Understanding the Bahá'í Ruhi Institute: A Global Faith-Based Adult Education Process

• Published in: Adult learning (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 18; no. 1-2; pp. 9 - 11
• Main Authors: Closson, Rosemary B., Kaye, Sylvia
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2007; American Association for Adult and Continuing Education; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult education; Bahai Faith; Behavior; Behavioral Objectives; Company service development; Cultural differences; Economic development; Educational aspects; Health education; Health services; History; Instructional Materials; International aspects; Learning Strategies; Minority & ethnic groups; Moral education; Principles; Religious aspects; Service development; Skill development; Society; United States
• ISSN: 1045-1595; 2162-4070
• DOI: 10.1177/104515950701800103

Rubi and Rubi process are short-hand terms for the Rubi Institute sequence of courses; tutor is a person who facilitates a sequence of Ruhi courses; study circle is a group of people who gather to learn about and/or deepen their understanding of the Bahá'í Faith and to develop their spiritual capacity using the Ruhi course sequence; Abdu'1-Babá is the son of Bahá'u'lláh and is considered by Bahá'ís to be the perfect example of a Bahá'í way of life (Taherzadeh, 1974). [...] Bahá'ís in some African countries developed a set of health materials that are inserted into the Ruhi sequence after the first two courses, Reflections on the Life of the Spirit (Reflections. . .) andArising to Serve.\n Thus, Rubi participants can address a variety of social and economic development needs, such as literacy, health education, moral education of children, and sustainable agriculture.