- n.d.. Devotional Gatherings, Selected Guidance concerning. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Structure and character of devotional practices.
- 2026-03. Se coordonner pour le bien commun: Institutions gouvernementales en partenariat avec l'action communautaire et l'initiative individuelle. Bahá'í International Community, Pierre Spierckel, trans. . — Déclaration de la communauté internationale Baha’ie à la 64e session de la commission du dével...
- 2026-02. Coordination for the Common Good: Governing Institutions in Partnership with Community Action and Individual Initiative. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement for the 64th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD). Soci...
- 2025-12-31. Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the progress of the Nine Year Plan of the worldwide Baha’i community (2022–2031).
- 2025-12-22. Expressions of Equality in the Family. Bahá'í World Centre. — Short documentary, on how the principle of equality is reshaping patterns of life among several fami...
- 2025-09. Principled Engagement: The Bahá'í Community of Iran's Approach to Social Change. Iqan Shahidi. — Analyzes the Iranian Baha’i community’s principled, non-adversarial engagement in social change,...
- 2025-08. Elements of a Culture of Peace: A Bahá'í Perspective. Tiffani Betts Razavi. — A Baha’i framework for peace emphasizes shared beliefs, moral purpose, and collective agency, illu...
- 2025-07. Bahá'í Sacred Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, comp. . — A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of Baha’u’llah and the Writings and u...
- 2025-04-21. Global Community, A. Bahá'í World. — The global Baha’i community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles throug...
- 2025-04-21. New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through ...
- 2025-04-21. Fostering a Worldwide Movement of Youth. Bahá'í World. — Youth empowerment through spiritual education, service, and community-building programs, cultivating...
- 2025-04-21. Evolving Administrative Order, An. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i administrative order, evolving globally, fosters unity, decentralization, and social tr...
- 2025-04-21. Women and Social Progress: Building Communities Based on Dynamic Partnership. Bahá'í World. — Highlights the Baha’i principle of gender equality, showing its spiritual basis and global applica...
- 2025-04-21. Elements of a Global Spiritual Endeavor (1996 - 2021). Various. — Seven separate articles constituting "Chapter 2" of Baha'i World v. 35, on the development of the Ba...
- 2025-03-19. Regarding Family Life and Marriage. Universal House of Justice. — Letter emphasizing the Baha’i family’s role in fostering unity, equality, and spiritual growth, ...
- 2025-03. Exploring a Framework for the Elimination of Racial Prejudice in America. Paul Lample. — Explores a Baha'i-inspired framework for eliminating racial prejudice in America, fostering unity, a...
- 2025-03. Framework for Action and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, The. Derik Smith. — Explores parallels between the Baha’i framework for action and the civil rights movement, emphasiz...
- 2025-01-22. Strengthening Solidarity: Social Cohesion as a Driver of Development. Bahá'í International Community. — A statement to the 63rd Session of the Commission for Social Development: Social cohesion, grounded ...
- 2025. Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15. Deborah Clark Vance. — Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is o...
- 2025. Messages from the Universal House of Justice: 2001—2022, The Fifth Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice. — 395 letters, with Glossary, Index of names and General index.
- 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
- 2024-12. Comments on Power and Authority, Historical Consciousness, and Modes of Communication: Foreword to the 2nd Edition of Planning Progress. Todd Smith. — Reflections on what Baha'is have achieved in the decades since this book was published, particularly...
- 2024-04-19. Ridván 2024: Bahá'í Era 181. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2024-01. Strickland's Dilemma. James Tichenor. — A graduate student who chooses not to serve in the Institute because he only has a little time to re...
- 2024. Little Gems. Ehsan Bayat. — This is a story for young adults (10+) of a Baha’i family and his family’s impact on a neighborh...
- 2024. Ruhi Book 6: Notes. Ehsan Bayat, ed. — These notes for Ruhi Book 6 explore the spiritual principles and practical approaches to teaching th...
- 2024. That Uncertain Feeling. James Tichenor. — A college freshman who has agreed to hold her first devotional meeting with a fellow Book One partic...
- 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. — Links to 42 interviews and narratives highlighting how Baha’i individuals and communities worldwid...
