The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionExplore the history, teachings, structure and community life of the world-wide Baha'i community-what may well be the most diverse organized body of people on earth-through this revised and updated comprehensive introduction (2002). Named by the Encyclopedia Britannica as a book that has made "significant contributions to the knowledge and understanding" of religious thought, The Baha'i Faith covers the most recent developments in a faith that, in just over 150 years, has grown to become the second most wide-spread of the independent world religions. |
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need the assistance of community workers from elsewhere and specifies the
number required . In many of the plans , specific goals are assigned to the
various national Bahá'í communities ; not infrequently three or four different
countries may ...
need the assistance of community workers from elsewhere and specifies the
number required . In many of the plans , specific goals are assigned to the
various national Bahá'í communities ; not infrequently three or four different
countries may ...
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ing religious community during a time of such widespread social breakdown ?
For that matter , will the Bahá'í community be able to maintain unity of belief by
focusing on the interpretations of the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh which have been ...
ing religious community during a time of such widespread social breakdown ?
For that matter , will the Bahá'í community be able to maintain unity of belief by
focusing on the interpretations of the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh which have been ...
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Do the Bahá'í communities in those countries show signs of meeting this
challenge ? In many Asian cultures , despite concerted programs of education ,
women remain in the essentially inferior social position they have occupied
throughout ...
Do the Bahá'í communities in those countries show signs of meeting this
challenge ? In many Asian cultures , despite concerted programs of education ,
women remain in the essentially inferior social position they have occupied
throughout ...
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Baha'i Publishing, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1931847061, 9781931847063 |
| Length | 253 pages |
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