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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Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly ” to govern the affairs of the faith in that area . As soon as the
number of local spiritual assemblies in any given country provided a sufficiently ...
Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly ” to govern the affairs of the faith in that area . As soon as the
number of local spiritual assemblies in any given country provided a sufficiently ...
Page 145
requirements of the Bahá ' í laws and teachings , and a range of other related
responsibilities . 2 ' Abdu ' l - Bahá supervised the establishment of the first
spiritual assemblies in Persia and in the West , and he guided them in their initial
efforts .
requirements of the Bahá ' í laws and teachings , and a range of other related
responsibilities . 2 ' Abdu ' l - Bahá supervised the establishment of the first
spiritual assemblies in Persia and in the West , and he guided them in their initial
efforts .
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Thus , parallel with the system of national and local spiritual assemblies , a
separate branch of the administrative order now exists to carry out specialized
functions at the continental , regional , and local levels . THE RELATIONSHIP OF
THE ...
Thus , parallel with the system of national and local spiritual assemblies , a
separate branch of the administrative order now exists to carry out specialized
functions at the continental , regional , and local levels . THE RELATIONSHIP OF
THE ...
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
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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