- Authority of the Institutions According to the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá, The: A Text Analysis, by Gerald C. Keil. (2017) Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament is the indispensable starting point for understanding the Bahá'í Administrative Order, and the competencies and areas of
responsibility of the various institutions. The text must be examined as a cohesive whole.
- Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. (2022-10) Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U.S., Iran, and the world; reasons for the Bahá’í stance against partisan activity and its approach to social change; Bahá'í use of social media.
- Becoming Your True Self, by Daniel C. Jordan. (1968) The nature of human potential, and how the Bahá'í Faith can guide the process of spiritual transformation.
- Creating a New Mind: Reflections on the Individual, the Institutions, and the Community, by Paul Lample. (1999) On the influence of the human mind in shaping human reality, and three vehicles for changing reality: the individual, the institutions, and the community at large. Two versions of book included.
- Democracy Built on Communicative Action, A: Bahá'í Political Practice as a Prefigurative Resource for Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Inclusivity, by Michael Sabet. (2023-07) Habermas' mode for coordinating society grounded in deliberation; the critical role of prefigurative politics; the Bahá'í community demonstrates effective norms and practices;
- Droits et libertés individuels, by Universal House of Justice. Pierre Daoust, trans. (2023) Translation of the letter "Individual Rights and Freedoms" by the Universal House of Justice (1988 Dec. 29): a commentary about individual rights and responsibilities in the Bahá’í Faith and its relevance with the present concepts on freedom of speech.
- Introduction to Bahá'í Law, An: Doctrinal Foundations, Principles and Structures, by Udo Schaefer. (2003) A pioneering look at Bahá'í law both in general and in detail, the foundations and principles of which can only be understood within their theological context.
- Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review, by Joshua Lincoln. (1997-10) Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Bahá'í law, governance, human rights, and future perspectives.
- 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 Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Loyalty to the Covenant and Critical Thought, by Udo Schaefer. Harry Liedtke, trans, Nancy Ackerman, ed. (2001-01) A commentary for Bahá’ís examining the balance of critical thought with loyalty to Bahá’í institutions.
- Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer: Review, by Heshmat Moayyad. (1998) A commentary for Bahá’ís examining the balance of critical thought with loyalty to Bahá’í institutions.
- Power and the Bahá'í community, by Moojan Momen. (2018) 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.
- Scholarship and the Bahá'í Institutions, Comments on, by Robert Stockman. (2001 Winter/Spring) The terms "scholarship" vs "scholar"; relationship between scholarship and faith; relationship with the institutions; scholarship in North America.
- Styles of piety: Notes on the relationship between Bahá'í scholars and the Bahá'í institutions with reference to academic methodology, by Todd Lawson. (2003) 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.
- Teaching the Bahá'í Faith and the Role of the Institutions, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-04-22) On the "sacred obligation" of teaching the Bahá’í Faith, the role of the institutions in teaching, and on questioning vs. obeying the institutions.
- The Role of Public Institutions in Ensuring Social Well-Being, by Alex Vedovi. (2020-05) Questions around government’s role in social welfare and the welfare state; Bahá'í perspectives on the government's role in supporting well-being; taxation, wealth, and poverty;
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