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 2
Schaefer , in the course of this discussion , remarks : “ The Bahá'í Faith ,
according to its own interpretation , does not aim to be a reform or a restoration of
Islam , but rather claims its origin in a new act of God , in a new outpouring of the
divine ...
Schaefer , in the course of this discussion , remarks : “ The Bahá'í Faith ,
according to its own interpretation , does not aim to be a reform or a restoration of
Islam , but rather claims its origin in a new act of God , in a new outpouring of the
divine ...
Page 84
Shoghi Effendi has summarized this view in the following words : The
fundamental principle enunciated by Bahá'u'lláh , the followers of His Faith firmly
believe , is that religious truth is not absolute but relative , that Divine Revelation
is a ...
Shoghi Effendi has summarized this view in the following words : The
fundamental principle enunciated by Bahá'u'lláh , the followers of His Faith firmly
believe , is that religious truth is not absolute but relative , that Divine Revelation
is a ...
Page 120
Rather , the Manifestation is a special being , having a unique relationship to God
and sent by him from the spiritual world as an instrument of divine revelation .
Even though the individual soul of the Manifestation had a phenomenal
beginning ...
Rather , the Manifestation is a special being , having a unique relationship to God
and sent by him from the spiritual world as an instrument of divine revelation .
Even though the individual soul of the Manifestation had a phenomenal
beginning ...
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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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