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

 Emergence, Enchantment, Entanglement and Excellence of the Cosmos
     Wolfgang Klebel.........................................................................5

 Bahá'u'lláh's "Most Sublime Vision"
     Wolfgang Klebel........................................................................29

 Postmodernism and the Bahá'í Writings Part One
     Ian Kluge..............................................................................61

 Postmodernism and the Bahá'í Writings Part Two
     Ian Kluge.............................................................................115

 Relativism and the Bahá'í Writings
     Ian Kluge.............................................................................179

 Shoghi Effendi's The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh: A Theology of the Word
     Jack McLean...........................................................................239

 Insider and Outsider Scholarship in Bahá'í Studies
     Moojan Momen..........................................................................281

 The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace
     `Ali Nakhjavani.......................................................................287

 The Súrat al-mulk and the Súrat al-mulúk: A Preliminary Comparison
     Sholeh A. Quinn.......................................................................299

 Prophets and Mountains
     Moshe Sharon..........................................................................315

 Prayers and rituals in the Bahá'í Faith: A Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí Ardi'l-Álif
     Julio Savi and Faezeh Mardani.........................................................321

 Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí ardi'l-álif
     trans. Julio Savi and Faezeh Mardani..................................................351

 The Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice
     Ian Semple............................................................................363

 The Rise of Justice in the Spiritual and Secular Life of Man: An Exposition on
     excerpts from The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi
     James B. Thomas.......................................................................391


 Elucidations

 The Resurrection and Return of Jesus.....................................................415
 
 Issues Related to the Study of the Bahá'í Faith..........................................421


 Appendices

 Bibliography of Bahá'í Writings and abbreviations used in this book......................425

 Contents of Lights of 'Irfán Books One-Eight.............................................427

 Publications of the 'Irfán Colloquia.....................................................435