| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| carnal | Relating to physical needs or appetites, especially as contrasted with spiritual or intellectual qualities. |
| castigated | Criticized, rebuked, or severely punished. |
| catechisms | The basic principles of a religion, generally presented using questions and answers. |
| Cause | A term used in the Bahá’í writings to refer to the Bahá’í Faith, one which places emphasis on the religion’s social, institutional and eschatological dimensions. |
| certitude | A sense of absolute conviction about something, especially of religious belief. The Bahá'í writings describe certitude as a state beyond faith, and the goal of all spiritual search. |
| charismatic exaltation | A state of ecstasy attributed by practitioners to the belief that they are recipients of a form of divine grace. |
| commonweal | The common welfare; the public good. |
| condign | Well-deserved; fitting. |
| conversion | The adoption of new beliefs, specifically a new religion. |
| corollary | Something that is a natural consequence of something else. |
| corporeal | Relating to or involving the physical body rather than the mind or spirit. |
| creed | A formal summary of the principles of a religion. |
این بیانیه که در سال 2005 تحت هدایت بیت العدل اعظم تهیه شده است، بخش هایی از آثار حضرت بهاءالله و کتب مقدسه ادیان دیگر را در مقابل شرایط بحران مذهبی معاصر بررسی می کند.