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Abstract:
Examines the evolving Bahá’í House of Worship as an emergent institution uniting architecture, community development, and the integration of worship and service.
Notes:
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].

Bahá'í House of Worship: Design, Construction and Community, by Joe Carter and Nooshfar Afnan:

Review

Ann Boyles

published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies

35:4, pp. 74-78

Ottawa: Association for Bahá'í Studies North America, 2025-12

Review of: The Bahá’í House of Worship: Design, Construction and Community
Written by: Joe Carter and Nooshfar Afnan
Publisher: Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 2022
Review by: Ann Boyles
Review published in: Journal of Bahá'í Studies Vol. 35, Issue 4 (2025), pp. 74-78.
Download: boyles_carter_afnan_mashriq-adhkar.pdf.

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DOI 10.31581/jbs-35.4.619(2025)
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