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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Buddhism emerged from a traditional Hindu background , and only after it had
crossed the Himalayas did it assume its full character as a separate faith destined
to become a major cultural force in China , Japan , and the lands of Southeast ...
Buddhism emerged from a traditional Hindu background , and only after it had
crossed the Himalayas did it assume its full character as a separate faith destined
to become a major cultural force in China , Japan , and the lands of Southeast ...
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We can become slaves to one or another of our appetites and thereby lose much
of our capacity to act in accordance with our spiritual nature . For example , a
man who is addicted to morphine or alcohol is not really able to develop his ...
We can become slaves to one or another of our appetites and thereby lose much
of our capacity to act in accordance with our spiritual nature . For example , a
man who is addicted to morphine or alcohol is not really able to develop his ...
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there are areas where Bahá'ís are becoming a majority of the local inhabitants
and where their local assemblies are directly ... In this day , however , we say : "
Come ye after Me , that We may make you to become the quickeners of mankind .
there are areas where Bahá'ís are becoming a majority of the local inhabitants
and where their local assemblies are directly ... In this day , however , we say : "
Come ye after Me , that We may make you to become the quickeners of mankind .
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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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