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The new faith is a distinct religion , based entirely on the teachings of its founder ,
Bahá ' u ' lláh . It is not a cult , a reform movement or sect within any other faith ,
nor merely a philosophical system . Neither does it represent an attempt to ...
The new faith is a distinct religion , based entirely on the teachings of its founder ,
Bahá ' u ' lláh . It is not a cult , a reform movement or sect within any other faith ,
nor merely a philosophical system . Neither does it represent an attempt to ...
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Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the
religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from eschatological tensions
within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is entirely independent
...
Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the
religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from eschatological tensions
within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is entirely independent
...
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He spoke of a coming age in which entirely new fields of scholarship and science
would emerge and in which the knowledge of even young children would far
surpass the learning current in his own time . 25 Far more interesting than his ...
He spoke of a coming age in which entirely new fields of scholarship and science
would emerge and in which the knowledge of even young children would far
surpass the learning current in his own time . 25 Far more interesting than his ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion Reading rainbow book |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Stevenson, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060654414, 9780060654412 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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