Bibliography: BIB00862

Key	BIB00862
Reference type	Book
Title	Islam and the Oriental Churches : Their Historical Relations : Students' Lectures On Missions : Princeton Theological Seminary, 1902-3
Series title	Forward Mission Study Reference Library
Author	Shedd, William Ambrose
Year	1908
Date	1908
Publisher	Young People's Missionary Movement
Place published	New York
Issue	10.
Original publication	1904
Notes	Bahá'í Faith: pp. 87, 88, 98. "Two attempts have been made within the last half of the nineteenth century to accomodate the religion [Islam] to present conditions. These are the Babi movement in Persia and that of the so-called Mutazilites of India. Both have claimed a hearing and have sought to gain converts in Christian lands. The method followed is different in each. Babism, while professing great reverence for Muhammad and the Quran, substitutes a new prophet and a new revelation. It has a new and different system of theology and a new code of morals.... The two movements agree in being revolutionary. "The Druzes and Nusairiyeh of Syria, the Yezidees of Mesopotamia, and the Ali Illahis and Babis of Persia are all tolerated subjects of Muslim states...."
Language	English
Keywords	ISLAM; CHRISTIANITY; MISSIONARIES
Number of pages	vii, 253
Series volume	v.9