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  1. 1844 A.D.: Pinpoint Target of All Faiths. Harilal M. Munje (1982/1987). On the great figures who arose around the world during the Axial Age and founded Christianity, Hinduism, and Zoroastrianism; some saints of India. Essays.
  2. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Baltimore. Allison Vaccaro, Edward E. Bartlett (1982-02). History of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Baltimore, Maryland. Essays.
  3. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London. Abdu'l-Bahá (1982). Notes on 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit to London and Bristol in 1911, his discourses and conversations; first published in 1912. Writings.
  4. Achievements and Victories of the Guardianship: Statistics, chronology, and bibliography. Owen Battrick, comp. (1982). List of books written, assemblies founded, Hands of the Cause appointed, and Plans for Expansion conceived. Bibliographies.
  5. American Bahá'í Community, 1894-1917, The: A Preliminary Survey. Peter Smith (1982). A comprehensive and detailed survey of the American community from 1894 to 1917. Includes bibliography as appendix, "Some Studies of Bahá'í Communities" (2015). Articles.
  6. Armstrong, Counsellor Leonora: A Loving Portrait. Kristine Leonard Asuncion (1982-08). Brief biographical sketch of Counsellor Armstrong, the "Spiritual Mother of South America" (1895-1980). Biographies.
  7. Arohanui: Letters to New Zealand. Shoghi Effendi (1982). Writings.
  8. Artist, Seeker and Seer: A vocabulary and a perspective for the appreciation and creation of art inspired by the Bahá'í Writings. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (1982). Imagery and metaphors from the Bahá'í Writings guide the appreciation and creation of art. They demonstrate that criticism vs creativity, logic vs. passion, and historicity vs. poetry have already been brought to a state of unity. Articles.
  9. Bahá'í Faith, The: Sect or Religion?. Udo Schaefer, Gerald C. Keil, trans. (1988). Lengthy study defining the distinguishing features of the Bahá'í Faith as contrasted with other contemporary religious movements. Introductory.
  10. Bahá'í Prayers [1982]: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, The Báb, and `Abdu'l-Bahá. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá (1954/1970/1982/2002). Writings.
  11. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Archive. Various (1982-2015). Links to the full issues of BSB (all offsite). Bibliographies.
  12. Bahiyyih Khanum: The Greatest Holy Leaf. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahiyyih Khanum, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1982). A compilation from Bahá'í sacred texts and writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih Khánum's own letters. Books.
  13. Canadian National Convention functioning. Universal House of Justice (1982). Reply to questions from an individual about the functioning of the National Convention in Canada with specific reference to the tellers report and the election of officers. UHJ-letters.
  14. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The. Juan Cole (1982). Lengthy overview of Bahá'í theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots. Articles.
  15. Concept of Spirituality, The. William S. Hatcher (1986). Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Bahá'í World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," "Process of Spiritual Growth," and "Collective Dimension of Spirituality." Articles.
  16. Dawn Fasting Prayer. Rúhíyyih Khánum (1982). Essay from ‘Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum's book The Desire of the World. Essays.
  17. Desire of the World, The: Materials for the contemplation of God and His Manifestation for this Day. Rúhíyyih Khánum (1982/2005). Compiled from the Words of Bahá’u’lláh. Includes a compilation of names and titles of God and of Bahá'u'lláh. Compilations-personal.
  18. Disconnected Letters of the Qur'an and the Significance of the Number 19. Robert T. Cameron (1982). Critique of Rashad Khalifa's (disputed) study purporting to find a "deep structure" of 19 in the Qur'an. Articles-unpublished.
  19. Dr. MacEoin's "Problems of Scholarship...": Some Thoughts. Stephen Lambden (1982). The nature of faith-based approaches to studying religion, authoritarianism, supernatural vs. human knowledge, Bahá'í "review", and examination of some sources. Articles.
  20. Early Relations Between Christian Missionaries and the Bábí and Bahá'í Communities. Moojan Momen (1982). Historical overview of interactions between the Bábís and the early Bahá'ís and a number of Christian missionaries in Persia, Palestine, and Syria in the 1800s. Articles.
  21. Early Shaykhí Reactions to the Báb and His Claims. Denis MacEoin (1982). On the first years of interaction and conflict between the Shaykhí School and the emerging Bábí movement. Articles.
