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  1. Posted 2024-02-29, in Study Guides:   Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Study Guide (2024). Lengthy study guide offering insights into the teachings and principles of the Bahá'í Faith through a selection of Bahá'u'lláh's writings on various spiritual and social themes. [about]
  2. Posted 2024-02-29, in Theses:   Sama Shodjai. Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship (2023). Overview of the design principles followed in building the Bahá'í temples, and the intricacies and considerations involved in their design, using Canada as a case study. (Link to document, offsite). [about]
  3. Posted 2024-02-25, in Chronologies/genealogies:   Violetta Zein. Chronologies of the Lives of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (2021). Table of contents for, and links to, 52 detailed biographical chronologies of the Utterance Project. [about]
  4. Posted 2024-02-25, in Published Articles:   Allen K. Jones. Iranian Refugees: The Many Faces of Persecution (1984). A paper detailing the persecution and displacement of Iranian refugees (including Bahá'ís) due to religious, ethnic, and political reasons following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, emphasizing their global spread and challenges in asylum and resettlement. [about]
  5. Posted 2024-02-24, in Study Guides:   Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh: Study Guide (2024). Lengthy study guide offering insights into the teachings and principles of the Bahá'í Faith through a selection of Bahá'u'lláh's writings on various spiritual and social themes. [about]
  6. Posted 2024-02-24, in Pilgrims' notes:   Hadi Rahmani Shirazi. How Parrots Are Taught to Speak, in Payám-i-Baháʼí 366 (2010). An experience of Muhammad Quli Khan Nakha’ee, who went on pilgrimage to meet Bahá’u’lláh. [about]
  7. Posted 2024-02-12, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í Perspective on the Concept of "Karma" (2006). Summary of the meaning of karma in Hinduism and Buddhism; Bahá'í views on karma and reincarnation as shown by selected passages in the Hidden Words and other Writings. [about]
  8. Posted 2024-02-11, in Archives:   Diana Rose Yoka. Aboriginal Health, Healing, Spirituality, Truth and Forgiveness, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 3 (2001). [needs abstract] [about]
  9. Posted 2024-02-11, in Books:   Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 1:2, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). The complete issue of volume 1 number 2. [about]
  10. Posted 2024-02-11, in Books:   Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 4, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 4 (2002). The complete issue of volume 4. [about]
  11. Posted 2024-02-11, in Books:   Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 3, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 3 (2001). The complete issue of volume 3. [about]
  12. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Payam Pakravan. Bahá'í Social and Economic Development: Participating in the Unfoldment of World Civilisation, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). [needs abstract] [about]
  13. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Billy D. Todd. Benevolence of Chaos and Uncertainty, The, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 4 (2002). [needs abstract] [about]
  14. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Kiser Barnes. Competing for the Oneness Of Mankind: The Influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 3 (2001). [needs abstract] [about]
  15. Posted 2024-02-11, in Essays and short articles:   Paul Friedman. Developing the Secretariat of a Local Spiritual Assembly, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). [needs abstract] [about]
  16. Posted 2024-02-11, in Books:   Boris Handal. Dispensation of the Bab, The (2023). Detailed, systematic presentation of the Báb's teachings; Bábí prophecies relating to Bahá'u'lláh; the extent to which the Báb's laws have been carried forward into the Bahá'í revelation. [about]
  17. Posted 2024-02-11, in Essays and short articles:   Vahid Payman. Drug Abuse Prevention: The Spiritual Dimension, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). [needs abstract] [about]
  18. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Mark T. Wood. Genealogical Background of the Founders of the Bábí and the Bahá'í Faiths, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 3 (2001). [needs abstract] [about]
  19. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Felicity Rawlings. Maharishi Ayurveda: A Bahá'í Exploration, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 3 (2001). Some of the therapeutic strategies of Maharishi Ayurveda and comparative assessment to the Bahá’í writings, and as seen in light of our the understanding of homeostasis, pathogeny, and the mind-body relationship. [about]
