Lights of 'Irfan. Studies in the Principal Baha'i Beliefs. Papers Presented at the 'Irfan Colloquia and Seminars Book Twenty
- Wilmette 'Irfan Publications 2019
- 289 p. 22.5cm
- Lights of 'Irfan 20. .
Preface and title pages ................................................................ 3 The Manifestation of God in the View of Process Theology Roland Faber....................................................................... 7 The Mystery of Consciousness: Learning from Neuroscience and Insights from Bahá’í Sacred Writings Jena Khadem Khodadad.............................................................. 55 Sow the Seeds of My Divine Wisdom in the Pure Soil of Thy Heart: Towards Coordinating Langs’ Communicative Approach of Psychoanalysis with the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh Wolfgang Klebel................................................................... 75 The Baha’i Writings and the Buddhist Doctrine of Emptiness: An Initial Survey Ian Kluge......................................................................... 99 Two Episodes from the Life of Bahá’u’lláh in Iran Moojan Momen..................................................................... 139 Qáʼim-Maqám Faráhání in the Baháʼí Writings Vahid Rafati, trans. Adib Masumian............................................... 161 Dei Verbum: A Bahá’í Perspective on the Roman Catholic Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Marco Oliveira................................................................... 197 An Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja‘faríyyih Foad Seddigh..................................................................... 219 A Commentary on the Occultation Prayer, or Risáliy-i-Ja‘faríyyih Provisional translation by Foad Seddigh.......................................... 248 Elucidation Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-Involvement in Political Affairs Universal House of Justice.................................................. 253
In Memoriam Dr. Mehrangiz Afnan (1937-2018) ................................................. 259 Sohrab Arjmand (1935-2019) ...................................................... 262 Lily Ayman (Áhy) (1929-2018) .................................................... 264
Appendices Bibliography of Bahá'í Writings and Their Abbreviations ......................... 271 Contents of Lights of 'Irfán Books 1-19 ......................................... 273 Publications and Distributors of the 'Irfán Colloquia ........................... 288 Vision and Aims of the Irfan Colloquia .......................................... 289