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On reaching the “ age of consent , ” which in the Bahá ' í community is fifteen
years of age , youths assume responsibility for their own individual spiritual
development . At approximately this age , youths indicate whether or not they
regard ...
On reaching the “ age of consent , ” which in the Bahá ' í community is fifteen
years of age , youths assume responsibility for their own individual spiritual
development . At approximately this age , youths indicate whether or not they
regard ...
Page 189
As the faith approaches the hundredth anniversary of its founder ' s passing , the
principal challenges facing the Bahá ' í community include ( 1 ) maintaining a
unified community ; ( 2 ) achieving universal participation ; ( 3 ) coping with ...
As the faith approaches the hundredth anniversary of its founder ' s passing , the
principal challenges facing the Bahá ' í community include ( 1 ) maintaining a
unified community ; ( 2 ) achieving universal participation ; ( 3 ) coping with ...
Page 190
or factionalism into the community . ... There are only Bahá ' ís , members of a
single , organically unified community . ... Will the Bahá ' í communities in
countries currently being torn apart by ethnic and cultural rivalries be able to
continue to ...
or factionalism into the community . ... There are only Bahá ' ís , members of a
single , organically unified community . ... Will the Bahá ' í communities in
countries currently being torn apart by ethnic and cultural rivalries be able to
continue to ...
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion Reading rainbow book |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Stevenson, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1984 |
| ISBN | 0060654414, 9780060654412 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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