Green Acre
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Green Acre is a conference facility in Eliot, Maine
, in the United States
. It was founded by Sarah Farmer in 1894. The name Green Acre came from poet John Greenleaf Whittier
, a personal friend of the Farmer family.
Sarah Farmer met with participants in the Parliament of the World's Religions
in Chicago
in 1893 and in 1894, and then made Green Acre a platform for the comparative study of religion
s.
After Sarah Farmer became a Bahá'í
in 1900, many Bahá'í speakers were invited, including Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl
in 1903, `Abdu'l-Bahá
in 1912 and Jináb-i-Fadil-i-Mazindarani in 1920 and 1923. In the 1913 Green Acre came into Bahá'í hands, and in 1929 it was converted into a summer school facility. It is now one of several permanent, year-round Bahá'í schools in the US.
Green Acre has been home to the annual Badasht Academy since the summer of 1999. A week-long intensive study of Baha'i history, Badasht Academy is a four year program for high school aged students, most of whom reside in the northeastern United States.
Eliot, Maine
Eliot is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,204 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area....
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded by Sarah Farmer in 1894. The name Green Acre came from poet John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets...
, a personal friend of the Farmer family.
Sarah Farmer met with participants in the Parliament of the World's Religions
Parliament of the World's Religions
There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World’s Religions, most notably the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, the first attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The event was celebrated by another conference on its centenary in 1993...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in 1893 and in 1894, and then made Green Acre a platform for the comparative study of religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
s.
After Sarah Farmer became a Bahá'í
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
in 1900, many Bahá'í speakers were invited, including Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl
Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl
' , or ' was the foremost Bahá'í scholar who helped spread the Bahá'í Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States. He is one of the few Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh who never actually met Bahá'u'lláh...
in 1903, `Abdu'l-Bahá
`Abdu'l-Bahá
‘Abdu’l-Bahá , born ‘Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. In 1892, `Abdu'l-Bahá was appointed in his father's will to be his successor and head of the Bahá'í Faith. `Abdu'l-Bahá was born in Tehran to an aristocratic family of the realm...
in 1912 and Jináb-i-Fadil-i-Mazindarani in 1920 and 1923. In the 1913 Green Acre came into Bahá'í hands, and in 1929 it was converted into a summer school facility. It is now one of several permanent, year-round Bahá'í schools in the US.
Green Acre has been home to the annual Badasht Academy since the summer of 1999. A week-long intensive study of Baha'i history, Badasht Academy is a four year program for high school aged students, most of whom reside in the northeastern United States.