Bahá'í faith : a guide for the perplexed /

Bahá'í faith : a guide for the perplexed /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stockman, Robert H., 1953-
Edition:	First [edition].
Imprint:	New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2012.
Description:	255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Guides for the perplexed Guides for the perplexed.
Subject:	Bahai Faith. Bahai Faith.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9141684

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ISBN:	9781441133960 (hardback) 1441133968 (hardback) 9781441192011 (paperback) 1441192018 (paperback) 9781441187819 (ebook epub) 1441187812 (ebook epub) 9781441187819 (ebook epub)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Clear introduction to the Bahá'i; vision and development of its community"-- "Founded by Bah'̀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 vision of the Bahá'í ̕Faith including its principles for personal spiritual transformation and for the construction of spiritualized marriages, families, Bahá'í 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 Bahá'í Faith, its teachings and the history of its development."--

Table of Contents:

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 BahÃí'Ã¡ Community
6. The BÃíb and BÃíbÃ¡ Community, 1844-53
7. The Ministry of BahÃí'u'llÃíh, 1853-92
8. The Ministry of `Abdu'l-BahÃí, 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