Can we know God? Is there a God? Can religious teaching be reconciled with scientific knowledge? What does it mean to be human? These are questions that once were considered exclusively the province of philosophers and theologians. But no more. In our time they are public domain. Our distressed and bewildered civilization, cut loose from the beliefs and values that sustained it for centuries, totters on the brink of self-destruction. We, the individuals in it, experience loss of the meaning and purpose in life that our ancestors took for granted. Today these questions beg for answers.
Some Answered Questions addresses, in a charming, succinct, and logical manner, not only questions about God and the relationship between science and religion but a wide range of questions certain to be of interest to the soul in search of religious truth as well as to the inquisitive, scientific mind. The answers come from
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, son of the Prophet-Founder of the
Bahá’í Faith, a new and independent world religion with followers in virtually every country. The answers were compiled from a series of talks He gave at table during 1904, 1905, and 1906. In each of the five sections of the book ‘Abdu’l-Bahá expounds questions ranging from the metaphysical to the matter-of-fact. On the one hand, He reaches into the philosophical realm to discuss topics such as immortality, predestination, free will, and the erroneous doctrine of reincarnation—always treading the mystical path with practical feet. On the other hand, He speaks to questions concerning the organ-