The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionHarper & Row, 1990 - 228 pages This 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 99
... existence ? What is the true nature of man and what role does religion play in his spiritual development ? What is " good " and what is " evil " ? What are man's responsibilities to God and what is the spiritual meaning of life ...
... existence ? What is the true nature of man and what role does religion play in his spiritual development ? What is " good " and what is " evil " ? What are man's responsibilities to God and what is the spiritual meaning of life ...
Page 100
... existence has any meaning . Bahá'u'lláh described God's purpose for man in the fol- lowing way : The purpose of God in creating man hath been , and will ever be , to enable him to know his Creator and to attain His Presence . To this ...
... existence has any meaning . Bahá'u'lláh described God's purpose for man in the fol- lowing way : The purpose of God in creating man hath been , and will ever be , to enable him to know his Creator and to attain His Presence . To this ...
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... existence of Satan , a devil , or an " evil force . " Evil , it is explained , is the absence of good ; darkness is the absence of light ; cold is the absence of heat . 17 Just as the sun is the unique source of all life in a solar ...
... existence of Satan , a devil , or an " evil force . " Evil , it is explained , is the absence of good ; darkness is the absence of light ; cold is the absence of heat . 17 Just as the sun is the unique source of all life in a solar ...
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