  22. Effect of Revelation on Artistic Expression, The. Otto Donald Rogers (1982). The themes and processes of visual art are the same as those of constructive evolution: man as an instrument, desire for order and beauty, use of materials, element of light, principle of unity, balance of polarities, and mobility through faith. Articles.
  23. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica (1982-2023). Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles. Encyclopedia.
  24. Fire and Light: Excerpts from the Bahá'í Sacred Writings. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1982/1986). Compilation of Bahá’í writings on steadfastness, sacrifice, and adversity, showing how trials transform believers’ faith into spiritual strength, resilience, and illumination. Compilations.
  25. Foreword and Introduction: Promulgation of Universal Peace. Howard MacNutt (1922/1982). 1982 foreword (by anonymous) and 1922 introduction (by Macnutt) to Promulgation of Universal Peace, which is often omitted from online versions of the book. Essays.
  26. Function of Interpretation, The. Universal House of Justice (1982/1984). Two letters: difference between the authoritative interpretation of Abdu'l-Bahá and the Guardian vs. the divinely inspired legislation of the House of Justice, and the qualitative difference between interpretation and elucidations of the House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
  27. Gift of Love, A: Offered to the Greatest Holy Leaf. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, Gloria A. Faizi, comp. and ed. (1982). Booklet on various topics related to the life of Bahá'u'lláh's daughter Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), dedicated as a gift of love to her memory on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of her passing Books.
  28. Greatest Holy Leaf, The. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (1982). On the life and service of the Greatest Holy Leaf at the Montreal International Bahá’í Conference, September 1982. Audio.
  29. Illuminator vs. Redeemer: Was Ebionite Adam/Christ Prophetology "Original," Anti-Pauline, or "Gnostic"?. Christopher Buck (1982/2012). Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is of interest because of the phenomenological resonance between the Ebionite Christian doctrine of the "True Prophet" with the Bahá’í doctrine of the “Manifestation of God.” Articles-unpublished.
  30. Infallibility and Knowledge of Abdu'l-Baha. Universal House of Justice (1982-04-28). Abdu'l-Bahá's infallibility, authority, and the extent to which his knowledge was historically contextualized. UHJ-letters.
  31. Iran between Two Revolutions. Ervand Abrahamian (1982). Multiple references to the Bahá'í Faith, in an academic book of history. Books.
  32. Iran since the Revolution. Sepehr Zabih (1982). Discussion of the Iranian constitution, with one passing mention of Bahá'ís not being recognized. Excerpts.
  33. Kenosha, 1893-1912: History of an Early Bahá'í Community in the United States. William P. Collins (1982). First visited by Kheiralla in 1895, Kenosha was the second city in America to have resident Bahá'ís; it had one of the earliest elected assemblies, and until the 1920s had the third largest community in the States. It is a case study in US Bahá'í history. Articles.
  34. Letter to an Individual (on Belief, Development, and the Covenant). Universal House of Justice (1982-01-03). Regarding questions raised about sharing Bahá'í beliefs, participation in social and economic development activities, and the significance of the Covenant. UHJ-letters.
  35. Light of Divine Guidance: Volume 1. Shoghi Effendi (1982). Writings.
  36. Mulla Husayn. Lowell Johnson (1982). A biography of Mulla Husayn, the first Letter of the Living. Books.
  37. Murder in Tehran. Henry S. Villard (1982-06). In 1924 Vice Consul Robert W. Imbrie was killed by an angry mob spurred on by religious fanatics after he tried to photograph a fountain that was believed to be sacred, a foreshadowing of the 1979 embassy seizure. Essays.
  38. My Memories of Baha'u'llah. Ustad Muhammad-'Ali Salmani, Marzieh Gail, trans. (1982). Memories of one of Baha'u'llah's companions during his exile. Books.
  39. Problems of Scholarship in a Bahá'í Context. Denis MacEoin (1982). Thoughts on "anti-intellectualism" and faith-based interpretations of history, by a self-described outsider scholar. Articles.
  40. Promulgation of Universal Peace, The. Abdu'l-Bahá (1982 [1922]). A collection of transcriptions of 140 talks delivered by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá during the nine months in 1912 when he travelled across the United States and Canada. Writings.
