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  1. چند پیام بیت‌العدل اعظم الهی از انتشارات مجله پیام بدیع (Some Messages from the Universal House of Justice from the Publications of Payam Badi). Universal House of Justice (2013 August). Compilation of letters in Persian. UHJ-letters.
  2. A Pilgrimage Excerpt from the Story of Jeanne Kranen. Jeanne Kranen, Marion Pnevmatikou, trans. (2013). Pilgrims.
  3. Abdu'l-Bahá in America, by Robert H. Stockman, and Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity, ed. Negar Mottahedeh: Reviews. Firuz Kazemzadeh (2013). Reviews.
  4. `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt: September 1910. Julio Savi (2013). Historical and political background of Abdu'l-Bahá's various travels to Egypt, discussion of the people he met, and press coverage. Articles.
  5. `Abdu'l-Bahá in Manhattan. Kurt Asplund (2013-01-15). Maps of all the places visited by `Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912, from Miniature Atlas of the Borough of Manhattan in One Volume, complete with detailed descriptions of each location, quotations from people present, and excerpts from newspaper articles. Maps.
  6. Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation. Christopher Buck (2013). Overview of the event, press coverage, publications of the speech, the Emancipation Proclamation "myth" and its historical influence, the role of whites, and the rhetoric of progress. Articles.
  7. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Elucidation of the Concept of the Oneness of Humanity During His Western Travels. Wendi Momen (2013). Today the Bahá'í teaching of oneness of humankind is widely accepted, but in the early 1900s it was a difficult concept to convey or put into practice. Abdu'l-Bahá made this principle a centerpiece of his talks and actions in the West. Articles.
  8. `Abdu'l-Bahá, le porte-drapeau d'une nouvelle civilisation: `Abdu'l-Bahá, the Standard Bearer of a New Civilization. Shapour Rassekh, Louis Brunet, trans. , Pierre-Yves Mocquais, trans. (2013/2014). Abdu'l-Bahá's mission and objectives in visiting North American, bringing to the West his principles for a new global age. Includes French original, "‘Abdu’l-Bahá, le porte-drapeau d’une nouvelle civilisation." Articles.
  9. Al-amr bi'l-ma'rúf wa'n-nahy 'an al-munkar" (Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice). Universal House of Justice, Research Department (2013-06-25). Regarding the Islamic practice of "enjoining the good and forbidding the wrong." UHJ-letters.
  10. Alain Locke. Christopher Buck (2013). Encyclopedia.
  11. All is One: Becoming Indigenous and Bahá'í in Global North America. Chelsea Horton (2013-08). Native-American identity, conversion, and community, as viewed through the lens of the Bahá'í Faith. For some, converting to the Bahá'í Faith accompanied a voyage of self-discovery toward indigenous identity. Link to thesis (offsite). Theses.
  12. Awakening: A History of the Bábi and Bahá'í Faiths in Nayriz. Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2013). Eight items: The complete book in Spanish, sample chapter in English, reviews, audio interview, and video interviews and presentations, including one on "Bábí Women Of Nayriz" in the persecutions of 1850, 1853 and 1909. Books.
  13. Awakening: A History of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Nayriz, by Hussein Ahdieh: Review. Hussein Ahdieh, trans. (2013-09). English translation of a short review in Persian. Reviews.
  14. Awakening: A History of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Nayriz, by Hussein Ahdieh: Review. Naysan Naraqi (2013-10-21). Brief review of book, and short interview with Ahdieh, conducted by bahaiblog.net. Reviews.
  15. Awakening: A History of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Nayriz, by Hussein Ahdieh: Review. Robert Harris (2013). Reviews.
  16. Bab in the World of Images, The. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian (2013). History of the portraits drawn of the Bab, especially that of Aqa Bala Bayg of Shishvan, the only artist who actually met the Bab. Articles.
  17. Bábí and Bahá'í Bibliography from Gallica, A. Jan T. Jasion, comp. (2013-12). Entries from a downloadable digital library developed by the Bibliothèque nationale de France with any mention of the Faiths or relevant persons. The articles are mostly from France, from 1849 to 1943. Bibliographies.
  18. Bahá'í Approaches to World Problems. Iscander Micael Tinto (2013). Historical, religious, scientific, and economical analysis of the state of the world and how the various problems of humanity should be faced, based on the Bahá’í Writings and some contemporary philosophical and scientific theories. Articles-unpublished.
  19. Bahá'í Faith and Islam. Anonymous (2013). Overview of connections and contrasts between the Bahá'í Faith and its parent religion. Essays.
