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 101
Spiritual progress means acquiring the capacity to act in conformity with the Will
of God and to express the attributes and ... A person who has become aware of
his spiritual nature and who consciously strives to progress spiritually is called a
...
Spiritual progress means acquiring the capacity to act in conformity with the Will
of God and to express the attributes and ... A person who has become aware of
his spiritual nature and who consciously strives to progress spiritually is called a
...
Page 111
... close to God or far from him . Heaven is the natural consequence of spiritual
progress while hell represents the results of failure to progress spiritually . 18 first
, which is the creation of God , GOD , HIS MANIFESTATIONS , AND MAN 111 1.
... close to God or far from him . Heaven is the natural consequence of spiritual
progress while hell represents the results of failure to progress spiritually . 18 first
, which is the creation of God , GOD , HIS MANIFESTATIONS , AND MAN 111 1.
Page 121
Each individual soul is capable of being touched by the spirit of God and may
therefore make spiritual progress , as has been explained in the above . But the
Manifestation remains on an ideal level beyond that which even the most perfect
...
Each individual soul is capable of being touched by the spirit of God and may
therefore make spiritual progress , as has been explained in the above . But the
Manifestation remains on an ideal level beyond that which even the most perfect
...
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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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