The Purpose of Physical Reality

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The Purpose of Physical Reality  (1987) by John S. Hatcher
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1 / THE SEARCH FOR DIVINE JUSTICE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD

Some Traditional Theories of a Justly Devised Physical World
Plato’s Republic
The Book of Job
Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy
Milton’s Paradise Lost
A Bahá’í Response to Plato
A Bahá’í Response to Job
A Bahá’í Response to Boethius
A Bahá’í Response to Milton


2 / THE BAHÁ’Í PARADIGM OF PHYSICAL REALITY

The Creator
Physical Creation as Divine Emanation
The Fruit of Creation
Salvation as Motion
The Prerequisite of Autonomy
External Assistance
The Internal Mechanism of Justice
Reward and Punishment: The Twin Pillars of Justice
Grace and Mercy


3 / A GUIDE TO THE PHYSICAL CLASSROOM

The Essential Unity of Human Experience
The Metaphorical Nature of Physical Reality
Metaphor and Spiritual Education
Metaphor in the Teaching Techniques of the Manifestations
The Metaphorical Lessons in Negative Experience
Detachment


4 / THE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE

The Fear of Death
The Passage to the Next World
Negative Afterlife Experiences
The Relationship between Physical Action and Progress in the Afterlife
Free Will and Progress in the Afterlife
The Bridge between Two Worlds: The Purpose Fulfilled


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