1. 2026-02-07. Aaron J. R. Ferguson. Bahá'u'lláh's Warning to Mírzá Muḥammad-'Alí in a Tablet to Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Dahájí: Provisional Translation and Commentary (2025-12) (22). A warning concerning the possibility of Bahá'u'lláh's son straying from the cause; significance of this Tablet in light of the themes of spiritual authority and succession in the Bahá’í Faith; admonitions to remain firm in His Covenant and prevent schism.
2. 2025-09-26. Brent Poirier. Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Covenant (2025-05). Comparison of the wills of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu’l-Bahá, their "twin Covenants"; authority conferred on the House of Justice; the Guardianship and Bahá'u'lláh's plan of World Order. Link to article (offsite).
3. 2025-07-25. Bahá'í Studies Review archive: Volumes 1-10, original HTML (1991-2001). All 10 issues in their original format, with contributor biographies, of the first incarnation of BSR housed at bahai-library.org; includes the original files of vol. 10, not previously online.
4. 2025-06-25. Boris Handal. Quddús and the Story of Joseph: A Typological Exploration (2025-06). How Quddús can be understood through the lens of Joseph’s narrative of sacrifice, patience, and divine favor; shared motifs of exile, leadership, trials, and ultimate vindication; the possibilities and limits of drawing such typological comparisons.
5. 2025-06-25. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. Evidences of Bahá'u'lláh's Theophanic Awakening and Disclosure before His Síyáh-Chál Experience (2025-07). While the Síyáh-Chál was the birthplace of Bahá’u’lláh's mission, his awakening to his divine station might have gone through multiple stages, with his experience in the prison being the culmination of that process; some recognized his station earlier.
6. 2025-04-14. Anthony Lee. Declaration of the Báb in Bahá'í Imagination, The: Introducing a Woman and an African into the Sacred History of the Bahá'í Community (2026-05-22) (23). The account of the declaration of the Báb to Mullá Husayn on May 22, 1844, as told by Nabil in Dawn Breakers vs. the accounts of two eyewitnesses, the Báb's wife Khadijih Bagum and his servant Haji Mubarak; "academic history" vs. "sacred history."
7. 2025-03-18. Nader Saiedi, Omid Ghaemmaghami, trans. Ethiopian King, The (2011) (vol. 17). This article brings to light a number of hitherto unknown passages from the writings of the Báb about Haji Mubarak, the Báb’s Ethiopian servant.
8. 2025-02-17. Iraj Poostchi. 'Adasiyyah: A Study in Agriculture and Rural Development (2010-04) (Vol. 16). On the labor of farmers and sharecroppers in a Jordanian village, on land purchased by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; features of Bahá'í development in rural areas, prayer and consultation in community decision-making, conflict resolution, and self-sufficiency.
9. 2024-12-19. Bahá'u'lláh, Joshua Hall, trans. Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih) (2023-01-01/2025). Bahá’u’lláh’s Tablet of the Simple Reality examines Mullá Ṣadrá's dictum "The Simple Reality is all things," providing a nuanced, non-pantheistic interpretation.
10. 2022-03-03. Christopher Buck. Philosophic Values and World Citizenship: Locke to Obama and Beyond, ed. Jacoby Adeshai Carter and Leonard Harris: Review (2012) (18).
11. 2020-11-29. Ismael Velasco. Fixing the Gaze: Reflections on "The Order of Bahá'u'lláh" in the Báb's Persian Bayan (2006/2012) (18:1). On the word nazm, "order," and how Bahá'u'lláh and then Shoghi Effendi extended used this as a foundation to build the concept of a Bahá'í World Order, a sacred socio-political entity. Includes translation of Bayan 3:16.
12. 2020-10-13. Ahang Rabbani, Khazeh Fananapazir. Abdu'l-Baha's First Thousand-Verse Tablet: History and Provisional Translation (2010-04) (16:1). Tablet revealed in 1897 in response to events in Akka and the rebellion against Abdu'l-Bahá by his family members after the passing of Bahá'u'lláh.
13. 2020-09-28. Moojan Momen. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions (1995) (5.1). Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
14. 2020-08-06. Ismael Velasco. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies (2004) (Vol. 12). On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential Islamicists of the 20th century, whose work is uniquely relevant in understanding the philosophical context for the emergence of the Bábí Faith.
15. 2020-05-30. Christopher Buck. First Recorded Bahá'í Fireside, The (2019) (21). An episode from Browne's A Year Amongst the Persians which can be regarded as a first "fireside" — a meeting with Bahá'ís in Shiraz in March 1888.
