# The World of the Baha'i Faith: Excerpts

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> Source: Bahá'í Library Online (bahai-library.com), curated by Jonah Winters. Used by permission of the curator. Original citation: Robert Stockman, The World of the Baha'i Faith: Excerpts, bahai-library.com.
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> The World of the Bahá'í Faith:
> 
> Excerpts
> 
> Robert Stockman, editor
> 
> London: Routledge, 2021
> 
> 1. Contents
> 
> List of illustrations
> 
> List of contributors
> 
> Introduction
> 
> - - - Robert H. Stockman
> 
> - - - included in the Google excerpt below
> 
> Part 1
> 
> Leadership and authoritative texts
> 
> 1. Overview: The Central Figures, the institutions of the Baha'i Faith, and the Covenant
> 
> - - - Shahin Vafai
> 
> - - - included in the Google excerpt below
> 
> 2. The life of the Bab
> 
> - - - Omid Ghaemmaghami
> 
> - - - online at bahai-library.com/ghaemmaghami_life_bab
> 
> - - - and included in the Google excerpt below
> 
> 3. The writings and teachings of the Bab
> 
> - - - Nader Saiedi
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> 4. Baha'u'llah
> 
> - - - Moojan Momen
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> 5. The writings of Baha'u'llah
> 
> - - - Steven Phelps
> 
> - - - online at bahai-library.com/phelps_writings_bahaullah
> 
> - - - and partially included in the Google excerpt below
> 
> 6. 'Abdu'l-Baha 'Abbas
> 
> - - - Necati Alkan
> 
> - - - online at bahai-library.com/alkan_abdul-baha_abbas
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> - - - and partially included in the Google excerpt below
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> 7. The writings and utterances of 'Abdu'l-Baha
> 
> - - - Mina Yazdani
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> 8. Shoghi Effendi Rabbani
> 
> - - - Richard Hollinger
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> 9. The English-language writings of Shoghi Effendi
> 
> - - - Sandra Lynn Hutchison
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> 10. The Persian writings of Shoghi Effendi
> 
> - - - Mina Yazdani
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> 11. The Universal House of Justice
> 
> - - - Todd Smith
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> 12. The writings of the Universal House of Justice
> 
> - - - Todd Smith
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> Part 2
> 
> Theology
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> 13. Theology and philosophy
> 
> - - - Mikhail Sergeev
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> 14. God, revelation, and manifestation
> 
> - - - Vargha Bolodo-Taefi
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> 15. Progressive revelation
> 
> - - - Sasha Dehghani
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> 16. Interfaith relations
> 
> - - - Anne M. Pearson and Robert H. Stockman
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> 17. The harmony of science and religion
> 
> - - - Steven Phelps
> 
> - - - online at bahai-library.com/phelps_harmony_science_religion
> 
> Part 3
> 
> Humanity
> 
> 18. Oneness and unity
> 
> - - - Robert H. Stockman
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> 19. The physical and spiritual dimensions of human nature
> 
> - - - Ian Kluge
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> 20. Unity in diversity: African Americans and the Baha'i Faith
> 
> - - - Guy Emerson Mount
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> 21. The equality of the sexes
> 
> - - - Anne M. Pearson
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> 22. Mysticism
> 
> - - - Vargha Bolodo-Taefi
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> 23. Progress of the soul: Life after death
> 
> - - - Mikhail Sergeev
> 
> 24. Baha'i spirituality and spiritual practices
> 
> - - - Christopher White
> 
> Part 4
> 
> Society
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> 25. Artistic expression
> 
> - - - Anne Gordon Perry
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> 26. Economics: The prosperity of the world and the development of nations
> 
> - - - Augusto Lopez-Claros
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> 27. Education in pedagogy and practice
> 
> - - - Filip Boicu and Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam
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> 28. Environment and sustainability
> 
> - - - Arthur Lyon Dahl
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> 29. Governance
> 
> - - - Graham Hassall
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> 30. Law
> 
> - - - Roshan Danesh
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> 31. Marriage and family life
> 
> - - - Wendi Momen
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> 32. Peace
> 
> - - - Hoda Mahmoudi
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> 33. Work and business
> 
> - - - Wendi Momen
> 
> Part 5
> 
> The contemporary Baha'i community
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> 34. The Covenant and Covenant-breaking
> 
> - - - Wendy M. Heller
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> 35. The Baha'i Administrative Order
> 
> - - - Todd Smith
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> 36. Responding to injustice with constructive agency
> 
> - - - Michael Karlberg and Derik Smith
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> 37. Consultation
> 
> - - - Todd Smith and Omid Ghaemmaghami
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> 38. A culture of learning
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> - - - Michael Karlberg and Todd Smith
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> 39. Devotional life
> 
> - - - Elham Afnan
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> 40. Religious persecution of Bahá’ís under the Islamic Republic of Iran
> 
> - - - Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam
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> Part 6
> 
> History and spread of the Bahá’í community
> 
> 41. The history of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths
> 
> - - - Peter Smith
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> 42. The Arab world
> 
> - - - Nesreen Akhtarkhavari
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> 43. Europe
> 
> - - - Seena Fazel
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> 44. Iran
> 
> - - - Moojan Momen
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> 45. Latin America and the Caribbean
> 
> - - - Robert H. Stockman
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> 46. North America
> 
> - - - Robert H. Stockman
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> 47. Northeast Asia
> 
> - - - Graham Hassall
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> 48. Oceania
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> - - - Graham Hassall
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> 49. South Asia
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> - - - Anne M. Pearson
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> 50. Southeast Asia
> 
> - - - Peter Smith
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> 51. Sub-Saharan Africa
> 
> - - - Robert H. Stockman and Will C. van den Hoonaard
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> Glossary
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> General Index
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> 2. Excerpt from Google Books
> 
> Download: stockman_world_bahai_faith_excerpts.pdf.
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