Contents:
Preface
Introduction
1. Forel’s Conception of Religion Before Meeting the Bahá’í Faith
2. First Contact and Reaction
3. Forel’s Sources of Information Concerning the Bahá’í Faith
4. Was Forel a Bahá’í?
5. ‘For the Good of Mankind’: Forel’s Activities as a Bahá’í
Conclusion
Appendix I: Tablet from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to August Forel
Appendix II: A Résumé of the Bahá’í Faith, from a Statement by Shoghi Effendi
Notes on Sources and Literature
Inventory 1: August Forel’s written references to the Bahá’í Faith
Inventory 2: References to August Forel in some contemporary Bahá’í publications
Select Bibliography
References