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 74
... creation ( omnipotence ) as well as perfect and complete knowledge of it ( omniscience ) . Although we may have different con- cepts of God's nature , although we may pray to him in different lan- guages and call him by different names ...
... creation ( omnipotence ) as well as perfect and complete knowledge of it ( omniscience ) . Although we may have different con- cepts of God's nature , although we may pray to him in different lan- guages and call him by different names ...
Page 112
... creation . The answer to this is that greed , which is to ask for something more , is a praise- worthy quality provided that it is used suitably . So , if a man is greedy to acquire science and knowledge , or to become compassion- ate ...
... creation . The answer to this is that greed , which is to ask for something more , is a praise- worthy quality provided that it is used suitably . So , if a man is greedy to acquire science and knowledge , or to become compassion- ate ...
Page 126
... creation is God's handiwork and therefore reflects something of his attributes . For example , even in the intimate structure of a rock or a crystal can be seen the order of God's creation . However , the more refined the object , the ...
... creation is God's handiwork and therefore reflects something of his attributes . For example , even in the intimate structure of a rock or a crystal can be seen the order of God's creation . However , the more refined the object , the ...
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