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 93
There are natural differences in human needs and capacities , and some
categories of service to society ( education , for example ) merit greater
recompense than others . However , all degrees should be established within
absolute limits .
There are natural differences in human needs and capacities , and some
categories of service to society ( education , for example ) merit greater
recompense than others . However , all degrees should be established within
absolute limits .
Page 113
As relatively undeveloped creatures , we have certain intrinsic needs that
demand satisfaction . These needs are partly physical and tangible and partly
spiritual and intangible . It is God who has created us in this manner and placed
us in this ...
As relatively undeveloped creatures , we have certain intrinsic needs that
demand satisfaction . These needs are partly physical and tangible and partly
spiritual and intangible . It is God who has created us in this manner and placed
us in this ...
Page 180
need the assistance of community workers from elsewhere and specifies the
number required . ... the pioneering and teaching needs are shared with the
members of each local Bahá'í community at the nineteen - day feast , as well as
at ...
need the assistance of community workers from elsewhere and specifies the
number required . ... the pioneering and teaching needs are shared with the
members of each local Bahá'í community at the nineteen - day feast , as well as
at ...
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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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