- 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ezra Pound's Circle, by Elham Afnan (1994). — On the 1911 meeting between Ezra Pound, the famous American modernist poet, and 'Abdu'l-Baha; links ...
- Acción social y escritura creativa: un binomio fructífero, by Amaya Blanco Garcia (2022). — Un caso practico de aprendizaje y servicio llevado a cabo en la Universidad de Las Palmas en el que,...
- Active Force and That Which Is Its Recipient, The: A Bahá'í View of Creativity, by Rick Johnson (2017). — On creativity and the pervasive nature of this concept in Baha’i thought. The universe is coded to...
- Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). — 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). — 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections, by Layli Maparyan (2020). — The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the W...
- Age of Anxiety and the Century of Light, The: Twentieth-Century Literature, the Poet's Mission, and the Vision of World Unity, by Suheil Badi Bushrui (2003). — W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, and Kahlil Gibran were writers who recognized and confronted ...
- Alain Locke materials: index to some documents online, by Various (2010). — List of the various documents at the Baha'i Library Online by or about Alain Locke, an American writ...
- Anecdote of the Jar, The, by John S. Hatcher (2017). — "From the Editor's Desk": Discussion of a piece of pottery by Bernard Leach; overview of the article...
- Anne Gordon Perry on Writing for Film, by Sandra Lynn Hutchison (2021 Spring). — Interview with the co-creator of Luminous Journey, a film documenting ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s travels i...
- Anne Gould Hauberg and Mark Tobey: Lives Lived for Art, Cultivated by Spirit, by Anne Gordon Perry (2016). — On the friendship and working relationship between Seattle art patron Hauberg and Seattle-based pain...
- Architectures of Thinking, The, by Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano (2022). — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw...
- Art and Architecture: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Fariborz Sahba (published as Fariburz Sahba) (1997). — This essay explores the spiritual significance of the relationship between traditional and new forms...
- Art and Image in the Writings, by Hooper Dunbar (1988-10-30).
- Art and the Interconnectedness of All Things, by Todd Lawson (2020-03). — Art as a mode of divine revelation in the Wrings and Calligraphy of the Bab.
- Arte, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Continental Counsellors of Europe, comp. (n.d.). — Spanish translation of English "Compilation on the Arts."
- Artist and the Grammarian, The, by Otto Donald Rogers (2009). — On the process and meaning of creating art; its effect on the mind and the brain, the nature of pain...
- Artist Biographies from Arts Dialogue, Sonja van Kerkhoff, comp. (2001). — A list of artist profiles which can be found in the Baha'i Association for the Arts newsletter (offs...
- Artist, Seeker and Seer: A vocabulary and a perspective for the appreciation and creation of art inspired by the Bahá'í Writings, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (1982). — Imagery and metaphors from the Baha'i Writings guide the appreciation and creation of art. They demo...
- Arts: Compilation from other compilations, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Continental Counsellors of Europe, comp. (n.d.).
- Arts and Architecture, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.).
- Arts and Crafts, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi (1991).
- Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, comp. (2000).
- 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 Cr...
- Author's Response to Commentaries on "The Purpose of Poetry", by Shirin Sabri (1989-1990).
- Bahá'í Art: Fact or Fiction?, by Inder Manocha (1993). — A re-examination of the nature of Baha'i art. Includes response by Sonja van Kerkhoff.
- Baha'i Association for the Arts, by Sonja van Kerkhoff (1999). — Biographies of, essays about, and artwork by contemporary Baha'i artists.
- Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
- Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15, by Deborah Clark Vance (2025). — Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is o...
- Bahá'u'lláh's Influence on the New York School of Painting: The "Unapprehended Inspiration" of Newman and Rothko, by Ross Woodman (1991). — The paintings of New Yorkers Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko may best be understood as a powerful fir...
- Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
- 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 ...
- Bernard Leach, Potter: A Biographical Sketch, by Robert Weinberg (1999). — The life and work of the potter Leach (1887–1979), the 'Father of British studio pottery', and a B...
- 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...
- Calligraphy of Mishkin-Qalam, The, by Julie Badiee, Heshmatollah Badiee (1991). — The life and work of a one-time court artist for Nasiri'd-Din Shah, who was present for the nascent ...
- Can There Be a Bahá'í Poetry?, by Geoffrey Nash (1981). — The poetic vision; poetry in the 1800s; themes of Baha'i poetry; the use of profane imagery.
