48th ABS Annual Conference

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48th ABS Annual Conference

7:30pm EDT

The Nine Year Plan and the 28 November 2023 Message of the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'ís of the World Ravinia ballroomFiraydoun Javaheri

9:00am EDT

Cultivating Creative Space to Release the Society-Building Powers of the Faith Ravinia ABCKim Douglas • Masud Olufani • Sharon Davis • Hyacinth Wallance Collaboration and Professional Discourse as a School Teacher Dunwoody ANiaz Khadem Exploring the Relationship between Religion and Public Health Dunwoody BAnish Arora • Yovania Dechtiar • Johnathon Ehsani • Andrew Hatala Reflections on Health Equity in Light of Baha'u'llah's Revelation Dunwoody CGuitelle Sabeti Soulful Code: Baha'i Principles of Justice Applied to Software and AI Maplewood ABTom Grushka Discourse in Action: The First Fruits of the Wilmette Institute Social Transformation Certificate Oakwood B roomGeri Peak • Susan Wolfe • Emily Chou How the Mind of God Has Structured Reality Ravinia EFGJohn S. Hatcher Academic Discipline-specific session (Economics) Camellia room Academic Discipline-specific session (History) Dogwood Academic Discipline-specific session (Literature) Oakwood A room Academic Discipline-specific session (Philosophy) Gardenia room Academic Discipline-specific session (Political Science) Azalea A room Academic Discipline-specific session (Sociology & Anthropology) Azalea B room

10:45am EDT

The Theme of “Art in Exile” as Represented in the "Mishkin-Qalam" Documentary Dunwoody BAmir V. Meshkin Settle All Things: Tracing the Linkages between Prior Community Consultation and Infrastructure Dispute Mitigation Dunwoody CShahla Ali Unity and Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic Oakwood B roomPayam Dehghani • Bayan Dehghani Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: In Search of Coherence Ravinia ABCFarzin Aghdasi • Douglas Allen • Dennis Wittmer Evolving the Approach to Philanthropy: Shifting Values to Catalyze Systems Change Together Dunwoody AMahnaz Javid Human Rights: A Baha'i Spiritual Vision Maplewood ABTerry Edwards The Bab and ʿAli Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid ʿAli Muhammad Shirazi Ravinia EFGZackery Heern

2:00pm EDT

An Artist’s View through the Lens of Race and Gender Oakwood A roomPaula Henderson Listening to Artists: A Stimulus to Transformation Dunwoody AKim MacQueen • Shaughnessy Johnson • Lisa Puzon Baha'i Approaches to Depolarization Ravinia EFGDuane Varan 25 Years of Listening: The Story of Parent University Gardenia roomMichael O'Neal Releasing the Power of Society Building: Nutrition and Health Equity Ravinia ABCFarshad Fani Marvasti “By the Aid of the Vision and Insights Obtained”: Baha'i and Academic Frameworks for Historical Interpretation Camellia roomJohanna Jochumsdottir-Taherzadeh A Framework for Unity: The Shared Humanity between African Americans and Indigenous Peoples Maplewood ABMichael Orona Constructive Resilience in Forced Migration: A Comparative Analysis of Policies and Narratives of Afghan Women and Girls Migrating to Australia and Canada Oakwood B roomKimiya Missaghi Systems Science as a Tool for Accelerated Collective Learning Dunwoody CKurt Kreuger Apostle of Reconciliation: The New Perspectives on Paul and Implications for Baha'i, Muslim, and Christian Theologies of the "Other" Dunwoody BCaleb Gilleland

3:45pm EDT

Modernism - Traditionalism: Exploring Discourses on Beauty in Architecture and Urbanism Camellia roomJeremy Ziegler • Nadim van de Fliert • Jason Burtwistle The Relationship of Art to Culture at this Critical Juncture in Human History Dunwoody AAnne Perry • Michèle Jubilee • Christina Wright • Taraz Samandari Harmonizing Principles: Academic Foundations and Baha'i Insights in Dispute Resolution Dunwoody BParham Holakouee Baha'i Engagement in Food Sovereignty Action and Discourse: 1844 to 2024 Dunwoody CPaul Hanley • Karen Mapusua • Dawn Egerton The Earth is One Home: Small Island States’ Contributions to the International Climate Justice Discourse Maplewood ABPayam Akhavan • Naima Fifita • Willy MISSACK • Atieno Mboya New Research on Baha'i History and Theology Oakwood A roomPeter Terry • Duane Herrmann • Nancy Lee Harper The Louis Gregory Across America Project: A Grassroots Baha'i Study on Race Relations Development in the United States Gardenia roomLex Musta Initiating and Promoting Professional Discourse on Science and Religion Ravinia ABCDouglas Perry • Whitney White Kazemipour • Robert Sarracino • Stephen Friberg Baha'i Perspectives on Philanthropy: An Exploration of the Role of Charity in Advancing Social Action and Societal Discourse Ravinia EFGLayli Miller-Muro • Husayn Allmart • Eric Dozier • Roy Steiner Kevin Locke and ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Tablet to Amir Khan Oakwood B roomChristopher Buck

7:30pm EDT

A Still More Superb Mission Ravinia ballroomPaul Lample

9:00am EDT

TBA Ravinia ballroomJasmine Miller-Kleinhenz

10:15am EDT

Reflecting Advances in Thought and Action: The Purpose and Philosophy of The Bahá’í World Ravinia ballroomNaisohn Arfai

11:30am EDT

Visions of the Sacred: Conversations with Bahá'í Artists Ravinia ballroomKim MacQueen