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Author name: Jonah Winters

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  1. Graham Hassall. Jonah Winters, ed. Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes (2000). Brief notes on the history of Bahá'í activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Australia, and elsewhere. Essays.
  2. Dianne Bradford, Fiona Missaghian, Udo Schaefer, Robert Stockman. Jonah Winters, comp. Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin (2004). Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college course at Hofstra University, New York, fall 2001. Essays.
  3. Jonah Winters. Bahá'í Library Online at 25: Background, Functioning, and Future (2022-05). Notes written for the 25th anniversary of this website. Presentations.
  4. Brent Poirier, Christopher Buck, Moojan Momen, Jonah Winters. Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1997). Study.
  5. Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: Key to sources and full citations (1999). Bibliographies.
  6. Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1877-1892 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Bahji period". Bibliographies.
  7. Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1868-1877 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Akka period". Bibliographies.
  8. Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1863-1868 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Adrianople period". Bibliographies.
  9. Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1853-1863 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Baghdad period". Bibliographies.
  10. Jonah Winters, comp. Biography of Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain (2013). Compilation of documents about an early feminist and peace advocate who received a Tablet from Abdu'l-Bahá in 1908. Biographies.
  11. Jonah Winters. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review (1994). Issues raised by Momen's attempt to show that both religions are compatible, that the manifestation of Bahá'u'lláh fulfills the prophecies of the Buddha on the coming of a future Maitreya Buddha, and Bahá'í re-interpretations of Buddhist theology. Reviews.
  12. Jonah Winters, comp. Chronology of Persecutions of Babis and Baha'is (1998). Resources.
  13. Jonah Winters, comp. Cobb, Stanwood and Ida Nayan Whitlam: Bios and photos from "Find a Grave" (2014). Short biographies of Stanwood Cobb and his wife Ida. Biographies.
  14. Jonah Winters. Communicative Interaction: Relating Habermasian Universalism to Baha'i Consultation (1996). The philosophy of Jurgen Habermas has been influential in formulating definitions of morality. These theories are similar to the unique use by Bahá'ís of "consultation" as a tool for creating civil societies and nonrepressive moral codes. Personal.
  15. Jonah Winters. Diacritics and transliteration (2002). Etc.
  16. Jonah Winters. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions (1997). Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shí'í and Bábí history. Personal.
  17. Jonah Winters. Effulgences (Tajallíyát): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  18. Jonah Winters. Fire Tablet (Lawh-i-Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisún): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  19. Jonah Winters. Four Valleys (Chahar Vádí): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  20. Jonah Winters. Glossary of internet-related terms (1998). A document created in 1998, when many users were new to the Web, explaining some common internet terms. Retained for historical interest. Etc.
  21. E. G. Browne, Jack McLean, Julio Savi, Jonah Winters. Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Study.
  22. Jonah Winters. Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  23. Denis MacEoin, Robert Stockman, Juan Cole, Will C. van den Hoonaard. Jonah Winters, ed. Is the Bahá'í Faith a "World Religion" or a "New Religious Movement"? (1997-05). Compilation of emails about the socio-religious classification of the Bahá'í Faith. Essays.
  24. Jack Boyd. Gary Fuhrman, ed, Jonah Winters, ed. Jack Boyd memoirs (2004/2013). Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1960-2012. Includes recollections of travel, biographies of other Bahá'ís, and historical observations. Biographies.
  25. Jonah Winters, comp. Khatt-i-Badí' (The New Script): Transliteration and Notes (2018). Latin transliteration of Mírzá Muhammad-'Alí's "conlang" alphabet by Grover Gonzales. Includes notes by the Universal House of Justice, an overview by Gonzales, and samples of the script. Resources.
  26. Bahá'u'lláh. Jonah Winters, comp, Various, trans. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): "Multilinear" Translation project and Glossary (1999). Side-by-side comparisons of the authorized translation with earlier translations of Anton Haddad and Earl Elder. Includes short glossary to the Aqdas. Translations.
  27. Jonah Winters. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Tablet study outline (1998). Study.
  28. Jonah Winters. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  29. Jonah Winters. List of useful published resources for Bahá'í Studies (1998). A (now-outdated) bibliography of academic books helpful to Bahá'í studies. Etc.
  30. John Conkling, comp, Jonah Winters, ed. Maps and charts in Baha'i World volumes (2010). List of all inserts and maps included in volumes of the Bahá'í World books. Maps.
  31. Jonah Winters. Martyrdom in Jihad (1997). Unlike Judeo-Christianity, Islam does not contain a core of martyrdom. Rather, it occurs in three disparate areas: war/jihad, asceticism, and Shi'ism. I examine the relationship between jihad and martyrdom and their classical and contemporary meanings. Personal.
  32. Jonah Winters, comp. Notes and Commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh: Wilmette Institute study materials (2002). Large collection of outlines, commentaries, and study guides prepared by Wilmette Institute faculty. Resources.
  33. Jonah Winters, ed. Notes and Mazandarani's "9 Styles of Revelation" (1999). Study.
  34. Jonah Winters, Brett Zamir. Notes on Copyright (1998). Notes about various copyright schemes followed by the Bahá'í Library Online, with links to the US Library of Congress' copyright information website. Etc.