16. 2019-12-09. Adib Masumian. Introduction to the Bahá'í Religiolect, An (2015) (21). Religious dialects are cultural crossover phenomena, like "Judeo-Arabic" and "Christianese". A religiolect can be considered a dialect of a language that’s specific to a particular religious group. The Bahá'í Faith, too, has a nascent religiolect.
17. 2018-03-20. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá'u'lláh (Acre, 1890) (2018) (20). Details of E.G. Browne's handwritten notes about his meeting with Bahá'u'lláh, his stay in Akka in April 1890, and his correspondence with Russian academics.
18. 2018-03-20. Christopher Buck, Adib Masumian. Baha'u'llah's Paradise of Justice: Commentary and Translation (2014/2018) (20). The tablet Riḍvānu’l-‘Adl, "Paradise of Justice," shows how the concept of justice — which encompasses both faith and action — is the essence of the Baha’i concept of salvation, both individual and societal.
19. 2018-03-12. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. Baha'i Studies in Iran: A Preliminary Survey (2014) (20). Overview of the cultivation and evolution of religious education in the Baha’i Faith in Iran in the 19th and 20th centuries.
20. 2018-03-12. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. Bab in the World of Images, The (2013) (19). History of the portraits drawn of the Bab, especially that of Aqa Bala Bayg of Shishvan, the only artist who actually met the Bab.
21. 2017-08-11. Christopher Buck. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam, by Todd Lawson: Review (2012) (18).
22. 2017-08-11. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. 1893 Russian Publication of Baha'u'llah's Last Will and Testament, The: An Academic Attestation of 'Abdu'l-Baha's Successorship (2017) (19). On the content of the Kitab-i-Ahdi, its manuscript history, and textual variants; Andalib's eyewitness account of its unveiling; Tumanski's scholarly work; contemporary attestation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's successorship by Tumanski and other Russian notables.
23. 2017-08-10. Moojan Momen. Family and Early Life of Tahirih Qurrat al-`Ayn, The (2003) (11). Summary of information about the ancestry and background of Tahirih available in Persian and Arabic; tensions in her paternal family, which must have affected her as she grew up.
24. 2016-07-23. Todd Lawson. Styles of piety: Notes on the relationship between Bahá'í scholars and the Bahá'í institutions with reference to academic methodology (2003) (11). On the role of the scholar in the community, the phenomenon of the internet, and the institution of the Covenant, as seen in the light of the intellectual heritage of the Islamic world.
25. 2015-03-18. Graham Hassall. Modes and Intentions of Biography, The (2008) (14). A look at the individual in the context of the community, through the different lenses of documentary, hagiological, and critical modes of biography.
26. 2015-02-22. Julio Savi. Towards a Definition of Bahá'í Theology and Mystical Philosophy (2003) (11). Bahá'í theology is not metaphysical hair-splitting but is a "divine philosophy" all Bahá'ís are invited to study, to achieve inner knowledge, spiritual progress, and an enhanced capacity for loving.
27. 2014-05-10. Farshid Kazemi. Mysteries of Alast: The Realm of Subtle Entities and the Primordial Covenant in the Babi-Bahá'í Writings (2009) (15). One of the more esoteric concepts in Shi'i and Shaykhi thought is the "realm of subtle entities," 'ālam-i dharr, a sort of pre-existence for the archetype of humanity, which is relevant to free will and the seven stages of creation.
28. 2014-05-05. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í 'Race Amity' Movement and the Black Intelligentsia in Jim Crow America, The: Alain Locke and Robert Abbott (2011) (17). W. E. B. Du Bois, Alain L. Locke and Robert S. Abbott, ranked as the 4th, 36th and 41st most influential in African American history, all expressed interest in the Baha’i ethic of world unity, from family to international relations, and social crisis.
29. 2014-02-24. Christopher Buck. Fifty Bahá'í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation (2014) (18). World religions are systems of salvation, liberation, or harmony, in direct response to the perceived human predicament. To Baha’is, this predicament is profound estrangement and the solution is world unity, from family to international relations.
30. 2013-05-13. Nasser Mohajer, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. Brutal Slashing to Death of Dr Berjis, The (2011-05) (17:1). English translation of an article in Persian about persecutions during the Pahlavi regime, and the death of a Bahá'í doctor in 1950.
