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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Sin | 1/30/2011 |
| Q: When you declare you are a Bahai at the age of 15, do all your previous sins go away and you only ... A: If one sincerely repents of his past sins they may be forgiven. Forgiveness of sins is conditional ... | |
| Syncretistic Religion? | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: I am the Chaplain's Assistant in an immigration detention center. A detainee has requested that he ... A: First I am at a loss of how the detainee made the ontological leap from requesting a “Jewish ... | |
| history | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: We are studying Ruhi Book 8 re The Covenant of Baha'u'llah and my tutor asked me to research the ... A: Long time no see. Wish I had seen you when I was in NZ in 2002 but I heard you were on South Island. ... | |
| Concordance to the Kitab-i-Aqdas | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: I don't know if you remember me, I was married to Lee Nelson. Recently I received an e-mail from a ... A: My Dear Mim, At present I live in Denver CO after three years in Europe (97-2000), a year as a ... | |
| Wedding ceremony | 8/28/2008 |
| Q: I have been recently been invited to a baháí wedding. i read up on some of the background. my ... A: There is no fixed ritual or ceremony for a Baha'i marriage other than the vow that the bride and ... | |
| Major and minor Prophets | 9/23/2007 |
| Q: Could you please check my lists and correct them. If you know of any Baha'i Writings that mentions ... A: It would take too much time (which I do not have at present) to provide the many quotations required ... | |
| Economic Values | 7/20/2007 |
| Q: What does the Baha'i faith have to say about money and wealth? A: Q: What does the Baha'i faith have to say about money and wealth? Since your question does not ... | |
| Question | 3/16/2007 |
| Q: What is the Bahai's view of Jesus Christ? A: Rather than paraphrase Baha’i Scripture I shall quote directly: “As it is said in the Gospel of ... | |
| Guardian of the Cause of God | 12/26/2006 |
| Q: My name is Jim Fluri, I live near Vienna Austria. My Question is this- Where is the Guardian of ... A: YourWhere is the Guardian of the Bahai [sic] Faith? In the Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Baha it is ... | |
| Characteristics of god | 8/20/2006 |
| Q: For example if I define four characteristics of god as transcendental, omnipresent, compassionate ... A: There ARE too many characteristics (attributes) to mention them all. Broadly, God is omnipotent, ... | |
Answers by Expert:
Dr Duane K. Troxel
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Can answer questions related to the history, teachings and administration of the Bahá`í Faith.
Experience
Have been a Baha'i for over 40 years. Held a full professorship at Landegg International University in Switzerland, where I was on the history faculty. Have published in Baha'i history and am on the faculty of the Wilmette Institute.
Publications
Introduction to the Electronic Version of ?Star of the West?
http://www.bahai-education.org/star/intro.htm
The Album of Views Gallery
http://www.arkapple.com/album/index.html
Islam and the Baha'i Faith: A Brief Guide
http://www.safnet.com/bahai/docs/islam1.html
Qur'anic Quotations in the Kitáb-i-Íqán
http://www.bci.org/bahaistudies/courses/Iqan/quran.htm
http://bahai-library.com/?file=troxel_extraterrestrials_exotheology
Education/Credentials
B.S. (Cum Laude), M.Ed., Doctorate in Instructional Technology
Awards and Honors
Doctoral Fellow Temple University
Fulbright Hays Scholar to the People's Republic of China through the USA-China Teacher Education Consortium (1986)
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