  20. Bahá'í History and Videos. Hussein Ahdieh (2013-2025). Links to Zoom videos on a variety of topics: Kahlil Gibran, the life of Varqá, Bahá'í schools for girls and Tahirih's influence, martyrs in Nayriz, Abdu'l-Bahá in New York, and Harlem Prep School. Video.
  21. Bahá'í Perspective on International Human Rights Law, A. Brian D. Lepard (2013-02). Overview of the evolution of modern "secular" systems of international human rights law and their limitations, principles in the Bahá’í Writings relevant to such laws, and implications of these principles for reform of the contemporary legal order. Articles-unpublished.
  22. Baha'i Pioneers. Moojan Momen (2013). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  23. Bahá'í Reference Library Wiki Overlay. Brett Zamir (2013). Broswer add-on (software) overlaying the official Bahá'í Reference Library (reference.bahai.org) with links back to collaboratively editable wikis (at bahai9.com, bahaikipedia.org, wikipedia.org, and bahai.works) for compiling info by work/paragraph. Software.
  24. Baha'i Reflections on the "Seal of the Prophets". Christopher Buck (2013-2017). Three blog entries of personal reflections: Unsealing the “Seal of the Prophets” (2013); The Seal of the Prophets: Meeting God on the Last Day (2016); Muhammad: the Last Prophet? (2017). Essays.
  25. Bahá'í Studies videos. Peter Smith (2013). Twelve introductory videos about Bahá'í history, practice, and teachings. Video.
  26. Bahá'ís. Todd M. Johnson, comp. , Brian J. Grim, comp. (2013). Statistics of Bahá'í populations in 1910 and 2010, growth rates, and geographic distribution. Statistics.
  27. Bahá'ís have outsized MLK presence. Abe Levy (2013-01-18). Bahá'ís play an increasingly-active role in events celebrating the message of Martin Luther King. Newspapers.
  28. Baha'ism in Iran. Ashaq Hussain (2013). An overview of Bahá'í history and the Iranian response. Articles.
  29. Biography of Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain. Jonah Winters, comp. (2013). Compilation of documents about an early feminist and peace advocate who received a Tablet from Abdu'l-Bahá in 1908. Biographies.
  30. Celestial Fire: Bahá'u'lláh as the Messianic Theophany of the Divine Fire in Zoroastrianism. Farshid Kazemi (2013). Heat is used as a symbol of the dynamic nature of motion and existence, and in a tablet to the Zoroastrians, Bahá'u'lláh says that fire is a symbol of the Primal Will personified in the Manifestations. This paper explores such symbolism in the Gathas. Articles.
  31. Challenges for Bahá'í Youth in a Western Way of Life. Universal House of Justice (2013-04-19). Difficulties young people might face in upholding Bahá'í ideals and standards of behaviour in the context of Western culture and sexual mores. UHJ-letters.
  32. Collective Security: An Indispensable Requisite for a Lasting Peace. Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing (2013). The global community must come to collaborative agreements regarding policing, the military, nuclear weapons, and an international court. The Bahá'í Faith can offer much guidance for this process. Articles.
  33. Collective Security within Reach by Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing: Review. Graham Hassall (2013). Reviews.
  34. "Come Back, Africa": First commercial film mentioning the Bahá'í Faith. Greg Watson (2013). Context of a 1959 African documentary/drama film in which the Bahá'í Faith is discussed. Essays.
  35. Coming Age of Humanity and its Implications for Psychotherapy, The. Diane Robinson Kerr (2013-10). Humanity is undergoing inevitable and revolutionary change. The transition from turbulent adolescence to global maturity especially affects our understanding of human psychology. This thesis examines the impact on psychotherapy in particular. Theses.
  36. Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Moojan Momen (2013). Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the Epistle's references to Qayyumu’l-Asma and the Muslim dawn prayer for Ramadan. Articles.
  37. Concept of Spiritual Force, The: Teilhardian and Bahá'í Perspectives. Benjamin Schewel (2013). The concept of spiritual force - purpose, and growth in capacity - constitutes an important component of both Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s thought and a Bahá’í conceptual framework; overview of historical approaches to the concept of spiritual force. Articles-unpublished.
  38. Confinement of the Membership of the Universal House of Justice to Men, The. Universal House of Justice (2013-12-22). Affirms gender equality in the Bahá’í Faith, while upholding men's exclusive eligibility for the Universal House of Justice as divinely ordained but unexplained. UHJ-letters.
  39. Contemporary Biographies and In Memoriams. Jack McLean (1999-2013). Biographies of contemporary Bahá'ís, known personally to the author: Andy Andrews, Charles Keedwell, Damian Firth, Edna Halsted Nablo, Ian Semple, Latifa Toeg, Majorie Eleanor Merrick, Michel Morisset, Peter Paul Morgan, Suzanne Sabih. Biographies.