  20. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   David Levick. Maturation and Learning in the Bahá'í Community, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). [needs abstract] [about]
  21. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Paul Friedman. Meditation and Health, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 3 (2001). [needs abstract] [about]
  22. Posted 2024-02-11, in Book Reviews:   Ron Price. Memorials of the Faithful: Review, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). [needs abstract] [about]
  23. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Ladan Rahmani. Promoting a Culture of Human Rights: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the Bahá'í community in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). [needs abstract] [about]
  24. Posted 2024-02-11, in Essays and short articles:   Darryl French. Protocols in Aboriginal Communities, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 4 (2002). [needs abstract] [about]
  25. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Hedi Moani. Teaching the Faith in Australia 1963-1975: Personal Recollections, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 1:2 (1999). [needs abstract] [about]
  26. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Ron House. Unhealthy Science, Religion, and Humanities: The Deep Connection and what Bahá'u'lláh had to say about it, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 3 (2001). [needs abstract] [about]
  27. Posted 2024-02-11, in Fiction:   Jay Tyson. Wise Men of the West, The: A Search for the Promised One in the Latter Days (2019). Sample chapters from a 2-volume novel of historical fiction on Miller and the Adventists through the quest of a Quaker and a researcher as they search beyond the Holy Land, following clues from Jewish, Muslim, Zoroastrian, Hindu, and Buddhist prophecies. [about]
  28. Posted 2024-02-11, in Published Articles:   Farahnaz Feeney and Kynan Feeney. Youth Suicide in Australia: Future Directions in the New Millennium, in Australian Bahá'í Studies 4 (2002). [needs abstract] [about]
  29. Posted 2024-02-10, in Unpublished Articles:   Catherine Gent. Bahá'í Faith in Austin, The: The Early Years (1992). Covers years 1912–1971, and includes appendix "Anna Reinke: First Baha'i in Texas." [about]
  30. Posted 2024-02-10, in Books:   Don Dainty. Entrancing Biblical Journey to meet the Promised Christ Returned, An: Bahá'u'lláh - The 'Glory of God' (2011). On biblical prophecies and Bahá'u'lláh as their fulfilment. [about]
  31. Posted 2024-02-10, in Provisional translations:   Letter to the Believers in Portland, Oregon: 1914 June 1 (1914). One-paragraph letter of greeting and encouragement, sent from Hotel Tiberias, Syria; includes historical picture of the hotel. [about]
  32. Posted 2024-02-10, in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Letter to the Portland, Oregon Spiritual Assembly: 1914 October 14 (1914). Text and photograph of a hand-written letter that offers praise for the Portland assembly; identifies Williams Jennings Bryan, then Secretary of State, as a candle for peace; and warns of some "corrupted souls" coming to America (i.e. covenant breakers). [about]
  33. Posted 2024-02-10, in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Prières et méditations: Choix de prières et de méditations révélées par Bahá'u'lláh, compilé et traduit en anglais par Shoghi Effendi (2024). French translation of Prayers and Meditations. [about]
  34. Posted 2024-02-09, in Audio:   Ray Estes and Miles Lane. Abrahamic Covenant as the Pathway to the Glory of God, The: Exploring the Mysteries of Divine Unity (2006). 77 audio files of talks and interviews by a born-again Christian who became a Bahá'í, and related material, including presentations on spiritual truths and the rapture of "end times," and archive of the website innermeanings.com. [about]
  35. Posted 2024-02-09, in Study Guides:   Horace Holley. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf: A Study and Discussion Course (1952). Short syynopsis of the book in outline form, with some study topics at the end, prepared for the Louhelen Baha'i School. [about]
  36. Posted 2024-02-09, in Books:   Lorol Schopflocher. Sunburst (1937). Autobiography of the life story, and travels on behalf of the Bahá'í Faith, of prominent socialite and wife of the Hand of the Cause of God Siegfried Schopflocher. (Author name misspelled as Shofflocher.) [about]
  37. Posted 2024-02-09, in Study Guides:   Universal House of Justice Letter Dated 28 November 2023, The: A Study Guide (2024). Study guide of the document "Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age." Includes the letter, an outline and study questions and answers by paragraph. [about]
