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McMullen (sociology, Univ. of Houston) deals frankly with the Bah '! religion as lived in Atlanta, GA. The Bah '! Faith was founded in Iran by Bah 'ull h (1817-92), who taught that one God has revealed His will through a series of divine messengers (among them Moses, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and Bah 'ull h) and that this is the age of the realization of the oneness of humanity. McMullen calls Bah '!s "situated universalists" whose international structure fosters global thinking with local action. He demonstrates that the social factors that typically influence religious belief (gender, race, education, etc.) are unrelated to how Bah '!s engage in personal and community spiritual obligations or adhere to Bah '! principles, a finding that appears unique among religious groups. Instead, the grounding of elected Bah '! institutions (e.g., the Universal House of Justice, national and local spiritual assemblies) in the religion's scriptures makes loyalty to them a spiritual necessity, which is consistently practiced. Unfortunately, the book has some weaknesses in methodological points, the treatment of controversies, and occasional historical inaccuracies. Nonetheless, this work offers fresh insights and useful findings about a new religious approach to globalization. It will complement the few existing published sociological treatments of the Bah '! faith, especially Peter Smith's The B h! and Bah '! Religions (1987. o.p.), and Will van den Hoonaard's The Origins of the Bah '! Community in Canada (Wilfrid Laurier Univ.,1996) and is recommended for academic collections on the sociology of religion.DWilliam P. Collins, Library of Congress
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The Baha'i Faith is one of the fastest growing, but least studied, of the world's religions. Adherents view themeselves as united by a universal belief that transcends national boundaries. Michael McMullen examines how the Baha'i develop and maintain this global identity. Taking the Baha'i community in Atlanta, Georgia, as a case in point, his book is the first to comprehensively examine the tenets of this little-understood faith.
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McMullen (sociology, Univ. of Houston) deals frankly with the Bah '! religion as lived in Atlanta, GA. The Bah '! Faith was founded in Iran by Bah 'ull h (1817-92), who taught that one God has revealed His will through a series of divine messengers (among them Moses, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and Bah 'ull h) and that this is the age of the realization of the oneness of humanity. McMullen calls Bah '!s "situated universalists" whose international structure fosters global thinking with local action. He demonstrates that the social factors that typically influence religious belief (gender, race, education, etc.) are unrelated to how Bah '!s engage in personal and community spiritual obligations or adhere to Bah '! principles, a finding that appears unique among religious groups. Instead, the grounding of elected Bah '! institutions (e.g., the Universal House of Justice, national and local spiritual assemblies) in the religion's scriptures makes loyalty to them a spiritual necessity, which is consistently practiced. Unfortunately, the book has some weaknesses in methodological points, the treatment of controversies, and occasional historical inaccuracies. Nonetheless, this work offers fresh insights and useful findings about a new religious approach to globalization. It will complement the few existing published sociological treatments of the Bah '! faith, especially Peter Smith's The B h! and Bah '! Religions (1987. o.p.), and Will van den Hoonaard's The Origins of the Bah '! Community in Canada (Wilfrid Laurier Univ.,1996) and is recommended for academic collections on the sociology of religion.DWilliam P. Collins, Library of Congress
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The Baha'i Faith is one of the fastest growing, but least studied, of the world's religions. Adherents view themeselves as united by a universal belief that transcends national boundaries. Michael McMullen examines how the Baha'i develop and maintain this global identity. Taking the Baha'i community in Atlanta, Georgia, as a case in point, his book is the first to comprehensively examine the tenets of this little-understood faith.
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AS THE WORLD ENTERS the third Christian millennium, social theorists, journalists, and political analysts are taking stock of the condition of humanity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
situated universalists, global religious identity, race unity efforts, homefront pioneers, new declarants, previous religious background, promoting racial unity, auxiliary board members, universalist identity, spiritual assembly, teaching campaigns, global worldview, declaration cards, travel teachers, spiritual assemblies, organizational participation, administrative portion, future world order, teaching committee, mass teaching, global ideology, obligatory prayers, old world order, universal ideology, administrative principles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Administrative Order, Shoghi Effendi, African American, United States, Three Year Plan, National Center, District Convention, National Spiritual Assembly, Nineteen-Day Feast, Manifestation of God, Task Force, Martin Luther King, Lesser Peace, World Congress, Deep South, Louis Gregory, Pupil of the Eye, Central Figures, National Convention, Jim Crow, Los Angeles, National Teaching Committee, New York City, South Africa, Gospel Choir New!
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situated universalists, global religious identity, race unity efforts, homefront pioneers, new declarants, previous religious background, promoting racial unity, auxiliary board members, universalist identity, spiritual assembly, teaching campaigns, global worldview, declaration cards, travel teachers, spiritual assemblies, organizational participation, administrative portion, future world order, teaching committee, mass teaching, global ideology, obligatory prayers, old world order, universal ideology, administrative principles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Administrative Order, Shoghi Effendi, African American, United States, Three Year Plan, National Center, District Convention, National Spiritual Assembly, Nineteen-Day Feast, Manifestation of God, Task Force, Martin Luther King, Lesser Peace, World Congress, Deep South, Louis Gregory, Pupil of the Eye, Central Figures, National Convention, Jim Crow, Los Angeles, National Teaching Committee, New York City, South Africa, Gospel Choir New!
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- Religion and Global Order (Religion & the Political Order) by Roland Robertson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi on page 154, page 168, and Back Matter
- The Sociology of Religion by Max Weber in Back Matter
- World Order and Religion (S U N Y Series in Religion, Culture, and Society) by Wade Clark Roof in Back Matter
- Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity by Erving Goffman in Back Matter
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