Paul Lample
Paul Lample | |
|---|---|
| Born | Philadelphia, PA |
| ITC member | 2003 - 2005 |
| UHJ member | 2005 - Present |
Paul Lample is an American Bahá’í currently serving on the Universal House of Justice.
Background
Lample was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He studied at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology then moved to San Diego, California, where he completed a Masters of Science at National University and then worked as an educator. In his personal life he married Marcia and they have three children.[1]
In the early 1980's Lample began serving as a staff member in the US Bahá’í communities National Treasurer's Office,[2] and by 1985 he had begun serving on the staff of the National Teaching Committee.[3] As of 1990 he had been appointed as the Special Assignments Coordinator for the National Teaching Committee,[4] and into 1991 he worked closely with the National Teaching Committee on several projects and assisted with teaching the Faith in Okeechobee, Florida.[5]
Lample was appointed to the National Teaching Committee himself in the early 1990's serving until 1994 when he was appointed as the coordinator of the Office of Social and Economic Development moving to the Holy Land to serve on the body.[1] In 2003 he was appointed to the International Teaching Centre and in 2005 he was elected to the Universal House of Justice in a by-election held due to the retirement of Ian Semple and Douglas Martin from the body.[1]
Publications
Books
- 1987 - The Word of God with Melanie Smith.[6]
- 1988 - The Covenant: Its Meaning and Origin and Our Attitude Toward It with Melanie Smith.[7]
- 1989 - The Significance of Bahá’u’lláh's Revelation with Melanie Smith.[8]
- 1991 - Youth Can Move the World with Melanie Smith.[9]
- 1992 - Exploring a Framework for Moral Education, with Holly Hanson & Lori McLaughlin Noguchi.[10]
- 1993 - The Spiritual Conquest of the Planet: Our Response to Plans with Melanie Smith.[11]
- 1999 - Creating a New Mind
- 2009 - Revelation & Social Reality
- 2025 - In Pursuit of a More Superb Mission[12]
Articles
- 2013 - Some Insights from the First Century of the Formative Age, published in The Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 23(14).
- 2016 - In Pursuit of Harmony between Science and Religion, published in The Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 26(4).
- 2018 - Toward a Framework for Action, published in The Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 28(3).
Compilations
- 1992 - A Wider Horizon: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice, 1983-1992
- 1994 - The Proofs of Bahá'u'lláh's Mission, compiled from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice.[13]
- 1996 - Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, compiled from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice.[14]
Talks
- 1988 - Focal Point, Unity of Thought
- 1988 - Workshop: Toward an Understanding of Bahá’í Scholarship
- 2005 - Knowledge
- 2007 - Becoming Champions of Justice
- 2007 - Spiritual Conquest of the Planet
- 2008 - Learning and the Unfoldment of the Bahá'í Community
- 2008 - The Great Spiritual Enterprise
- 2010 - Community Development
- 2010 - Ridvan 2010 Comments
- 2013 - On the Current Plan and the Community Building Process
- 2014 - Toward a Framework for Action
- 2016 - Reflections at the Centenary of the Tablets of the Divine Plan
- 2018 - Untitled Talk
- 2021 - Reflections on the Challenge of Our Time
- 2022 - The Nine Year Plan
- 2024 - A Still More Superb Mission
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Two new members join Universal House of Justice". Bahá’í World News Service. 2005-03-21. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ↑ American Baha'i, November 1981, p 4
- ↑ American Baha'i, June 1985, p 14
- ↑ American Baha'i, Vol. 21(2), p 3
- ↑ American Baha'i, Vol. 22(10), p 1
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/pdf/w/word_of_god.pdf
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/pdf/c/covenant_meaning_origin.pdf
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/pdf/s/significance_bahaullahs_revelation.pdf
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/pdf/s/smith_lample_youth.pdf
- ↑ Baha'i Canada, Vol. 14, No. 6, p 17
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/pdf/s/smith_lample_spiritual_conquest.pdf
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/in-pursuit-of-a-more-superb-mission?srsltid=AfmBOorVogybcC_0iZ-mgX9_Gx7z-w9-YAGFVj7JXre8c7uLi4qhCc44
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/paul-lample/products/proofs-mission
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/bahaullahs-teachings-spiritual-reality
