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040			_cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library
100			_9468 _aTodd Lawson
245			_aBeing Human: Baha’i Perspectives on Islam, Modernity, and Peace
260			_aLos Angeles _bKalimat Press _c2020
300			_a195 p.
440			_aStudies in the Babi and Baha’i Religions _gAnthony Lee General Editor _v25 _9740
505			_aThis book untangles a paradox. The Baha’i Faith claims to accept the Prophet Muhammad as Messenger of God and the Seal of the Prophets. But, Baha’is insist that their religion is a new and independent revelation from God that stands distinct and apart from Islam and Islamic practice. Todd Lawson attempts to understand how such apparent “cognitive dissonance” may be resolved. He explains the deep connection between the Baha’i Faith and Islam, and how this relationship is one among many in what must remain the continuing, and perhaps endless, attempts to mine the Baha’i scriptures for all their inexhaustible implications. Being Human seeks to reconcile many contradictions and demonstrate how Baha’i teachings point the way toward peace and the reconciliation of all world religions. _gCollection of previously published essays.
650		0	_9568 _aBaha'i Studies _vBaha'i Faith
650		0	_9466 _aIslamic Studies _vBaha'i Faith
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