1. 2025. Art Is an Act of Spirituality. Jaine Toth. — A lengthy presentation of beautiful art along with quotes about how art affects the spirit, to be sc...
2. 2024. Семиотика самоидентификации в эго-документах 1930-х гг.: на примере архива И.А. Гриневской (Semiotics of Self-identification in 1930s autobiography: the Example of Isabella Grinevskaya's Archive). K. V. Sarycheva. — On the development of personal and literary self-identification in the autobiographical writings of ...
3. 2021-01. New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists. Robert Weinberg. — On the impact of ‘Abdu’l-Baha on a number of individuals who were at the cultural vanguard of a ...
4. 2021. List of Articles by John Hatcher on BahaiTeachings.org. John S. Hatcher. — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
5. 2021. Nazif, Suleyman. Necati Alkan. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
6. 2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. — Links to 117 Youtube videos on Baha'i history and teachings.
7. 2019. Genesis in King Lear: Joseph's Many-Colored Coat Suits Shakespeare. Tom Lysaght. — Creative comparison of the biblical figure of Joseph and the character of Edgar in Shakespeare's Kin...
8. 2018. The Woman Who Read Too Much: A Novel, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavani: Review. Mary A. Sobhani.
9. 2018. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
10. 2015. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses. Todd Lawson. — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r...
11. 2015. Postsecular Look at the Reading Motif in Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's The Woman Who Read Too Much, A. Mary A. Sobhani. — Nakhjavani’s historical novel includes metaphors that underscore a link between the secular and th...
12. 2014. Place of Poetry in Religion and Society, The: An Interview of Robert E. Hayden with Douglas Ruhe. Robert E. Hayden, Douglas Ruhe, John S. Hatcher. — Introduction by Hatcher to the life of Hayden (2014); transcript of a talk between Hayden and Dougla...
13. 2012-01-23. Bridge over Troubled Waters: The City of Haifa in Lavie Tidhar's Stories. Ehud Maimon. — Brief mentions of the temple of the Bab and the terraces, and the place of Haifa and Mt. Carmel in s...
14. 2012. Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Jack McLean. — Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of...
15. 2011-02-19. Dichotomies of Charles Dickens still hold true today, The. Ted Slavin. — On the state of the present-day world, which swings between the extremes of unprecedented achievemen...
16. 2011. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab. Moojan Momen. — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
17. 2008. Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred. Iscander Micael Tinto. — A preliminary survey of how the relationship between sacred scripture, its reader, and the author �...
18. 2005. Bahá'í Faith and Science Fiction, The. Lavie Tidhar. — Short essay published in a "speculative fiction e-zine."
19. 2005. 'Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls: Civilizing Barbarity. Manooher Mofidi. — The relatioship between civilization and barbarity, and the capabilities of humanity.
20. 2004-06. Reunion with the Beloved: Poetry and Martyrdom. John S. Hatcher, ed, Amrollah Hemmat, ed. — Poetry by or in honor of early Babi and Baha'i martyrs. Includes foreword by Hushmand Fatheazam, and...
21. 2004-01. Bahá'í Faith and Science Fiction, The. Lavie Tidhar. — Contacts between Sci-Fi and Baha'i have so far been minimal, but the origins of these two seemingly-...
22. 2004. Four Levels of Detachment in Doris Lessing's Shikasta,, The. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. — The concept of detachment in Baha’u’llah’s Writings and its application to Doris Lessing’s S...
23. 2004. Shoghi Effendi: An approach to his artistic contribution to style in English literature and to standards in translation. Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman (published as Nobel Perdu), Ismael Velasco. — On the technical and literary features of Shoghi Effendi's translations of Baha'i scriptures: transl...
24. 2004. Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World. William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al., Richard C. Martin, ed. . — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
25. 2003. Age of Anxiety and the Century of Light, The: Twentieth-Century Literature, the Poet's Mission, and the Vision of World Unity. Suheil Badi Bushrui. — W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, and Kahlil Gibran were writers who recognized and confronted ...
26. 2002. Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis.
27. 2002. Long, Withdrawing Roar, The: The Crisis of Faith and Nineteenth-Century English Poetry. Edwin McCloughan. — A Baha'i response to the argument that the crisis of faith in the late 19th century was conditioned ...
28. 2002. Emergence of a Bahá'í Consciousness in World Literature: The Poetry of Roger White. Ron Price. — A study of White's verse with a short biography and an analysis of the Baha'i Faith.
29. 2001-07. Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí. Jack McLean. — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ...
30. 2001. Literary Criticism, Theology and Deconstructionism. Jack McLean. — A dynamic tension exists between literary criticism and theology as distinct but mutually beneficial...
31. 2000-09-15. Saddlebag, The: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review. Carolyn See.
32. 2000. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
33. 2000. Characterization in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: With Special Attention to Yahya. Jack McLean. — The Guardian employed a creative literary device of adding moralistic comment about historical figur...
