…there should be room within the scope of Baha’i scholarship
to accommodate not only those who are interested in theological issues and in
the historical origins of the Faith, but also those who are interested in
relating the Baha’i Teachings to their field of academic or professional
interest, as well as those believers who may lack formal academic
qualifications but who have, through their perceptive study of the Teachings,
acquired insights which are of interest to others.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 10
October 1993 written on behalf of the Universal House of justice to an
individual believer; included in a compilation prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice: ‘Issues Related to the Study of
the Baha’i Faith’)
