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  1. Posted 1997 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States 1995 U.S. National Bahá'í Convention (1995). Letter to an individual concerning some suggestions about the structure, function, and budget of the US NSA.
  2. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Peter J. Khan 1995: Four Year Plan (1996). Talk organized by the US NSA and the LSA of Washington, DC.
  3. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Susan Maneck Academic Methodologies (1997). Two letters to the House on the relationship between "materialistic methodologies" and "doctrinal heresy" in the academic fields, followed by the House's detailed response.
  4. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Administrative Order, Suggestions about changes in (1995). Ways in which Bahá'ís may make suggestions for change within the Bahá'í administration, and the nature of internet discussions.
  5. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice African Americans in the United States (1996). Comments about what public role might be played by the Bahá'í Faith in America to ameliorate the difficulties faced by African-American males.
  6. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice African religions; miracles; strange phenomena (1996). Five questions: the religion of Santeria; relationship to Sabaeanism; Yoruba-based new world religions; visions and miracles of the Virgin Mary and Fatima; UFOs, aliens, and genetic engineering.
  7. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Alcoholics Anonymous (1987). Three short letters concerning Bahá'í participation in Alcoholics Anonymous.
  8. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Amnesty International (1993). Bahá'ís may work with but should not hold membership in Amnesty International.
  9. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Nossrat Peseschkian Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy (1983). To understand observed behaviour, we need to consider transcultural conditions as well as those in the personal history of the patient. This approach underlies the author's concept for a conflict-centred therapy.
  10. Posted 1997 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Attacks on the Faith (1997). Response to two recent "attacks": dissidence and graffiti.
  11. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Authenticity of Texts (1996). Status of texts of Abdu'l-Bahá's talks, of the books Bahá'í World Faith and Foundations of World Unity, of letters from the Universal House of Justice versus its Secretariat, and of letters from the Guardian.
  12. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Authority of the Hands of the Cause to direct the Faith and expel Covenant-breakers (1997). Authority of the Hands of the Cause assume control of the Faith and eject Covenant-breakers following Shoghi Effendi's passing.
  13. Posted 1997 in Theses:   Zaid Lundberg Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation (1996). Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of theology, cosmology, and prophetology.
  14. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam, A (1993). Survey of the terms "prophet" and "seal," and a Bahá'í reconciliation of these terms with progressive revelation.
  15. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Bahá'í Faith and Sexuality (1996). A selection of internet postings from January-February 1996 on the teachings, history, and laws of the Bahá'í Faith regarding sexuality, concluding with a discussion of some biological meanings of "gender."
  16. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Stockman Baha'i Faith and Syncretism, The (1997). Addresses the common misunderstanding that the Bahá'í Faith is syncretistic.
  17. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Baha'i Faith, The: A Future-Oriented Religion (1997). The rise and fall of civilizations as regards future human development.
  18. Posted 1997 in Encyclopedia articles:   Robert Stockman Baha'i Faith: A Portrait (1995). General introduction to Bahá'í history and teachings.
  19. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   David S. Ruhe Bahá'í Horizons in the 21st Century (1993). Informal notes transcribed from a talk closing a 1993 Conference on Social and Economic Development in Orlando, Florida, offering an overview of Bahá'í activities at the turn of the millennium.
  20. Posted 1997 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   International Teaching Centre Bahá'í scholarship: importance, nature, and promotion of (1984). Information on Bahá'í scholarship to devise ways to foster the development of Bahá'í scholarship along lines that are in accordance with Bahá'í standards and values.
  21. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Christopher Buck Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm, by Udo Schaefer: Review (1996).
  22. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Orrol L. Harper Bird's-Eye View of the World in the Year 2000, A (1924). A fanciful and optimistic vision of life in the Twenty-first Century.
  23. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen, Abu'l-Qasim Afnan, Anthony Lee Black Pearls: Notes on Slavery (1988). Editor's note, foreword, preface, and introduction to two editions of Black Pearls; brief overview of the institution of slavery.
  24. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Boise, Idaho, comp. Brief History of the Bahá'í Faith (1996). Chronology of major events in Bahá'í history from 1844 to 1996.
  25. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard, Deborah K. van den Hoonaard Broad Contours of the Canadian Baha'i Community (1994). Historical and sociological overview of the Canadian Bahá'í community.
  26. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Jonah Winters Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review (1994). Issues raised by Momen's attempt to show that both religions are compatible, that the manifestation of Bahá'u'lláh fulfills the prophecies of the Buddha on the coming of a future Maitreya Buddha, and Bahá'í re-interpretations of Buddhist theology.
  27. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Paul Dodenhoff Buddy, Can You Spare a Paradigm?: The Bahá'í Faith and the New Age Movement (1999). The juxtaposition between the 'New Age' movement in the United States and Britain and the Bahá'í Faith.
  28. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Challenging the Authority of the Universal House of Justice (1997). Does the Universal House of Justice have the authority to make authoritative interpretations? Does anyone has the right to challenge the authority or actions of the Universal House of Justice?
  29. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Childhood Abuse, Ritual (1994). Matters of psychology and healing relating to recovery from certain forms of childhood abuse.
  30. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Childhood Trauma, Recovering from (1992). Guidance for individuals who suffered traumatic childhood experiences at the hands of disturbed parents.
  31. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Children, Oppression of (1985). Discussion of the oppression of children at the hands of exploitative individuals and solace for those who have suffered such treatment.
  32. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Sen McGlinn Church and State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah (1994). The concept of theocracy as it applies to the Bahá'í model of government.
  33. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Sen McGlinn Commentary on the Kitab-i Aqdas, verse one (1997). Meanings why recognition of God and his Manifestations are the first two laws of the Aqdas.
  34. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Communicative Interaction: Relating Habermasian Universalism to Baha'i Consultation (1996). The philosophy of Jurgen Habermas has been influential in formulating definitions of morality. These theories are similar to the unique use by Bahá'ís of "consultation" as a tool for creating civil societies and nonrepressive moral codes.
  35. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Richard Ater Comparison of the concepts of Prophet and Messenger in Islam and Manifestation in the Baha'i Faith (1997). Analytical overview of the theology of prophethood in both religions.
  36. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Continental Boards of Counselors, Elucidation of the Nature of (1972). The nature of the Institution of the Continental Boards of Counselors and its relationship to the Institution of the Hands of the Cause.
  37. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   May Maxwell Conversations with Shoghi Effendi (1924). A set of informal notes taken by Maxwell at Haifa in 1924, and "reproduced for the information of the Bahá'í friends with the permission of the National Spiritual Assembly."
  38. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Susan Maneck Conversion Movements within Hindu Village Culture (1997). Hindu, Christian, and Bahá'í conversion patterns in India.
  39. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Covenant-Breakers, Encountering Online (1997). Actions Bahá'ís need or need not take upon meeting Covenant Breakers in online "chat rooms" or by email.
  40. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer Crime and Punishment: Bahá'í Perspectives for a Future Criminal Law (1996). There is a moral crisis at the present time due to the decline of religion. The Bahá'í teachings uphold the principles of divine justice, individual responsibility, moral education, and the fear of God.
  41. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Dancing in the Haziratu'l-Quds (1987). Recreational dancing in a temple is not appropriate, but cultural and devotional dancing is acceptable.
  42. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Khazeh Fananapazir Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah) (1997). Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God."
  43. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Denis MacEoin Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Shari'a: Babi and Baha'i Solutions to the Problem of Immutability (1997). Ways in which the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh adopted and changed the Islamic shari`a in their own, new codes of law.
  44. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Hossain B. Danesh Development and Dimensions of Love in Marriage (1983). As with all forms of love, love in marriage is developmental in nature. Its development is closely related to the process of maturation in the individual.
  45. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Robert T. Cameron Disconnected Letters of the Qur'an and the Significance of the Number 19 (1982). Critique of Rashad Khalifa's (disputed) study purporting to find a "deep structure" of 19 in the Qur'an.
  46. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Dissidence and Criticism by Bahá'ís and Scholars (1996). Response to a latter about the content and tone of some online discussions in email listservers in the mid-1990s.
  47. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous Divine Institution of Marriage, The (1983).
  48. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Richard Logan Enlightened Scholarship: E.G. Browne and H.M. Balyuzi (1996). Examination of the qualities of scholarship embodied by E. G. Browne and H. M. Balyuzi.
  49. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Environmental Protection from a Baha'i Perspective (1997). The place of the natural world in the Bahá'í teachings.
  50. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   John Walbridge Erotic Imagery in the Allegorical Writings of Baha'u'llah (1997). Mystical symbolism in early Bahá'í poetry.
  51. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Bernard Leach, Lucy Marshall Excerpts from a letter from Bernard Leach after his visit to Haifa (1954). Brief impressions of the Bahá'í Shrines and of Shoghi Effendi; the coming of the Lesser Peace.
  52. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Sen McGlinn Exploring the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (1997). Four topics: Entry by troops and the institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar; the House of Worship and the House of Justice; the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a Meeting, and the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a Building.
  53. Posted 1997 in Personal compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Duane Troxel, comp. Extraterrestrial Life (1996).
  54. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   A. W. Samii Falsafi, Kashani, and the Bahá'ís (1996). Essay posted to the Usenet group soc.culture.iranian in January 1996 provides a brief but well-researched history of the treatment of Bahá'ís in Iran in the 1950s and the roles of Abol-Ghasem Kashani and Mohammad Taghi Falsafi.
  55. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   William P. Collins Farrakhan, Cabala, Bahá'í, and 19, by Martin Gardner: Response (1997). Context of Bahá'í numerology.
  56. Posted 1997 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Four-Year Plan, 1995-1999: Messages to the Bahá'ís of the World (1995). Message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  57. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Fundamental Verities (1996). Meaning of the phrase "fundamental verities of the Faith" in the writings of Shoghi Effendi.
  58. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny God, Chance, and Necessity, by Keith Ward: Review (1997).
  59. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Goddess Religion, Ancient (1992). Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
  60. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Sen McGlinn Guardianship and the House of Justice (1997). The Context of The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh; the distinction and separation of the Guardianship and the Houses of Justice; distinctions between the Guardian and the Exemplar; the inseparability of the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice.
  61. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Guardianship, Anticipation of, in the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1992). Did Bahá'u'lláh anticipate the Institution of the Guardianship in the Kitab-i-Aqdas?
  62. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Clara A. Edge Haifa Notes (1954). Notes by the author of the biographical novel Tahirih, taken during her visit to Haifa in 1954.
  63. Posted 1997 in Visual Materials:   The Báb Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle) (n.d.). Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
  64. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans. , Juan Cole, trans. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary (1996). Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning of detachment, the meaning of the hadith about knowing one's self, the meaning of Return, and the hadith "The believer is alive in both worlds."
  65. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Stauffer, ed. History of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihran, Iran (1978). Brief history of the birth-place of Bahá'u'lláh distributed to pilgrims to the site.
  66. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Holy Day Observances (1992). Do Tablets of Visitation need to be recited on holy days? Do participants need to face the Qiblih while one is being recited?
  67. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Homosexual Practices, Bahá'í Teachings on (1995). Overview of Bahá'í teachings towards homosexual practices, and how the community should approach homosexuals.
  68. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Homosexuality, Advice on (1994). Clarification to a Bahá'í woman in love with another Bahá'í woman that the Guardian's interpretations of the Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on homosexuality are infallible; concedes that homosexuality may have a "natural" genetic cause.
  69. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Homosexuality: Biological, or a Learned Behavior? (1993). Various topics related to homosexuality, with an especial focus on whether the Bahá'í writings teach that homosexuality is biologically based or is a "learned behavior."
  70. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian Human Responses to Life Stress and Suffering (1983). The human response to stressful events; coping mechanisms, including those of Bahá'í martyrs; responses to social stressors.
  71. Posted 1997 in Newspaper articles:   Reuters Human Rights Watch on Persecution of Baha'is in Iran (1997). Two articles covering a report by Human Rights Watch on the treatment of the Bahá'ís and other minorities in Iran.
  72. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Huququ'llah Transactions, Examples of (1991). Information and examples about calculating Huququ'llah transactions.
  73. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Huququ'llah, Sixteen Questions about (1991). Sixteen detailed questions about Huququ'llah, submitted by a Bahá'í attorney.
  74. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Duane Troxel Intelligent Life in the Universe and Exotheology in Christianity and the Bahá'í Writings (1996). Theological statements on extraterrestrial life in Christian and Bahá'í texts, and in the work of Giordano Bruno and Galileo.
  75. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Internet Communications; Virgin Birth; Encyclopedia; Administrative Order (1996). Questions on email discussion groups and the Covenant, the Bahá'í stance on the Virgin Birth of Christ, the spirituality of administrating, the spiritual destiny of the American Bahá'í community, and the status of the Bahá'í Encyclopedia.
  76. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Internet Discussions, Character of (1995). Internet courtesy, discipline, and the need for Bahá'ís online to be a "spiritual leaven."
  77. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   International Teaching Centre Internet Forums, Development and Monitoring of (1995). Guidance for Counsellors regarding participation in and monitoring of bulletin boards, chat rooms, and email lists.
  78. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Ian C. Semple Interpretation and the Guardianship (2005). Two versions of a talk presented at a seminar in Haifa, 1984, on differences between personal interpretation, authoritative interpretation, divinely guided legislation, and the role of the Guardian as interpreter
  79. Posted 1997 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Investing and Finance (1996). Letter from the US BNC's Finance Coordinator describing some investment principles followed by the NSA, and offering limited guidance for individuals.
  80. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Iranian Believers Throughout the World, Message to (1997). Inspirational discussion of the history of the Bahá'ís in Iran, including exhortations for the education of Persian children and youth.
  81. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Frank Lewis, Puran Stevens Iranian Refugees in America: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (1986). Introduction to Persian culture, history, and customs, designed as an aid in cultural understanding for Americans interacting with Iranian emigrants.
  82. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel Is the Bahá'í Faith a World Religion? (1994). Examination of the terms "world religion" and "new religious movement" to demonstrate that the Bahá'í Faith is best categorized as a "world religion."
  83. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ishraqát, Tablet of, Date of Revelation (1996). Clues that could provide a date for the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh's "Tablet of Ishraqat." Includes part of Sen McGlinn's original query to which the House.
  84. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Israel, Teaching the Faith in (1995). Short overview of the policies on discussing the Bahá'í Faith in Israel; the prohibition of Bahá'ís from teaching the Bahá'í Faith to Israelis extends to internet discussions. Includes US State Dept. overview of the laws regarding proselytizing in Israel.
  85. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Kitab-i-Aqdas and the Expulsion of Covenant Breakers (1997). Discussion of a reference in the Kitab-i-Aqdas to the possible end of the Guardianship, and the authority of the Hands of the Cause to expel Covenant-breakers.
  86. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   John Walbridge Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n (1996). Brief essay on, and partial translation of, this work of the Bab.
  87. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Krishna, historiography of; Meaning of "Qayyúm" (1983). Two questions: historical information about Krishna, and the meaning of the term "qayyum".
  88. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Language of Revelation and Status of Guardian's Translations (1992). English translations as a "basis" for translations into other European languages;. Though Shoghi Effendi's writings are "authoritative," they do not make English a language of revelation.
  89. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Susan Maneck Law of Love Enshrined, The: Selected Essays, by John Hatcher and William Hatcher: Review (1997).
  90. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Laymen vs. Scholars in Bahá'í Studies (1996). No distinction should be drawn between "laypeople" and "scholars" in Bahá'í studies, and the pursuit of knowledge.
  91. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Legislating on Morality (1988). Areas in which the Universal House of Justice is refraining from legislating on, e.g. abortion and homosexuality.
  92. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Legislative Responsibilities of the Universal House of Justice Regarding Obligatory Prayers, Guardian's Statement on (1995). Brief note about which aspects of obligatory prayer the House may one day legislate on.
  93. Posted 1997 in Bibliographies:   Sen McGlinn Leiden List: Bibliography to the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh (1999).
  94. Posted 1997 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, May 19 1994 (1994). A lengthy response inspired by the US community's 1994 "Vision in Action" initiative, addressing the slowness of the growth of the Faith in America and the impact of negative trends in American society on the nation's Bahá'í community.
  95. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Jessie Revell Letters from Jessie Revell (1952). Two letters, from Shoghi Effendi's secretary at the time, to believers in the United States.
  96. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf) (2003). Some meanings of the term huruf ("letters") in Bahá'í texts, including Letters of the Bayan, Letters of the Living, and Letters of the Quranic Dispensation.
  97. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   John T. Dale Lidia Zamenhof (1996). Brief biography of the daughter of Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
  98. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Los Angeles, Living in (1996). Bahá'ís have not been advised to avoid living in Los Angeles, but should still recall the importance of pioneering and not congregating in insular communities.
  99. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Julio Savi Love Relationship between God and Humanity: Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Hidden Words (1997). An overview of God and man's relationship as expressed in Bahá'u'lláh's Hidden Words.
  100. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Lauran Walker Mantle of the Prophet, The: Religion and Politics in Iran, by Roy Mottahedeh: Review (1997).
  101. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Hossain B. Danesh Marriage and Sexuality (1991). Transcript of a talk at a private home in Springfield, Virginia, recorded and distributed for teaching and deepening.
  102. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Khalil A. Khavari Marriage and the Nuclear Family: A Bahá'í Perspective (1983). Bahá'í concepts of the purposes of marriage, courtship and dating, family communication, and children.
  103. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Kerry Mothersill Marriage Breakdown in North America: A Psychosocial Perspective (1983). What are the effects of marital breakdown, what are its causes, and what can be done to enhance marital and family stability?
  104. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Ruth Eyford, Helgi Eyford Marriage: the Eternal Principle (1983). The role marriage plays in our ultimate purpose to know and worship God. The practical implications of marriage from a Bahá'í perspective. To what extent can we accept modern secular answers and therapists' techniques to marital problems?
  105. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Marshall Islands population statistics (1996). Populations of the Marshall Islands, and explanation of a directive by the Universal House of Justice that teachers travel to an island that was uninhabitable because of radiation.
  106. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him (1997). Letter from the US NSA on the importance of commitment to the covenant, a letter from the UHJ on covenant-breaking, and the history "Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him."
  107. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Phyllis K. Peterson Meaning of Detachment, The (1997). Detachment as it relates to women, teaching, the media, and unity.
  108. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Sen McGlinn Meanings of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (1997). Summary of the full meanings of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, "The Dawning Place of the Remembrance of God."
  109. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   International Teaching Centre Meetings for women only (1997). It is acceptable and perhaps even sometimes necessary for Bahá'ís to hold gender-segregated meetings.
  110. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Mental Tests (1995). Meaning of the phrase "mental tests" in the writings of Abdu'l-Bahá and of Shoghi Effendi. Includes short compilation of relevant passages.
  111. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Peter J. Khan Mental Tests (1995). An address by Dr. Khan, of the Universal House of Justice, in Australia. Needs proofreading.
  112. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Monogamy, Sexual Equality, Marital Equality, and the Supreme Tribunal (1996). Questions about monogamy, the Supreme Tribunal, and the Bahá'í concept of equality of the sexes in light of some Bahá'í laws and history which appear to undermine it
  113. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans. , Anton Haddad, trans. Most Holy Book, The: Parallel Translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1901). Two translations, side-by-side: the authorized one (1992) and a more literal one by Anton Haddad (1901). Includes image-scan of Haddad's translation.
  114. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Music Lyrics, Singing, and Dancing at Feast (1994). Bahá'ís may incorporate music, singing, and dancing into the spiritual portions of the community devotional meetings.
  115. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Theo A. Cope Neo-platonic Framework for Bahá'í philosophy (1997). Some thoughts on the history and thought of Neoplatonism and its relation to Bahá'í philosophy. Concludes with a review of another essay on Neoplatonism.
  116. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Mark A. Foster New Typology of Religious Organization (1995). Overview of models normativist, arcanist, routinized, and charismatic.
  117. Posted 1997 in Research notes:   Robert Stockman Notes from the National Bahá'í Archives on the Chicago House of Spirituality (1986). Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Bahá'í history. Prepared as background research for The Bahá'í Faith in American vol. 1: Origins, 1892-1900.
  118. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Edith McLaren Notes of the Pilgrimage of Edith McLaren (1954). Notes of a pilgrimage May 2-10, 1954.
