Excerpts from a thought-provoking article in the New York Times, and from the House of Justice's analysis of the significance of the events of the 20th century, Century of Light.
"...the gift of remembrance for peoples, as for individuals, is the beginning of any psychological cure. Hence the importance of the theme of decline.
"...one simple truth: Those who have the best tools to make history are also those who have the sharpest awareness of its tragic character. The great disasters of the 20th century are all part of our heritage. We are creatures of the decline and the abyss, thirsty for rebirth and salvation."
- The Decline of the West by THÉRÈSE DELPECH, published on NYTimes.com, December 21, 2009
The twentieth century, the most turbulent in the history of the human race, has reached its end. ...
Only as humanity comes to understand the implications of what occurred during this [great turning point through which our world has passed in these crucial hundred years] will it be able to meet the challenges that lie ahead. The value of the contribution we as Bahá'ís can make to the process demands that we ourselves grasp the significance of the historic transformation wrought by the twentieth century. ... It is this opportunity that the following pages address.
Book cover from here.
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