34. 1999. Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections. Jack McLean. — 85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spir...
35. 1999. Love, Power, and Justice. William S. Hatcher. — The pursuit and abuse of power are moral choices for which there is no moral justification.
36. 1999. Spiritual Oppression in Frankenstein. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. — Comparing Shelley’s depiction of a spiritual malaise in Frankenstein with Baha’u’llah’s defi...
37. 1998. Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: An Extended Review. Frank Lewis. — Book review, and a commentary on the need for Baha'i academia aimed at a secular audience, and the p...
38. 1998. Body, Mind, Soul and Spirit. Anjam Khursheed. — The Baha'i view of human nature involves an interaction between spirit, soul and body — these thre...
39. 1997. Scripture as Literature: Sifting through the layers of the text. Frank Lewis. — Literary and religious antecedents to some of the styles and genres of Baha'i scripture.
40. 1997. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation. Ross Woodman. — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
41. 1996. Kafka's spiritual dimension. Greg Massiah. — The metaphysical significance of Franz Kafka's work is often overlooked. An exploration of religion ...
42. 1994. 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ezra Pound's Circle. Elham Afnan. — On the 1911 meeting between Ezra Pound, the famous American modernist poet, and 'Abdu'l-Baha; links ...
43. 1994. Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith. Jack McLean. — The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer...
44. 1993. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul. Ross Woodman. — Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. T...
45. 1990. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith. Annemarie Schimmel. — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v...
46. 1989-1990. Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Music in the Bahá'í Perspective, ed. Michael Fitzgerald: Review. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis.
47. 1989-1990. Author's Response to Commentaries on "The Purpose of Poetry". Shirin Sabri.
48. 1989. Role of the Feminine in the New Era, The. Marion Woodman. — The  unveiled feminine, symbolized by the unveiling of the Persian poet Tahirih at the conference ...
49. 1989. "Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary. David L. Erickson.
50. 1989. "Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature,: Commentary. Ross Woodman.
51. 1989. Creative Circle, The: Art, Literature, and Music in Baha'i Perspective. Michael Fitzgerald, ed. — Essays on the arts including poetry, music, film, etc. and their role in the Baha'i community.
52. 1989. Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God. Cal E. Rollins. — Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Baha'i community in ‘Akka and Haifa in 1911. The two ...
53. 1989. Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature. Elham Afnan. — The Baha'i Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopi...
54. 1989. "The Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary. Jack McLean.
55. 1988. Phoenix and the Ashes: The Bahá'í Faith and the Modern Apocalypse, by Geoffrey Nash: Review. John Huddleston. — 19th-century optimism, disillusionment with contemporary society, philosophy of history, political t...
56. 1988. Purpose of Poetry, The. Shirin Sabri. — Justifications for the work of contemporary artists; now is the time for Baha’is to work towards t...
57. 1987. Wisdom and Wit of Roger White, The: Two Reviews. Marzieh Gail, Hilda Phillips. — Reviews of White's books One Bird One Cage One Flight and A Sudden Music.
58. 1981. Can There Be a Bahá'í Poetry?. Geoffrey Nash. — The poetic vision; poetry in the 1800s; themes of Baha'i poetry; the use of profane imagery.
59. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
60. 1972-73 Winter. Literature of Interpretation, The: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Glenford Mitchell. — The influence of the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Baha'i Faith is analogous to that of St. Augu...
61. 1968 Spring. Notes on Persian Love Poems. Marzieh Gail. — A short history of Persian poetry. Includes a selection of poems by Hafiz, Rumi, Ali-Kuli Khan, and ...
62. 1936. Re-florescence of Historical Romance in Nabil, The. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Essay reflecting on the dominant themes of The Dawn-Breakers, an early narrative of Babi history aut...
63. 1928/1959. Literary History of Persia, Volume 4: Modern Times (1500-1924). E. G. Browne. — Volume 4 contains the first extensive catalogue of Babi and Baha'i literature published in English. ...
64. 1922-08. The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Horace Holley. — On the creative nature of literature; the writings of Shakespeare; Baha'u'llah as author; the influe...
65. 1912-04-26. Literature of Persia, The: A Lecture delivered to the Persia Society. E. G. Browne. — A selection of Persian poetry, featuring poems by Nabil, Tahirih, and Babi martyrs.
66. 1911/1970. Mountain of God, The. E. S. Stevens. — Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Baha'i of Abdu'l-Baha and the small band of Baha’is ...
67. 1902. Literary History of Persia: Volumes 1-4. E. G. Browne. — The essential text for students of Iranian literature through the ages.
68. 1878 March. Shelly's Life and Writings. William Michael Rossetti. — Brief overview of the Babi Faith and Qurratu'l-Ayn vis-a-vis themes and personages in "The Revolt of...

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