  119. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Mary Day Notes on Feminist Theory, Some (1997). Implications of feminism for Bahá'í thinking.
  120. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Mabel Hyde Paine Notes on Shoghi Effendi's Table Talk (1931). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1931.
  121. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Dann J. May Notes on the Christian "Antichrist" and Titles of Christ (1997). Intro for a Bahá'í-Christian dialogue on the meaning of the antichrist, titles of Jesus in the Bahá'í Sacred Writings, and brief compilation of Bahá'í writings.
  122. Posted 1997 in Research notes:   Robert Stockman Notes on the Thornton Chase Papers (1985). Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Bahá'í Thornton Chase.
  123. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   John Walbridge Notes on the Zuhuru'l-Haqq series (1996). Brief overview of this historical work. Includes letter from the World Centre explaining that no official translation is forthcoming.
  124. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Leroy Ioas, B. Buckley, ed. Notes to a talk given by Hand of the Cause Ioas in Pasadena California (1960).
  125. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Eberhard von Kitzing Origin of Complex Order in Biology: Abdu'l-Baha's concept of the originality of species compared to concepts in modern biology (2001). The purpose and destiny of our human life is shown to be compatible with the facts of biology and paleontology.
  126. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship (1996). Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunnis. Using Western historiographical methods, I examine three key events occuring during the life of Muhammad that are used to legitimize Shi'i origins.
  127. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Michael McMullen Origins of the Baha'i Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review (1997).
  128. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Elmer Beasley, Gladys Beasley Our Pilgrimage to Haifa (1957). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1956.
  129. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities (1996). Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Bahá'í gatherings because of an inability to understand English.
  130. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Kamran Hakim Personal Interpretation of the term 'Seal of the Prophets' (1997). A lengthy examination of the terms khatam, "seal," and Nabi, "Prophet," and their meanings in Islam.
  131. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Personal page (1997). My own links, theses, and papers. The tags are places I've lived or gone to school.
  132. Posted 1997 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Various Petition from the Persian Reformers (1867). A petition sent by Bahá'ís in Baghdad and Shushtar, Iran, in 1867 to the US Consulate general, seeking assistance in getting Bahá'u'lláh released from imposed exile.
  133. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Author unknown Pilgrim's Notes (1953). Anonymous notes from January 1953.
  134. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   William Sears Pilgrimage to Haifa and Akka: Parts Two-Three (1954). Notes on his pilgrimage in 1954 by American Baha'i and pioneer (and later Hand of the Cause) William Sears.
  135. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Pioneering or Education? (1968). To Bahá'í youth in every land: deciding whether to pioneer or continue with higher education.
  136. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Michael J. Bruwer Poetry of Loving: Family Therapy and the Bahá'í Faith (1983). Psychotherapy and the family; the Bahá'í concept of the family; the role of models of the world.
  137. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh Prayer for Protection (1996). A short prayer, authoritatively translated on behalf of the Universal House of Justice.
  138. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Prayer of the Bab "God Sufficeth...," Two versions of (1996). The original text of the prayer "God Sufficeth" has not been found, and there may be two versions.
  139. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant (1996). Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Bahá'í social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevailing cultural mores; and the uniqueness of the Bahá'í covenant.
  140. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ranks and Functions in the Bahá'í Cause (1978). Different ranks of and interactive functioning of the Continental Board of Counsellors versus National Spiritual Assemblies.
  141. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Linda Walbridge Reforming the Marja` at-Taqlid: The Baha'i Example (1997). Shi'i leadership paradigms and the marja` at-taqlid, "clerical exemplar" or "religious guide."
  142. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer, Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Religious Intolerance as a Source of Violence (1994). A Bahá'í-inspired examination of how religious fanaticism and prejudice promotes violence.
  143. Posted 1997 in Historical documents:   Ahang Rabbani Remains of the Bab in Tehran, The (1997). Brief bio of Aqa Husayn-'Ali Nur and an extract from Khatirat Muhajiri Az Isfahan, "Memoirs of a Refugee from Isfahan," discussing the history of these remains. Includes biographical notes.
  144. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Glenford Mitchell Remembering Shoghi Effendi as Interpreter (1997). Scholarly talk on the nature of interpretation and the Covenant, given at Foundation Hall of the House of Worship in Wilmette.
  145. Posted 1997 in Personal letters:   David Langness Report from the 1995 National Convention (1995). A short series of daily reports from the U.S. National Bahá'í Convention, from a personal perspective.
  146. Posted 1997 in Books:   Robert Stockman, Jonah Winters Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Bahá'í Faith (1997). A comprehensive research and educational tool for the student or teacher of the Bahá'í Faith. Includes curriculum guides, lecture outlines, annotated bibliographies, and lists of educational materials.
  147. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Mark A. Foster Resurrection: A Bahá'í Perspective (1993). Personal reflections and interpretations.
  148. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Bahá'í view to Christians.
  149. Posted 1997 in Study Guides:   Foad Shodjai Ridván 1996: Outline (1996). Summary of this letter, in outline format.
  150. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Christopher Buck Rituals in Babism and Bahá'ísm, by Denis MacEoin: Review (1996). A compact, well-documented academic study including a representative selection of texts; by focussing only on texts it omits actual Bahá'í practice and over-emphasizes the ritual elements found in the Bahá'í Faith.
  151. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   John S. Hatcher, Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian, Mark Towfiq, comp. Role of the Scholar: Scholarship and the Covenant (1996). Essays "The New Role of the Scholar in Bahá'í Society" and "Scholarship and the Covenant."
  152. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Negar Mottahedeh Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories: The Unveiling of the Babi Poetess Qurrat al-'Ayn-Tahirih in the Gardens of Badasht (1998). Implications of Tahirih's revolutionary act at Badasht in terms of a decisive break with Islamic history; also Shaykh Abu Turab's recollections of the event and his literary role in Nabil's Dawn-Breakers.
  153. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time, by John Walbridge: Review (1996).
  154. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Saying Nothing about No-Thing: Apophatic Theology in the Classical World (1994). The apophatic (negative) theology of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus and some pre-Pseudo-Dionysius eastern Christian thinkers.
  155. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Scholars and the Administrative Order (1997). Letter to the House requesting guidance concerning a possible "atmosphere of distrust" among some academics, followed by a response which sets the problem in the context of the current intellectual and spiritual crisis afflicting society at large.
  156. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Schools owned by Bahá'ís and "Bahá'í schools" (1994). Are schools owned by or run by Bahá'ís always considered "Bahá'í" schools, and does the word "Bahá'í" always appear in their title?
  157. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Science and Religion, Quotations on (1997). Regarding a compilation on science and religion; includes a short list of references to science and religion.
  158. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship (1997). In the Kitab-i-Iqan (pp. 84-89) Bahá'u'lláh rejects the charge that the text of the Bible has been tampered with. Many Shi'is have charged the same, accusing Sunnis of removing the proofs of Ali's appointment as leader of the community from the Qur'an.
  159. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen Significance of the New Millennium (1997). Facing a new Millennium, Bahá'ís advocate the goal of increasing unity, peace, and the spiritualisation of our society and our world; the Bahá'í teachings contain a practical programme to attain these objectives.
  160. Posted 1997 in Study Guides:   Vahid Rafati, Denis MacEoin, Faruq Izadinia, Jonah Winters, comp. , Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Sources of Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1997). List of the original Tablets excerpted by Shoghi Effendi in compiling Gleanings.
  161. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Suheil Badi Bushrui Spiritual Foundation of Human Rights, The: A Bahá'í Perspective (1997).
  162. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Spiritual Growth, Essential Requisites for (1983). Letter to Europe; its historically-recent turn away from religion, six ways to improve spirituality, and the importance of prayer and meditation.
  163. Posted 1997 in Statistics:   Bahá'í International Community Statistical Information on the Bahá'í Faith (1994). Brief statistics on the number of Bahá'ís in the world and in certain territories and the activities of Bahá'ís.
  164. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Denis MacEoin Still Lives (1993). The nature of private lives and biography in Middle Eastern culture, with brief discussion of Rushdie's Satanic Verses and the lives of Tahirih and Shoghi Effendi.
  165. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Subud, Membership in (1995). Whether a person may be allowed to be a member of both the Bahá'í Faith and "Subud," an international spiritual movement that began in Indonesia in the 1920s.
  166. Posted 1997 in Research notes:   Bahá'í Computer and Communications Association Summary of Baha'i Activities on Worldwide Computer Networks (1995) (1995). A snapshot of the very early online Bahá'í community, when there were "over 1,000" Bahá'ís on the internet!
  167. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Surah of God (1992). Includes essay about the "Most Great Separation" (1866) and historical events in Bahá'u'lláh's household in the mid-1860s.
  168. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Michael McCarron Symbolic Cosmology in the Sufi and Bahá'í traditions (1997). Introduction to some meanings of the various realms of God.
  169. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Tablet of Ahmad and Tablet of the Holy Mariner (1996). Date of publications of translations of the Tablet of Ahmad and the Tablet of the Holy Mariner.
  170. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Stephen Lambden, trans. , Sen McGlinn, trans. Tablet of Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah O Glad Tidings (Lawh-i Halih, Halih, Halih yá Bisharát) (1983). Two versions: a literalistic translation by Stephen Lambden and a poetic one by Sen McGlinn.
  171. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Author unknown, trans. Tablet to Násiri'd Din Sháh (Lawh-i-Sultán) (1923).
  172. Posted 1997 in Study Guides:   Universal House of Justice, Research Department Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas: Information on Circumstances of Revelation of Tablets (1997). List of recipients and dates of Section 17 of Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas, "Excerpts from other Tablets."
  173. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Jonah Winters Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism (2017). Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystical poetry of Bahá'u'lláh. This paper provides background for that topic by surveying the use of themes of the erotic in writings by seven Sufi mystics.
  174. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Theocracy and Separation of Church and State (1995). On theocracy in relation to the Bahá'í model of government, and issues relating to the development of the Bahá’í Administrative Order.
  175. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way (1994). Thesis and unpublished book on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, the central text of a school of thought that later evolved and migrated to become Zen Buddhism.
  176. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Rick Schaut Toward a Bahá'í Economic Model (1995). Summary of three positive statements which might form the basis for a Bahá'í economic model.
  177. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Denis MacEoin Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image (2000). Overview of, and documents preserved from, the Bab's 1848 trial for heresy against Islam.
  178. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Valera Allen, Charlotte M. Linfoot Two brief pilgrims' notes (1954). Brief notes on (1) the infallibility of the Guardian in his choice of successor an (2) atomic energy.
  179. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel Understanding Exclusivist Texts (1997). Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for other paths to salvation.
  180. Posted 1997 in Theses:   Roxanne Lalonde Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation (1994). Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article.
  181. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice's Power of Elucidation, The (1996). Clarification about the qualitative difference between the Guardian's prerogative of interpretation and the power of elucidation of the Universal House of Justice.
  182. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Violence Against Women and Children (1993). Bahá’í principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child discipline, and community protection.
  183. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Weinberg Who Was Thomas Breakwell? (1997). Brief biography of the first English Bahá'í and an individual central in early European Bahá'í community.
  184. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Julio Savi Will, Knowledge, and Love as Explained in Baha'u'llah's Four Valleys (1994). Exploration of some of the "seemingly abstruse" concepts of the Four Valleys.
  185. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Wills and Inheritance (1996). Five questions about the writing of Bahá'í wills. Includes a list of which laws are not at present binding upon the friends in the western world, and a compilation of "Extracts from Four Tablets by Abdu'l-Bahá Concerning the Question of Inheritance."
  186. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Susan Maneck Wisdom and Dissimulation: The Use and Meaning of Hikmat in the Bahá'í Writings and History (1996). Examination of hikmat within the Bahá'í community, especially as it refers to survival strategies in situations of danger or insecurity.
  187. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Wives of Baha'u'llah (1995). Information on Bahá'u'lláh's three wives, and a background to the Bahá'í teaching that people should be monogamous in the modern age.
  188. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Susan Maneck Women in the Bahá'í Faith (1994). Bahá'í paradigms of womanhood, and some highlights of women's participation in the Faith's history.
  189. Posted 1997-03 in Essays and short articles:   Charles Nolley, William Garlington India, Notes on Bahá'í Population (1997). Indian membership numbers, and how "enrollment" there has a different meaning than in developed countries.
  190. Posted 1997-03 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Martyrdom in Jihad (1997). Unlike Judeo-Christianity, Islam does not contain a core of martyrdom. Rather, it occurs in three disparate areas: war/jihad, asceticism, and Shi'ism. I examine the relationship between jihad and martyrdom and their classical and contemporary meanings.
  191. Posted 1997-05 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Anonymous, trans. Tablet of the Universe (Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih) (1997). A theological description of reality, with reference to Ptolemy and Al-Farabi.
  192. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, comp. Trial of the Báb: Answers given during the interrogation of the Báb (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  193. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, trans. Trial of the Báb: Alim-i Hashtrud's account (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  194. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, trans. Trial of the Bab: Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani's account (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  195. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, comp. Trial of the Báb: Questions, rebukes, statements made during the interrogation of the Bab (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  196. Posted 1997-05-06 in Historical documents:   Mirza Badi'u'llah, Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. Epistle to the Bahá'í World, An (1907). Letter from the half-brother of `Abdu'l-Bahá about Badi'u'llah's exit from, return to, and then exit again from the Bahá'í Faith.
  197. Posted 1997-05-20 in Archives:   Juan Cole, comp. Juan Cole manuscript and book collection: Shaykhi, Babi, and Baha'i texts (1997). Manuscripts and books in Cole's library and selected Iranian National Bahá'í Archive contents.
  198. Posted 1997-06 in Essays and short articles:   Jack Coleman Common Grounds between Buddhism, Quantum Physics, and the Bahá'í Faith (1997). Some parallels and similarities between the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, and physics.
  199. Posted 1997-06 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, E. G. Browne, trans. , Shoghi Effendi, trans. , Sen McGlinn, comp. Tablet to Nasiri'd Din Shah (Lawh-i-Sultan) (1997). Complete tablet, as translated by both Shoghi Effendi and E.G. Browne. With introduction by Sen McGlinn.
  200. Posted 1997-06-05 in Essays and short articles:   Denis MacEoin, Robert Stockman, Juan Cole, Will C. van den Hoonaard, Jonah Winters, ed. Is the Bahá'í Faith a "World Religion" or a "New Religious Movement"? (1997). Compilation of emails about the socio-religious classification of the Bahá'í Faith.
  201. Posted 1997-07 in Essays and short articles:   Kamran Hakim Homosexuality in the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1996). Informal notes on the treatment of homosexuality in the Kitab-i Aqdas, and its background.
  202. Posted 1997-07-22 in Essays and short articles:   Anne Gordon Atkinson Introduction to Green Acre Bahá'í School (1990). Brief summary of the history contained in the book-length history "Green Acre on the Piscataqua: A Centennial Celebration".
  203. Posted 1997-08 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Deaths of Two Iranian Bahá'ís, 1997 (1997). Reports from the Universal House of Justice and the NSA of the United States on the deaths of Masha'llah Enayati and Shahram Reza'i.
  204. Posted 1997-08 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Translation and Review (1991). Whether certain scholars were authorized as translators, and that the institution of review is not being abrogated at this time.
  205. Posted 1997-08-31 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Arc Project: 1987 Open Letter (1987). Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1987.
  206. Posted 1997-08-31 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Arc Project: 1991 Open Letter (1991). Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1991.
  207. Posted 1997-08-31 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Arc Project: 1994 Open Letter (1994). Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1994.
  208. Posted 1997-09 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions (1997). Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shí'í and Bábí history.
  209. Posted 1997-09-01 in Unpublished articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard, William W. Hackborn Chaos as Metaphor for the Study of Social Processes in the Postmodern World: A Baha'i Illustration (1997). How ideas drawn from the study of chaos theory can be used to describe some aspects of a social environment.
  210. Posted 1997-10 in Essays and short articles:   David Langness Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys (1997). Symbology of the Four Valleys, and a brief overview of a four-stage spiritual growth model.
  211. Posted 1997-12 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Ahang Rabbani Aqa Husayn Ashchi's narrative (1996). A letter to the House requesting permission to translate and publish Aqa Husayn Ashchi's narrative and their response.
  212. Posted 1997-12 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Pilgrims' Notes Online (1997). No policy other than the exercise of wisdom currently exists regarding the publishing of pilgrims' notes on the internet.
  213. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Ali Kuli Khan, John Bosch, Louise Bosch, Marzieh Gail, ed. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Portrayals from East and West (1971). Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, taken from papers of Ali-Kuli Khan and the conversations of John and Louise Bosch.
  214. Posted 1998 in Visual Materials:   Marc Edmund Jones Abdu'l-Baha's horoscope (1974). Abdu'l-Bahá's Horoscope, as prepared by a non-Bahá'í.
  215. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   L. P. Elwell-Sutton Abdu'l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review (1973).
  216. Posted 1998 in Bibliographies:   Owen Battrick, comp. Achievements and Victories of the Guardianship: Statistics, chronology, and bibliography (1982). List of books written, assemblies founded, Hands of the Cause appointed, and Plans for Expansion conceived.
  217. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Alcohol, Prohibition of (1997). Explanation of the prohibition on drinking alcohol; guidelines on how to approach and impose administrative sanctions on someone using it flagrantly.
  218. Posted 1998 in Books:   Robert Riggs Apocalypse Unsealed (1981). Early draft of the later book Apocalypse - An Exegesis.
  219. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Apostle Paul, a "False Teacher"? (1998). Whether Bahá'í Writings state that Paul was a "false teacher," the relationship between apostles Paul and Peter, and some Bahá'í teachings on Christianity.
  220. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Ted Brownstein Are the Four Valleys four stages in one path or are they four paths? (1998). Alternate readings of symbolism in the Four Valleys.
  221. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Authenticity of Prayers and Tablets (1992). List of some prayers and tablets which are not or might not be authentic; includes 2020 update on the prayer "Help me to refrain from every irregular inclination..."
  222. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání, Juan Cole, trans. Báb and the Bábí Religion, The (1985). A general overview of Bábí history and thought, written in Arabic in 1896.
  223. Posted 1998 in Books:   Denis MacEoin Babi and Bahá'í Religions, The: An Annotated Bibliography (1997).
  224. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Baha'i Approach, The: Moderation in Civilization (1995). Bahá'í approach to nature and ecology.
  225. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Inder Manocha Bahá'í Art: Fact or Fiction? (1993). A re-examination of the nature of Bahá'í art. Includes response by Sonja van Kerkhoff.
  226. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Roy Steiner Bahá'í Community as a Learning Organisation, The (1996). How a knowledge management system focussed on assisting individuals, communities and institutions could improve their success. Followed by commentaries by Kambiz Maani and Svenja Tams.
  227. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Peter Smith, Moojan Momen Bahá'í Faith 1957-1988, The: A Survey of Contemporary Developments (1989). A general account of developments in the Bahá'í Faith during these three decades.
  228. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, Dann J. May Bahá'í Faith and Buddhism Dialogue (1995). Eleven email postings from Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, and Dann May, from the listserver Talisman 1.
  229. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Bryan Graham Baha'i Faith and economics: a review and synthesis (2002). Review of the secondary literature on the subject and some issues of methodology.
  230. Posted 1998 in Books:   Various Bahá'í Faith and Marxism: Proceedings of a Conference held January 1986 (1987). Topics include Marxism and human nature, society and social change, just government, and Marxism yesterday and today.
  231. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Phillip Smith Bahá'í Faith and Religious Diversity (1991). The Bahá'í principal of unity in diversity as applied to religious pluralism.
  232. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Derek Cockshut Bahá'í Faith in America, The: 1900-1912, by Robert Stockman: Review (1995).
  233. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Author unknown Baha'i Faith in America, The: Origins 1892-1900, by Robert Stockman: Review (1985).
  234. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Shahriar Razavi, Khazeh Fananapazir Bahá'í Faith, The, by John Boykin: Underlying Principles and Approach for a Bahá'í Response (1992). A case study in opposition literature and anti-Bahá'í polemicism.
  235. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   L. P. Elwell-Sutton Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The, by William Miller: Review (1976).
