"Talk 8 - Where Are We Now?" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin by Baha'i Blog published on 2018-03-03T12:26:11Z In this series of eight talks, historian Douglas Martin discusses the evolution of religion in the context of our capacity to respond to the requirements of the Divine Plan. Douglas Martin was born in 1927 in Ontario, Canada. He held a Bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's degree in history from the University of Waterloo, Ontario. He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada from 1960-85, serving as its general secretary from 1965-85. From 1985-93 he was director-general of the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public Information at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa. Mr. Douglas Martin was also a former member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha'i International Community (for more information, please visit: https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/). Mr. Martin passed away on 28 September 2020 in Toronto, Canada. You can read a tribute to him by the Universal House of Justice on the Baha'i World News Service: https://news.bahai.org/story/1455/ You can watch the whole series of talks here on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8392079924F5E850 Or listen to the audio versions of these eight talks here on Baha'i Blog's Soundcloud page: Talk 1- Introduction: bit.ly/2HprBEO Talk 2 - The Challenge of Islam: bit.ly/2HlLb4M Talk 3 - The Bab: bit.ly/2FL8hom Talk 4 - Spiritual Evolution: bit.ly/2FtrWdn Talk 5 - The Advent of Divine Justice: bit.ly/2GhteW1 Talk 6 - Abdu'l-Baha: bit.ly/2p7IjRD Talk 7 - The Guardian: bit.ly/2Il1qjW Talk 8 - Where Are We Now?: bit.ly/2HmenJ9 Special thanks to Mr. Douglas Martin and the organizers of this talk for granting us permission to share it. Discover more Baha'i-inspired content on BAHAIBLOG.NET Genre Baha'i Talks