- Collected Poems of Robert Hayden, by Robert Hayden: Review, by Harryette Mullen (1997-03-22).
- "Come Back, Africa": First commercial film mentioning the Bahá'í Faith, by Greg Watson (2013). — Context of a 1959 African documentary/drama film in which the Baha'i Faith is discussed.
- Coming Out, by Ian Kluge (2001). — Short, humorous play depicting the confusions that can result from trying to be too delicate in anno...
- Concepts of Spirituality in The Works of Robert Houle and Otto Rogers with Special Consideration to Images of the Land, by Nooshfar B. Afnan (2000-12-06). — The attitude of native Canadians toward the land and the prairies, as expressed through the work of ...
- Considerations in Setting Sacred Text to Music for the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram (1996). — The relationship of music to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a place and as a gathering of people, and a pr...
- Creating Environments that Enhance Spirituality, by Dawn Staudt (2003). — The teachings and laws of the Baha’i Faith are for spiritual advancement of both the individual an...
- Creation, by Lasse Thoresen (2002). — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ...
- Creative Act and the Spirit, The, by Bonnie Wilder (1989). — Essay on the connections between art and the Baha'i teachings, from the perspective of personal arti...
- Creative Circle, The: Art, Literature, and Music in Baha'i Perspective, Michael Fitzgerald, ed. (1989). — Essays on the arts including poetry, music, film, etc. and their role in the Baha'i community.
- Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Music in the Bahá'í Perspective, ed. Michael Fitzgerald: Review, by Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis (1989-1990).
- Creative Inspiration: Symbolism and Seeing, by Karel Fontaine (2000). — Examples of visual art which demonstrate the creative impulse at work, together with the symbolism i...
- Creativity and Spirituality: Are They Related?, by Negin Sanaei (2000). — Short essay on utilizing our talent and appreciating the importance of the imagination.
- Crystallizations: 20 Works by Bahá'í Artists, ed. Ross Woodman: Review, by Shirin Sabri (1999).
- Cultivation of Belief, The: 'The Gardener,' Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Inquiry Into Religion, by Manohla Dargis (2013-08-08). — A review of The Gardener, a meditative documentary by an outsider which is partly about the Baha'i F...
- Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000).
- Cup of Tea, A, by Roger White (1979). — Monologue from the point of view of a fictitious character who meets 'Abdu’l-Baha. Upper class and...
- Dancing in the Haziratu'l-Quds, by Universal House of Justice (1987). — Recreational dancing in a temple is not appropriate, but cultural and devotional dancing is acceptab...
- De l'action sociale, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2020). — Concepts de développement dans les enseignements baha'is, dimensions matérielles et dimensions spi...
- Desert Enlightenment: Prophets and Prophecy in American Science Fiction, by Justice Hagan (2013). — On the pivotal role in the development of the central characters the narratives of the novel Dune, t...
- Dichotomies of Charles Dickens still hold true today, The, by Ted Slavin (2011-02-19). — On the state of the present-day world, which swings between the extremes of unprecedented achievemen...
- Divine Melody: Song of the Mystic Dove, Lorraine Hetu Manifold, comp. (2022). — Selections from the Writings that refer to the Word of God as music emanating from the mystic dove o...
- Drama of the Kingdom, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Mary Basil Hall (1933). — A play written in 1912 by ‘Abdu’l-Baha while he was in London and adopted with permission by Mar...
- Dramatic Readings, by Marlene Macke (2017-2020). — Nineteen screenplays prepared as part of a Writers' collective at Desert Rose Baha'i Institute, eith...
- Drawings, Verse, and Belief, by Bernard Leach: Review, by Julie Badiee (1989).
- Dress for Mona, A: Abridged one-act version, by Mark Perry (2002). — The story of Mona Mahmudnizhad.
- Effect of Revelation on Artistic Expression, The, by Otto Donald Rogers (1982). — The themes and processes of visual art are the same as those of constructive evolution: man as an in...
- Emergence of a Bahá'í Consciousness in World Literature: The Poetry of Roger White, by Ron Price (2002). — A study of White's verse with a short biography and an analysis of the Baha'i Faith.
- Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam, by Nooshfar B. Afnan (2023-10). — ‘Abdu’l-Baha promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkin-Qalam and artistic concepti...
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
- Fiftieth Anniversary of The Master: Performance piece, by Jim Wood, Jim Wood, reader, Deborah Buttrey, reader. (1968). — An artistic piece appropriate for play at the commemoration of the ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Produc...
