TY  - JOUR
ID  - 7432
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/smith_motif_research_berger
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Motif Research: Peter Berger and the Bahá'í Faith
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JF  - Religion
JA  - 
A1  - Smith,Peter
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Y1  - 1978 Autumn
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VL  - 8
IS  - 2
SP  - 210–234
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M3  - Articles
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LA  - English
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AB  - Sociologist Berger identified two underlying messianic and gnostic themes as running through Bahá'í history; his approach is useful in studying other religious movements.
N1  - First PDF below generated from Microsoft Word version, prepared by Mike Thomas (2026), from the scan of the original.
C1  - 
KW  - Charisma
KW  - Messianism
KW  - Peter Berger
KW  - Scholarship
ER  -