So how do we achieve this worthy goal? A key stumbling block is our “birds of a feather” isolation from each other and our lack of understanding of people, cultures, and religions who differ from us and our beliefs. He taught that the time has arrived for the uniting of all peoples into a peaceful and integrated global society. The faith’s founder, Bahá’u’lláh (1817-1892), was a Persian nobleman from Tehran who left his life of comfort to take his place as a messenger of God. I was given an introduction to a religion I had heard of but knew little about. I finished reading PTSS just prior to this visit. I recently spent a week with a family in Southern California that is close friends with Dr. DeGruy’s work than I would have had without this knowledge. Understanding this context breathes deeper meaning into Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary), author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, is a member of the Bahá’í faith community.
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