  40. Course on Bahá'í Symbolism. Ernesto Fernandez (2013-07). Symbolic forms in the Writings and Bahá'í architectural systems, and their analogues in universal religious symbolism. Includes Spanish translation, "Curso de simbología bahá ́í." Articles-unpublished.
  41. Creation and Evolution: A Compilation. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. (2013). Short compilation of passages on the creation of the universe, nature, and existence. Compilations-personal.
  42. Cultivation of Belief, The: 'The Gardener,' Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Inquiry Into Religion. Manohla Dargis (2013-08-08). A review of The Gardener, a meditative documentary by an outsider which is partly about the Bahá'í Faith. Newspapers.
  43. Desert Enlightenment: Prophets and Prophecy in American Science Fiction. Justice Hagan (2013). On the pivotal role in the development of the central characters the narratives of the novel Dune, the comics The Rise of Apocalypse, and the film Star Wars. Contains a few passing mentions related to the Bahá'í Faith. Theses.
  44. Development of the Bábí / Bahá'í Communities, The: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives. Youli A. Ioannesyan (2013). 19th-century private letters and diplomatic correspondence from a prominent Russian scholar, one of the first to study the rise of the Babis. Excerpt from book: contents and Introduction. (Offsite.) Excerpts.
  45. Difficulty of teachings on chastity. Universal House of Justice (2013-04-23). Discusses the need of institutions not to pry but to encourage willful obedience with the teachings on chastity; also covers conditions for removal of administrative rights. UHJ-letters.
  46. Discussions between MacEoin, Cole, Hatcher, Afnan, Lambden, Momen, et al.: index and links. Denis MacEoin, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, Various (1974-2013). Table of contents and links for a variety of published scholarly debates within Bahá'í studies, 1974-2013. Resources.
  47. Divide and Rule: The Creation of the Alawi State after World War I. Necati Alkan (2013-11). Summary of 20th-century history of the Nusayri/Alawi Shi'i movement in Syria and Turkey. (No mention of Bahá'ís.) Articles.
  48. Download Bahá'í Library Online: database only. Jonah Winters (2013/2020/2026). Download the Bahá'í Library database. Download direct from archive.org, or by faster BitTorrent. [version 5.3, 2026-04] Etc.
  49. Eight Years Near `Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Dr. Habíb Mú'ayyad. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2007/2013). Memoirs of an occasional pilgrim to the house of Abdu'l-Baha from 1907, and later member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran. Books.
  50. El Monte Carmelo y el Nombre Oculto: Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name. Ernesto Fernandez (2013-06). Relationship between Mount Carmel and the Greatest Name and their symbolic meanings in the Bahá'í Faith. Articles-unpublished.
  51. English Translation of German Letters Published in The Light of Divine Guidance. Shoghi Effendi, Eberhard von Kitzing, trans. , Brett Zamir, ed. (2013). Two letters originally written in German with brief mentions of cremation and Esperanto, and a personal letter to Bahá'ís in Esslingen. Translations.
  52. Evolutionary Pathways in an Unfolding Universe. Rafie Mavaddat (2009/2013). History of events that have transformed primordial matter into present-day complex systems and the emergence of life, consciousness, and societies. Includes many passing mentions of the Faith, esp. pages 155-156. (Offsite.) Books.
  53. Extraordinary Life and Work of Wellesley Tudor Pole, The: Bahá'í Seer. Lil Osborn (2013-07). On the role of Bahá'í beliefs in the life and spiritual quest of Tudor Pole. Biographies.
  54. Eyewitness Account of the Massacre of Bahá'ís in Nayriz, 1909. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani (2013). Shaykh Dhakariyya's rebellion in Nayriz culminated in the martyrdom of nineteen Bahá'ís on Naw Ruz, 1909, the same day Abdu'l-Bahá interred the remains of the Bab in the mausoleum on Mount Carmel. This is a history of both events. Articles.
  55. Fear Into Faith: Overcoming Anxiety. Susan Gammage (2013). An overview on understanding anxieties and fears, how to cope with them, and Bahá'í perspectives. Books.
  56. Feast Programs. Susan Gammage (2013-2018/2023). Programs for nine Bahá'í months, with Youtube links for opening and closing music, a selection of relevant quotations, and some commentary or annotations. Compilations-personal.
  57. First Newspaper Stories of the Events of the Bábí Faith: November 1845. Steven Kolins, comp. (2013). Six versions of some the first public mentions in English of the Bábís, from November 1845. [Mentions from April 1845 have since been found.] Newspapers.
  58. George Ronald: A Bibliographic History. Jan T. Jasion (2013). The history of George Ronald, the most prominent and prolific independent publisher of Bahá'í books, as shown through a history of their catalogue 1943-2013. Bibliographies.
