The Story of Baha'u'llah: Promised One of All Religions [Paperback]

Druzelle Cederquist (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2005

An inspiring and dramatically paced introduction to the Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i Faith, The Story of Baha'u'llah presents in a clear narrative style the life of the Prophet from His birth into a wealthy and noble family, through His transforming spiritual experience while incarcerated in the infamous Black Pit of Tehran, and over the decades of harsh and increasingly remote exile that followed. Woven into the story are Baha'u'llah's principal teachings and references to historical events and persons that place the development of the new religion in a global context. This book chronologically follows the story told in Release the Sun (Baha'i Publishing, 2003).

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About the Author

Druzelle Cederquist is a writer and poet with wide-ranging interests in social issues. She is a Baha'i and is actively involved in promoting community development. Druzelle and her husband, Robert, live in Poughkeepsie, New York, and have two grown sons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 359 pages
• Publisher: Baha'i Publishing; Original edition (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931847134
• ISBN-13: 978-1931847131
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Other Practices > Baha'i

More About the Author

I have lived on two continents and traveled further, but these days my writer window looks out on New York, where I watch the woods change with the seasons as I work. I am a biographer and poet, and more informally a blogger. I read more nonfiction than fiction and write to answer questions - my own and my readers'. In "The Story of Baha'u'llah: Promised One of All Religions" I use the techniques of fiction to tell a true story, which makes it part of the compelling new genre called creative nonfiction.

I enjoy learning how arts, science, and the Baha'i Faith converge in the dynamics of creativity, a paradigm which I write about - along with other topics of interest - in my blog "Luminous Realities: Exploring the Creative Process" at http://luminousrealities.blogspot.com/.

I love the language of poetry and that we are learning the languages of animals. I am intrigued with the science of minds, that brains change with experience, the human race evolves, and that true religion opens imagination, mind, and heart to new, undreamed-of possiblities.

I have a BA in English Literature, an MA concentration in TESOL, and training as a writing workshop leader in the Amherst Writers & Artists method developed by Pat Schneider. My poetry has appeared in World Order Magazine, Orison, and other publications.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Straight Story of a New Religion, June 28, 2006

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Susan C. Bentler "Madam Book Nerd" (Alexandrai , VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of Baha'u'llah: Promised One of All Religions (Paperback)

As recently as last week, a very kind lady asked me (with all deference), "Isn't the Baha'i Faith a cult?" The answer to that question is a definitive "No." I recommend "The Story of Baha'u' llah," to anyone curious about the origins of the Baha'i Faith, now well established in most of the world.

In my lifetime, the Baha'i Faith has been raised from obscurity by its own members. Considering its modernity (originating just 165 years ago) and its lack of clergy, liturgy, dogma or doctrine, the Baha'i Faith is well worth the consideration of comparative religion students and especially by lovers of Mystery. The Faith described in this book is the first worldwide religion to emerge within the full gaze of "history."

"The Story of Baha'u'llah" is not academic study; plenty of other Baha'i books are available for scholarly purposes. "The Story . . ." describes what all divine experience shares . . . an epic story begun in obscurity that nevertheless, reaches the masses through archetypal event, binding the mundane to the Divine through organic movement.

I salute Druzelle Cedarquist's ability to convey a large amount of detail from Baha'i historical sources (who are themselves, rewarding to read, but sometimes challenging due to 19th century literary conventions). This book is written in straightforward language, and conveys the story of Him Whom Baha'i Writings refer to as "The Ancient Beauty," and "He Whom God Shall Make Manifest."

Make no mistake, "The Story of Baha'u'llah" explains the origins of the Baha'i Faith in its amazingly heroic terms, recounting the blazing sacrifices of early believers in Iran, including the Family of Baha'u'llah. The result of "The Story" is the remarkably swift establishment of a new, open, fresh-faced religion of universal breadth.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the kind of book that can change you., February 16, 2007

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B. P. Quinn (Saskatchewan, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of Baha'u'llah: Promised One of All Religions (Paperback)

This is my favorite kind of book, easy reading but deep thinking. Everyone should know something about this remarkable life. It's one of a small handful of books I'll always keep at hand.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting..., July 31, 2006

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CJ "C Jones" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Story of Baha'u'llah: Promised One of All Religions (Paperback)

If one were to open his mind and read this book without bias, you can be introduced to some thought provoking and fresh solutions to mankinds most perplexing problems. Highly recommended.