  236. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Douglas Martin Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The by William Miller: "Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith" (1978). Lengthy review of Miller's book, and a broad discussion of anti-Bahá'í polemic and historiography.
  237. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Author unknown Baha'i Leads out of the Labyrinth, by Ruth White: Review (1944).
  238. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Stockman Bahá'í membership statistics (1998). Statistics on the American community from 1998, and notes on how membership numbers are calculated.
  239. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Bahá'í Perspective on Water, The (1997). Water in the Bahá'í Faith and Bahá'í Writings.
  240. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Cher Holt-Fortin Bahá'í Pilgrimage, A (1998). Contemporary notes about a pilgrimage in 1998.
  241. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   A. E. Suthers Baha'i Pontiff in the Making, A (1935). A polemical article, published in what was originally a missionary-oriented journal, which is useful in that includes a fairly extended glimpse of Shoghi Effendi through the eyes of a non-Bahá'í contemporary observer.
  242. Posted 1998 in Theses:   Dann J. May Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism (1993). A shorter version of this thesis is published as "The Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic Perspectivism."
  243. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen Bahá'í Scholarship: Definitions and Perspectives (1993). Reflections on strictly religious Bahá'í scholarship vis-à-vis secular scholarship, and how one can effectively study the Faith in different fields.
  244. Posted 1998 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community Bahá'í Statement on Nature, The (1987). Prepared as official statement by the BIC Office of Public Information for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
  245. Posted 1998 in Bibliographies:   Robert Stauffer, comp. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume (1998). List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
  246. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Bahá'í studies Seminar in Cambridge, 30 September - 1 October 1978: Message to Participants (1996). Harmony of science and religion; faith and reason; spiritual scholarship; and the institution of review.
  247. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Bahá'í Teachings, Aspects of (1997). Authenticity of Statements; Mathnavi; Quranic quotations; Marriage Prayer; 'Sun' and 'Moon'; Hands of the Cause; Night of Power; Khatt-i-Badi; Sarcophagus for Bahá'u'lláh; International Bahá'í Library Building; Lunar Calendar and Holy Days; Leiden; Kings.
  248. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   David Friedman Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered, by Francis Beckwith: A Bahá'í Response (1998). Lengthy theological apologia.
  249. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Bahá'ís and Military Service (1965). Brief discussion on how Bahá'ís may or may not serve in the armed forces.
  250. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Seena Fazel Bahá'ís, The, by Bahá'í International Community: Review (1993).
  251. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Peter Easton Bahá'ísm: A Warning (1998). This anti-Bahá'í essay from 1911 was the inspiration for the classic Bahá'í text Brilliant Proof. It has no value other than as a historical document.
  252. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12: Beckwith's Allegations (1990). Responses to allegations Francis Beckwith makes in his booklet "Bahá'í" about changes to this book.
  253. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions (1995). Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways re-capitulated each other.
  254. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Bijan Ma'sumian Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan (1993). Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Bahá'u'lláh's life.
  255. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iran Banning of Bahá'í Religious Institutions in Iran, The: An Open Letter (1983). An open letter from the NSA of Iran, translated from the Persian and sent to the American Bahá'ís by the US NSA, in response to the 1983 banning of the Bahá'í Faith in the country.
  256. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   William P. Collins Basic Bahá'í Chronology, The, by Glenn Cameron, and Historical Dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith, by Hugh Adamson: Review (1998).
  257. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Basis of the Bahá'í Community, The: A Statement Concerning the New History Society (1941). A statement on Ahmad Sohrab's activities and its trademark infringement case.
  258. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Denis MacEoin Bayán (Bayán-i-Farsí): Questions on (1998). Answers to a number of questions relating to the Bab and the Bayan, inspired by MacEoin's translation of the Persian Bayan.
  259. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Juan Cole Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus (1997). Bahá'u'lláh's lessons from the Judeo-Christian experience for founding a new, post-Islamic religion; invoking Christ to illuminate contemporary situations within Babi-Bahá'í history; implications for his relations with Middle Eastern Christians.
  260. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen Beyond Pluralism (1995). Brief thoughts on the Bahá'í Faith as a "metareligion."
  261. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Biblical discrepancies in God Passes By (1993). Citation errors for quotations from Ezekiel in God Passes By.
  262. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12 (1998). Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths?
  263. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Sepehr Manuchehri Brief Analysis of the features of Bábí Resistance at Sheikh Tabarsi (1998). The unique features of the Bábí Resistance in Sheikh Tabarsi; how it compared to other militia movements in terms of numbers, membership, social status, military training and leadership.
  264. Posted 1998 in Books:   Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání Brilliant Proof, The (1998). Two editions of a work of apologetics by an eminent Bahá'í scholar, first published in 1912 and reprinted 1998.
  265. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Author unknown Case on Conscientious Objection, A (1972). In 1972, a Bahá'í — previously convicted of failing to submit to induction (the draft) — was acquitted on appeal.
  266. Posted 1998 in Notable talks:   Luiz Gushikan Challenges of the Construction of a New Morality (1995). Keynote speech at the Bahá'í Conference on Social and Economic Development in Orlando, Florida, on the topic of Bahá'í contributions to morality and ethics.
  267. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer Challenges to Bahá'í Studies (1992). Discussion of the intellectual presentation of the Bahá'í Faith, and of the related topics of review, apologetics, and contemporary political contexts.
  268. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Barbara L. McLellan Chasm of Belief (1996). Post traumatic stress disorder, its challenge to the Bahá'í community, and steps which may assist the community to face this issue.
  269. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Robert Stockman Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). Includes two topics: "A Bahá'í approach to the Bible" and "Bahá'í Writings on Jesus Christ."
  270. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Melissa Tansik Chronological study: Tablets to the Rulers (1998). Timeline of the rise of nation states, 1844-1871, and the history and fate of the rulers to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote in the 1860s.
  271. Posted 1998 in Research notes:   Jonah Winters, comp. Chronology of Persecutions of Babis and Baha'is (1998).
  272. Posted 1998 in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Circumpolar Regions (Arctic): History of the Baha'i Faith (1994).
  273. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Donald Osborn Colorblindness and Race Unity: One Bahá'í's Perspective (1997). Reflections on race perspectives in the Bahá'í writings.
  274. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Mohsen Enayat Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm (1992). Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
  275. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Peter Hulme Community in Diversity: The New Man (1991). The focus of this presentation is the community of selves within each of us. Where is the evidence that we are more than one self?
  276. Posted 1998 in Personal pages:   Dianne Bradford Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh (1998). Comparison of stages in The Four Valleys with three approaches from Islam: Theologians, Muslim Philosophers, and Mystics.
  277. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   W. Smith Murray Consideration of the Bahá'í religion, its Tenets, the Character of its Followers, and the Possibility of its Spread, A (1925). Lengthy report back to the US State Department by Murray, who was then in charge of the U.S. Consulate in Tihran, on the Bahá'ís in the Middle East, the "Imbrie affair," the character of the Bahá'ís, and the possibility of the Faith's spread in Persia.
  278. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Considerations in Setting Sacred Text to Music for the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (1996). The relationship of music to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a place and as a gathering of people, and a proposed set of 'rules' that can aid the conscious development of a Bahá'í devotional music.
  279. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Sen McGlinn Considerations Relating to the Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Some (1995). Gender distinctions in the Bahá'í inheritance laws might at first glance seem to favor male heirs, but the laws actually create a symmetrical equality.
  280. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Constitution of the Universal House of Justice (1972).
  281. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck) Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran: Some Preliminary Observations (1990). Conversion patterns of Zoroastrians and Jews in the period 1877-1921.
  282. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   United States Bahá'í Publishing Trust Copyright Status of Bahá'í Texts (1996). Questions regarding copyright and posting of Sacred Writings on the Internet.
  283. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Covenant-Breakers in Bahá'í Historiography (1991). Bahá'í scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers.
  284. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Vance Salisbury Critical Examination of 20th-Century Baha'i Literature, A (1997). Explores the claim, first made by E. G. Browne, that some Bahá'ís suppress or distort historical texts. Includes tables of changes made in different editions of four popular Bahá'í books.
  285. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen Cyprus Exiles, The (1991). History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Bahá'u'lláh exiled with them in Cyprus. Includes genealogies.
  286. Posted 1998 in Visual Materials:   The Báb Daira (circular talisman) #1 (n.d.). Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
  287. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Dates in Baha'u'llah and the New Era: A response to Francis Beckwith (1992). Response to certain allegations Beckwith makes in his booklet Bahá'í.
  288. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice "Devotional Meetings," Definition and Scope of (1991). Guidance on the structure and content of devotional gatherings.
  289. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Diacritics; meaning of "Self-subsisting" (1993). Two disparate topics: the translation style adopted by the Guardian and other considerations related to literary style and the sacred writings, and the meaning of the term "self-subsisting."
  290. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   William G. Huitt Dimensions in Spirituality, by Jack McLean: Review (1997).
  291. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Dissimulation by Iranian Emigrants (1985). Letters from the House and the US NSA concerning Bahá'ís who were able to escape Iran in 1997 by denying their Faith.
  292. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Rachel Woodlock Dying for Our Sins (1998). Examination of the Christian doctrine of the substitutionary atonement and whether such a doctrine has a place within a Bahá'í theological framework.
  293. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Ecological Models of Social Organization: A Baha'i Perspective (1994). Natural vs. human social ecosystems and the interplay of natural vs. social systems in the 21st century.
  294. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   L. P. Elwell-Sutton Edward Granville Browne and the Bahá'í Faith, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review (1972).
  295. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice (1996). Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the foreknowledge that there would be no Guardian? Was the time ripe for such an action? Could not the International Bahá'í Council have carried on the work?
  296. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Dianne Bradford, comp. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Self-quotations from Baha'u'llah found in Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (1998). Compares Bahá'u'lláh's self-quotations in the Epistle with their earlier versions.
  297. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Establishment of Regional Bahá'í Councils in Certain Countries, Their Characteristics and Functions, The (1997). Outline of various policies governing the formation and functioning of Regional Bahá'í Councils.
  298. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Establishment of Regional Bahá'í Councils in the United States (1997). Announcement of the historic event of the founding of a new administrative level in the United States, the "Bahá'í Councils."
  299. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Establishment of Regional Councils: Introduction (1997). Nature, functioning, and establishment of the administrative bodies known as Regional Bahá'í Councils.
  300. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer Ethics for a Global Society (1994). Addresses the collapse of moral order and value systems in the contemporary world, advocating in response a global ethic based on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
  301. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice European Bahá'í Youth Conference in Innsbruck (1983). Challenges facing European Bahá'í Youth, followed by consolation to Bahá'í youth in light of the 1983 martyrdoms of young Bahá'ís in Iran.
  302. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Evolution, Diagram Illustrating the True Story of (1997). Explanation of the chart Cycle of Life prepared by Lua Getsinger.
  303. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Bahíyyih Nakhjavání Exemption (1993). Thoughts on Bahá'u'lláh's meaning in "exempting" women from certain Bahá'í obligations, especially pilgrimage.
  304. Posted 1998 in Visual Materials:   Lua Getsinger, Edward C. Getsinger, Curtis Kelsey Explanation of Spiritual Evolution as Taught from the Bahá'í Teachings (1899). Chart "Cycle of Life" allegedly drawn on Abdu'l-Bahá's behalf (1899) to refute reincarnation; accompanying text quoting Lua's pilgrim's notes by Curtis Kelsey (1958); a letter from the Universal House of Justice (1997); and a talk by Lua Getsinger (1911).
  305. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Fadil-i-Mazandarani (1998). Was Fadil-i-Mazandarani declared a Hand of the Cause of God, and on determining if there were other Hands.
  306. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   William P. Collins Fasting: The mercy and grace of God (1998). Brief overview of the purpose and backround of fasting.
  307. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   Robert Weinberg First Obligation, The: Lady Blomfield and the Save the Children Fund (1998). Bio prepared for the UK Bahá'í Centenary (1998-99).
  308. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Brent Poirier Flow of Divine Authority (1996). Scriptural authority for the Universal House of Justice to function infallibly without the presence of a living Guardian.
  309. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ida A. Finch, Fanny Alma Knobloch, Alma S. Knobloch Flowers Culled from the Rose Garden of Acca (1908). Lengthy notes of talks with three visitors, taken November 7-13, 1908.
  310. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   Sandra Lynn Hutchison, Richard Hollinger, ed. Foreword to 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons (1996). Overview of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journeys to America and his meetings with Agnes Parsons.
  311. Posted 1998 in Book excerpts:   Robert Ullian Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Best of Israel (1998). Summary of the best ancient cities, beaches, dining, hotels, museums, nature, outdoor and travel experiences in Israel, plus the more evocative ancient sites, important Holy Places, and the Messages that can be taken from excavated mosaic floors.
  312. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen Fundamentalism and Liberalism: Towards an Understanding of the Dichotomy (1992). Explores extremes of religious belief in an attempt to understand their distinctions and commonalities.
  313. Posted 1998 in Personal compilations:   Mary K. Radpour, comp. Funerals and Burials, Preparations for: Some practical notes (1998). A compilation of Bahá'í directions for funerals and burials (i.e., this is not a compilation of direct quotations from the Writings).
  314. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Marc Foxhall Gardeners of God: An Encounter with Five Million Bahá'ís, by Colette Gouvion and Philippe Jouvion: Review (1998).
  315. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi Genealogy of Bab, The (1932). Genealogy of the family of the Bab and the family of Bahá'u'lláh in relation to the Bab.
  316. Posted 1998 in Library Miscellany:   Jonah Winters Glossary of internet-related terms (1998). A document created in 1998, when many users were new to the Web, explaining some common internet terms. Retained for historical interest.
  317. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Horace Holley God Passes By: A Study Guide (1970). Thematic index to the Guardian's key historical work.
  318. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Author unknown God Passes By, by Shoghi Effendi: Review (1945). Brief review by a non-Bahá'í journal, written shortly after the publication of God Passes By.
  319. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Stephen Vaccaro Good Tree, The: Distinguishing the Bahá'í Faith From Destructive Cults (1996). Examination of some fundamental characteristics of a cult, to determine whether or not the Bahá'í Faith can be so defined.
  320. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Ralph D. Wagner, comp. Green Acre Bahá'í Institute vs. Town of Eliot, Maine (1954). Two court decisions regarding the tax exempt status of the Green Acre Bahá'í School, 1954 and 1963, and notes from a 1997 follow-up.
  321. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Valera Allen, John Allen Haifa Impressions (1954). Notes from a pilgrimage in December, 1954.
  322. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ramona Brown Haifa Notes (1954). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1954.
  323. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Gayle Woolson Haifa Notes (1956). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1956.
  324. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Keith Ransom-Kehler, Lorol Schopflocher Haifa Talks (1932). Two slightly different versions of these notes. Includes introduction by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram.
  325. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Louis G. Gregory, Abdu'l-Bahá Heavenly Vista, A: The Pilgrimage of Louis G. Gregory (1911). The journal of Gregory's visit to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1911, including statements of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, stories of the believers in the Holy Land, and Gregory's experiences at the Shrines. Followed by a selection of tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed to him.
  326. Posted 1998 in Personal pages:   Dianne Bradford Hidden Words: Training Course on (1998). Syllabus, materials, and quotes, covering themes of the Hidden Words.
  327. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   William S. Hatcher Human Nature and Human Society: A Bahá'í Viewpoint (1987). Introduction to the Bahá'í understanding of human beings and social structures.
  328. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Human Rights are God-Given Rights (1968). A short "Bahá'í Statement on Human Rights," written by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States for the International Year for Human Rights, 1968.
  329. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Ibrahim Nayrizi, Ahang Rabbani, trans. If Walls Could Speak: An eyewitness account of the Bábís of Nayriz (1998). An account of the Nayriz uprising in 1853.
  330. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Author unknown Imbrie Murder Laid to Religious Hate (1924). Two brief articles describing the 1924 murder of an American diplomat by a Muslim mob who thought he was a Bahá'í.
  331. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen In All the Ways that Matter, Women Don't Count (1994). The Bahá'í goal of achieving sexual equality cannot be achieved merely by trying to advance the position of women in society, but rather society itself must be "feminized."
  332. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Sen McGlinn In praise of Individuation (1994). On the critique of western society. Includes commentary by Roshan Danesh and Gordon Dicks.
  333. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Author unknown In re Petition for Naturalization of Parviz Meghnot (1965). In 1965 naturalization was granted to a Bahá'í applicant, overruling a decision by the Immigration and Naturalization Service that belief in world government compromised his loyalty to the United States.
  334. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Susan Maneck Infallibility: An Essay (1998). Short overview of the meaning of infallibility, as applied to Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
  335. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Seena Fazel Inheritance (1994). The apparent contradiction between sexual equality and the unequal inheritance laws contained in the Aqdas.
  336. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Sen McGlinn Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1995). Conceptualizing the Kitab-i Aqdas as establishing a fixed and elaborate set of laws and requirements is misplaced; even in the most central issues there has been a radical development in Bahá'í law.
  337. Posted 1998 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Stephen Birkland, comp. Internet, the World Wide Web, and Electronic Discussion Lists: A perspective from the Bahá'í Writings (1998). Compilation prepared by a member of Continental Board of Counsellors.
  338. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Internet: Creation of the newsgroup talk.religion.bahai (1997). Two letters, sent at different times and to different individuals, regarding the proposed newsgroup talk.religion.bahai.
  339. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Internet: Promoting the Bahá'í Faith via Personal Web Pages (1997). Bahá'ís may establish personal homepages on the Internet as a means of promoting the Faith.
  340. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Khazeh Fananapazir, Seena Fazel, Sen McGlinn Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings, Some (1992). Aspects of hermeneutics and authorized interpretation.
  341. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel Interreligious Dialogue and the Bahá'í Faith: Some Preliminary Observations (1997). An overview of pluralistic approaches and their relevance to Bahá'í studies.
  342. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Anthony Lee Interview with Ruhollah Geula regarding Robert Imbrie (1997). Interview by Lee, the general editor of Kalimat Press, with his father-in-law, an eyewitness to these 1924 events in Tehran.
  343. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Introduction to a Statement on Race Unity (1997). An informal letter on the "most challenging issue confronting America."
  344. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Eberhard von Kitzing Is the Bahá'í view of evolution compatible with modern science? (1997).
  345. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Duane Troxel Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: A Brief Guide (1994). An overview of some facts and resources about Islam Bahá'ís should know when conversing with Muslims. Includes chronology of Islam.
  346. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Robert Stockman Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings (1992). While Christians traditionally believe the Gospels to be substantially accurate, little is known about Jesus and what he actually taught; the Bahá'í writings fill in many of these gaps.
  347. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Michael W. Sours Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings, by Robert Stockman: Review: Commentary concerning the differences between Christian and Bahá'í terminology (1993). Discusses the station and titles of Christ in an attempt to find common ground with Christians.
  348. Posted 1998 in Personal pages:   Various John Cornell: in memoriam (1998). Brief bio note written by Dr. Cornell in 1998 for posting at the Bahá'í Library Online, and a memoriam biography published by the BCCA in 2001.
  349. Posted 1998 in Books:   D. Llewellyn Drong John Henry Wilcott: A Pioneer Twice Over (1998). Book length biography of an early Bahá'í pioneer.
  350. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   John Huddleston Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace (1987). Highlights a few points in the Bahá'í approach to government and collective action.
  351. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Paul Dodenhoff Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin: Review (1998).
  352. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Author unknown Kitab-i-Aqdas: Its Place in Bahá'í literature (1993). Offers a broad introduction to the Aqdas and its themes.
  353. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Suheil Badi Bushrui Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1995). The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
  354. Posted 1998 in Encyclopedia articles:   Christopher Buck Kitab-i-Iqan: An Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs (1998). The significance, context, style, exegical devices, background, contents, manuscripts, and printing history of the Kitab-i Iqan.
  355. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Brent Poirier Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Bahá'u'lláh's Kitab-i-Iqan.
  356. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Josephina Fallscher, Richard Grosser, trans. Letter to Frau Alice Schwarz-Solivo of a Talk by Abdu'l-Baha (1933). On the 'freedom of will', inheritance and instinct.
