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  1. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the West: A Biographical Guide of the People Associated with His Travels, by Jan Teofil Jasion: Review. Anne Gordon Perry (2015). Reviews.
  2. Achieving Universal Participation of Older Adults: An Exploration of Its Challenges and Spiritual Foundations. Catherine Bigonnesse, Jean Marc Bigonnesse (2015). On involving older adults in the process of participation in society; some of the root causes of ageism, such as avoiding the topic of death and a materialistic view of the soul; the role of older adults in the process of community building. Articles.
  3. Alain Locke's Philosophy of Democracy. Christopher Buck (2015). For Locke, democracy was more than its narrow political definition, but multidimensional, encompassing local, moral, political, economic, and cultural stages — a model against which he measured America’s fidelity to its democratic ideal. Articles.
  4. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. (2015). Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the Greek to Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought, contrasted with the theosophy, metaphysics, anthropology, and hermeneutics of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Books.
  5. "At Dawn the Friend came to my bed': An Early Fruit of the Supreme Pen. Julio Savi (2015). A quasidih, a dialogue between the Beloved and the Poet as a lover. One of eight Persian poems Bahá'u'lláh signed "Dervish" and revealed in Kurdistan, circa 1854-1856. Articles.
  6. Awakening: A History of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Nayriz, by Hussein Ahdieh: Review. Anne Pearson (2015). Reviews.
  7. Bábism in Nayriz. Hussein Ahdieh (2015). Brief excerpt on Nayriz and Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí (Vahíd), with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  8. Bahá'í Ethics in Light of Scripture, by Udo Schaefer: Review. Ian Kluge (2015). Reviews.
  9. Baha'i Faith and the Western Esoteric Tradition, The. Lil Osborn (2015). The importance of individuals seeped in the mystical, the occult, and esoteric to the early 20th-century creation of Bahá'í perspectives on modernity and mysticism. Articles-unpublished.
  10. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Archive. Various (1982-2015). Links to the full issues of BSB (all offsite). Bibliographies.
  11. Bahá'í Teachings on Economics and Their Implications for the Bahá'í Community and the Wider Society. Hooshmand Badee (2015-08). This research attempts to explore the extensive volume of Bahá’í writings on economics and systematize it in a fashion that is accessible to academia, and beneficial to the Bahá’ís and the wider society. Theses.
  12. 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.
  13. Bushrui, Hasan Foadi. Fereydun Vahman (2015). Brief excerpt of a bio of the head of Bahá'í schools in Iran and Turkmenistan, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  14. Child of Mine. Kamelia Khoshmashrab (2015). A composition for expectant parents, featuring quotations from the Bahá’í Writings on topics such as pre-pregnancy, infant health, naming a child, parental roles, and postpartum depression. Compilations-personal.
  15. CommonVisions: Photography and Conflict Transformation. Chuck Egerton (2015). How an arts-based photography project, built on the concept of the oneness of humanity, was used to overcome racism using the universal language of photography and a medical model to bring unity and resolve conflict. Articles.
  16. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India (1993(?)/2015). A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions. NSA-letters.
  17. Community and Collective Action. Gustavo Correa (2015/2020-08). On the hopeful efforts of groups of people around the world to build a new kind of community based on the oneness of humankind, and the vision and process guiding these efforts. Essays.
  18. Days of Remembrance: Selections. Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2015). Three English translations of short Tablets by Bahá’u’lláh from a forthcoming collection of Holy Writings called Days of Remembrance, about the nine Bahá'í holy days. Writings.
  19. Deganawida, the Peacemaker. Christopher Buck (2015). Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago. Encyclopedia.
  20. Depression: Biological, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Dimensions and Treatment. Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian (2015). Biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors contribute to the development of depression. If religious beliefs and spiritual values also play a role, what insights can the Bahá'í Faith offer? Articles.
  21. Early History of the Bahá'í Faith. Thomas the Slav (2015-05). A map showing the origins of the Bahá'í Faith via the journeys and exile of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Maps.
  22. El Cuarto Acto: Una Pionera Bahá'í en Nicaragua durante los años 1976-1983: Un relato personal e histórico. Anne King Sadeghpour (2015). Un relato personal de la historia de la Fe en Nicaragua antes, después y durante la revolución Sandinista de 1979; la historia de Mathew Kaszab, primer pionero a Nicaragua; primera Bahá'í nicaragüense Blanca Mejía; referencia al poeta Rubén Darío. Books.