31. 2013-03-09. Necati Alkan. Midhat Pasha and 'Abdu'l-Baha in 'Akka: The Historical Background of the Tablet of the Land of Bá (2005) (13). Background of the tablet Lawh-i-Ard-i-Bá, revealed by Bahá'u'lláh on occasion of Abdu'l-Bahá travelling to Beirut to meet the governor of Syria. Includes an account by Mirza Haydar Ali of the Pasha's visit.
32. 2013-03-09. Necati Alkan. 'Abdu'l-Baha's commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man': Provisional translation and notes (2003) (11). Background and translation of a Turkish tablet by Abdu'l-Bahá commenting on a hadith.
33. 2013-02-01. Jack McLean. Shoghi Effendi's View of Providential History in Light of the Judaeo-Christian Tradition (2005) (13). The Guardian's letters reveal six features of his historicity: palingenesis and transitional history; providential synchronization; teleological history; organically whole history; periodisation of ages and epochs; history as community identity-creation.
34. 2012-12-24. Ahang Rabbani. `Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914 (2005) (13). The story of Abdu'l-Bahá's relocating the Haifa/Akka Bahá'í community of some 140 people to a nearby Druze village to keep them safe during World War I.
35. 2012-12-11. Abdu'l-Bahá, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Treatise on Persecution of Bahá'ís in 1903 (2007-12) (14). Events in Isfahán and Yazd from March-September 1903.
36. 2012-12-10. Ahang Rabbani. Efforts to preserve the remains of the Bab: Four historical accounts (2003) (11). Accounts by Mirza Hasan Adib Taliqani, Fadil Mazandarani, ‘Abdu’l-Husayn Avarih, and Aqa Husayn ‘Ali Nur.
37. 2012-08-14. Bahram Choubine, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Sacrificing the Innocent: Suppression of Bahá'ís of Iran in 1955 (2008-01-13) (15:1). Activities of Reza Shah, Ayatollah Borujirdi, Muhammad-Taqi Falsafi, Shaykh Hossein-Ali Montazeri, and SAVAK in the mid-20th century.
38. 2012-06-20. Michael Karlberg. Press as a Consultative Forum, The: A Contribution to Normative Press Theory (2010-04) (16). A model of the press derived from Bahá'í teachings as a contribution to normative press theory centring on the principles and objectives of consultation.
39. 2011-11-28. Stephen R. Friberg. Science and Technology (1998) (8). Essay written as introduction to the Compilation on Science and Technology, both published in BSR 8.
40. 2011-11-28. Milan Voykovic, Shamim Razavi. Saving Private Ryan: Review (1998) (8). Review of film, with thoughts for Bahá'ís: Is there such a thing as a "just war"? What forms of "sacrifice" can be justified? When should collective ethics override individual conscience?
41. 2011-11-28. Robert Weinberg. O. Z. Whitehead (1911-1998): Actor and writer (1998) (8). Oothout Zabriskie 'Zebby' Whitehead (1911–1998) was an American stage and film character actor who later became a Bahá'í pioneer in the Republic of Ireland, and authored three books of Bahá'í biographies.
42. 2011-11-28. Omid Djalili, Annabel Knight. Humor and Laughter (1997) (7). Essay written as introduction to the Compilation on Humor and Laughter, both published in BSR 7.
43. 2011-11-26. Greg Massiah. Kafka's spiritual dimension (1996) (6). The metaphysical significance of Franz Kafka's work is often overlooked. An exploration of religion and spirituality in three of his best-known short stories: The Judgment, In the Penal Colony, and Before the Law.
44. 2011-11-16. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Bahá'u'lláh's Bishárát (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen (2010-04) (16). Historical and textual study of the one of the major writings of Bahá'u'lláh, and new theories as to its provenance and purpose; it may have been revealed for E. G. Browne. Includes Persian translation (following the English section).
45. 2011-11-15. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. Tablet of All Food, The: The Hierarchy of the Spiritual Worlds and the Metaphoric Nature of Physical Reality (2010-04) (16). Terminology employed by Bahá'u'lláh to describe the hierarchy of the spiritual worlds: Háhút, Láhút, Jabarút and Malakút.
46. 2011-11-13. Peter J. Khan. Possible Topics for Research (1993) (3:2). List of research topics suggested by Dr. Peter Khan to the Association for Bahá'í Studies (Australia).
47. 2010-07-22. Udo Schaefer. Bahá'í Apologetics? (2001) (10). Apologetics is a branch of systematic theology rather than religious studies. It can help explore the teachings of the Faith in the context of prevailing philosophies and standards in a secular society, and answer critical inquiries.
