Seeking a State of Heaven

by Carolyn Sparey Fox

The German Templers – their beliefs, their mission and their links with the Bahá’ís in Haifa.

Who were the German Templers living in Haifa during the 19th century, and what inspired them to leave their German homeland to build a community in Palestine?

Who were the Bahá’ís living in Palestine during the 19th century, and why had they been banished to the prison city of Acca?

And what connection could there possibly be between two such diverse groups from such different cultures, one from the East and the other from the West?