  38. Posted 2024-02-07, in Theses:   Allan L. Ward. Historical Study of the North American Speaking Tour of 'Abdu'l-Baha and a Rhetorical Analysis of His Addresses, An (1960). The original thesis that would be the basis for the later book 239 Days: Abdu'l-Baha's Journey in America. [about]
  39. Posted 2024-02-06, in Published Articles:   Nooshfar Afnan. Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 33:1-2 (2023). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkín-Qalam and artistic conceptions for the interment of the remains of the Báb, the construction of the first Bahá’í House of Worship, and transcription of Bahá’í literature. [about]
  40. Posted 2024-02-06, in Personal compilations:   Group Dynamics: Compilation, Study Guide, and Worksheets (n.d.). Collection of materials on group dynamics: a compilation from the Writings, study questions, observation techniques, worksheets to help improve group discussion and cohesion. [about]
  41. Posted 2024-02-06, in Published Articles:   William Stell. Guess Who's Coming to Church: The Chicago Defender, the Federal Council of Churches, and Rethinking Shared Faith in Interracial Religious Practice, in Church History 92:3 (2023). Exploring "Go-to-a-White-Church Sunday" initiated by Robert S. Abbott (1922) and "Race Relations Sunday" (1923), calling for critical analysis of assumed shared faith in interracial practice. [about]
  42. Posted 2024-02-06, in Published Articles:   Jordan van Rijn. Learning to Sift: Reflections on Ten Years of Engaging with the Economics Discourse, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 33:1-2 (2023). Collaborators explored diverse approaches how to examine economic discourse from a Bahá’í perspective, offering guidance to others in similar processes. [about]
  43. Posted 2024-02-06, in Published Articles:   Sahba Shayani. Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn, in Hawwa 21:4 (2023). The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intolerance, but also because of a lack of detailed information and primary sources; comparison of three of her most famous istiqbál poems. [about]
  44. Posted 2024-02-06, in Chronologies/genealogies:   Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Teaneck NJ. Progressive Revelation Poster (n.d.). One-page poster giving a visual representation of the Manifestations that have come to nine countries or regions of the world. [about]
  45. Posted 2024-02-06, in Books:   David Yamartino. Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned (2012). Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by Bahá’u’lláh; the ancestry of Bahá’u’lláh, descendant of King David. [about]
  46. Posted 2024-02-06, in Published Articles:   ABS-NA Executive Committee. Ten Year Retrospective, 24 July 2023, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 33:1-2 (2023). Retrospective outlining some of the ABS' key developments over the last ten years in response to the invitation of the Universal House of Justice to help build “the capacity of the friends to contribute to the prevalent discourses of society”. [about]
  47. Posted 2024-02-05, in Songs & Music:   Margaret Caton. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community (2024). introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Bahá'í spiritual practices; 74 recordings from 58 sacred texts, including original Arabic and Persian languages with English translation, music transcription, and historical context. [about]
  48. Posted 2024-02-05, in Theses:   Tracey Booth Snipes. Teaching As Worship: Pedagogy of the Spirit in the Narratives of Bahá'í Educators (2007). How Bahá'ís' perception of their role as educators, along with their interpretation of religious philosophy and professional experience, help shape their teaching and work; the effect of human secularism and religious theory on the academic experience. [about]
  49. Posted 2024-02-04, in Essays and short articles:   Book of Revelation, The: Explanations from the Letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abul Fazl (1933). Discussion of the content and symbolism of the biblical Book of Revelation. [about]
  50. Posted 2024-02-04, in Scripts and screenplays:   Anonymous. Divine Plan, The: A Skit (n.d.). 3-page screenplay dramatizing the building of the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh and its unfoldment and spread across the world. [about]
  51. Posted 2024-02-04, in Essays and short articles:   Elucidation of the Meaning of the Greatest Name by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abu'l Fadl (n.d.). 2-page summary of the meanings and prayerful use of the word Bahá (glory, splendour, light). [about]
  52. Posted 2024-02-04, in Personal letters:   Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Haifa. Letter to the Friends, Throughout the East and the West, through the Spiritual Assemblies (1938). 3-page report by Z. N. Zeine on questions directed at a Dr. 'Abdu'llah Jawid in Khorasan "as a result of recording himself as a Bahá'í on his military identity card" and his subsequent demotion after declining to stop promoting the Faith. [about]
