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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So much is this so , that the term " revelation ” is sometimes used in a restricted
sense to refer to the writings and words of ... Religious history is seen as a
succession of revelations from God , and the term “ progressive revelation ” is
used to ...
So much is this so , that the term " revelation ” is sometimes used in a restricted
sense to refer to the writings and words of ... Religious history is seen as a
succession of revelations from God , and the term “ progressive revelation ” is
used to ...
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ent opinions and beliefs arrived at by fallible human beings rather than infallible
revelations of truth from a single source . ... on the other hand , argue that the
prophet or founder of their particular tradition represents a true revelation of God
to ...
ent opinions and beliefs arrived at by fallible human beings rather than infallible
revelations of truth from a single source . ... on the other hand , argue that the
prophet or founder of their particular tradition represents a true revelation of God
to ...
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35 THE TWO ASPECTS OF REVELATION Fundamental to an understanding of
all Bahá'í teachings is a grasp of the role that revelation plays in human history .
In their discussion of the concept of progressive revelation , Bahá'u'lláh and ...
35 THE TWO ASPECTS OF REVELATION Fundamental to an understanding of
all Bahá'í teachings is a grasp of the role that revelation plays in human history .
In their discussion of the concept of progressive revelation , Bahá'u'lláh and ...
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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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