Messages from the Universal House of Justice
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Turning PointSelected Messages of the Universal House of Justice Beginning with the Four Year Plan in 1996, the Universal House of Justice set a new course in the teaching work for individuals, communities, and institutions. “The next four years,” the Supreme Body wrote, “will represent an extraordinary period in the history of our Faith, a turning point of epochal magnitude.” So potent were the implications of that Plan, that its single aim of advancing the process of entry by troops was carried forward into a series of plans, to span twenty-five years until the end the first century of the Formative Age in 2021. This book contains selected messages from the Universal House of Justice and other documents that guided the learning process of the Bahá’í world over the course of a decade, from 1996-2006, resulting in profound changes in consciousness and systematic action. By the end of this period, the House of Justice concluded, “The elements required for a concerted effort to infuse the diverse regions of the world with the spirit of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation have crystallized into a framework for action that now needs only to be exploited.” |
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The Five Year Plan, 2006-2011, 2nd editionMessages of the Universal House of JusticeThis compilation contains letters of the Universal House of Justice initiating the Five Year Plan 2006-2011. At this time the Bahá’ís of the world enter the midpoint of that series of Plans, beginning in 1996 and continuing for a quarter century until the year 2021, which all focus on a single aim—advancing the process of entry by troops. The compilation includes the Ridván 2006 letter, the Ridván 2005 letter and three letters from December 2005: the letter dated 27 December 2005, to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors; the letter dated 28 December 2005, to all National Spiritual Assemblies; and the letter dated 31 December 2005, to the Bahá’ís of the World.
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The Four Year PlanMessages of the Universal House of JusticeContains the nine Ridván messages that introduce the Four Year Plan to all regions of the world and two introductory messages from December 1996.
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Learning to Respond to Emerging New RealitiesMessages from the Universal House of JusticeThis compilation contains two letters addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States: the letter dated 19 October 2005, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice including its enclosure Impact of Growth on Administration Processes dated July 2005, which was prepared by the International Teaching Centre. Also included is the letter dated 5 January 2006, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice.
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To Champion the Cause of JusticeThis compilation is divided into four sections. The first section contains the series of messages sent to the Youth Congresses from the Universal House of Justice. The second section contains other critical and supporting messages from the Universal House of Justice which speak to both the needs of the day as well as to the vital role youth are called to play to “move the world.” The third section consists of a small study guide to the congress messages as well as a limited dictionary of some of the words found in the messages. While not intended to be comprehensive, this guide, created by youth, has been found to be very useful in helping the reader to focus on the letters. The last section consists of additional reference materials all of which will lend support to the central theme of this book — the role of youth in championing the cause of justice.
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Readings on Bahá’í Social & Economic DevelopmentGathered in this book are the major documents on Bahá’í social and economic development received from the Bahá’í World Center to date. These documents contain the mandate for current and future action. On November 26, 1999, the Universal House of Justice sent a message with far-reaching implications to the Bahá’ís of the world, charting a course to the year 2021 that marks the conclusion of the first century of the Faith’s Formative Age. Surely, activities for social and economic development will be an integral component of the efforts of Bahá’í communities during these critical years. For, as the House of Justice explains, a Bahá’í community is a “comprehensive unit of civilization composed of individuals, families and institutions that are originators and encouragers of systems, agencies and organizations working together with a common purpose for the welfare of people both within and beyond its own borders.” A reading of the documents in this volume offers insight into the challenges of the coming two decades in the area of social and economic development.
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A Wider HorizonSelected Messages of the Universal House of Justice: 1983-1992
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The Holy Year1992-1993Major messages of the Universal House of Justice related to the Holy Year.
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