Lights of 'Irfán Book 12

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Lights of 'Irfán Book 12: Papers Presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia and Seminars

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Iraj Ayman, ed.

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2011

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Wilmette, IL

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Haj Mehdi Armand Colloquium

ABSTRACT

Papers delivered at Irfan Colloquia.

NOTES

All items are linked to, and housed at, the The Irfan Colloquia website.

CONTENT

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Papers published in Lights of ‘Irfán represent the views of their authors.
Reproductions from this compilation are permitted provided
that the sources and authors are clearly indicated.

'Irfán Colloquia
Bahá'í National Center
1233 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 733-3501
Fax: (847) 733-3527
E-mail: iayman@usbnc.org

General Editor Iraj Ayman
Manuscript edited by Omid Nolley and Jonah Winters
Sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund
168 B.E. 2011 C.E.
ISBN 978-3-942426-03-9

Copyright © 2011, Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund

                                  Table of Contents   
    
  Preface and title pages............................................................i 
 
  The Travels of `Abdu'l-Bahá and their Impact on the Press 
      by Amin Egea...................................................................1

  The Essence of Man 
      by Wolfgang A. Klebel.........................................................27

  Neo-Platonism and the Bahá'í Faith, Part II  
      by Ian Kluge.................................................................105

  Preparing Bahá'í Communities to Embrace Gender Equality  
      by Baharieh Rohani Ma'ani....................................................195

  Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab  
      by Moojan Momen..............................................................221

  The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy Towards Strangers  
      by Julio Savi................................................................245

  Mayflowers in the Ville Lumière 
      by Julio Savi................................................................281

  The Indispensability of Consultation  
      by Ian Semple................................................................309

  The Mystery of Divinity 
      by James B. Thomas...........................................................329


  Elucidations
  
  Speaking on Socio-Political Order................................................353

  Teaching the Cause of God: A Two-Edged Sword
      Ali Nakhjavani...............................................................359

  Relativism, A Theological and Cognitive Basis for Bahá'í Ideas about God
      Moojan Momen ................................................................367


  Appendices

  Bibliography of Bahá'í Writings and abbreviations used in this book..............401

  Contents of Lights of 'Irfán Books One-Eleven....................................402

  Publications of the 'Irfán Colloquia.............................................413