  41. Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant. Universal House of Justice (1996). Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Bahá'í social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevailing cultural mores; and the uniqueness of the Bahá'í covenant. UHJ-letters.
  42. Quddus. Lowell Johnson (1982). Overview of the life of Quddus, the most prominent disciple of the Báb and the eighteenth and final Letter of the Living. Biographies.
  43. Ridván 1982: Bahá'í Era 139. Universal House of Justice (1982). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. UHJ-documents.
  44. Salmani's My Memories of Baha'u'llah, Publication of. Universal House of Justice (1982-12-02). Two letters, to a Bahá'í publisher and an individual, regarding the 1982 publication of My Memories of Bahá'u'lláh, an autobiography of Bahá'u'lláh's barber, Ustad Salmani. UHJ-letters.
  45. Selección de los Escritos del Báb: Compilado por el Departamento de Investigación de la Casa Universal de Justicia. The Báb, Habib Taherzadeh, trans. , Malihe Forghani, trans. (1982). Spanish translation of Selections from the Writings of The Báb. Writings.
  46. Selections from the Writings of the Báb. The Báb, Habib Taherzadeh, trans. , Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (1982 [1976]). Writings.
  47. Some Aspects of the Development of the Bahá'í Administrative Order in America, 1922-1936. Loni Bramson (published as Loni Bramson-Lerche) (1982). On the development of the American and Canadian communities, from small informal networks of local groups to a vastly enlarged and well-organized religion with a national consciousness, and the gradual consolidation of the Administrative structure. Articles.
  48. Some Bahá'í and Shaykhí Interpretations of 'the Mystery of Reversal'. Denis MacEoin (1982-06). Prophecies about the appearance of the Qa'im and the significance of certain letters and numbers within a cipher described in an Islamic text. Articles.
  49. Spiritualization of the Bahá'í Community: A Plan for Teaching. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland, Adib Taherzadeh (1982). A three-part collection consisting of a letter from the NSA of Ireland, a letter from Taherzadeh to the Bahá'ís of Ireland regarding the spiritualization of the Bahá'í community, and the preamble for a plan of action for teaching. NSA-letters.
  50. Statement in Rebuttal of Accusations Made against the Bahá'í Faith by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations. Bahá'í International Community (1982-11-30). In a document distributed to the UN, "Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran," Iran made a number of false and damaging statements concerning the Bahá'í Faith. The BIC wishes to refute these false statements and to present the true facts. BIC.
  51. Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History. Moojan Momen, ed. (1982). Five articles from the first collection of scholarly essays on the history of the Faith to be published as a book (in English): on Shaykhi reactions and Christian relations in Iran, and three studies of early communities in America. Books.
  52. Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History / Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: List of volumes. Anthony Lee, ed. (1982-2023). List of all 23 volumes in the SBBH / SBBR series from Kalimat Press. Bibliographies.
  53. Tahirih. Lowell Johnson (1982). Overview of the life of Qurratu'l-`Ayn, "Solace of the Eye," aka Zarrín-Táj, "Crown of Gold." Biographies.
  54. These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah. Robert W. McLaughlin (1982). Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Books.
  55. Thoughts on Marriage, Some. Margaret Ruhe (1982). An essay on various aspects of Bahá'í marriage. Essays.
  56. Traveler's Narrative, A: Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb. Abdu'l-Bahá, E. G. Browne, trans. (1982 [c. 1886]). Reprint of Browne's original translation of 1891 but lacking all of Browne's notes. Writings.
  57. Trial of Mullá 'Alí Bastámí, The: A Combined Sunní-Shí'í Fatwá against The Báb. Moojan Momen (1982). The trial of Mullá `Alí Bastámí was one of the most important episodes of 1844-45, being both the first occasion on which the new Bábí movement encountered the opposition of the ulama, and a crucial turning point in the development of the movement. Articles.
  58. Unidad de los Profetas. Abdu'l-Bahá (1912/1982). Select essays from Promulgation of Universal Peace. Writings.
  59. Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Annamarie Honnold, comp. (1982). Compilation of inspiring anecdotes pertaining to the Bahá'í way of life as demonstrated by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the perfect Exemplar of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings, whose words and deeds were in total harmony and whose life serves as an example for all. Books.
  60. Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha: A Commentary. David Hofman (1945/1982/1989). Books.
 

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