The World of the Bahá’í Faith

The World of the Bahá’í Faith  (2022)  edited by Robert H. Stockman

Contents

List of illustrations
List of contributors

Introduction Robert H. Stockman

PART 1
Leadership and authoritative texts

1. Overview: The Central Figures, the institutions of the Bahá’í Faith, and the Covenant

Shahin Vafai

2. The life of the Báb

Omid Ghaemmaghami

3. The writings and teachings of the Báb

Nader Saiedi

4. Bahá’u’lláh

Moojan Momen

5. The writings of Bahá’u’lláh

Steven Phelps

6. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás

Necati Alkan

7. The writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Mina Yazdani

8. Shoghi Effendi Rabbani

Richard Hollinger

9. The English-language writings of Shoghi Effendi

Sandra Lynn Hutchison

10. The Persian writings of Shoghi Effendi

Mina Yazdani

11. The Universal House of Justice

Todd Smith

12. The writings of the Universal House of Justice

Todd Smith

PART 2
Theology

13. Theology and philosophy

Mikhail Sergeev

14. God, revelation, and manifestation

Vargha Bolodo-Taefi

15. Progressive revelation

Sasha Dehghani

16. Interfaith relations

Anne M. Pearson and Robert H. Stockman

17. The harmony of science and religion

Steven Phelps

PART 3
Humanity

18. Oneness and unity

Robert H. Stockman

19. The physical and spiritual dimensions of human nature

Ian Kluge

20. Unity in diversity: African Americans and the Bahá’í Faith

Guy Emerson Mount

21. The equality of the sexes

Anne M. Pearson

22. Mysticism

Vargha Bolodo- Taefi

23. Progress of the soul: Life after death

Mikhail Sergeev

24. Bahá’í spirituality and spiritual practices

Christopher White

PART 4
Society

25. Artistic expression

Anne Gordon Perry

26. Economics: The prosperity of the world and the development of nations

Augusto Lopez-Claros

27. Education in pedagogy and practice

Filip Boicu and Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam

28. Environment and sustainability

Arthur Lyon Dahl

29. Governance

Graham Hassall

30. Law

Roshan Danesh

31. Marriage and family life

Wendi Momen

32. Peace

Hoda Mahmoudi

33. Work and business

Wendi Momen

PART 5
The contemporary Bahá’í community

34. The Covenant and Covenant-breaking

Wendy M. Heller

35. The Bahá’í Administrative Order

Todd Smith

36. Responding to injustice with constructive agency

Michael Karlberg and Derik Smith

37. Consultation

‘Todd Smith and Omid Ghaemmaghami

38. A culture of learning

Michael Karlberg and Todd Smith

39. Devotional life

Elham Afnan

40. Religious persecution of Bahá’ís under the Islamic Republic of Iran

Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam

PART 6
History and spread of the Bahá’í community

41. The history of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths

Peter Smith

42. The Arab world

Nesreen Akhtarkhavari

43. Europe

Seena Fazel

44. Iran

Moojan Momen

45. Latin America and the Caribbean

Robert H. Stockman

46. North America

Robert H. Stockman

47. Northeast Asia

Graham Hassall

48. Oceania

Graham Hassall

49. South Asia

Anne M. Pearson

50. Southeast Asia

Peter Smith

51. Sub-Saharan Africa

Robert H. Stockman and Will C. van den Hoonaard

Glossary
General Index