The Bahá'í Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed

Robert Stockman has written an introduction to the Bahá’í Faith that is both thorough and accessible. He is not afraid to tackle difficult and controversial subjects and, although there is a wide range of views about most subjects among Bahá’ís, he appears to have captured well the majority view. There is particularly good coverage of the history of the Bahá’í Faith. — Moojan Momen, Author and researcher on the Bahá’í Faith and Islam

Getting clear and balanced perspectives on new religious movements is notoriously difficult, but in this account of the Bahá’í Faith, Robert H. Stockman has produced a smart, balanced and well-crafted overview of Bahá’í theology and history.Stockman has the sensitivity of an insider and the objectivity of a scholar.In this book Stockman draws on a remarkable range of specialized scholarly sources and his own extensive research and communicates all of it in an engaging and well-written book accessible to a wide audience. — Christopher White, Associate Professor of Religion in America at Vassar College, USA