Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan: A Series of 8 Talks by Mr. Douglas Martin

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:

• Talk 1- Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BzsmTRp5CY
• Talk 2 – The Challenge of Islam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOaRFjG9sT8
• Talk 3 – The Bab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jlit0_sfTs
• Talk 4 – Spiritual Evolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IFi_2qn3LY&pbjreload=101
• Talk 5 – The Advent of Divine Justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTmu4RGD79E
• Talk 6 – Abdu’l-Baha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jcsD3SmopY
• Talk 7 – The Guardian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn6eB_C8iYs
• Talk 8 – Where Are We Now?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_izWYJLfigg

Special thanks to Mr. Douglas Martin and the organizers of this talk for granting us permission to share it.

For more Baha’i-inspired talks, you can visit Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page: soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/bahai-talks, or Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2ia1Yxp.

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Naysan Naraqi

Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.