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Documents published in Australian Bahá'í Studies

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  1. Aboriginal Health, Healing, Spirituality, Truth and Forgiveness, by Diana Rose Yoka. (2001). On love, healing, and forgiveness; colonization of Australia in the 1700s; ceremonial burial practices; traditional egalitarian societies; Edith Cowan, the first woman member of Parliament; my life experience as an aboriginal.
  2. Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 1:2, by Various. (1999). The complete issue of volume 1 number 2.
  3. Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 3, by Various. (2001). The complete issue of volume 3.
  4. Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 2, by Various. (2000). The complete issue of volume 2. Some papers were delivered at the 18th annual ABS conference "The Creative Inspiration: Arts and Culture in the Bahá’í Faith" (Melbourne, September 1999).
  5. Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 4, by Various. (2002-2003). The complete issue of volume 4.
  6. Bahá'í Community of Randwick: A Survey of 75 Years, by Graham Hassall. (1999). History of the Bahá'í community of Randwick, Australia.
  7. Bahá'í Social and Economic Development: Participating in the Unfoldment of World Civilisation, by Payam Pakravan. (1999). The evolution of development praxis; new patterns of thought for civilization; human welfare; social growth; the Australian context; imperatives for a global enterprise.
  8. Beautiful Flight toward the Light, The: Reflections on an Artist's Life, by Robin M. Chandler. (2000). Subjective reflections about the nature of creativity from the author's own point of view, training and experiences as a social scientist and as an artist.
  9. Benevolence of Chaos and Uncertainty, The, by Billy D. Todd. (2002). Chaos and complexity are essential for self-organization and resilience in advanced systems. Human society, like natural systems, cannot avoid disorder but benefits from it; complexity allows for adaptability and error tolerance, necessary for evolution.
  10. Building Creative Communities: Approaching the arts as social & economic development through professionalizing, training, and networking internationally, by Robin M. Chandler. (2000). On the Global Arts Training Institute, a model for building professionalism in the arts which can be implemented in Bahá’í communities and incorporated into teaching plans to develop the next generation of artists.
  11. Competing for the Oneness Of Mankind: The Influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games, by Kiser Barnes. (2001). The influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games and how it relates to the principle of the oneness of mankind.
  12. Creative Inspiration: Symbolism and Seeing, by Karel Fontaine. (2000). Examples of visual art which demonstrate the creative impulse at work, together with the symbolism inherent in the pieces.
  13. Creativity and Spirituality: Are They Related?, by Negin Sanaei. (2000). Short essay on utilizing our talent and appreciating the importance of the imagination.
  14. Dedication of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Sydney, by Peter J. Khan. (2001). Reflections on the fortieth anniversary of the Bahá’í House of Worship in Sydney, highlighting its significance for the Australian Bahá’í community.
  15. Developing the Secretariat of a Local Spiritual Assembly, by Paul Friedman. (1999). Management; administration; delegation by assemblies and institutions; developing human resources to advance the cause; role and duties of the secretary; experience of the Hamilton, New Zealand Assembly secretariat in 1993.
  16. Drug Abuse Prevention: The Spiritual Dimension, by Vahid Payman. (1999). On spirituality and addictions; adolescent drug use; implementing a spiritual model of human nature.
  17. Ether, Quantum Physics and the Bahá'í Writings, by Robin Mihrshahi. (2002/2003). Analysis of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's use of the term “ether”, correlated to His definition of this term as a medium not only for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation, but also for the communication of spiritual impulses to the physical world.
  18. Genealogical Background of the Founders of the Bábí and the Bahá'í Faiths, by Mark T. Wood. (2001). Includes memorandum from the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice.
  19. Letters inscribed upon His sacred scroll: An anthology of poetry by Australian Bahá'ís 1999, by Belinda Belton, comp. (2000). A collection of 16 poems.
  20. Lonely road to native title determination, A, by Walter Waia. (2000). A personal account of the Saibai Island Native Title Claim: a story of an Indigenous Australian who "walked a learning road to fulfill his obligations to his family, his clan and to the community."
  21. Maharishi Ayurveda: A Bahá'í Exploration, by Felicity Rawlings (published as Felicity Rawlings-Sanaei). (2001). Some of the therapeutic strategies of Maharishi Ayurveda and comparative assessment to the Bahá’í writings, and as seen in light of our the understanding of homeostasis, pathogeny, and the mind-body relationship.
  22. Maturation and Learning in the Bahá'í Community, by David Levick. (1999). The paradigm for Bahá'í decision-making and consultation; relativist vs. subjectivist ontology; hermeneutic-dialectic methodology; the unconscious process of decision-making vs. learning a mature and conscious process of decision-making.