  59. Global Scholars as Ambassadors of Knowledge. Boris Handal (2013). Global scholars can face challenges interacting with peers and with the community of their destination cultures, but can become agents of social change due to their unique overseas positions, and teach global citizenship, moral leadership, and unity. Articles.
  60. H-Bahai Website Archive. Various (1995-2013). Complete archive of "H-Bahai" (last updated in 2013) with local links; not publicly online. Archives.
  61. Harlem Renaissance. Christopher Buck (2013). Encyclopedia.
  62. Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran, The: Ideology and Practice from the 1950s to the Present. Ronen A. Cohen (2013). History of the group that started in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement but found itself leading an anti-Khomeini agenda; spiritual background to Imamite Shi'ism and the historical context; a counter-revolutionary movement that echoes today. Books.
  63. Holy Day Programs. Susan Gammage (2013-2018/2023). Programs for all thirteen significant dates on the Bahá'í calendar, with Youtube links for opening and closing music, a selection of relevant quotations, some commentary or annotations, and some material for dramatic reading. Compilations-personal.
  64. How Baha'ism Travelled from the East to the West: Ideological Evolution of the Neo-universalist Religious Doctrine. Leyla Melikova (2013). On the ideological evolution of the Bahá'í Faith in the context of social and cultural trends of Western neoliberal ideology and globalism, Bahá'í religious identity, and relations with the environment, society, and the state. Articles.
  65. Human Station in the Bahá'í Faith: Selected Sections: Philosophy and Knowledge of the Divine. Alí Murád Dávúdí, Riaz Masrour, trans. , Vahid Rafati, comp. (2013). A collection of talks by the Bahá’í teacher and philosopher Dr. A. M. Dávúdí on selected philosophical topics, including one on the subject of the non-political nature of the Bahá’í Faith and non-involvement in partisan politics. Books.
  66. Indexes to Bahá'í World volumes: Obituaries, chronologies, contents, illustrations. Patricia Paccassi, comp. , Frank Paccassi, comp. (2013). Seven separate indexes for Bahá'í World, in PDF, Word, and Excel versions, current through 2013. Bibliographies.
  67. Insights from the First Century of the Formative Age, Some. Paul Lample (2013). On the Covenant from a historical perspective; authority and powers of the UHJ; learning within an evolving framework for action; organic growth and development; relationships among individuals, communities, and institutions; and society-building power. Articles.
  68. Intellectual life and the future of Bahá'í studies. Universal House of Justice (2013-07-24). Observations on the current state of intellectual pursuits in the Bahá'í community and guidance for the Association for Bahá'í Studies of North America and training institutes. UHJ-letters.
  69. Interview with Riaz Masrour and Behrooz Sabet on 'Alí Murád Dávúdí. Behrooz Sabet, Riaz Masrour, Forouzandeh Masrour (2013). Interview (in Persian) on Bahá'í Radio discussing the perspectives and thoughts of Dr. Davudi, as a modern thinker, and on translating his work into English. Audio.
  70. Iran, Democracy, and International Law. Abteen Karimi (2013-03-08). Passing mentions of Bahá'í persecution in Iran (see pages 318-319). Articles.
  71. Jack Boyd memoirs. Jack Boyd, Gary Fuhrman, ed. , Jonah Winters, ed. (2004/2013). Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1953-2012. Includes recollections of travel, biographies of other Bahá'ís, and historical observations. Biographies.
  72. John the Baptist and Baha'i Prophetic Categories: An Atypical Paradigm. Jack McLean (2013). Comparative Jewish-Christian-Islamic-Baha’i study of the prophetic station of the prophet John the Baptist, who occupies a theological status between "minor" and "major" prophet. Includes history of the present-day Sabean-Mandean Baptists in Iraq. Articles-unpublished.
  73. Josie McFadden. Sarah Munro (2013). Josie McFadden is a fictitious character who works in the home of Reverend Frederick White and his wife, Jane Elizabeth White, actual people who hosted Abdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh. Though this monologue is fiction, it is based on real events. Scripts.
  74. Justice: A Compilation. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahá'í International Community, Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. (2013). Compilations-personal.
  75. Kázem Rashtí. Armin Eschraghi (2013). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  76. Kirk, Durbin Introduce Resolution Condemning Iran's Continued Persecution of Bahá'í Minority. Mark Kirk, Dick Durbin (2013-03-12). In recognition of the five-year anniversary of imprisonment of Bahá'í leaders in Iran, senators meet with their family members and friends and introduce a joint resolution calling attention to this persecution. Documents.
  77. La Moral del Corán. Boris Handal, comp. (2013-05). Compilation of passages from the Qur'an, with reference to some Bahá'í writings. Compilations-personal.