  23. Emblems of Faithfulness: Pluralism in Meaning and Beauty in the Ordinary. Helen Cheng, Catherine Nash (2015). Memorials of the Faithful is notable for the diversity of personalities described, and the sheer ordinariness of many of those remembered lives. These two aspects of the text highlight some of the broader questions raised by the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
  24. Esperanto. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Hasan Elías, comp. (2015). Compilation on Esperanto. Compilations-personal.
  25. Essays on Jesus and the New Testament. Peter Terry (2015). Scripture and progressive revelation, canonization of the Bible, teachings of the New Testament, Bahá'í interpretations of the Bible, Apostles of Jesus, and prophecies of Jesus and their fulfilment. Articles-unpublished.
  26. Ethics Based on Science Alone?. Ian Kluge (2015). A critique of the idea that ethics can be based on science alone; questions of legitimacy and authority in ethics; reflections on Sam Harris' book The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values. Articles.
  27. Evolving Role of Bahá'í Scholarship, The. Vahid Rafati (2015). Lecture on the evolution of Bahá’í scholarship; ulamás and the Faith; role of the ulamás in Islam; changes instituted by Bahá'u'lláh; abolition of clerical authority; historical legacy of some scholars; present challenges and future scholarship. Articles.
  28. Famous Miracles in the Bahá'í Faith. Susan Gammage (2015-05-06). Miraculous events and stories of faith healing. ("Miracles" attributed to Shoghi Effendi or other Bahá'ís are to be taken metaphorically.) Compilations-personal.
  29. For a Trustworthy Government. Leon Stevens (2015). A short meditation on how to reorganize the executive and legislative branches of the US government to improve its functioning. Essays.
  30. Freud's Transference and the Four States of Bahá'u'lláh. Wolfgang A. Klebel (2015). On the tetrarchic structure of Bahá'u'lláh's "Firstness and lastness, outwardness and inwardness" and Freud's concept of transferences, which are impulses from the past that the patient experiences as present and mistakenly relates back to the therapist. Articles.
  31. God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America. Christopher Buck (2015). The nation and the notion of America, as viewed through the lenses of Native American religions, Protestants and Catholic views, Judaism, Islam, Black Muslims, Buddhism, and the Bahá'í Faith; how minority faiths redefined America's world role. Books.
  32. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson: Review. Geza Farkas (2005-12/2015-06). Reviews.
  33. Group Pilgrimage in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Baha'i Faith in Japan. Haruma Hirabayashi, ed. (2015-08). Brief notes by four participants from a contemporary visit by Japanese Bahá'ís to the Holy Land in honor of 100 years of the Faith in Japan. Pilgrims.
  34. Gulick and Three Women: Diary of a Cross-country Auto Trip to and back from the 1942 Bahá'í National Convention. Margaret Marie Rutledge, Sheridan Sims, comp. (2015). Diary by the sister of Barbara Sims of a cross-country road trip with Ramona Brown, Marzieh Gail, and Robert Gulick. Biographies.
  35. Half the Household Was African: Recovering the Histories of Two African Slaves in Iran. Anthony Lee (2015). Biographies of two enslaved Africans in Iran, Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, the servants of The Bab. A history of slavery in Iran can be written, not only at the level of statistics, laws, and politics, but also at the level of individual lives. Articles.
  36. Hands of the Cause of God Cannot Appoint a Guardian. Universal House of Justice (2015-06-11). Short letter quoting the Guardian's statement that the Hands of the Cause of God have to ratify the current guardian's appointment of another guardian, and they may also suggest another guardian, but cannot themselves appoint one. UHJ-documents.
  37. History of EBBF, The: Twenty-Five Years of Contributing to the Discourse of Ethics in Business. François Couillard (2015). The European Bahá’í Business Forum, a small network of individuals dedicated to promoting ethical behavior and other Bahá’í values in the workplace, has had significant influence at the local, national, and international levels. Articles.
  38. Human Nature and Mental Health: A Bahá'í-Inspired Perspective. Michael L. Penn (2015). Overview of one research-practitioner’s understanding of the nature of mind from the perspective of the Bahá’í teachings, and implications of this view for understanding mental health and mental illness. Articles.
  39. Humanitarian Responses to Global Conflicts. Universal House of Justice (2015-01-13). A letter to and response from the House about why Bahá'ís do not condemn the 2014 attacks on Gaza, and principles to consider when addressing conflicts. UHJ-letters.
