Bibliography: #BIB23262

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB23262
reference type	Web Page
title	Science Is Light : A Bahá'í Perspective on Science, Faith and Reason
author	Bryson, Alan
Authority control 1	Alan Bryson
authority control	Alan Bryson
year	2001
publisher	Sterling Publishers Private Limited
place published	New Delhi
abstract	CONTENTS: Introduction: Separating religion and science -- The gift of science -- The question of basic assumptions -- The question of God -- The question of physical and spiritual reality -- The question of religion -- The question of an afterlife -- The question of a personal God -- Science as a mystical experience -- The spiritual connection -- Basic history of the Bahá'í Faith -- Faith in a rational world -- The search for truth. Meditations on God & the universe (from the Bahá'í scriptures) -- Meditations on science & religion (from the bahá'í scriptures) -- Meditations on knowledge, intellect, and education (from the Bahá'í scriptures). -- Spiritual guidance: The purpose of the prophets -- The nature of the prophets -- The unity of the prophets -- The necessity of restraint -- The need for renewal -- The propagation of faith -- The purpose of faith -- Two aspects of faith -- The distinguishing feature of the Bahá'i faith -- A call for justice -- A call for unity -- Peace and disarmament -- Universal understanding -- Service to humanity -- The role of women -- Overcoming prejudice -- Celebration of diversity -- Action -- Economic justice -- Civilization -- Work is a form of worship -- The goal is happiness -- The Bahá'i view of world order: The emergence of a world community -- A world commonwealth -- Facilitating factors -- A vision of the future world society -- The limits of national sovereignty -- A rejection of centralization -- The stature of the Bahá'i cause -- Bahá'í World Congress -- The future.
language	English
keywords	SCIENCE; FAITH; REASON; WORLD ORDER
URL	http://die.geocity.de/spirit/open.html (no longer available)
access date	2001

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