- Ali K. Merchant. Compassion or Karuna as Understood in the Bahá'í Religion (2001-07). A brief overview of the meaning of ethics and the divine origin of compassion.
- Ali K. Merchant. Concept of Sin in the Bahá'í Faith, The (2000-10). Just as Bahá'ís don't believe in the existence of evil as a real entity, likewise sin is but the absence of holiness. All the forces within us are God-given and thus potentially virtuous; their absence casts the shadow of sin.
- Ali K. Merchant. Religion and Science in the New Millennium: A Bahá'í Perspective (2001-01). An attempt to understand the essential functions of science and religion in human society, building on the work of Stanwood Cobb, William Hatcher and Anjam Khursheed, who have done pioneering research on the unity of religion and science.
- Ali K. Merchant. Religious Challenges in the 21st Century and the Bahá'í Faith (2001-04). Why has religion become suspect in present-day society? Do religious traditions help or hinder community? How does the Golden Rule, which exists in all religions, help build global unity?
- Ali K. Merchant. Rise of the Terrorism and Secessionism in South Asia: A Baha'i Viewpoint (2000). A short article about causes of terrorism, its history in India, understanding the terrorist mindset, and some Bahá'í solutions.
- Ali K. Merchant. What is Religious Humanism: A Bahá'í Viewpoint (2000-07). Religious institutions are often viewed as irrelevant to the concerns of the modern world. Apparent differences don't disprove the essential unity of religion, or its teaching that humans are essentially good and have a purpose in life.
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