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 103
Bahá'u'lláh stressed that , without the coming of the Manifestations and their
revelation of God's laws and teachings , we would not be able to grow and
develop spiritually . The spiritual meaning of life would remain hidden from us ,
even if we ...
Bahá'u'lláh stressed that , without the coming of the Manifestations and their
revelation of God's laws and teachings , we would not be able to grow and
develop spiritually . The spiritual meaning of life would remain hidden from us ,
even if we ...
Page 124
Thus for human beings the knowledge of God means the knowledge of the
attributes and qualities of God , not a direct ... Bahá'u'lláh wrote that everything in
creation is God's handiwork and therefore reflects something of his attributes .
Thus for human beings the knowledge of God means the knowledge of the
attributes and qualities of God , not a direct ... Bahá'u'lláh wrote that everything in
creation is God's handiwork and therefore reflects something of his attributes .
Page 128
God's part in the Great Covenant is his promise of a succession of Manifestations
. Bahá'u'lláh taught that people , in response to this divine undertaking , have a
two - fold obligation towards God : they must recognize and accept the ...
God's part in the Great Covenant is his promise of a succession of Manifestations
. Bahá'u'lláh taught that people , in response to this divine undertaking , have a
two - fold obligation towards God : they must recognize and accept the ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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