1. 2025-04-21. Global Community, A. Bahá'í World. The global Bahá’í community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles through systematic learning, community-building, and inclusive, grassroots action worldwide; overview of 1996–2021. Articles.
2. 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 Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre. UHJ-letters.
3. 2021-2022. Nine Year Plan, The: 2022-2031. Universal House of Justice. 9 letters from November 2021 to January 2022, addressed to the Bahá'í world, Continental Counsellors, Auxiliary Board members, and National Spiritual Assemblies. Link to free download of book (offsite). UHJ-documents.
4. 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, generational in its scope and significance," to be implemented Ridvan 2022. UHJ-letters.
5. 2021. Unfoldment of the Divine Plan. Author unknown. Visual overview of the Bahá'í Cycle, the Bahá'í Era, the three Ages, the three Epochs, and all of the Plans. Visual.
6. 2020/2021. Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Text and Deepening. Hui Bau. A condensed presentation of the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha’is to engage spiritually in the path towards God. The accompanying deepening uses a more visual format to help develop one's own plan of action. Study.
7. 2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. Links to 117 Youtube videos on Bahá'í history and teachings. Video.
8. 2020-09. Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity. June Manning Thomas. On the nature and approaches of Bahá’í educational programs and community building efforts which seek, in the context of neighborhoods and villages, to raise capacity for service to humanity. Articles.
9. 2020. Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Deepening. Hui Bau, comp. A study guide and compilation regarding the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha'is to engage spiritually in the path towards God. Compilations-personal.
10. 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 Faith, what should be done to carry it out, and the Advent of Divine Justice. UHJ-letters.
11. 2018. Power and the Bahá'í community. Moojan Momen. While Bahá'í social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the case today. The problem the world faces is not in the principles that would lead to a better society, but in their application. Articles.
12. 2014. Bahá'í Era / Gregorian Calendar correlated to Ages, Epochs, and Plans. Anita Graves, comp. A chart showing the Bahá'í Era (years 1-179) and their A.D. equivalent (1844-2023), and their division into epochs and plans. Chronologies.
13. 2014. Recollections of Pilgrimage: Nine Days with the Guardian in 1957. Bill Washington. Lengthy account of 9 days in the Holy Land. Appendixes include list of items in the Archives, stories told by other pilgrims, and discussion of the Ten-Year Plan. Pilgrims.
14. 2013-2018/2023. Various Essays. Susan Gammage. 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann. Essays.
15. 2013. Universal Cycles, The. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. . Lengthy compilation on the cycles of time and eras in the world of existence, and stages of Bahá'í development. Compilations-personal.
16. 2012. Empowering Words. Joanna M. Tahzib-Thomas. Extracts from the letters and messages of Shoghi Effendi for inspiration, guidance, and vision. Includes bio of the Guardian and study guide to the texts. Compilations-personal.
17. 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 clusters, education of children, and training institutes in the 2011-2016 5-Year Plan. UHJ-letters.
18. 2011-09. Five-Year Plan: Three Talks. Tom Price. Three audio talks: "The Organic Process of the Five Year Plan," "The Twofold Mission of the Five Year Plan," and "The High Calling of the Five Year Plan" Audio.
19. 2011-04-10. Eliminating Racial Prejudice and Activities of the Five Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. Letter indicating continuing applicability of the statement of the Guardian on racial prejudice despite the situation becoming more complex UHJ-letters.
20. 2011-04. Five Year Plan, The: 2011-2016: Messages of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. Two Ridvan messages, one letter to the Counsellors, and two shorter letters. UHJ-documents.
21. 2010-12-28. Continental Boards of Counsellors, Letter to the Conference of. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
22. 2010-12-28. la Conferencia de los Cuerpos Continentales de Consejeros, A: 28 de diciembre de 2010. Universal House of Justice, Cortesía, trans. . UHJ-documents.
23. 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 evolution of religion and humanity. Includes compilation materials for further study. Audio.
24. 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 adopting elements of effective public administration based on the Five Year Plan (2006-2011). Articles-unpublished.