  40. Hymn to Love (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí), A. Julio Savi (2015). A ghazal, a mystical song of love about The Beloved, meaning God or a Manifestation. One of eight Persian poems Bahá'u'lláh signed "Dervish" and revealed in Kurdistan, circa 1854-1856. Articles.
  41. Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar. Nader Saiedi (2015-04). A 99-minute talk on various aspects of the nature and history of the Bahá'í calendar. Audio.
  42. Impact of Fear and Authority on Islamic and Bahá'í Modernisms in the Late Modern Age, The: A Liberal Perspective. Geoffrey Nash (2015). Anthony Giddens and Charles Taylor’s conceptualisation of the self in the secular age; rationality, independent inquiry, and theophanic transformation; suggestions for a progressive religious approach in late modernity. Link to article (offsite). Articles.
  43. Importance of Religion, The: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2015). Essays.
  44. In Memoriam: Kamran Ekbal (1946 - 2014). Ramez Ekbal (2015). Bio of a scholar, translator of the Writings, and frequent contributor to the Irfan Colloquia. Biographies.
  45. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit. Lesley Shams (2015). The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering our spiritual destiny; compilation of guidance from the Writings and other sources on the spiritual path, prayer, fasting, sacrifice, tests, love, etc. Books.
  46. Interlinear Editions of the Bahá'í Writings. Universal House of Justice (2015-03-08). Reasons why interlinear or "parallel editions" of the Writings, in which the original Arabic or Persian are presented side-by-side with an English translation, are not necessary. UHJ-letters.
  47. Introduction to the Bahá'í Religiolect, An. Adib Masumian (2015). Religious dialects are cultural crossover phenomena, like "Judeo-Arabic" and "Christianese". A religiolect can be considered a dialect of a language that’s specific to a particular religious group. The Bahá'í Faith, too, has a nascent religiolect. Articles.
  48. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses. Todd Lawson (2015). Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their resolution; relation between form and content; prominence of epiphany; manifestation, advent and apocalypse; and the theme of heroism, reading and identity. Articles.
  49. Last Refuge, The: Fifty Years of the Universal House of Justice. Shahbaz Fatheazam (2015). History of the House by the son of 40-year member Houshmand Fatheazam, an eye-witness to its development; organizational structure of Bahá'í polity and its vision of politics; connections between institutions and culture; personal recollections. Books.
  50. Last Words of Jesus, The: What Were They and What Did They Mean?. Peter Terry (2015). The words of Christ according to the gospels of Mark and Matthew in Syriac and Greek; comparisons of the Greek, Syriac, Aramaic and Hebrew editions of Psalm 21/22; paper ends with an interpretation by Abdu'l-Bahá. Articles-unpublished.
  51. Learning to Read Social Reality in the Light of the Revelation: Twenty-Five Years of Contributing to the Discourse of Ethics in Business. Haleh Arbab (2015). The Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity works to learn how to advance the capacity of individuals and groups to participate in some of the prevalent discourses of society, for the betterment of the world and the growth of civilization. Articles.
  52. Lights of 'Irfán Book 16: Papers Presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia and Seminars. Iraj Ayman, ed. (2015). Papers delivered at Irfan Colloquia. Books.
  53. Little Book of Comfort / Librito Reconfortante. Lesley Shams (2015). The reason for suffering and tools to transform it; words of comfort and prayers. La razón del suframiento y herramientas para transformarlo; palabras de consuelo y oraciones. Books.
  54. Lives of Service. Jaine Toth (2008/2015). A photographic memorial presentation of seven imprisoned Bahá'ís. Presentations.
  55. Lot and His Daughters. Universal House of Justice (2015-03-29). Discussion of two Bahá'í references on the Biblical story of Lot; an interpretation of a Bible verse is not inevitably dependent on the Biblical source being authentic or reliable. UHJ-letters.
  56. Mashriq al-Adhkār. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (2015-07-02). Encyclopedia.
  57. Meta-Narrative of Peasant Religious Conversion, The: A Case Study of the Baha'i Community In Thailand. Amanah Nurish (2015). A study of why the peasant peoples of Yasothon, Thailand have turned to the Bahá'í Faith instead of the more common Buddhism; how local political movements and resistance develop among the poor working-class in agricultural areas. Articles.
