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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Second , there are laws and ordinances which are temporary and nonessential .
These concern human transactions and relations . They are accidental and
subject to change according to the exigencies of time and place . These
ordinances ...
Second , there are laws and ordinances which are temporary and nonessential .
These concern human transactions and relations . They are accidental and
subject to change according to the exigencies of time and place . These
ordinances ...
Page 154
18 The Kitáb - i - Aqdas lays down the basic laws for the spiritual life of the
individual and the membership of the Bahá'í community . By any standards , it is
an extraordinary document . A thorough discussion on the subject is beyond the
scope ...
18 The Kitáb - i - Aqdas lays down the basic laws for the spiritual life of the
individual and the membership of the Bahá'í community . By any standards , it is
an extraordinary document . A thorough discussion on the subject is beyond the
scope ...
Page 155
Certain laws , Shoghi Effendi pointed out , have been “ formulated in anticipation
of a state of society destined to emerge from the chaotic conditions that prevail
today . " 20 The Kitáb - i - Aqdas is only nominally a “ book . ” More precisely , it is
...
Certain laws , Shoghi Effendi pointed out , have been “ formulated in anticipation
of a state of society destined to emerge from the chaotic conditions that prevail
today . " 20 The Kitáb - i - Aqdas is only nominally a “ book . ” More precisely , it is
...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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| 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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