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Page 108
For example , a man who is addicted to morphine or alcohol is not really able to
develop his spiritual capacities until he frees himself from his addiction . Similarly
, intense devotion to purely materialistic pursuits can rob a human being of the ...
For example , a man who is addicted to morphine or alcohol is not really able to
develop his spiritual capacities until he frees himself from his addiction . Similarly
, intense devotion to purely materialistic pursuits can rob a human being of the ...
Page 182
The Iranian example is being followed by Bahá'ís around the world , to whatever
extent local facilities make possible . One of the specific tasks that recent
international teaching plans have assigned to local and national spiritual
assemblies ...
The Iranian example is being followed by Bahá'ís around the world , to whatever
extent local facilities make possible . One of the specific tasks that recent
international teaching plans have assigned to local and national spiritual
assemblies ...
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626 , says , for example , of the Bahá'í belief that the Manifestation of God is
infallible : “ This doctrine , which can be characterized only as the most
pernicious religious principle that any human being has ever dared to set forth —
the very ...
626 , says , for example , of the Bahá'í belief that the Manifestation of God is
infallible : “ This doctrine , which can be characterized only as the most
pernicious religious principle that any human being has ever dared to set forth —
the very ...
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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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