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New publication: Lights of Irfan volume 5 now available

Postby Jonah-admin » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:59 pm

<i>Lights of 'Irfan: Papers Presented at the 'Irfan Colloquia and Seminars</i> Book V is now in stock and can be ordered online. It can be ordered from the Baha'i Distribution Service at http://bahaibookstore.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=2688 or from Images International at http://store.yahoo.com/imagesintlinc/lightsofirfan.html . Below I've pasted the table of contents, from http://irfancolloquia.org/lights5/ . -Jonah<br><br> <table bgcolor=white align=center width=100% cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td valign=top align=left><a href="http://irfancolloquia.org/lights5/cover5.jpg" target="blank"><img src=http://irfancolloquia.org/lights5/cover5_thumb.jpg alt="Lights of Irfan volume 5" width=250 height=336 border=1><br><font size=1><i>click for larger image</i></font></a> </td> <td valign=top align=center> <h1><i>Lights of 'Irfan</i></h1> <h3>Papers Presented at the<br> 'Irfan Colloquia and Seminars</h3> <h2>Book V</h2> <small>Papers published in Lights of 'Irfan represent the views of their authors.<br> Reproductions from this compilation are permitted provided <br> that the sources and authors are clearly indicated.<br><br> 'Irfan Colloquia<br> Baha'i National Center<br> 1233 Central Street<br> Evanston, IL 60201<br> Phone: (847) 733-3501<br> Fax: (847) 733-3502<br> E-mail: iayman@usbnc.org</small><br><br> Sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund<br><br> 161 B.E. 2004 C.E.<br><br> <small>Copyright 2004, Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund</small><br> <small>Artwork and design by Trey and Lynne Yancy<br> Typeset by Jonah Winters, <a href=http://winterswebworks.com>winterswebworks.com</a></small></small></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan=2 valign=top align=left><center><b>Table of Contents</b> </center><br><br> Preface....................................................................iii <br><br> The image of Christ in the writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha<br> Maryam Afshar.............................................................1<br><br> Letters to Baha'i princesses: Tablets revealed in honour of the women of Ibn-i Asdaq's household<br> Dominic Parviz Brookshaw.................................................17<br><br> Textual Resurrection: Book, Imam, and Cosmos in the Qur'an Commentaries of the Bab<br> Vahid Brown..............................................................41<br><br> Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Babi and Baha'i Religions in Spain (1850-1853)<br> Amin E. Egea.............................................................59<br><br> Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Baha'i Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin<br> Wolfgang A Klebel........................................................77<br><br> Process Philosophy and the Baha'i Writings: An Initial Exploration<br> Ian Kluge...............................................................109<br><br> Kaleidoscope: Some Aspects of Angelology, Light, the Divine Throne and Color Mysticism in Babi and Baha'i Scripture<br> Stephen Lambden.........................................................163<br><br> Karim Khan Kirmani and the Kitab-i-Iqan<br> Sholeh A. Quinn.........................................................183<br><br> Service, Joy and Sacrifice: An Essay on Commentaries by 'Abdu'l-Baha<br> James B. Thomas.........................................................191<br><br> The Manifestations of God and Their Function in Human History<br> Iscander Micael Tinto...................................................207<br><br> <b>Elucidation</b><br><br> Number of the Letters of the Living<br> Muhammad Afnan..........................................................217<br><br> <b>Appendices</b><br><br> Contents of previous volumes of <i>Lights of 'Irfan</i>...........................221<br><br> English-Language Publications of the 'Irfan Colloquia......................225<br><br> Persian-Language Publications of the 'Irfan Colloquia......................226</td></tr></table>

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