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reference type	Journal Article
online here	Bahá'í Prayers for Good Governance
title	Bahá’í Prayers for Good Governance
journal	Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Philadelphia, Pa.)
author	Buck, Christopher
authority control	Christopher Buck
year	2021
date	Fall 2021
issue	4
volume	56
abstract	Bahá’u’lláh, in His last will and testament, encouraged, if not obliged, Bahá’ís to pray for their respective rulers and governments, which is effectively the same as praying for good governance, peace, and prosperity. This essay presents a newly authorized translation of a Bahá’í prayer, “A Prayer for the confirmation of the American Government”—along with a provisional translation [by Necati Alkan] of a prayer of 'Abdu’l-Bahá for the Ottoman State and Caliphate. Bahá’í prayers for good governance are analyzed and discussed in comparative perspective with Jewish, Catholic, and Islamic prayers for good governance in the American context, introduced as phenomenological parallels. Bahá’u’lláh’s injunction to pray for one’s rulers is a precept that 'Abdu’l-Bahá put into practice—to good practical effect. Moreover, he revealed several prayers for good governance for use by the Bahá’ís themselves, to offer, wherever they may reside, on behalf of their governments. Several such prayers are presented, with comments as to their respective historical contexts and purpose.
language	English
keywords	'ABDU'L-BAHA; PRAYERS; GOVERNANCE
pages	562–595
Legal note	11.

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