- 2023-11-28. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice. — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard...
- 2023-04-30. Ridván 2023: Bahá'í Era 180. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2023. Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í. Author unknown. — Six overview essays on Baha'i history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
- 2023. Pathways to Transformation: The Bahá'í Journey. John A. Davidson. — Compilation on Baha'u'llah's vision of building a peaceful and progressive planetary civilization, a...
- 2022-11-01. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
- 2022-10. Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. . — Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
- 2022-08-03. Pursuit of Social Justice, The. Michael Karlberg. — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
- 2022-04-21. Ridván 2022: Bahá'í Era 179. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2021-2022. Nine Year Plan, The: 2022-2031. Universal House of Justice. — 9 letters from November 2021 to January 2022, addressed to the Baha'i world, Continental Counsellors...
- 2021-12-30. Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors on the Nine Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Features of the new 9-Year Plan, "the first major undertaking in a sacred twenty-five-year venture, ...
- 2021-04-20. Ridván 2021: Bahá'í Era 178. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2021-04. One Year Plan, The: 2021-2022. Universal House of Justice. — Letter "To the Baha’is of the World" (5 November 2020), Ridvan message (20 April 2021), and a char...
- 2020/2023. Social Action. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Concepts of social and economic development in the Baha'i teachings; material vs spiritual dimension...
- 2020-12-03. On the Calamitous State of World Affairs and the Material Sustainability of Communities. Universal House of Justice. — On concerns about the affairs of the world and catastrophic events, and whether the global Baha’i ...
- 2020-11-24. On the Betterment of the World and the Countering of Negative and Disunifying Forces. Universal House of Justice. — On how individuals can contribute to the betterment of society in view of the present state of the ...
- 2020-09. Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity. June Manning Thomas. — On the nature and approaches of Baha’i educational programs and community building efforts which s...
- 2020-04-21. Ridvan 2020: Bahá'í Era 177. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2020-01. Baha'i Faith: The Basics by Christopher Buck: Review. Jack McLean.
- 2020. De l'action sociale. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Concepts de développement dans les enseignements baha'is, dimensions matérielles et dimensions spi...
- 2020. Constructive Imaginary, The. Michael Karlberg. — In a 2007 letter on the closing of the BIHE, the Universal House of Justice introduced the concept o...
- 2019-05. Begin with the Village: The Bahá'í Approach to Rural Development. Paul Hanley. — About the focus on rural areas, the role of farmers and villages in achieving sustainable developmen...
- 2019-04-21. Ridvan 2019: Bahá'í Era 176. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2019-03-12. Progress of the Faith in the United States and South Carolina. Universal House of Justice. — While growth may not be always apparent in local regions, efforts of clusters country-wide are showi...
- 2019-02. Prayer and Devotional Life. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, comp. . — A compilation to assist Baha'is in a time when, as the House says in its cover letter, "devotional a...
- 2019-01-18. Message on World Peace. Universal House of Justice. — Letter about important steps the world made towards world peace, and the current situation, in relat...
- 2019. Social Affinity Flow Theory: A New Understanding of Both Human Interaction and the Power of the Baha'i Training Institute Process. Christopher G. Gourdine, Justin R. Edgren, Thomas L. Trice, Joseph N. Zlatic. — On a new explanation of social rifts prevalent in many societies today as well as constructive effor...
- 2018-08-10. "Double Crusade". Universal House of Justice. — Comments on what the double crusade means, how it relates to the current series of Plans of the Fait...
- 2018-04-21. Ridvan 2018: Bahá'í Era 175. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2018. Power and the Bahá'í community. Moojan Momen. — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
- 2017-05. Five Year Plan 2011-2016, The: Summary of Achievements and Learning. International Teaching Centre. — Advancing the process of entry by troops; programs of growth; the potential of youth; enhancing inst...
- 2017-04-27. Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs. Universal House of Justice. — Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freed...
- 2017-04-21. Ridvan 2017: Bahá'í Era 174. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2017-01. Training Institutes: Attaining a Higher Level of Functioning. International Teaching Centre. — Assistance to Baha'is managing institutes, to help better implement the main sequence of courses, th...
