Bahá’í Prayers for Good Governance
Bahá’u’lláh, in his last will and testament, encouraged, if not obliged, Bahá’ís to pray for their respective rulers and governments, which is effectively the same as praying for good governance, peace, and prosperity. This essay presents a newly authorized translation of a Bahá’í prayer, “A Prayer...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2021
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Année: 2021, Volume: 56, Numéro: 4, Pages: 562-595 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AX Dialogue interreligieux AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux KBQ Amérique du Nord |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
American government
B Bahá’u’lláh B Prayers B Ottoman State and Caliphate B ‘Abdu’l-Bahá B Sultan Abdülhamid II B oneness of humanity B Good Governance B Most Great Peace B prayer for America B God and country B Bahá’í Faith |
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| Résumé: | Bahá’u’lláh, in his last will and testament, encouraged, if not obliged, Bahá’ís to pray for their respective rulers and governments, which is effectively the same as praying for good governance, peace, and prosperity. This essay presents a newly authorized translation of a Bahá’í prayer, “A Prayer for the confirmation of the American Government”—along with a provisional translation of a prayer of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for the Ottoman State and Caliphate. Bahá’í prayers for good governance are analyzed and discussed in comparative perspective with Jewish, Catholic, and Islamic prayers for good governance in the American context, introduced as phenomenological parallels. Bahá’u’lláh’s injunction to pray for one’s rulers is a precept that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá put into practice—to good practical effect. Moreover, he revealed several prayers for good governance for use by the Bahá’ís themselves, to offer, wherever they may reside, on behalf of their governments. Several such prayers are presented, with comments as to their respective historical contexts and purpose. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2021.0033 |