48. 2010-07-21. Moojan Momen. Methodology in Bahá'í studies (2001) (10). How Bahá'í scholars can interact with secular academia. Bahá’í scholarship can develop in two ways: interior (scholarship that develops within the Bahá’í community, based on faith) and exterior (academic scholarship based on rationalistic methodology).
49. 2010-07-20. Brian A. Miller. Scripture and Revelation, ed. Moojan Momen: Review (2001) (10).
50. 2010-07-17. Iarfhlaith Watson. Unofficial Bahá'í Lore, by David Piff: Review (2001) (10).
51. 2010-07-17. Will C. van den Hoonaard. Unfreezing the frame: The promise of inductive research in Bahá'í studies (2001) (10). The suitability of inductive analysis as a method in Bahá'í scholarship, and some stumbling blocks that inhibit the development of a Bahá'í methodology.
52. 2010-07-17. Abdu'l-Bahá, Necati Alkan, trans. Tablet of the Fig and the Olive (2001) (10).
53. 2010-07-17. Lil Osborn. Shoghi Effendi in Oxford, by Riaz Khadem, and Her Eternal Crown, Queen Marie of Romania and the Bahá'í Faith, by Della Marcus: Reviews (2001) (10).
54. 2010-07-17. Dominic Parviz Brookshaw. References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi to the Hidden Words: Introduction (1999) (9). Essay written as introduction to the Compilation on the Hidden Words, both published in BSR 9.
55. 2010-07-17. Novin Doostdar. Obituary: Alimurad Davudi (1922-1979) (1999) (9). Davudi was Professor of Philosophy at Tehran University, and long-time secretary of the Iranian Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly; he was abducted by government agents, and assumed to have been murdered shortly after the Islamic Revolution.
56. 2010-07-17. Heshmat Moayyad. Obituary: Alessandro Bausani (1921-1988) (2001) (10). The life and work of Bausani (1921–1988), a leading Italian scholar of Islam, Middle Eastern studies, interlinguistics and the History of Religion, and a prominent Italian Bahá'í.
57. 2010-07-17. William P. Collins. Native Messengers of God in Canada? A test case for Bahá'í universalism, by Christopher Buck: Commentary (1998) (8).
58. 2010-07-17. Simon Maw hinney. Music Reviews (1999) (9). Reviews of recordings by Bahá'í artists Geoff and Michaela Smith; Chris Ruhe; Kamran, Khodjasteh, and Averill; Ben Koen and the Unity Ensemble; and Merz.
59. 2010-07-17. John S. Hatcher. Methodology and Bahá'í Studies: The Bridge between Realities (2001) (10). The role of Bahá'í academics to bring to light aspects of the dual physical and spiritual aspects of reality.
60. 2010-07-17. Jelle de Vries. Jamal Effendi and Sayyid Mustafa Rumi in Celebes: The Context of Early Bahá'í Missionary Activity in Indonesia (2007-12) (14). Details of an early Bahá'í missionary journey to the the island of Celebes (now Sulawesi) in what was then to the Dutch East Indies, including the conversion of the king and queen of Boné.
61. 2010-07-17. Robert Weinberg. Introduction to Compilation on Writers and Writing (2001) (10).
62. 2010-07-17. Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). "First we speak of logical proofs": Discourse of knowledge in the Bahá'í writings (2001) (10). Recovering the intellectual context of particular discourses in the Bahá'í writings can help to evaluate whether a given statement is meant to convey a propositional fact or a rhetorical truth.
63. 2010-07-17. Erin Murphy Graham, Felicity Rawlings. Education of women and socio-economic development, by Geeta Gandhi Kingdon: Commentary (1998) (8).
64. 2010-07-17. Robert Weinberg. Early European Bahá'í involvement in Social Activism (2001) (10). Early initiatives taken by Bahá'ís in Britain and France in support of education for underprivileged children, medical service, and women's suffrage.
65. 2010-07-17. William P. Collins. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" (2001) (10). Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
66. 2010-07-17. John Hick. Can There Be Only One True Religion?: Invited Commentary (2001) (10).
67. 2010-07-17. Necati Alkan. "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95 (2001) (10). A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Bahá: his commentary on the Quaranic Sura of the Fig (#95). 
68. 2010-07-17. Author unknown, comp. Bibliography of Bábí-Bahá'í studies in non-Bahá'í academic sources, 1998-2000 (2001) (10). Partially annotated English language bibliography of Bahá'í studies in non-Bahá'í academic sources, as of 2001.
