The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionBaha'i Publishing, 2002 - 253 pages Explore 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 75
... basic Bahá'í principle is the oneness of humankind . This means that the entire human race is one unified , distinct species , an organic unit . This one human race is the " apogee of creation , " the high- est form of life and ...
... basic Bahá'í principle is the oneness of humankind . This means that the entire human race is one unified , distinct species , an organic unit . This one human race is the " apogee of creation , " the high- est form of life and ...
Page 81
... basic oneness of humanity . Moreover , the unification of humankind represents the attainment of the stage of maturity or adult- hood in the collective life of humankind . The Bahá'í ... basic Bahá'í principle , BASIC TEACHINGS / 81.
... basic oneness of humanity . Moreover , the unification of humankind represents the attainment of the stage of maturity or adult- hood in the collective life of humankind . The Bahá'í ... basic Bahá'í principle , BASIC TEACHINGS / 81.
Page 107
... basic nature is spiritual , our essential capacities are the ca- pacities of our souls . In other words , one's personality , one's basic in- tellectual and spiritual faculties , reside in the soul , even though they are expressed ...
... basic nature is spiritual , our essential capacities are the ca- pacities of our souls . In other words , one's personality , one's basic in- tellectual and spiritual faculties , reside in the soul , even though they are expressed ...
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