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"William P. Collins"

  1. William P. Collins and Anthony Fitchue, et al. Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, by Christopher Buck: Reviews (2006/2007). Three reviews of the book Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy.
  2. William P. Collins. Apocalypse and Millennium: Catastrophe, Progress, and the Lesser Peace (2002). Some approaches to the Lesser Peace in light of millennialism, and the Bahá'í vision of a divine plan leading to the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace which has "progressive” and "catastrophic" aspects.
  3. William P. Collins. Bahá'í Classification Schemes (2001). Explanation of the expanded filing scheme for Bahá'í topics used at the Bahá'í World Centre Library, and outlines of two other classification schemes which could be adopted by private Bahá'í archives.
  4. William P. Collins. Bahá'í: The Religious Construction of a Global Identity, by Michael McMullen: Review (2001).
  5. William P. Collins. Basic Bahá'í Chronology, The, by Glenn Cameron, and Historical Dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith, by Hugh Adamson: Review (1998).
  6. William P. Collins. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" (2001). Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
  7. William P. Collins. Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Smith: Review (1999).
  8. William P. Collins. Farrakhan, Cabala, Bahá'í, and 19, by Martin Gardner: Response (1997). Context of Bahá'í numerology.
  9. William P. Collins. Fasting: The mercy and grace of God (1998). Brief overview of the purpose and backround of fasting.
  10. William P. Collins. Future of Bahá'í Studies, The (2001 Winter/Spring). On the need for planning for the future, diversification, scholarly study by non-Bahá'ís, scholarship and art, unity paradigm, popular culture, writing in a non-boring style, and coordination of activities.
  11. William P. Collins. International Bahá'í Library and the Library of Alexandria, The (1996-07). Similarities between the ancient Library of Alexandria and the contemporary Bahá'í archive.
  12. William P. Collins and Jan T. Jasion. Lev Tolstoi and the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: A Bibliography (1991). The great spiritual crisis of Tolstoi’s life led him to a search for a pure faith. Late in life, this search led to his examination of the Bábí–Bahá’í religions. A bibliography of material on Tolstoi’s association with the Bahá'í Faith.
  13. William P. Collins. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre (1985:12). Overview of the nature of the Bahá'í World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts; access to BWC resources; classification schemes.
  14. William P. Collins. Mormonism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). Historical contacts between Bahá’ís and Mormons; Mormon views of the Bahá’í Faith; Bahá’í views of Mormonism; literature on Mormons and Bahá’ís.
  15. William P. Collins. Native Messengers of God in Canada? A test case for Bahá'í universalism, by Christopher Buck: Commentary (1998).
  16. William P. Collins. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2001).
  17. William P. Collins. Processes of the Lesser Peace, ed. by Babak Bahador and Nazila Ghanea: Review (2004).
  18. William P. Collins. Sacred Mythology and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). The mythological universe created by Bahá’u’lláh employs three significant spiritual verities: the unknowable nature of the Ultimate Mystery, the relativity of religious/mythological truth, and the necessity of science and investigation of reality.
  19. William P. Collins, ed. Scriptum (1995-2001). All 8 issues of a journal for Bahá'í librarians and archivists.
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