Bahá’í World/Volume 26/Selected New Publications

Bahá’í World/Volume 26 Selected New Publications

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Selected NEW PUBLICATIONS

Advancement of Women: A Bahá’í Perspective Janet Khan and Peter Khan. Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1998. 351 pp.

This book describes the contribution the Bahá’í Faith has made and is yet to make in the area of gender equality and the part that its Central Figures, institutions, and individuals have played and will play in shaping the forces that will ultimately bring about positive change on a global scale.

The Bahá’í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion William S. Hatcher and J. Douglas Martin, rev. ed. Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1998. 253 pp.

A revised and updated introduction to the history, teachings, structure and community life of the Bahá’í community, which was originally published by Harper and Row in 1985. It is aimed at an undergraduate university-level audience.

Believing in Yourself Erik Blumenthal. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 1997. 128 pp.

A self-help book on developing self-esteem and the confidence to fulfill your potential in life, blending spirituality with psychology. Written by a practicing psychotherapist. [Page 292]The Brilliant Proof Mírzá Abul-Faḍl. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1998. 104 pp. Mirza Abul-Faḍl’s defense of the Bahá’í Faith, penned in response to a scurrilous attack by a Christian evangelical in 1911, is an early example of Christian/Muslim/Bahá’í polemic and is also an exposition of the Bahá’í teachings. This volume includes the original essay that sparked the controversy as well as a new foreword that provides historical background.

Exploración de un marco conceptual para la educación moral Lori McLaughlin Nogouchi, Holly Hanson, and Paul Lample. Buenos Aires: Editorial Bahá’í Indolatinoamericana, 1998. 64 pp. In an effort to contribute to the discourse on education, this publication makes use of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh to describe the moral attributes needed to help construct a new world civilization.

fgadhi punidha naal Bahá’u’lláh. Kuala Lumpur: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1998. 400 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 Tamil translation.

Forgiveness: Jewels from the Words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. London: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1997. 35 pp. Quotations from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on forgiveness, accompanied by photographs.

Het Heiligste Boek: de Kitáb-i-aqdas Bahá’u’lláh. the Hague: Stichting Bahá’í Literatuur, 1997. 352 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 Dutch translation.

Historical Dictionary of the Bahá’í Faith Hugh C. Adamson and Philip Hainsworth. London: Scarecrow Press, 1998. 504 pp. Volume number seventeen of “Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements.” This book presents the Founders, principles, administration, and significant historical events of the Bahá’í Faith.

Kitáb-i-Aqdas Bahá’u’lláh. Karachi: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1997. 452 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 Urdu translation. [Page 293]

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Lights of Fortitude: Glimpses into the Lives of the Hands of the Cause of God Barron Harper. Oxford: George Ronald, 1997. 632 pp. Collection of pen-portraits of each of the fifty Hands of the Cause of God.

Lua Getsinger, Herald of the Covenant Velda Piff Metelmann. Oxford: George Ronald, 1997. 432 pp. Letters, diaries, and talks of Lua Getsinger from 1898 to 1916.

Qamus-i-Íqán Monid Ardekani. Lebanon: Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Lebanon, 1997. 190 pp. A chronology of the The Kitáb-i-Íqán (The Book of Certitude, by Bahá’u’lláh) in Arabic.

Rasahat-e-Abar Dr. Sabir Afaghi and Muklas Vaidani. Karachi: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1997. 94 pp. A biography of Abar Husayani Gunvari, a Bahá’í poet famous in India and Pakistan. The book also includes a compilation of his poems.

Scripture and Revelation: Bahá’í Studies, Vol. III Moojan Momen, ed. Oxford: George Ronald, 1997. 368 pp. A selection of papers presented at the first ‘Irfan Colloquium at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in December 1993 and the second ‘Irfan Colloquium held in Wilmette, Illinois, USA, in March 1994.

Shoghi Effendi, a Tribute Washington Araújo. Buenos Aires: Editorial Bahá’í Indolatinoamericana, 1998. 192 pp. Inspirational and motivating biography of Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Cause of God.

The Station and Claims of Bahá’u’lláh Michael Sours. Wilmette: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1997. 231 pp. This book explores Bahá’u’lláh’s challenging claim about His Revelation and the day we are living in, and examines these claims in the context of His teachings concerning the oneness of the Founders of the world's great religions.

To Be a Mother Wendi Momen. Oxford: George Ronald, 1997. 190 pp. A collection from the Bahá’í and other scriptures, prayers, poems, aphorisms and literary pieces on being a mother. [Page 294]

Toward Oneness

Tod Ewing. Riviera Beach: Palabra Publications, 1998. 69 pp.

A compilation on racial and cultural issues addressing how to eliminate racial prejudice.

What's in It for Me?

Phyllis G. L. Chew. Kuala Lumpur: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1998. 168 pp.

An introduction to the Bahá’í Faith and Bahá’í solutions to the world's problems. This book reviews and explores the blueprint given by Bahá’u’lláh and answers the question asked by many inquirers of the Bahá’í Faith, "What's in it for me?"

The Wisdom of the Master: The Spiritual Teachings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1997. 124 pp.

This treasury of spiritual inspiration is gleaned from daily events in the life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and from His words and writings. Brought together here for the first time, these quotations and stories are a source of growth and healing and a guidebook to personal transformation.

Written in Light: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the American Bahá’í Community, 1898-1921

R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 1998. 147 pp.

Captured by light, these delightful photographs reveal the history of the American Bahá’í community. Several new photos of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá are included which show his intimate relationship with the American believers. Other photos give a glimpse of early American Bahá’ís at work and at play, in Bahá’í meetings and in each other's homes. These pictures demonstrate the strength, the depth, and the remarkable racial diversity of the early Bahá’ís.