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Tag "Stanwood Cobb"

tag name: Stanwood Cobb type: People
web link: Stanwood_Cobb
references: bahaipedia.org/Stanwood_Cobb; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanwood_Cobb
author page: Stanwood Cobb

"Stanwood Cobb" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (19 results; less)

  1. Stanwood Cobb. Ayesha of the Bosphorus: A Romance of Constantinople (1915). A novella combining fiction with scenes from the lives of Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'ís in Haifa in the early 1900s. Includes introduction by Bei Dawud.
  2. Stanwood Cobb. Character: A Sequence in Spiritual Psychology (1938). A spiritual autobiography; scientific and religious foundations for character; self-development; the law of duty; altruism and selflessness; progress. Includes discussion of two days spent with Abdu'l-Bahá in 1908.
  3. Jonah Winters, comp. Cobb, Stanwood and Ida Nayan Whitlam: Bios and photos from "Find a Grave" (2014). Short biographies of Stanwood Cobb and his wife Ida.
  4. Stanwood Cobb. Difficulties of the Young Turk Party, The (1912-01). Reflections on the character and political fortunes of the Young Turks, written shortly before the partitioning of Ottoman empire.
  5. Stanwood Cobb. Essential Mysticism, The (1918). Clarification of some of the spiritual problems of humanity; the real value of Oriental mysticism; the mystery of the soul of man in terms not of psychology but of daily life; the value of spirituality in daily life.
  6. Roy Wilhelm, Stanwood Cobb, Genevieve L. Coy. In His Presence: Visits to 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1989). Re-publication of Wilhelm's Knock and It Shall Be Opened Unto You (1908), Cobb's Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1962), and Coy's A Week in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Home (1921). Text missing quotation marks.
  7. Stanwood Cobb. Islamic Contributions to Civilization (1963). Overview of the many inventions and sciences which were developed by or transmitted by Islamic people and nations.
  8. Stanwood Cobb. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1962). Recollections by eminent American Bahá'í author Cobb (1881–1982).
  9. Wm. Keith Bookwalter. My Memories of Stanwood Cobb (2024-08-19). Brief recollections of meeting Cobb in 1973 at Ohio State University on a lecture tour. Includes bibliography, biography, and supplementary information about Cobb.
  10. Stanwood Cobb. New Horizons for the Child (1934). Understanding the child; character training; home life; the child as an individual; limitations of activity education; children as creative and active beings; romanticism vs. classicism; builders of civilization. Includes 20 pages of childrens' poetry.
  11. Stanwood Cobb. New Leaven, The: Progressive Education and Its Effect upon the Child and Society (1928). On principles of the new education; revolutionizing pedagogy and transforming the child; importance of social engagement in schools; the ages of enrollment of children and preparatory schools, from nursery-primary through secondary school to college.
  12. Stanwood Cobb. Real Turk, The (1914). Reflections on three years spent in Turkey during the rise of the Young Turk Party and the downfall of Abdul Hamid; the character of the Turkish, their temperament, and their way of looking at life.
  13. Stanwood Cobb. Security for a Failing World (1934). An overview of the influence of religion on the world and its relation to modern problems. Bahá'í precepts are included in the text without the work being a strictly introductory work on the Bahá'í Faith.
  14. Stanwood Cobb. Simla, a Tale of Love (1919). A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit, love and life, the world and the soul.
  15. Stanwood Cobb. Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1951). On worries about the future; the New World Order; solutions of economic problems; prejudice; one world language; science and religion; education.
  16. Stanwood Cobb. Unity of Nations, The (1938). A look six decades into the future (from 1938) to envision the Lesser Peace.
  17. Stanwood Cobb. Various Books: 12 Books for Download (1932-1977). Titles include: Discovering the Genius Within You, Sage of the Sacred Mountain, Radiant Living, Trouble: How to Meet It, Expanding Our Spiritual Consciousness, Joy of Existence, Scientific Study of the Hand, Thoughts on Education, Spiritual Power.
  18. Stanwood Cobb. What Is God? (1955). Poetic meditations on the nature of God and our search for the divine, "an attempt to open up vistas into the Infinite in a way that prose could not accomplish."
  19. Jack McLean. What Stanwood Cobb Told Me about 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2007-08-12). Reflections on Cobb's life and his recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, partly based on two personal interviews.

2.   from the Chronology (1 result)

  1. 1982-12-29
      The passing of Stanwood Cobb, (b. November 6 Newton, Massachusetts, 1881 – d. December 29, 1982) noted Bahá'í lecturer, educator and author at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland at the age of 101 after 75 years of service to the Cause.
    • His first exposure to the Faith was in 1906 at Green Acre where he attended a conference during his studies at Harvard Divinity School where he was preparing for the Unitarian ministry. [Wikipedia]
    • While serving as a college instructor in Constantinople, disguised as a Turk, he made a visit to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Akka while He was still a prisoner. He met Him again in 1910 and while He was in Paris and the United States during His Western travels.
    • He was the author of some 30 books and numerous articles. Some of his publications can be found on Bahá'í Library.
    • He served as an editor of Star of the West until 1939 and was a co-editor of World Order.
    • He founded Avalon Press in 1935 through which he published his works. [Wikipedia]
    • One of his essays entitled The Continuity of Religion was first published in The Bahá'í World Volume VI, 1934-1936.
    • Bahá'í Chronicles.

3.   from the Chronology of Canada (2 results; less)

  1. 1953-08-08
      The annual Ontario Summer Conference was held this year at Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching, a Y.M.C.A. camp. There was an attendance of about 90 for the entire week, with about 120 for the first weekend.
    • The principal speaker for the occasion was Dr. Stanwood Cobb of Washington, D.C., well-known lecturer and author of many books on the spiritual aspect of the Faith. The subject of his series of lectures was "Deepening the Spiritual Life".
    • A course on "The Art of Consultation" was conducted by Violet Wuerfel, of Detroit.
    • Margery McCormick, of Chicago, brought the warmth of her loving personality to the conference and was instrumental in conducting daily classes for inquirers drawn from the staff and other guests of the camp.
    • Gisela Commanda, of the nearby Rama Indian Reservation, (Rama First Nation) gave interesting and informative talks on the life of the Indian and had several displays on hand. Several Baha'is visited the Reservation and made valuable contacts.
  2. 1957-08-01
      The Laurentian Summer School was held at Beaulac. The presenters were Margery McCormick, Mehdi Firoozi and Stanwood Cobb. [CBN NO92 September 1957 p4; CBN No 93 Oct 1957 p3]
    • It was described as the most successful Conference held at Beaulac with over 80 Bahá'ís and friends in attendance.
 
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