- Antinomies of Reason and the Theology of Revelation: Some Preliminary Thoughts. Nader Saiedi. (1998) A thesis of Progressive Revelation offers a solution to the fundamental antinomies of philosophical discourse. This concept is applied to the Kantian antinomies of reason: the central question of modern philosophy. Articles.
- Baha'u'llah and Human Nobility. Nader Saiedi. (2015) Perspectives on the concept of nobility, from Zoroaster to Max Weber and Nietzsche; Rousseau to Bahá'u'lláh; institutionalization of human dignity; reinterpretation of religion. Articles-unpublished.
- Birth of Human Beings in the Writings of the Bab. Nader Saiedi. (2010-12-30) A talk on an invited topic (the origin of humankind) from a scholar known for his unique familiarity with the works of The Bab. Audio.
- Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity. Nader Saiedi. (2011) We have arrived at a turning point in human evolution: the moment of the birth of the human being. This paper examines the development of this idea in the Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and its opposite concept, dehumanization. Articles.
- Concealment and Revelation in Bahá'u'lláh's Book of the River. Nader Saiedi. (1999) Analysis and provisional translation of Sahífiy-i-Shattíyyih (Book of the River); on Bahá'u'lláh's experience in the Síyáh-Chál and whether he considered himself a Manifestation of God prior to his Ridván declaration. Articles.
- From Oppression to Empowerment. Nader Saiedi. (2016) On four contemporary types of oppression: in the international political order, forms of the state, economic structures, and forms of cultural identity; Bahá’u’lláh’s personal response to oppression; and a Bahá’í approach to empowerment and liberation. Articles.
- Introduction to Abdu'l-Baha's The Secret of Divine Civilization, An. Nader Saiedi. (2000) 'Abdu'l-Bahá's The Secret of Divine Civilization in the context of the Iranian social and political situation of the day, and comments on its contribution to ongoing debates on certain religious, social, and political debates. Articles.
- Replacing the Sword with the Word: Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Peace. Nader Saiedi. (2019-05) The writings of Bahá'u'lláh reconstruct foundational concepts such as mysticism, religion, and social order; theories of peace, including democratic, Marxist, and sociological. Articles.
- Short Chronological List of the Báb's Writings, A. Nader Saiedi. Arjen Bolhuis, ed. (2024-11) Overview of some of the major, or more frequently mentioned, works of the Báb in chronological order. Chronologies.
- Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. Alison Marshall, ed. (2024-08) Partial transcript of a 2014 talk, exploring the Bahá'í writings, their vast unexplored corpus, and the need for scholars to study, index, and translate these texts for a deeper understanding.
Transcripts.
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