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The Baha'i Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed

Author : Robert H. Stockman
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441187812
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Baha'i Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed written by Robert H. Stockman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, 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.

Bahá'í Faith

Author : Robert H. Stockman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781472549402
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (494 download)

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The Baha'i Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed

Author : Robert H. Stockman
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441192018
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Baha'i Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed written by Robert H. Stockman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear introduction to the Bahá'í vision and development of its community.

Kabbalah: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Pinchas Giller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441176756
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Kabbalah: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Pinchas Giller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kabbalah: A Guide for the Perplexed is a concise and accessible introduction to the major elements of the prevalent metaphysical system of Judaism, Kabbalah. The book covers the historical and theoretical essence of Kabbalah, offering a clear definition of the term and the limitations of what Kabbalah is and is not. Pinchas Giller provides an overview of the history of the movement, reflecting the sweep of Jewish history as a whole, and examines its metaphysical system, the advanced mythos of early and later Luria, doctrines of the soul, and the mysteries of Jewish religious practice and law. The book concludes with a summary of the contemporary kabbalistic phenomena, particularly in light of the notoriety of some modern purveyors of Kabbalah. As cogent and objective as possible, this is the ideal companion for those wishing to gain a sound understanding of this often perplexing mystical aspect of Judaism.

Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Sherry Fohr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474227554
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Sherry Fohr and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jainism is arguably the most non-violent and austere religion in the world. While lay Jains attempt to never harm humans or animals, the strict non-violence followed by the highly revered monks and nuns also proscribes harm to any living being, even a microscopic organism. And while laywomen (and a few laymen) undergo long and difficult fasts, the longest being for one month, renouncers' austerities also include pulling their hair out by the roots two to five times a year, walking bare-foot throughout India most of the year, and, in the case of some monks, not wearing any clothing at all. Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of this fascinating tradition, explaining many basic Jain values, beliefs and practices in the same way they are taught to Jains themselves, through the medium of sacred narratives. Drawing from Jainism's copious and influential narrative tradition, the author explores the inner-logic of how renouncers' and laypeople's values and practices depend on an intricate Jain worldview.

Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Robert L. Millet
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441132147
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed by : Robert L. Millet

Download or read book Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Robert L. Millet and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed explains central facets of the Mormon faith and way of life for those wishing to gain a clearer understanding of this rapidly growing world religion. As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to grow in the United States and especially in other countries (with a total membership of over 15 million, more than 50% of which is outside the US), and as theologians and church leaders wrestle with whether Mormonism is in fact a valid expression of modern Christianity, this distinctive religious tradition has become increasingly an object of interest and inquiry. This book is the ideal companion to the study of this perplexing and often misunderstood religion. Covering historical aspects, this guide takes a careful look at the whole of Mormonism, its tenets and practices, as well as providing an insight into a Mormon life.

Spirituality: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Philip Sheldrake
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441157166
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Spirituality: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Philip Sheldrake and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Spirituality' is a word that is used increasingly these days yet it is often ill-defined. What exactly is spirituality? Is it distinct from religion and can we separate it from beliefs and traditions? Does spirituality mainly focus on spiritual experiences and practices or is it something more? This book suggests that, while there may be common features in the use of the word, 'spirituality' is not a single reality. Different 'spiritualities' reflect particular religious or philosophical viewpoints, as well as the cultural contexts in which they arise and develop. Spirituality: A Guide for the Perplexed provides students and general readers with a reliable and comprehensive guide to 'spirituality' as an area of study, religiously, historically, philosophically and in the social sciences. It explores the tools that are used to study the subject and to interpret spiritual classics (whether these are written texts or other forms such as art) from different times and cultures. Attention is paid to spirituality in a variety of religious and non-religious forms in their own terms and comparatively. However, for the sake of simplicity greatest attention is given to the study of spirituality within a religious perspective with illustrations drawn from texts, personalities and themes associated with five major world religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. The book concludes with an exploration of spirituality in contemporary perspective - in particular how spirituality is currently employed in areas such as health-care, education and business among other examples.

The Baha'i Faith

Author : Moojan Momen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780741316
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book The Baha'i Faith written by Moojan Momen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable and relevant insight into the youngest world religion. The youngest of the world religions and the second most widespread after Christianity, the Baha’i Faith is well known for its belief in the oneness of all religions. In this clear, readable, and informative guide, Momen provides a vibrant introduction to all aspects of this fast-expanding faith, which now has over 5.5 million adherents. From its teachings on the spiritual development of the individual to the belief in the need for world peace, Momen’s comprehensive study gives anyone interested in the contemporary religious landscape an authoritative insight into this 150-year old tradition, whose spiritual and social teachings are so much in tune with the concerns of today.

The Baha i Faith

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (671 download)

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The World of the Bahá'í Faith

Author : Robert H. Stockman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429648286
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book The World of the Bahá'í Faith written by Robert H. Stockman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Twelve Principles

Author : Masoud Basiti
Publisher : Hossein Akhoondali
ISBN 13 : 6006640155
Total Pages : 603 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Principles written by Masoud Basiti and published by Hossein Akhoondali. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book investigates the twelve Baha'i principles and teachings. The novelty of these teachings--as is claimed by Baha'is--and the actions of Baha'i leaders such as Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha with respect to these teachings are also researched.

