Bibliography: BIB27944

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB27944
reference type	Journal Article
title	Emblems of Faithfulness : Pluralism in Meaning and Beauty in the Ordinary
journal	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
author	Cheng, Helen and Nash, Catherine
authority control	Helen Cheng; Catherine Nash
year	2015
date	Fall 2015
issue	3
volume	25
abstract	Memorials of the Faithful is a book consisting of stories told by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to gatherings of Bahá'ís in Haifa during World War I. This essay aims to explore some if the insights contained within it. The focus is on two readily apparent aspects of the text. First is the diversity of personalities described, while the other is the sheer ordinariness of many of those remembered lives. The discussion explore how these two aspects of the text highlight some of the broader questions raised by the Bahá'í Faith.
language	English
keywords	'ABDU'L-BAHA. MEMORIALS OF THE FAITHFUL; BEAUTY; ORDINARINESS; PLURALISM; MEANING; STORYTELLING
pages	7–26