  78. La Raison dans les Ecrits baha'is: Son importance, sa fonction, son usage. Ian Kluge, Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2013). French translation of "Reason and the Bahá'í Writings." Articles.
  79. Lights of 'Irfán Book 14: Papers Presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia and Seminars. Iraj Ayman, ed. (2013). Papers delivered at Irfan Colloquia. Books.
  80. Liminal Moment, A: Shaykhi Millennialism and the Irruption of Modernity. Ismael Velasco (2013). On the end-times theology of the last great philosophical school to have developed integrally within Islam, its context vis-a-vis Western modernity, and its place in Bahá'í thought. Articles-unpublished.
  81. List and Map of 114 Youth Conferences in 2013. Bahá'í World News Service (2013). List of pages at bahai.org (offsite) with reports, descriptions, and videos of youth events across the globe. The accompanying map gives an impression of the spread of the worldwide Bahá'í community. Maps.
  82. Loom of Reality: Outline of Topics. Steven Phelps, comp. (2013/2025). 1,700+ topics in a "subject-based exploration of the Bahá'í revelation" linked to quotations off-site, with local links to any corresponding subjects from the Partial Inventory. Compilations-personal.
  83. Loom of Reality and Partial Inventory of the Works of the Central Figures of the Bahá'í Faith. Steven Phelps, comp. (2013/2020/2025). Overview of and links to the "Partial Inventory," a catalog of over 29,000 works attributed to the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, or Abdu'l-Bahá, and "Loom of Reality: Outline of Topics," a thematic compilation of quotations from the Bahá’í Writings and beyond. Bibliographies.
  84. Mary Magdalene: Lioness of God in the Bahá'í Faith. Lil Osborn (2013). On the symbolic role of Mary Magdalene in the Baha’i tradition as a female archetype in the context of the doctrine of "return," and thus linked to the poet Tahirih, heroine of the Babi-Baha’i dispensation. Articles-unpublished.
  85. Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion. E. G. Browne, comp. and trans. (1918/1961/2013). An early collection of historical documents related to Bahá'í and Bábí studies. (Not fully complete.) Books.
  86. Materials Studied at the 114 Global Youth Conferences in 2013. Bahá'í World Centre (2013). Compilation presenting materials studied during the global Bahá’í youth conferences in 2013, organized under the auspices of the Universal House of Justice, exploring youth identity, community-building, service, and civilization advancement. Study.
  87. Mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Encyclopedia Iranica: Sixty Excerpts. Hamid Algar, Moojan Momen, Denis MacEoin, L. P. Elwell-Sutton, Janet Afary, Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, et al. (1985-2013). Excerpts of 60 articles in the Encyclopedia (up to 2013) with links to the originals, which contain a reference to the Faith. These items are not long enough to warrant a separate entry in this Library, yet are included here for ease of discovery. Encyclopedia.
  88. My First Pilgrimage to Haifa - 1954. Irene Bennett (1954/2013-04-01). Detailed account of a visit to the World Centre and meeting the Guardian. Pilgrims.
  89. My Name is John Good, Servant of the Servant. John Chesley (1997/2013). John Good was a man who heard Abdu'l-Bahá speak at the Bowery Mission in New York in 1912. From his boyhood, he had spent most of his life in prison. The main material for this characterization is from the diary of Juliet Thompson et al. Scripts.
  90. Naturalistic Assumptions in School Counseling and the Bahá'í Principle of the Unity of Science and Religion. Lyon Virostko (2013-04-01). Argument for the increased study of a holistic worldview that applies the scientific method to religious and spiritual phenomena using theistic assumptions from religious principles found in the Bahá'í Faith. Theses.
  91. Nayriz Heroes: 22 Biographies of Bábís and Bahá'ís from Nayriz, Calligraphy of Ahmad Nayrizi, and Poetry of Vafá. Hussein Ahdieh (2013). Bios of Muhammad Shafi, Nayrizi Vahidi, Abu Turab, Imam Jumih Shirazi, Ahmad Khoshnevis Nayrizi, Muhammad Nayrizi, Pari Jan Khanum, Shaykh Bahá'í, Jalal Misaghi, Rooha Ahdieh Misaghi, Muhammad Husayn, Shafi Rouhani, Ja'fari Yazdi, Ibrahim Khoshnevis, etc. Biographies.
  92. New Race of Men and the meaning of "Tread Under", A. Universal House of Justice (2013-09-13). The meaning of the phrase "A race of men ... will tread under all who are in heaven." Includes compilation on the topic. UHJ-letters.
  93. Next Stage, The. Douglas Martin (2013). Bahá'í scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a discourse that is free of "haughty intellectualism." The Association for Bahá’í Studies can help promote the Bahá'í cause to institutions of higher learning. Articles.