  357. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Anna Grossmann, Lili Hermann, trans. , Carl Hermann, trans. Letter to Lili Hermann re Abdu'l-Bahá envisioning a break in the line of Guardians (1958). From letter written by Frau Anna Grossmann (wife of Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause and member German-Austrian NSA) to Mrs. Lili Olitaki Hermann, pioneer in Salzburg, June 5, 1958.
  358. Posted 1998 in Personal letters:   Shidan Fat'he-Aazam Letter to the Geyserville (California) Bahá'í Summer School (1953). Short letter from a famous travel-teacher (and later member of the NSA of South and West Africa, and Counsellor for Africa).
  359. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   E. G. Browne, trans. List of Descendants of Mirza Buzurg of Nur, the Father of Baha'u'llah (1918). Brief genealogy of Bahá'u'lláh and His family.
  360. Posted 1998 in Library Miscellany:   Jonah Winters List of useful published resources for Bahá'í Studies (1998). A (now-outdated) bibliography of academic books helpful to Bahá'í studies.
  361. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny Love, Power, and Justice: The Dynamics of Authentic Morality, by William Hatcher: Review (1998).
  362. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Christian Cannuyer, Greg Massiah, trans. Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer: Review (1998).
  363. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Siyyid Muhammad Tabib Manshadi, Ahang Rabbani, trans. , Naghmeh Astani, trans. Martyrs of Manshad (1996). Detailed eyewitness account of martyrdoms in Iran in 1903.
  364. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Colin Leys Marxism Yesterday and Today (1987). Marxist movements today and the prospects for change. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
  365. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Laurie E. Adkin Marxism, Human Nature, and Society (1987). On Marxism, human nature, alienatation and emancipation, and feminism. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
  366. Posted 1998 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Sen McGlinn, comp. Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (1998). Compilation on the Bahá'í temple, the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, "Dawning Place of Remembrance."
  367. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Meditation, Prayer, and Spiritualization (1983). Practicing personal spirituality and methods for achieving spiritual growth.
  368. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Membership in the National Organization for Women (1998). A statement on behalf of the NSA about which criteria Bahá'ís should consider when deciding what organizations to participate in, and whether they are politically active.
  369. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Anton Haddad Message from Acca (1900). A lengthy report of Abdu'l-Bahá's teachings to the Bahá'ís in America. Can be seen as a precursor to Tablets of the Divine Plan.
  370. Posted 1998 in Books:   Anil Sarwal Miracles in Religion: A Study of the miraculous in religion in context of the Baha'i Faith (1996). Guide to spirituality, offers insights on the purpose of religion, experiences of Himalayan masters, worship of gods and goddesses, idol worship, psychic phenomena, prayer, meditation, and fasting.
  371. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Mirza Mihdi, "Holy Family", Capitalization of Pronouns, Guardian's Use of English (1998). Five unrelated questions about Mirza Mihdi; use of the title "Holy Family"; capitalization of personal pronouns; and the Guardian's use of English in his translations.
  372. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Margaret Pemberton-Pigott, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott Monotheistic Religion in Africa: The Example of the Swazi People (2005). Similarities between the Bahá'í Faith and the ancient traditional beliefs of the Swazi people of Southern Africa.
  373. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Ralph D. Wagner, comp. Mostofi vs. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1996 (1996). A "Bahá'í" immigration case, in which an Iranian immigrant sought asylum by falsely claiming affiliation with the Bahá'í Faith.
  374. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   L. P. Elwell-Sutton Muhammad and the Course of Islam, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review (1977).
  375. Posted 1998 in Encyclopedia articles:   John Walbridge Mulla `Abdu'l-Karim Qazvini (Mirza Ahmad Katib) (1997).
  376. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Simon Maw hinney Music Reviews: Five New Recordings of Bahá'í Music (1998). Reviews of Songs of the Ancient Beauty, Lift up Your Hearts and Sing, The Prince of Peace, Here at Black Mesa, and From the Sweet-Scented Streams of Eternity.
  377. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Farnaz Ma'sumian Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith (1995). An examination of the Bahá'í Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in the Bahá'í Faith.
  378. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Napoleon III and Queen Victoria, Responses to the Tablets of Baha'u'llah (1997). Do we know what Napoleon and Queen Victoria really said upon receiving tablets from Bahá'u'lláh?
  379. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Author unknown National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States vs. New Mexico Covenant-Breakers (1966). Documents from the lawsuit by the NSA vs. the New Mexico covenant-breaker group "The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States of America Under the Hereditary Guardianship, Inc." for their use of Bahá'í names and titles.
  380. Posted 1998 in Notable talks:   Peter J. Khan Nature and Challenge of Tests, The (1995). An address by Dr. Khan, of the Universal House of Justice, at the Bahá'í House of Worship at Wilmette.
  381. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Mark A. Foster Neo-Platonism: Framework for a Bahá'í Ontology (1995). Ways to approach the language of philosophical symbolism in the Bahá'í teachings.
  382. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer New morality, The: An outline (1995). Proposal that Bahá'u'lláh's ethical teachings rest on metaphysical premises about God and humankind, specifically the teleological and the deontological.
  383. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage (1994). Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality of the marriage bond; illumination of Bahá'u'lláh's tablets.
  384. Posted 1998 in Notable talks:   Lee Brown North American Indian Prophecies (1986). Talked delivered at the 1986 Continental Indigenous Council, Tanana Valley Fairgrounds, Fairbanks, Alaska.
  385. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ethel J. Rosenberg Notes of Miss Ethel Rosenberg of London England, taken in Acca, January 1909 (1909). Includes a short unrelated letter, a "postscript to the letter of Miss Harriet M. Wise" by Reunion Morattebe and Mirza Anayatullah Isfahani, which was typed on page 2 of Rosenberg's notes and has been retained for the sake of completeness.
  386. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Sara M. Kenny Notes on 1954 Pilgrimage (1954). Notes from Kenny (1900-1968), Knight of Bahá'u'lláh to Medeira.
  387. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Robert Stockman Notes on Islam from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). Overview of Islamic history and teachings and brief notes on Islam and the Bahá'í Faith.
  388. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Robert Stockman Notes on Judaism from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). Overview of Judaism with many comments on Bahá'í teachings on Jewish history and prophets; includes chronology of Judaism.
  389. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Alice Dudley Notes on Pilgrimage to Haifa: April 15-23, 1957 (1957). Notes on a pilgrimage in 1957.
  390. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Alice Dudley, Thellie Lovejoy, comp. Notes on Pilgrimage to Haifa: Parallel edition of five manuscripts (1997). Multiple manuscripts of Dudley's notes of a pilgrimage in 1957, and a case study in how much different manuscripts of Pilgrim's Notes can differ.
  391. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ethel J. Rosenberg Notes on St. John as explained by Our Lord (1901). Extracts from Rosenberg's pilgrim notes, taken in Haifa February-March 1901.
  392. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Robert Stockman Notes on The Báb, Some (1998). Brief overview of sources on the Bábí period, the Bab's history, and his writings.
  393. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Graham Hassall Notes on the Babi and Bahá'í Religions in Russia and its territories (1993). Overview of the history of Bábí and Bahá'í communities in Russia and Russian territories.
  394. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Virginia Orbison Notes on Words of the Guardian (1956). Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Made by Virginia Orbison, January 15 to February 11".
  395. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Agnes Baldwin Alexander Notes Taken in the Presence of Shoghi Effendi (1937). Notes from a pilgrimage in spring, 1937. Two editions of the notes are presented in parallel.
  396. Posted 1998 in Research notes:   Robert Stockman, Juan Cole Number of tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (1999). Informal accounting of the number of writings of Bahá'u'lláh.
  397. Posted 1998 in Notable talks:   Ian C. Semple Obedience (1991). Obedience in relation to freedom of thought, and the importance of obedience both to the individual's spiritual development and to society as a whole.
  398. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Obedience to Civil Authority (1970). A statement on the problem of whom one should obey when there is apparent conflict between the immediate civil authority under which one resides and a superior authority, such as a state or the Federal Government.
  399. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, Kenneth C. McCulloch, Kenneth C. McCulloch, comp. Obituary: Knight of Baha'u'llah Mary Zabolotny McCulloch (1996). Includes a tribute from the Universal House of Justice, a bibliography by Kenneth McCulloch, a letter from the National Spiritual Assembly, and a note from her husband.
  400. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   Constance M. Chen Obituary: Marzieh Nabil Carpenter Gail (1908-1993): Translator and Author, "Patron Saint" of Women Bahá'í Scholars (1996). A short biography of a famous female Bahá'í scholar and translator.
  401. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism, by William Greider: Review (1997).
  402. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Orange Tree, Myth of (1997). Refutation of the "miracle" of an immortal orange tree growing at the site of the former House of the Bab
  403. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Moojan Momen Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review (1998).
  404. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Graham Hassall Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review (1997).
  405. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Afshin A. Khavari Parallels Between Islamic and Baha'i laws and Constitutional Principles (1998). The roles of Sunnah, Hadith, and Ijtihad in Islamic constitutional law, and the development of the Bahá'í legal order and its unique approach to law-making.
  406. Posted 1998 in Books:   Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield Passing of Abdu'l-Baha, The (1922). A compilation on the last days of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf. Later published in abridged form in World Order.
  407. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Peter Nazareth Pattern of Dust, A: Selected Poems 1965-1990, by Timothy Wangusa: Reviews (1996).
  408. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Peace, Activism for (1987). Bahá'ís may be actively involved in peace processes but may not interfere excessively, since Bahá'í institutions will not be directly involved in effecting the political unity of nations.
  409. Posted 1998 in Books:   George N. Curzon Persia and the Persian Question, volume I (1892). In Moojan Momen's "The Bábí and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts" (1981), p. 45, the work is described: "One of the most remarkable books ever to appear on Persia…", reviewed through p. 47 and used many times beyond.
  410. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Hooper Harris Pilgrim Letter of Hooper Harris to Mr. Hoar (1907). Letter from a pilgrim to a friend back home in America, giving impressions of Akka and of Abdu'l-Bahá.
  411. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Myron Henry Phelps Pilgrim Notes (1917). Notes taken by Phelps during his second visit to Acca, 1917, from the words of Abdul-Baha.
  412. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ben Levy Pilgrim's Notes (1953). Notes from a pilgrimage March 9-16, 1953.
  413. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   William Allison, Thelma Allison Pilgrim's Notes (1957). Notes from a 1957 pilgrimage; Allison was one of the last Bahá'ís to visit the Guardian in Haifa.
  414. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ramona Brown Pilgrim's notes about Shoghi Effendi (1980). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1954.
  415. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   LeRoy Jones Pilgrimage: Notes by LeRoy Jones (1998). Contemporary notes from a 1975 pilgrimage.
  416. Posted 1998 in Library Miscellany:   Jonah Winters Pilgrims' Notes, Status of (1998). "Pilgrims' Notes" are unofficial records of meetings with central figures of the Bahá'í Faith, like 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. They may contain inaccuracies, and are not considered authentic, but can be of help, guidance and inspiration.
  417. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Sholeh A. Quinn Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy 1831-1896, by Abbas Amanat: Review (1998).
  418. Posted 1998 in Theses:   Laura Herzog Preliminary Analysis of the Bahá'í Concept of Mental Health (1998). A preliminary analysis of Bahá’í concepts of psychology, delimited to translated Scriptures and the author’s understanding of Divine Revelation, vis-à-vis the theories of Jung, Maslow, and Rogers.
  419. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Susan Maneck Primary Source Texts, Access to (1998). One scholar's query why the Bahá'í World Centre's copies of primary sources in Bábí and Bahá'í history are not available for study, followed by the House's response.
  420. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Farzam Arbab Process of Social Transformation, The (1987). Bahá'í concepts of social change contrasted with other common paradigms.
  421. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Jack McLean Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology (1992). Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Bahá'í theology.
  422. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Promise of World Peace (1985). A document distributed to many politicians and prominent individuals since its writing in 1985, it was the first official public statement made by the Universal House of Justice since its inception in 1963.
  423. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Leila Rassekh Milani Proof Based on Establishment (Dalíl-i-taqrír) and the Proof Based on Verses (Hujjiyyat-i-ayát), The: An Introduction to the Bahá'í-Muslim Polemics (1997). Study of Bahá'í apologetics based largely on the work of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl.
  424. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Baha'u'llah and the New Era (1996). Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era.
  425. Posted 1998 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community Prosperity of Humankind (1995). A statement prepared by the Bahá'í International Community Office of Public Information, Haifa, first distributed at the United Nations World Summit on Social Development, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1995.
  426. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Abdu'l-Bab as-Sahyuni Protocols of the Followers of Baha'u'llah: Anti-Bahá'í propaganda in Iran (1998). A sympathetic overview by "Freethought Mecca" of persecution of Bahá'ís, and activities of the Iranian government.
  427. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Provisional Translations, Policy Concerning (1994). Authorized vs. provisional translations of texts and the policies regarding their publication. Includes a compilation on "Policies and Procedures Concerning the Publication of Translations."
  428. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Provisions for Sexuality in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in the Context of Late Nineteenth Century Sexual Ideologies (1996). On three aspects of sexuality addressed in the Aqdas (and its supplementary Questions and Answers): the abolition of the concept of ritual pollution caused by sexual fluids (semen, menstrual blood); illicit sexual conduct (zina and liwat); and marriage.
  429. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Stephen Miller Psychology of Spirituality, The, by H.B. Danesh: Review (1997).
  430. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Rúhíyyih Khánum Quote from Ruhiyyih Khanum to Mrs. J. E. Bolles (1953). One short note about the "urgency of this particular time in history," from Ruhiyyih Khanum to Mrs. J.E. Bolles, contained in a letter from Agnes Alexander to "Lucy," June, 1953.
  431. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Bijan Ma'sumian Realms of Divine Existence as described in the Tablet of All Food (1994). Bahá'í theoretical theology in the Lawh-i-Qullu'Ta'am.
  432. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Ralph D. Wagner, comp. Recognition of Bahá'í Marriage and Holidays in American State Law (1998). List of sample legal statutes and proceedings from various states, followed by specific legal counsel of the State of Oklahoma regarding recognition of Bahá'í holy days.
  433. Posted 1998 in Personal pages:   Dianne Bradford References to Christ in His Tablet to Pope Pius IX (1998).
  434. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Regional Bahá'í Councils of the United States, Messages to (1997). In these two short letters, the House of Justice first sends greetings to the newly-formed United States' four Regional Bahá'í Councils, followed by the Councils' vow of firmness.
  435. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Vivian Fellows Remarks to Pilgrims to Haifa by Shoghi Effendi (n.d.). Six short, undated quotations.
  436. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   W. Smith Murray Report to the U.S. Secretary of State (1924). A report to the US Secretary of State by W. Smith Murray, who was in charge of the U.S. Consulate in Tihran, on report of the murder of Vice Consel Robert Imbrie in Tihran.
  437. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Research Department Research Department, Functions of; Etymologies of three terms (1992). Two questions: (1) what is the function of the Research Department, and (2) etymologies of the three terms "world of exemplars," "'álam," and "barzakh." Includes translated excerpts of tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
  438. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Results of the First Regional Bahá'í Council Election (1997). Results of the first US Regional Bahá'í Councils election, posted here because it was a "historic event."
  439. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Robert Stockman Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baha'i Writings (1997). The complexities of the Bahá'í concepts of revelation, interpretation, infallibility, and elucidation
  440. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Nazila Ghanea-Hercock Review of secondary literature in English on recent persecutions of Bahá'ís in Iran (1997). Issues of misinformation, perceived favoritism under the Shah's regime, charges of espionage, and theological conflicts with Islam as motives for the persecution of Bahá'ís.
  441. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1968: Bahá'í Era 125 (1968). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  442. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1974 (Naw-Rúz): Bahá'í Era 131 (1974). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  443. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1975: Bahá'í Era 132 (1975). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  444. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1976 (Naw-Rúz): Bahá'í Era 133 (1976). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  445. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1978: Bahá'í Era 135 (1978). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world, and message to the friends gathered at National Bahá'í Conventions.
  446. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1979 (Naw-Rúz): Bahá'í Era 136 (1979). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world, on the launching of the Seven Year Plan and elucidation of the Seven Year Plan goals.
  447. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1980: Bahá'í Era 137 (1980). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  448. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridvan 1981: Bahá'í Era 138 (1981). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  449. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in Africa: Bahá'í Era 153 (1996). Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world: Africa.
  450. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Linda Walbridge Rituals: An American Bahá'í dilemma (1995). The nature of Bahá'í "Feasts" and related American observances and formalities.
  451. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   Robert Weinberg Roger White: An Obituary: Writer and editor, "poet laureate" of the Bahá'í community (1929-1993) (1997). Brief biography, written as an obituary, of a famous Bahá'í poet.
  452. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Ralph D. Wagner, comp. Sarhangzadeh vs. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1996 (1996). A "Bahá'í" immigration case, in which an Iranian immigrant sought asylum by falsely claiming affiliation with the Bahá'í Faith.
  453. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   John Parris Scholarship in the Bahá'í Community (1991). intellectual development in the Bahá'í community; scholarship is an avenue open to all believers and not confined to an elitist few.
  454. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   John B. Cornell Scientific Approach to Moral Conduct (1946). Comparison of Bahá'í teachings on sexual behavior with those presented by a then-current textbook, Personality and the Family (1935).
  455. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Daniel Grolin Scripture and Revelation, ed. Moojan Momen: Review (2000).
  456. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Frank Lewis Scripture as Literature: Sifting through the layers of the text (1997). Literary and religious antecedents to some of the styles and genres of Bahá'í scripture.
  457. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Danesh Sarooshi Search for a Just Society, The, by John Huddleston: Review (1994).
  458. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Ahmad Aniss Seed of Creation: A philosophical approach towards the status of Universal House of Justice in respect to Baha'i concept of creation (1998). A philosophical approach towards the status of Universal House of Justice in respect to Bahá'í concept of creation.
  459. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Michael W. Sours Seeing With the Eye of God: Relationships Between Theology and Interpretation (1991). Various spheres of interpretation and how their hierarchies reflect theological truth.
  460. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Self-Defense, Guidance on (1996). Whether Bahá'ís may practice self-defense in times of danger, and whether American Bahá'ís should purchase firearms.
  461. Posted 1998 in Notable talks:   Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani) Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys (1923). Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accompanied Fadl's second tour of the USA and Canada.
  462. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Lata Ta'eed Sex, Gender, and New Age Stereotyping (1994). Advocates the abolishing of culturally produced differences between men and women and challenges gender inconsistencies inherent in many Bahá'í discussions.
  463. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Ralph D. Wagner, comp. Sobhani vs. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1994 (1994). A "Bahá'í" immigration case, in which an Iranian immigrant sought asylum by falsely claiming affiliation with the Bahá'í Faith.
  464. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Social Crises and Their Connections to Global Ecological Problems (1994). Global warming and the social roots of environmental problems.
  465. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Socrates in History and the Bahá'í Writings (1995). Historical facts known about Socrates, some of the difficulties inherent in endeavouring to unravel the historical Socrates, and quotations from the Bahá'í Writings.
  466. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Soil in the Bahá'í Faith (1998). Extracts on soil in the Bahá'í Writings and Bahá'í attitudes to nature.
  467. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   John B. Cornell Spiritual Assembly as Arbitrator, The (1997). The function of Spiritual Assemblies in arbitrating disputes among Bahá'ís, and some historical insight into the development of Bahá'í practice.
  468. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Spiritual Dimensions of Sustainable Development (1996). The many meanings of "development" and their spiritual aspects.
  469. Posted 1998 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Eric Hadley-Ives, comp. Springtime metaphors and spring-related imagery (1995). Introduction and Compilation, interspersed with editorial comments. Includes discussion of "plain English" translation.
  470. Posted 1998 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community Statement on Bahá'u'lláh, A (1992). Introduction to the life and work of Bahá'u'lláh, released in 1992 in honor of the centenary of his death, at the request of the Universal House of Justice.
  471. Posted 1998 in Statistics:   Bahá'í World Centre Statistical information on the Bahá'ís of the United States, 1979 (1979). Document issued to delegates to the annual National Spiritual Assembly elections, April 1979.
  472. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Howard Buchbinder Strategies and Processes of Social Change (1987). The theoretical and analytic context within which Marxists approach issues of social change; Marxists believe in the notion of praxis, i.e. the linkage of social theory and social action/practice.
