Bahá’í World/Volume 25/Selected New Publications

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Bahá’u’lláh’s Teachings 0n Spiritual Reality

Compiled by Paul Lample. Florida, USA: Palabra Publications, 1996. 256 pp. Second in a planned series of books for those investigating the Bahá’í Faith, this volume explores Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings on topics such as the quest for spiritual ity, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul in this world and the next, and humanity’s spiritual education.

A Basic Bahá’í Chronology

Glenn Cameron with Wendi Momen. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1996.

560 pp. A companion volume to A Basic Bahá’í' Dictionary, this comprehensive guide to Bahá’í history is helpful for use in classes to study the Bahá’í Faith, talks for summer school, media interviews, or simply to satisfy individual curiosity. Thousands of facts about the Bábi and Bahá’í Faiths are presented and are illustrated with over 300 photographs.

Crystallizations: 20 Works by Bahá’í Artists

Edited by Ross Woodman. Ottawa: Association for Bahá’í Studies, 1996. 301 pp. Twenty works by Bahá’í artists—including poems, short stories, calligraphy, and paintings—are presented in a volume published under the auspices of the Association for Bahá’í Studies.

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The Eco Principle—Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis

Arthur Lyon Dahl. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1996. 192 pp. The teachings of Bahá’u’lláh and scientific thought are brought together to produce an analysis of the world situation.

Healing Racism in America: A Prescription for the Disease

Nathan Rutstein. U.S.A.: Whitcomb Publishing, 1997. 184 pp. The author focuses on the pathology of the disease of racism and how it has plagued Americans since the founding of their nation—infecting or affecting most Americans along the way. Rutstein introduces the Institutes for the Healing of Racism and tells how this grassroots movement is spreading throughout the United States.

He Cometh With Clouds—A Bahá’í View of Christ’s Return

Gary L. Matthews. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1996. 416 pp. Gary L. Matthews investigates the Bible’s teachings about the Second Coming of Christ and explores the relationship between Christ and Bahá’u’lláh.

Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963—1986: The Third Epoch of the Formative Age Compiled by Geoffrey W. Marks. Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1996. 815 pp.

Composed of major communications from the Universal House of Justice covering the third epoch of the Formative Age of the Bahá’í Faith.

The Ocean of His Words: A Reader’s Guide to the Art of Bahá’u’lláh J ohn Hatchet. Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1997. 388 pp. J ohn Hatcher presents a literary interpretation of the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh.

The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898—1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1996. 384 pp.

Using diaries, memoirs, official reports, private correspondence, newspapers,

archives and interviews, Will C. van den Hoonaard has created the first historical account of the Bahá’ís in Canada.

Le Plus Saint Livre

Bahá’u’lláh. Bruxelles: Maison d’Editions Bahá’íes, 1996. 328 pp. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, the Most Holy Book, is Bahá’u’lláh’s charter for a new world civilization. Written in Arabic in 1873, this is the volume’s first authorized French translation.

Poems of the Passing

Rúḥíyyih Rabbani. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1996. 136 pp. The sudden passing in 1957 of Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, occasioned this poetic expression of grief by his widow, Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum, which is now published for the first time.

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A Short Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith Moojan Momen. Oxford: Oneworld, 1997. 150 pp.

This introduction covers subjects ranging from teachings on the spiritual development of the individual to the Bahá’í belief in the oneness of all religions and the need for world peace. Chapters explore Bahá’í teachings on the individual, family and society, laws, and spiritual issues, as well as history, organization, and community life.

The Twin Manifestations

The Ruhi Institute. Riviera Beach, Florida: Palabra Publications, 1996. 128 pp. F ourth in the series of Ruhi books, this one presents the basic history of the Faith and prepares teachers to present it to others. Includes the courses “The Greatness of this Day”, “The Life of the Báb”, and “The Life of Bahá’u’lláh”.

Understanding Biblical Prophecy (V 01. 3 of the “Preparing for a Bahá’í/Christian Dialogue” series) Michael Sours. Oxford: Oneworld, 1997. 242 pp. The final volume of a three-volume study program designed to help Bahá’ís familiarize themselves with the Bible and Christian beliefs.

Unveiling the Hidden Words (Bahá’í Studies Volume 11)

Diana Malouf. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1997. 230 pp. This book is a study of Shoghi Effendi’s translation of the Arabic verses of the Hidden Words. Shoghi Effendi, designated the ‘interpreter’ of the Bahá’í teachings, was uniquely placed to render the words of Bahá’u’lláh, his Great-Grandfather, into English of outstanding beauty and charm.

William Henry Randall

Bahíyyih Randall-Winckler/ M. R. Garis. Oxford: Oneworld, 1996. 276 pp. Drawing on the previously unpublished daily diaries of two early pilgrimages (1919 and 1922), this book provides unique glimpses into the life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and His family. It also offers an intimate portrait of the history of the Faith in America and the challenges that faced the early Western Bahá’ís.

Women: Peacemakers, Reformers, Leaders

Wilma Ellis. Mona Vale, N.S.W.: Bahá’í Publications Australia, 1997. 14 pp. The emancipation of women is changing the social, economic, and moral structures of the nations of the world. In this essay Wilma Ellis points to a “revolution” in values taking place around the world and explores some of the issues associated with these changes.

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