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The World of the Bahá'í Faith is an outstanding guide to the Bahá'í Faith and its culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, this volume explores the origin of this religion and contains substantial thematic articles on the living experience of the global Bahá'í community. The volume is organised into six distinct sections:
- Leadership and Authoritative Texts
- Theology
- Humanity
- Society
- The Contemporary Bahá'í Community
- History and Spread of the Bahá'í Community
These sections cover such themes as the afterlife, artistic expression, Bahá'í institutions, devotional life, diversity, economics, education, the environment and sustainability, family life, gender, human nature, interfaith relations, international governance, law, marriage, peace, persecution, philosophy, race, science and religion, scripture, spirituality, and work. The development of the Bahá'í Faith is outlined in ten regional articles.
This volume provides an authoritative and accessible source of information on all topics important to the Bahá'í Faith.
The World of the Bahá'í Faith will be essential reading to students and scholars studying world religions and comparative religion. It will also be of interest to those in related fields such as sociology, political science, anthropology, and ethics.
List of contents
Introduction Part 1 Leadership and Authoritative Texts 1. Overview: The Central Figures, the Institutions of the Bahá'í Faith, and the Covenant 2. The Báb 3. The Writings and Teachings of the Báb 4. Bahá'u'lláh 5. The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh 6. 'Abdu'l-Bahá 7. The Writings and Utterances of 'Abdu'l-Bahá 8. Shoghi Effendi Rabbani 9. The English Language Writings of Shoghi Effendi 10. The Writings of Shoghi Effendi in Persian 11. The Universal House of Justice 12. The Writings of the Universal House of Justice Part 2 Theology 13. Theology and Philosophy 14. God, Revelation, and Manifestation 15. Progressive Revelation 16. Interfaith Relations 17. Science and Religion Part 3 Humanity 18. Oneness and Unity 19. The Physical and Spiritual Dimensions of Human Nature 20. Unity in Diversity: African Americans and the Bahá'í Faith 21. The Equality of the Sexes 22. Mysticism 23. Progress of the soul: life after death 24. Spirituality and Spiritual Practices Part 4
Society 25. Artistic Expression 26. Economics: The Prosperity of the World and the Development of Nations 27. Education 28. Environment and Sustainability 29. Governance 30. Law 31. Marriage and Family Life 32. Peace 33. Work and Business Part 4 Contemporary Bahá'í Community 34. The Covenant and Covenant-breaking 35. The Bahá'í Administrative Order 36. Constructive Agency 37. Consultation 38. A Culture of Learning 39. Devotional Life 40. Religious Persecution of Bahá'ís Under the Islamic Republic of Iran Part 5
History and Spread of the Bahá'í Community 41. The History of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths 42. Arab Middle East 43. Europe 44. Iran 45. Latin America and the Caribbean 46. North America 47. Northeast Asia 48. Oceania 49. South Asia 50. Southeast Asia 51. Sub-Saharan Africa Glossary of Bahá'í Terms
Summary
An outstanding guide to the Bahá'í Faith and its culture in all its geographical and historical diversity.
