The Epic of Humanity

The Epic of Humanity

Every week, an article is selected from the Library and highlighted here. In this essay, first published in The Bahá’í World Volume VI (1934-1936), George Townshend describes how, from the beginning of history to the present day and beyond the present to the cycle’s distant end, one master-scheme is disclosed by set degrees.

By George Townshend

Religion, Ethics & Spirituality

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