- Figures in a Garden, by Roger White (1981). — Fictional monologues of the Persian poet Tahirih (1817/18-1852) and the American poet Emily Dickinso...
- For the Betterment of the World: The Worldwide Bahá'í Community's Approach to Social and Economic Development, by Office of Social and Economic Development (2003/2008/2018/2023). — Essays, photographs, and overviews of local projects around the world, illustrating how Baha'i princ...
- Foreword, by Charles Wolcott (1989). — Essay on the meaning of music, and the dynamics of artistic endeavor in the context of the pull towa...
- Four Levels of Detachment in Doris Lessing's Shikasta,, The, by Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis (2004). — The concept of detachment in Baha’u’llah’s Writings and its application to Doris Lessing’s S...
- Function of Revelation in Artistic Expression, The, by Otto Donald Rogers (1976). — Overview of some Baha'i themes and how they are reflected in the making of art: man as an instrument...
- Genesis in King Lear: Joseph's Many-Colored Coat Suits Shakespeare, by Tom Lysaght (2019). — Creative comparison of the biblical figure of Joseph and the character of Edgar in Shakespeare's Kin...
- Gillespie, Dizzy, by Barry Kernfeld (2000). — Gillespie (1917-1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; his acceptance of ...
- Glimpses of Abdu'l-Baha: Adapted from the Diary of Juliet Thompson, by Roger White (1979). — Portrayals and dramatizations in verse, adapted from recollections by Juliet Thompson.
- God's Heroes: A Drama in Five Acts, by Laura Clifford Barney (1910). — A play based on events in the lives of the early Babis, with a focus on Tahirih.
- Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature, by Elham Afnan (1989). — The Baha'i Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopi...
- "Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature,: Commentary, by Ross Woodman (1989).
- Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie, by Alyn Shipton (2001). — Roughly 2-3 page excerpt from book.
- Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie, by Alyn Shipton: Review, by Brad Pokorny (1999-07).
- Humanity of Evil, The: Bahá'í Reflections on the film The Act of Killing, by Bernardo Bortolin Kerr (2014). — The theology of evil throughout history and in Baha'i thought; ways in which people de-humanize and ...
- Images of a 'New Creation' in Twentieth-Century Art, Some, by Julie Badiee (1995). — A look at the works of some 20th-century artists to show that, whether they were aware of the Baha...
- Importance des arts dans la promotion de la Foi, Pierre Spierckel, trans, Universal House of Justice, comp. (2023-05).
- "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul, by Ross Woodman (1993). — Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. T...
- Indiscretion of Marie-Thérèse Beauchamps, The, by Roger White (1981). — Fictional dramatization of a recollection of seeing Abdu'l-Baha in Montreal (1912).
- Instrument of Music, The: A Musical Comedy, by Sarah Munro, David Cerpa, Niaz Massarrat (2019-11). — Dramatization of the role of music in the expansion and consolidation of Baha’i communities, drawi...
- Introduction to Compilation on Writers and Writing, by Robert Weinberg (2001).
- Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith, by Annemarie Schimmel (1990). — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v...
- Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution, by Universal House of Justice, Inayat Rawhani, trans. (1986). — Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 Fe...
- It Is Written: A Monologue Recounting the Episode of the Martyrdom of the Báb, by Naysan Sahba (2001-07). — Fictional monologue of a character who participated in the execution of the Bab.
- Josie McFadden, by Sarah Munro (2013). — Josie McFadden is a fictitious character who works in the home of Reverend Frederick White and his w...
- Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses, by Todd Lawson (2015). — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r...
- Juliet Thompson: Champion of the Bahá'í Faith in New York City, by Hussein Ahdieh (2021-05-06). — Essay about the life of Juliet Thompson, a prominent early Baha'i and friend of 'Abdu'l-Baha.
- Kafka's spiritual dimension, by Greg Massiah (1996). — The metaphysical significance of Franz Kafka's work is often overlooked. An exploration of religion ...
- Laura Barney's Discipleship to 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Tracing a Theological Flow from the Middle East to the United States, 1900-1916, by Layli Maria Miron (2018). — How Laura Barney employed ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s teachings to influence social discourse as she taught...
- Layli, Majnun, and the Infernal Tree, by Mark Perry (2001). — Short play dealing with the story of Layli and Majnun and partly inspired by the Seven Valleys.
