Ian, At 09:39 AM 2/3/2005, you wrote: >>Agreed � but Baha�u�llah nonetheless did make this �triumphalistic� statement >>� and it, too, must be taken into account.... >>Thus Baha�u�llah�s revelation is � for the moment � the consummate/superior >>revelation for this stage of human development. When a later Manifestation >>arrives this will no longer be the case.<<
I think that triumphalism is impossible in a Baha'i context because, as you said, Baha'u'llah's Revelation is only superior in relation to the past. Progressive Revelation - whether between Dispensations, within Dispensations, within societies or groups, or contained within individual biographies - should be a healthy antidote for all claims of triumphalism. Regards, Mark A. Foster � http://markfoster.net � [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." ----- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
