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Abstract:
Comprehensive reference book on the Bahá’í Faith. Select articles as shared by their authors; front-matter and excerpt as shared by Google books.
Notes:
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The World of the Bahá'í Faith:

Excerpts

Robert Stockman, editor

London: Routledge, 2021

1. Contents

List of illustrations
List of contributors

Introduction
- - - Robert H. Stockman
- - - included in the Google excerpt below

Part 1
Leadership and authoritative texts

1. Overview: The Central Figures, the institutions of the Baha'i Faith, and the Covenant
- - - Shahin Vafai
- - - included in the Google excerpt below

2. The life of the Bab
- - - Omid Ghaemmaghami
- - - online at bahai-library.com/ghaemmaghami_life_bab
- - - and included in the Google excerpt below

3. The writings and teachings of the Bab
- - - Nader Saiedi

4. Baha'u'llah
- - - Moojan Momen

5. The writings of Baha'u'llah
- - - Steven Phelps
- - - online at bahai-library.com/phelps_writings_bahaullah
- - - and partially included in the Google excerpt below

6. 'Abdu'l-Baha 'Abbas
- - - Necati Alkan
- - - online at bahai-library.com/alkan_abdul-baha_abbas
- - - and partially included in the Google excerpt below

7. The writings and utterances of 'Abdu'l-Baha
- - - Mina Yazdani

8. Shoghi Effendi Rabbani
- - - Richard Hollinger

9. The English-language writings of Shoghi Effendi
- - - Sandra Lynn Hutchison

10. The Persian writings of Shoghi Effendi
- - - Mina Yazdani

11. The Universal House of Justice
- - - Todd Smith

12. The writings of the Universal House of Justice
- - - Todd Smith

Part 2
Theology

13. Theology and philosophy
- - - Mikhail Sergeev

14. God, revelation, and manifestation
- - - Vargha Bolodo-Taefi

15. Progressive revelation
- - - Sasha Dehghani

16. Interfaith relations
- - - Anne M. Pearson and Robert H. Stockman

17. The harmony of science and religion
- - - Steven Phelps
- - - online at bahai-library.com/phelps_harmony_science_religion

Part 3
Humanity

18. Oneness and unity
- - - Robert H. Stockman

19. The physical and spiritual dimensions of human nature
- - - Ian Kluge

20. Unity in diversity: African Americans and the Baha'i Faith
- - - Guy Emerson Mount

21. The equality of the sexes
- - - Anne M. Pearson

22. Mysticism
- - - Vargha Bolodo-Taefi

23. Progress of the soul: Life after death
- - - Mikhail Sergeev

24. Baha'i spirituality and spiritual practices
- - - Christopher White

Part 4
Society

25. Artistic expression
- - - Anne Gordon Perry

26. Economics: The prosperity of the world and the development of nations
- - - Augusto Lopez-Claros

27. Education in pedagogy and practice
- - - Filip Boicu and Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam

28. Environment and sustainability
- - - Arthur Lyon Dahl

29. Governance
- - - Graham Hassall

30. Law
- - - Roshan Danesh

31. Marriage and family life
- - - Wendi Momen

32. Peace
- - - Hoda Mahmoudi

33. Work and business
- - - Wendi Momen

Part 5
The contemporary Baha'i community

34. The Covenant and Covenant-breaking
- - - Wendy M. Heller

35. The Baha'i Administrative Order
- - - Todd Smith

36. Responding to injustice with constructive agency
- - - Michael Karlberg and Derik Smith

37. Consultation
- - - Todd Smith and Omid Ghaemmaghami

38. A culture of learning
- - - Michael Karlberg and Todd Smith

39. Devotional life
- - - Elham Afnan

40. Religious persecution of Bahá’ís under the Islamic Republic of Iran
- - - Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam

Part 6
History and spread of the Bahá’í community

41. The history of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths
- - - Peter Smith

42. The Arab world
- - - Nesreen Akhtarkhavari

43. Europe
- - - Seena Fazel

44. Iran
- - - Moojan Momen

45. Latin America and the Caribbean
- - - Robert H. Stockman

46. North America
- - - Robert H. Stockman

47. Northeast Asia
- - - Graham Hassall

48. Oceania
- - - Graham Hassall

49. South Asia
- - - Anne M. Pearson

50. Southeast Asia
- - - Peter Smith

51. Sub-Saharan Africa
- - - Robert H. Stockman and Will C. van den Hoonaard

Glossary

General Index

2. Excerpt from Google Books

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