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Lights of 'Irfán Papers Presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia and Seminars Book X 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 Sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund 166 B.E. 2009 C.E. Copyright © 2009, Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund Artwork Trey Yancy Typeset by Jonah Winters, winterswebworks.com

                        Table of Contents  
    
  Preface....................................................................................i 

  Further Comments on a Passage of the Lawh-i-Hikmat
     Amin Egea...............................................................................5

  The Bahá'í Worldview on Unity of Religions: Progressive Revelation:
     Principles and Insights from the History of Science
     Jena Khadem Khodadad...................................................................43

  A Glimpse into the Life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney
     Mona Khademi...........................................................................71

  In the Heart of All That Is: "Heart" in Bahá'í Writings and Science
     Wolfgang A. Klebel....................................................................107

  In the Pure Soil of Thy Heart: "Heart" in Bahá'í Writings and Neurocardiology
     Wolfgang A. Klebel....................................................................131

  Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective
     Ian Kluge.............................................................................149

  Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: Chapter 31 of Some Answered Questions
     Moojan Momen..........................................................................275

  Man Is Man: `Abdul-Bahá on Human Evolution
     Ramin Neshati.........................................................................295

  Methods and qualities of the seekers of Reality in Some Answered Questions
     in the light of Bahá'í Scriptures
     Julio Savi............................................................................311


  Elucidations

  Comments on the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice..........................327

  Some Thoughts on the Ministry of the Universal House of Justice
     'Ali Nakhjávání.......................................................................334

  Classification of the Bahá'í Sacred Texts................................................349

  Development of Bahá'í Scholarly Activities...............................................351


  Appendices

  Bibliography of Bahá'í Writings and abbreviations used in this book......................353

  Contents of Lights of 'Irfán Books One-Nine..............................................355

  Publications of the 'Irfán Colloquia.....................................................363