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 71
In a remarkable gesture of renunciation , the Hands of the Cause disqualified
themselves from serving as elected members of ... For Bahá'ís , the first election
of the Universal House of Justice represented an event of transcendent
importance .
In a remarkable gesture of renunciation , the Hands of the Cause disqualified
themselves from serving as elected members of ... For Bahá'ís , the first election
of the Universal House of Justice represented an event of transcendent
importance .
Page 137
A House of Justice is comprised of nine adults elected periodically by all adult
believers in the community . ... only at the international level , through the first
election of the Universal House of Justice at an international convention held in
1963.
A House of Justice is comprised of nine adults elected periodically by all adult
believers in the community . ... only at the international level , through the first
election of the Universal House of Justice at an international convention held in
1963.
Page 149
After the votes are counted , those nine individuals having the greatest number of
votes are declared to be elected . ... freedom of choice to each elector and
avoiding the power - seeking behavior inherent in many other forms of election .
After the votes are counted , those nine individuals having the greatest number of
votes are declared to be elected . ... freedom of choice to each elector and
avoiding the power - seeking behavior inherent in many other forms of election .
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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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