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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The Emerging Global Religion William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin.
periority are rejected by Bahá'í teachings as founded on false imagination and
ignorance . Bahá'ís believe that humankind has always constituted one species ,
but that ...
The Emerging Global Religion William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin.
periority are rejected by Bahá'í teachings as founded on false imagination and
ignorance . Bahá'ís believe that humankind has always constituted one species ,
but that ...
Page 82
But what is the motive force in humankind's collective evolution ? ... 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 .
But what is the motive force in humankind's collective evolution ? ... 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 .
Page 205
Envisioning the emergence of institutions that would play a vital role in the
process of the unification of humankind , Bahá'u'lláh spoke in exalted terms of
Mount Carmel , which he termed " the Mountain of God , " addressing it in words
now ...
Envisioning the emergence of institutions that would play a vital role in the
process of the unification of humankind , Bahá'u'lláh spoke in exalted terms of
Mount Carmel , which he termed " the Mountain of God , " addressing it in words
now ...
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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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