69. 2010-07-17. Robert Weinberg. Bernard Leach, Potter: A Biographical Sketch (1999) (9). The life and work of the potter Leach (1887–1979), the 'Father of British studio pottery', and a Bahá'í.
70. 2010-07-17. Julio Savi. Bahá'í Faith and the Perennial Mystical Quest, The: A Western Perspective (2007-12) (14). Mysticism is an intrinsic aspect of the Bahá'í Faith and mystical experience as formulated by William Ralph Inge and as expounded in the Bahá'í writings, emphasizing its practical and logical aspects; criticisms of mysticism; a Bahá'í mystical path.
71. 2010-07-17. Seena Fazel. Bahá'í Approaches to Christianity and Islam: Further Thoughts on Developing an Inter-Religious Dialogue (2007-12) (14). The Bahá'í contribution to inter-religious dialogue is based on developing intellectual bridges between religions. The concept of continuity of revelation is a framework by which religions can dialogue about their differences and similarities.
72. 2010-07-16. Dominic Parviz Brookshaw. Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: Commentary on "Translating the Hidden Words,' review by Franklin Lewis (1999) (9).
73. 2010-07-16. David Piff. Revisioning the Sacred: New Perspectives on a Bahá'í Theology, ed. Jack Mclean: Review (1999) (9).
74. 2010-07-16. Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak' (1999) (9). On Bahá'u'lláh and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date of the poem and history of the text; and interpretation and the translation process. Includes a provisional translation.
75. 2010-07-16. Christopher Buck. Phenomenon of Religion, The by Moojan Momen: Review (1999) (9). This review of The Phenomenon of Religion utilizes Buck's DREAMS paradigm: Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethical, Artistic, Mystical, and Social dimensions of religion, a refinement of the dimensional model of religion.
76. 2010-07-16. Sen McGlinn. Ocean of His Words, by John Hatcher: Review (1999) (9).
77. 2010-07-16. Graham Hassall. Obituary: James Heggie (1999) (9). The life and work of Heggie (1915-1992), a prominent Australian Bahá'í and long-term member and secretary of the Australian National Spiritual Assembly.
78. 2010-07-16. Amin Banani. Modernity and Millennium, by Juan Cole: Some Reflections (1999) (9).
79. 2010-07-16. Bahá'u'lláh, Frank Lewis, trans. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak (1999) (9). Provisional translation
80. 2010-07-16. Robert Weinberg. Leroy Ioas, Hand of the Cause of God, by Anita Ioas Chapman, and Lua Getsinger, Herald of the Covenant, by Velda Piff Metelmann: Reviews (1999) (9).
81. 2010-07-16. Ian C. Semple. Knowledge and the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh: Invited Commentary (1999) (9). On the apparent contradiction between following infallible divine guidance while pursuing an unfettered search after truth, and the culture of academic writing.
82. 2010-07-16. Moojan Momen. Jamál Effendi and the Early History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Asia (1999) (9). Includes maps on Jamal Effendi's journeys in India, and journeys in Southeast Asia.
83. 2010-07-16. Maureen Sier. Indigenous rights and women's rights in the Samoan Bahá'í community (1999) (9).
84. 2010-07-16. Sholeh A. Quinn. Historical methodology and the development of Bahá'í scholarship: toward dispelling a false dichotomy (1999) (9). 'Bahá'í Studies' is multi-faceted and can include various non-exclusive approaches, including academic history and historical research -- the nature of both of which is outlined here; scholastic methodology; "professional" history and Bahá'í scholarship.
85. 2010-07-16. William P. Collins. Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Smith: Review (1999) (9).
86. 2010-07-16. Stephen Lambden. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism (1999) (9). Preliminary consideration of selected Bábí-Bahá'í doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism associated with major Abrahamic religious prophecies.
87. 2010-07-16. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon. Bahá'í Faith and Economics, The by Bryan Graham: Commentary (1999) (9).
88. 2010-07-12. William P. Collins. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2001) (10).
89. 2010-07-10. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Baha'i Philosopher (2001/2002) (10). Biography of one of the important African American intellectuals and his impact on American thought and culture. Includes two letters written by or on behalf of Shoghi Effendi.
90. 2006-07-06. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Bahá'í International Archives, comp. Writings, Bahá'í: Importance of collecting and safeguarding (2003) (11).
91. 2005-06-11. Christopher Buck. Jesus and Early Christianity in the Gospels: A New Dialogue, by Daniel Grolin: Review (2003) (11).