  473. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen Study of Religion, The: Some Comments on Methodology of Studying Religion (1991). Reasons for the broad variety of different theoretical frameworks from which to view religious phenomena and the lack of a unified model.
  474. Posted 1998 in BWC compilations:   Universal House of Justice Study of the Bahá'í Faith, Issues Related to the (1998). Letters from the House and the International Teaching Center, and compilation on the nature of opposition to the Faith from within academia, especially as conducted via the Internet.
  475. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Miles L. Bradbury Style of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, The: Aspects of the Sublime, by Suheil Bushrui: Review (1998).
  476. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Sen McGlinn Style of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, The: Aspects of the Sublime, by Suheil Bushrui: Review (1996).
  477. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Surah of Sorrows (Suriy-i-Ahzán) (1968).
  478. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Surah of the Sacrifice (Súratu'dh-Dhibh) (1996).
  479. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Sustainable Consumption and True Prosperity (1998). The problems of consumption and their solutions.
  480. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Sustainable Development and the Environment of the World: An Overview (1997).
  481. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Frank Lewis Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1996).
  482. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha Concerning Arius (1998). Arius was an early Christian theologian whose rejection of the Trinity, Abdu'l-Bahá said, destroyed the unity of the Church.
  483. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Stephen Lambden, trans. Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i Kullu't-Ta'am) (1984).
  484. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Ali Kuli Khan, trans. , Marzieh Gail, trans. Tablet of the Bell (Tablet for the Feast of Ridvan) (n.d.). Tablet revealed in declaration of Bahá'u'lláh's mission; to be recited at the Feast of Ridván. More commonly known as the "Tablet of the Bell," Khan and Gail titled this translation "Tablet for the Feast of Ridvan" because of the word Paradise in line 1.
  485. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh Tablet of the Branch (Súrih-i-Ghusn) (1966).
  486. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, John Walbridge, trans. Tablet of the Deathless Youth (Lawh-i-Ghulamu'l-Khuld) (1996).
  487. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh Tablet of the Manifestation (Lawh-i-Zuhur) (1998).
  488. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Anton Haddad, trans. , Shoghi Effendi, trans. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Two translations collated (1900). Translation by Anton Haddad combined with the few passages translated by Shoghi Effendi, collated by Sen McGlinn.
  489. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Ted Brownstein Tablet of the True Seeker: Personal Commentary and Reflections (1998). Commentary on a section of the Kitáb-i-Íqan (Book of Certitude).
  490. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Moojan Momen, trans. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Translation (2010).
  491. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of Unity (1996).
  492. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) (n.d.). Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation."
  493. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Tablet to Fuad (1997).
  494. Posted 1998 in Encyclopedia articles:   Juan Cole Tablet to Fuad (Lawh-i-Fuad): Translator's introduction, and bio from Encyclopedia Britannica (1997).
  495. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to Jamál-i-Burujirdí (Lawh-i-Jamál-i-Burujirdí) (2003). Tablet to a one-time Covenant-breaker on the importance of obedience to the Covenant.
  496. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Stephen Lambden, trans. Tablet to Mullá Muhammad Báqir-i Tabrízí: Extracts (1998). Extract from a Tablet of the Bab to the 13th Letter of the Living, in reply to his question about Man yuzhiruhu'lláh, "He Whom God will make Manifest."
  497. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Bahá'í International Community Television Address of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (1998). Questions and answers about a historically unique television interview of Iranian President Khatami, given on CNN Wednesday, Jan 7, 1998.
  498. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Anonymous Thief in the Night or The Strange Case of the Missing Millennium, by William Sears: Review (1998).
  499. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Susan Maneck Time and the Containment of Evil in Zoroastrianism (1997). Basic beliefs of Zoroastrianism, the concept of time in Zoroastrianism, and Zoroastrianism in a Bahá'í context.
  500. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny Toward the Most Great Justice: Elements of Justice in the New World Order, by Charles Lerche: Review (1996).
  501. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Susan Lamb Transition to a Global Society, by Suhail Bushrui: Review (1994).
  502. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Brent Poirier Twin Covenants of the Bahá'í Faith (1998). Nature of the "Twin Covenants" of the Bahá'í Faith — those of Bahá'u'lláh and of Abdu'l-Bahá; includes compilation of relevant quotations.
  503. Posted 1998 in Documents from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Two Wings of a Bird: The Equality of Women and Men (1997). The emancipation of women, the achievement of full equality between the sexes, is essential to human progress and the transformation of society.
  504. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Trevor R. J. Finch Unclipping the Wings: A Survey of Secondary Literature in English on Bahá'í Perspectives on Women (1994). Annotated bibliography of Bahá'í perspectives on women and women's issues.
  505. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   United States Department of State United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians (1997). The US Department of State report "United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians" includes a few brief mentions of Bahá'ís in Iran; the relevant passages are excerpted here.
  506. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Michael Harris Bond Unity in Diversity: Orientations and Strategies for Building a Harmonious Multicultural Society (1998). Insights from the discipline of psychology can be used to design societies compatible with the exigencies and opportunities provided by the 21st Century.
  507. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Stanwood Cobb Unity of Nations, The (1938). A look six decades into the future (from 1938) to envision the Lesser Peace.
  508. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   David Friedman Unknown Hour, The (1998). Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Bahá'í teachings are that an exact year, 1844, is indicated in the Bible for the time of the Second Coming.
  509. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Frank Lewis Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: An Extended Review (1998). Book review, and a commentary on the need for Bahá'í academia aimed at a secular audience, and the possibility of updating the Guardian's translations when English evolves in the future.
  510. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Use of Generative Imagery in Shoghi Effendi's Dispensation of Baha'u'llah (1998). Examination of metaphors such as "conception," "offspring," and "seed" in some of the Guardian's writings.
  511. Posted 1998 in Documents from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue (1991). A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
  512. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ruth Moffett Visiting the Bahá'í World Centre (1954). Detailed memories of Ruth Moffett's visit to the Baha'i World Centre in 1954; words of Shoghi Effendi; travel teaching in Europe; questions of authenticity.
  513. Posted 1998 in Documents from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition (1969). A whitepaper on issues of Bahá'í involvement in the military services.
  514. Posted 1998 in Notable talks:   Glenford Mitchell Whatever happened to the Double Crusade? (1996). Lengthy commentary on the progress of teaching and the Four Year Plan, delivered at Foundation Hall in Wilmette. Includes discussion of the travels and teaching work of Leonora Armstrong.
  515. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Author unknown Will and Testament of Abdul Baha, The: An Analysis, by Ahmad Sohrab: Review (1944).
  516. Posted 1998 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Ali Kuli Khan, trans. , Marzieh Gail, trans. Wisdom of Burying the Dead in the Earth: Tablet of Cremation (1902). Tablet to Laura Clifford Barney regarding the wisdom of burying the dead in the Earth, also known as Tablet of Cremation, in two translations: one by Marzieh Gail, one by ‘Alí Kulí Khán.
  517. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Women on the House of Justice; meaning of "Umumi" (1997). Clarifies that 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in a tablet to Corinne True, indeed refers to the Universal House of Justice when affirming that membership is confined to men only. Includes a portion of Corinne True's original query to 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  518. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Women on the Universal House of Justice (1988). Response to a paper presented at a Bahá'í Studies conference which raised the possibility that women could one day be eligible for membership on the Universal House of Justice.
  519. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávarí, Habib Taherzadeh, trans. Writings of Baha'u'llah, The (1974). Part of a commentary by the renowned scholar `Abdu'l-Hamid-i-Ishraq Khavari, adapted by Habib Taherzadeh, summarizing many of the early and often untranslated Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
  520. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Youth in Every Land, to (1966). Three fields of service open to young Bahá'ís: improving their personal character, teaching the Faith to others, and preparing for their later years through education.
  521. Posted 1998-01 in Essays and short articles:   Donald Plunkett Does the Valley of Unity negate the distinction between 'Bahá'í' and 'non-Bahá'í'? (1998). In the higher reaches of mystical attainment, the distinction between "Bahá'ís" and "non-Bahá'ís" is lessened.
  522. Posted 1998-01-12 in Library Miscellany:   Jonah Winters, Brett Zamir Notes on Copyright (1998). Notes about various copyright schemes followed by the Bahá'í Library Online, with links to the US Library of Congress' copyright information website.
  523. Posted 1998-01-12 in Essays and short articles:   Stephen R. Friberg On Postmodernism (1998). Thoughts on the relevance of post-modernism in considering the sometimes extreme claims to the authority of an intellectual 'essentializing' methodology amongst some Bahá'í scholars.
  524. Posted 1998-02 in Essays and short articles:   Martha L. Root My Visit to Temple University (1931). On Martha Root's visit to Temple University in Philadelphia in 1931 to talk about the Bahá'í peace principles.
  525. Posted 1998-02 in Historical documents:   Mohammad Khatami Transcript of interview with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (1998). Khatami praises American civilization, defends Iran and Islam, and laments the 'confrontation between religion and liberty which is to the detriment of religion, liberty, and the human beings who deserve to have both'; no mention of Baha'i.
  526. Posted 1998-02 in Newspaper articles:   Various World Bank's meeting with the world's religions (1998). Five articles on the dialogue for broadening "opportunities for common understanding and action in tackling the critical issue of global poverty" include discussion of Bahá'í involvement in the conference.
  527. Posted 1998-02-02 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Elizabeth Fraser Chamberlain, comp. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy (1918). An early collection of writings and talks of Abdu'l-Bahá.
  528. Posted 1998-02-02 in Archives:   Bosch Bahá'í School library, Robert Stauffer, comp. Eshraghieh and Mahmoud Rabbani Collection (1998). Arabic and Persian books, tablets, and manuscripts held at the Bosch Bahá'í School library.
  529. Posted 1998-02-02 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   International Teaching Centre Pilgrims Notes and the "Calamity" (1984). Status of Pilgrims' Notes and their discussion of the catastrophic events some Bahá'ís believe might occur around the turn of the millennium; concerns about retributive calamity.
  530. Posted 1998-03 in Essays and short articles:   Ruhiyyih Skrenes Meaning and Significance of Certitude (1998). Nature of Certitude and the process of its attainment as described in the Kitab-i-Iqan.
  531. Posted 1998-03 in Essays and short articles:   Rouha Rose Thoughts on the City of Certitude (1998). Reflections on the 'City of Certitude' referred to in the Bahá'í writings.
  532. Posted 1998-04 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, Amnesty International, United States Department of State, Alan Dershowitz Cases of Dhabihu'llah Mahrami and Musa Talibi, The (1998). In June 1994 and January 1996, two Bahá'ís in Iran were arrested and later sentenced to death for the crime of apostasy from Islam. These 9 documents and articles are about their case.
  533. Posted 1998-04 in Study Guides:   Ruhiyyih Skrenes Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad): Analysis of Figurative Language in the Tablet of Ahmad (1998). Introductory analysis of the metaphors and symbols used in Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic).
  534. Posted 1998-06-08 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá, E. G. Browne, trans. Traveler's Narrative, A: Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb (1982). Reprint of Browne's original translation of 1891 but lacking all of Browne's notes.
  535. Posted 1998-08 in Unpublished articles:   Juan Cole Nuqtat al-Kaf and the Babi Chronicle Traditions (1998). History of the writing of this early Bábí historical text, and some recent interpretations of its history.
  536. Posted 1998-10 in Books:   Robert Riggs I, Daniel (1998). Spiritual, metaphorical, and esoteric teachings from the Bible's book of Daniel.
  537. Posted 1998-10-01 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Salmani's My Memories of Baha'u'llah, Publication of (1982). 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.
  538. Posted 1998-11 in Essays and short articles:   Cynthia C. Shawamreh Lessons on Detachment in the Tablet to Pope Pius IX (1998).
  539. Posted 1998-12 in Essays and short articles:   Cynthia C. Shawamreh Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Comparison with the Prophecies of Zechariah (1998). Comparison of Bahá'u'lláh's symbol of the Manifestation as "temple" and its analogues from the Hebrew Bible.
  540. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1995).
  541. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. , Seena Fazel, ed. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: An interview with Pasteur Monnier on the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, Paris (1993). Revised translation of an interview with Pasteur Monnier, from chapter 5 of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy.
  542. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction (1993). 'Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to questions posed by Pastor Monnier in Paris in 1913 on Christian subjects, notably the nature of Christ, and the relationship between Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith.
  543. Posted 1999 in Biographies:   Agnes Baldwin Alexander, Thomas Linard, ed. Account of How I Became a Bahá'í and My Stays in Paris in 1901 and 1937, An: Written at the Request of Mrs. Laura Dreyfus-Barney (1958). Alexander's account of her acceptance of the Bahá'í teachings in Rome in 1900 and subsequent meetings with the Bahá'í group in Paris.
  544. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of (1998). Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alcohol; hunting; initiation rites; the supernatural; tribal leadership; status of women.
  545. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Akhund, Haji (Haji Mulla `Ali-Akbar Shahmirzadi) (1995). Short biography of an Iranian Hand of the Cause of God.
  546. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Ali Bastami, Mulla (1995).
  547. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Robert Stockman American Bahá'í Community in the Nineties, The (1995). Overview of the American Bahá'í community in the 1990s: contemporary issues; priorities and concerns; the Bahá'í impact on American society; the future and social turmoil.
  548. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Amin, Haji Abu'l-Hasan (1995).
  549. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Various, Author unknown, comp. Appreciations of the Bahá'í Faith (1941). Excerpts from books, magazines, newspaper articles, and testimonials.
  550. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Keven Brown Are 'Abdu'l-Bahá's views on evolution original? (1997). The philosophical and historical context of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's response to Darwinism.
  551. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   David Friedman Are there indications of a Second Coming of a Messiah in the Old Testament? (1999). Some claim that the New Testament teaching of a "Second Coming" is not found in the Old Testament; however, it is easy to find older references to a Return.
  552. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Cybele Sohrab Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism and The Secret of our Century: Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Reviews (1993).
  553. Posted 1999 in Biographies:   Marzieh Gail At 48 West Tenth (memories of Juliet Thompson) (1983). Thompson (1873–1956) was an American painter, a prominent early American Bahá'í, disciple of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, and also "friend and neighbour" of Kahlil Gibran.
  554. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   E. G. Browne Babism (1890). An early academic account of Babi-Bahá'í history and belief.
  555. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Badí` Khurasani (1995). Short biography of Badi, a Bahá'í renowned for his bravery and devotion.
  556. Posted 1999 in Visual Materials:   Sonja van Kerkhoff Baha'i Association for the Arts (1999). Biographies of, essays about, and artwork by contemporary Bahá'í artists.
  557. Posted 1999 in Research notes:   Graham Hassall Bahá'í country notes: Africa (1999).
  558. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel Bahá'í Faith and Academic Journals (1993). The nature of the major indexes which classify periodical and journal articles by author and subject which are appropriate to Bahá'í studies and what they reveal about the state of the academic study of the Faith.
  559. Posted 1999 in Book excerpts:   Marcus Bach Baha'i Faith, The (1946). An outsider's view of the Bahá'í community from a "faith-based" perspective.
  560. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen, Peter Smith Bahá'í History (1993). A general survey of the history of the Bahá'í Faith, including a brief overview of main events in Bábí and Bahá'í history. Next, a series of themes that have developed throughout Bahá'í history is examined.
  561. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Barney Leith Bahá'í Review: Should the 'red flag' law be repealed? (1995). Argument that the current provisions for review may be anachronistic and that the benefits of deregulation might outweigh possible disadvantages. Includes responses by Roxanne Lalonde and Sepideh Taheri.
  562. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel, John Danesh Bahá'í Scholarship: An examination using citation analysis (1995). Examines references of articles in major Bahá'í studies journals published during 1978-83 and 1988-93 to study trends in Bahá'í scholarship.
  563. Posted 1999 in Personal compilations:   Seena Fazel, comp. Bahá'í Scholarship: Readings (1993).
  564. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Daniela Pinna Bahá'í, I by Margit Warburg: Review (2001).
  565. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Francis Beckwith Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered (1989). An antagonistic and polemical overview of the Bahá'í Faith by a Christian.
  566. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Juan Cole Bahá'u'lláh (1995). Biography of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
  567. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Marzieh Gail Bahá'u'lláh's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (1946). A meditation on the themes of ESW.
  568. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Baha'u'llah's Notes to His "Ode of the Dove" (1997).
  569. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer Baha'u'llah's Unity Paradigm: A Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue on a Global Ethic? (1996). The mystic unity of religions and the concept of progressive revelation.
  570. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer Balance hath been Appointed, The: Some Thoughts on the Publication of the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1993). Significances of the Aqdas and the possible impact of its publication (1992) upon its Western audience.
  571. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Universal House of Justice, Iraj Ayman, Muhammad Afnan, Robert Stockman Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Letters and Letters of the Living (1994).
  572. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Brent Poirier, Christopher Buck, Moojan Momen, Jonah Winters Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1997).
  573. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Christopher Buck Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus, by Juan Cole: Review (1997).
  574. Posted 1999 in Books:   Udo Schaefer, Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm (1998). Religious pluralism and associated issues: diversity and unity of religions, absoluteness, relativity of truth, New Age thought, and interfaith dialogue
  575. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Burl Barer Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm, by Udo Schaefer: Review (1996).
  576. Posted 1999 in Bibliographies:   Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1853-1863 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Baghdad period".
  577. Posted 1999 in Bibliographies:   Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1863-1868 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Adrianople period".
  578. Posted 1999 in Bibliographies:   Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1868-1877 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Akka period".
  579. Posted 1999 in Bibliographies:   Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1877-1892 (1999). Annotated list of historical references to Bahá'u'lláh's "Bahji period".
  580. Posted 1999 in Bibliographies:   Jonah Winters, comp. Bibliography for the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh: Key to sources and full citations (1999).
  581. Posted 1999 in Biographies:   Adib Taherzadeh, Dariush Lamie, Juan Cole Biographies of Jamal-i-Burujirdi (1998). Three short biographies of about the man who asked to be exempt from the laws of the Aqdas.
  582. Posted 1999 in Biographies:   Author unknown Biography of Napoleon: Tablet to Napoleon III (Lawh-i-Napulyún) (1999). Biography of Napoleon III, to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote two Tablets.
  583. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Author unknown Biography of Pope Pius IX: Tablet to Pope Pius IX (Lawh-i-Páp) (1999). Biography of Pope Pius IX, to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote a Tablet.
  584. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Author unknown Biography of Queen Victoria: Tablet to Queen Victoria (Lawh-i-Malikih) (1999). Biography of Queen Victoria, to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote a Tablet.
  585. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Keven Brown Brief Discussion of the Primal Will in the Bahá'í Writings (1990). Neoplatonic concepts in Bahá'í metaphysics.
  586. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1995).
  587. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews (1940). An address delivered at Temple Emmanu-El, San Francisco, October 12, 1912.
  588. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Moojan Momen, trans. Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) (1985). Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Bahá when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms "Hidden Treasure", "Love", "Creation", and "Knowledge" in a manner which suggests that the recipient was a Sufi and an admirer of Ibn 'Arabí.
  589. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Sen McGlinn Commentary: Some Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings (1997). Criteria which may be used to determine which of Shoghi Effendi writings are "interpretations", and thus permanently binding, and which are not.
  590. Posted 1999 in Unpublished articles:   John W. Suggs, Jr., Lin Deahl-Coy Common Threads: A Theory and Practice of Community Development (1999). Results of a sociological study designed "to teach practical skills of love, support and belonging."
  591. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Graham Hassall Community Histories, by Richard Hollinger: Review (1995).
  592. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Community, Baha'i (1993).
  593. Posted 1999 in Unpublished articles:   Sulayman S. Nyang Continuities and Discontinuities in Islamic Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (1999). Contains only brief mention of Bahá'ís, but discusses the Iranian Revolution and related topics.
  594. Posted 1999 in Personal pages:   Dianne Bradford Course on Teaching Christians about the Bahá'í Faith (1999). Compilation of quotes from the Bahá'í Writings to aid in the teaching of the Faith to Christians, including answers to some questions posed by Christians.
  595. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Covenant, The, and Covenant-breaker (1995).
  596. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Continental Board of Counsellors, comp. Covenant-breakers, Non-association with (1999). Includes extracts regarding electronic communication with Covenant-Breakers.
