- "A.J." and the Introduction of the Baha'i Faith into Poland. Jan T. Jasion (1978-12). On the earliest mentions of the Bábí Faith in Polish, and the writings of Aleksander Walerian Jablonowski, a well-known historian and linguist who met Babis in Baghdad in 1870. Articles.
- Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The by William Miller: "Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith". Douglas Martin (1978-12). Lengthy review of Miller's book, and a broad discussion of anti-Bahá'í polemic and historiography. Articles.
- Bahá'í World, The: Volume 16 (1973-1976). Various, Universal House of Justice, comp. (1978). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. Books.
- Chapter 6, "Some 'New' Religions: Cao Dai, The Bahá'í Faith, Theosophy. Edward Rice (1978). Historical overview, from Shi'i Islam to the Wilmette Temple. Excerpts.
- Five Year Plan (1974-1979) Statistical Report. Bahá'í World Centre (1978-04). Survey of the progress made towards achieving the goals of the 5-year plan, both at the World Centre and throughout the global community. Statistics.
- Guidance about How to Direct the Course of One's Life. Universal House of Justice (1978-10-11). Ways to conform our conduct to the Teachings and the service of the Cause and mankind, including five steps of prayer for guidance told by the Guardian to Ruth Moffett, which can be regarded as just "personal suggestions" but are "quite sound." UHJ-letters.
- History of the Bahá'í Faith in Reno and Northern Nevada. Genevieve Metro-Corbin (1978/2001). Baha'i history and its epochs and ages; history of the Faith in Nevada in the twentieth century; construction of the Shrine of the Báb. Articles-unpublished.
- History of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihran, Iran. Robert Stauffer, ed. (1978). Brief history of the birth-place of Bahá'u'lláh distributed to pilgrims to the site. Essays.
- In Memoriam. Author unknown (1978). Ahmadpur, 'Inayatu'llah; Arbab, Ruhi; Ashen, Elizabeth Anna; Azamikhah, Qudratu'llah; Baghdadi, 'Abbas Ihsan; Baghtiyari, Isfandiyar; Bare, Karen; Becker, Matilda; Beeton, James Henry Isaac; Bode, Edward; Dhabih, Ishraqiyyih; Dreyfus-Barney, Laura ... Biographies.
- Iran: A Country Study. Richard F. Nyrop, ed. (1978). Half-page summary of Bahá'í thought and history. Excerpts.
- Iran: The Illusion of Power. Robert Graham (1978). 1-paragraph summary of the Faith as a cause of political friction between Mohammad Reza Shah and the clergy in the 1970s, and mention of a Bahá'í, Hozbar Yazdani, owning a controlling interest in Iranians Bank. Excerpts.
- Iranian National Bahá'í Archives (INBA). Various (1976-1978). 105 volumes of Bahá'í writings and manuscripts, compiled before the Islamic revolution in Iran by the Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly and distributed as photocopies to Bahá'í scholars and archives, for preservation. Archives.
- Juliet Remembers Gibran: As told to Marzieh Gail. Juliet Thompson (1978). Juliet Thompson's recollections of Kahlil Gibran. Histories.
- Knowledge of God, The: An Essay on Bahá'í Epistemology. Jack McLean (1978 Spring). Knowledge of the divine is the beginning of all things. This can come through the investigative faculty, the path of reason, or through intuition and mysticism, the path of the heart. Articles.
- Love for God and Bahá'u'lláh. Universal House of Justice (1978-05-25). Response to a Bahá'í individual's concern about not feeling sufficient love for God and Bahá'u'lláh compared to others. UHJ-letters.
- Part of the Bahá'í History of the Family of Charles and Maria Ioas. Viola Tuttle, Margarite Ioas Ullrich, Monroe Ioas, Paul Ioas, Joseph Ioas (1978-08). Biographies of Charles and Maria: from his birth in 1859, their introduction to the Faith in 1898, experiences with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912, and four Tablets from 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Biographies.
- Prescription for Living. Rúhíyyih Khánum (1950/1978/2015). Thoughts on how to weave a happy individual life and a happy, united, world life: on love and marriage, death, work, habits, sorrow and trial, and the Bahá'í teachings. Books.
- Proclamación de Bahá'u'lláh a los Reyes y Dirigentes del Mundo, La. Bahá'u'lláh, Universal House of Justice, comp. (1978). Spanish translation of Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh. Writings.
- Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh (1978). Excerpts from Baha'u'llah's letters to the kings and leaders of the world. Writings.
- Ranks and Functions in the Bahá'í Cause. Universal House of Justice (1978-03-27). Regarding the relationships between administrative institutions; Different ranks of and interactive functioning of the Continental Board of Counsellors versus National Spiritual Assemblies. UHJ-letters.
- Ridvan 1978: Bahá'í Era 135. Universal House of Justice (1978-04). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world, and message to the friends gathered at National Bahá'í Conventions. UHJ-documents.
- Sélection des Écrits de 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá (1984/2016). Writings.
- Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá (1978). Writings.
- Tablet of Purity. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (1978). Emphasizing purity, cleanliness, and abstinence from harmful habits, linking physical refinement to spiritual growth. Writings.
- Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá from Star of the West. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Sen McGlinn, comp. (1978). Compilation of tablets translated and published in Book 1 of the 1978 reprint of Star of the West, which contains all of Vol. 1, March 1910, and Vol. 2 to Number 11, September 1911. Translations.
- Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas. Bahá'u'lláh (1988 [1978]). Writings.
- Victory Promises. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice (1978). Promises for success in spreading the Faith. Compilations-NSA.
- Words of Long Ago. Mirra Alfassa (published as The Mother) (1912/1978). Transcript of a talk The Mother delivered to some Bahá'ís in Paris in 1912 by request of Abdu'l-Bahá; reflections inspired by the departure of Abdu'l-Bahá from Paris in June 1913. Excerpts.
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