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 110
Indeed , we understand and accept that suffering and selfsacrifice are essential
components of achieving material or intellectual success . Thus , we should not
be surprised that the even more important endeavor of achieving spiritual growth
...
Indeed , we understand and accept that suffering and selfsacrifice are essential
components of achieving material or intellectual success . Thus , we should not
be surprised that the even more important endeavor of achieving spiritual growth
...
Page 187
The Challenges of Success In the Introduction , we noted an opinion tentatively
advanced by Edward Granville Browne , one of the first Western scholars to
encounter the Bahá'í Faith in Persia in the nineteenth century . Browne
expressed his ...
The Challenges of Success In the Introduction , we noted an opinion tentatively
advanced by Edward Granville Browne , one of the first Western scholars to
encounter the Bahá'í Faith in Persia in the nineteenth century . Browne
expressed his ...
Page 201
... a succession of individuals of questionable moral character . 22 While their use
of documentation and other forms of historical evidence would be dismissed by
scholars , it is likely that the authors achieve a degree of the success they seek .
... a succession of individuals of questionable moral character . 22 While their use
of documentation and other forms of historical evidence would be dismissed by
scholars , it is likely that the authors achieve a degree of the success they seek .
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
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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