This first pilgrimage by Westerners to visit ‘Abdul-Bahá in the Holy Land was a pivotal event in the history of the Bahá í Faith, a turning point that would have, and continues to have, far-reaching implications. The fascinating story of the intrepid travellers who made that journey is brilliantly told in Lighting the Western Sky: The First Pilgrimage of Western Baha’is to the Holy Land by Kathryn Jewett Hogenson, first published by George Ronald in 2010.

More recently Kathryn has given us Infinite Horizons: The Life and Times of Horace Holley, an account of a unique man from the next generation of American Baha’is who left an equally indelible imprint on the history of his community for more than four decades - and indeed on the entire Bahá’í world as a Hand of the Cause of God.

In this episode of Great Reads: The George Ronald Podcast, Kathryn Jewett Hogenson shares more about the process of researching and writing her two fascinating books.

Lighting the Western Sky: The First Pilgrimage of Western Baha’is to the Holy Land is available as a book or electronic publication, here >

Infinite Horizons: The Life and Times of Horace Holley is available as a book or electronic publication, here >

Presented and produced by Rob Weinberg

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