25. 2008-02. Five Year Plan Approaching the Midway Point. Stephen Hall. Audio.
26. 2007. Prose-Poetry of the Five Year Plan: 2006-2011: Part 2. Ron Price. This is the 2nd in a series of prose-poetry selections written during the Five Year Plan (2006-2011). Ron-price.
27. 2007. Prose-Poetry of the Five Year Plan: 21 April 2006 to 21 April 2007. Ron Price. Autobiographical musings, unedited, as uploaded by the author. Ron-price.
28. 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. Books.
29. 2006/2007-04. Five Year Plan. Stephen Hall. Two talks. Audio.
30. 2006/2007. Shoghi Effendi: Author of Teaching Plans. Alí Nakhjavání. Detailed history of the Guardian's teaching plans, their goals and methods; observations about duties of individual believers and Institutions; how to best conduct effective Teaching. Includes Q&A supplement. Books.
31. 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 Bahá’í guidance outlining strategic plans, learning processes, and institutional development to advance global growth through systematic action and community-building initiatives. Books.
32. 2004-11-28. Intensive Growth: 2004 letter to all Continental Counsellors. International Teaching Centre. UHJ-letters.
33. 2004. Core Activities of the Five Year Plan and the Movement of Clusters. Farzam Arbab. Talks.
34. 2004. Ten Year Crusade, The. Alí Nakhjavání. How Shoghi Effendi prepared Bahá’ís for the 10-Year Crusade; 27 objectives he formulated; impediments to the implementation of some of those objectives; and the place of the Crusade in history as well as future developments destined to flow from it. Articles.
35. 2004. Majestic Process, The: Cycles, Eras, Epochs and Stages. John Conkling, comp. A one page chart developed as a class handout on the "Majestic Process," the Ages and Epochs of the Faith. Visual.
36. 2004. Significance of the Four Year Plan, The. Andrew Alexander. A look at the central documents of the 4 Year Plan (1996-2000) and their relevance to the new century. Understanding these International Plans helps the Bahá'í community evolve and expand. Includes overview of the role of these Plans in Bahá'í history. Articles.
37. 2003-08. Did Prophecy Fail? The Lesser Peace and the Year 2000. Jack McLean. Prior to the 2010s, there was widespread belief in the Bahá'í community that the Lesser Peace would be established by the year 2000, following some catastrophic event. Yet the Scriptures do not make this claim. Prophecy is interpreted in retrospect. Articles-unpublished.
38. 2001-06-03. 2001: Five Year Plan. Peter J. Khan. Talk given by Dr. Khan about the Five Year Plan at the City Hall in Hofheim am Taunus, Germany (near the Bahá'í Temple in Langenhein) Talks.
39. 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 Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre. Talks.
40. 2001-01-29. Institution of the Counsellors. Universal House of Justice. Detailed discussion of the history and function of the highest level of the "Institution of the Learned." UHJ-documents.
41. 2001-01-16. Institution of the Counsellors: Message to the Bahá'ís of the World. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-documents.
42. 2001-01-09. Institution of the Counsellors: Letter to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors. Universal House of Justice. On launching the Five-Year Plan. UHJ-documents.
43. 2001-01-09. Conferencia de los cuerpos continentales de consejeros 09-01-2001, A la. Universal House of Justice, Cortesía, trans. . Spanish translation of "Institution of the Counsellors: Letter to the Counsellors January 9 2001." UHJ-letters.
44. 2001. Five Year Plan, 2001-2006. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Includes both HTML and PDF versions. NSA-letters.
45. 2000. Planning Progress: Lessons from Shoghi Effendi, by June Manning Thomas: Review. Lynn Echevarria-Howe. Reviews.
46. 2000. Chart of the Eras and Epochs of Bahá'í History. A. Bolhuis. Diagram of the periods of Bahá'í history. Available in English and Russian. Visual.
47. 1999-11-26. One-Year Plan, 2000: Introductory Letter. Universal House of Justice. Introduction to the "Twelve-Month Plan." UHJ-documents.
48. 1999. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City of the Covenant to the City of the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant), and pilgrim to Haifa in December 1953. First written June 1985, completed April 1999. Biographies.
