An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith

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Cambridge University Press, 7 avr. 2008 - 229 pages
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The Baha'i faith has some five million adherents around the world. It preaches the oneness of God, the unity of all faiths, universal education and the harmony of all people, but has no priesthood and few formal rituals. In this book Peter Smith traces the development of the Baha'i faith from its roots in the Babi movement of mid-nineteenth century Iran to its contemporary emergence as an expanding worldwide religion. • Explores the textual sources for Baha'i belief and practice, theology and anthropology and understanding of other religions. • Covers the concept of the spiritual path, Baha'i law and administration and aspects of community life. • Examines the Baha'i's social teachings and activities in the wider world. This introduction will be of particular interest to students of new religious movements, Middle East religions, and comparative religion and for those studying short courses on the Baha'i faith.
 

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Page 166 - Through each and every one of the verses which the Pen of the Most High hath revealed, the doors of love and unity have been unlocked and flung open to the face of men. We have erewhile declared — and Our Word is the truth — : "Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.
Page 195 - Cause, are those that require them to win by every means in their power the confidence and affection of those whom it is their privilege to serve. Theirs is the duty to investigate and acquaint themselves with the considered views, the prevailing sentiments, the personal convictions of those whose welfare it is their solemn obligation to promote. Theirs is the duty to purge once for all their deliberations and the general conduct of their affairs...
Page 7 - ... cultural factors that could account for these differences, and this would be an interesting question for further study. Other matters for further study include the education, occupation, and socio-economic status of the converts to this new religion, and the factors that attract them to it. Notes 1 Jimmy Ewe Huat Seow, The Pure in Heart: The Historical Development of The Bahd'i Faith in China, Southeast Asia and Far East (Mona Vale, Australia: Baha'i Publications Australia, 1991), p. 24. 2 Barbara...
Page 46 - Barren Deems Harper, Lights of Fortitude: Glimpses into the Lives of the Hands of the Cause of God (Oxford: George Ronald, 1997), pp.
Page 48 - In Cultural Change and Continuity in Central Asia, ed. Shirin Akiner (London: Kegan Paul, 1991), pp.
Page 118 - Faith recognizes the religions of the world "as different stages in the eternal history and constant evolution of one religion...
Page 46 - Early Zoroastrian Conversions to the Bahai Faith in Yazd, Iran," in Juan R. Cole and Moojan Momen (eds.), From Iran East and West (Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 1984), pp.

À propos de l'auteur (2008)

Peter Smith is Chairman of the Social Sciences Division, Mahidol University International College, Bangkok. He is author of several books in the field of Baha'i studies including The Bahá'í Faith: A Short History, Second Edition (1999) and A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith, Second Edition (2002).

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