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 88
In his primary ethical work , the Hidden Words , Bahá'u'lláh incites us to reflect on
this question : O CHILDREN OF MEN ! Know ye not why We created you all from
the same dust ? That no one should exalt himself over the other . Ponder at all ...
In his primary ethical work , the Hidden Words , Bahá'u'lláh incites us to reflect on
this question : O CHILDREN OF MEN ! Know ye not why We created you all from
the same dust ? That no one should exalt himself over the other . Ponder at all ...
Page 117
The realization of the extraordinary impact on human history of the founders of
the major religions naturally leads to the philosophical question of their exact
nature . This is one of the most controversial of all questions in the philosophy of
...
The realization of the extraordinary impact on human history of the founders of
the major religions naturally leads to the philosophical question of their exact
nature . This is one of the most controversial of all questions in the philosophy of
...
Page 222
The transcript of the interview was approved by the Ayatollah and his aide , Dr.
Ibrahim Yazdi : Question : " Will there be either religious or political freedom for
the Bahá'ís under an Islamic government ? " Answer : “ They are a political faction
...
The transcript of the interview was approved by the Ayatollah and his aide , Dr.
Ibrahim Yazdi : Question : " Will there be either religious or political freedom for
the Bahá'ís under an Islamic government ? " Answer : “ They are a political faction
...
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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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