TY  - PAMP
ID  - 6185
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/townshend_churches_new_faith
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Old Churches and the New World-Faith, The
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A1  - Townshend,George
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Y1  - 1949
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PB  - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'í of the British Isles
CY  - London
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M3  - Articles
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LA  - English
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AB  - Pamphlet publication of Townshend's letter of renunciation of the Anglican Church and proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh.
N1  - In 1947, at the age of 70, Townshend renounced his orders to the Anglican Church and wrote a pamphlet to all Christians under the title "The Old Churches and the New World Faith" that was sent out to 10,000 so-called "responsible people" in the British Isles on the occasion of this resignation. (Bahá'í World, Vol. XIII, p. 841)  The PDF below is generated from an updated Microsoft Word document, prepared by Mike Thomas (2022; transcription errors corrected, quotes properly spaced, translations updated, footnotes added to quotes, and bibliography added). See also scan of original (without footnotes).
C1  - Scanned 2022 by Mike Thomas;  Proofread 2022-12 by Mike Thomas.
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Decline and renewal of religion
KW  - George Townshend
KW  - Integration and disintegration
KW  - Interfaith dialogue
KW  - Ireland
KW  - Proclamation
KW  - Prophecies
KW  - Return
KW  - Secularism
KW  - Tablets to kings and rulers
KW  - United Kingdom
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