- Letter to Frau Alice Schwarz-Solivo of a Talk by Abdu'l-Baha, by Josephina Fallscher, Richard Grosser, trans. (1933-04). — On the 'freedom of will', inheritance and instinct.
- Letters inscribed upon His sacred scroll: An anthology of poetry by Australian Bahá'ís 1999, Belinda Belton, comp. (2000). — A collection of 16 poems.
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Long, Withdrawing Roar, The: The Crisis of Faith and Nineteenth-Century English Poetry, by Edwin McCloughan (2002). — A Baha'i response to the argument that the crisis of faith in the late 19th century was conditioned ...
- Love of the Master, The: A Visit with Curtis Kelsey, by Nathan Ashelman (2012). — Fictional dialogue of Curtis Kelsey's visit to a Baha'i Conference in 1958, on the themes of Abdu'l-...
- Manifestations of God and the Master: Representation of in Portraits, Photographs, and Dramatic Presentations, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.). — Excerpts on the use of imagery of the Central Figures in art, stage, and print.
- Mark Tobey's City Paintings: Meditations on an Age of Transition, by Julie Badiee (1989). — On the evolutionary character of Tobey's "City Paintings" during the decades of the 1930s-50s: they ...
- Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors on the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice (2021-12-30). — Features of the new 9-Year Plan, "the first major undertaking in a sacred twenty-five-year venture, ...
- Metaphor and the Language of Revelation, by Ross Woodman (1997). — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
- Mirror of the Divine: Art in the Bahá'í World Community, by Ludwig Tuman: Review, by Constance M. Chen (1997).
- Mishkín Qalam: 19th-Century Artist and Calligrapher, by Society for Persian Letters and Arts, Vahid Rafati, Annemarie Schimmel (1992). — Visual collection of the art of Mishkin Qalam, 1826-1912. Includes introduction by Vahid Rafati, a b...
- Monologues on the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah and Howard University Visit Commemoration, by Vasu Mohan, Donna Denize, Nadim van de Fliert (2017-10/2018-04). — Five biographical monologues delivered in the fictionalized voices of Harriett Gibbs Marshall, Laura...
- Most Dramatic Chapter in the Spiritual History of Humankind, A: A Pictorial Essay, by Julio Savi (2020-05). — Introduction to the life of the Bab, with historical photo-realistic illustrations by Romanian artis...
- Music, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1991).
- Music Lyrics, Singing, and Dancing at Feast, by Universal House of Justice (1994-03). — Baha'is may incorporate music, singing, and dancing into the spiritual portions of the community dev...
- Music Reviews: Five New Recordings of Bahá'í Music, by Simon Maw hinney (1998). — Reviews of Songs of the Ancient Beauty, Lift up Your Hearts and Sing, The Prince of Peace, Here at B...
- Music Reviews, by Simon Maw hinney (1999). — Reviews of recordings by Baha'i artists Geoff and Michaela Smith; Chris Ruhe; Kamran, Khodjasteh, an...
- Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram (1987). — An in-depth examination of the development of music and hymns within American Baha'i devotional life...
- Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: Review, by Robert Stockman (1988).
- My Name is John Good, Servant of the Servant, by John Chesley (2013). — John Good was a man who heard Abdu'l-Baha speak at the Bowery Mission in New York in 1912. From his ...
- Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí, by Jack McLean (2001-07). — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ...
- New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists, by Robert Weinberg (2021-01). — On the impact of ‘Abdu’l-Baha on a number of individuals who were at the cultural vanguard of a ...
- Notes on Persian Love Poems, by Marzieh Gail (1968 Spring). — A short history of Persian poetry. Includes a selection of poems by Hafiz, Rumi, Ali-Kuli Khan, and ...
- Nudity in Art, by Universal House of Justice (2008-07-30). — There is no objection to artists depicting the human body from nude models, nor to Bahà’is acting...
- Numinous Land, The: Examples of sacred geometry and geopiety in formalist and landscape paintings of the prairies, by Kim Ennis (2012-04). — Includes many references to the Baha'i Faith and its influence on contemporary artists. Link to thes...
- Papel de la educación, los medios de información y las artes en el desarrollo social, El, by Bahá'í International Community (1994-08). — El papel de la educación, los medios de información
- Passionate Artist, The, by Ron Price (2000). — Essay on the inner life and private character, and the origins of the author's own creative inspirat...
