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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... traditions , and unintelligent dogmas , shows its conformity with science , then
will there be a great unifying , cleansing force in the world which will sweep
before it all wars , disagreements , discords and struggles — and then will
mankind be ...
... traditions , and unintelligent dogmas , shows its conformity with science , then
will there be a great unifying , cleansing force in the world which will sweep
before it all wars , disagreements , discords and struggles — and then will
mankind be ...
Page 112
All the forces and faculties within us are God - given and thus potentially
beneficial to our spiritual development . In the same way , the Bahá'í teachings
deny the existence of Satan , a devil , or an “ evil force . ” Evil , it is explained , is
the ...
All the forces and faculties within us are God - given and thus potentially
beneficial to our spiritual development . In the same way , the Bahá'í teachings
deny the existence of Satan , a devil , or an “ evil force . ” Evil , it is explained , is
the ...
Page 113
lar system , so ultimately is there only one force or power in the universe , the
force we call God . However , if we , through our own God - given free will , turn
away from this force or fail to make the necessary effort to develop our spiritual ...
lar system , so ultimately is there only one force or power in the universe , the
force we call God . However , if we , through our own God - given free will , turn
away from this force or fail to make the necessary effort to develop our spiritual ...
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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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