The Corinne True Center for Baha’i History and Texts offers courses covering several subject areas: Baha’i History and Texts; World Religions; Arabic and Persian Languages.
Course Schedule, 2027 (tentative)
Exploring the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Jan. 3 (7 weeks) Omid Ghaemmaghami and Shahin Vafai
Introduction to Arabic II, Jan. 11 (12 weeks) Ruwa Pokorny
Finding the Hidden Gift, Jan. 18 (8 weeks) Sandra Hutchison
Introduction to Persian II, Feb. 8 (12 weeks) Joshua Hall
Introduction to Shaykhism, Feb 15 (7 weeks) Moojan Momen and Peter Smith
Paul and the Epistles, Feb 22 (12 weeks) Robert Stockman, JoAnn Borovika, Caleb Gilleland
Introduction to Zoroastrianism, Mar 15 (8 weeks) Susan Maneck
Exploring Bhagavad-Gita, April 12 (8 weeks) Anne Pearson
Introduction to Arabic III, Apr. 19 (12 weeks) Ruwa Pokorny
Introduction to The Baha’i Sacred Writings, June 7 (12 weeks) Robert Stockman, Gisu Mohadjer, William Collins
Tablets of Baha’u’llah Revealed after the Aqdas, June 21 (10 weeks) Moojan Momen, Peter Smith
Some Answered Questions, June 28 (12 weeks) Joshua Hall
Exploring the Pentateuch, Aug 23 (8 weeks) Robert Stockman, JoAnn Borovika, Caleb Gilleland
Science, Religion, and the Baha’i Faith, Aug. 30 (9 weeks) Steven Friberg, Robert Sarracino, Douglas Perry, and Whitney White Kazemi
Introduction to Arabic I, Sept. 13 (12 weeks) Ruwa Pokorny
Topics in African American Baha’i History II, Sept. 19 (8 weeks) Gwen Etter-Lewis
Introduction to Persian I, Sept 20 (12 weeks) Joshua Hall
Writing About the Writings, Oct 18 (8 weeks) Sandra Hutchison
Baha’i Women, Oct 25 (10 weeks) Gisu Mohadjer
Introduction to Buddhism, Nov 8 (10 weeks) Anne Pearson, Stephen Boyanton
Writing Biographies and Histories, Nov 15 (8 weeks) Various faculty
Tabernacle of Unity, Nov 22 (8 weeks) Susan Maneck
The Three Covenants of Baha’u’llah, Dec. 6 William Collins
Introduction to Archives, Dec 13 Various
Course Schedule, 2026
Intro to the Kitab-i-Iqan, Jan 5-Mar 29 Susan Maneck
Arabic II, Jan. 6-Mar. 28 (12 wks) Ruwa Pokorny
Arabic III, Jan. 7-Mar. 29 (12 wks) Ruwa Pokorny
Finding the Hidden Gift, Feb. 9-Mar. 29 Sandra Hutchison
Intro to Baha’i History, Feb. 16-May 10 Stockman and Gisu Mohadjer
Persian II, Apr. 12-July 3 (12 wks) Sahba Shayani
Intro to Shi’ism, Apr. 6-June 14 Moojan Momen and Peter Smith
“A Language of Exquisite Beauty: Enhancing Your Arabic through the Baha’i Writings, April 27 – July 5, Ruwa Pokorny
Summons of the Lord of Hosts, May 4-July 26 William Collins
Jesus and the Gospels, May 18-Aug. 16 Stockman and JoAnn Borovicka
Promised Day Is Come, June 29-Sept. 6 (10 wks) Gisu Mohadjer
Understanding Religion: Social and Historical Aspects July 20 to Sept. 27 (10 weeks) Moojan Momen and Peter Smith
Science, Religion, and the Baha’i Faith, Aug. 26 to Oct. 27 (9 weeks)
Arabic I, Sept. 8-Nov. 29 Ruwa Pokorny
Writing about the Writings: The Art and Craft of the Personal Reflection Piece Sept. 7 – Oct. 25 (8 wks) Sandra Hutchison
Topics in African American Baha’i History, Sept. 13 – Nov. 8, Gwen Etter-Lewis
Persian I, Sept. 14-Dec. 6 Sahba Shayani
Interfaith Dialogue and Collaboration, Sept. 28-Nov. 29 (8 wks) Anne Pearson and Ted Brownstein
Writing Biographies and Histories, Oct. 5-Dec. 7 (10 wks) Janet Rose, Caroline Browning Hess, Duane Herrmann, Mike McMullen, Richard Hollinger
Dao de Jing, Oct. 12-Dec. 13 (9 wks) Stephen Boyanton
Introduction to the Qur’an, Nov. 9 to Jan 17 Susan Maneck
Dispensation of Baha’u’llah, Nov. 16-Feb. 7 (8 wks) Gisu Mohadjer
Introduction to Archives, Dec. 7 – Feb. 28, 2027 (12 wks) Roger Dahl, Ailsa Hedley-Leftwich, Susan Richworth, Damon McGhee, and Jane Cadwalader
2025 Courses:
Paul and the New Testament Epistles (Jan. 6-Mar. 30)
Introduction to Baha’i Scripture: The Writings of Baha’u’llah (Jan. 28-May 18)
Introduction to Buddhism in Comparative and Baha’i Perspectives, Mar. 3 to May 25
Elementary Arabic III, March 26 to June 17
Introduction to Arabic I, May 13 to August 4
The World Order of Baha’u’llah, May 5 to July 27
Baha’u’llah’s Early Mystic Writings, May 19 to August 10
An Overview of the Writings of the Bab, July 7 to Sept. 28
Introduction to Islam, Aug. 11 to Nov. 2
Arabic I, Sept. 2 to Nov. 22
Arabic II, Sept. 3 to Nov. 23
Gems of Mysteries and other Baghdad Revelations, Sept. 8 to Nov. 30
Introduction to Persian, Sept. 15 to Dec. 7
Writing Histories and Biographies, Oct. 6 to Dec. 21
Understanding Religion: Conceptual and Experiential Aspects, Nov. 3 to Jan. 25
2024 Courses:
Introduction to Arabic (July 10-Oct. 1)
Jesus and the Gospels in Baha’i and Historical Perspective (Sept. 4-Dec. 3)
Introduction to Baha’i History (Sept. 4 to Dec. 20)
Introduction to Persian (Oct. 15 to Jan. 6)
Elementary Arabic II (Oct. 22-Jan. 22)
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