  23. Meditation and Health, by Paul Friedman. (2001). Prayer and meditation as synergistic forces of transformation; transcendental meditation; forms of Bahá'í meditation: pondering and reflecting, silent wordless reflection, seeking divine wisdom, or using repetition of words or phrases.
  24. Memorials of the Faithful, by Abdu'l-Bahá: Review, by Ron Price. (1999). On the themes, biographies, and importance of this book.
  25. Mr Faizi and Mr Furútan in Australia: The Yerrinbool tapes, by Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, Alí-Akbar Furútan. Graham Hassall, ed. (2000). Lengthy talks of Hands of the Cause A.Q. Faizi and A.A. Furútan in Australia at the Yerrinbool summer school.
  26. Of Paramount Importance: Addressing the Paucity of Music in Bahá'í Devotional Practice, by Michael Knopf. (2000). Short overview of the use of music in Bahá'í feasts, holy day celebrations, and temples.
  27. Passionate Artist, The, by Ron Price. (2000). Essay on the inner life and private character, and the origins of the author's own creative inspiration.
  28. "Phoenix Schedule" for the Dewey '200s', Suggested in particular for Bahá'í Libraries, A, by Paul Gerard. (2000). On the structure and limitations of the Dewey Decimal Scheme, with a detailed expanded subset for Bahá'í material.
  29. Promoting a Culture of Human Rights: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the Bahá'í community in the Islamic Republic of Iran, by Ladan Rahmani. (1999). Functions of the CHR and its role in addressing persecution; case study on Iran; while the CHR’s influence has been limited, it demonstrates the potential of international mechanisms to effect incremental change in human rights practices.
  30. Protocols in Aboriginal Communities, by Darryl French. (2002). Guide to fostering respectful and productive relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people; cultural sensitivity and historical awareness; Aboriginal English and communication in meetings; addressing barriers; the role of elders.
  31. Something Regal: Uncle Fred Murray Extracts from a compilation of tributes, photographs and stories, by June Perkins. (2000). Stories about and pictures of Fred Murray, an early Indigenous Baha’i.
  32. Taqiyyah (Dissimulation) in the Babi and Bahá'í Religions, by Sepehr Manuchehri. (2000). The historical application of taqiyyah and instances where Bábís cooperated with the authorities in suppression of their peers, and the attitude of government officials towards these individuals.
  33. Teaching the Faith in Australia 1963-1975: Personal Recollections, by Hedi Moani. (1999). Recollections of Melbourne Australia 1963-65; Geelong and the formation of the first LSA 1965-1968; the International Conference in Sydney 1967; Perth 1968-1970; youth club at the University of Melbourne; pioneering at Alice Springs and Darwin.
  34. Towards a Spiritual Methodology of Scholarship, by Chris Jones Kavelin. (2003). Attempt to offer youth a vision of their sacred duty to pursue scholarship and a confidence in their unique spiritual genius to enable a world civilization to become conscious of its own Divine origin, spiritual nature, sacred purpose and glorious destiny
  35. Unhealthy Science, Religion, and Humanities: The Deep Connection and what Bahá'u'lláh had to say about it, by Ron House. (2001). On Bahá'u'lláh's prophetic assessment of the world's impending crises; the collapse of rationalistic non-theistic worldviews may result in a harmful crisis of faith; the thought of David Hume.
  36. Women and Religious Change: A case study in the colonial migrant experience, by Miriam Dixson. (2000). The story of Margaret Dixson, and one woman's growth from Anglicanism, via numerology and astrology, to commitment to the world ideals of the Bahá'í Faith.
  37. Yerrinbool Report on Scholarship: 1999, by Graham Hassall. (2000). Overview of worldwide Bahá'í scholarship projects, publications, and events - 1999; includes a progress report on the growth of the Bahá'í Library Online.
  38. Youth Suicide in Australia: Future Directions in the New Millennium, by Farahnaz Feeney, Kynan Feeney. (2002). Predisposing factors for youth suicide; current prevention strategies; Bahá'í perspectives; patterns of suicide and homicide in the United States 1933-1990.

Academic journals

Australian Bahá'í Studies
Bahá'í Studies
Bahá'í Studies Bulletin
Bahá'í Studies Review
Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Occasional Papers in Bábí & Bahá'í Studies
Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Religion / Religions
Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review
Solas
Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy
World Order (and see complete issues)

Books

Lights of Irfán
Studies in Babi and Baha'i Religions

Historical

The Open Court (1904-1931)
Journal de Constantinople (1848-1849)

Non-Baha'i

Iranian Studies
The Moslem World

Other Bahá'í journals

American Bahá'í, The (offsite)
Arts Dialogue (offsite)
Associate
Bahá'í Journal UK
Bahá'í News
Bahá'í World
Deepen
dialogue
elixir-journal.org
One Country
Pluma de Conocimiento
Reality magazine
Scriptum
Star of the West

Encyclopedias

Bahá'í Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Britannica      
Encyclopaedia Iranica
Encyclopaedia of Islam
Religious Celebrations
World Religions

Persian

Iranian National Bahá'í Archives
اسرار الآثار
خوشه هایی از خرمن ادب و هنر
تاريخ ظُهور الحق
سفينة عرفان

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