Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
In this series of eight talks, historian Douglas Martin discusses the evolution of religion in the context of our capacity to respond to the requirements of the Divine Plan.
Douglas Martin was born in 1927 in Ontario, Canada. He held a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario and a Master’s degree in history from the University of Waterloo, Ontario.
He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Canada from 1960-85, serving as its general secretary from 1965-85. From 1985-93 he was director-general of the Baha’i International Community’s Office of Public Information at the Baha’i World Centre in Haifa.
Mr. Douglas Martin was also a former member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha’i International Community.
You can listen to the audio versions of these eight talks here on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page:
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talks 4 & 5 can not be downloaded
Don Calkins (March 3, 2018 at 3:25 AM)
Hi Don, really appreciate you letting us know! We’ve fixed that now. Thanks again! 🙂
Naysan Naraqi (March 3, 2018 at 1:20 PM)