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Tag "Superstition"

tag name: Superstition type: General; Religion, general
web link: Superstition
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition; bahaiquotes.com/subject/superstition

"Superstition" appears in:

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  1. African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of, by Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998-12) Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alcohol; hunting; initiation rites; the supernatural; tribal leadership; status of women.
  2. "And universal peace — in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles, by Christopher Buck. (2022-09) Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's answer to the question "What has Bahá’u’lláh brought that we have not heard before?"
  3. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds, by Francis Henry Skrine. (1912) An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Bahá'í history and teachings, written with "express approval" of Abdu'l-Bahá.
  4. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996) The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
  5. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. (1993(?)/2015) A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions.
  6. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail. (1976) A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971.
  7. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. (2000) On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjective stories, between art as the representation of reality and faith based on the Word of God. We inherited a responsibility to resolve this tension.
  8. Farrakhan, Cabala, Bahá'í, and 19, by Martin Gardner: Response, by William P. Collins. (1997) Context of Bahá'í numerology.
  9. In Pursuit of Harmony between Science and Religion, by Paul Lample. (2016) The capacity to unite in the investigation of truth for the advancement of civilization requires the harmony of science and religion, in which science is freed from materialism and religion from superstition.
  10. Internet Communications; Virgin Birth; Encyclopedia; Administrative Order, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-02-16) Questions on email discussion groups and the Covenant, the Bahá'í stance on the Virgin Birth of Christ, the spirituality of administrating, the spiritual destiny of the American Bahá'í community, and the status of the Bahá'í Encyclopedia.
  11. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage, by Universal House of Justice. (1994-07-06) Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality of the marriage bond; illumination of Bahá'u'lláh's tablets.
  12. On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn': Provisional translation, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans, Peyman Sazedj, trans. (2019) Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qur'an.
  13. Path to God, The: 1937, by Dorothy Baker. (1937) Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings.
  14. Perspectives on Science and Religion, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. (2013-09) On questions about discourses in the scientific community, the existence of the soul, and certain utterances of Abdu'l-Bahá on issues in science.
  15. Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman. (1995) Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan customs and beliefs were changed or lost.
  16. Searching Eye, The: The Independent Investigation of Truth, by Gary L. Matthews. (1989-09) Concepts informing the personal search for truth: the role of faith, the trap of imitation, the role of justice, the impact on unity, the oneness of truth, and the scientific method.
  17. Spiritualism, Reincarnation and Related Subjects, Author unknown, comp. (1973) Includes psychic phenomena, spiritual healing, and astrology.
  18. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2023) Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
  19. Two Parts of the Law of God, The: The Essential and the Secondary Teachings of the True Religion of God, and Counterfeit Doctrines, Peter Terry, comp. (2022) Four compilations on themes related to the progressive revelation of the religion of God; essential vs. secondary teachings; counterfeit doctrines of the false religion of man.
  20. Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali. (1996) The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisation of the oneness of human race; ensure the equality of the sexes; are adaptable to cultural diversities; and call for the elimination of all prejudices.

2.   from the Chronology (1 result)

  1. 1913-01-13 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke at Cadogan Gardens on the darkness of superstitions and imitations. [AB369, ABTM
 
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