Baha’i Studies Conference, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 24-26 July 2009
Baha’i Studies Conference, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 24-26 July 2009
The Religious Studies Special Interest Group of the Association of Baha’i Studies will be holding conference on Baha’i Studies at the Baha’i Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, starting 7.00 pm on 24 July and ending 1.00 pm 26 July.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Lambden - slambden@ucmerced.edu
OR Moojan Momen - moojan@momen.org.uk
Programme:
Lil Abdo, The Baha’i Faith and Wicca - a comparison of Relevance in two emerging religions
Houshmand Badii, TBA
Geoff Nash, Christianity, The Baha’i Faith, and the Crisis of Religious Modernism: an inquiry
Erfan Sabeti, TBA
Moojan Momen, Shi`i History: the alternate view
Stephen Lambden, The Names of God and theories of His Mightiest or Greatest Name (al-ism al-a`zam) with special reference to the Misbah (Luminary) of Taqi al-Din Kaf`ami (d. 900/1494-5) and to Babi-Baha’i theologies of His Eschatological Name.
Marion Finley, An Approach to Extremism in Islam.
Sen McGlinn, Friday, day of rest?
Zaid Lundberg, TBA