Bahá'í faith, violence, and non-violence /

Bahá'í faith, violence, and non-violence /

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Author / Creator:Stockman, Robert H., 1953- author.
Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Description:v, 69 pages ; 18 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and violence
Elements in religion and violence.
Subject:
Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Bahai Faith.
Bahai Faith and social problems.
Violence -- Religious aspects -- Bahai Faith.
Bahai Faith and social problems.
Violence -- Religious aspects -- Bahai Faith.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12615181
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ISBN:1108706274
9781108706278
9781108618199 (PDF ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:Both violence and non-violence are important themes in the Bahá'í Faith, but their relationship is not simple. The Bahá'í sacred writings see violence in the world - not just against Bahá'ís, but physical and structural violence against everyone - as being a consequence of the immature state of human civilization. The Baha'i community itself has been nonviolent since its founding by Baha'u'llah in the mid nineteenth century and has developed various strategies for responding to persecution nonviolently. This Element explores how their scriptures provide a blueprint for building a new, more mature, culture and civilization on this planet where violence will be rare and nonviolence prevalent.
Other form:ebook version : 9781108618199

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