Lighting the Western Sky
That journey of fifteen souls during the winter of 1898–1899 has come to be recognised as a pivotal event in the history of the Bahá'í Faith; more than a pilgrimage – a turning point that would have far-reaching implications many centuries into the future for millions of people.
Based on all available sources, including handwritten journals and letters never previously published, this story is not a mere recounting of history, it is a tale that inspires and instructs. Those privileged to take part in the first Western pilgrimage were, in the main, ordinary people with extraordinary spiritual insight. With almost no resources available to them, they took what they gained from their time in the Holy Land, established the Faith in Europe and reestablished the American Bahá'í community on a rock-solid foundation.
Above all, the Hearst pilgrimage provides a brief glimpse of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Himself and how patiently and lovingly He...Show More
That journey of fifteen souls during the winter of 1898–1899 has come to be recognised as a pivotal event in the history of the Bahá'í Faith; more than a pilgrimage – a turning point that would have far-reaching implications many centuries into the future for millions of people.
Based on all available sources, including handwritten journals and letters never previously published, this story is not a mere recounting of history, it is a tale that inspires and instructs. Those privileged to take part in the first Western pilgrimage were, in the main, ordinary people with extraordinary spiritual insight. With almost no resources available to them, they took what they gained from their time in the Holy Land, established the Faith in Europe and reestablished the American Bahá'í community on a rock-solid foundation.
Above all, the Hearst pilgrimage provides a brief glimpse of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Himself and how patiently and lovingly He nurtured those from America and Europe whose religious background and ethnic culture were so different from the main body of Eastern believers at the time. The lessons he taught during that winter, the messages he conveyed, still resonate today, for he saw the end in the beginning. These were not simply fifteen pilgrims; they were the vanguard of waves of the whole of humanity. Their achievements will remain an inspiration to all future generations.
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About ‘Abdu’l-Bahá |
Early Western Believers |
Pilgrimage |
Bahá'í History
- Contributors:: Kathryn Hogenson (Author)
- Format: Softcover book | 352 pages
- Dimensions: 150 x 230 x 18 mm | 630 g
- Publisher: George Ronald, 2010
- Language: English
- SKU: BKS-HIS-H.0219
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-BaháAnnamarie Honnold
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Two Visits to BristolCarole Huxtable Lulham
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Portals to FreedomHoward Colby Ives
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New YorkHussein Ahdieh
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A World Without WarHoda Mahmoudi
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in France, 1911-1913Jan Jasion
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Lighting the Western SkyKathryn Hogenson
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Memories of Nine Years in AkkaYouness Afroukhteh
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Perfect ExemplarDariush Lamy
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Mahmud's DiaryMahmud-i-Zarqani
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When the Moon Set Over HaifaAngelina Diliberto Allen
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas, Head of the Bahá’í FaithJoshua Lincoln
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Early Western Believers
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From Copper to GoldDorothy Freeman
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Aflame with DevotionJudy Moe
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New YorkHussein Ahdieh
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Lighting the Western SkyKathryn Hogenson
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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Sarah Ann RidgwayMadeline Hellaby
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He Loved and ServedNathan Rutstein
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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Treasures of the CauseRose Deloomy
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Portals to FreedomHoward Colby Ives
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John David BoschAngelina Diliberto Allen
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Fires in Many HeartsDoris McKay
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William Henry RandallBahiyyih Randall-Winckler
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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Leroy IoasAnita Ioas Chapman
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Lua GetsingerVelda Metelmann
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Mahmud's DiaryMahmud-i-Zarqani
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Her Eternal CrownDella Marcus
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Alma Sedonia KnoblochJennifer Redson Wiebers
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Beyond East and WestBernard Leach
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Pilgrimage
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Lighting the Western SkyKathryn Hogenson
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Bahá’í PilgrimageJoe Carter and Nooshfar Afnan
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Bahá’í Pilgrimage, A Family Guide and JournalJ. L. Messeder
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Hasten ForthGigi Alford, Anis Mungapen, Laura Mostmand, Reza Mostmand
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Bahá’í History: Overviews
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A Basic Bahá'í ChronologyGlenn Cameron
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175 Years of PersecutionFereydun Vahman
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The Bahá’í Faith in Words and ImagesJohn Danesh and Seena Fazel
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1844-1853: Ministry of The Báb
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The Dawn-BreakersNabil-i-A'zam
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The Báb and the Babi Community of IranFereydun Vahman
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ZanjanAaron Emmel
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Heroes of the New AgeEdward Diliberto
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Heroes of the Dawn BreakersIvan Loyd
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The Chosen PathHussein Ahdieh
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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1853-1892: Ministry of Bahá’u’lláh
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The Story of Bahá’u’lláhDruzelle Cederquist
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Stories of Baha'u'llahAli-Akbar Furutan
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Treasures of the CauseRose Deloomy
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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1892-1921: Ministry of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-BaháAnnamarie Honnold
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A World Without WarHoda Mahmoudi
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Memories of Nine Years in AkkaYouness Afroukhteh
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Lighting the Western SkyKathryn Hogenson
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in France, 1911-1913Jan Jasion
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Sarah Ann RidgwayMadeline Hellaby
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Two Visits to BristolCarole Huxtable Lulham
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New YorkHussein Ahdieh
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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Through the eyes of Margaret CousinsKeith Munro (Grandnephew of Margaret Cousins)
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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He Loved and ServedNathan Rutstein
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Perfect ExemplarDariush Lamy
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Portals to FreedomHoward Colby Ives
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William Henry RandallBahiyyih Randall-Winckler
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John David BoschAngelina Diliberto Allen
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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1921-1957: Ministry of the Guardian
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Shoghi Effendi, RecollectionsUgo Giachery
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George TownshendDavid Hofman
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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From Copper to GoldDorothy Freeman
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Fires in Many HeartsDoris McKay
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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Leroy IoasAnita Ioas Chapman
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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Sole Desire Serve CauseDon Brown
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Her Eternal CrownDella Marcus
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Knight with a BriefcaseJudith Kaye Logsdon-Dubois
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The Art of Empowering OthersJuliet Gentzkow
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Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause of GodSusanne Pfaff-Grossmann
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The Life and Times of Charles DunningKeith Munro
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Beyond East and WestBernard Leach
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1957 onwards
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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Our Friend MonaAzadeh Rohanian Perry
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Manijeh, Not Only A Change Of NameManijeh Saatchi
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Without HesitationAnisa Abdul-Razzaq Abbas
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Crossing the LineRichard Abercrombie
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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When Reason SleepsAudrey Mellard
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Anchor of FaithRichard W Thomas
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The JourneyNahid Meshgin
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Lotus of BahapurSheriar Nooreyezdan
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Make Life ColorfulOmid Vafa
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Our Story is OneMaryam Safajoo
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