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tag name: William Sears type: People
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William Sears
bahaidata.org: Q1878   ·   Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sears_(Baháʼí)

"William Sears" has been tagged in:

29 results from the Main Catalog

6 results from the Chronology

2 results from the Chronology Canada

from the main catalog (29 results; expand)

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  1. n.d.. Remember Bill Sears: musical meditations. William Sears. — Four musical pieces accompanying selections from the speeches of Sears.
  2. n.d.. Untitled talk. William Sears. — Excerpt from a longer speech.
  3. n.d.. Universal Religion and the Law of Love. William Sears.
  4. n.d.. Enrolling the Masses. William Sears.
  5. n.d.. Crisis and Opportunities. William Sears.
  6. n.d.. Covenant Breaking. William Sears.
  7. 2025. کتاب صوتی "شعله" تجلیلی در حیات "امّ المبلّغین جامعهٔ ”بهایی آمریکا لوآ گتسینگر" (Audiobook "The Flame" A Celebration of the Life of "Umm al-Mablabighin" of the Bahá'í Community of America by Lua Getsinger). William Sears, Robert Quigley, Nosheen Shabani, ed. . — زندگی‌نامه‌ای پراحساس و الهام‌بخش است که به روایت حی...
  8. 2025. List of Transcripts at bahai.works. Various. — Links to 121 transcripts offsite.
  9. 2024. یادی از حارسان مدنیت الهیّه خاطراتی از ایادیان امرالله جک بوید بیل واشنگتون (Recollections of the Hands of the Cause Jack Boyd and Bill Washington). Jack Boyd, Bill Washington, Faruq Izadinia, trans. . — Persian translation of the short essays in "Memories of Hands of the Cause of God" by Jack Boyd and ...
  10. 2022-02. Flame, The: Audio. Nosheen Shabani, comp. — Audiobook bringing to life the story of Lua Getsinger, one of the earliest and most devoted disciple...
  11. 2014. Hands of the Cause of God: Personal Recollections. Bill Washington. — Recollections of A.Q. Faizi, A.A. Furútan, Clara Dunn, Rúhiyyih Khanum, Ugo Giachery, Leroy Ioas, ...
  12. 2013-2025. Bahá'í History and Videos. Hussein Ahdieh. — Links to Zoom videos on a variety of topics: Kahlil Gibran, the life of Varqa, Baha'i schools for gi...
  13. 2010. Applying Christian Prophecy to Baha'u'llah. William Sears. — An audio-only version of a 6-part video discussion of the Baha'i interpretation of Biblical propheci...
  14. 1998. Thief in the Night or The Strange Case of the Missing Millennium, by William Sears: Review. Anonymous.
  15. 1989. Pictorial History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Africa, 1911 to 1989, A. Various, Lowell Johnson, Susan Ford, Peter Goodman. — Documents the growth of the South African Baha’i community, highlighting its multiracial community...
  16. 1986. Echoes from the Lotus. Collis Featherstone, William Sears, Afshin. — Address at the dedication of the New Delhi temple.
  17. 1983. Address to the International Convention. William Sears. — Speaking at the first International Convention in the newly completed Seat of the Universal House of...
  18. 1976-07. Talk "Arise" at Anchorage Conference. William Sears. — Address to the International Teaching Conference, Anchorage, July 1976.
  19. 1972-05. Pilgrimage to the Bahá'í World Centre. Catherine Andreasen, Elsie De Crow. — Detailed account of a visit to the World Centre in 1972.
  20. 1972 (?) / 2018. Progressive Revelation and Oneness of Religion. William Sears. — A videotaped talk (possibly from 1972), along with a shorter animated 2018 presentation prepared by ...
  21. 1972. Flame, The: The Story of Lua. William Sears, Robert Quigley. — Biography of Lua Moore Getsinger (1871-1916), "mother-teacher of the American Baha'i community," one...
  22. 1971. Prisoner and the Kings, The. William Sears. — A historical account of Baha'u'llah's world-changing letters that He sent as a prisoner to the relig...
  23. 1962. Convincing Answers to Your Questions about .... William Sears, ed. — Introductory pamphlet about the Baha'i Faith, including brief solutions to some of "the problems aff...
  24. 1961. Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium. William Sears. — In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the ret...
  25. 1960-05-31. Statement on Mason Remey from the Western Hands of the Faith. Corinne True, Hermann Grossmann, William Sears. — Background information on the claims of Remey, compiled by the Hands of the Cause of God in the West...
  26. 1960. Release the Sun. William Sears. — Millennialism gripped many around the world during the early 19th century. While Christians expected...
  27. 1954-04. Pilgrimage to Haifa and Akka: Parts One-Three. William Sears. — Notes on his pilgrimage in 1954 by American Baha'i and pioneer (and later Hand of the Cause) William...
  28. 1951. Memories: Bill Sears interviews Mrs. True. William Sears, Corinne True. — Stories starting from 1907 in Haifa.
  29. 1898-1958. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes. Various. — Adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either o...

from the Chronology (6 results; expand)

  1. 1940-09-00 — William Sears, Hand of the Cause of God, became a Baha'i in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. 1953-00-00 — With the announcement of the Ten-Year Crusade, the third phase of the development of the Faith in So...
  3. 1957-10-00 — The third contingent of Hands of the Cause of God was appointed: Enoch Olinga, William Sears, John R...
  4. 1960-05-31 — In a letter addressed to all National Assemblies in the Western Hemisphere and to the Auxiliary Boar...
  5. 1961-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Guatemala was formed with Hand of the Cause William Sears in atte...
  6. 1992-03-25 — William Benard Sears, (b.28 Mar 1911), Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Tucson, Arizona. He ...

from the Chronology of Canada (2 results; expand)

  1. 1954-06-00 — In June of 1954 it was announced in the American Baha'i News that the following had been appointed t...
  2. 1977-04-21 — The National Convention was held in Saskatoon, SK and was attended by Hand of the Cause William Sear...
 
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