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‘Abdu’l-Bahá 9–12, 109, 268, 275, 299, 301, 303, 304

passing of 304

Will and Testament of 304

writings and utterances of 25–30, 50, 66, 74, 83, 147, 153–54, 158, 159, 182, 184–86, 189–90, 213–14, 215–16, 223, 229–30, 249, 296

Adams, Mohamed 51

Adelman, Howard 177

advancement of women 33, 50–53, 117, 120, 122–24, 219–27, 249–52

Advancement of Women: A Bahá’í Perspective 52

Afnan, Elham 175

Agenda 21 71, 229, 230, 231, 232

Ahderom, Techeste 88, 92–93, 243

Aiff, Martin 267

Ajami, Fouad 206

‘Alá’í, Diane 89

Ala’í, Najmieh 268

Albright, Madeleine 135

Ali Khan, Ustad Amjad 97

Ali, Muhammad Ashraf 77

All India Radio 68

All Party Parliamentary Friends of the Bahá’ís 134

Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) 185, 231, 239

Always Be Tolerant Organization (ABETO) 70

Amanat, Hossein 189

Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum See Hands of the Cause of God

American Jewish Committee 140

Amor, Abdelfattah 133, 138, 140, 254

Andaman and Nicobar Islands 68, 193

Angola 68

Annan, Kofi 64, 88, 91, 92, 245

Antenne Lumière 59

Arbab Correa, Haleh 100

Arc 32, 300, 303 See also Bahá’í World Centre

Archbishop of Canterbury 124

Area Growth Programs 83

Argentina 80, 281, 283

arts 55, 62–66

Arturo, Lawrence 89, 91

Associations for Bahá’í Studies 281–83

Association for World Education 141

Association médicale bahá’íe 286

Atkinson, Robert 145

Aum Shinri Kyo 204

Australia 59, 62, 63, 64, 127, 133, 137, 140, 281, 283

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) 58

Australian High Commission 221

Australia, National Gallery of 63

Austria 120, 127, 269

Auxiliary Boards 41–47, 111, 198, 300

conference of 38, 41–47

B

Báb, the 8, 11, 72, 112, 175, 182, 188, 300, 304

Shrine of 11, 108, 109, 111–13, 127, 177, 181–82, 187–88, 268, 303, 304

Terraces of the Shrine of 32, 110–14, 175–90

writings of 175, 296

Bábí religion 9

Bahá’í Association for the Arts 286

Bahá’í community 13–18

Bahá’í Computer and Communications Association (BCCA) 286

Bahá’í Era 300 See also Bahá’í Faith, ages of

Bahá’í Esperanto League 286 [Page 308]Bahá’í Faith

administrative order of 11–13, 36, 299, 301–02, 304

ages of 34, 38, 48

aims of 15, 18

history of 8–11, 13

holy days 302

involvement in the life of society 70–74

laws and moral teachings 14

reading list of basic Bahá’í books 295–97

spiritual and moral teachings of 13–15

statistics of the Bahá’í world community 277–80

teaching the Bahá’í Faith 18, 83–85

Bahá’í Health Agency 286

Bahá’í, Husnieh 268

Bahá’í International Community 8, 15, 17, 34, 67, 71–72, 74, 88–90, 98, 116–17, 119–29, 173, 214, 230, 251, 260, 269, 300

Geneva Office 286

Office for the Advancement of Women 15, 120, 122–24, 286, 300

Office of the Environment 15, 120, 124–25, 286, 300

Office of Public Information 15, 113, 119, 126–129, 286, 300

Paris Office 128, 287

statements of 229–64

United Nations Office 15, 88, 97, 119–20, 125, 286, 300

Bahá’í Justice Society 287

Bahá’í Medical Association of Canada 287

Bahá’í Office of the Environment for Taiwan 287

Bahá’í Publishing Trusts 283–86

Bahá’í World Centre 10, 11, 32, 41–47, 109–14, 268, 271, 274, 301–03

Office of Social and Economic Development 33, 274

visitors to 114, 126–27

Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS) 116–17

Bahá’í World Web site 33, 116–18, 127

Bahamas 80

Bahá’u’lláh 9–10, 14, 17, 32, 109, 168, 300, 301, 303–04

Shrine of 113, 189, 268, 301, 304

writings of 21–25, 53, 56, 62, 65, 74, 78, 99, 146, 154, 157, 159, 167, 171, 181, 182–83, 191, 235, 237, 238, 241, 252, 261, 262, 263, 264, 295, 296