  597. Posted 1999 in Book excerpts:   Taj al-Saltana, Abbas Amanat, ed. , Anna Vanzan, trans. Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914 (1993). Passing references to the Babis in Amanat's introduction to, and in the autobiography of, Nasir al-Din's daughter.
  598. Posted 1999 in Books:   Nabil-i-A'zam, Shoghi Effendi, trans. Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation (1932). The extensive and preeminent history of Babism and the early Bahá'í Faith, by Nabil-i-A'zam [aka Mullá Muḥammad-i-Zarandí, aka Nabíl-i-Zarandí].
  599. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Kishan Manocha Dialogues with Scientists and Sages: The Search for Unity, by Renee Weber: Review (1992).
  600. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   David Friedman Does Corinthians 1:15 Teach a Physical or a Spiritual Resurrection? (1999). While literalists claim that this verse supports a physical resurrection, the evidence seems to show the exact opposite to be true.
  601. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Stephen Lambden Doing Bahá'í Scholarship in the 1990s: A Religious Studies Perspective (1993). Argues that Bahá'í studies must address contemporary world issues, dialogues in pluralism, the New Age movement, and secular ideologies.
  602. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   Dr. Cormick, E. G. Browne, comp. Dr. Cormick's Accounts of his Personal Impressions of Mirza 'Ali Muhammad, The Báb (1848). A Westerner's account of meeting the Bab in 1848, and an account of separate incidents involving the persecution of Babis.
  603. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Early Western Accounts of the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths (1995).
  604. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Earthly Paradise, An: Bahá'í Houses of Worship Around the World, by Julie Badiee: Review (1997).
  605. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Guardian:   Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ann Boylan, John B. Cornell, Universal House of Justice "Easy Familiarity," Explanations of (1912). Statements on displays of affection (hugging and kissing) between members of the opposite sex. Also questions on assembly infallibility, and whether one with a minority opinion should vote against his conscience.
  606. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny Eco Principle, The: Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis, by Arthur Dahl: Review (1996).
  607. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Stephen Vickers Eco Principle, The: Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis, by Arthur Dahl: Review (1997).
  608. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Geeta Gandhi Kingdon Education of women and socio-economic development (2002). The findings of recent research on the social and the economic benefits of female education, which provides insights as to why Bahá'u'lláh stressed its importance.
  609. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Effulgences (Tajallíyát): Tablet study outline (1999).
  610. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Nazila Ghanea-Hercock Emergence: Dimensions of a New World Order, by Charles Lerche: Review (1992).
  611. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Sen McGlinn Emergence: Dimensions of a New World Order, by Charles Lerche: Review (1993).
  612. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Michael W. Sours, Iraj Ayman Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  613. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Michael W. Sours Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): The Lesser Peace (1999).
  614. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Marzieh Gail Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Introduction to (1953).
  615. Posted 1999 in Books:   Julio Savi Eternal Quest for God: An Introduction to the Divine Philosophy of Abdu'l-Baha (1989). A philosophical theology based on the Bahá'í writings.
  616. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   William S. Hatcher Eternal Quest For God, The, by Julio Savi: Review (1992).
  617. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Richard Hollinger Ethel Rosenberg: The Life and Times of England's Outstanding Pioneering Worker, by Robert Weinberg: Review (1996).
  618. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Europe, Eastern, and the Soviet Union (1993).
  619. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Stephen R. Friberg Evolution and Bahá'í Belief, by Keven Brown and Eberhard von Kitzing: Commentary (1998). Commmentary on Keven Brown's "Are 'Abdu'l-Bahá's views on evolution original?" and Eberhard von Kitzing's "Is the Bahá'í view of evolution compatible with modern science?"
  620. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   John Walbridge Exalted Letters (Hurúfát-i-'Álín), The: Overview (1996).
  621. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard, Deborah K. van den Hoonaard Family Life (1995). Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, `Abdu'l-Bahá, and the Institutions, with commentary reviewing views on family life.
  622. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   John Walbridge Fasting (1996).
  623. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Fire Tablet (Lawh-i-Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisún): Tablet study outline (1999).
  624. Posted 1999 in Research notes:   Arjen Bolhuis First Kull-i-Shay' of the Bahá'í Era, The (1999). Chart of the first 361 years (19*19) of the Bahá'í Era, in both HTML and Excel formats.
  625. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Bahá'í Information Office of the UK First Public Mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the West (1998). Short essay based on research by Moojan Momen and Derek Cockshutt. The first mention for the Faith in the West was not in 1893, but rather in a number of earlier talks on the Faith in England, and reports on the Babis in the 1850s.
  626. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Iraj Ayman, Muin Afnani Four Valleys (Chahar Vádí): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  627. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Four Valleys (Chahar Vádí): Tablet study outline (1999).
  628. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani, Avarih, Sepehr Manuchehri, trans. Further extracts concerning the remains of the Bab in Tehran (n.d.). Two brief excerpts
  629. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Research Department Gaia Concept, The (1992). Overview of the Gaia hypothesis, a concept which regards the entire planet as a living organism.
  630. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Muin Afnani Gems of Mysteries (Javáhiru'l-Asrár): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  631. Posted 1999 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Grover Gonzales Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi (1957). A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history.
  632. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Robert Stockman Glad-Tidings (Bishárát): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  633. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl Globalization and the Environment (1998). Some responses to possible problems associated with globalization.
  634. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice God the All-Humorous (1997). Did Bahá'u'lláh ever refer to God as the "All-Humorous"?
  635. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Stephen Lambden Greatest Name, The (al-Ism al-A`zam) (1995).
  636. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Guardianship, The Universal House of Justice, and Infallibility (2009). The House is infallible even without the Guardian, because that the Guardian's chief function was interpretation and not legislation.
  637. Posted 1999 in Visual Materials:   Bahá'u'lláh Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle) (n.d.). Talisman "prayer for protection" by Bahá'u'lláh; similar to many drawn by the Bab.
  638. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Haziratu'l-Quds (1995).
  639. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Daryl Lowery Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77 (1999). Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words.
  640. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (1998).
  641. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   George Townshend Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah: A Reflection (1930). Reflections on the meaning and significance of Bahá'u'lláh's Hidden Words.
  642. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Joyce McCleary, comp. Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Concordance (1998).
  643. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   E. G. Browne, Jack McLean, Julio Savi, Jonah Winters Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  644. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Tablet study outline (1999).
  645. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   William Garlington Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review (1998).
  646. Posted 1999 in Books:   Agnes Baldwin Alexander, Barbara R. Sims, ed. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Japan 1914-1938 (1977). An account of the Bahá'í Cause in Japan, China, Korea, and the Hawaiian Islands, prepared by request of the Guardian.
  647. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Holley, Horace Hotchkiss (1995). Biography of a Hand of the Cause of God.
  648. Posted 1999 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Roger Reini, comp. , Darren Hiebert, comp. Homosexuality, Bahá'í Writings on (1996).
  649. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Husband and Wife, Relationship between (1996). The "functional" divisions between husband and wife in the Bahá'í Writings should be considered in the light of the general principle of equality between the sexes.
  650. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Juan Cole "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts (1993). Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Bahá'u'lláh identifies Himself with all the past Prophets and their sufferings, depicting himself mortally wounded on the field of battle, like Imám Husayn.
  651. Posted 1999 in Bibliographies:   Bruce Limber I Daniel: Index (1999). An index to the contents of Robert Riggs' book I, Daniel.
  652. Posted 1999 in Fiction:   Juliet Thompson I, Mary Magdalene (1940). Semi-autobiographical account of Juliet Thompson's contact with 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  653. Posted 1999 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Individual Rights and Freedoms (1988). An important and often-quoted letter about rights and freedom of expression in the Bahá'í community, as contrasted with those in American civil society.
  654. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Infallibility and Historical Knowledge of the Guardian (2005). While the Guardian's infallibility applies to interpretation of revelation, it does not include historical and scientific knowledge.
  655. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Infallibility and Knowledge of Abdu'l-Baha (1982). Abdu'l-Bahá's infallibility, authority, and the extent to which his knowledge was historically contextualized.
  656. Posted 1999 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Infallibility of the Guardianship and of the Universal House of Justice (1977). Distinction between the interpretive spheres of the Guardian versus the Universal House of Justice.
  657. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Juan Cole Interpretation in the Bahá'í Faith (1995). The Bahá'í writings contain a complex and nuanced set of prescriptions for the interpretation of scripture. Before examining them, the very idea of "interpretation" must be clarified.
  658. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Juan Cole Introduction to the Tablet of Ashab (1991). Short overview of Bahá'u'lláh's evolving proclamation.
  659. Posted 1999 in Unpublished articles:   Sandra S. Fotos, Lynne Hansen Investigating Spiritualization: Noticing, Processing and the Function of Time (1995). Survey and analysis of the personal adoption of virtues among Mormons and Bahá'ís.
  660. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Iran: History of the Bahá'í Faith (1994).
  661. Posted 1999 in Book excerpts:   Sandra Mackey Iranians, The: Persia, Islam, and the Soul of a Nation (1998). Brief overview of the Bahá'í Faith during the Qajar period, in the context of Iranian politics.
  662. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Stephen Lambden Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an: Some Introductory Notes (1991). Islamic contributions to Western culture and science and discusses the place of Islamic Studies in the Bahá'í Faith.
  663. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Islands of the North Sea (1996).
  664. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Islands of the South Pacific (1996).
  665. Posted 1999 in Book excerpts:   Suheil Badi Bushrui (published as Suheil Bushrui), Joe Jenkins Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet (1998). Includes portrait of 'Abdu'l-Bahá sketched by Kahlil Gibran.
  666. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet, by Suheil Bushrui: Review (1999).
  667. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Robert Stauffer Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin: Review (1999).
  668. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Brent Poirier Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1998).
  669. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Tablet study outline (1998).
  670. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Universal House of Justice, Ismael Velasco, Peter Terry, Michael W. Sours Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): The Obligatory Prayers (2000).
  671. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Brent Poirier, Iraj Ayman, Frank Lewis Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the "choice wine" (2000).
  672. Posted 1999 in Software:   Peyman Talaei Kitab-i-Aqdas Windows Help File software (1999). A hyperlinked version of the Aqdas in the Windows Help File format (for Windows 3) which can be used for easy study and reading.
  673. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Horace Holley Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: A Study Guide (1975). A short topical and thematic outline, with links.
  674. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Universal House of Justice, Research Department Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Notes on paragraph numbering (1998). Official paragraph numbering.
  675. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Bahá'í Publishing Committee Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Outline Study Guide (1933). Content outline of the Iqan, with links.
  676. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Notes on various topics related to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude.
  677. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Tablet study outline (1999).
  678. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Ahang Rabbani Kitáb-i-Panj Sha'n, Book of Five Qualification: Notes (1999). Informal correspondence from the listserver Talisman 1 regarding the Panj Sha'an, including translated portions.
  679. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Joshua Lincoln Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review (1997). Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Bahá'í law, governance, human rights, and future perspectives.
  680. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi Letter from the Guardian to John B. Cornell, 1946 (1946). Letter on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, noting how many letters he now had to deal with, encouraging Bahá'í youth to play a greater role in the activities of the Faith, and that questions about secondary administrative matters should be put to the NSA.
  681. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi Letter from the Guardian to John B. Cornell, 1955 (1955). A letter stating Bahá'ís should seek guidance with local Bahá'í leadership in matters of divorce.
  682. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. Letter to Corinne True re Women on the House of Justice (1909). Translation by Amín Faríd of a short letter stating that "men and women are equal in all rights save in the Universal House of Justice; for the Chairman and the members of the House of Justice are men according to the Text of the Book."
  683. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi Letter to Marzieh Gail (1942). Letter on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, stating that not being reappointed to Bahá'í committees gives people more opportunity to engage in the teaching work, and expressing pleasure at the Bahá'ís' lack of prejudice towards minority group members.
  684. Posted 1999 in Personal letters:   Rúhíyyih Khánum Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, 1998 (1998).
  685. Posted 1999 in Books:   Shoghi Effendi Letters and Extracts of Writings from the Guardian Published in the US Bahá'í News 1924 - 1934 (1924).
  686. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Duane Troxel Life of Agnes Alexander (1998). Essay prepared for the Bahá'í Esperanto League's 25th anniversary booklet (see wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahá'í_Esperanto-League).
  687. Posted 1999 in Books:   Robert Stockman Love's Odyssey: The Life of Thornton Chase (1999). Detailed overview of the first American Bahá'í. Provided in draft form as "Love's Odyssey" as well as a link to the PDF published as Thornton Chase: The First American Bahá'í.
  688. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Manifestations of God and the Master: Representation of in Portraits, Photographs, and Dramatic Presentations (n.d.). Excerpts on the use of imagery of the Central Figures in art, stage, and print.
  689. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Martyrdom of Haji Muhammad-Rida, The (1999). Gulpaygani's firsthand account of the events leading up to and following the murder of Muhammad-Rida and the trial of his killers.
  690. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   Ahang Rabbani, comp. Martyrs of the Second Revolt at Nayriz (1999). A list, compiled from three histories, of those who died in the 1852 revolt at Nayriz.
  691. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Meetings, Bahá'í (n.d.).
  692. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Ahang Rabbani, Sen McGlinn Memories of Ashchi: Background (1999). Background information on and a start at translation of the narratives of Aqa Husayn Ashchi.
  693. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   Haji Muhammad Nayrizi, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Memories of Hájí Muhammad Nayrízi (1999). A short account of events in the 1853 Nayriz uprising.
  694. Posted 1999 in Books:   Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
  695. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Constance M. Chen Mirror of the Divine: Art in the Bahá'í World Community, by Ludwig Tuman: Review (1997).
  696. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Moody, Susan (1998).
  697. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Negar Mottahedeh Mutilated Body of the Modern Nation: Qurrat al-'Ayn's Unveiling and the Persian Massacre of the Bábís (1998). A Freudian interpretation of the extreme antipathy underlying common Iranian opposition to the Babis/Bahá'ís as being disruptive symbols of destabilizing modernism, with the stories of Qurratu'l-'Ayn's public unveiling a central element.   
  698. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Nature (1988).
  699. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   John Walbridge Naw-Rúz: The Bahá'í New Year (1996). History of the observance of Naw Ruz, the Iranian New Year, in Persian culture and the Bahá'í Faith.
  700. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Netherlands: History of the Baha'i Faith (1993).
  701. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Night as Frontier: Some Implications for the Bahá'í Community (1997). Sociological effects of night-shift employment and the nocturnal populace.
  702. Posted 1999 in Visual Materials:   T. Cavalier-Smith Nine-pointed star in microscopic images of the algae Chlamydomonas (1974). Electron-microscope enlarged structures that appear to form Bahá'í symbols. From "Basal Body and Flagellar Development during the Vegetative Cell Cycle and the Sexual cycle of Chlamydomonas Reinhardii."
  703. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   John Walbridge Nineteen Day Feast (1996).
  704. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of (2000).
  705. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Obligatory Prayer, Exemption from (n.d.).
  706. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Ode of the Dove (Qasídiy-i-`Izz-Varqá'iyyih): Tablet study outline (1999).
  707. Posted 1999 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice One-Year Plan, 2000: Introductory Letter (1999). Introduction to the "Twelve-Month Plan."
  708. Posted 1999 in Personal letters:   Daniel Orey, et al. Open Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly re Gays in the Baha'i Faith (1993).
  709. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Robert Stockman Ornaments (Tarázát): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  710. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Frank Lewis Overview of the Abjad numerological system (1999). Numerological analysis of the word bahá.
  711. Posted 1999 in Research notes:   Hasan M. Balyuzi, Marzieh Gail, Iraj Ayman Persian and Arabic names (1973). Explanations of the elaborate system of Persian names and titles used in the nineteenth century.
  712. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Various Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, The, by E. G. Browne: Reviews (1996). Three reviews, published in CIRA Bulletin, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, and Journal of Islamic Studies.
  713. Posted 1999 in Research notes:   Iraj Ayman, Robert Stockman Persian, Arabic, and Provisional Translations (1999). Words relating to the titles of Bahá'í Writings, "Pure" Persian and "Pure" Arabic, and information on provisional translations.
  714. Posted 1999 in Archives:   Ahang Rabbani, comp. Persian/Arabic Bahá'í Books in the Library of Ahang Rabbani (1999). Private library of Persian and Arabic sacred writings and other Bahá'í-related material.
  715. Posted 1999 in Personal pages:   Ralph D. Wagner Personal Page: Ralph D. Wagner (1999).
  716. Posted 1999 in Personal pages:   Dianne Bradford Personal Page: Dianne Bradford: Deepening and teaching materials (1999). Links to some personal projects.
  717. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Photograph of Baha'u'llah on Website (1999). Source of a photo of Bahá'u'lláh publicly displayed on a non-Bahá'í website, and whether action can be taken to have it removed.
  718. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Universal House of Justice Photographs of Bahá'u'lláh; William Miller (1980). Two questions and a short compilation occasioned by William Miller's book The Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings: reading books by covenant-breakers, and viewing photographs of Bahá'u'lláh.
  719. Posted 1999 in Pilgrims' notes:   Marguerite R. Sears Pilgrims Notes (1953). Pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel, February 26 to March 9, 1953.
  720. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Poets, Guidance to (1988). Guidance on the responsibilities of poets; includes an overview of Tablets addressed to poets.
  721. Posted 1999 in Books:   Howard Colby Ives Portals to Freedom (1983). A collection of anecdotes and history of Abdu'l-Bahá's travels to the United States, as told by one observer.
  722. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   John Walbridge Prayer and Worship (1996). An overview of devotional practices and prayers in Babism and the Bahá'í Faith.
  723. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Ahmad Sohrab, trans. Prayer for Fathers (1921). Tablet revealed for Albert Windust, first American publisher of the Bahá'í Writings and founder of Star of the West, on the occasion of his father's passing.
  724. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Prejudice and Discrimination (1993). Prejudice is cultural. History shows no society is immune. U.S. Bahá'ís facilitated Racial Amity groups in the 20s and 30s, and found ignorance plus apathy are key factors in prejudice. Reducing it requires a universal commitment to the unity of humanity.
  725. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   Marzieh Gail Primer for Bahá'í Assemblies (1944). Overview of the Bahá'í political system, and proposals for consultation, assembly functioning.
  726. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Brent Poirier Principle of Succession in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  727. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Robert Stockman Progressive Revelation (1995).
  728. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Seena Fazel Promised Day is Come: Study Questions (1991). A list of questions to inspire deepening and study.
  729. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Psychology and Knowledge of Self (n.d.).
  730. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen Psychology of Mysticism and its Relationship to the Bahá'í Faith (1984). Contrast of theories of mysticism and its physiological components from the perspective of 20th-century psychology.
  731. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Cyrus Agahi Psychology of Spirituality, The, by H.B. Danesh: Review (1999).
  732. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny Psychology of Spirituality, The, by H.B. Danesh: Review (1995).
  733. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Brent Poirier, Stephen Lambden Qayyúm-al-'Asmá: Notes on Joseph (1999).
  734. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Ismael Velasco, Todd Lawson Qayyúm-al-'Asmá: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  735. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad, Denis MacEoin, trans. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan (1997). Translation of the questions submitted to Bahá'u'lláh by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal uncle of the Bab, which led to the revelation of the Kitab-i Iqan.
  736. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Nassim Berdjis Racial Unity: An Imperative for Social Progress, by Richard Thomas: Review (1996).
  737. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen Relativism: A Basis For Bahá'í Metaphysics (1988). "Relativism" as a means of reconciling the often widely-divergent theologies of the world's religions.
  738. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Seena Fazel Religious Pluralism (1995).
  739. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   Ala'u'l-Mulk, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Report to the Shah from Akka, A (2000). Brief report from the Iranian ambassador to Istanbul on the activities of the Bahá'ís in Turkey, 1901.
  740. Posted 1999 in Unpublished articles:   Alison Marshall Revelation in the Voices of Baha'u'llah (1999). Paper examines how the process of revelation can be understood by examining how ordinary human beings create speech and write, and explores the voices Bahá'u'lláh uses in six of his mystical works.
  741. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Reviewing: Practice and Functions of Literature Review (1989). Overview of Literature Review, publishing, and the requirement of sending copies of all materials to the Bahá'í World Center library.
