The Baha'i Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed

ISBN-13: 9781441192011 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str.

Robert H Stockman

Opis

Founded by Baha'u'llah in Iran in the 19th century, the Baha'i 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 Baha'i Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed explores the utopian vision of the Baha'i Faith including its principles for personal spiritual transformation and for the construction of spiritualized marriages, families, Baha'i communities, and, ultimately, a spiritual world civilization.
Aimed at students seeking a thorough understanding of this increasingly studied religion, this book is the ideal companion to studying and understanding the Baha'i Faith, its teachings and the history of its development.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements \ 1. A Religion of the Word \ Part I: Teachings \ 2. The Watchword: Unity \ 3. The Divine and its Relationship to Creation \ 4. The Path of Individual Transformation \ 5. An Ever-Advancing Civilization \ Part II: Development of the Bahá'í Community \ 6. The Báb and Bábí Community, 1844-53 \ 7. The Ministry of Bahá'u'lláh, 1853-92 \ 8. The Ministry of `Abdu'l-Bahá, 1892-1921 \ 9. The Ministry of Shoghi Effendi, 1921-63 \ 10. Developments under the Universal House of Justice, 1963-96 \ 11. The Current Epoch, 1996-2012 \ 12. An Evolving Faith \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index