Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, USA

1 story took place here — most often featuring 'Abdu'l-Bahá and David Starr Jordan.

Stanford University (today: Palo Alto, California, USA)

Stories at this place

'Abdu'l-Bahá's ministry (1892–1921) · 1 story

Two Wings of the Bird of Knowledge: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Stanford

On October 7, 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the assembled students and faculty of Leland Stanford Junior University in Palo Alto. He took up the great Bahá'í theme of the harmony of science and religion — and warned that the cultivation of one wing without the other could not carry the bird of human progress.

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Figures associated with this place

'Abdu'l-Bahá1 David Starr Jordan1