What is the response of the Faith to the challenges of modernism?

But we need Bahá’ís not simply to be caught up in the news of Islam in relation to the west or of civilisations in turmoil, but to look at these from the deeper level of what the Faith has to offer.

The same applies to the discussions about modernism and Islam. We have a lot to say at a deeper level. Not at the level of the policies of present-day Muslim politicians or anything like that, but rather at the level of what does it mean for a religion with the tightness of structure of orthodox Islam? How can such a rigid intellectual structure deal with modernism without giving the whole shop away. Can it do it? Can it afford not to do it? What does it mean for the Faith? What is the response of the Faith to the challenges of modernism? How do the unique provisions of the Covenant help us to avoid getting caught in the same trap in 800 years time?

This is the kind of thing I mean, and I could go on and on.

Another issue is the whole question of paedophilia with clerics in various Christian denominations. One can deal with that at the juicy level of what the priest did, and what the bishop knew, and this kind of thing. But one can also deal with it at the deeper level of what it says about the relationship of religious institutions to the laity and the role of clergy and the debasement of their role in present day society.

(The Need for Bahá'ís of Capacity and Expertise by Peter J. Khan, 2002)

https://bahai-library.com/khan_bahais_capacity_expertise