Comments on: News, Insight, and Shredded Wheat http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-insight-and-shredded-wheat A Social Media Documentary following 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: david bulman http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/#comment-1653 david bulman Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:12:00 +0000 http://239days.com/?p=2769#comment-1653 That is a very interesting picture of 'Abdu'l-Baha! That is a very interesting picture of ‘Abdu’l-Baha!

]]> By: Rooplall Dudhnath http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/#comment-1613 Rooplall Dudhnath Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:07:00 +0000 http://239days.com/?p=2769#comment-1613 Thanks..... good job much apprecated! Thanks….. good job much apprecated!

]]> By: Rooplall Dudhnath http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/#comment-1612 Rooplall Dudhnath Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:05:00 +0000 http://239days.com/?p=2769#comment-1612 Agree  with you William (Bill) Agree  with you William (Bill)

]]> By: Robert Stockman http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/#comment-1611 Robert Stockman Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:28:00 +0000 http://239days.com/?p=2769#comment-1611 I doubt there is enough information accumulated, to date, to answer Bill's questions. They would require a lot of work.                         -Rob I doubt there is enough information accumulated, to date, to answer Bill’s questions. They would require a lot of work.                         -Rob

]]> By: Jeanine H. http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/#comment-1610 Jeanine H. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:03:00 +0000 http://239days.com/?p=2769#comment-1610  To be honest, I found it refreshing that the article gave us a smattering of the the contents of the Review. It gives us an immediate sense of the context in which the material about the Master appeared. The total significance of 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit cannot be crowded into every column (and, indeed, no article could contain it, nor do well fully understand it). On the other hand, some of the suggestions could, indeed, give us further interesting insights. Only my opinion. Thanks for the articles.  To be honest, I found it refreshing that the article gave us a smattering of the the contents of the Review. It gives us an immediate sense of the context in which the material about the Master appeared. The total significance of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s visit cannot be crowded into every column (and, indeed, no article could contain it, nor do well fully understand it). On the other hand, some of the suggestions could, indeed, give us further interesting insights. Only my opinion. Thanks for the articles.

]]> By: Rob Sockett http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/#comment-1609 Rob Sockett Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:40:00 +0000 http://239days.com/?p=2769#comment-1609 Hi William, sorry you feel that way. Hope you keep reading! We have been covering the ongoing story of the newspaper coverage of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's trip. Check out our articles on Day 1 (coverage of the arrival), Day 3 (newspapers adjusting the new visitor in light of 'Eastern' stereotypes), Day 29 (the negative reactions and controversy around the visit), and so on. We've also had some coverage of the major Christian preachers who positively reacted to 'Abdu'l-Bahá and invited him to their churches -- e.g. Percy Stickney Grant on Day 4, 52 and 53 (Grant was one of the major voices in the Social Gospel Movement in New York) and Russell Conwell on Day 60 (Conwell had one of the largest congregations in America and his "Acres of Diamonds" speech was one of the most delivered speeches/sermons in America). And the goal is to certainly have more of this as the trip unfolds. Stay tuned! Hi William, sorry you feel that way. Hope you keep reading!

We have been covering the ongoing story of the newspaper coverage of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s trip. Check out our articles on Day 1 (coverage of the arrival), Day 3 (newspapers adjusting the new visitor in light of ‘Eastern’ stereotypes), Day 29 (the negative reactions and controversy around the visit), and so on. We’ve also had some coverage of the major Christian preachers who positively reacted to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and invited him to their churches — e.g. Percy Stickney Grant on Day 4, 52 and 53 (Grant was one of the major voices in the Social Gospel Movement in New York) and Russell Conwell on Day 60 (Conwell had one of the largest congregations in America and his “Acres of Diamonds” speech was one of the most delivered speeches/sermons in America). And the goal is to certainly have more of this as the trip unfolds. Stay tuned!

]]> By: William Maxwell http://239days.com/2012/06/10/news-insight-and-shredded-wheat/#comment-1608 William Maxwell Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:05:00 +0000 http://239days.com/?p=2769#comment-1608 This article needs a bit of work.  It is disjointed. It skips around in time, place and theme.  The seed of another great article is here.  But a lot more cultivation is required.  For example, how many column lines or inches did all the popular magazines of the day devote to 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit.  This was the age of charismatic preachers in America, of the ten or one hundred most famous how many interacted with the "Persian Visitor"?  And the big newspapers?  Do we have a sense of how they responded to "The Visit of  the Century"? William Maxwell in Tirana, Albania This article needs a bit of work.  It is disjointed. It skips around in time, place and theme.  The seed of another great article is here.  But a lot more cultivation is required.  For example, how many column lines or inches did all the popular magazines of the day devote to ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s visit.  This was the age of charismatic preachers in America, of the ten or one hundred most famous how many interacted with the “Persian Visitor”?  And the big newspapers?  Do we have a sense of how they responded to “The Visit of  the Century”?

William Maxwell
in Tirana, Albania

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