Bibliography: BIB01188

Key	BIB01188
Reference type	Book
Title	The Owls' Nest : A Vacation Among Isms
Author	Gilbert, Anne
Year	1912
Date	1912
Publisher	Fleming H. Revell
Place published	New York, [etc.]
Issue	10.
Abstract	This piece of "inspirational Christian" fiction introduces a Bahá'í character (Mrs. Ellery Pansell) recently returned from the Holy Land who is one among an odd assortment of off-beat women with strange beliefs. The author's vivid description of the Bahá'í leaves little doubt that her fictional character is based upon a real encounter with a genuine person. The character, Mrs. Pansell, proclaims that ' Abdu'l-Bahá now sits facing Mt. Carmel as the Christ, the returned Lord and Master for whom many Christians are yet looking. He speaks with authority and is considered to be the "Expectation of the Ages" (a common belief among Bahá'ís of that era). When she can find no one who is the least bit interested in her beliefs, she promptly leaves the Owls' Nest (a country inn and setting for the novel) in disgust: "My work here is done. It is stony ground." The author seeks to establish the solid credentials of the Christian faith when contrasted with the popular "cults" of the day.
Notes	Bahá'í Faith: pp. 36-7, 44, 55-62, 71, 74-79.
Language	English
Keywords	FICTION; CHRISTIANITY; CULTS; ANTI-BAHA'I
Number of pages	123, [4]