  35. Jonah Winters. Ode of the Dove (Qasídiy-i-`Izz-Varqá'iyyih): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  36. Jonah Winters. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship (1996). Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunnis. Using Western historiographical methods, I examine three key events occuring during the life of Muhammad that are used to legitimize Shi'i origins. Personal.
  37. Jonah Winters. Proposed Changes for Version 6 (2024-07-01). Some structural or systemic improvements necessary for future Bahá'í Library expansion 2025-. Etc.
  38. Robert Stockman, Jonah Winters. Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Bahá'í Faith (1997). A comprehensive research and educational tool for the student or teacher of the Bahá'í Faith. Includes curriculum guides, lecture outlines, annotated bibliographies, and lists of educational materials. Books.
  39. Jonah Winters. Saying Nothing about No-Thing: Apophatic Theology in the Classical World (1994). The apophatic (negative) theology of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus and some pre-Pseudo-Dionysius eastern Christian thinkers. Personal.
  40. Jonah Winters. Second Tablet of Salmán (Lawh-i-Salmán): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  41. Jonah Winters. Second Tablet to Napoleon III (Lawh-i-Napulyún): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  42. Jonah Winters. Seven Valleys (Haft Vádí): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  43. Jonah Winters. Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship (1997). In the Kitab-i-Iqan (pp. 84-89) Bahá'u'lláh rejects the charge that the text of the Bible has been tampered with. Many Shi'is have charged the same, accusing Sunnis of removing the proofs of Ali's appointment as leader of the community from the Qur'an. Personal.
  44. Jonah Winters. Short Glossary of Bahá'í Terms (2010). Definitions of a few common Bahá'í terms, people, places, and names of Tablets. Glossaries.
  45. Jonah Winters, comp. Sources for studying the life and writings of Abdu'l-Baha: A topical bibliography (1999). Now outdated bibliography; retained for historical interest. Biographies.
  46. Vahid Rafati, Denis MacEoin, Faruq Izadinia. Jonah Winters, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Sources of Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1997/2022). List of the original Tablets excerpted by Shoghi Effendi in compiling Gleanings. Study.
  47. Jonah Winters. Sprinkling from a Cloud (Rashh-i-Amá): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  48. Jonah Winters. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999). Reviews.
  49. Jonah Winters. Symbol and Secret and Revisioning the Sacred: Reviews (1999-12). Reviews.
  50. Jonah Winters. Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  51. Jonah Winters. Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  52. Jonah Winters. Tablet of Ridván (Lawh-i-Ridván): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  53. Jonah Winters. Tablet of Splendors (Lawh-i-Ishráqát): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  54. Jonah Winters. Tablet of the Branch (Súrih-i-Ghusn): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  55. Jonah Winters. Tablet of the Holy Mariner (Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  56. Michael W. Sours, Jonah Winters. Tablet of the Holy Mariner (Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Study.
  57. Jonah Winters. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  58. Jonah Winters. Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-Hikmat): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  59. Jonah Winters. Tablet to the Kings (Súratu'l-Mulúk): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  60. Jonah Winters. Tablet to the Physician, or Tablet of Medicine (Lawh-i-Tibb): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  61. Jonah Winters. Tablet to the Premier [Ali Pasha] (Lawh-i-Ra'ís): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  62. Jonah Winters. Tablet to the Sultan [Nasiri'd-Din Shah]: Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
  63. Jonah Winters. Tablets to Napoleon III: Comparison (1999). Comparison of the First and the Second Tablets to Napoleon Study.
  64. Jonah Winters. Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism (2017 (forthcoming)). Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystical poetry of Bahá'u'lláh. This paper provides background for that topic by surveying the use of themes of the erotic in writings by seven Sufi mystics. Personal.
  65. Jonah Winters. Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way (1994). Thesis and unpublished book on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, the central text of a school of thought that later evolved and migrated to become Zen Buddhism. Personal.
  66. Jonah Winters. Vision Statement / Mandate of the Bahá'í Library Online (2003 / 2010). Early description of content, intent, and functioning of the Bahá'í Library Online. Now outdated, but still a serviceable statement of purpose. Etc.
  67. Jonah Winters. What is a Content Management System? (2003-08). A brief overview of the technology underlying the Bahá'í Library Online circa 2003, and why this technology represents the next step in the Internet's evolution [since this essay was written, the term Web 2.0 has been popularized for said "next step"]. Essays.
  68. Jonah Winters. What's New in Version 4 (2012-01). Some useful search and interface changes for 2012, in conjunction with the 15th birthday of the Bahá'í Library. Etc.
  69. Jonah Winters. What's New in Version 5 (2013-2024). Updates to BLO code. (This page was originally a list of structural improvements for Bahá'í Library and its expansion, planning for which began in 2013, and a redevelopment team convened in 2021 and funded in 2023; then the project reset/forked in 2024). Etc.
  70. Jonah Winters, comp. William S. Hatcher 1935-2005 (2008). Bio and CV from the author's website. Biographies.
  71. Jonah Winters. Wondrous Book (Kitáb-i-Badí'): Tablet study outline (1999). Study.
 
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