Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 248
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7425-6234-9 • Paperback • February 2008 • $44.00 • (£34.00)
William Garlington is a religion scholar who has taught history and religious studies in the United States and Australia for over twenty-five years. He lives in Camarillo, California.
Chapter 1 Foreword by Jeffrey J. Kripal
Chapter 2 Introduction
Part 3 Introduction to the Baha'i Faith
Chapter 4 Origins and Historical Development
Chapter 5 Beliefs and Principles
Chapter 6 Aspects of Baha'i Community Life
Chapter 7 The Baha'i Administrative Order
Part 8 The Baha'i Faith in America
Chapter 9 Phase I (1892-1921)
Chapter 10 Phase II (1922-1957)
Chapter 11 Phase III (1958-2000)
Chapter 12 Priorities and Issues in the Modern American Baha'i Community
Chapter 13 Anti-Baha'i Polemic and Baha'i Responses
Chapter 14 Conclusion
Chapter 15 Bibliography
A splendid introduction to Baha'i's place in the American religious landscape. Highly recommended.
— Choice
A scholar of history and religion in the US and Australia, Garlington presents historical, doctrinal, and organizational information about the religion's presence in America. He begins by introducing Baha'i in general, its origins and history, beliefs and principles, community life, and administrative order. Then he traces its manifestation in America in three phases from 1892 to 2000, and discusses current priorities and issues and anti-Baha'i polemic and Baha'i responses to it.
— Reference and Research Book News
Garlington, a former member of the Baha'i religious community and former history and religion teacher, accurately explains the progressive Baha'i theological and social teachings and helpfully analyzes anti-Baha'i polemic.
— Library Journal