As Bahá’ís, we’re comfortable with the idea that religion is progressive in nature. Implicit in this belief, though, is the recognition that the Bahá’í Faith itself is evolving. This process poses a challenge to each one of us.

Discussion ideas:

• Why do you think religion has not been seen as an evolutionary phenomenon?
• In what way is religion a system of knowledge?
• What are some of the ways the Bahá’í Faith has evolved since it was established?

Further reading:

• Secret of Divine Civilization, pages 98-99.
• The Kitáb-i-íqán, pages 1-3.