  742. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   John Walbridge Ridvan (1995). Two versions of a short article about the 12-day Bahá'í festival.
  743. Posted 1999 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam: Bahá'í Era 153 (1996). Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world: East Asia.
  744. Posted 1999 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in Europe: Bahá'í Era 153 (1996). Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world: Europe.
  745. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Russia (1995). Overview of the development of the Bahá'í community in Russia.
  746. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Carolyn See Saddlebag, The: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review (2000).
  747. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Universal House of Justice Scholarship, Bahá'í: Statements from the World Centre (1993).
  748. Posted 1999 in Personal compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Peter J. Khan, comp. Scholarship, Bahá'í (1993).
  749. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Schopflocher, Siegfried (1993). Short biography of a prominent Baha''i from a German-Jewish background who served as a Hand of the Cause of God.
  750. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Science and Technology (1998).
  751. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Robert Stockman Scripture (1995).
  752. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Second Tablet of Salmán (Lawh-i-Salmán): Tablet study outline (1999).
  753. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Second Tablet to Napoleon III (Lawh-i-Napulyún): Tablet study outline (1999).
  754. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Roger Coe Secret of Divine Civilization: Expanded outline (1999). Summary of contents, in outline format.
  755. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Barbara Casterline Secret of Divine Civilization, by 'Abdu'l-Baha: The Education of Nations: A Review (1972).
  756. Posted 1999 in Books:   Universal House of Justice, Barbara R. Sims, comp. Selected Communications Concerning the North East Asia Area including Japan (1994). Compilation of letters from, or on behalf of, the Universal House of Justice, in both English and Japanese.
  757. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Tahirih Qurratu'l-Ayn, Nabil-i-A'zam, E. G. Browne, trans. Selected Poems by Qurratu'l-`Ayn, Nabil, and other Babis (1918).
  758. Posted 1999 in Theses:   Peter Mazal Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). Comparison of Bahá'í and Christian morality, archetypal events and people (e.g. the ideal woman) in early Christian and Bábí-Bahá'í history plus concepts of Christ (Christology) and the Messiah compared to Prophets, Messengers and Manifestations of God.
  759. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Iraj Ayman Seven Valleys (Haft Vádí): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  760. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Seven Valleys (Haft Vádí): Tablet study outline (1999).
  761. Posted 1999 in Essays and short articles:   George Townshend Seven Valleys of Baha'u'llah: A Meditation (1938).
  762. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Shi`i Islam (1995). Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Bahá'í Faith.
  763. Posted 1999 in Audio:   Emeric Sala Shoghi Effendi's Question (1993). Recollections of Sala (1906-1990) on Shoghi Effendi discussing the meaning of the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh. Includes audio version.
  764. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Christopher Buck Short History of the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Smith, and Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Reviews (1997).
  765. Posted 1999 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Six-Year Plan, 1986-1992 (1986). Outline of Bahá'í goals for 1986-1992, and collection of letters from the House.
  766. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Ismael Velasco, Julio Savi Sprinkling from a Cloud (Rashh-i-Amá): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  767. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Sprinkling from a Cloud (Rashh-i-Amá): Tablet study outline (1999).
  768. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Khazeh Fananapazir, Seena Fazel Station of the Kitab-i-Iqan, The (1993). Review of the rank and station of the Iqan according to the primary Bahá'í literature, followed by an outline and a thematic guide.
  769. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Seena Fazel Striving Together: A Way Forward in Christian-Muslim Relations, by Charles Kimball: A Jihad for All Seasons: Review (1994).
  770. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Surah of the Companions (1991). One of Bahá'u'lláh's first public proclamatory tablets, following his private proclamation in 1863.
  771. Posted 1999 in Book reviews:   Jonah Winters Symbol and Secret and Revisioning the Sacred: Reviews (1999).
  772. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad): Tablet study outline (1999).
  773. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Muin Afnani, Stephen Lambden, Moojan Momen Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  774. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám): Tablet study outline (1999).
  775. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Duane Troxel, Juan Cole, Stephen Lambden Tablet of Ridván (Lawh-i-Ridván): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  776. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of Ridván (Lawh-i-Ridván): Tablet study outline (1999).
  777. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Iskandar Hai, Iraj Ayman Tablet of Shikkar Shikan (Shikkar Shikkan Shavand): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  778. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of Splendors (Lawh-i-Ishráqát): Tablet study outline (1999).
  779. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Adib Taherzadeh, Nabil-i-A'zam Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Overview (1999).
  780. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Stephen Lambden Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  781. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Denis MacEoin, trans. Tablet of the Bell (Lawh-i-Naqus) (1994). Translation of a tablet written in Istanbul in fall, 1863 in honor of the Declaration of the Bab. Also known as Subhánáka-Yá-Hú, or "Praised be Thou, O He!"
  782. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Foad Shodjai Tablet of the Branch (Súrih-i-Ghusn) (1999).
  783. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of the Branch (Súrih-i-Ghusn): Tablet study outline (1999).
  784. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Universal House of Justice, Juan Cole Tablet of The Desired One (Lawh-i-Maqsúd): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  785. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Michael W. Sours, Jonah Winters Tablet of the Holy Mariner (Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  786. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of the Holy Mariner (Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds): Tablet study outline (1999).
  787. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of the River [Tigris] (1997). Includes introduction by translator.
  788. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Tablet study outline (1999).
  789. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   John Walbridge Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal) (1996).
  790. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   The Báb Tablet of Visitation for Mulla Muhammad 'Ali-i-Barfurushi (Quddús) (Ziyarat-Namih-i-Mullá Muhammad \'Alí-i-Barfurushí) (1994). A tablet written by the Bab in honor of Quddus.
  791. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-Hikmat): Tablet study outline (1999).
  792. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Juan Cole Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-hikmat) (1995).
  793. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Peter Terry, Ted Brownstein, Stephen Lambden Tablet of [Mount] Carmel (Lawh-i-Karmil): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  794. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, trans. Tablet on the Debasement of Persia (1923). Short comment by Abdu'l-Bahá on the present debasement of Persia and its future glory, date unknown, shared by the Guardian in a letter to the US NSA in 1923.
  795. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Denis MacEoin, trans. Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) (1994). Explanation of the numerological significances of Bahá’ and the ringstone symbol.
  796. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to Jamal-i-Burujirdi (Lawh-i-Jamál-i-Burujirdí) (1991). Tablet to a one-time Covenant-breaker, also known as the Tablet of Beauty.
  797. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Iraj Ayman Tablet to the Cousin (Lawh-i-Pisar-'Amm): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  798. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet to the Kings (Súratu'l-Mulúk): Tablet study outline (1999).
  799. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Stephen Lambden Tablet to the Physician, or Tablet of Medicine (Lawh-i-Tibb): Notes (1992).
  800. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet to the Physician, or Tablet of Medicine (Lawh-i-Tibb): Tablet study outline (1999).
  801. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet to the Premier [Ali Pasha] (Lawh-i-Ra'ís): Tablet study outline (1999).
  802. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablet to the Sultan [Nasiri'd-Din Shah]: Tablet study outline (1999).
  803. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Tablet to the Zoroastrians (Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdaní) (1997).
  804. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Sen McGlinn, comp. Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá from Star of the West (1978). Compilation of tablets translated and published in Book 1 of the 1978 reprint of Star of the West, which contains all of Vol. 1, March 1910, and Vol. 2 to Number 11, September 1911.
  805. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Tablets to Napoleon III: Comparison (1999). Comparison of the First and the Second Tablets to Napoleon
  806. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Juan Cole Tablets to the Rulers (Surat al-Muluk) (1995).
  807. Posted 1999 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, John Walbridge, trans. Talk given 2 May 1912 at the Chicago Plaza Hotel (1991). New translation of a short talk for which the original Persian text was recently (as of 1991) discovered in the Wilmette archives.
  808. Posted 1999 in Personal letters:   Rúhíyyih Khánum Teaching Problems / Success in Teaching (1949). Three versions of an article: first published as "Teaching Problems" in March 1949, then as "Success in Teaching" in June 1949, and a Persian translation.
  809. Posted 1999 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Translation and provisional translations (n.d.).
  810. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Translations of the Bible Used by Abdu'l-Baha (1996). Which translations of the Bible were used by Abdu'l-Bahá.
  811. Posted 1999 in Books:   E. G. Browne, Abdu'l-Bahá, E. G. Browne, trans. Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A (1891). Annotated translation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's history of the Bábí and early Bahá'í movements, dated 1886; includes many historical appendices by Browne.
  812. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Juan Cole Treatise on Leadership: Introduction (1998). Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Bahá's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
  813. Posted 1999 in NSA Compilations:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands Tree of Life, The: A Program for the Spiritualization of the Bahá'í Community (1993). Compilations for a spiritualization and teaching campaign on prayer and meditation, how to be like the "shining examples" of the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh, and the 1992 Ridvan message.
  814. Posted 1999 in Notable talks:   Amelia Collins Tribute to Shoghi Effendi, A (1958). Address delivered at the Intercontinental Bahá'í Conference held in Germany, July 1958, which Collins attended as the chosen representative of Shoghi Effendi.
  815. Posted 1999 in Personal compilations:   The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Brent Poirier, comp. Triumphing over our weaknesses (1998). Personal compilation
  816. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Turkmenistan (1995). History of the Bahá'í Faith in Turkmenistan.
  817. Posted 1999 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community Turning Point for All Nations (1995). A statement on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, about the scope, function, and mandate of the UN, and world concerns it must address.
  818. Posted 1999 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'ís in Recovery Fellowship, comp. Twelve Steps, The: Bahá'í Writings and recovery from substance abuse (1988).
  819. Posted 1999 in Historical documents:   E. G. Browne, E. G. Browne, trans. Two State Papers Bearing on the Removal of the Babis from Baghdad to Turkey (1862). Iranian State papers requesting that the Ottomans expel Bahá'u'lláh and the Bábís from Baghdad.
  820. Posted 1999 in Pilgrims' notes:   Mrs. Rollins, Margery McCormick Two Statements from the Guardian (1937). Two short comments of Shoghi Effendi, from a personal conversation.
  821. Posted 1999 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen United Kingdom: History of the Bahá'í Faith (1998). A short history of the Bahá'í community of the United Kingdom.
  822. Posted 1999 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Author unknown United States National Spiritual Assembly vs. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab (1941). In 1941 the National Spiritual Assembly unsuccessfully sued Covenant Breaker Mirza Ahmad Sohrab for his use of the word "Bahá'í." This is the court's conclusions.
  823. Posted 1999 in Books:   Elizabeth Herrick Unity Triumphant: The Call of the Kingdom (1925). An early introduction to the Bahá'í teachings and a testimony of faith in the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh.
  824. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   David Piff Unofficial information and rumour in the Bahá'í community: The case of "The tree they couldn't kill" (1998). Legend and rumor spread via online discussion groups, and the place of "unofficial information" in the world view and social dynamics of a religious community.
  825. Posted 1999 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community Who is Writing the Future?: Reflections on the Twentieth Century (1999). A statement on the current state of human society and its evolution, by the BIC's Office of Public Information.
  826. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Jonah Winters Wondrous Book (Kitáb-i-Badí'): Tablet study outline (1999).
  827. Posted 1999 in Published articles:   Stephen Lambden Word Bahá, The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name (1993). History of the concept of the Greatest Name and its place in Bahá'í theology.
  828. Posted 1999 in Study Guides:   Robert Stockman, Iraj Ayman Words of Wisdom (Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  829. Posted 1999 in Notable talks:   Peter J. Khan World's Equilibrium, The (1998). Short, partial notes of a talk delivered at Baruch College, New York, August 22, 1998.
  830. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Zoroaster, Date of (1979). Clarifications re the dates and bio information Bahá'í texts give for the prophet Zoroaster.
  831. Posted 1999 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Zoroastrianism, Reference to, in All Things Made New (1999). A reference to the Zoroastrian text Dinkird, or "Acts of the Religion" (dín-kird) in John Ferraby's All Things Made New, and on the authenticity of the Zoroastrian scriptures.
  832. Posted 1999-01 in Unpublished articles:   Alison Marshall How to get out of it: Faná' and baqá' in the Early Writings of Baha'u'llah (1999). Annihilation and the self in the Hidden Words and the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys.
  833. Posted 1999-04-03 in Essays and short articles:   Frank Lewis Camphor and the Camphor Fountain (1999). What is the meaning of the camphor fount — a symbol common in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and the Qur'an — what is its context, and what is the cup tempered there?
  834. Posted 1999-04-29 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice International Youth Year, 1985 (1985). Two letters, giving words of inspiration and guidance for the International Youth Year, 1985.
  835. Posted 1999-05 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq) (1998).
  836. Posted 1999-07 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Provisional Translations of Bahá'í Writings and their Publication (1999). Sent by the House to a number of NSAs, publishing trusts, and publishers to say that "favorable consideration has been given to allowing wider use of provisional translations..."
  837. Posted 1999-07 in Study Guides:   Alison Marshall Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: What on earth is a disconnected letter? Baha'u'llah's commentary (1999). The meaning of the Arabic letters alif, lam, mim, as explained in Bahá'u'lláh's tablet Tafsir hurufat al-maqatt’ah. Includes List of disconnected letters in the Qur'an and Abjad values of the Arabic letters.
  838. Posted 1999-09 in Book reviews:   Jonah Winters Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
  839. Posted 1999-09-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1988).
  840. Posted 1999-09-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1992). Full authoritative English translation of Baháʼu'lláh's book of laws, along with clarifying texts and detailed explanatory notes.
  841. Posted 1999-09-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh, Marzieh Gail, trans. Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, The (1991). Bahá’u’lláh's most well-known mystical works, written in Baghdad after his return from Kurdistan in 1856.
  842. Posted 1999-09-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1988).
  843. Posted 1999-09-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá Tablets of the Divine Plan (1993). 14 letters written by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá to Baháʼís in the United States and Canada between March 1916 and March 1917 on the goal of establishing the Bahá'í religion throughout the world.
  844. Posted 1999-09-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá (1992). 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament consists of three parts - all three written in His own hand. The first one was revealed around 1905 and the second and third sometime around 1907.
  845. Posted 1999-09-02 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London (1982). Notes on 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit to London and Bristol in 1911, his discourses and conversations; first published in 1912.
  846. Posted 1999-09-02 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (1979). The last major work of Baháʼu'lláh, written in 1891 to 'the son of the Wolf', Shaykh Muhammad Taqi known as Áqá Najafi (1846-1914), a prominent Muslim cleric in Isfáhán.
  847. Posted 1999-09-02 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá Foundations of World Unity (1979). A collection of talks and writings of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.
  848. Posted 1999-09-02 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans. Hidden Words (1985). Bahá'u'lláh's review of the most important themes of prior scriptures and religions, written in 1858 in the style of Persian mystical poetry.
  849. Posted 1999-09-02 in Essays and short articles:   LeRoy Jones Mystical Aspects of the Baha'i Faith as presented in the Seven Valleys (1998). Mystical aspects of the Bahá'í Faith are of paramount importance and may sometimes get overlooked in favor of its social aspects.
  850. Posted 1999-09-10 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Laura Clifford Barney, trans. Answered Questions, Some (1990). 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney; first published in 1908.
  851. Posted 1999-09-10 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). Major theological work by Baháʼu'lláh, written prior to his declaration of mission.
  852. Posted 1999-09-10 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Marzieh Gail, trans. Memorials of the Faithful (1971). 'Abdu'l-Bahá's volume of short biographies of Bábí and Bahá'í figures and heroes, translated from the original Persian text and annotated by Marzieh Gail.
  853. Posted 1999-09-10 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá Promulgation of Universal Peace (1982). 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.
  854. Posted 1999-09-18 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá Paris Talks (1972). Transcribed from translations of talks given by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá while in Paris in 1912; not yet compared to Persian originals and so unauthenticated.
  855. Posted 1999-09-18 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Marzieh Gail, trans. Secret of Divine Civilization (1957). Originally issued anonymously in 1875, this was ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's program for the developmental reform of society within an Iranian context.
  856. Posted 1999-09-18 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá (1978).
  857. Posted 1999-09-18 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, trans. Tablet to Auguste Forel (1976). A letter of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, in reply to questions asked by the Swiss scientist Auguste-Henri Forel, dated 21 September 1921.
  858. Posted 1999-10 in Book reviews:   Iain S. Palin Who is Writing the Future? Reflections on the Twentieth Century, by Bahá'í International Community: Review (1999).
  859. Posted 1999-10-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Arohanui: Letters to New Zealand (1982).
  860. Posted 1999-10-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Bahá'í Administration (1974). Excerpts from 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament, and letters from Shoghi Effendi 1922-1932.
  861. Posted 1999-10-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Citadel of Faith: Messages to America 1947-1957 (1980). A collection of messages from the Guardian to the Bahá’ís of the United States, written between 1947 and 1957.
  862. Posted 1999-10-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Dawn of a New Day (1970). Early version of Messages of Shoghi Effendi to India.
  863. Posted 1999-10-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi, Gertrude Garrida, comp. Directives from the Guardian (1973). Compilation of passages from letters of Shoghi Effendi which were published in the Bahá'í News of the United States. Arranged alphabetically by topic.
  864. Posted 1999-10-01 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Unfolding Destiny (1981). Letters and telegrams by or on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to British Bahá'ís from 1922 to 1957. Those to Local Spiritual Assemblies listed separately. Includes biographical notes on British Bahá'ís in the order the names appear in the text.
  865. Posted 1999-10-09 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi World Order of Bahá'u'lláh (1991). Letters written by the Guardian, 1929-1936.
  866. Posted 1999-10-11 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Advent of Divine Justice (1971). A letter from Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá’ís of North America, dated 25 December 1938; the Bahá'ís' achievements and responsibilities; the crises affecting the world; the destiny of America.
  867. Posted 1999-10-11 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Promised Day is Come, The (1980). A book-length letter written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá’ís of the West, dated 28 March 1941, about Bahá'u'lláh's letters to the kings and rulers, and their relation to historical events.
  868. Posted 1999-10-11 in Bahá'í Writings:   The Báb, Habib Taherzadeh, trans. , Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Selections from the Writings of the Báb (1982).
  869. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi God Passes By (1971). The classic — and canonical — historical summary and interpretation of the significance of the development of the Bábí and Baháʼí religions from 1844 to 1944.
  870. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi High Endeavors: Letters to Alaska (1976).
  871. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Letters to Australia and New Zealand (1971).
  872. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Light of Divine Guidance: Volume 1 (1982).
  873. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Light of Divine Guidance: Volume 2 (1985).
  874. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Messages to America (1947). Selected messages to the American Bahá'ís from Shoghi Effendi from 1932 to 1946.
  875. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Messages to Canada (1965).
  876. Posted 1999-10-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi Messages to the Bahá'í World (1971). General messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá'ís, written between 1950 and 1957.
  877. Posted 1999-11 in Essays and short articles:   Melissa Tansik Education and the Supreme Talisman in the Kitáb-i-Íqán (1999). How the Kitab-i-Iqan can be seen as a compendium of what humankind needs to know; a discussion of perception as it relates to learning what is needful; intellectual honesty; and the results of various learning experiences.
  878. Posted 1999-11 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Prayer "Make me a hollow reed," Source of (1999). The prayer "Oh, God, make me a hollow reed..." is neither by Abdu'l-Bahá nor George Townshend, and its author is unknown.
  879. Posted 1999-12 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Zena Sorabjee, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India Inter-religious gathering in New Delhi, and Address to Pope John Paul II (1999). Brief address by Counsellor Sorabjee to an inter-religious gathering organised by the Roman Catholic Church in New Delhi with with Pope John Paul II, and a short description of the event by the NSA of India, as shared by the House of Justice.
  880. Posted 1999-12 in Unpublished articles:   Peter Terry Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999). Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Bahá'í, A Christian response to Bahá'ísm, the religion which aims toward one world government and one common faith."
  881. Posted 1999-12-29 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Further Application of (1999). Announcement to the Bahá'í world that all elements of the laws dealing with obligatory prayer and fasting are now applicable.
  882. Posted 200-05 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Tablet to a Physician (Lawh-i-Tibb) (2000). On translations of Bahá'u'lláh's "Tablet of Medicine/Tablet to the Physician"; includes a partial provisional translation.