Bahjí 301

Mansion of 113, 301

Visitors’ Center 32, 113

Banani, Amin 105

Bangladesh 83

Barbados 172

Barli Development Institute for Rural Women (BDIRW) 220–27

BBC 58

Beeby, Thomas 187

Belarus 75

Belgium 127, 271, 283

Bellamy, Carol 64

Benin 275

Berdjis, Massoud 269

Bolivia 7, 55, 61, 72, 80, 98

Bosnia-Herzegovina 61, 172

Botswana 52

Boyd, Russell 65

Boyles, Ann 201

Braithwaite, Helena 65

Brazil 60, 61, 74, 125, 140, 269, 274, 281, 283

Peace Monument in 74, 125

Bremer, Paul 205, 207, 210

Brown, Joanne Marie Salas 53 [Page 309]Bulgaria 128

Burkina Faso 82

C

Calendar, Bahá’í 301

Cambodia 57, 172

Cameroon 60, 274, 281, 284

Canada 54–55, 59, 79, 107, 127, 137, 140, 197, 268, 276, 282

Canadian High Commission 221

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) 98, 221

Canary Islands 76

Caribbean islands 80

Centre for the Study of the Texts 109, 110, 189

Century of Light 35, 133, 148, 169, 212, 214, 216, 289

Chad 59

Chair for Bahá’í Studies 103, 105

Chihríq 112

Children’s Theater Company 64

Chile 79, 80, 120, 127, 281

China 127, 204

Clinton, William 135

Clinton, Hillary 64

CNN 72

Codification of the Law of Ḥuqúqu’lláh, A 35

Collins, William 76

Colloquium on Science, Religion, and Development 95–100

Colombia 7, 81, 98, 100, 172, 192, 281

Commitment to Global Peace

See Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, Declaration of

community development 74–78

Congo, Democratic Republic of 42, 84–85, 192

Congo Republic 85

Constantinescu, Emil 61

Constantinescu, Fori 61

Continental Counsellors 37–38, 41–47, 111, 195, 197–99, 300, 301

conference of 38, 46–47

Conventions, Bahá’í 302

Copithorne, Maurice 138, 140, 255

Côte d’Ivoire 67, 270, 284

culture

conservatism and dynamism in 145–73

evolution of 154–60

globalization of 149, 152

historical development of 149

ritual in 150

role of religion in 166–67, 170

Czech Republic 127

D

Danesh, Hossain 104, 105, 107

Darwin, Charles 160

Dawn-Breakers, The 11

Dawson, Patrick 66

de Araujo, Victor 269–70

de Vila, Tito Hoz 72

Denmark 107

Dhabíḥí-Muqaddam, Sírús 138

Dominica 68

Dominican Republic 79

Dorzhieva, Oxanna 57

Drake, CJM 202

Dugal-Gujral, Bani 91, 97

E

Earth Charter 125

Earth Summit see United Nations, Conference for Environment and Development

Ecuador 79, 80, 196–97, 282

education 55, 59–62, 80, 81

Education for Peace project 172

Education for Justice Project 60

Egypt 121, 257, 270, 273

situation of the Bahá’í community in 121, 138, 257–60

[Page 310]Eiyo, Judith THE BAHÁ’Í WORLD El Salvador Encyclopedia Britannica environment Equal Wings program Erikson, Erik concept of identity Eritrea Esfahani, Habib Eshetu, Fisseha ethic, global Ethiopia European Bahá’í Business Forum European Bahá’i Youth Council European Public Information Bulletin European Public Information Management Seminar European Union Expo 2000

F

Fernandez-Scarberry, Arthur fifth epoch See Bahá’í Faith, ages of Fiji Finland Five Year Plan Flores, Jayne Formative Age See Bahá’í Faith, ages of Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences (FUNDAEC) Four Year Plan Fozdar, John France Furútan, Ali-Akbar See Hands of the Cause of God

