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SUMMARY:Centenary Series: &quot\;'Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey in America&quot\;
  - Robert Stockman\, Wilmette Institute
DTSTART:20211210T190000Z
DTEND:20211210T200000Z
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CONTACT:Cambridge University Bahá'í Society
DESCRIPTION:_To commemorate the centenary of the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá\
 , the Cambridge University Bahá'í Society has arranged online talks by e
 ight international speakers. Each speaker will focus on one theme based on
  the teachings and life of this unique individual and its relevance to our
  world today. This is the seventh talk in the series._\n\n*'Abdu'l-Bahá's
  Journey in America*\n\nDuring His eight-month trip to North America\, ‘
 Abdu’l-Bahá gave some 400 public talks and a similar number of private 
 meetings and individual meetings\, spoke to as many as 100\,000 people\, a
 nd was covered in hundreds\, if not thousands\, of newspaper articles.\n\n
 Robert Stockman has a doctorate (Th.D.) in history of religion in the Unit
 ed States from Harvard University. He is the author of six books\, among t
 hem The Bahá'í Faith in America: Origins\, 1892-1900\, volume 1 (Wilmett
 e\, Ill.: Bahá'í Publishing Trust\, 1986). He has also published various
  articles about Bahá'í history and theology. He teaches religious studie
 s part time at Indiana University in South Bend\, Indiana\, particularly c
 ourses in Islam\, Religion in the United States\, World Religions\, and Ol
 d and New Testament. He is Director of the Wilmette Institute\, a non-cred
 it on-line e-learning system specialising in courses on the Bahá'í faith
  and related topics.\n\nTo register and have the Zoom link sent to you\, p
 lease visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/abdul-bahas-journey-in-america
 -tickets-199445997347\n\nView a list of all the talks in this series on ou
 r website: https://bahai.soc.srcf.net/talks/
LOCATION:Online (register on Eventbrite for link)
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