  883. Posted 2000 in Books:   Eliane Lacroix-Hopson, Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abdu'l-Bahá in New York: The City of the Covenant (1999). Details of 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit to New York City in 1912; his discourses and conversations.
  884. Posted 2000 in Visual Materials:   Author unknown Advertisement for Israeli Tourism in the New Yorker magazine (2000). Bahá'í World Centre photograph in advertisement in prominent magazine, featuring the terraces.
  885. Posted 2000 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Ages and Cycles (1995). Overview of the ideas of specific cycles and periods of time in Bahá'í belief.
  886. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Alcohol, Prohibition on Drinking (1991).
  887. Posted 2000 in Biographies:   Graham Hassall Ambassador at the Court: The Life and Photography of Effie Baker (1999). Extensive biography of Effie Baker, an early Australian Bahá'í.
  888. Posted 2000 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, E. G. Browne, ed. Attitude of Bahá'ís towards Persian Politics (1910).
  889. Posted 2000 in Personal compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Seena Fazel, comp. Bahá'í Activities in University (1997).
  890. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Graham Hassall, William Barnes Bahá'í Communities in the Asia-Pacific: Performing Common Theology and Cultural Diversity on a 'Spiritual Axis' (1998). The idea of a ‘spiritual axis' between the Bahá'ís of the northern and southern regions of the Asia-Pacific both served to establish closer relations between them, and raise consciousness of the barriers impeding their close relations.
  891. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Bahá'í Community of Canada, The: A Case Study in the Transplantation of Non-Western Religious Movements to Western Societies (1996). The origins and early life of the Bahá'í community in Canada as a sociological case study in the transplantation of non-Western faiths into Western settings.
  892. Posted 2000 in Research notes:   Graham Hassall Bahá'í country notes: Egypt (1997). History of Bahá'ís in Egypt from 1860s to 1961 referencing early merchant settlements, Abdu'l-Bahá's visits, the Alexandria, Cairo, Port Said and national communities plus persecutions, court decisions, and the Presidential anti-Bahá'í decree 263 of 1960.
  893. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Graham Hassall Bahá'í Faith in Tasmania 1923-1963 (1995). Early history of the Bahá'í community of Tasmania.
  894. Posted 2000 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Bahá'í Faith, Scholarship on (1995). This article is a survey of attempts to analyse and study the Bábí and Bahá'í Faith from a scholarly viewpoint.
  895. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Graham Hassall Bahá'í History in the Formative Age: The World Crusade 1953-1963 (1995). The major features of the Bahá'í 'World Crusade' 1953-1963; thoughts about the contemporary practice of historical Bahá'í scholarship; the guardianship and evolution of the Universal House of Justice; United Nations and the Bahá'í International Community.
  896. Posted 2000 in Books:   Thornton Chase Bahá'í Revelation, The (1933). Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, emphasizes the Bahá’í teachings as a vehicle for personal spiritual transformation. Continued to be reprinted until the 1920s. Cited Bahá'í Writings may have been superseded by later authorized translations.
  897. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Christopher Buck Baha'u'llah as Zoroastrian saviour (1998). Examines the Bahá'í view of Zoroastrianism to understand tensions between scholarship and "messiahship" and topics such as proof texts and prophecy.
  898. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Bahá'í Community of Canada, The (1997).
  899. Posted 2000 in Books:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahiyyih Khanum, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Bahiyyih Khanum: The Greatest Holy Leaf (1982). A compilation from Bahá'í sacred texts and writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih Khánum's own letters.
  900. Posted 2000 in Archives:   Thellie Lovejoy Barstow Collection: Contents, Index, and Compiler's Notes (2000). Introduction to and contents list of the 478 translated tablets and other English documents from the library of American collector Dwight Barstow.
  901. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Arash Abizadeh Because Baha'u'llah said so: Dealing with a non-starter in moral reasoning (1995). Discusses a popular but misleading versus more philosophically responsible approaches to revelation.
  902. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Bible, Preferred English Translation of (1996). While Shoghi Effendi recommended the use of the King James translation of the Bible, Bahá'ís are yet welcome to use any translation they wish.
  903. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Guardian:   Laura Clifford Barney (published as Laura C. Dreyfus-Barney), Shoghi Effendi, Thomas Linard, ed. Biography of Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney (1928). A biography of the first French Bahá'í, followed by telegrams and letters from Shoghi Effendi to Laura Dreyfus-Barney and Hippolyte's sister Mrs. Yvonne Meyer-May.
  904. Posted 2000 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Browne, Edward Granville (1995). Short biography of an English orientalist and famous scholar of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths.
  905. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Capital Punishment and Amnesty International (n.d.). Letter from the House to Amnesty International on the death penalty.
  906. Posted 2000 in Book excerpts:   Joseph J. Dewey Chapter 10, The Three Revelations (1999). Discusses the Bab and Bahá'ís in context of the emergence of other teachers/masters around the time of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism.
  907. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Anthony Lee Choice Wine: The Kitab-i Aqdas and the Development of Bahá'í Law (1995). The Kitab-i Aqdas was not intended to establish a new law code (shari'a) similar to the one known to 19th century Muslim jurisprudence, but rather to discard that approach to law in favor of a more organic promulgation of ethical principles.
  908. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Aqa Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjani, E. G. Browne, trans. Chronicle of `Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjani: Personal Reminiscences of the Insurrection at Zanjan (1897). Translation of an account of the Babi struggle at Zanjan in 1850, as recollected by an aged eyewitness who had been a child at the time; an important source for early Babi history.
  909. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Compilation of Compilations: Volume 1 (1991).
  910. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Compilation of Compilations: Volume 2 (1991).
  911. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Juan Cole Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The (1982). Lengthy overview of Bahá'í theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots.
  912. Posted 2000 in Library Miscellany:   Various Contributors and assistants (2000). List of people who have donated significant amounts of time to building the Bahá'í Library (now outdated).
  913. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Todd Lawson Dangers of Reading, The: Inlibration Communion and Transference in the Qur'an Commentary of The Bab (1997). Tafsír (traditional Qur'an commentary) and the writings of the Bab.
  914. Posted 2000 in Study Guides:   Soroush Shakib Dispensation of Baha'u'llah: Study Guide (2000). Short study questions, some by Morten Bergsmo, for each paragraph of this document.
  915. Posted 2000 in Books:   W. W. Harmon Divine Illumination (1915). An American Theosophist's appreciation of 'Abdu'l-Baha and the Bahá'í message published in 1915.
  916. Posted 2000 in Archives:   Sen McGlinn, comp. Dutch Library Holdings (2000). Complete list of items relating to Bábí or Bahá'í studies in multiple languages, housed in the three principal and other libraries across the Netherlands.
  917. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, comp. Europe (1991).
  918. Posted 2000 in Book excerpts:   Annemarie Schimmel Excerpt (1994). Three passing mentions.
  919. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Abu'l-Qásim Faizí Explanation of the Symbol of the Greatest Name (1968). Calligraphy, numerology, and theology of Baha and the ringstone symbol.
  920. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Lil Osborn Female Representations of the Holy Spirit in Bahá'í and Christian writings and their implications for gender roles (1994). A response to feminist theologian Mary Daly's argument that a male representation of God reinforces patriarchy with the suggestion that sexual equality is independent of, and unrelated to, gender images of the Divine.
  921. Posted 2000 in Historical documents:   E. G. Browne, trans. Five unpublished contemporary documents relating to The Bab's examination at Tabriz in 1848 (1848).
  922. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Formative Age of Our Faith, Significance of the (1991).
  923. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   William S. Hatcher Foundations of Mathematics: An Overview at the Close of the Second Millennium (2000). Article posits that the foundational study of mathematics has only emerged in this century, and discusses its evolutionary growth.
  924. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland (1994). Compilation of new perspectives on the future of European civilization. Includes introduction by Julio Savi.
  925. Posted 2000 in Pilgrims' notes:   Alice R. Beede Glimpse of Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris (1912). Short account of a brief meeting in Paris, and brief speech by Abdu'l-Bahá.
  926. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Holly Hanson Global Dilemmas, Local Responses: Creating Patterns of Action that Make the World Different (2000). Globalization through the metaphor of the world as a body: as a diseased body, as a beautiful but dead body, and of political and social institutions as a growing body.
  927. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, The (1966). Passages from a letter on the relationship between the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, the timing of the election of the House, the lack of a will by or a successor to the Guardian, and the House's ability to function on its own.
  928. Posted 2000 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Gulpáygání, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl (1995).
  929. Posted 2000 in Biographies:   Graham Hassall H. Collis Featherstone (1990). Biography of a prominent Australian Bahá'í and Hand of the Cause of God.
  930. Posted 2000 in Pilgrims' notes:   May Maxwell, Rúhíyyih Khánum Haifa Notes of Shoghi Effendi's Word: Volumes 1 and 2 (1937). Transcriptions of talks given by Shoghi Effendi by May Maxwell and Ruhiyyih Khanum, taken during their pilgrimage in 1937.
  931. Posted 2000 in Visual Materials:   The Báb Haykal (pentacle talisman) #1 (1992). Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
  932. Posted 2000 in Visual Materials:   The Báb Haykal (pentacle talisman) #2 (n.d.). Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
  933. Posted 2000 in Notable talks:   Abu'l-Qásim Faizí Hidden Words, The: Transcript of a talk by Hand of the Cause of God A. Q. Faizí (1967). Talk delivered in Wilmette, Illinois.
  934. Posted 2000 in Biographies:   Graham Hassall Hilda Brooks and the Australian Bahá'í Community (1989). The role played by Hilda Margaret Brooks (1896-1969) in the development of the Australian Bahá'í Community.
  935. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Homosexuality (1993). Extracts from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi and letters written by or for the Universal House of Justice emphasize that Bahá'ís empathize with homosexuals while not viewing homosexuality as natural or permanent
  936. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Humor and Laughter (1997).
  937. Posted 2000 in Books:   Udo Schaefer In A Blue Haze: Smoking and Baha'i Ethics (1997). Smoking as a focus of this first attempt to define certain aspects of Bahá'í ethics.
  938. Posted 2000 in Bibliographies:   Steven Phelps, comp. Index to Ad'iyyih-i-Hadrat-i-Mahbúb (1994). Index of the contents of an Arabic and Persian Bahá'í collection of prayers and scripture.
  939. Posted 2000 in Bibliographies:   Adib Taherzadeh Indexes of Tablet names, diacritics, and transliteration: Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh (1974). Indexes only, useful for (1) referencing the diacritics and transliteration of Tablet names, and (2) knowing in which books Taherzadeh discusses which tablets.
  940. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer Infallible Institutions? (2002). Historical and Bahá'í interpretations of infallibility.
  941. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   John Hick Interfaith and the Future (1994). The development of the interfaith movement over the past 100 years and its possible futures.
  942. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Nader Saiedi Introduction to Abdu'l-Baha's The Secret of Divine Civilization, An (2000). 'Abdu'l-Bahá's The Secret of Divine Civilization in the context of the Iranian social and political situation of the day, and comments on its contribution to ongoing debates on certain religious, social, and political debates.
  943. Posted 2000 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Barbara R. Sims, comp. Japan Will Turn Ablaze! (1992). Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá, letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice, and historical notes about Japan.
  944. Posted 2000 in Encyclopedia articles:   John Walbridge Kitab-i Aqdas, the Most Holy Book (1999).
  945. Posted 2000 in Study Guides:   Sen McGlinn, comp. Kitáb-i-Aqdas: Bibliography (1998).
  946. Posted 2000 in Study Guides:   Habib Riazati Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Questions and Concordances (2000). Study questions, categorized cross-references to the Aqdas and its notes and "Questions and Answers," topical concordances, and other research materials.
  947. Posted 2000 in Personal letters:   Rúhíyyih Khánum Letter to the Ecole des Jeunes May Bolles Maxwell Conference (1997).
  948. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Letters of Living, Dawn-Breakers, Quddús, Terraces (2000). Five unrelated questions: Identity of the Letters of the Living; "List of Illustrations" in the Dawn-Breakers; Status of the Writings of Quddus; Naming of the Terraces at the Arc; and The Bab's Tablets in the Dawn-Breakers.
  949. Posted 2000 in Biographies:   Helen Danesh, John Danesh, Amelia Danesh Life of Shoghi Effendi, The (1991). Chapter length biography, and overview of the Guardian's life's work.
  950. Posted 2000 in Pilgrims' notes:   George Orr Latimer Light of the World, The (1920). A book chronicling Latimer's visit to the Holy Land, November 1919; includes words of Abdu'l-Bahá.
  951. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Living the Life (1991).
  952. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Local Spiritual Assemblies (1991).
  953. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Local Spiritual Assembly, The (1991).
  954. Posted 2000 in East Asia:   Barbara R. Sims Macau Bahá'í Community in the Early Years (1991). Brief overview of the history of Macau, and a detailed account of Bahá'í involvement 1953-1975, and stories of early believers.
  955. Posted 2000 in Maps:   Author unknown Map of Persia (1932). Map included in the 1932 edition of Dawnbreakers.
  956. Posted 2000 in Maps:   Muhammed Labib Map of Stages in Baha'u'llah's Successive Exiles from Tihran to Akka (1968). Map of Stages in Bahá'u'lláh's Successive Exiles from Tihran to Akka, compiled and designed by Labib in 1968, includes an extensive list of which tablets Bahá'u'lláh revealed and where.
  957. Posted 2000 in Maps:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands, comp. Map of the Travels of Baha'u'llah (1991). The progressive exiles of Bahá'u'lláh through the Middle East. Includes timeline.
  958. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Marriages, Preserving Bahá'í (1991).
  959. Posted 2000 in Books:   E. G. Browne, comp. and trans. Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion (1918). An early collection of historical documents related to Bahá'í and Bábí studies. (Not fully complete.)
  960. Posted 2000 in Research notes:   Brian A. Miller Mid-East History during the Islamic Period: Chronology and Commentary (2000). Brief overview of Islamic history.
  961. Posted 2000 in Biographies:   Graham Hassall, Orwin Austria Mirza Hossein R. Touty: First Baha'i Known to Have Lived in the Philippines (2000). Touty was a Bahá'í who stayed in the Philippines for about five years (1921-26), teaching the Faith to Filipinos.
  962. Posted 2000 in Essays and short articles:   Graham Hassall Modelling Human Rights Education: A View from the Pacific (1997). For Bahá'ís to be successfully involved in the promotion of human rights development, they will have to decide what their model of 'human rights' is, and how to deal with the variant conceptions of human rights already held across the Asia-Pacific region.
  963. Posted 2000 in Book reviews:   Sen McGlinn Modernity and the Millennium, by Juan Cole: Review (1999).
  964. Posted 2000 in Book reviews:   Denis MacEoin Modernity and the Millennium, by Juan Cole (1999).
  965. Posted 2000 in Books:   Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall Mother's Stories: Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá (1998). Stories of Abdu'l-Bahá and early Bahá'ís told by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall (1897-1984), daughter of Howard Colby Ives and Elizabeth Church Hoyt.
  966. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Music (1991).
  967. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. National Spiritual Assembly (1991).
  968. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Christopher Buck Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá'í Universalism (1996). Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Bahá'í category of "Manifestations of God" using the Iroquois prophet Deganawida as an example.
  969. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   John Taylor Novelty in Ayyám-i-Há and the Badí Calendar (2000). The place of calendars in a religion, and the meaning of the Badi calendar for Bahá'ís.
  970. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Opposition (1991).
  971. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Peace (1991).
  972. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Various, E. G. Browne, trans. Persecutions of Babis in 1888-1891 at Isfahan and Yazd (1918). Eyewitness or historical accounts of specific events, uprisings, and attacks, as collected by E.G. Browne.
  973. Posted 2000 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Denis MacEoin, trans. Persian Bayan, The: Partial translation (2000). A partial provisional translation of the Persian Bayan.
  974. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   E. G. Browne Personal Reminiscences of the Bábí Insurrection at Zanjan in 1850 (1897). The testimony of Áqá 'Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjani.
  975. Posted 2000 in Book reviews:   Lynn Echevarria-Howe Planning Progress: Lessons from Shoghi Effendi, by June Manning Thomas: Review (2000).
  976. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Power of Divine Assistance, The (1991).
  977. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, The Báb, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of (1991).
  978. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi Prayers of Shoghi Effendi (1994). Why the Guardian's prayers are not translated into English.
  979. Posted 2000 in Study Guides:   Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Proclamation of Baha'u'llah sources (2000). Cross-reference chart of passages published in Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh with Summons of the Lord of Hosts and other published sources.
  980. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Prominent People, Teaching (1991).
  981. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Bahá'í International Archives, Universal House of Justice Publishing, Bahá'í, Memorandum on: Materials to be Deposited with the Bahá'í World Centre Library (1998). Overview of Literature Review, publishing, translations, and details of the requirement of sending copies of all materials to the World Center archives.
  982. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Question of Gender in Canadian Baha'i History, The (1994). The position of Bahá'í women in the Canadian community and the extent to which they participated in teaching and administrative activities.
  983. Posted 2000 in Book reviews:   Robert Stockman "Race, Immorality and Money in the American Bahá'í Community: Impeaching the Los Angeles Spiritual Assembly," by Juan Cole: Commmentary (2000). Response to Cole's article in the same issue, which analyzes the dissolution of the Bahá'í local assembly of Los Angeles in 1986-88 by the US NSA.
  984. Posted 2000 in BWC compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Radio and Television in Teaching, The Use of (1991).
  985. Posted 2000 in East Asia:   Barbara R. Sims Raising the Banner in Korea: An Early Bahá'í History (1996). Bahá'í activities in Korea 1921-1988.
  986. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Anthony Lee Reconciling the Other: The Bahá'í Faith in America as a Successful Synthesis of Christianity and Islam (1995). Although many ordinary Bahá'ís are unaware of their religion's Islamic roots, seeing it instead as the fulfilment of Christianity, we may regard the Bahá'í Faith in America as a successful synthesis, harmonizing Christianity and Islam.
  987. Posted 2000 in Book excerpts:   Robert S. Ellwood Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America (1973). From chapter eight, "The East in the Golden West: Other Oriental Movements."
  988. Posted 2000 in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen Religious Background of the 1979 Revolution in Iran (1995).
  989. Posted 2000 in Published articles:   Graham Hassall Religious Freedom in the Asia Pacific: The Experience of the Bahá'í Community (1998). Some aspects of the Bahá'í Community's approach to one human rights initiative, the "Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief."
  990. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Eric Hadley-Ives Results of Talisman Attitudes Survey (2000). Detailed analysis of the beliefs and community interactions of participants in the listserver Talisman2 (circa 1999).
  991. Posted 2000 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice Resurrection of Christ and the Bible (1987). Information on Bahá'í concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ.
  992. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Graham Hassall Seventy Five Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Victoria, Australia (1998). History of the Bahá'í community of Victoria, Australia.
  993. Posted 2000 in Books:   Marzieh Gail Six Lessons on Islam (1953). A brief overview of Islam, particularly Shi'a Islam, and its relevance to the Bahá'í Faith.
  994. Posted 2000 in Unpublished articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Canadian Baha'i Community (1991). Statistics and analysis of enrollment and growth patterns.
  995. Posted 2000 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. Spiritual Institutions: The Foundation for Oneness (2000). Annotated compilation on the structure and functioning of the Bahá'í administrative order.
  996. Posted 2000 in Essays and short articles:   William G. Huitt Spiritual Nature of a Human Being, The (2000). When individuals combine understandings derived from science, philosophy, and religion with their personal experiences and intuitions they will have a more complete knowledge of the reality of the universe than from any one knowledge system by itself.
  997. Posted 2000 in Bibliographies:   Sen McGlinn, comp. Star of the West Book 1: Contents lists of the Persian sections (2000).
  998. Posted 2000 in Books:   Christopher Buck Symbol and Secret: Qur'án Commentary in Bahá'u'lláh's Kitáb-i-Íqán (1995). Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Persian translation.
  999. Posted 2000 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Anton Haddad, trans. Tablet of Joseph (Lawh-i Yusuf) (1904).
  1000. Posted 2000 in Study Guides:   Stephen Lambden, R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram Tablet of the Bell (Lawh-i-Naqus), also known as Tablet of Praised be Thou, O He (Subhánika-Yá-hu): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
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