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Fifteen Years of Failed Prophecy : Coping with Cognitive Dissonance in a Baha'i Sect

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BAHA'IS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COVENANT

In: Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem : Contemporary Apocalyptic Movements, 73-90Abstract: Discussion of the "Bahá'ís under the provisions of the covenant", a covenant-breaker group led by Leland Jensen. The authors investigate the effects of cognitive dissonance caused by failed predictions. The effect on the leaders was found to be different than that on the followers. The leaders maintained faith in the failed prophecies, but the followers did not.

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Discussion of the "Bahá'ís under the provisions of the covenant", a covenant-breaker group led by Leland Jensen. The authors investigate the effects of cognitive dissonance caused by failed predictions. The effect on the leaders was found to be different than that on the followers. The leaders maintained faith in the failed prophecies, but the followers did not.