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 80
Then will the human race reach that stature of ripeness which will enable it to
acquire all the powers and capacities upon which its ultimate development must
depend . 11 Speaking of the age of mankind's full maturity , Shoghi Effendi said ...
Then will the human race reach that stature of ripeness which will enable it to
acquire all the powers and capacities upon which its ultimate development must
depend . 11 Speaking of the age of mankind's full maturity , Shoghi Effendi said ...
Page 106
Since man's basic nature is spiritual , his essential capacities are the capacities
of his soul . In other words , one's personality , one's basic intellectual and
spiritual faculties , reside in the soul , though they are expressed through the ...
Since man's basic nature is spiritual , his essential capacities are the capacities
of his soul . In other words , one's personality , one's basic intellectual and
spiritual faculties , reside in the soul , though they are expressed through the ...
Page 114
Because these capacities are faculties of our immortal soul , they are eternal ,
and we must make great efforts to develop them . But such efforts are worthwhile ,
since the soul is the only part of us which endures . Whatever promotes our ...
Because these capacities are faculties of our immortal soul , they are eternal ,
and we must make great efforts to develop them . But such efforts are worthwhile ,
since the soul is the only part of us which endures . Whatever promotes our ...
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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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