The House of Justice
calls upon the members of the community of the Greatest Name, young and old,
men and women alike, to strive to develop and offer to humanity a new model of
scholarly activity… animated by the spirit of inquiry into the limitless
meaning of the Divine Teachings. This scholarly endeavour should be characterized
by the welcome it offers to all who wish to be involved in it, each in his or
her own way, by mutual encouragement and cooperation among its participants,
and by the respect accorded to distinguished accomplishment and outstanding
achievement. The spirit and approach should be far removed from the arrogance,
contention, and exclusiveness which have too often sullied the name of
scholarship in the wider society, and which have created barriers to the sound development
of this worthy pursuit.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 10 February 1995 written on behalf
of the Universal House of Justice to selected National Spiritual Assembly
concerning a new compilation on ‘Scholarship’)