  53. Posted 2024-02-04, in Research notes:   Morgan Edna McKinney. Perpetual Bahá'í Calendar (n.d.). One-page table showing the Bahá'í days of the year in relation to the Gregorian calendar. [about]
  54. Posted 2024-02-04, in Notable Talks:   Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. Personal Remarks to the Friends (1953). [needs abstract] [about]
  55. Posted 2024-02-04, in Essays and short articles:   Ali-Akbar Furutan. Proofs of the Authenticity of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1974). [needs abstract] [about]
  56. Posted 2024-02-04, in Notable Talks:   Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. Public Address of Ruhiyyih Khanum to the 1953 Conference in Wilmette (1953). [needs abstract] [about]
  57. Posted 2024-02-04, in Essays and short articles:   Franklin Kahn. Reaching and Teaching the Indians: Clinics and Task Force Discussions #17 (1967). [needs abstract] [about]
  58. Posted 2024-02-04, in Chronologies/genealogies:   Significant Events in Bahá'í History (1969). Two-page chronology of major events in Bahá'í history, 1817-1969. [about]
  59. Posted 2024-02-04, in Study Guides:   Spiritual Reinforcement: Study Questions, Compilation, and Quiz (1957). Questions and quizzes for individual study and group discussion, on "what every Bahá'í should know" about the Covenant and the Bahá'í way of living. [about]
  60. Posted 2024-02-04, in Research notes:   Oni A. Finks. Synopsis of the Bahá'í Administrative Order (n.d.). Chart showing relationships between different levels, and functions, of the Bahá'í Institutions. [about]
  61. Posted 2024-02-04, in Personal letters:   Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. To the Bahá'í Youth (n.d.). [needs abstract] [about]
  62. Posted 2024-02-04, in Personal compilations:   Twenty-four Questions and Answers in Bahá'í Administration (n.d.). [needs abstract] [about]
  63. Posted 2024-02-04, in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous. Two Comings of Messiah as Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures (n.d.). [needs abstract] [about]
  64. Posted 2024-02-03, in Essays and short articles:   Appreciations of the Bahá'í Faith (1972). [needs abstract] [about]
  65. Posted 2024-02-03, in Songs & Music:   Louise R. Waite. Bahá'í Hymns of Peace and Praise (1908). Fourteen hymns, with sheet music. [about]
  66. Posted 2024-02-03, in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous. Bahá'í Hymns, The: Explanations and Meanings (n.d.). Four page summary of some Bahá'í hymns, followed by study questions. [about]
  67. Posted 2024-02-03, in Research notes:   Bahá'í Teachings Concerning Christ: List of References (n.d.). Five-page index to the Bahá'í Writings on various topics of Christian history and teachings. [about]
  68. Posted 2024-02-03, in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous. Comparative of Dynamics in Navajo Ceremonial and the Bahá'í World Faith, A (n.d.). Short summary of religious practices, chants, and dances of the Navajo and the Pueblo peoples. [about]
  69. Posted 2024-02-03, in Personal letters:   Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. Excerpts from a Letter from Ruhiyyih Khanum (1943). Passages from a letter distributed by the National Teaching Committee on the topic of steadfastness in light of living a busy life in times of chaos. [about]
  70. Posted 2024-02-03, in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi. Extract of a Letter to Leroy Ioas on the Duration of the Bahá'í Dispensation (1935). One-paragraph extract of letter from the Guardian to Ioas through H. Rabbini, dated November 14 1935, on the confusion of the terms "cycle" and "dispensation." [about]
  71. Posted 2024-02-03, in Personal letters:   Abu'l-Qasim Faizi. Letter from Mr. Faizi to Lineberger Family (n.d.). [needs abstract] [about]
  72. Posted 2024-02-03, in Personal letters:   Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. Message to First Canadian National Convention (1948). Message to the delegates and friends attending the First Canadian National Bahá'í Convention, Montreal, 1948; also published in Baha’i News Sept/Oct 1948. It is not clear if this hand-typed document preceded, or followed, the published version. [about]
  73. Posted 2024-02-03, in Pilgrims' notes:   Amelia Collins. Notes from a Talk about Visiting Haifa (n.d.). Notes taken from a talk given by Collins about her months visit in Haifa, on obligatory prayers, the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, alcohol, Judaism, persecution, and Ruhiyyih Khanum ("...we all like to hear something of the wife of Shoghi Effendi"). [about]
  74. Posted 2024-02-03, in Notable Talks:   Tarazu'llah Samandari. Notes Taken from a Visit to the Bahá'is at Hawthorne California (n.d.). [needs abstract] [about]

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