Bahá'í faith : a guide for the perplexed / Robert H. Stockman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stockman, Robert H., 1953- author.

Series:

Guides for the Perplexed

Guides for the perplexed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bahai Faith.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

First [edition.].

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Clear introduction to the Bahá'í vision and development of its community"--Bloomsbury Publishing.

"Founded by Bahá'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, Baha'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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction

Part I: Teachings. 1. The Concepts of Unity and Oneness ; 2. Theology: God, Revelation, Creation, and Humanity ; 3. Individual Transformation, Marriage, and Family Life ; 4. Transforming Society

Part II: History 5. The Bahábi; Community (1844-53) ; 6. Ministry of Bahá'u'llah (1853-93) ; 7. Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1893-1921) ; 8. Ministry of Shoghi Effendi (1921-57) ; 9. Developments during the Late Twentieth Century (1957-1994) ; 10. The Current Era: A New Revolution? (1994-2010)

Part III: Community. 11. Community Life ; 12.The Bahá'í Impact, Present and Future

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472549402

1472549406

9781283706353

1283706350

9781441104472

144110447X

OCLC:

817899464