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Topics related to the Bible or Bahai views of the Bible...

Review of The Apocalypse Unsealed, by Robert Riggs (New York: Philosophical Library, 1981) with some thoughts on the use of Christian Scripture in the Baha'i community.

I would like to present some thoughts on the use of Biblical literature and general, and apocalyptic literature in general, in the Baha'i community, and I want to do this by beginning with what is in essence a book review of one well-known Baha'i book, *The Apocalypse Unsealed,* by Robert Riggs
... Soundly based readings will require a respect for the original meaning of the text, a good deal less audacity in proposing its meaning for our own community, and a willingness to learn where others have gone before: instead of re-inventing the wheel, we could start by using the many good critical commentaries already published.


Critiques of various aspects of Momen's 2007 paper:
Marginality + Apostacy in the Bahai Community

The beliefs held by Bahais, and Bahai practices, have changed over time. Some of those labelled as "dissidents" by Moojan Momen, in an article published in 'Religion,' are just ahead of the curve in the changes taking place in the Bahai community.
Posted on Tarikh, 26 November 2007

There seems to be a shift in the American Bahai community, towards increasing numbers of Bahais not choosing to enroll and take up the duties and privileges of enrolled membership. This posting touches on the evidence for this, and criticises an explanation put forward by Moojan Momen in a recent paper in Religion.
Posted on Tarikh, 9 December 2007