- 2017. Race, Place, and Clusters: Current Vision and Possible Strategies. June Manning Thomas. — Division by place affects the possibilities for racial unity, especially in fragmented U.S. metropol...
- 2017. Framework for Action: 2006-2016, Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material. Universal House of Justice. — 58 letters from the House; "Social Action," by the Office of Social and Economic Development; "Insig...
- 2016-04-21. Ridvan 2016: Bahá'í Era 173. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2016. Handbook for Childrens' Class Coordinators. Universal House of Justice, International Teaching Centre, Taraz Rawhani, comp. . — Guidance on the duties and responsibilities of children’s class coordinators.
- 2016. Bahá'í Glossary, A. Neil McMillan, Brian Didier, Susan Gammage, ed. . — A glossary of Baha'i principles and concepts, as derived from hundreds of messages of the Universal ...
- 2015/2020-08. Community and Collective Action. Gustavo Correa. — On the hopeful efforts of groups of people around the world to build a new kind of community based o...
- 2015-04-21. Ridvan 2015: Bahá'í Era 172. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2014-04-21. Ridvan 2014: Bahá'í Era 171. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2013-04. Ridvan 2013: Bahá'í Era 170. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2013. Next Stage, The. Douglas Martin. — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ...
- 2013. Materials Studied at the 114 Global Youth Conferences in 2013. Bahá'í World Centre. — Compilation presenting materials studied during the global Baha’i youth conferences in 2013, organ...
- 2012-11-26. Social Action. Office of Social and Economic Development. — A paper prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development of the Baha'i World Centre.
- 2012-04. Ridván 2012: Bahá'í Era 169. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- 2012-02-11. Materialism Wearing Away at Our Kids. Ted Slavin. — The materialism of modern society and media is distracting many of our children. Adults must be awar...
- 2012-02. Exploring Learning Processes within a Collaborative Study Circle: Cultural-historical activity theory perspective on individual and social transformation. Jean-Marie Nau. — Processes of learning in communities outside school-related education; Baha'i theories of how educat...
- 2012. Human Knowledge and the Advancement of Society. Hoda Mahmoudi. — Knowledge is the means toward realizing a global civilization. The current Five Year Plan focuses th...
- 2011-12-12. Ruhi Institutes and the Five-Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Letter to all National Spiritual Assemblies about the role of the Ruhi Institute, coordination of cl...
- 2010-12-28. Continental Boards of Counsellors, Letter to the Conference of. Universal House of Justice.
- 2010-12-28. la Conferencia de los Cuerpos Continentales de Consejeros, A: 28 de diciembre de 2010. Universal House of Justice, Cortesía, trans. .
- 2010. Younger Generation Has Always Had the Power to Reshape Our World, The. Ted Slavin. — Young people have a great potential to shape society. Youth trained to lead junior youth groups are...
- 2010. Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan. Douglas Martin. — A series of eight short talks (total around two hours), in both audio and video formats, on the evol...
- 2010. Measuring Success: An Exploratory Study of United States Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assemblies and the Five Year Plan. Armin J. Jezari. — Applied research project on what degree a typical Local Spiritual Assembly in the United States is a...
- 2010. Balancing Constancy and Change in the Bahá'í Faith. Peter J. Khan. — Address to the 2010 United States Baha'i convention: transcript, video, and audio.
- 2009-05-15. Role of the Local Assembly in Cluster Growth. Universal House of Justice, International Teaching Centre, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. — Practical guidelines for LSAs to organize and teach more effectively.
- 2009. Revelation and Social Reality: Learning to Translate What Is Written into Reality. Paul Lample. — The nature of change in social reality, Baha’i understanding and practice, learning and growth, pa...
- 2008?. Working for Betterment of Society. Gustavo Correa.
- 2008-04. Attaining the Dynamics of Growth: Glimpses from Five Continents. International Teaching Centre. — This World Centre publication was used for consultation at the 10th International Baha'i Convention....
- 2008. Role and Function of Bahá'í Institutes in the Life of the Bahá'í Community. William S. Hatcher. — Baha'i training institutes are a wonderful new opportunity for self-development and for sharing our ...
