Rethinking Society and the Human Spirit
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- Man as a Machine within a Mechanical Universe
- The Belief in a Mechanical Universe
- The Belief in a Deterministic Universe
- The Materialistic View of Reality and Its Related Assumption of Objectivity
- The Collapsing Cartesian-Newtonian Worldview and the Emerging Holistic Worldview
- The Holographic Model of the Universe
- The Holographic Model of the Brain
- The Coalescence of Bahá’í Belief and Quantum Reality
- The Universe: A Classroom for the Soul
- Discarding the Blinders of Scientific Arrogance
3 / Building a Psychology Worthy of the Human Soul
- Maslow's Movement away from Cartesian-Newtonian Psychology
- A Strong Critique of Classical Science
- Self-Actualization
- Human Needs and Motivation
- B-Values and Peak Experiences
- Metapathologies
- Value-Free, Value-Neutral Education and Meaninglessness
- Intrinsic Education and World Unity
- Maslow, Organized Religion, and the Bahá’í Faith
- A Movement toward a New Paradigm
- Psychology and the Spiritual Quest
- Transpersonal Experiences
- The Drawbacks in Maslow’s Theory
- False or Secular Spirituality
- Religious Fundamentalism
- Authentic or Religious Spirituality
- Mixture of Secular Spirituality and Religious Spirituality
- Religious Spirituality and the Bahá’í Faith
- Religious Spirituality and Maslow’s Theory
- Religious Spirituality and the Holistic Worldview
- East Meets West
- Human Evolution and Societal Transformation
- A Vital Teaching for This Day
- Progressive Revelation
- The Claims of Hindu Polytheism and Buddhist Atheism
- The Misapplication of the Concept of Reincarnation
- The Spirit of Truth Who Will Guide You Unto All Truth
- Reconnecting with the True Spirit of the Scriptures
6 / The “Discovery” of the “New World”
- Collision of the Christian, Cartesian-Newtonian, and American Indian Worldviews
- American Indian Holistic Civilization
- Cultural Attainments of the American Indians
- Indigenous Agriculture
- Conquest
- The American Indian Worldview and Quantum Reality
7 / Economics: An Uncivilized Science
- A Move beyond the Capitalist and Socialist Dichotomy
- Mathematical Unreality
- The Desacralization of Labor and Land
- “Value-Free Economics”
- A Calculating Attitude toward Life
- Unleashing “Economic Science” on the “Third World”
- Third World Debt
- “Cash Crops” amidst Starvation
- The Underworld of Child Labor
- Multinational Corporations
- Global Economics
- Holistic Response
- Bahá’í Economic Principles—A Light in the Darkness
- An Infernal Engine
8 / The Final Frontier: Race and Class
- Was Columbus Racist?
- Passing On the Virus of Racism
- The Creation and Propagation of Racism
- The Pantheon of American Heroes
- The Age of Imperialism
- The Poor as the Trust of God
- The United States: A Miniature Version of the World
- Be Anxiously Concerned
- Cartesian-Newtonian Conservatism and Liberalism
- The Oneness of Humanity and the Elimination of Prejudice
- First and Inescapable Obligation
- Maslow and “The Other Tradition”
- A New and Brilliant Vision of Hope
9 / Building an Education System Worthy of the Human Soul
- The Golden Age That Never Existed
- Value-Free Education and the Trivialization of the Educator’s Mission
- Behaviorism and Banality in Traditional Schools
- The “Worldly” Standards Movement
- The Constructivist Approach to Education
- America’s Educational Apartheid
- Holistic Education
- Holistic Education and Students of Color
- Bahá’í Views on Education: A Mine Rich in Gems
- Bahá’í-Inspired Holistic Schools
- Maxwell International Bahá’í School
- Teaching the Religion of Secularism
10 / Consumerism and the Deranged Human Condition
- Trapped in the Hierarchy of Basic Needs
- Commercial-Related Ignorance of the B-Values
- Metapathologies and Spiritual Transcendence
- “True Liberation”
- Poverty of the Soul
- Concluding Thoughts
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
