Lights of Irfan volume 12

Lights of `Irfán

Papers Presented at the
`Irfán Colloquia and Seminars

Book XII

Papers published in Lights of `Irfán represent the views of their authors.
Reproductions from this compilation are permitted provided
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Sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund
168 B.E. 2011 C.E.
ISBN 978-3-942426-03-9

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                         Table of Contents 
     
 Preface............................................................................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 Baha'i 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 and the Spiritual World
       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