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Bahá’í Books & Authors is a podcast that explores the wide-ranging world of Bahá’í literature, featuring insightful discussions on books of all genres.
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- Aug 20, 2026
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Point of Adoration: The Story of the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, 1873-1892 with Michael V. Day (opens the original)
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“The sun of Bahá has set.” These were the opening words of the telegram announcing the ascension of Bahá’u’lláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, Who passed from this earthly life in the early hours of May 29, 1892. As the news traveled, throngs of mourners from all walks of life descended upon the fields surrounding the Bahjí compound where He had spent His final years on earth as a prisoner of the Ottoman Empire. Within twenty-four hours His sacred remains had been interred in a mo
Robert Earl Hayden: A Man, a Pencil, and Poetry for All People with Susan Engle (opens the original)
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Robert Hayden was the first African-American Poet Laureate of the United States. Born in Detroit, he attended Detroit City College (now Wayne State University) and eventually earned a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Michigan. He became a Bahá’í in 1943, and in 1966, he was awarded grand prize for poetry at the First World Festival of Negro Arts. In 1975, he was appointed Poet Laureate. Mr. Hayden believed that art and literature have the power to unite, illuminate, an
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