The basic problem with this work is stated in the author's preface: "Most of this book was originally written as articles for an encyclopædia on the Bahá'í Faith, which has not yet appeared" (xii). One can certainly sympathise with the author that after putting so much work into these articles it seemed a waste for them not to be read, and, let me be clear, there is not one article in this book that does not heartily deserve to be read. Nevertheless, the result is a miscellany rather than a book.
The lack of a central thrust can be seen from the preface itself. First, it is stated that the book "is an exploration of several areas of the sacred in the Bahá'í Faith" (xii). Part One is to discuss religious law; Part Two to deal with
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