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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of explaining Bahá'u'lláh's social message to the world . In countless letters ,
table talks with pilgrims , and expository writings , ` Abdu'l - Bahá insisted that not
only the individual heart but also the entire social order must be transformed .
of explaining Bahá'u'lláh's social message to the world . In countless letters ,
table talks with pilgrims , and expository writings , ` Abdu'l - Bahá insisted that not
only the individual heart but also the entire social order must be transformed .
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Bahá'ís believe that this first stage is already well advanced and that the turmoil
presently afflicting the world will , nent Christian thinkers developed the outlines
of what they referred to as a “ social Gospel , " in which the coming of the
Kingdom ...
Bahá'ís believe that this first stage is already well advanced and that the turmoil
presently afflicting the world will , nent Christian thinkers developed the outlines
of what they referred to as a “ social Gospel , " in which the coming of the
Kingdom ...
Page 231
In many Asian cultures , despite concerted programs of education , women
remain in the essentially inferior social position they have occupied throughout
the centuries . While Bahá'í communities have made great strides in breaking this
...
In many Asian cultures , despite concerted programs of education , women
remain in the essentially inferior social position they have occupied throughout
the centuries . While Bahá'í communities have made great strides in breaking this
...
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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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