  94. Non-Involvement in Partisan Politics. Universal House of Justice (2013-03-02). Lengthy letter to the Bahá'ís of Iran, and copied to all NSAs, about how Bahá'ís can contribute to global civilization-building partly through the community's own growth and development, and through non-political involvement in society at large. UHJ-letters.
  95. Notes and Observations on some of the Writings of the Báb. Moshe Sharon (2013). Only a small portion of the Bab's writings are available in English. This is a summary of the untranslated writings: main topics include legalism, esotericism, polarity, millenarianism, divine will, the Bayan, letters and numbers, creation, divine grace. Articles-unpublished.
  96. Notes on some aspects of The Book of Certitude. Moshe Sharon (2013). The expository style of the Kitab-i-Iqan is different from the ecstatic revelations of Bahá'u'lláh's post-Kurdistan period. This style was not only exciting but also clear and informative, able to distinctly express fundamentals of the Faith. Articles-unpublished.
  97. Participation in Politics and Social Activities. Universal House of Justice (2013-12-24). Collaboration with political parties that are in opposition to a government is considered a form of involvement in politics. Bahá'ís must learn how to participate in civil activities while abstaining from partisanship. UHJ-letters.
  98. Perspectives on Science and Religion. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice (2013-09). On questions about discourses in the scientific community, the existence of the soul, and certain utterances of Abdu'l-Bahá on issues in science. Compilations.
  99. Pilgrims' Notes: Considerations for Sharing. Universal House of Justice (2013-08-12). Some points to consider when sharing or publishing pilgrims notes. UHJ-letters.
  100. Pioneering Over Four Epochs: An Autobiographical Study: Poetry and essays. Ron Price (1944-2013). Table of Contents for a memoir of six decades of teaching & international travel, an extensive personal account of the experience of a Western Bahai beginning in the 2nd epoch, 1944 to 1963, of the teaching Plans. Biographies.
  101. Quiet Exodus, A. Geoffrey Cameron (2013-07). Recent history of immigration law and practice in Canada, and the Bahá'í community's involvement in governmental change. Includes addendum from Bahá'í News Canada. Articles.
  102. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings. Ian Kluge (2013). The Bahá'í Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the mind alone is not sufficient to attain transrational understanding. This paper examines the uses and limitations of reason in light of cultural differences. Articles.
  103. Reflections on the Bahá'í Peace Program. Hossain B. Danesh (2013-12). Peace-making, conflict resolution, and the importance of negotiation between opposing parties. Audio.
  104. Religion in Iran. Ashaq Hussain (2013). Summary of the status of religious minorities in Iran: the Bahá'í Faith, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism. Articles.
  105. Religion, Modernity and the "Clash of Civilisations": Context and Prospects. Ismael Velasco (2013). On the broader intellectual context for the emergence of the Bahá'í Faith in 19th century Iran and its subsequent engagement with Western modernity. Articles-unpublished.
  106. Religions of Iran: From prehistory to the present. Richard Foltz (2013). Excerpt from book: contents, preface, and a few pages on the origins of Iranian religion. (Offsite.) Excerpts.
  107. Religious Authority and Apocalypse: Tafsír as Experience in an Early Work by The Báb. Todd Lawson (2013). Analysis of the Báb's commentary on the Qur'an's longest chapter, Surat al-baqara, regarded as his first significant work, which includes themes such as divine self-manifestation, the hierarchy of existence, eschatology, and religious authority. Articles.
  108. Religious Truth as Found in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Shoghi Effendi, Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. (2013). Brief compilation of passages from the Guardian on the relative nature of religious truths, non-absolutism, and progressive revelation. Compilations-personal.
  109. Report/Memoirs of Bill Ekomiak. Bill Ekomiak (2013-06). Autobiographical memoir of an Inuit from Canada, followed by the booklet "The Sacred Circles of the North and South American Indians." Biographies.
  110. Resolve to Gain the Victory over Your Own Selves. Faizi Alves, comp. (2013). Passages from the writings of Bahá'u'lláh related to personal growth. Books.
  111. Return to Tyendinaga: The Story of Jim and Melba Loft, Bahá'í Pioneers, by Evelyn Loft Watts and Patricia Verge: Review. Lee Brown (2013). History of the first Aboriginal believers in Canada, who moved from Michigan to pioneer in the Tyendinaga First Nation in Ontario in 1948. Reviews.
  112. Ridvan 2013: Bahá'í Era 170. Universal House of Justice (2013-04). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. UHJ-documents.