92. 2005-01-05. Seena Fazel, Dominic Parviz Brookshaw. Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Nader Saiedi: Review (2001) (10).
93. 2001. Graham Hassall. Bahá'í Faith in the Asia Pacific: Issues and Prospects (1996) (6). The development of the diverse Bahá'í Communities in the Pacific Islands since the launching of the World Crusade (1953-63); patterns of expansion; the changing role of the pioneer.
94. 2000-01. Seena Fazel, Graham Hassall. 100 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe (1998) (8). Overview of the first 100 years of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe, including growth and the distinctive aspects of this community, external affairs, the role of women, and Bahá'í studies.
95. 2000. Christopher Buck. Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá'í Universalism (1996) (6). 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.
96. 2000. John Hick. Interfaith and the Future (1994) (4:1). The development of the interfaith movement over the past 100 years and its possible futures.
97. 2000. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland (1994) (4:1). Compilation of new perspectives on the future of European civilization. Includes introduction by Julio Savi.
98. 2000. Lil Osborn. Female Representations of the Holy Spirit in Bahá'í and Christian writings and their implications for gender roles (1994) (4:1). 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.
99. 2000. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, comp. Europe (1991) (1:1).
100. 2000. Arash Abizadeh. Because Baha'u'llah said so: Dealing with a non-starter in moral reasoning (1995) (5:1). Discusses a popular but misleading versus more philosophically responsible approaches to revelation.
101. 2000. Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah as Zoroastrian saviour (1998) (8). Examines the Bahá'í view of Zoroastrianism to understand tensions between scholarship and "messiahship" and topics such as proof texts and prophecy.
102. 1999. Stephen Lambden. Word Bahá, The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name (1993) (3:1). History of the concept of the Greatest Name and its place in Bahá'í theology.
103. 1999. David Piff. Unofficial information and rumour in the Bahá'í community: The case of "The tree they couldn't kill" (1998) (8). 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.
104. 1999. Khazeh Fananapazir, Seena Fazel. Station of the Kitab-i-Iqan, The (1993) (3:1). Review of the rank and station of the Iqan according to the primary Bahá'í literature, followed by an outline and a thematic guide.
105. 1999. 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) (7).
106. 1999. Universal House of Justice. Scholarship, Bahá'í: Statements from the World Centre (1993) (3:2).
107. 1999. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Peter J. Khan, comp. Scholarship, Bahá'í (1993) (3:2).
108. 1999. Nassim Berdjis. Racial Unity: An Imperative for Social Progress, by Richard Thomas: Review (1996) (6).
109. 1999. Will C. van den Hoonaard. Night as Frontier: Some Implications for the Bahá'í Community (1997) (7). Sociological effects of night-shift employment and the nocturnal populace.
110. 1999. Constance M. Chen. Mirror of the Divine: Art in the Bahá'í World Community, by Ludwig Tuman: Review (1997) (7).
111. 1999. Joshua Lincoln. Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review (1997-10) (7). Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Bahá'í law, governance, human rights, and future perspectives.
112. 1999. 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) (6).
113. 1999. 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) (6).
114. 1999. Stephen Lambden. Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an: Some Introductory Notes (1991) (1:1). Islamic contributions to Western culture and science and discusses the place of Islamic Studies in the Bahá'í Faith.
115. 1999. Juan Cole. Interpretation in the Bahá'í Faith (1995) (5:1). 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.
116. 1999. Stephen R. Friberg. Evolution and Bahá'í Belief, by Keven Brown and Eberhard von Kitzing: Commentary (1998) (8). 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?"
117. 1999. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Europe, Eastern, and the Soviet Union (1993) (3.1).
118. 1999. Richard Hollinger. Ethel Rosenberg: The Life and Times of England's Outstanding Pioneering Worker, by Robert Weinberg: Review (1996) (6).
119. 1999. Nazila Ghanea-Hercock. Emergence: Dimensions of a New World Order, by Charles Lerche: Review (1992) (2:1).
120. 1999. Sen McGlinn. Emergence: Dimensions of a New World Order, by Charles Lerche: Review (1993-07-01) (3:1).
121. 1999. Stephen Vickers. Eco Principle, The: Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis, by Arthur Dahl: Review (1997) (7).
122. 1999. R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Earthly Paradise, An: Bahá'í Houses of Worship Around the World, by Julie Badiee: Review (1997) (7).
