The Baha'i- Faith is a recognized independent world religion attracting increasing attention--and followers--in the U.S. and around the globe as people from all walks of life search for practical spiritual direction and meaning in these deeply troubled times. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the Baha'i- Faith is today among the fastest growing of world religions. With more than six million followers in 236 countries and territories, it has already become the second-most widespread faith, su...

User-Friendly Beginner's Guide to World ReligionsThe world is becoming more integrated. What once seemed like the religions of exotic faraway lands are now practiced by families next door. These short, easily digestible readings give an overview of the beliefs, histories, and practices of dozens of religions, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and many more. Garry Morgan blends the knowledge of a college professor with real-world experience and an accessible style. ...

Despite the recent ferocious public debate about belief, the concept most central to the discussion-God-frequently remains vaguely and obscurely described. Are those engaged in these arguments even talking about the same thing? In a wide-ranging response to this confusion, esteemed scholar David Bentley Hart pursues a clarification of how the word God” functions in the world’s great theistic faiths.Ranging broadly across Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Vedantic and Bhaktic Hinduism,...

"An invaluable guide from a trusted expert."--Lee StrobelWritten in a compelling, accessible style, this book answers the most common questions about Jewish people and culture, drawn from the steady stream of queries Michael L. Brown's ministry receives every month.As a Messianic believer, Brown provides clear answers to questions like "Are there Jewish denominations?" and "Do the Jewish people expect a literal Messiah?" The book also addresses Christians' questions about t...

This is an excellent introduction to the history, teachings, administrative structure and the community of the Bahai Faith, the youngest and one of the fastest growing of the world’s independent religions. The authors trace the religion’s growth from its obscure beginnings in Iran during the nineteenth century to the present day. It has spread to virtually every part of the world, has established its administrative institutions in over 200 nations and territories and embraces believers fro...

The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the social unrest of the English civil war, the Quakers have gone on to have an influence way beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance against war or their pioneering work against slavery. At the same time, Quakers maintain a distinctive worship method to achieve the direct encounter with God which has been at the heart of the movement sinc...

People in America hold a variety of competing and incompatible worldviews that are so different that it can be difficult to communicate about important issues in life. Portals offers a brief survey of seven of the major worldviews that shape American culture today. The book begins with an introduction that explains the idea of worldview and gives some suggestions for how to use the book. It then has chapters on historic Christianity, secular naturalism, postmodernism, Islam, Eastern religi...

"This is a marvelous look at our souls and their links to unseen dimensions around us through the eyes of eminent scholars and religious leaders!...a book that is highly readable, intensely thought-provoking....It's a tall order to integrate and explain belief systems and spiritual beings, but Schieding did so in a manner that was quite impressive."–Feathered Quill Book Reviews“A Spirit in Motion is worth the read if you have an interest in the beliefs surr...

That is the day when I come like a thief. Happy the man who stays awake.Christ (Rev. 16:15)Do not let Him find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to everyone: "Watch!"Christ (Mark 13:36)Did you know that the Bible contains 16 time prophecies concerning the year of the Second Advent? No wonder so many scholars discovered the same date. Did you also know that all those 16 prophecies point to the same year: 1844? Bahá'ís believe that the promise of the Second A...

Call to Apostleship analyzes the significance and impact the Tablets of the Divine Plan have had on the spread of the Bahai Faith and on the world. The Tablets of the Divine plan are a series of fourteen letters (tablets) that Abdul-Baha, the son of the founder of the Bahai Faith, Bahaullah, wrote during World War I. Four of the letters were addressed to the Bahai community of North America and ten subsidiary ones were addressed to five specific segments of that community. A key focus of t...

This booklet published by Advaita Ashrama contains the prophetic and epochal lectures delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the World Parliament of Religions, Chicago, in 1893.

Abdul-Baha in America is the account of the journey of Abdul-Baha, eldest son of Bahaullah and appointed head of the Bahai Faith after his father’s passing, across much of the United States in 1912. His exhausting yet exhilarating 239-day trek from coast to coast took him to fifty cities and towns, where he delivered up to four talks a day—about four hundred total—to approximately ninety-three thousand people on Bahaullah’s message of the oneness of humanity and the principles of ...