Gardens of the Spirit : the History of the Gardens at the Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and 'Akká, Israel

Gardens of the Spirit : the History of the Gardens at the Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and 'Akká, Israel
Author: Anita R. Showers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2010
Genre: Bahai Faith
ISBN: 9781876322342

Described as the "eighth wonder of the world" and a "magnificent floral jewel," and visited by millions of people, the award-winning terraced gardens of the Bahá'i' Faith in Haifa, Israel, and the gardens north of Haifa at Bahji Akka, have a unique history spanning more than one hundred fifty years. Beyond the gardens, obvious beauty and serenity lies a compelling story of love, selfless devotion, patience, fortitude, and extreme sacrifice. "Gardens of the Spirit" captures that history for the first time in one volume using stunning photographs and archival images and drawing upon details from published histories, biographies, and memoirs, in addition to documents and official communications from the Bahá'i World Centre. -- From publisher's description.

Holy Rover

Holy Rover
Author: Lori Erickson
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1506420729

"Whether describing mystical visions or the rhythms of everyday life, Erickson turns the spiritual journey into a series of exciting transformations." ÑPublishers WeeklyÊ(starred review) From her childhood on an Iowa farm, Lori Erickson grew up to travel the world as a writer specializing in holy sitesjourneys that led her on an ever-deepening spiritual quest. InÊHoly Rover, she weaves her personal narrative with descriptions of a dozen pilgrimages. Along the way, Erickson encounters spiritual leaders who include the chief priest of the Icelandic pagan religion of Asatru, a Trappist monk at Thomas Merton's Gethsemani Abbey, and a Lakota retreat director at South Dakota's Bear Butte. Both irreverent and devout,ÊHoly RoverÊincludes images of holy sites around the world taken by several of the nation's leading travel photographers. Travel writer, Episcopal deacon, and author of the Holy Rover blog atÊPatheos, Erickson is an engaging guide for pilgrims eager to take a spiritual journey. Her book describes travels that changed her life and can change yours, too.

A Fortress for Well-being

A Fortress for Well-being
Author: National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States
Publisher: Wilmette, Ill. : Bahá'í Pub. Trust
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1974
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Near the Exit

Near the Exit
Author: Lori Erickson
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1611649552

"An ideal guidebook to facing the inevitable." Foreword Reviews After her brother died unexpectedly and her mother moved into a dementia-care facility, spiritual travel writer and Episcopal deacon Lori Erickson felt called to a new quest: to face death head on, with the eye of a tourist and the heart of a pastor. Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, Near the Exit examines how cultures confront and have confronted death, from Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Mayan temples, to a Colorado cremation pyre and Day of the Dead celebrations, to Maori settlements and tourist-destination graveyards. Erickson reflects on mortalityâ€"the ways we avoid it, the ways we cope with it, and the ways life is made more precious by accepting itâ€"in places as far away as New Zealand and as close as the nursing home up the street. Throughout her personal journey and her travels, Erickson  helps us to see that one of the most life-affirming things we can do is to invite death along for the ride.

Sacred Stairway

Sacred Stairway
Author: Michael V. Day
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Bahai Faith
ISBN: 9780853986225

Door of Hope

Door of Hope
Author: David Sieger Ruhe
Publisher: George Ronald Publisher Limited
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN:

Door of Hope is an indispensable guide to the history and sites of pilgrimage of the Bahá'í Faith in the Holy Land. The author lived at the Bahá'í World Centre for twenty-five years, and used the opportunity to make the subject of this book his special study. He methodically examined the geography, archaeology and history of all that relates to the Bahá'í Faith, as well as the results of Jewish, Christian and Bahá'í scholarship. The text is enriched by a unique collection of historic photographs and drawings which will prove both fascinating and of great value for Bahá'í pilgrims and visitors, as well as those who have not had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land.

The Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár

The Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár
Author: Bahá'í International Community
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780646997469

A statement and compilation about the institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice which is hoped will further stimulate the entire world's appreciation of the significance of worship in community life.

Tending the Garden

Tending the Garden
Author: Emeric Sala
Publisher: New Liskeard, Ont. : I.S. Weinstein
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Bahais
ISBN: 9781896331119

Shoghi Effendi, Recollections

Shoghi Effendi, Recollections
Author: Ugo Giachery
Publisher: George Ronald Pub Limited
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1973
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780853980513

The author of these recollections has written, not a biography, but his personal experiences of Shoghi Effendi (1896-1957), who, on the death of his Grandfather, 'Abdu'l-Baha in 1921, found himself Guardian of the Baha'i Faith.