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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Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the
religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from eschatological tensions
within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is entirely independent
...
Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the
religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from eschatological tensions
within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is entirely independent
...
Page 24
He spoke of a coming age in which entirely new fields of scholarship and science
would emerge and in which the knowledge of even young children would far
surpass the learning current in his own time.26 24. A French translation of the ...
He spoke of a coming age in which entirely new fields of scholarship and science
would emerge and in which the knowledge of even young children would far
surpass the learning current in his own time.26 24. A French translation of the ...
Page 163
Nevertheless , the Bahá'í teachings recognize that insoluble problems can
develop in marital relationships where the couple may be entirely unsuited to one
another . Therefore , if an estrangement between the Bahá'í husband and wife
grows ...
Nevertheless , the Bahá'í teachings recognize that insoluble problems can
develop in marital relationships where the couple may be entirely unsuited to one
another . Therefore , if an estrangement between the Bahá'í husband and wife
grows ...
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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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