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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nounced that he was the Promised One whom the Shaykhís were seeking . The
claim was set forth in a lengthy document titled Qayyúmu'lAsmá ' , which the
young Siyyid began that same night , and which became the foundation stone of
the ...
nounced that he was the Promised One whom the Shaykhís were seeking . The
claim was set forth in a lengthy document titled Qayyúmu'lAsmá ' , which the
young Siyyid began that same night , and which became the foundation stone of
the ...
Page 26
The Báb proclaimed that the central purpose of his mission was to prepare for the
coming of the universal Manifestation of God . The Báb referred to this promised
deliverer as " He Whom God Will Make Manifest . " The Báb himself , although ...
The Báb proclaimed that the central purpose of his mission was to prepare for the
coming of the universal Manifestation of God . The Báb referred to this promised
deliverer as " He Whom God Will Make Manifest . " The Báb himself , although ...
Page 190
House of Justice addressed a statement " to the peoples of the world , ” under the
title The Promise of World Peace . Given the political circumstances of the
moment in history in which it was issued , its thesis was startlingly optimistic ; in
the ...
House of Justice addressed a statement " to the peoples of the world , ” under the
title The Promise of World Peace . Given the political circumstances of the
moment in history in which it was issued , its thesis was startlingly optimistic ; in
the ...
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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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