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 55
However , these efforts to usurp Bahá'í leadership failed ... There is little doubt
that , had Muḥammad - ' Ali and Kheiralla succeeded in their efforts to dominate
the movement and seize control of its leadership , it would have quickly dwindled
...
However , these efforts to usurp Bahá'í leadership failed ... There is little doubt
that , had Muḥammad - ' Ali and Kheiralla succeeded in their efforts to dominate
the movement and seize control of its leadership , it would have quickly dwindled
...
Page 104
Moreover , the very efforts we must make to conform to the teachings of the
Manifestations serve to develop our spiritual capacities . For example , when one
makes an effort to rid oneself of prejudice and superstition in response to the ...
Moreover , the very efforts we must make to conform to the teachings of the
Manifestations serve to develop our spiritual capacities . For example , when one
makes an effort to rid oneself of prejudice and superstition in response to the ...
Page 231
In Africa , tribalism continues to frustrate the efforts of political and religious
movements alike to provide an appropriate identity around which a different type
of society can be organized . Do the Bahá'í communities in those countries show
...
In Africa , tribalism continues to frustrate the efforts of political and religious
movements alike to provide an appropriate identity around which a different type
of society can be organized . Do the Bahá'í communities in those countries show
...
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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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