William Sears (Bahá'í)

William Sears (Bahá'í)

William Sears (March 28, 1911 - March 25, 1992) was a prominent American Bahá'í teacher and writer.

Sears was appointed a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi in the last contingent of Hands prior to his death in 1957.

Sears was a United States television and radio personality. He remains an extremely popular author in the Bahá'í community.

Works

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
origyear=1961
year=2002
title=Thief in the Night
publisher=George Ronald
location=Oxford, UK
id=ISBN 085398008x

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1960
title=God Loves Laughter
publisher=George Ronald
location=Oxford, UK
id=ISBN 0853980195

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1982
title=A Cry from the Heart: The Bahá'ís of Iran
publisher=George Ronald
location=Oxford, UK
id=ISBN 0853981345

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1985
title=All Flags Flying
publisher=NSA of the Bahá'ís of South Africa
id=ISBN 0908420625

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1997
title=In Grandfather's Barn
publisher=Bahá'í Publishing Trust
location=USA
id=ISBN 0877432570

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1988
title=Prince of Peace
publisher=Bahá'í Publishing Trust
location=India
id=ISBN 8185091102

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1995
title=Release the Sun
publisher=Bahá'í Publishing Trust
location=USA
id=ISBN 0877430039

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1973
title=The Flame: The Story of Lua
publisher=George Ronald
location=Oxford, UK
id=ISBN 0853980306

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=
title=The Half-Inch Prophecy
publisher=NSA of the Bahá'ís of South Africa
location=
id=ISBN 1874801940

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1991
title=The Wine of Astonishment
publisher=George Ronald
location=Oxford, UK
id=ISBN 0853980098

*cite book
first=William
last=Sears
year=1991
title=Run to Glory
publisher=Naturegraph Publishers Inc
location=
id=ISBN 0879611952

References

*cite book
first=Barron
last=Harper
year=1997
title=Lights of Fortitude
edition=Paperback
publisher=George Ronald
location=Oxford, UK
id=ISBN 0853984131

* [http://www.reporter-times.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=30997&format=html Saints and Sinners, Awaiting the Third Coming of Christ?] By George Plagenz, Friday March 3, 2006, Newspaper Enterprise Assn.


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