One of the critical aspects of a conceptual framework that
will require careful attention in the years ahead is the generation and
application of knowledge…. At the heart of most disciplines of human knowledge
is a degree of consensus about methodology—an understanding of methods and how
to use them appropriately to systematically investigate reality to achieve
reliable results and sound conclusions.
Bahá’ís who are involved in various disciplines—economics, education, history,
social science, philosophy, and many others—are obviously conversant and fully
engaged with the methods employed in their fields. It is they who have the
responsibility to earnestly strive to reflect on the implications that the
truths found in the Revelation may hold for their work. The principle of the
harmony of science and religion, faithfully upheld, will ensure that religious
belief does not succumb to superstition and that scientific findings are not
appropriated by materialism.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 24 July 2013 written on behalf of the
Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly; compilation:
‘Social Action’, Prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice, August 2020)
