…it should be acknowledged that systematic study of the
Faith will be a natural outgrowth of the culture of Bahá’í community life, in
which the habit of reading the writings is fostered by the institute process
and complemented by local deepening classes, conferences, winter and summer
schools, and special gatherings devoted to specific subjects. So, too, will
training needed to carry out programs of social and economic development take
place at the grassroots of the community. Much learning is still required,
however, in developing human resources that can effectively participate in the
discourses of society…
(From a
letter dated 4 January 2009 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice
to NSA of Australia)
