This session provides an orientation to the activities and learning of the Association in seeking to pursue the mandate provided by the House of Justice in 2013:
Every believer has the opportunity to examine the forces operating in society and introduce relevant aspects of the teachings within the discourses prevalent in whatever social space he or she is present. It is, perhaps, as a means to enhance the abilities of the friends to explore such opportunities in relation to their scholarly interests that the endeavours of the Association for Bahá’í Studies can be conceived. Through the specialized settings it creates, the Association can promote learning among a wide range of believers across a wide range of disciplines. (24 July 2013 – The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada)
