Bibliography: BIB16085

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reference type	Journal Article
title	Prospects and Dilemmas of Writing a Bahá'í Encyclopedia
journal	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
author	van den Hoonaard, Will. C.
year	1989
date	1989
issue	1
volume	2
abstract	Author addresses the need for a Baha'i encyclopedia and describes the nature, organization and editing of the multi-volume Baha'i encyclopedic dictonary project endorsed in 1984 by the U.S. Baha'i community. A number of dilemmas accompany the undertaking: the present status of Baha'i scholarship ; the embryonic nature of primary sources ; the high standard exemplified by the works of Shoghi Effendi ; the relative newness of the Baha'i religion. The prospects of this undertaking are expected to generate considerable scholarship and provide intellectual vigor to issues raised by Baha'is and their critics.
language	English
keywords	ENCYCLOPEDIA; SCHOLARSHIP
pages	17–31