A pamphlet is a short publication consisting of several pages which are either unbound or loosely bound together and are meant for wide distribution. A leaflet or flyer is a type of pamphlet that may consist of one a single sheet or a few sheets of paper folded together. While leaflets and flyers are typically used to give basic information about a topic, a product, or an event, a pamphlet generally offers more in-depth information or opinions. Pamphlets on religious or political topics, especially controversial ones, have been common since the inception of printing.[1][2] As an example, when Hand of the Cause George Townshend renounced his orders to the Anglican Church in 1947, he wrote a pamphlet to all Christians under the title “The Old Churches and the New World Faith” that was sent out to 10,000 people in the British Isles.[3][4]
Bahá’ís have made use of pamphlets since at least the turn of the 20th century. An early Bahá’í pamphlet published in 1902 by Thornton Chase, titled Before Abraham Was, I Am, consisted of a reprinted letter to a new Bahá’í in which he summarized Bahá’í teachings from a Christian perspective.[5] Charles Mason Remey published a number of pamphlets in the early 20th century, some of which were approved for publication by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; one of these contained a list of twelve Bahá’í principles sourced from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's talks in the West.[6][7]
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- ↑ "Pamphlet". www.britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 841-846. View as PDF.
- ↑ Townshend, George. "The Old Churches and the New World-Faith". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ Chase, Thornton. "Before Abraham Was, I am". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ↑ Star of the West (September 8, 1917). Bahai News Service. Volume 8, Issue 10. Pg(s) 133-134. View as PDF.
- ↑ Remey, Charles Mason (1917). "Bahai teaching ; quotations from the Bahai sacred writings and several articles upon the history and aims of the teaching". Washington, D.C. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
