Word: baha
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Constance M. Chen '90, a Baha'i who lives in Canaday Hall, joined the religion with no previous family background in the faith after learning about it from friends. "I started learning more about their beliefs," she says, "and it all seemed so obvious, but I didn't really believe in God. I didn't want to be a dope and believe in something that didn't exist--[I was] agnostic...
...senior David Jull, originally from an Anglican family, became Baha'i within the last year after hearing about the faith from a receptionist in his chiropractor's office who encouraged him to attend a fireside. Jull says that for him, the faith linked ideas and beliefs that had long been a part of his value system...
...main concerns of the Baha'i may already be shared by many at the present time--world peace. A booklet entitled "The Promise of World Peace" was published this year for the first time by the Universal House of Justice, a group of nine elected representatives who comprise the highest governing body of the Baha'i faith...
...booklet has been distributed to major world leaders, including President Reagan, and Baha'is on campus are trying to arrange a meeting to present it to Harvard President Derek C. Bok, Cook says...
...Baha'is believe world peace will eventually be reached via a two-stage process: a lesser, or political, peace and a greater, or religius, peace. By the year 2000, the lesser peace will be achieved, Andrews says, quoting Baha'i writings...