New stock in the Bahá’í Bookshop
A wealth of knowledge, inspiration and practical tools can be found in the Bahá’í Bookshop (BDS), such as these latest arrivals.
Badí’ Wall Calendar 180 BE
This is a fifteen-month wall calendar for 180 B.E. covering the period from January 2023 until March 2024. The two-page spread for each Gregorian month includes a vivid photograph — taken by Bahá’í photographers living in or visiting places around the world. The calendar includes dates for Bahá’í Feasts and Holy Days, as well as U.S. national holidays. High quality printing on high quality paper.
Available at BDS for $12
‘The Lamp’
This is the story of the Báb, a young Siyyid who lived in Persia in the middle of the Nineteenth Century. The beauty and purity of His life shines out amid the dark corruption of the times. And when He said that He was the Promised One who had come to renew religion and prepare the way for One even greater than Himself whose teachings would bring peace to the world, His message spread like wildfire across the land, awakening the hearts of people everywhere.
Author: Jacqueline Mehrabi.
Format: Hardcover book, 154 pages, 22 x 30 cm.
Available at BDS $30
‘Shoghi Effendi — The Servant at the Threshold’
Who is Shoghi Effendi? What is the Formative Age and what is the Administrative Order of the Bahá’í Faith?
In a highly readable way, especially aimed at young people, Shoghi Effendi, the Servant at the Threshold answers these questions. However, the detailed narrative is of interest to anyone who wants to gain an overview of Shoghi Effendi’s life and role. This book is the fourth (and last) of a series by the same author about the first 120 years of the Bahá’í Faith.
Author: Hitjo Garst
Format: Softcover book, 437 pages, 14cm x 21cm
Available at BDS $30
‘Meditations on Some Answered Questions’
Initially released alongside an exhibition by the same name, ‘Meditations on Some Answered Questions’ is a first attempt by Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Anthony Zemke at marrying spiritual literature and abstract art in a single publication.
The publication contains a series of 19 extracts from the divinely-inspired writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and 19 accompanying black ink ‘meditative illustrations’. The subjects covered in these writings and illustrations are expansive; ranging from ‘Free Will and Its Limits’, to ‘The Origin of the Universe and the Evolution of Man’ and ‘The Appearance of the Spirit in the Body’.
Two introductory essays preface the publication and provide an overview of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s life, His writings, and the inspiration and symbolism behind the abstract ‘meditative illustrations’.
Available at BDS $35