- Path of Beauty, The: The Literary Life of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, by Sandra Lynn Hutchison (1999-2000). — An extensive review of the varied literary works of Ruhiyyih Khanum – poems, plays, ethical guidan...
- Path to God, The: 1937 edition, by Dorothy Baker (1937). — Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvem...
- Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab, by Moojan Momen (2011). — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
- Persian Reformer's View of Art, A, by Juliet Thompson (1917-03). — Personal recollections of Abdu'l-Baha's words on art and inspiration. Includes the portrait Thompson...
- Picture Gallery of Early British Bahá'ís, by Author unknown (1998). — Published in honor of the UK Baha'i Centenary, 1998/99.
- Pioneering, Language, Arts, Example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Universal House of Justice (1998-02-10). — Pioneering; Serving parents; Serving where need is; Gardens; International Auxiliary Language; Arabi...
- Place of Poetry in Religion and Society, The: An Interview of Robert E. Hayden with Douglas Ruhe, by Robert E. Hayden, Douglas Ruhe, John S. Hatcher (2014). — Introduction by Hatcher to the life of Hayden (2014); transcript of a talk between Hayden and Dougla...
- Platón, Leonardo y el sistema del Monte Carmelo, by Ernesto Fernandez (2012). — The symbolic systems of Plato and Leonardo da Vinci, and their modern architectural representation i...
- Poetry and Self-Transformation, by Roger White (1989). — Poetry is no longer very accessible to the average reader or widely read; serious poets are often in...
- Poetry and the Arts in Rebuilding Society, by Duane L. Herrmann (1989). — The status of poetry is exalted in the Baha’i Revelation, starting from the writings of the Bab to...
- Poetry and Transformation, by Peter E. Murphy (2014). — A personal story of how the evolving attraction to and love of poetry transformed the author's life....
- Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances, by Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani (2017). — 'Abdu'l-Baha mentions at least seven aspects of poetry: inspiration, beauty, eloquence, versified la...
- Poets, Guidance to, by Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1988-03-13). — Guidance on the responsibilities of poets; includes an overview of Tablets addressed to poets.
- Postsecular Look at the Reading Motif in Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's The Woman Who Read Too Much, A, by Mary A. Sobhani (2015). — Nakhjavani’s historical novel includes metaphors that underscore a link between the secular and th...
- Professions, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.).
- Promise of Peace, by Anne Gordon Perry (2015). — A dramatic reading for two voices, incorporating various excerpts from Baha’i Writings. It's a fle...
- Purpose of Poetry, The, by Shirin Sabri (1988). — Justifications for the work of contemporary artists; now is the time for Baha’is to work towards t...
- "Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary, by David L. Erickson (1989).
- Racial Identity and the Patterns of Consolation in the Poetry of Robert Hayden, by John S. Hatcher (1990). — The dramatic tension in Robert Hayden’s poetry has often been mistaken for personal ambivalence an...
- Read-Aloud Plays, by Horace Holley (1916). — Nine short plays. Contains no mention of the Baha'i Faith.
- Reflections on the Art of My Poetry: An Interview of Roger White (1929-1993), John S. Hatcher, ed. (2016). — A glimpse into the mind of a gifted poet and the struggles that he, like many Baha'i artists, encoun...
- Remember Bill Sears: musical meditations, by William Sears (n.d.). — Four musical pieces accompanying selections from the speeches of Sears.
- Remembering Bernard Leach, by Trudi Scott (1986). — Memories of the Baha'i potter Bernard Leach (1887–1979).
- Remembering The Master, by Rhonda Palmer, Anne Gordon Perry (2012). — Variations on a script for 1-3 voices, with both monologue and presentation versions, consisting of ...
- Reunion with the Beloved: Poetry and Martyrdom, John S. Hatcher, ed, Amrollah Hemmat, ed. (2004-06). — Poetry by or in honor of early Babi and Baha'i martyrs. Includes foreword by Hushmand Fatheazam, and...
- Rewriting the Script: Some thoughts on gender roles and the Bahá'í Teachings, by Sonja van Kerkhoff (2000). — A collection of visual and physical art exploring these themes.
- Robert Hayden, by Christopher Buck (2004-01-29). — The first African American poet-laureate of the United States (as Library of Congress "Consultant in...