  58. Migrants and Refugees in Europe. Universal House of Justice (2015-10-01). Principles to guide the response of the Bahá’í community to the dramatic social changes concerning the 2015 influx into Europe of people fleeing conflict in the Middle East, especially Syria. UHJ-letters.
  59. Near Death Experiences and the Bahá'í Faith. Steven Kolins, comp. (2012/2015). Literature search and research notes on the Bahá'í Faith and death, near death experiences (NDEs), and the afterlife. Resources.
  60. Ninth cycle of the Bahá'í calendar, The. Alí Nakhjavání (2015). Essay clarifying some technical issues involved with calculating lunar calendars, and how to appreciate the timing and implications of the Universal House of Justice's 2014 update to the Badí` calendar. Essays.
  61. Notes on Marzieh Gail. Gayle Hoover (2015). Recollections and materials compiled for a memorial service. Biographies.
  62. On Existence and Qualities of the Human Soul. Farjam Majd (2015). On the existence, nature, and necessity of a human soul vs. the souls of animals. Is the concept of a soul needed to explain something, such as continuation of life after physical death? Articles.
  63. One Who Related the Existence of the Qáʼim, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, trans. (2015). One-paragraph passage related to the coming of the Mahdi. Translations.
  64. Panama, The Crossroads between the Continents: The Story of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in Panama 1939-1972. Fuad Izadinia (2015). History of the first Bahá'í community in Panama, including a photo album; biographies of Martha Root, Mathew Kaszab, Louise Caswell, Cora Oliver, Julie Lois Regal, Hascle Cornbleth–Colon, Alfred Osborne, Raquel Francois, Clare Hamilton, Blanca De Campos. Books.
  65. Persian Bayán: Thematic Analysis and Summary. Peter Terry (2015-09). A detailed overview of this lengthy text of The Báb, which outlines elements of Bábí law, discussion of religious concepts, and the glorification of "He whom God shall make manifest." Articles-unpublished.
  66. Personal Page: Paula Bidwell. Paula Bidwell (2015). Links for and information about an American Indian artist, author, and speaker from Idaho, who has been assisting with bahai-library.com for over a decade. Personal.
  67. Personal Websites, Audiences, and Use of Language on the Internet. Universal House of Justice (2015-10-09). Letter to an NSA on strengthening the official Bahá'í presence on the Internet; individual initiatives vs. global audiences; use of the word "Bahá'í" in personal sites; the use of moderate and courteous language. UHJ-letters.
  68. Postsecular Look at the Reading Motif in Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's The Woman Who Read Too Much, A. Mary A. Sobhani (2015). Nakhjavani’s historical novel includes metaphors that underscore a link between the secular and the sacred through the material and metaphysical act of reading; cf. McClure’s Partial Faiths: Postsecular Fiction in the Age of Pynchon and Morrison. Articles.
  69. 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.
  70. Preuves bahá'íes basées sur le Coran. Pierre Spierckel (2015). Expose la compréhension bahá'íe des versets du Coran qui traitent de Sceau des prophètes, de Jour du Jugement et du Jour de Dieu. Articles.
  71. Primum Non Nocere: Reflections of a Bahá'í Oncologist about Treating the Dying Patient. Aaron Alizadeh (2015). Doctors must learn how to bring the topic of death into the physician-patient conversation. The Bahá’í Faith can help to address how death is perceived and discussed in the medical community. Articles.
  72. Principles of Spiritual Economics: A Compilation from the Bahá'í Writings. Hooshmand Badee, comp. (2015/2025). A book-length compilation, in 38 chapters, from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, The Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice on the relationship between economics and 33 sub-topics. Compilations-personal.
  73. Procrustes' Bed: The Insufficiency of Secular Humanism. Ian Kluge (2015). Secular humanism’s inability to accommodate the universal presence of religion in human nature undermines its claim to be a viable world-view for mankind and diminishes its internal coherence. Articles.
  74. Promise of Peace. Anne Gordon Perry (2015). A dramatic reading for two voices, incorporating various excerpts from Bahá’í Writings. It's a flexible script and can be modified in any way. Scripts.
  75. Prophet in Modern Times, A. A. L. M. Nicolas, Peter Terry, trans. (2008/2015). Partial translation of A.L.M. Nicolas' Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab, with extensive notes and explanations. Articles-unpublished.