123. 1999. Stephen Lambden. Doing Bahá'í Scholarship in the 1990s: A Religious Studies Perspective (1993) (3:2). Argues that Bahá'í studies must address contemporary world issues, dialogues in pluralism, the New Age movement, and secular ideologies.
124. 1999. Kishan Manocha. Dialogues with Scientists and Sages: The Search for Unity, by Renee Weber: Review (1992) (2:1).
125. 1999. Graham Hassall. Community Histories, by Richard Hollinger: Review (1995) (5:1).
126. 1999. Sen McGlinn. Commentary: Some Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings (1997) (7). Criteria which may be used to determine which of Shoghi Effendi writings are "interpretations", and thus permanently binding, and which are not.
127. 1999. Udo Schaefer. Balance hath been Appointed, The: Some Thoughts on the Publication of the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1993) (3:1). Significances of the Aqdas and the possible impact of its publication (1992) upon its Western audience.
128. 1999. Seena Fazel, John Danesh. Bahá'í Scholarship: An examination using citation analysis (1995) (5:1). Examines references of articles in major Bahá'í studies journals published during 1978-83 and 1988-93 to study trends in Bahá'í scholarship.
129. 1999. Seena Fazel, comp. Bahá'í Scholarship: Readings (1993) (3:2).
130. 1999. Barney Leith. Bahá'í Review: Should the 'red flag' law be repealed? (1995) (5:1). 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.
131. 1999. Seena Fazel. Bahá'í Faith and Academic Journals (1993) (3:2). 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.
132. 1999. Cybele Sohrab. Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism and The Secret of our Century: Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Reviews (1993) (3:1).
133. 1999. Keven Brown. Are 'Abdu'l-Bahá's views on evolution original? (1997) (7). The philosophical and historical context of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's response to Darwinism.
134. 1999. 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 (1993-12) (3:1). Revised translation of an interview with Pasteur Monnier, from chapter 5 of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy.
135. 1999. Seena Fazel. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction (1993) (3:1). '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.
136. 1998. Frank Lewis. Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: An Extended Review (1998) (8). 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.
137. 1998. Trevor R. J. Finch. Unclipping the Wings: A Survey of Secondary Literature in English on Bahá'í Perspectives on Women (1994) (4:1). Annotated bibliography of Bahá'í perspectives on women and women's issues.
138. 1998. Susan Lamb. Transition to a Global Society, by Suhail Bushrui: Review (1994) (4:1).
139. 1998. Frank Lewis. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1996) (6).
140. 1998. Sen McGlinn. Style of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, The: Aspects of the Sublime, by Suheil Bushrui: Review (1996) (6).
141. 1998. Moojan Momen. Study of Religion, The: Some Comments on Methodology of Studying Religion (1991) (1:1). Reasons for the broad variety of different theoretical frameworks from which to view religious phenomena and the lack of a unified model.
142. 1998. Lata Ta'eed. Sex, Gender, and New Age Stereotyping (1994) (4:1). Advocates the abolishing of culturally produced differences between men and women and challenges gender inconsistencies inherent in many Bahá'í discussions.
143. 1998. Michael W. Sours. Seeing With the Eye of God: Relationships Between Theology and Interpretation (1991) (1:1). Various spheres of interpretation and how their hierarchies reflect theological truth.
144. 1998. Danesh Sarooshi. Search for a Just Society, The, by John Huddleston: Review (1994) (4:1).
145. 1998. Frank Lewis. Scripture as Literature: Sifting through the layers of the text (1997) (7). Literary and religious antecedents to some of the styles and genres of Bahá'í scripture.
146. 1998. John Parris. Scholarship in the Bahá'í Community (1991) (1:1). intellectual development in the Bahá'í community; scholarship is an avenue open to all believers and not confined to an elitist few.
147. 1998. Robert Weinberg. Roger White: An Obituary: Writer and editor, "poet laureate" of the Bahá'í community (1929-1993) (1997) (7). Brief biography, written as an obituary, of a famous Bahá'í poet.
148. 1998. Linda Walbridge. Rituals: An American Bahá'í dilemma (1995) (5:1). The nature of Bahá'í "Feasts" and related American observances and formalities.
149. 1998. Nazila Ghanea-Hercock. Review of secondary literature in English on recent persecutions of Bahá'ís in Iran (1997) (7). 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.
150. 1998. Stephen Miller. Psychology of Spirituality, The, by H.B. Danesh: Review (1997) (7).
151. 1998. Sholeh A. Quinn. Pivot of the Universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy 1831-1896, by Abbas Amanat: Review (1998) (8).
