Spirit of Agriculture - Essays on the Importance of Agriculture

A series of fascinating essays looking at the importance of agriculture from a Bahá'í perspective.

• Agriculture and Religion: A Necessary Unity by Paul Hanley
• Agriculture in the World’s Religions: An Overview by P.J. Stewart
• This Vital and Important Matter: A Survey of the Bahá’í Writings on Agriculture by Paul Hanley
• The Involvement of the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith in Agriculture by Iraj Poostchi
• A Perspective on Food in the Bahá’í Faith by Paul Fieldhouse
• Rethinking the Management of Small Rural Businesses by Michel P. Zahrai
• Reinventing the Village by Gary Reusche
• The Genetic Modification of Crops: A Bahá’í’s Perspective by Paul Olson
• Igi Oko: The Tree Farms at Sapoba, Nigeria circa 1927 by Richard St Barbe Baker
• Strengthening Local Economies and Community Identity: FUNDAEC’s Experience by Pascal Molineaux
• Balancing Science with Inspiration: A Bahá’í Scientist’s Struggle to Discover the Hidden Secrets of Restoring Corals and Fish to Degraded Coral Reefs by Austin Bowden-Kerby
• Gardens for Mongolia: Growing the Capacity of Mongolia’s Families
• The Mongolian Development Centre

• An Investment for Well-being: Restoring the Agricultural Environment on Bolivia’s Altiplano
• A Tanzanian School Promotes Self-reliance
• Rural Education in Northern Honduras Ineke Gijsbers
• Felin Gelli Rural Training Farm Ineke Gijsbers

• EcoAg Service: Farm Apprenticeships For Youth by Nancy E. McIntyre
• The Garden Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb
• An Interview with the Architect, Fariborz Sahba

More information on these subjects can be found at www.thespiritofagriculture.com

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Pages: 240
Dimensions:  247 x 169 mm (9.5 x 6.5 in) 
Weight: 466 g
ISBN: 978-0-85398-501-3