TY  - JOUR
ID  - 6271
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/makhani-belkin_progression_conversion_narratives
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - 'This Is a Progression, Not Conversion': Narratives of First-Generation Bahá'ís
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JF  - Religions
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A1  - Makhani-Belkin,Tova
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Y1  - 2023
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VL  - 14
IS  - 3
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M3  - Articles
SN  -         
LA  - English
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AB  - Unlike personal transformation experiences in Christianity, religious conversion to the Bahá'í Faith is more often described as a gradual personal and spiritual growth analogous to progressive revelation. Link to article (offsite).
N1  - Published in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations," online at mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/300, where it is also available in HTML, XML, and epub formats.
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KW  - Conversion
KW  - Progressive revelation
ER  -