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  1. Bahá'í Influence on the Reform Movements of the Islamic World in the 1860s and 1870s, by Moojan Momen. (1983-09). Bahá'í influences on the Middle Eastern reform movement in the 1860s and 1870s.
  2. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Archive, by Various. (1982-2015). Links to the full issues of BSB (all offsite).
  3. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, by Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998). List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
  4. Brief Discussion of the Primal Will in the Bahá'í Writings, by Keven Brown. (1990-01). Neoplatonic concepts in Bahá'í metaphysics.
  5. Covenant-Breakers in Bahá'í Historiography, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-06). Bahá'í scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers.
  6. Cyprus Exiles, The, by Moojan Momen. (1991-06). History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Bahá'u'lláh exiled with them in Cyprus. Includes genealogies.
  7. Dr. MacEoin's "Problems of Scholarship...": Some Thoughts, by Stephen Lambden. (1982). The nature of faith-based approaches to studying religion, authoritarianism, supernatural vs. human knowledge, Bahá'í "review", and examination of some sources.
  8. Five Questions: Loss of Voting Rights, Mani, Magi, Five-Pointed Star, Joseph Smith, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-01). Responses to various questions. Closes with quotations on Confucianism and Genesis.
  9. From Adrianople to 'Akká', The Austrian Lloyd, by Kent Beveridge. (1986-03). Aiming to identify the Lloyd vessels transporting Bahá'u'lláh and His companions, investigating vessels from Gallipoli to 'Akká via Alexandria, using Lloyd Triestino archives for identification.
  10. Introduction to the Tablet of Ashab, by Juan Cole. (1991). Short overview of Bahá'u'lláh's evolving proclamation.
  11. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre, by William P. Collins. (1985:12). Overview of the nature of the Bahá'í World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts; access to BWC resources; classification schemes.
  12. Obligatory Prayers and Ablutions, by Universal House of Justice, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (1991-01-02). Letter from the House on missing prayers due to ailment, an insecure environment, or an inability to speak. Followed by a brief compilation.
  13. On Jesus' Cry from the Cross, by Christopher Buck. (1983-03). Comments on an article by Stephen Lambden on "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
  14. Police Forces Bearing Arms, Bahá'í Enlistment in, by Universal House of Justice. (1995-12). Two letters from the House on joining armed police forces, e.g. the Ulster Defence Regiment and the police force in Northern Ireland, and whether they would be allowed to bear arms. Also discussion of consummating marriage, and marrying an atheist.
  15. Problems of Scholarship in a Bahá'í Context, by Denis MacEoin. (1982). Thoughts on "anti-intellectualism" and faith-based interpretations of history, by a self-described outsider scholar.
  16. Psychology of Mysticism and its Relationship to the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen. (1984-03). Contrast of theories of mysticism and its physiological components from the perspective of 20th-century psychology.
  17. Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, by Steven Scholl. (1983-12). Dhikru'lláh, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating prayers, divine names, or mantras to achieve heightened spiritual consciousness or a sense of mystical union. Includes commentary by Moojan Momen et al.
  18. Research Department, Functions of; Etymologies of three terms, by Universal House of Justice. (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.
  19. Response to MacEoin's "Problems of Scholarship" and "A Critique of Moojan Momen's Response," A, by Moojan Momen, Denis MacEoin. (1983). A discussion touching on many topics, including scientific objectivity in the study of religion, faith vs reason, liberalism, academic standards, and the nature of sects vs "world religion."
  20. Some Bahá'í and Shaykhí Interpretations of 'the Mystery of Reversal', by Denis MacEoin. (1982-06). Prophecies about the appearance of the Qa'im and the significance of certain letters and numbers within a cipher described in an Islamic text.
  21. Sprinkling of the Cloud of Unknowing (Rashh-i-'Amá), by Bahá'u'lláh. Stephen Lambden, trans. (1984-09/1995). The first extent Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh.
  22. Surah of God, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1992-10). Includes essay about the "Most Great Separation" (1866) and historical events in Bahá'u'lláh's household in the mid-1860s.
  23. Surah of the Companions, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1991). One of Bahá'u'lláh's first public proclamatory tablets, following his private proclamation in 1863.
  24. Tablet of Seven Questions (Lawh-i-haft purish), by Bahá'u'lláh. Shahriar Razavi, trans. (1993-06).
  25. Tablet to the Physician, or Tablet of Medicine (Lawh-i-Tibb): Notes, by Stephen Lambden. (1992).
  26. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage, by Universal House of Justice. (1990-01). Two letters on Táhirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women".
  27. Talk given 2 May 1912 at the Chicago Plaza Hotel, by Abdu'l-Bahá. John Walbridge, trans. (1991-06). New translation of a short talk for which the original Persian text was recently (as of 1991) discovered in the Wilmette archives.
  28. Works of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í, The: A Bibliography, by Moojan Momen, comp. (1991). An annotated encyclopedia of core Shaykhi writings. Based on Shaykh Abu'l-Qasim Kirmani's Fihirist Kutub Masháyikh 'Izám.

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