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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... Importance of Detachment in This Process - 76 The Social Self as Confirmed by the Social Sciences - 79 The Individual as a Social Being - 79 The Power of the Social Self- 81 The Bahá'í Concept of the Social Self - 82 Essential ...
... Importance of Detachment in This Process - 76 The Social Self as Confirmed by the Social Sciences - 79 The Individual as a Social Being - 79 The Power of the Social Self- 81 The Bahá'í Concept of the Social Self - 82 Essential ...
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... Importance of the Present Age - 120 Attaining Planetary Maturation - 121 What the Future Holds - 122 The Global Paradigm - 125 6 / A New Wineskin for the New Wine 131 The Relationship of the Wineskin to the Wine 131 - Continuity after ...
... Importance of the Present Age - 120 Attaining Planetary Maturation - 121 What the Future Holds - 122 The Global Paradigm - 125 6 / A New Wineskin for the New Wine 131 The Relationship of the Wineskin to the Wine 131 - Continuity after ...
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... Importance of " Vineyard " Imagery - 158 The " Choice Sealed " Wine - 160 Unsealing the Choice Wine - 162 A " Twofold Language " for Twin Purposes - 162 The Twofold Language and the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh - 166 The Choice Wine Sealed ...
... Importance of " Vineyard " Imagery - 158 The " Choice Sealed " Wine - 160 Unsealing the Choice Wine - 162 A " Twofold Language " for Twin Purposes - 162 The Twofold Language and the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh - 166 The Choice Wine Sealed ...
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... Importance of a Peacekeeping Force - 200 The Initial Structure of a Global Commonwealth of Nations - 202 A Process over Time - 203 Possible Paradigms of Structure for a Federated Global Government - 206 1. A World Legislature - 208 2. A ...
... Importance of a Peacekeeping Force - 200 The Initial Structure of a Global Commonwealth of Nations - 202 A Process over Time - 203 Possible Paradigms of Structure for a Federated Global Government - 206 1. A World Legislature - 208 2. A ...
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... Importance of History and Heroes - 276 The Calendar as a Symbol of a Shared Perspective - 278 The Bahá'í Calendar - 280 Bahá'í Feasts , Anniversaries , and Days of Fasting - 280 Rites and Rituals Associated with the Cycle of Life - 281 ...
... Importance of History and Heroes - 276 The Calendar as a Symbol of a Shared Perspective - 278 The Bahá'í Calendar - 280 Bahá'í Feasts , Anniversaries , and Days of Fasting - 280 Rites and Rituals Associated with the Cycle of Life - 281 ...
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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