAJoan Young Peace for Health and Health for Peace TBAJohn Guilfoyle Economic Justice as a Means Toward Race Unity: Case Studies TBAShamim Maani The Pedagogy of Higher Education TBAMariam Ashtiani • Julia Berger • Michael Karlberg • Mark Sisson • Derik Smith • Negin Toosi The Role of Service-learning in the Moral and Intellectual Empowerment of Youth TBATahirih Naylor • Gordon Naylor • Sonja Rowhani • Shabnam Tashakour Why is it relevant to Bahá’í Communities in North America to study the transformation of the Iranian Bahá’í community from 1979-82 TBAArtin Mahmoudi Beyond Cellphone Bans: Young People Learning to Interact Meaningfully with Media TBANwandi Lawson • Daniel Rinaldi Reframing Risk in the Social and Behavioral Sciences TBAMichelle Duren • Johnathon Ehsani • Brydon Grant • Hsing-Fang Hsieh Understanding Neuroscience in an Age of Transition TBATara Raam Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah for World Peace: A Bahá’í Alternative to International Relations Theory TBANavid Pourmokhtari Uncovering the Salutary Truths of Democracy TBAMichael Sabet • Todd Smith