This collection of letters by Shoghi Effendi unfold a clear vision of the relation between the Bahá’í community and the entire process of social evolution under the Dispensation of Baha'u'llah. The vital distinction between the Bahá’í community and the sects and congregations of former religions had already been made apparent at the time of their writing, but this collection establishes the Bahá’í Administrative Order as the nucleus and pattern of the world civilization emerging under divine inspiration at this focal point in human history.
In reading this volume one may perceive the significance of the new dimension which Bahá’u’lláh gave to religion in this era: the supremacy of Divine Law in civilization, fulfilling that supremacy which in previous Dispensations relgion had exercised over individual souls. Shoghi Effendi's exposition of the Teachings, his unique realization of the ultimate aim and purpose of Bahá’u’lláh's Revelation, are no static commentary upon a sacred text, but the very essence of world statesmanship evoked in the hour of man's direst need.