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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The Bahá'í Faith has come to be widely recognized as one of the world's most
rapidly growing religions , 14 For a complete description , see the special
commemorative issue of World Order , Vol . 6 , No. 1 ( 1971 ) . The outpouring of
love from ...
The Bahá'í Faith has come to be widely recognized as one of the world's most
rapidly growing religions , 14 For a complete description , see the special
commemorative issue of World Order , Vol . 6 , No. 1 ( 1971 ) . The outpouring of
love from ...
Page 84
... that their basic principles are in complete harmony , that their aims and
purposes are one and the same , that their teachings are but facets of one truth ,
that their functions are complementary , that they differ only in the nonessential
aspects ...
... that their basic principles are in complete harmony , that their aims and
purposes are one and the same , that their teachings are but facets of one truth ,
that their functions are complementary , that they differ only in the nonessential
aspects ...
Page 185
The model is a global community which , far from seeing itself as already
complete or self - sufficient , is embarked on an infinite series of experiments at
the local , national and international levels in its efforts to realize the vision of
mankind's ...
The model is a global community which , far from seeing itself as already
complete or self - sufficient , is embarked on an infinite series of experiments at
the local , national and international levels in its efforts to realize the vision of
mankind's ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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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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