RonPrice

I posted an introduction to the paradigmatic shift in the Baha’i community, the new culture of learning and growth that is at the heart of this paradigm, five years ago. I did this posting at several internet sites and have revised that post in these last three years as developments in the paradigm have come about, as new messages from Bahá'í institutions have been published and as many individuals have commented verbally and in print on this new culture. It seemed like a good idea to give readers some specific steps on how to access this now revised article, what is now a book of more than 200,000 words and nearly 450 pages and is found at Baha’i Library Online(BLO).

In the time this book has been at BLO it has received over 10,000 hits, as well as many thousand at other internet sites In addition to googling “Baha’i Culture of Learning and Growth” and accessing this article in the process at several internet sites, readers can find this piece of writing at BLO by clicking on the following:

http://bahai-library.org/file.php?fi...rning_paradigm

Readers can also access the latest edition of this article at BLO by taking the following steps: (i) type Baha’i Library Online or Baha’i Academics Resource Library into your search engine; (ii) click on the small box “By author” at the top of the access page at BLO; (iii) type “Price” into the small box that then appears and click on the word “Go;” and then (iv) scroll down to article/document item #50 and (v) click on that item and read to your heart’s content. When your eyes and your mind start to glaze over, stop reading. The article can be downloaded free and you will then have access to this book, this context for all this new paradigmatic terminology that has come into the Baha’i community in the last 15 years.

The statement is a personal one, does not assume an adversarial attitude, attempts to give birth of as fine an etiquette of expression as I can muster and, I like to think, possesses both candour and critical thought on the one hand and praise and delight at the many interrelated processes involved in the execution of this paradigm on the other. I invite readers to what I also like to think is “a context on which relevant fundamental questions” regarding this new paradigm may be discussed within the Baha’i community.

This book also contains an update, an inclusion of commentary on the most recent messages from the institutions of the Cause—including the Ridvan message of 2012. One of the advantages of the BLO site is the freedom it gives to a writer to update the article right on the site in an ongoing process as new insights from major thinkers in the Baha’i community and information from the elected and appointed institutions of the Cause comes to hand.

If time and the inclination permit, check it out. No worries, no obligation, just if it interests you. You may find the piece of writing too long as I’m sure many readers do. It is certainly a view from the inside, but it is just one person’s view building as it does on the ideas and writings of others: Bahá'í institutions and individuals. We each have a different experience on the inside of this paradigm, on the inside of this Faith or, indeed, living on the inside of our global society. You may find this book too personal due to the fact that I attempt to answer the question: “where do I fit into this new paradigm?” After a few paragraphs of reading, you will get the flavour of the exercise. Just keep reading if your mind and spirit are enjoying the process.

CK9

Hi Ron, I skimmed through your article and what I read was thought provoking and very interesting. 70,000 words is no easy task! In particular it was good to read the section on internet teaching as it is an area that doesn't seem to be discussed much - at least not in proportion to its vast potential as a teaching medium. I've noticed your teaching efforts online and think it's great. It's good to finally say hi; do you have a blog by any chance?

RonPrice

Thanks, CK9, for skimming through my article and letting me know that you found it thought provoking and very interesting. As you say, 70,000 words is no easy task! It is now more than 200,000 words and will keep people busy, people who want to try. The section on internet teaching attempts to indicate the vast potential of the internet as a teaching medium. My teaching efforts online have been extensive for at least a dozen years now: 2001-2012. I am at a number of blogs, journals, websites, messageboards and internet sites and I also have my own website at: http://www.ronpriceepoch.com/--for anyone who is interested in following up on this post.-Ron

JoeWalshe

Found the article. I wonder if clicking this link would work and make it easier.
REFLECTIONS ON A CULTURE OF LEARNING AND GROWTH:Community and Individual Paradigm Shifts:
Hopefully, I'll get a chance to read it over the weekend.
Also, look forward to reading about teaching on-line.

RonPrice

Thanks, Joe.....As you say, clicking on: REFLECTIONS ON A CULTURE OF LEARNING AND GROWTH:Community and Individual Paradigm Shifts---gets you right to the article at Baha'i Library Online. Thanks for the tip. Skimming and scanning the article is useful. I think the essay, really a large book now, is too long a read for an online piece unless, of course, a reader finds my style to their taste. Some readers do and some don't. I know this from 60 years of writing for others. Best wishes, Joe.-Ron in Tasmania

RonPrice

Go to: bahai-library.com/file.php?file=price_cu...to access this article--now a book of over 200,000 words and more than 400 pages.:cool

JoeWalshe

Will have a look Ron.

Small point; How come you are shown as having the same number of posts even after you have posted several more times?

RonPrice

No idea why, JoeWalshe.-Ron in Tasmania