  113. Role of Principles in the Bahá'í Faith: Principles and Fashion. Farjam Majd (2013). A hierarchical tree-like model of the world can aid in understanding the following questions: are values relative or absolute? Is it old-fashioned to live with a moral code? Should we be conservative or progressive? Should our beliefs change over time? Articles.
  114. Salaam Cinema: On Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Adina Hoffman (2013-10-07). An Iranian director's ongoing meditations on the nature of illusion and reality, truth and consequences. Includes a review of The Gardener, a documentary about the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
  115. Science and Religion Are Complementary. Christopher Buck (2013). Encyclopedia.
  116. Searching for May Maxwell: Bahá'í Millennial Feminism, Transformative Identity and Globalism in the New World Order. Selena M. Crosson (2013-06). On forces influencing and shaping womens' roles in early Bahá’i culture, 1898-1940. A group of Western women, associated with Maxwell through ties of faith and friendship, was one of the first to establish a transnational feminist reform network. Theses.
  117. Seas Not Oceans. Moshe Sharon (2013). References to "seas" and "oceans" in classical literature, Judaism, Islam, and metaphors in the Bahá'í writings. Articles-unpublished.
  118. Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, A. Peter Smith (2013). Summary prepared for the Virginia Commonwealth University website on religious movements. Includes short history, doctrines and beliefs, Bahá'í practices, issues and challenges, and references. Introductory.
  119. Spontaneous Talks by Dr. Khan, at His Sunday Morning Classes, Answering Some of His 95 Questions. Ali Kuli Khan, Terry Nelson Randolph, ed. (2013-04). Proofs of the Bahá'í Faith, written by a prominent translator and companion of Abdu'l-Bahá. Includes short biography of Ali-Kuli Khan regarding the history of this document, with photographs. Books.
  120. Story of the Prophets. Farnaz Ma'sumian (2013). Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Bahá'u'lláh. Designed for junior youth by a retired professor of world religions, it provides a compact source of information on the founders of the world's major religions in readable language. Introductory.
  121. Study of Architectural Monuments in South-East Zone of Nigeria, A: Evolving Appropriate Listing Criteria. Nduka Emmanuel Okechukwu (2013-03). Overview of the architecture, design considerations, and construction of the Lotus Temple in India (excerpted from a longer thesis on other topics). Theses.
  122. Subtraction Narratives. Benjamin Schewel (2013). On the claims that religion flourishes when ignorance, powerlessness, and passivity govern human life, giving way to a more secular rationalism; on the thought of Daniel Dennett, John Dewey, and Maurice Gauchet. Articles-unpublished.
  123. Texts, Sacred, Numbers and Classifications of. Universal House of Justice (2002/2010/2013). Three letters, from 2002, 2010, and 2013, about numbers of Sacred Texts catalogued by the Bahá'í World Center and their classification into "authenticated," "revised," and "transcribed." UHJ-letters.
  124. The Maxwells of Montreal, volumes 1-2, by Violette Nakhjavani: Review. Kathryn Jewett Hogenson (2013). Reviews.
  125. "These Four States Conferred Upon Thee": Tetrarchic Thinking in Philosophy, Theology, Psychology. Wolfgang A. Klebel (2013). We follow Bahá’u’lláh’s new principles and forget old patterns of thought in order to find peace, not only in the world, but also in our hearts. One new paradigm includes four-fold relationships, like Firstness/Lastness vs. Inwardness/Outwardness. Articles.
  126. Traductions par Adib Masumian. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Pierre Spierckel, trans. , Adib Masumian, trans. (2013). Traductions françaises par Spierckel de six traductions anglaises par Masumian des Tablettes persanes de Bahá'u'lláh et d'Abdu'l-Bahá, sur le thème de la traduction. Translations.
  127. Transformation. Iscander Micael Tinto (2013). The concept of transformation — the change of something's condition, nature, or character, such as the growth of the human soul or the evolution of civilization — is the cornerstone of each Dispensation and its renewal of spiritual energy. Essays.
  128. Triple Exclusion of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization, The: Their Activities for Human Rights in Iran as a Voice in the Wilderness. Ronen A. Cohen (2013). On the Iranian Islamist semi-Marxist organization founded by students in Tehran in 1965 to oppose the Shah; history of repression in contemporary Iran. No mention of the Faith other than in footnotes. Articles.
  129. True Foundation of All Economics, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Hooshmand Badee, comp. (1993/2000/2013). Book-length compilation ordered by chapters covering 26 themes on the economy, welfare, development, women's employment, work ethics, morality, agriculture, extremes of wealth and poverty, profit-sharing, health and alcohol, consultation. Compilations-personal.
  130. UK Bahá'í Histories: Links to stories of individual Bahá'ís in the United Kingdom. UK Bahá'í Histories Project, ed. (2011-2013). Links to contemporary bios of English Bahá'ís (offsite). Biographies.
