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 66
Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly ” to govern the affairs of ... communications urged all believers
to give their wholehearted support and obedience to the bodies they elected .
Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly ” to govern the affairs of ... communications urged all believers
to give their wholehearted support and obedience to the bodies they elected .
Page 71
In a remarkable gesture of renunciation , the Hands of the Cause disqualified
themselves from serving as elected members of ... For Bahá'ís , the election of the
first Universal House of Justice represented an event of transcendent importance
.
In a remarkable gesture of renunciation , the Hands of the Cause disqualified
themselves from serving as elected members of ... For Bahá'ís , the election of the
first Universal House of Justice represented an event of transcendent importance
.
Page 134
A House of Justice is comprised of nine adults elected periodically by all adult
believers in the community . ... To date , this institution has emerged only at the
international level , through the election of the first Universal House of Justice at
an ...
A House of Justice is comprised of nine adults elected periodically by all adult
believers in the community . ... To date , this institution has emerged only at the
international level , through the election of the first Universal House of Justice at
an ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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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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