The Glorious Journey

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The Glorious Journey  (1989) by W. Craig Weaver and Helen M. Bond
A Bahá’í Approach to Work and Service

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Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction

  1. The Need for a New Concept of Work
    Historical Perspective. The Bahá’í Concept of Work.
  2. Attitudes Towards Success in Your Work
    Attitudes of High Achievers. Involvement. Manual Labour. Detrimental Attitudes: Prejudice; Backbiting. A Definition of Success.
  3. Career Exploration
    The Search for True Objectives. Career and Life Planning. Career Counselling. Career Changes: The Mobile Worker; The Mid-Career Crises. Retirement: Creativity in the Later Years.
  4. Economics
    Economic Justice. Strikes. Profit Sharing. Unemployment. Creative Reform. Retired Personnel. Equality of Men and Women. Working Mothers. Other Economic Principles: Inflation; Taxation; World Hunger.
  5. Management-Employee Relation
    Requisites for True Consultation. The Principle of Openness. The Principle of Teamwork. Competition. Corporate Responsibility: The Bahá’í Concept of Administration. Bahá’í Administration and Business Management. The Business Meeting. On-The Job Training. Management Styles: A Blend of East-West Styles; The Service Principle.
  6. Education
    The Bahá’í Concept of Education. Early Education. The ANISA Model. Bahá’í Schools. Education for the Future.
  7. Optimal Living
    The Well-Being of Mankind. Nutrition. Physical Exercise. Stress and the Job. The Environment. Aesthetic Considerations. Happiness.
  8. Visions of a Future Society
    An Emerging World Civilization. The World of Work. A Pattern for World Unity. The Challenge.
  9. Appendix I
    Reading List for Information about the Bahá’í Faith
  10. Appendix II
    A Synopsis of Bahá’í Writings About Work. Education. Attitudes Towards Work. Why We Should Work. The Nature of Work. Kinds of Work. Idleness. Discipline. Social Laws. The Rewards of Effort.
  11. Appendix III
    Discussion Questions

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