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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Page 71
... in one of his last messages to the Bahá'í world , he had named the Hands of
the Cause as the " Chief Stewards ” of the ... Heartened by this last message , the
Hands of the Cause organized their work around a series of annual " Conclaves .
... in one of his last messages to the Bahá'í world , he had named the Hands of
the Cause as the " Chief Stewards ” of the ... Heartened by this last message , the
Hands of the Cause organized their work around a series of annual " Conclaves .
Page 150
THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE , THE BOARDS OF COUNSELORS , AND THEIR
DEPUTIES This system of group decision making is supplemented by a number
of advisory bodies . During their lifetimes both Bahá'u'lláh and ' Abdu'l - Bahá ...
THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE , THE BOARDS OF COUNSELORS , AND THEIR
DEPUTIES This system of group decision making is supplemented by a number
of advisory bodies . During their lifetimes both Bahá'u'lláh and ' Abdu'l - Bahá ...
Page 151
The Hands of the Cause of God must be nominated and appointed by the
guardian of the Cause of God . All must be under his shadow and obey his
command . ... The obligations of the Hands of the Cause of God are to diffuse the
Divine ...
The Hands of the Cause of God must be nominated and appointed by the
guardian of the Cause of God . All must be under his shadow and obey his
command . ... The obligations of the Hands of the Cause of God are to diffuse the
Divine ...
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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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