49. 1996-09-29. 1995: Four Year Plan. Peter J. Khan. Talk organized by the US NSA and the LSA of Washington, DC. Talks.
50. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
51. 1996. Epochs of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. On dating and defining the three major evolutionary "Ages" of Bahá'í history, and the five "epochs" within our current Age. UHJ-letters.
52. 1995-12-31. Four-Year Plan, 1995-1999: Messages to the Bahá'ís of the World. Universal House of Justice. Message to the Bahá'ís of the world. UHJ-documents.
53. 1995. Bahá'í History in the Formative Age: The World Crusade 1953-1963. Graham Hassall. The major features of the Bahá'í 'World Crusade' 1953-1963; thoughts about the contemporary practice of historical Bahá'í scholarship; the guardianship and evolution of the Universal House of Justice; United Nations and the Bahá'í International Community. Articles.
54. 1991. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The. Shirley Macias. Relationship of a key mystical Quranic verse, Súrih 24:35, to Bahá'í theology; includes a brief compilation of Bahá'í Writings about the Lote Tree. Essays.
55. 1987/1993. Major Themes of the Creative Word: Series of Books for Deepening and Studying. Melanie Smith, Paul Lample. Five activity books "designed to draw the student into a study of the profound concepts found in the Bahá’í Revelation." Youth Can Move the World, The Significance of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation, Spiritual Conquest of the Planet, The Covenant, etc. Books.
56. 1986. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983). Various, Universal House of Justice, comp. . Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. Books.
57. 1986. Six-Year Plan, 1986-1992. Universal House of Justice. Outline of Bahá'í goals for 1986-1992, and collection of letters from the House. UHJ-documents.
58. 1985. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh. National Youth Committee, comp. Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth. Compilations-NSA.
59. 1979-04. Ridvan 1979 (Naw-Rúz): Bahá'í Era 136. Universal House of Justice. Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world, on the launching of the Seven Year Plan and elucidation of the Seven Year Plan goals. UHJ-documents.
60. 1978-10-11. Guidance about How to Direct the Course of One's Life. Universal House of Justice. Ways to conform our conduct to the Teachings and the service of the Cause and mankind, including five steps of prayer for guidance told by the Guardian to Ruth Moffett, which can be regarded as just "personal suggestions" but are "quite sound." UHJ-letters.
61. 1976-2026. Proceedings and Recordings. Various. Links to archived audio and video talks and lectures given at meetings of the Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America). Audio.
62. 1976-07. Talk "Arise" at Anchorage Conference. William Sears. Address to the International Teaching Conference, Anchorage, July 1976. Audio.
63. 1964. Ridván 1964: Bahá'í Era 121. Universal House of Justice. Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. UHJ-documents.
64. 1956. Objectives and Tasks of Ten-Year Spiritual Global Crusade of the Bahá'í World Faith. Shoghi Effendi, Beatrice Ashton, comp. . Chart of global regions and goals. Maps.
65. 1956. Map of Goals for the Ten Year World Crusade. Shoghi Effendi. Shoghi Effendi's map of progress goals for the Ten Year World Crusade, 1953-1963. Maps.
66. 1946-05. Guardian's Seven Year Plan for the American Bahá'ís: 1946-1953. Shoghi Effendi. Teaching goals, institutional objectives, financial statistics, and other information from the Guardian pertaining to the American community. Guardian.
67. 1944-2013. Pioneering Over Four Epochs: An Autobiographical Study: Poetry and essays. Ron Price. Table of Contents for a memoir of six decades of teaching & international travel, an extensive personal account of the experience of a Western Bahai beginning in the 2nd epoch, 1944 to 1963, of the teaching Plans. Biographies.
68. 1925-12. Plan of Unified Action to Spread the Bahá'í Cause, A: Throughout the United States and Canada January 1 1926 - December 31 1928. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada. The first of two plans of systematic activity in Bahá'í history, followed by "A new plan of unified action to complete the Bahá'í temple and promote the cause in America 1926-1930." NSA-documents.

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