Mission of Bahá’u’lláh

A collection of essays, poems, meditations, aspirations, and thoughts of one who was appointed a Hand of the Cause by the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.

In this collection of essays, poems and meditations both the quality and the devotion of the author are evident. Here the reader will encounter the wisdom, the aspirations, and the intimate and affecting thoughts of one who was appointed a Hand of the Cause by the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.

The Heart of the Gospel aims to awaken faith, The mission of Bahá’u’lláh to deepen it,’ wrote George Townshend. ‘I believe that in the light of people’s difficulty in learning to pray and meditate these pieces may have a value.’

But the richness and fascination of this book go further. Such essays as ‘The Wellspring of Happiness’, ‘The Call of God’, ‘Queen Marie of Rumania and the Bahá’í Faith’, and ‘The Genius of...Show More

A collection of essays, poems, meditations, aspirations, and thoughts of one who was appointed a Hand of the Cause by the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.

In this collection of essays, poems and meditations both the quality and the devotion of the author are evident. Here the reader will encounter the wisdom, the aspirations, and the intimate and affecting thoughts of one who was appointed a Hand of the Cause by the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith.

The Heart of the Gospel aims to awaken faith, The mission of Bahá’u’lláh to deepen it,’ wrote George Townshend. ‘I believe that in the light of people’s difficulty in learning to pray and meditate these pieces may have a value.’

But the richness and fascination of this book go further. Such essays as ‘The Wellspring of Happiness’, ‘The Call of God’, ‘Queen Marie of Rumania and the Bahá’í Faith’, and ‘The Genius of Ireland’, provide some of Townshend’s finest literary work.

  • Contributors:: George Townshend (Author)
  • Format: Softcover book | 164 pages
  • Dimensions: 127 x 203 x 9 mm | 185 g
  • Publisher: George Ronald Publisher, 1952
  • Note: black & white illustrations
  • ISBN: 9780853984955
  • SKU: TOWNS_MISSI@p
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  • Contributors:: George Townshend (Author)
  • Format: Softcover book | 164 pages
  • Dimensions: 127 x 203 x 9 mm | 185 g
  • Publisher: George Ronald Publisher, 1952
  • Note: black & white illustrations
  • ISBN: 9780853984955
  • SKU: TOWNS_MISSI@p

About George Townshend

George Townshend (1876–1957) was born in Ireland and was a well-known writer and Anglican clergyman who converted to the Baháʼí Faith at age 70. In 1918, Townshend started correspondence with ʻAbdu'l-Bahá and then adopted the Baháʼí teachings within his work as an Anglican clergyman, including his writing of two books, The Heart of the Gospel and The Promise of All Ages. This created increasing tensions between Townshend and other clergy and eventually caused Shoghi Effendi to call for Townshend to resign as a Canon of St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Townshend was one of the founding members of the Dublin Local Spiritual Assembly and in 1951 was designated by Shoghi Effendi as a Hand of the Cause of God. With this designation he rendered many services to the religion, mainly in the area of writing, as Shoghi Effendi thought of him as "the best writer we have ... the pre-eminent Baháʼí writer".

Titles by George Townshend

Hands of the Cause of God

Poetry