  76. Provisional Translation of the Persian Tablet of Ahmad. Bahá'u'lláh, Foad Seddigh, trans. (2015). Translation of a Tablet from from the Adrianople period, about the requirements for having an enlightened self and living spirit. Almost half of its passages were included in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Translations.
  77. Qáʼim-Maqám Faráhání in the Baháʼí Writings. Vahid Rafati, Adib Masumian, trans. (2019). A comprehensive survey of references to the Qá’im-Maqám, prime minister of Iran under Muhammad Sháh, in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, as well as some of his statements that are directly quoted in the Writings. Articles.
  78. Rabindranath Tagore: Some Encounters with Bahá'ís. Peter Terry (1992/2015). 'Abdu'l-Bahá is alleged to have met India's poet laureate Tagore in Chicago in 1912. This article examines the historical sources for that story. Articles-unpublished.
  79. Reconciliation of Religions, The: Imperative for the 21st Century. Peter Terry (2015). While the 12 principles attributed to 'Abdu'l-Bahá include the harmony of religion with science and reason and the imperative that religion lead to unity, one principle that was at least as prominent is often left out: the reconciliation of religions. Essays.
  80. Reflections on the Structure of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Some. Roshan Danesh (2015). While the Kitab-i-Aqdas might seem unstructured, lacking apparent logical or discernible order, there is meaning to be found in its organization — particularly the first 19 paragraphs: the pivotal constructs of Bahá’í spiritual and social teachings. Articles.
  81. Request for Designation as Martyr of Alonzo Twine. Universal House of Justice (2015-03-23). In response to a request that Alonzo Twine, the first Bahá'í in the state of South Carolina, be named a Martyr to the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh, the House replied that there are no criteria for them to make such designations. UHJ-letters.
  82. Ridvan 2015: Bahá'í Era 172. Universal House of Justice (2015-04-21). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. UHJ-documents.
  83. Rumi: Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí in the Bahá'í Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, A. Bolhuis, comp. (2001/2015). Rúmí’s Mathnáví is quoted in many places in the Bahá'í Writings, as noted in the footnotes to the Writings. Compilations-personal.
  84. Sabet, Habib. Moojan Momen (2015). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  85. Seven Narratives of Religion: A Framework for Engaging Contemporary Research. Benjamin Schewel (2015). Academic discourse on religion is beginning to resonate with the broader Bahá'í vision. Seven narrative frameworks are examined and contrasted: subtraction, renewal, transsecular, post-naturalist, construct, perennial, and developmental. Articles.
  86. Shared Prosperity: How Does That Work?. Wendi Momen (2015). The goal of shared prosperity includes two key elements: economic growth and equity. Without sustained growth, the poor are unlikely to increase their living standards, participate in broad ownership, or enjoy equitable use of land and resources. Articles.
  87. Shoghi Effendi's Translation of Terms Related to Law in Bahá'í Scripture. Moojan Momen (2015). Patterns in the Guardian's translation of terms related to the word law; different Arabic/Persian words translated as "law"; quotations in which Shoghi Effendi translated each word in some other way. Articles.
  88. Sobhi, Fazlollah Mohtadi. Moojan Momen (2015). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  89. Solace of the Heart: selected poems. Peter Mputle (2015/2020). 30 contemporary poems on spirituality, inspired by the Seven Valleys and "troubles of the affairs of mortal nature." Poetry.
  90. Sovereign Remedy, The: A Study of Bahá'í Sources. Peter Terry (2000/2015). Quotations showing that Bahá'u'lláh and his authoritative interpreters state what fundamentalists of many faiths have been saying for centuries: that God's guidance revealed to humanity provides the best remedy for all human ills. Compilations-personal.
  91. Spirituality in Medicine: Reflections of a Bahá'í Physician. Sharon Nur Hatcher (2015). A self-reflective piece by a family physician and educator; personal experiences and challenges with patients, students, and colleagues related to the integration of spirituality into medicine. Articles.
  92. Statistics on Members of the Universal House of Justice. Shahbaz Fatheazam, comp. (2015). 2-page chart showing the nationality, years served, and membership changes of the Universal House of Justice, 1963-2015. Resources.
  93. Tahirih (1816 - 1852). Terre Ouwehand (1984/2015). Written for performance in 1984, published 2015. Scripts.
  94. Ten Plagues of the Exodus in Light of the Bahá'í Writings, The. JoAnn M. Borovicka (2015). The historical accuracy of Exodus is not essential to an appreciation of it; scholarship regarding the historicity of the Exodus story in general and the ten plagues specifically; contemporary significance of the metaphor of the plagues. Articles.
