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 77
Thus the principle of the oneness of humankind implies not only a new individual
consciousness , but the establishment of the unity of nations , of world
government , and ultimately of a planetary civilization . Accordingly , it is not
sufficient that ...
Thus the principle of the oneness of humankind implies not only a new individual
consciousness , but the establishment of the unity of nations , of world
government , and ultimately of a planetary civilization . Accordingly , it is not
sufficient that ...
Page 135
But the Bahá'í focus on achieving world unity and a world civilization , arising out
of a faith in Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant with them , is both contemporary and unique .
In a widely read survey on the possibilities for world unity and global civilization ...
But the Bahá'í focus on achieving world unity and a world civilization , arising out
of a faith in Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant with them , is both contemporary and unique .
In a widely read survey on the possibilities for world unity and global civilization ...
Page 167
They believe that the achievement of a world order and a world civilization
involves the creation of a new way of life which will discipline human nature to
the larger purposes of God . This discipline must affect the most homely
circumstances of ...
They believe that the achievement of a world order and a world civilization
involves the creation of a new way of life which will discipline human nature to
the larger purposes of God . This discipline must affect the most homely
circumstances of ...
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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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