Peter Smith (Thailand Mahidol University)

An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith

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Produktbeschreibung

Peter Smith traces the development of the Baha'i faith from its roots in the Babi movement of mid-nineteenth century Iran, through the lives and work of its prophet-founder, Bahá'u'lláh (1817â 92), and his successors, to its contemporary emergence as a worldwide religion.

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Produktdetails

• Introduction to Religion
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9780521681070
• ISBN-10: 0521681073
• Artikelnr.: 23413302

Autorenporträt

Peter Smith was born in Yorkshire. He lives in Kumamoto, Japan, with his wife and two daughters.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Part I. History: 1. The Babi movement
2. Bahá'u'lláh and the emergence of the Baha'i Faith
3. The ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 1892-1921
4. The guardianship of Shoghi Efendi (1922-57)
5. The Universal House of Justice, 1963-
6. Expansion since 1921
Part II. Beliefs: 7. Baha'i texts: sources of belief and practice
8. Divine knowledge and guidance
9. Being human
10. The Baha'i faith and other religions
11. Social teachings and the vision of a new world order
Part III. Being a Baha'i: Aspects of Baha'i Life: 12. Community and membership and Baha'i law
13. Baha'i administration
14. Aspects of Baha'i community life
15. Baha'i activities and the wider world
Some final comments
Appendix: recent Baha'i leaders.