The doctrine of the occultation, which is the theology that heavily influences the Iranian Revolution, is central to Twelver Shiʿite theology because it provided a rationale for the continued guidance of God when his divinely-appointed Imam was no longer publicly accessible. Twelvers believe that the… | Read More in The Blogs
Tim Orr | The Theology of an Empty Throne: How Shi’ism Learned to Live with an Absent Imam



