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 86
God has given each human being a mind and the capacity to differentiate truth
from falsehood . If one fails to use his reasoning capacity and chooses instead to
accept without question certain opinions and ideas , either out of admiration for or
...
God has given each human being a mind and the capacity to differentiate truth
from falsehood . If one fails to use his reasoning capacity and chooses instead to
accept without question certain opinions and ideas , either out of admiration for or
...
Page 130
The Covenant of Bahá' u'lláh is regarded as the primary God - given instrument
for releasing this spiritual potential in man and for the subsequent achieve5 Bahá
'í scholars note that there are also references to the “ Lesser Covenant " in the ...
The Covenant of Bahá' u'lláh is regarded as the primary God - given instrument
for releasing this spiritual potential in man and for the subsequent achieve5 Bahá
'í scholars note that there are also references to the “ Lesser Covenant " in the ...
Page 198
The community has also given conclusive evidence of its adherence to the Bahá'í
principle of respect for civil government and avoidance of involvement in partisan
politics . Although the most abused minority in present - day Iran , Bahá'ís ...
The community has also given conclusive evidence of its adherence to the Bahá'í
principle of respect for civil government and avoidance of involvement in partisan
politics . Although the most abused minority in present - day Iran , Bahá'ís ...
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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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