The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionThis is a study of the history, teachings, administrative structure and community life of the Baha'i faith, the youngest and fastest growing of the world's independent religions. |
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Page 137
Beginning early in the twentieth century , a number of prominent Christian
thinkers developed the outlines of what they referred to as a “ social Gospel , ” in
which the coming of the Kingdom of God was interpreted as the creation of a just
and ...
Beginning early in the twentieth century , a number of prominent Christian
thinkers developed the outlines of what they referred to as a “ social Gospel , ” in
which the coming of the Kingdom of God was interpreted as the creation of a just
and ...
Page 200
Finally , the Bahá'í Faith has sustained a persistent onslaught from various
representatives of traditional Christianity , particularly from returning missionaries
.20 No area of Christian missionary work has been so barren and so
discouraging as ...
Finally , the Bahá'í Faith has sustained a persistent onslaught from various
representatives of traditional Christianity , particularly from returning missionaries
.20 No area of Christian missionary work has been so barren and so
discouraging as ...
Page 223
14 Caribbean , Bahá'ís of , 175 Carmel , Mount , 48–49 , 64 , 69 Chase , Thornton
, first Bahá'í in America , 52 Chicago , 57 Chihríq , Castle of , 12 , 14 Christ . See
Jesus Christianity , xiv , 1 , 2 , 3 , 24 , 132 , 137n . 15 ; Christian clergy attack ...
14 Caribbean , Bahá'ís of , 175 Carmel , Mount , 48–49 , 64 , 69 Chase , Thornton
, first Bahá'í in America , 52 Chicago , 57 Chihríq , Castle of , 12 , 14 Christ . See
Jesus Christianity , xiv , 1 , 2 , 3 , 24 , 132 , 137n . 15 ; Christian clergy attack ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global Religion |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1989 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060637935, 9780060637934 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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