Baha'i Studies

Mikhail Sergeev offers a new interpretation of the Soviet period of Russian history as a phase within the religious evolution of humankind by developing a theory of religious cycles, which he applies to modernity and to all the major world faiths of Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. 0Sergeev argues that in the course of its evolution religion passes through six common phases - formative, orthodox, classical, reformist, critical, and post-critical. Modernity, which was started by the European Enlightenment, represents the critical phase of Christianity, a systemic crisis that could be overcome with the appearance of new religious movements such as the Bahá'í Faith, which offers a spiritual extension of the modern worldview

This book covers the basic teachings, principles, and history of the Faith in an easy-to-use Question and Answer format. An easy-to-use, informational introduction to what is one of the fastest growing religions in the world.

This book analyzes the significance and impact the Tablets of the Divine Plan have had on the spread of the Bahai Faith and on the world. It examines the Tablets of the Divine Plan in the context of other seminal documents that have impacted the world, such as the Magna Carta, the Constitution of the United States, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and it compares the early diffusion of the Bahai Faith with that of Christianity. Finally, it discusses the meaning of the word apostle and gives three conditions a person needs in order to be considered an apostle who can assist with the spiritual transformation of the planet.