TY  - THES
ID  - 4342
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/johnson_transformations_evolution_bahai
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Historical Analysis of Critical Transformations in the Evolution of the Bahá'í World Faith, An
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A1  - Johnson,Vernon Elvin
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Y1  - 1974
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M3  - Theses
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LA  - English
L3  - https://bahai-library.com/bridgman_organization_world_peace
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AB  - Detailed study of major changes in the Faith's history, opposition to such changes, and their resulting tensions and resolutions. 
N1  - Doctoral dissertation for Baylor University.  The PDF below was OCRed by Mike Thomas and converted into a Word document, which Thomas then painstakingly corrected, including by checking quoted sections against original documents, and annotated (updated 2025).
C1  - Scanned 2014-04 by Mike Thomas;  Proofread 2014-04 by Mike Thomas.
KW  - Bahá'u'lláh
KW  - Bahá'í Faith, Evolutionary nature of
KW  - Bahá'í history
KW  - Bahá'í studies
KW  - Báb, The
KW  - Bádí’u’lláh
KW  - Change
KW  - Charles Mason Remey
KW  - Copyright and trademarks
KW  - Court cases
KW  - Covenant
KW  - Covenant-breaking
KW  - Criticism and apologetics
KW  - Guardianship
KW  - Joel Marangella
KW  - Mírzá Muhammad Ali
KW  - Opposition
KW  - Shoghi Effendi
KW  - Transformation
KW  - Universal House of Justice
KW  - `Abdu'l-Bahá
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