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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Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the
religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from eschatological tensions
within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is entirely independent
...
Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the
religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from eschatological tensions
within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is entirely independent
...
Page 24
He spoke of a coming age in which entirely new fields of scholarship and science
would emerge and in which the knowledge of even young children would far
surpass the learning current in his own time . 25 Far more interesting than his ...
He spoke of a coming age in which entirely new fields of scholarship and science
would emerge and in which the knowledge of even young children would far
surpass the learning current in his own time . 25 Far more interesting than his ...
Page 176
Entirely apart from the resources these new arrivals represent , the host
community's experience of the Bahá'í principle of “ unity in diversity ” is greatly
enriched ( as is , no doubt , the experience of the pioneers arriving from abroad ) .
In this as ...
Entirely apart from the resources these new arrivals represent , the host
community's experience of the Bahá'í principle of “ unity in diversity ” is greatly
enriched ( as is , no doubt , the experience of the pioneers arriving from abroad ) .
In this as ...
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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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