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 xi
Generally speaking , we have avoided transliterating geographical names which
have either current or well - established English language forms . We have
applied this same principle to the names of persons of Oriental origin who ...
Generally speaking , we have avoided transliterating geographical names which
have either current or well - established English language forms . We have
applied this same principle to the names of persons of Oriental origin who ...
Page 82
It is the spirit released by the coming of these Manifestations , together with the
influence of their teachings and the social systems established by their laws and
precepts , that enable humankind to progress in its collective evolution . Simply ...
It is the spirit released by the coming of these Manifestations , together with the
influence of their teachings and the social systems established by their laws and
precepts , that enable humankind to progress in its collective evolution . Simply ...
Page 216
The test is to determine the individual's attitude toward the central institutions
established in the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh : “ The sacred and youthful branch ,
the guardian of the Cause of God , as well as the Universal House of Justice , to
be ...
The test is to determine the individual's attitude toward the central institutions
established in the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh : “ The sacred and youthful branch ,
the guardian of the Cause of God , as well as the Universal House of Justice , to
be ...
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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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