  95. The Development of the Bábí/Bahá'í Communities: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives, by Youli Ioannesyan: Review. Christopher Buck (2015-05). Reviews.
  96. The Quickening: Unknown Poetry of Tahirih, by John S. Hatcher and Amrollah Hemmat: Review. Shahbaz Fatheazam (2015). Reviews.
  97. Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Mikhail Sergeev: Review. Benjamin Olshin (2015). Reviews.
  98. Theses on Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith. Mikhail Sergeev (2015). On how new religious movements respond to modernity; cycles of religion; project of modernity; culture vs. civilization; the Bahá'í extension of modernity; Bahá'í departure from modernity; separation of religion and state. Articles.
  99. To-Do List and Features Requests. Jonah Winters (2003-2015). Changes planned, requested, in-progress, or one-day hoped for. [Outdated list; not updated since 2015.] Etc.
  100. Translation of Key Bahá'í Terms. Universal House of Justice (2015-05-19). Arabic terms such as "Alláh-u-Abhá", "Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá", “Mashriqu’l-Adhkár," "Ḥazíratu’l-Quds," and "Bahá" should generally not be translated into other languages, for translations are too inadequate. UHJ-letters.
  101. Twin Pilgrimages of Núru'd-Dín Mumtází. Nureddin Mumtazi, Sheridan Sims, ed. (2015). Accounts of Nureddin Momtazi's pilgrimages in 1920 and 1955-56. Includes foreword and numerous notes, both covering much history and context. Documents reviewed and annotated by multiple members of Momtazi's family. Pilgrims.
  102. Un paysage sans soleil: Une éthique scientifique est-elle possible?. Ian Kluge, Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2012). Une réponse à l'affirmation du livre The Moral Lanscape dans lequel la connaissance scientifique et empirique est la seule connaissance valable, qui se réfute elle-même : aucune expérience scientifique ne pourrait prouver ou infirmer cette affirmation. Articles.
  103. Valleys, Mountains, and Teacher Preparation. Barbara K. V. Johnson (2015). The metaphor of the soul's journey through the Four Valleys illustrates the practical work of building a team of college and school-based practitioners in the Rocky Mountains to design a new program to prepare teachers for service in the public schools. Articles.
  104. Way to World Peace, The: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2015). Essays.
  105. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions. Juan Cole (2015 Fall). Reflections on Bahá'u'lláh's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "language games"; Hinduism, India, and 19th-century Iranian culture; Manakji’s questions about Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. Articles.
  106. Women and Wisdom in Scripture. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani (2015). Treatment of women in religion; influence of Bahá'í teachings in raising awareness about the plight of women and transforming attitudes across the globe; role of linguistic biases in degrading their status; role of wisdom in achieving gender equality. Articles.
  107. Words of Power: Ḥurūfī Teachings between Shiʿism and Sufism in Medieval Islam: The Original Doctrine of Faḍl Allāh Astarābādī. Orkhan Mir-Kasimov (2015). Explores the origins, context, and legacy of Hurufism, a 14th century mystical Islamic movement centered on the divine nature of letters. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but gives context to some terms used in the Bahá'í Writings. Books.
  108. Yoga. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2015-01). Four quotations from the House on the practice of hatha yoga. Compilations.
  109. اندیشه های من در شب چهارم نوامبر (My Thoughts on the Evening of November 4). Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, Faruq Izadinia, trans. (2015). Persian translation of Faizi's "Three Meditations on the Eve of November Fourth." Books.
  110. سفينة عرفان: دفتر هجده (Ark of Wisdom). Iraj Ayman, ed. (2015). Articles from papers delivered at annual Irfan Colloquia in Persian. Books.
  111. نظری اجمالی به زیانهای ناشی از تبعیضات اقتصادی بر ضد جامعه بهائی در ایران (A brief overview of economic apartheid against the Bahá'ís in Iran and its impact on the economy of Iran). Hooshmand Badee (2015-07). Articles.
  112. کتاب الفرائد (Book of The Peerless Gems). Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání (2015). The Fará’id, Fadl's "greatest work," on a wide range of proofs and history, written in response to a critique of the Kitáb-i-Íqán by Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tiflus. Published in 1898 in Persian, with occasional Arabic citations. Retyped version, with an index. Books.
 

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