  131. UK Government debates and publications on the Bahá'í Faith. Various (1993-2013). Collection of documents and links to many more documents published at parliament.uk containing any mention of the Faith in UK government debates, actions, and publications, mostly regarding persecutions in Iran. Documents.
  132. Una llama de fuego. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, Hasan Elías, trans. (2013). Traducido de "Flame of Fire: The Tablet of Ahmad." Essays.
  133. Understanding Bahá'í History: Introduction to the study of history. Moojan Momen (2013-03). Video and transcript, prepared for the Wilmette Institute, about how to approach and understand the study of history, biases of eyewitnesses, and the subjective construction of facts. Video.
  134. Universal Cycles, The. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. (2013). Lengthy compilation on the cycles of time and eras in the world of existence, and stages of Bahá'í development. Compilations-personal.
  135. Valleys: Real, Symbolic and Holy Sites. Moshe Sharon (2013). The nature of the metaphor of a valley; biblical references and meanings in Hebrew; comparison with Islamic concepts; valleys in the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh. Articles-unpublished.
  136. Various Books: 7 Books, Articles for Download. E. G. Browne (1892-2013). Titles include: Catalogue of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts, India; Reign of Terror at Tabriz; Muhammad Hasan Isfandiyar's History of Tabaristan; Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts, University of Cambridge; Catalogue and Description of 27 Babi Manuscripts. Books.
  137. Various Essays. Susan Gammage (2013-2018/2023). 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann. Essays.
  138. Views on Homosexuality. Universal House of Justice (2013-04-22). On the need to overcome material nature including homosexuality; Bahá’ís not to judge or impose values and to treat those with a homosexual orientation sympathetically; no possibility for House to change Bahá’í marriage as between man and woman UHJ-letters.
  139. Violence with Impunity: Acts of aggression against Iran's Bahá'í community. Bahá'í International Community (2013-03). Book-length report on the rising tide of violence directed against the Iranian Bahá'í community 2005-2012, and the degree to which attackers enjoy impunity from prosecution or punishment. BIC.
  140. Vision of the Future. Shoghi Effendi, Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. (2013). Lengthy collection of passages from writings of the Guardian on the lesser peace and great peace, Bahá'í ages and epochs, future civilization, spiritualization, world order and commonwealth, sovereignty and world government, evolution of the Faith. Compilations-personal.
  141. Wayfarer between Two Worlds, A: Recollections. Harry Liedtke (2013/2022). A chronicle of some of the highlights of the author's seventy-five years as a Bahá'í, and covering the years 1927-2022, including periods in Germany and Canada and historical events from each. Includes poems and photographs. Biographies.
  142. What's New in Version 5. Jonah Winters (2013-2025). 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.
  143. Witnesses to Bábí and Bahá'í History. Ahang Rabbani (1996-2013). Multiple volumes of historical materials, translations, and original research. Histories.
  144. Women Serving as Continental Counselors or in the International Teaching Centre, Percentage of: 1980-2010. Universal House of Justice (2013-01-23). Chart showing the percentage of women serving as members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors from 26 November 1980 — when the number of Boards was fixed at five — until November 2010. UHJ-letters.
  145. Wondrous New Day, A: The Numerology of Creation and 'All Things' in the Badí' Calendar. Robin Mihrshahi (2004/2013). Symbolism in the Bahá'í-era calendar, some Shaykhí origins of the Báb’s cosmology and ontology, and how these Shaykhí concepts find symbolic expression in the structure and organization of the Badí‘ calendar. Articles-unpublished.
  146. Worlds of God, The. Iscander Micael Tinto (2013). Creation is an act of divine manifestation across five realms: Háhút, the unknowable Essence of God; Láhút, the first actualization of potentiality; Jabarút, God's action and will in creation; Malakút, the angelic plane; and Násút, the physical world. Resources.
  147. Yínyáng Cosmology and the Bahá'í Faith. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (2013). The yin-yang concept is pivotal to Chinese thought, culture, government, and ethics. It also bears many similarities with Bahá'í philosophy and practice. Articles.
  148. به سوی یک جامعه مشترک المنافع در اتحادیه جهانی بهائی از دیدگاه حضرت ولی امرالله (Towards a Bahá'í World Commonwealth from the Guardian's Perspective). Hooshmand Badee (2013). Articles.
  149. خوشه هایی از خرمن ادب و هنر vol. 17 (From the rich harvest of Persian culture and literature). Various (2013). Books.
  150. سفينة عرفان: دفتر شانزدهم (Ark of Knowledge). Iraj Ayman, ed. (2013). Articles from papers delivered at annual Irfan Colloquia in Persian. Books.
 

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