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 77
Accordingly , it is not sufficient that humankind simply acknowledge its oneness
while continuing to live in a disunited ... The whole object of our lives is bound up
with the lives of all human beings ; not a personal salvation we are seeking , but ...
Accordingly , it is not sufficient that humankind simply acknowledge its oneness
while continuing to live in a disunited ... The whole object of our lives is bound up
with the lives of all human beings ; not a personal salvation we are seeking , but ...
Page 100
THE BAHÁ'Í CONCEPTION OF HUMAN NATURE Many people live their lives
without ever reflecting on life itself or its meaning for them . Their lives may be full
of activities . They may marry , have children , run a business , or become ...
THE BAHÁ'Í CONCEPTION OF HUMAN NATURE Many people live their lives
without ever reflecting on life itself or its meaning for them . Their lives may be full
of activities . They may marry , have children , run a business , or become ...
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Bringing the Sacred Home offers a Bahá'í perspective on issues that shape our
lives and the lives of those around us : the vital role of spirituality in personal
transformation , the divine nature of child - rearing and unity in the family , and the
...
Bringing the Sacred Home offers a Bahá'í perspective on issues that shape our
lives and the lives of those around us : the vital role of spirituality in personal
transformation , the divine nature of child - rearing and unity in the family , and the
...
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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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