152. 1998. Graham Hassall. Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review (1997) (7).
153. 1998. Constance M. Chen. Obituary: Marzieh Nabil Carpenter Gail (1908-1993): Translator and Author, "Patron Saint" of Women Bahá'í Scholars (1996) (6). A short biography of a famous female Bahá'í scholar and translator.
154. 1998. Udo Schaefer. New morality, The: An outline (1995) (5:1). Proposal that Bahá'u'lláh's ethical teachings rest on metaphysical premises about God and humankind, specifically the teleological and the deontological.
155. 1998. Simon Maw hinney. Music Reviews: Five New Recordings of Bahá'í Music (1998) (8). 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.
156. 1998. Christian Cannuyer, Greg Massiah, trans. Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer: Review (1998) (8).
157. 1998. 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) (3:1). Discusses the station and titles of Christ in an attempt to find common ground with Christians.
158. 1998. Robert Stockman. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings (1992) (2:1). 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.
159. 1998. Eberhard von Kitzing. Is the Bahá'í view of evolution compatible with modern science? (1997) (7).
160. 1998. Khazeh Fananapazir, Seena Fazel, Sen McGlinn. Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings, Some (1992) (2:1). Aspects of hermeneutics and authorized interpretation.
161. 1998. Seena Fazel. Inheritance (1994) (4:1). The apparent contradiction between sexual equality and the unequal inheritance laws contained in the Aqdas.
162. 1998. Sen McGlinn. In praise of Individuation (1994) (4:1). On the critique of western society. Includes commentary by Roshan Danesh and Gordon Dicks.
163. 1998. Moojan Momen. In All the Ways that Matter, Women Don't Count (1994) (4:1). 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."
164. 1998. Moojan Momen. Fundamentalism and Liberalism: Towards an Understanding of the Dichotomy (1992) (2:1). Explores extremes of religious belief in an attempt to understand their distinctions and commonalities.
165. 1998. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. Exemption (1993) (3:1). Thoughts on Bahá'u'lláh's meaning in "exempting" women from certain Bahá'í obligations, especially pilgrimage.
166. 1998. Udo Schaefer. Ethics for a Global Society (1994) (4:1). 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.
167. 1998. Sen McGlinn. Considerations Relating to the Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Some (1995) (5:1). 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.
168. 1998. Peter Hulme. Community in Diversity: The New Man (1991) (1:1). 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?
169. 1998. Mohsen Enayat. Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm (1992) (2:1). Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
170. 1998. Udo Schaefer. Challenges to Bahá'í Studies (1992) (2:1). Discussion of the intellectual presentation of the Bahá'í Faith, and of the related topics of review, apologetics, and contemporary political contexts.
171. 1998. William P. Collins. Basic Bahá'í Chronology, The, by Glenn Cameron, and Historical Dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith, by Hugh Adamson: Review (1998) (8).
172. 1998. Moojan Momen. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions (1995) (5.1). Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways re-capitulated each other.
173. 1998. Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Scholarship: Definitions and Perspectives (1993) (3:2). Reflections on strictly religious Bahá'í scholarship vis-à-vis secular scholarship, and how one can effectively study the Faith in different fields.
174. 1998. Shahriar Razavi, Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'í Faith, The, by John Boykin: Underlying Principles and Approach for a Bahá'í Response (1992) (2:1). A case study in opposition literature and anti-Bahá'í polemicism.
175. 1998. Phillip Smith. Bahá'í Faith and Religious Diversity (1991) (1:1). The Bahá'í principal of unity in diversity as applied to religious pluralism.
176. 1998. Roy Steiner. Bahá'í Community as a Learning Organisation, The (1996) (6). 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.
177. 1998. Inder Manocha. Bahá'í Art: Fact or Fiction? (1993) (3:1). A re-examination of the nature of Bahá'í art. Includes response by Sonja van Kerkhoff.
178. 1997. Susan Maneck. Wisdom and Dissimulation: The Use and Meaning of Hikmat in the Bahá'í Writings and History (1996) (6). Examination of hikmat within the Bahá'í community, especially as it refers to survival strategies in situations of danger or insecurity.
179. 1997. R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time, by John Walbridge: Review (1996) (6).
180. 1997. Susan Maneck. Law of Love Enshrined, The: Selected Essays, by John Hatcher and William Hatcher: Review (1997) (7).
181. 1997. Christopher Buck. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm, by Udo Schaefer: Review (1996) (6).
182. See also BSR archive of volumes 1-10.

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