Formative Age

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The Formative Age in the Bahá’í Faith refers to a time period that began with the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and will last until the establishment of the Golden Age. Milestones that occur within this time period are marked by the passage of successive epochs, each ranging historically from 17 to 23 years in length.

The significance of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's passing as the end of the Heroic Age and beginning of the Formative Age is that it marks the end of the time at which the three Central Figures had lived.^[1]

Contents 1 Epoch of the Formative Age 1.1 First Epoch 1.2 Second Epoch 1.3 Third Epoch 1.4 Fourth Epoch 1.5 Fifth Epoch 2 See also 3 Notes

[edit] Epoch of the Formative Age

[edit] First Epoch

1921 - 1944/46: Erection of the Administrative Order

[edit] Second Epoch

1946 - 1963: Spread of the Faith beyond the confines of the Western Hemisphere

[edit] Third Epoch

1963 - 1986: Emergence of the Faith from obscurity and initiation of social and economic development plans

[edit] Fourth Epoch

1986 - 2001: National communities taking on the responsibility for their own development

The Fourth Epoch ended in 2001 at the international conference of counselors and axillary board members which celebrated the opening of the International Teaching Centre in Haifa. The Fifth Epoch was inaugurated by the Universal House of Justice with the following words "With a spirit of exultation we are moved to announce to you: the Faith of Baha'u'llah now enters the fifth epoch of its formative age."

[edit] Fifth Epoch

2001 - current:

[edit] See also

• History

[edit] Notes