In this paper, I start by discussing a controversy that has erupted recently over the issue of
the exact point in time that Baha'u'llah became aware of his mission. The controversy …

Theology is intrinsic to the Bahá'í revelation. While community attitudes have tended to view
the discipline of theology somewhat suspiciously, the term and field of “Bahá'í theology” …

John Schellenberg presents an argument for atheism according to which theism would be
easy to believe, if true. Since theism isn't easy to believe, it must be false. In this paper, I …

This paper will look at the Mohammed Arkoun's notion of religious discourse in light of Ibn
Arabi's description of revelation as a process of mutual “finding” in which God and humanity …

This paper 1 explores theoretical tensions between modern scholarship and modern
messiahship. Messiahs, typically, advance truth claims and adduce proof texts. Prophecies …

With regard to the wisdom of occultation and reappearance, there are several viewpoints,
among which the fluent words of Imam Sadegh that this wisdom should be covered until its …

Truth About the Split, the English translation of A'ina'-e-Sadaqat, written by Hazrat Khalifatul-
Masih II (ra), is a detailed reply to The Split by Maulawi Muhammad Ali, who after having …

Page 1 REVISIONING THE SACRED New Perspectives on a Bahá'í Theology STUDIES IN
THE BABI AND BAHA'I RELIGIONS VOLUME S Edited by Jack McLean Page 2 ▼ Page 3 …

This article will propose a non-gendered understanding of the terms “Masculine” and
“Feminine,” in which the terms refer to two completely interdependent forces or energies at …

The greatest mystics are those who believe that “silence” is the only way of speaking of God.
Mowlānā justifies this approach as the capacity for creating multi-sided meanings. He …