G

gardens and ecology and mystical experience as a model for development as images of paradise Garden of Eden Gethsemane hanging gardens of Babylon as represented in the Bahá’í writings as utopia beauty of influence on city planning Gates, Rose Georgia, Republic of German Templer Colony Germany Ghana glossary of Bahá’í terms God Passes By Golden Age See Bahá’í Faith, Ages of Greenspan, Louis Grimsson, Olafur Ragnar Guadeloupe Guam Guam, University of Guardian of the Bahá’i Faith See Shoghi Effendi Guardianship Gudmundsson, Vilhjalmur Guyana

H

Habitat II Haghighi, Kiumars Hague Appeal for Peace Haifa Tourist Board Haines, Alice Hamadani, SM Waris Hands of the Cause of God Amatu’l-Bahá Rúbiyyih Khánum [Page 311]

INDEX

274, 299 Furútan, ‘Ali-Akbar 45, 46, 111 Muhájir, Rahmatu’lláh 220 Mülschlegel, Adelbert 269 Olinga, Enoch 274 Robarts, John 272 Varqá, ‘Ali-Muḥammad 44, 111 Happy Hippo Show, The 33, 78 See also Royaumont Process Harald V, King (of Norway) 68 Hawaiian Islands 78, 80, 282 Health for Humanity 287 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the 103-05 Helen Maxwell Gallery 63 Historic Age See Bahá’í Faith, ages of Honduras 61 Hong Kong 284 Hong Kong Bahá’í Professional Forum 287 Hope for the Heart literacy project 172 Houses of Worship, Bahá’í 15 in India 73-74, 96, 97 in Panama 68 Howard, Ebenezer 180 human rights 117, 120-22, 125 Human Rights Education Newsletter 122 Hungary 127 Huqúqu’lláh 269, 302 Huxley, Aldous 179

I

Iceland 73 Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting. The 35 India 56, 68, 70, 73-74, 96, 97, 98, 127, 172, 197, 204, 219-27, 282, 284 indigenous peoples 53-55, 61, 84 Indonesia 60 Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity 95, 96, 98, 101, 129 Institution of the Counsellors, The 35 International Advisory Council of Religious and Spiritual Leaders 239-40 International Association for Reli- gious Freedom 141 International Bahá’í Archives 11. 109, 189, 268 International Bahá’í Library Web site 117 International Bill of Human Rights 133 International Conference on Modern Religions 103-07 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 173, 261 International Day of Prayer for World Peace 67-68 International Day of the World's Indigenous People 54 International Environment Forum 287 International Monetary Fund 124, 169, 246 International Teaching Centre 35, 37-38, 41, 44, 302 building 40, 110-11, 189 inauguration of 37, 41-47, 1111 International Women's Day 51, 52, 224 International Year of the Family 60 interreligious dialogue 34, 66-70,1 103-07 Iran 33, 121, 182, 188, 253, 268, 269, 271, 274 situation of the Bahá’í community in 17, 33, 121, 131-41, 253-56 Iraq 271 Ireland 66, 67, 127, 137, 140 Israel 107, 126, 127, 207, 268 Israel Postal Authority 114 [Page 312]Italy 77, 120, 121, 127, 128, 272,

J

Japan 204, 282, 284 Javid, Shahin 73 Jihad vs. McWorld 152 Johnson, Kirk 53 Johnston, Janice 66 Jordan 64 Jung, CG 155, 163-65 archetypes 155

K

Kallingal, George 53 Kamien, Anita 106 Kapoor, Vijai 96 Kashifi-Najafábádí, Hidayat 138 Kazakhstan 61 Kenya 52, 71, 120, 274, 282, 284 Khadem, Mojgan 64-65 Khatami, Mohammad 134 Khulúsi, Manúchihr 131-32, 138 King David String Ensemble, the 106 Kiribati 44, 80 Kitáb-i-Aqdas 14, 33, 76, 76-78, 302, 303, 304 Kitáb-i-lqán 269 Knight of Bahá’u’lláh 270, 275, 276, 302 Korea 284 Kosovo 128 Kouchner, Bernard 128 Krier, Leon 180 Küng, Hans 134, 168.

