The Ascent of Society: The Social Imperative in Personal SalvationBaha'i Publishing Trust, 2007 - 331 pages In The Ascent of Society: The Social Imperative in Personal Salvation, author John S. Hatcher answers questions that have been explored by spiritual seekers for many yearshow does personal spiritual development translate into social experience? Is there a social imperative connected with individual spiritual growth? Is involvement with others necessary for one to evolve spiritually? This penetrating study describes the objective of personal spiritual growth as an ever-expanding sense of self that requires social relationships in order to develop. Hatcher focuses on the Bah belief that human history is a divinely guided process in which spiritual principles are gradually and progressively expressed in social institutions. He demonstrates that the aspirant to spiritual transformation cannot view personal health and development as being possible apart from the progress of human society as a whole. |
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... Divine Artificer - 58 Manifestation as Functionary - 59 Manifestation as Artist - 59 4 / The Social Imperative in Personal Salvation 65 The Social Dimension of Individual Salvation - 66 Why Acquiring Virtue Requires Interaction - 68 The ...
... Divine Artificer - 58 Manifestation as Functionary - 59 Manifestation as Artist - 59 4 / The Social Imperative in Personal Salvation 65 The Social Dimension of Individual Salvation - 66 Why Acquiring Virtue Requires Interaction - 68 The ...
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... - 237 The Consultative Process - 240 Fundamental Steps in the Consultative Process - 243 Appealing a Decision - 244 Other Resources on the Consultative Process - 245 A Divine Economy - 245 Some Ingredients of a Future xi Contents.
... - 237 The Consultative Process - 240 Fundamental Steps in the Consultative Process - 243 Appealing a Decision - 244 Other Resources on the Consultative Process - 245 A Divine Economy - 245 Some Ingredients of a Future xi Contents.
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... Divine Pun - 257 Symbolic Relation of the Arc to the Shrine of the Báb - 258 The Prospect for the Future of the Bahá'í World Center - 259 A Unique Form of Governance - 260 It's the Community That Counts - 262 12 / The Local Community ...
... Divine Pun - 257 Symbolic Relation of the Arc to the Shrine of the Báb - 258 The Prospect for the Future of the Bahá'í World Center - 259 A Unique Form of Governance - 260 It's the Community That Counts - 262 12 / The Local Community ...
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Contents
The Twin Duties in Relation to Physical Reality | 38 |
Spiritual Ascent as Artistic Process | 52 |
4 The Social Imperative in Personal Salvation | 65 |
Achieving Selflessness in a Contemporary Environment | 89 |
The Importance of Human Volition | 95 |
Human History as a Spiritual Dynamic | 99 |
The Need for External Assistance | 106 |
Gradual Unification of the Process | 114 |
Americas Strategic Role and Plight in This Process | 180 |
What This Ordeal Will Accomplish | 189 |
The Stage of EstablishmentClimax of the Lesser Peace | 213 |
Modeling the Future | 225 |
Procedures and Protocols of Governance in the Present | 235 |
The Baháí Calendar | 280 |
An Abiding Image of a World Commonwealth | 288 |
Notes | 295 |
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