The Baha'i Faith A Guide For The Perplexed [Paperback]

Founded by Bah??'u'llah in Iran in the 19th century, the Bah??'?? 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 Bah??'?? Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed explores the utopian vision of the Bah??'?? Faith including its principles for personal spiritual transformation and for the construction of spiritualized marriages, families, Bah??'?? 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 Bah??'?? Faith, its teachings and the history of its development.

Clear introduction to the Bah??'?? vision and development of its community.

???Robert Stockman is a well-known Baha???i who has served in Baha???i institutions in the United States for many years. In this book he provides a useful introduction to this religion from an insider???s position; at the same time, Stockman is also dedicated to taking a scholarly approach. In this way the book can be recommended both to an audience that wants to get first-hand information about the faith as well as to more experienced readers who want to gain new insights into this religion.??? - Manfred Hutter, University of Bonn, Germany,Religion

Acknowledgements \ 1. A Religion of the Word \ Part I: Teachings \ 2. The Watchword: Unity \ 3. The Divine and its Relationship to Creation \ 4. The Path of Individual Transformation \ 5. An Ever-Advancing Civilization \ Part II: Development of the Bah??'?? Community \ 6. The B??b and B??b?? Community, 1844-53 \ 7. The Ministry of Bah??'u'll??h, 1853-92 \ 8. The Ministry of `Abdu'l-Bah??, 1892-1921 \ 9. The Ministry of Shoghi Effendi, 1921-63 \ 10. Developments under the Universal House of Justice, 1963-96 \ 11. The Current Epoch, 1996-2012 \ 12. An Evolving Faith \ Notes \ BibliograplŠ