To all members of the WINEWS, ACADEMICS, and HIGHERED: The Wilmette Institute is pleased to offer a three-month web-based course on an important new translation of tablets by Baha'u'llah, *The Tabernacle of Unity,* starting March 15.
The main tablet was revealed for Manikchi Limji Hataria, a prominent Zoroastrian who visited Baha'u'llah in Baghdad and became a major force in the emancipation of Iran's Zoroastrian community. Manikchi was not satisfied with Baha'u'llah's answers and his employee, the great Baha'i scholar Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, wrote to Baha'u'llah about Manikchi's remaining concerns, prompting a lengthy and detailed second tablet. A veteran Baha'i will recognize many passages previously translated by Shoghi Effendi, which we can now see in context. The other three tablets were written to Baha'is of Zoroastrian background and are notable for dealing with questions asked from a Zoroastrian point of view. The tablets are particularly valuable for those interested in interfaith dialogue and the Baha'i relationship to other religions. The course will read the tablets slowly, one by one, provide whatever contextual information available, and include study questions. This is the first time the course has been run, so it will rely on student projects to flesh out the content. The course costs $150 for most individuals; $120 for pioneers, seniors, and students; and $300 for local study groups. To create a local study group, canvas your area to determine interest; register yourself and the group at once and pay the $300; give the group a name and password when registering it; give out the group name and password to others, so they can join it for free; then collect the fair share of the fee from the group members. All members of the group will have the same mentor, who may call the group during its meetings. The Wilmette Institute: On-Line and On-Site Learning Center, http://www.wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org ; 877-wilmette (877-945- 6388). The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