L

Lafe, Tiki 75 Lambden, Stephen 105 Landegg Academy 104-05, 172, 271, 287 Laos 81 Laqueur, Walter 201, 204 Laszlo, Ervin 167 Latvia 127 Lebanon 271, 284 Letters of the Living 182 Levy, Sandra 65 Library of Congress 76 Lincoln, Albert 90, 235 Local Spiritual Assembly See Spiritual Assembly, Local Ludher, Lee Lee Loh 52, 81 Luff, Peter 134 Luxembourg 271 Lyons, Susan 55

M

Macedonia 78 Magidor, Menachem 104-05 Máh-Kú 112, 175, 188 Malawi 61 Malaysia 50, 52, 75, 282, 284 Maneck, Susan 105 Manifestations of God 8-10, 13 Mariana Islands 80 Marshall Islands 80 Marshall, Katherine 97, 97-98 Martel, Pat 55 Matembe, Miria 70 Mauritius 67 Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation 67 McGilligan, James 226 McGilligan, Janak Palta 223, 226 Mesbah, ‘Abdu’lláh 270-71 Millennium Assembly, Young People's 245 Millennium Dome 72 Millennium Forum of NGOs See United Nations, Millennium Forum of NGOs Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders 36-37, 67, 87, 89-91, 125, 129, 212, 232, 235 Millennium Summit of World [Page 313]

INDEX

Leaders. See United Nations, Millennium Summit of World Leaders Mirza ‘Ali-Muhammad See the Báb Mirza Husayn-‘Ali See Bahá’u’lláh Mongolia 84 Monument Gardens 112, 303 moral education 33, 35, 60, 61, 194 More, Thomas 179 Utopia 179 Morgan, Denver 65-66 Morocco 271 Morris, William 179, 185. Mottahedeh Development Services 221,287 Mount Carmel 175, 186, 301, 303 Bahá’í projects on 109-14 Murdoch, Simon 63

N

Namdar, Feizollah 271 Namibia 52, 127, 267 Náşiri’d-Din Shah 300 Nasirizȧdih, ‘Ata’u’lláh Hamid 138 National Spiritual Assembly See Spiritual Assembly, National Nasser, Gamal Abdel 257--58 Nepal 98, 127 Netherlands 97,284 Netzer, Ammon 107 New Era Development Institute 172 New Era Foundation 221 New Zealand 59, 63, 127, 268, 282 New Zealand Official Development Assistance (NZODA) 58-59 Nicobar Islands, see Andaman and Nicobar Islands Niger 52, 285 Nigeria 127, 283, 285 Nineteen Day Feast 303 Noor, Queen (of Jordan) 64 Norway 68-70, 73, 127, 134, 140, 285 Commission on Human Values 69 Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) 74, 221 Núr University 72 Odemyr, Hans 271-72 Olmert, Ehud 104-05 One Country 117, 120, 128-29 Web site 117, 128 Opik, Lembit 134

P

Pacific Daily News 53 Pakistan 77, 79, 285 Palmer, Martin 185 Panama 68, 82, 127 Pandeya, AN 66 Paraguay 79, 80 Parliament of the World’s Religions 168, 172, 231, 239 Payam-e-Doost 33 peace 17 Lesser Peace 36, 303 Perth International Arts Festival 64 Philippines 61, 282, 285 pioneer 303 Poe, Helen 76, 77 Poland 285 Portugal 285 Prince Philip, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh 239 Pring, Martin 65 Promise of World Peace, The 17,68, 210, 237 Prosperity of Humankind, The 18, 237, 239 Puerto Rico 283 Puri, DN 66

R

race unity 53-55, 261-64 Radio Brakoss 59 Ra’fati, Vahid 105 RAGA Radio 84 [Page 314]Regional Bahá’í Council 37, 304 Regional Spiritual Assembly See Spiritual Assembly, Regional Ridván 304 Sicily 77 Sierra Leone 7,51 Simon Wiesenthal Center 140 Singapore 127, 283 Ridván―the New Dawn Oratorio 65 Singh, Choudhary Randhir 68 Robarts, Audrey 272 Robiati, Augusto 272-73 Robinson, Mary 133, 261 Romania 61, 128, 285 Roosta, Manijeh 72 Royaumont Process 61, 78, 128 RTCN 84 Ruhi Institute 82, 192, 196, 197 Russian Federation 7, 56, 83, 107, 127, 271, 283, 285 Rwanda 84