Astrophilosophy, Exotheology, and Cosmic Religion

Author : Andrew M. Davis
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1666944378
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Astrophilosophy, Exotheology, and Cosmic Religion written by Andrew M. Davis and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrophilosopy, Exotheology, and Cosmic Religion: Extraterrestrial Life in a Process Universe applies Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy and the associated process philosophies of Henri Bergson, Teilhard de Chardin, and others to the interdisciplinary layers of astrobiology, extraterrestrial life, and the impact of discovery. This collection, edited by Andrew M. Davis and Roland Faber, asks questions such as “How have process thinkers imagined universal creative evolution and its implications for philosophies, theologies, and religions beyond earth?” and “How might their claims as to the primacy of organism, temporality, novelty, value, and mind enrich current discussions and debates across disciplines?” As experts in their fields, the contributors are informed by, but not limited to, process conceptualities. The chapters not only advance recent discussions in astrobiology, cosmology, and evolution but also consider a constellation of philosophical topics, from shared extraterrestrial knowledge and values to the possibilities or limitations afforded by A.I. technology, the Fermi Paradox, the Drake Equation, and the increasing need to nurture the cosmic dimensions of theological and religious traditions.

The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Helen K. Bond
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567125106
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Helen K. Bond and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The introduction to this new guide sets out the sources (Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Christian), noting the problems connected with them, paying particular attention to the nature of the gospels, and the Synoptic versus the Johannine tradition. A substantial section will discuss scholarship on Jesus from the nineteenth century to the explosion of works in the present day, introducing and explaining the three different 'quests' for the historical Jesus. Subsequent chapters will analyse key themes in historical Jesus research: Jesus' Galilean origins; the scope of his ministry and models of 'holy men', particularly that of prophet; Jesus' teaching and healing; his trial and crucifixion; the highly contentious question of his resurrection; and finally an exploration of the links between the Jesus movement and the early church. Throughout, the (often opposing) positions of a variety of key scholars will be explained and discussed (eg. Sanders, Crossan, Dunn, Wright, Brown).

Bahá'í Basics

Author : Frances Worthington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781618510174
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Bahá'í Basics written by Frances Worthington and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An introduction to the Bahá'í faith that covers the basic teachings, principles, and history of the faith in an easy to use Q & A format." -- Back cover.

The Baha'i Faith

Author : William S. Hatcher
Publisher : Baha'i Publishing Trust
ISBN 13 : 9781931847063
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Baha'i Faith written by William S. Hatcher and published by Baha'i Publishing Trust. This book was released on 2002 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the history, teachings, structure and community life of the world-wide Baha'i community-what may well be the most diverse organized body of people on earth-through this revised and updated comprehensive introduction (2002). Named by the Encyclopedia Britannica as a book that has made "significant contributions to the knowledge and understanding" of religious thought, The Baha'i Faith covers the most recent developments in a faith that, in just over 150 years, has grown to become the second most wide-spread of the independent world religions.

The Garden of Reality

Author : Roland Faber
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498576249
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Garden of Reality written by Roland Faber and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Garden of Reality contemplates the relativity of religious truth, religious pluralism, transreligious discourse, postmodern cosmology, and multireligious mysticism. Its transreligious approach aims at a future multireligious, peaceful society in an ecological and cosmic context. It proposes that the future of humanity is bound to conviviality with itself and the Earth, that the deepest religious motivations of existing together are relative to one another, and that transreligious relativity is essential to the conviction of religions that their motivations, experiences, and conceptualities are meaningful, real, and true. By engaging diverse voices from poststructuralism to Sufism, Dzogchen, and philosophical Daoism, from conceptual frameworks of Christianity and Hinduism to mystical and postmodern cosmology, current cosmopolitanism, and interreligious and interspiritual discourses, but especially understudied contributions of process thought and the Bahá'í religion, this book suggests that multireligious conviviality must listen to the universal relevance of a multiplicity of minority voices. Its polyphilic pluralism affirms the mutual immanence and co-creative nature of religions and spiritualities with the universal in-sistence of divine or ultimate reality in the cosmos. Embracing a relativistic and evolutionary paradigm in an infinite cosmos of creative becoming, religions must cope with events of novelty that disturb and connect, transcend and contrast, the continuum of their truth claims, but must avoid conflict, as religious diversity is enveloped by an ever-folding landscape of ultimate reality.

The Baha'i Faith: Its History and Teachings

Author : William McElwee Miller
Publisher : William Carey Library
ISBN 13 : 9780878081370
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The Baha'i Faith: Its History and Teachings written by William McElwee Miller and published by William Carey Library. This book was released on 1974 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its History and Teaching This book is a breath of fresh air. There are millions of adherents to the Bahai Faith. Mr. Miller provides insight and primary sources giving the reader information about the history of the Baha'i Faith. Where the official and authorized Baha'i histories are sanitized and revised. Mr. Miller, who lived for years in Iran and fluent in Parsi, provides access to the westerner into events occurring during the early years of this world religion. The reader learns about the initial prophetic voices of the Bab and Baha'u'llah and the followers that founded the Bahai Faith after their deaths. The author explains the transformational shifts and unbelievable history of the Baha'is. Why did the early writings appear to be create a "society" or "philosophy" and later suddenly the community was touted as a "world religion"? Why are there are 7 Baha'i sects? Each exodus occurring when internal power struggles resulted in a few achieving greater control. Why do Baha'is work so hard to control their memberships contActs and reading material? Why do Baha'is shun those who leave, considering anyone not fully supportive of the Baha'i religion "spiritual poison?" After reading this book it should be clear to the reader. Due to the historical accuracy of the book's fActs and the author's position as a Protestant Missionary to an Islamic country, not all readers will be satisfied. Some will be offended those most likely the adherents who don't want the truth to come to light. Some will be offended because the author was a Protestant Missionary. Nevertheless, any serious student of world religions will be grateful to have his contributions on record to the history of the Baha'is.