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Seeing one another in the light of our shared humanity

no name given · Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS) · 2026-09-18 · Haifa · Source

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Religion can offer a distinct perspective in a society shaped by racial injustice by seeing people in terms of shared spiritual reality rather than dividing lines, and thus contribute to overcoming division.

What it offers here is a way of seeing people not in terms of the lines that divide them, but in terms of the spiritual reality they share.

The text describes an interreligious forum organized by the Bahá'í Community in the USA over five years, which deals with racial injustice. The starting point is the thesis that religion can offer a distinct perspective in a polarized society by seeing people in terms of shared spiritual reality rather than dividing lines. The results were summarized in the publication 'Illumined by Oneness' and offered as a resource for similar conversations. The forum was convened in collaboration with the Catholic University of America and brought together leaders from various faith communities. The discussion papers addressed topics such as identity, justice, unity, materialism, historical narratives, and the role of the media. A central argument is that science and rational thinking alone cannot create a healthy society and that the question of the role of religion must be reposed. The Bahá'í teachings are named as the basis according to which racism must be overcome.

Worldview

what this means
What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
Hostility, hatred, the breakdown of community; Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality
Where does the evil reside?
in the economy, politics, or social structures
What helps against it?
solidarity, mutual help, belonging; personal experience, testimony, encounter with God or with people
What is human being according to this text?
above all a part of a community or of creation
Where is history heading?
it is getting better, development towards the good
What does the text base its claim on?
on personal experience, testimony, encounter; on the founder or prophet of the tradition
To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
to every human being, regardless of faith
Where is the text's criticism directed?
at others, at society, at other groups

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What the text calls for

Measured

Basic stance
1 from -2 to 2
Insistence
2 of 3
Reach
4 of 5
Concreteness
2 of 3
Boundary
0 of 3
Time
past 1, present 3, future 1

Analysed with qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.

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WASHINGTON D.C. — As the national conversation about racial injustice in the United States grows more polarized, religion may offer a distinctive perspective for such a moment. Religion has across history both divided people and drawn them together. What it offers here is a way of seeing human beings not by the lines that separate them, but by the spiritual reality they share. This conviction guided a series of discussions spanning five years, organized by the Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs in the United States. The discussions form part of the broader efforts of the Bahá’ís of that country to foster societal harmony, which also includes gatherings recently hosted by the Office to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. These efforts explore how people can work together toward the flourishing of their society. Insights from the discussions held over the past five years have now been gathered in a new publication, Illumined by Oneness: Resources and Reflections from a Multifaith Dialogue on Overcoming Racism , with a companion website . The book draws together a distillation of ideas from the conversations among the group of social actors and earlier discussion papers and essays dating to January 2017, a time of heightened division over racial injustice in the United States. The materials are being offered as a resource for those wishing to initiate similar conversations in their own settings. Convened in collaboration with the Peace and Justice Studies Program and the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., the long-standing forum brought together leaders and representatives from national religious organizations across a range of faith communities. From the outset, the gatherings were off-the-record spaces for open and searching conversation. Each quarterly meeting was anchored by a discussion paper prepared by the Office of Public Affairs, read aloud together, and explored in small groups and plenary sessions. The papers addressed such themes as identity, justice and unity, materialism, historical narratives, the media and its potential to reinforce or challenge racial prejudice, and the distinctive role religion can play in overcoming divisions. “The American Bahá’í community has, from its earliest years, understood itself as having a mission to foster oneness and address racial divides,” said Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, a member of the Office, in a conversation with the News Service. “The Bahá’í teachings state that racism must be overcome and left behind.” Ms. Zabihi explained that the publication forms part of the Office’s wider efforts to contribute to a conversation on spiritual renewal in American society. “For some time,” she said, “there has been an assumption that science and rational thought alone can create healthy societies. But we are seeing that materialism cannot take us where we need to go. This raises again the question of the role of religion in creating the basis for a just society, for stability, peace, and prosperity.”