Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-11 Thread Brent Poirier
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Perhaps The Proclamation of Baha'u'llah which includes Baha'u'llah's summons to the Christian clergy -- including excerpts from the Lawh-i-Aqdas; or that Tablet itself, though I suggest the former for the Benedictine Monk. However, if by divinity the priest means

Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-11 Thread Gary Selchert
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Baha'u'llah has spoken eloquently concerning His own Divinity in Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 40-42. Whether this will fit comfortably with the preconceptions of a Benedictine however is another matter. The aroma of Islamic cultural context is strong in this

Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Shamim Bina
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I was thinking the book Christ and Bahaullah by George Townshend or there is another book called Christ and Bahaullah or something very close to that by a Mr. Gary Mathews i believe. you can always search the various bahai book sites like badi publishing, bahai

Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Baha'u'llah is divine in the same sense that Christ is divine. Like Christ He perfectly reflects everything we can understand about God humanly speaking. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Larry Marquardt lmarq...@rochester.rr.com wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv

Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Larry Marquardt
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Shamim, You write: Give me some ideas and I will help you out to the extent I know! It seems that the best proof of who Baha'u'llah is in regards to His divinity is by becoming familiar with His life and through His writings. It is hoped that by posting this

RE: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Khazeh
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On Behalf Of Larry Marquardt Dear Friends, A Catholic priest, a Benedictine monk, believes that Baha'u'llah may be a holy person but questions Baha'u'llah's divinity and that Baha'u'llah is a new Messenger from God. He compares Baha'u'llah to Confucious and Joseph

RE: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Larry Marquardt
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Khazeh, Thank you so much for taking the time to look up these wonderful passages by Baha'u'llah, 'Abdu'l-Baha, and the beloved Guardian in regards to the subject of Baha'u'llah's divinity. I am most grateful to you and the friends who have responded with their