Bahá'u'lláh and the New EraEsslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
Religion
Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era
Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
Bahai Faith; Bahá'u'lláh, 1817-1892
Chapter 6: Prayer
Conversation with God
The Devotional Attitude
Necessity for a Mediator
Prayer Indispensable and Obligatory
Congregational Prayer
Prayer the Language of Love
Deliverance from Calamities
Prayer and Natural Law
Bahá’í Prayers
Chapter 7: Health and Healing
Body and Soul
Oneness of All Life
Simple Life
Alcohol and Narcotics
Enjoyments
Cleanliness
Effect of Obedience to Prophetic Commands
The Prophet as Physician
Healing by Nonmaterial Means
The Power of the Holy Spirit
Attitude of the Patient
The Healer
How All Can Help
The Golden Age
Right Use of Health
Chapter 8: Religious Unity
Sectarianism in the Nineteenth Century
The Message of Bahá’u’lláh
Can Human Nature Change?
First Steps Toward Unity
The Problem of Authority
Progressive Revelation
Infallibility of the Prophets
The Supreme Manifestation
A New Situation
Fullness of the Bahá’í Revelation
The Bahá’í Covenant
No Professional Priesthood
Chapter 9: True Civilization
Religion the Basis of Civilization
Justice
Government
Political Freedom
Rulers and Subjects
Appointment and Promotion
Economic Problems
Public Finance
Voluntary Sharing
Work for All
The Ethics of Wealth
No Industrial Slavery
Bequest and Inheritance
Equality of Men and Women
Women and the New Age
Methods of Violence Discarded
Education
Innate Differences of Nature
Character Training
Arts, Sciences, and Crafts
Treatment of Criminals
Influence of the Press
Chapter 10: The Way to Peace
Conflict versus Concord
The Most Great Peace
Religious Prejudices
Racial and Patriotic Prejudices
Territorial Ambitions
Universal Language
Universal League of Nations
International Arbitration
Limitation of Armaments
Nonresistence
Righteous Warfare
Unity of East and West
Chapter 11: Various Ordinances and Teachings
Monastic Life
Marriage
Divorce
The Bahá’í Calendar
Spiritual Assemblies
Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries, and Days of Fasting
Feasts
Fast
Meetings
The Nineteen Day Feast
Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
Life After Death
Heaven and Hell
Oneness of the Two Worlds
The Nonexistence of Evil
Chapter 12: Religion and Science
Conflict Due to Error
Persecution of Prophets
The Dawn of Reconciliation
The Agnosticism
Knowledge of God
The Divine Manifestations
Creation
The Evolution of Man
Body and Soul
Unity of Mankind
The Era of Unity
Chapter 13: Prophecies Fulfilled by the Bahá’í Movement
Interpretation of Prophecy
The Coming of the Lord
Prophecies about Christ
Prophecies about the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh
The Glory of God
The Branch
The Day of God
The Day of Judgment
The Great Resurrection
Return of Christ
The Time of the End
Signs in Heaven and Earth
Manner of Coming
Chapter 14: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Creative Power of God’s Word
Napoleon III
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