- Robert Hayden's 'American Journal': A Multidimensional Analysis, by Christopher Buck (2008). — A study of an often neglected poem which combines an informal cultural analysis of the USA with a so...
- Robert Hayden's Epic of Community, by Benjamin Friedlander (1998). — A study of Hayden's poetry in the context of the American experience.
- Rogers, Otto Donald, by Norman Zepp (1997-09-06).
- Sacred Baha'i Architecture, by Benjamin Leiker (1999-09). — Symbolism and history of Baha'i temples.
- Saddlebag, The: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review, by Carolyn See (2000-09-15).
- Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review, by Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis (2002).
- Sailor's Problem, The, by Ben Roskams (1995-12). — A short play about unity featuring Sherlock Holmes.
- Salaam Cinema: On Mohsen Makhmalbaf, by Adina Hoffman (2013-10-07). — An Iranian director's ongoing meditations on the nature of illusion and reality, truth and consequen...
- Sarah Farmer Monologue, by Anne Gordon Perry (2005). — Created for performance in the New Hampshire Chautauqua Series and at Green Acre, in celebration of ...
- Settling the Score With Mr. Ogden Nash for the Seven Spiritual Ages of Mrs. Marmaduke Moore and Thereby Achieving if Not a Better Verse at Least a Longer Title, by Roger White (1979). — A dialogue for two readers, adapted from a poem.
- Shedding Light in the Hearts: Reflections on Poetry, by Julio Savi (2001). — Limitations and merits of poetry as an emotional stimulus, as truth, and as a privileged form of lin...
- Shelly's Life and Writings, by William Michael Rossetti (1878 March). — Brief overview of the Babi Faith and Qurratu'l-Ayn vis-a-vis themes and personages in "The Revolt of...
- Social Action, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2020). — Concepts of social and economic development in the Baha'i teachings; material vs spiritual dimension...
- Some Sort of Foreigner, by Roger White (1981). — Fictional dramatization of an encounter with Abdu'l-Baha in 1911, and reflections on "this business ...
- Spiritual Role of Art, The, by Ludwig Tuman (1991). — The Baha’i writings indicate that art can render services of a mystical, moral, and social nature....
- Still Lives, by Denis MacEoin (1993). — The nature of private lives and biography in Middle Eastern culture, with brief discussion of Rushdi...
- Tablet to Auguste Forel, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1976). — A letter of ʻAbdu'l-Baha, in reply to questions asked by the Swiss scientist Auguste-Henri Forel, d...
- Tahirih (1816 - 1852), by Terre Ouwehand (1984/2015). — Written for performance in 1984, published 2015.
- "The Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary, by Jack McLean (1989).
- The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Horace Holley (1922-08). — On the creative nature of literature; the writings of Shakespeare; Baha'u'llah as author; the influe...
- Thinking Through Images: Kastom and the Coming of the Baha'is to Northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, by Graeme Were (2005). — Anthropological study on the Baha'i Faith in the Nalik area of New Ireland, New Guinea, especially t...
- This Gem-Studded Crown: A Dramatic Sketch, by Sarah Munro, Sofie Geschier (2017-03). — Fictional dialogue of the first of eight actual meetings between Martha Root and Queen Marie of Roma...
- Tobey, Mark George, by Judith S. Kays (2000). — Tobey (1890-1976) was a famous American painter.
- Two Shall Appear, by Olivia Kelsey (1943). — A play which attempts to depict in a brief form the background and some of the heroic events of Baha...
- Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections, by Jack McLean (1999). — 85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spir...
- Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio...
- Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks, by Steven Phelps (2017-09-18). — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev...
- Views from a Black Artist in the Century of Light, by Elizabeth de Souza (2020). — On the experiences of Black artists; biographical notes on McCleary “Bunch” Washington; African-...
- Vojdani: Ou, La quête: drame en huit tableaux, by Pierre Spierckel (2007). — Drame relatant la recherche spirituelle de Vojdani telle que contée dans "Fire on the Mountain Top"...
- Wildfire: Reflections on Music, Drama, and Dance, by Istvan Dely (2006). — Istvan Dely's reflections on music, dance and drama within the Baha'i community.
- Women in Art, by Anne Gordon Atkinson (1991). — Historically there have been many impediments to women achieving success in art: household duties, t...
- Writers and Writing, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1991).
- امر بهائی و هنر (The Bahá'í Faith and Art), by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Faruq Izadinia, trans. (2007). — Persian translation of Compilation on the Arts.
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