- 2008. New Development in the Bahá'í Community, A. R. Mehrabkhani. — On the three stages in the growth of each religion, and the new instruments for the correct implemen...
- 2007-09-30. Message on clusters, institutes, and growth. International Teaching Centre. — Message from the Counsellors on growth and enrollments.
- 2006/2011. Five Year Plan, The: 2006-2011: Messages of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. — Five Ridvan messages, one message to the Counsellors, and three other letters.
- 2006. Turning Point: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material 1996-2006. Universal House of Justice, International Teaching Centre. — A decade of Baha’i guidance outlining strategic plans, learning processes, and institutional devel...
- 2006. Learning to Respond to Emerging New Realities: Messages from the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters to the US NSA dealing with expansion and administration, and a document prepared by the ...
- 2006. Memorization. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi.
- 2005-11. Knowledge. Paul Lample.
- 2005. Changing Reality: The Bahá'í Community and the Creation of a New Reality. Moojan Momen. — The Baha’i teachings criticize the socially created realities of warfare, environmental destruc...
- 2004-11-28. Intensive Growth: 2004 letter to all Continental Counsellors. International Teaching Centre.
- 2004. Core Activities of the Five Year Plan and the Movement of Clusters. Farzam Arbab.
- 2004. Principles and Practices of Curriculum Design and Development. Farzam Arbab.
- 2004. Training Institute and the Main Sequence of Courses, The. Farzam Arbab.
- 2003/2011. Change of Culture, A. Moojan Momen. — An overview of the process of cultural change in the Baha'i community.
- 2003/2008/2018/2023. For the Betterment of the World: The Worldwide Bahá'í Community's Approach to Social and Economic Development. Office of Social and Economic Development. — Essays, photographs, and overviews of local projects around the world, illustrating how Baha'i princ...
- 2003-04. Building Momentum: A Coherent Approach to Growth. International Teaching Centre. — Guidance for the Baha'i world in advancing the process of entry by troops. Part 3 of a series, follo...
- 2002-08-22. Enrollments and limited growth of the Bahá'í community. Universal House of Justice. — The lack of significant numerical growth in certain Western Baha'i communities is related to the pre...
- 2002-08-22. Falta de crecimiento y el cambio de cultura, La. Universal House of Justice.
- 2001-05-31. Training Institutes: Letter to an individual. Universal House of Justice. — Short letter to an individual on the importance of studying the Writings in group training institute...
- 2001-04-28. Intensive Growth Programs. Farzam Arbab. — Talk delivered as part of a two-day seminar on the Five Year Plan, sponsored by the Youth Activities...
- 2000-06. Address at Queen's Birthday Weekend Conference, Auckland. Peter J. Khan. — Addresses a variety of issues facing the Baha'i community, especially as pertains to New Zealand Ba...
- 2000-02. Training Institutes and Systematic Growth. International Teaching Centre.
- 2000-02. Institutos de Formación y el Crecimiento Sistemático, Los. International Teaching Centre.
- 2000. Entry by Troops, Promoting. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
- 2000. Bahá'í Feast Book. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Kate Lindsay, comp. . — Quotations for all 19 Feasts, nicely laid-out with graphics and suitable for printing.
- 1999. Creating a New Mind: Reflections on the Individual, the Institutions, and the Community. Paul Lample. — On the influence of the human mind in shaping human reality, and three vehicles for changing reality...
- 1998-04. Training Institutes. Universal House of Justice. — Overview of the efforts thus far made by the worldwide Baha'i community to establish institutes; rev...
- 1998(?). Book of Certitude, The: An Interview with Hooper Dunbar. Hooper Dunbar, Naysan Sahba, ed. . — Significance and themes of the Kitab-i-Íqan; its Islamic context; meaning of "certitude"; the impor...
- 1991. Learning About Growth: The Story of the Ruhi Institute and Large-scale Expansion of the Bahá'í Faith in Colombia. Farzam Arbab. — On the formation and development of the Ruhi Institute in Colombia; difficulties Baha'is faced in de...
- 1987-2025. Ruhi Books. Ruhi Institute. — Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
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