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 111
Indeed , we understand and accept that suffering and self - sacrifice are essential
components of achieving material or intellectual success . Thus , we should not
be surprised that the even more important endeavor of achieving spiritual growth
...
Indeed , we understand and accept that suffering and self - sacrifice are essential
components of achieving material or intellectual success . Thus , we should not
be surprised that the even more important endeavor of achieving spiritual growth
...
Page 197
Despite these scriptural constraints , the approach has proved highly successful
in meeting the needs of Bahá'í communities at national and local levels . Similar
contributions are made by Bahá'ís the world over to the international funds of the
...
Despite these scriptural constraints , the approach has proved highly successful
in meeting the needs of Bahá'í communities at national and local levels . Similar
contributions are made by Bahá'ís the world over to the international funds of the
...
Page 227
... seventy years ago Edward Granville Browne pointed out that a number of
Christian missionaries who had witnessed the failures of their efforts had begun
to resent the successes of the Bahá'í teachers who were working in the same
areas .
... seventy years ago Edward Granville Browne pointed out that a number of
Christian missionaries who had witnessed the failures of their efforts had begun
to resent the successes of the Bahá'í teachers who were working in the same
areas .
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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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