We at the Baha'i Academics Resource Library wish to help foster Baha'i studies by showcasing new work by up-and-coming talent. This can range from high-school projects to undergraduate research papers to adult education classes. Students who might one-day wish to publish in this field can take advantage of the internet by contributing their papers for posting here, which is a convenient way to get an initial taste of publication. Submissions are encouraged, and can be emailed to .

Also of interest to Baha'i students currently in college would be The Baha'i Student Handbook, prepared by the Association for Baha'i Studies for English-Speaking Europe (offsite).

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Bailey, Nina

1. Comparison of the Seven Valleys and the American Indian Peace Shield, written for the Wilmette Institute in March 1999, traces parallels between Baha'u'llah's Tablet and a Native American spiritual allegory.

   Bradford, Dianne

2. Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Baha'u'llah, written for the Wilmette Institute in February 1998, relates three approaches from Islam—Theologians, Muslim Philosophers, and Mystics—with stages in the Four Valleys.

   Brownstein, Ted

3. Essay on the Four Valleys: Are the Four Valleys four stages in one path, or are they four paths? written for the Wilmette Institute in February 1998, contrasts alternate readings of symbolism in the Four Valleys.

4. Tablet of the True Seeker: Personal Commentary and Reflections is a commentary project on the Kitab-i-Iqan, one version of which was submitted as homework for the Wilmette Institute in 1998.

   Dillon, Kathleen

5. Women in Martyrdom: Parallels of Passio Perpetuae and Martyrdom in the Baha'i Faith relates accounts of female martyrs in early Christianity and revolutionary Iran.

   Jones, LeRoy

6. Mystical Aspects of the Bahá'í Faith as presented in the Seven Valleys, inspired in part by the Wilmette Institute, argues that "mystical aspects of the Bahá'í Faith are of paramount importance" and may sometimes get overlooked in favor of its social aspects.

7. The Mystic Cup: The Essential Mystical Nature of the Baha'i Faith continues and expands upon these themes as they pertain to personal spirituality.

   Law, Roberta

8. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis? written for the Wilmette Institute in February 1998, explores the nature of Sufism and Baha'u'llah's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the Seven Valleys.

9. The Wrathful God of Martin Luther and Baha'u'llah, written for the Wilmette Institute in April 1998, compares the theologies of Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Ahmad-i-Farsi and Martin Luther.

   Leiker, Benjamin

10. Sacred Baha'i Architecture surveys the symbolism and history of Baha'i temples.

    Lowery, Daryl

11. "The Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian Hidden Words #77" was prepared for the Wilmette Institute course on Shoghi Effendi's Dispensation of Baha'u'llah.

    Marshall, Alison

12. "Revelation in the voices of Baha'u'llah," written for the Wilmette Institute in June 1999, examines how the process of revelation can be understood by examining how ordinary human beings create speech and write, and explores the voices Baha'u'llah uses in six of his mystical works.

13. "What on earth is a disconnected letter? An overview of Baha'u'llah's commentary on the disconnected letters," written for the Wilmette Institute in July, 1999, explores the meaning of the Arabic letters alif, lam, mim, as explained in Baha'u'llah's tablet Tafsir hurufat al-maqatt’ah.

    Plunkett, Donald

14. Does the Valley of Unity negate the distinction between 'Bahá'í' and 'non-Bahá'í'? written for the Wilmette Institute in January 1998, argues that, in the higher reaches of mystical attainment, the distinction between "Baha'is" and "non-Baha'is" is lessened.

    Rahbar, Arash Keshavarz

15. Biography of Mulla Aliy-i-Bastami (A Letter of Living) was written for a course at Maxwell International Baha'i School (grade 8).

    Rose, Rouha

16. Some Thoughts on the City of Certitude, written for the Wilmette Institute in March 1998, discusses the Kitab-i-Iqan and the nature of its "City of Certitude."

    Shawamreh, Cynthia C.

17. Comparison of the Suriy-i-Haykal and the Prophecies of Zechariah, written for the Wilmette Institute in December 1998, discusses Baha'u'llah's symbol of the Manifestation as "temple" and its analogues from the Hebrew Bible.

18. Lessons on Detachment in the Tablet to Pope Pius IX was written for the Wilmette Institute in November 1998.

    Skrenes, Ruhiyyih

19. An Analysis of Figurative Language in the Tablet of Ahmad, written for the Wilmette Institute in April 1998, offers an introductory analysis of the metaphors and symbols used in Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic).

20. The Meaning and Significance of Certitude, written for the Wilmette Institute in March 1998, examines the nature of Certitude and the process of its attainment as described in the Kitab-i-Iqan.

    Tansik, Melissa

21. Education and the Supreme Talisman, written for the Wilmette Institute in November 1999, discusses how the Kitab-i-Iqan can be seen as "a compendium of what humankind needs to know; a discussion of perception as it relates to learning what is needful; intellectual honesty; and the results of various learning experiences."

22. Historical study: Tablets to the Rulers, prepared for the Wilmette Institute in August 1999, summarizes the history and fate of the rulers to whom Baha'u'llah wrote in the 1860s.

    Wilson , Helen T.

23. Shoghi Effendi's The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah: Its Continuing Place In History, written for the Wilmette Institute in April 2000, discusses the historical context of the Dispensation of Baha'u'llah and some of the Guardian's objectives in writing it.

    Wittman, Brian

24. "Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah," written for the Wilmette Institute in April 2000, discusses how Islam is presented and explained in this book.

    Woodlock, Rachel

25. Dying for Our Sins "addresses the Christian doctrine of the substitutionary atonement and considers whether such a doctrine has a place within a Bahá'í theological framework."