The Baha?i Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed

Founded by Bahá?u?llah in Iran in the 19th century, the Bahá?í Faith is one of the youngest of the world?s major religions. Though it has over 5 million followers worldwide, it is still little understood outside of its own community. The Bahá?í Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed explores the utopian v...

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Main Author: Stockman, Robert H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing 2012
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Series/Journal:Guides for the Perplexed
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505 8 0 |a Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 A religion of the word; PART ONE The Bahá'í teachings; 2 The watchword: Unity; Unity as process; The importance of education; Unity in diversity; Consultation; Unity and the need for organization; Incompatibility of unity and partisanship; The Bahá'í election process; Pressure tactics and lobbying; Infallibility, covenant and dissent; Covenant breaking; The Bahá'í Faith and secular partisan politics; Civil disobedience, civil obedience and social change; Conclusion 
505 8 0 |a 3 The divine and its relationship to creationThe unknowable essence, the primal will and creation; The manifestation; Progressive revelation; Other sorts of prophetic figures; The process of revelation; The Bahá'í view of other religions; 4 The path of individual transformation; Prayer; Fasting; Studying the revelation; Pilgrimage; Law and faith; Marriage; Family life; The exemplar; 5 An ever-advancing civilization; Work is worship; The dawning place of the remembrance of God (Mashriqu'l-Adhkár); Teaching, social action and public discourse; Global civilization; The lesser peace 
505 8 0 |a World War One and aftermath9 The ministry of Shoghi Effendi, 1921-63; The aftermath of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's passing; Priorities of the guardianship; Building the administrative order; Interpreting the Bahá'í revelation; New authoritative translations; Developments in Haifa and Acre; Implementing the divine plan; Development of Bahá'í institutions, 1944-53; The Ten Year Crusade; Persecution; Construction of new edifices; The chief stewards; The Claim of charles Mason Remey; 10 Developments under the Universal House of Justice, 1963-96; Developments during the nine year plan and beyond 
505 8 0 |a Reaching minority populations 
505 8 0 |a Reforming the economic systemThe most great peace; PART TWO Development of the Bahá'í community; 6 The Báb and Bábí community, 1844-53; Early life of 'Ali-Muhammad; Declaration of the Báb; Early dissemination of the religion; Pilgrimage; Philosophical writings in Shiraz and Isfahan; A growing community of followers; The fortress of Mákú; The day of resurrection; The fortress of Chihríq; Trial and execution; Aftermath; 7 The ministry of Bahá'u'lláh, 1853-92; The plot and the black pit; Exile; Return to Baghdad; Revelation of major works; Declaration of his mission in the garden of Ridván 
505 8 0 |a Istanbul and EdirneAcre: The prison city; Mazra'ih and Bahjí; Development of the Iranian Bahá'í community, 1853-92; Spread of the Bahá'í Faith in the Middle East and central, south and southeast Asia; Bahá'u'lláh's final years; 8 The ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 1892-1921; Opposition to 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Expansion of the faith to the occident; Development of the Iranian Bahá'í community; Knitting together the Bahá'í world; Houses of worship; Strengthening Bahá'í devotional practices; Persecution; The Iranian constitutional revolution, 1905-13; Freedom for 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Travels in the occident 
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