Guidance for Today and Tomorrow: A Selection from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: The First Guardian of the Baha'i Faith (Record no. 10719)

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Title Guidance for Today and Tomorrow: A Selection from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: The First Guardian of the Baha'i Faith
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Baha'i Publishing Trust
Date of publication, distribution, etc. London
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Extent 273 p. index
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Formatted contents note CONTENTS page PREFACE ixI.INTRODUCTION 1II. BAHÁ’U’LLÁH1. This Stupendous Revelation 112. The Station of Bahá’u’lláh 113. The Significance of His Revelation 22III. THE Báb 1. His Twofold Station 24 2.Actors in the Drama 26 3. Comparison with Jesus Christ 284. His Place in Religious History 30 IV. ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ 1. The Station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá 35 2. Some Incidents and Memories 43 3.Outcome of His Ministry 49 V. COVENANTS OF THE Báb AND BAHÁ’U’LLÁH 1. Covenant of the Báb 53 2. Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh 55 VI. THE HOLY FAMILY 1. The Greatest Holy Leaf 582. The Purest Branch and Navvab 71 VII. THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 1. The Basis of the Administrative Order 77 2. Attacks on the Administrative Order 95 3. World Order of Bahá’u’lláh 96 4. Contrast with Ecclesiastical Organizations 105 5. The Universal Bahá’í Organism 110 6. Politics and the Bahá’í Faith 111 7. Safeguarding the Faith 115 VIII. THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH AND OTHER RELIGIONS 1. Attitude to Other Religions 118 2. Evolution of World Unity 123 3. The Need for a Fresh Revelation 127 4. Progressive Revelation 128 5. Purity of the Faith Maintained 135 6. Estimating the Virtue of the Faith 137 IX. THE PRESENT DAY 1. A Twofold Process 138 2. Fusion of the Nations 152 . A Judgment of God 154 4. The Desecrated Temple of Mankind 157 5. Signs of Moral Downfall 161 6. The Impotence of Statesmanship 163 X. WORLD UNITY 1. The Goal 166 2. The Oneness of Mankind 172 XI. KINGS AND LEADERS OF RELIGION 1. Wielders of Absolute Authority 176 2. The Vengeance of God 178 3. The Station of Kingship 189 XII. TEACHING THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH 1. The Means of Triumph 194 2. Spiritual Prerequisites of Success 194 3. The Duty of Teaching 219 4. The Art of Teaching 221 5. Need to Vary Approach 232 6. Twofold Method of Teaching 233 7. The Spirit of Enterprise 237 8. The Need for Consultation 238 XIII. THE STATION OF AMERICA 240 XIV. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT 1. Universal and Transcending Love 245 2. The First Century of the Bahá’í Era 246 3. Future Tasks 253 LIST OF SOURCES 257
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library 10/26/2021 10/26/2021 10/26/2021 Printed or electronic book Owned by Hugh Blundell

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