S

Sabri, Hassan Abdel-Fattah 273 Sahba, Fariborz 181 Salas Brown, Joanne Marie 53 Samoa 58 Samoan Nutrition Center 58 Samoan Television Corporation 58 Sant'Elia, Antonio 180. scholarship 77-78 religious 103 07 Schroeder, Gerhard 134 science and religion 99-100 Seoul International Conference of NGOs 245 Senegal 270 Serenades 64-65 Sesame Street 64 Shah, Ramnik 73 Sharon, Moshe 104, 105 Shieh, Thomas 53 Shoghi Effendi 10-11, 12, 109, 116, 147, 156, 213, 268, 275, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304 writings of 16, 115, 152, 158, 160, 170, 183, 187-88, 189, 216-17, 297 Shpakovskaya, Agata 75 Slovenia 127 social and economic development 33, 56-59, 117, 194, 219-27 spiritual perspective in 95-101, 229-33 statistics 279 Solomon Islands 59 Soltani, Fatollah 273-74 Sorabjee, Zena 73, 97 South Africa 52, 61, 107, 172, 270, 275.285 Spain 76, 283, 285 Spirit Run 53, 54 Spiritual Assembly, Local 13, 195, 303 Spiritual Assembly, National 12, 33, 75, 121, 122, 303 Spiritual Assembly, Regional 13, 304 Sri Lanka 69,98 St. Lucia 268 State Bahá’í Council 304 Stolberg, Jens 73 Strandlie Thoresen, Britt 69 study circles. See training institutes Swaminathan, MS 100 Sweden 107, 272, 285 Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) 221 Swindon Twelve to Eighteen Program (STEP) 57 Switzerland 71-72, 104, 107, 120, 121, 125, 135, 172, 269, 270, 271,282

T

Tablet 304 Tablets of the Divine Plan 10 Ta'i, Benham 97 Taiwan 285 [Page 315]

INDEX

Taj Mahal 73 Tanyi, David 274 Tanzania 52, 129, 273 Ten Year Crusade (1953–1963) 302, 305 See also Knight of Bahá’u’lláh terrorism 201–17

and Islamic fundamentalism 206–07

causes of 203–04, 208

history and development of 204–08

response to 209–12

role of religion in combating 213–14, 215–17

Thailand 68, 107, 120 Theatrical Youth of Macedonia 78 Toki, Leba 63–64 Togo 275 Tonga 78 training institutes 81–82, 192–99 Tranquility Zones 58, 73, 198 Trinidad and Tobago 283 Turning Point for All Nations 18 Tuvalu 80

U

Uganda 51, 52, 70, 273, 286 Ukraine 82, 126–27 Unidad de los Pueblos school 55 United Kingdom 57–58, 66, 73, 107, 125, 126, 127, 134, 172, 180, 198, 269, 273, 282, 286 United Nations 15–16, 54, 60, 67, 70–71, 87–93, 119–25, 137–40, 243, 245–46, 250, 257, 269

Commission on Human Rights 134, 138, 139–40, 253

Commission on the Status of Women 123, 126, 249

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 126

Committee on the Rights of the Child 126, 139

Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) 74, 87, 125, 229, 231, 245

Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO) 245

Conference on the State of the World’s Children 64

Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 124, 126

Decade for Human Rights Education 120, 121–22

fiftieth anniversary of 18

Geneva 2000 Summit for Social Development 72

Human Rights Committee 126, 257, 259–260

International Labour Organization (ILO) 135

International Year for the Culture of Peace 122

International Year of Peace 15

Millennium Forum of NGOs 34, 36–37, 87, 88–89, 92, 125, 129, 212, 243–47

Declaration of 88, 92, 244, 245–46

Millennium Summit of World Leaders 36–37, 87, 91–93, 125, 129, 212

Declaration of 91

presentation of the Millennium Forum to 243–47

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 58, 64, 79, 98, 120, 123–24, 126, 128, 221, 240 United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 98, 120, 124, 125 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 98, 240 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 120, 126, 214 [Page 316]United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organi- zation (UNESCO) 98, 100, 167, 214, 240 United Nations Environment Program 226 World Conference against Racism 54, 121, 133, 255 World Conference on Human Rights 87 World Conference on Religion and Peace 123 World Conference on Women 87 World Health Assembly 126 World Health Organization (WHO) 98, 120, 126 World Summit for Social Develop- ment 18, 87, 124 World Summit on Sustainable Development 229 United States 53, 54, 59, 64-65, 76, 107, 120, 127, 129, 135, 207, 269, 275, 286 Commission on Religious Free- dom 135 Federal Bureau of Investigation 202 National Commission on Terror- ism 205, 209 unity Bahá’í vision of 169-70 in diversity 158-60 Unity College 62 Universal House of Justice 8, 12, 31, 41, 46, 47, 79, 83, 111, 195-96, 220, 301, 302, 305 election of 303, 304 messages of 31-38, 44, 48, 93, 167, 194, 195, 210-13 Research Department of 271 Seat of 109, 189 Uruguay 68, 80

V

Vahedi, Farida 96 Vajdi, Tahirih K 220, 226 Vanuatu 195 Varqá, ‘Ali-Muhammad See Hands of the Cause of God Varga Foundation 79 Venezuela 61, 283 Virtues Project 59-60 Vishina Niketan Peace Center 69

W

Wales, National Chamber Orchestra of 65 "Wanita 2000" 50, 52 War on Want 221 Waradi, Akuila 63 Warren, Lally 52 Weinberg, Matthew 96, 100-01 White, Robin 63 Who Is Writing the Future? 18, 33 Wilkinson, Paul 202, 203 Winckler, Bahiyyih Randall 274-75 Women and the Peace Process 52 World Bank 97, 98, 124, 169, 240, 246 World Development Report 2000/ 2001 124 World Citizenship 122 World Civil Society Conference 245 World Community Foundation 221, 287 World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) 97, 124, 231, 237, 239 World Food Day 58 World Summit of Young Entrepre- neurs 61 World Trade Organization 246 World Wide Web 115-18, 127 Wright, Robert 148-49, 155, 159, 170-71 [Page 317]

INDEX

Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny 148

Wundt, Wilhelm 161–65

stages of mankind 162

Y

Young Lions social project 56–57

Young, Aden 65

youth 52, 54, 56–58, 77, 78–81, 196, 198

Bahá’í Youth Movement 79–80

conferences 79, 79–81

International Youth Congresses 79–80

workshops 78

Youth Can Move the World project 79

Youth Leadership Project for the Common Good 80

Yugoslavia 127

Z

Zakovitch, Yair 105

Zaire see Congo, Democratic Republic of

Zambia 52, 283

“zero-sum” and “non-zero-sum” games 148–49

Zimbabwe 52, 61

Zinky, Kay 275 [Page 322]In just over one hundred years, the Bahá’í Faith has grown from an obscure movement in the Middle East to the second-most widespread of the independent world religions. Embracing people from more than 2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal groups, it is quite likely the most diverse organized body of people on the planet today. Its unity challenges prevailing theory about human nature and the prospects for our common future.

The Faith’s central message is that of unity. Its Founder, Bahá’u’lláh, teaches that there is only one God, that there is only one human race, and that all the world’s religions have been stages in the revelation of God’s purpose for humankind. Today, humanity has collectively come of age: “The earth is but one country,” Bahá’u’lláh asserts, “and mankind its citizens.” The emergence of the Bahá’í community offers persuasive evidence that the human race, in all its diversity, can learn to live and work as a single people in its planetary homeland.

The Bahá’í World is the principal public record of the community’s growth and development. The volumes reproduce major documents and provide statistical data and other information on the Bahá’í Faith’s wide-ranging program of activities, which are illustrated by many photographs and charts. In-depth articles focus on major areas of Bahá’í concern.

For the serious researcher and the general student alike, the dramatic growth of the Bahá’í Faith raises new and interesting questions about the role of religion in social development. The Bahá’í World is designed primarily to help answer these questions.

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