Healing the Body Politic

Everyone is aware of and concerned about conflict. We hear constantly of terrorism, ethnic disturbances, trade wars, political partisanship, labour disputes and family breakdown. Many conflicts have proved resistant to traditional methods of containment and resolution and this has stimulated the search for more innovative, more comprehensive and more fully human approaches to dealing with conflict.

This volume of the George Ronald Bahá'í Studies Series reflects an effort by a group of scholars from around the world, united by common convictions, to contribute to this search. Inspired by the teachings of the Bahá'í Faith to provide new insights and solutions, contributors look at:

Perspectives on Peace Building: An Overview and Some Insights from the Bahá'í Writings
Cheshmak A. Farhoumand-Sims and Charles Lerche

Bahá'í Consultation: Worldview or Process?
Hossain B. Danesh and Roshan Danesh

Contemporary Governance and Conflict Resolution: A Bahá'í Reading
Graham Hassall

Beyond Linguistic Conflict: Spiritual Foundations of a Universal Auxiliary Language
Jeffrey S. Gruber

International Human Rights: A Common Code in Resolving Intra-state and Inter-state Conflicts?
Nazila Ghanea

Reforming the United Nations: Issues and Options
Olivia Lopez

Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Collective Security in Historical and Theoretical Perspective
Ariane Sabet

Conflict and Harmony Among Nations: The Case of International Trade+
Shahruz Mohtadi

Globalization and Its Conflicts
Charles O. Lerche