Through the use of photographs, a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on nearly every aspect of the religion, and appendixes listing the genealogy of the Founders, statistical information, and lists of apostles, disciples, Hands of the Cause, Knights of Bah 'u'll h as well as of more than 930 believers who have contributed to its growth and development, this book is a fundamental tool for finding information on all things related to the Bah ' Faith.

Part 1 Series Editor's Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 The Epochs of the Formative Age Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Introduction Part 6 THE DICTIONARY Part 7 Appendixes Part 8 Notes Part 9 Bibliography Part 10 About the Author

Hugh Adamson served for 11 years as the secretary general of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom and is a Bahá'í of 40 years. He currently is an adjunct professor in the business faculty of Phoenix University, and teaches engineering at H. V. Jenkins HS School of Engineering, in Savannah, GA.