- Bahá'í Faith, Sect or Religion? by Udo Schaefer: Review, by Roger Lapointe (1989).
- Bahá'í Faith, The: Sect or Religion?, by Udo Schaefer Gerald C. Keil, trans. (1988). Lengthy study defining the distinguishing features of the Bahá'í Faith as contrasted with other contemporary religious movements.
- Good Tree, The: Distinguishing the Bahá'í Faith From Destructive Cults, by Stephen Vaccaro (1996). Examination of some fundamental characteristics of a cult, to determine whether or not the Bahá'í Faith can be so defined.
- Is the Bahá'í Faith a "World Religion" or a "New Religious Movement"?, by Denis MacEoin, Robert Stockman, Juan Cole, Will C. van den Hoonaard Jonah Winters, ed. (1997-05). Compilation of emails about the socio-religious classification of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Is the Bahá'í Faith a World Religion?, by Seena Fazel (1994). Examination of the terms "world religion" and "new religious movement" to demonstrate that the Bahá'í Faith is best categorized as a "world religion."
- Is the Baha'i Faith a World Religion?, by Moojan Momen (1989). The Bahá'í Faith has the potential to become a world religion, but whilst it has achieved a global distribution, it is still limited by the cultural presuppositions of some of its adherents, and so does not reach all types of people.
- Powerpoints for Deepening, by Duane Troxel (2004-2014). 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Bahá'í history, Central Figures, teachings, and relationship with Islam.
- Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The, by Todd Lawson (2023). The term badí', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Báb in his proclamatory work the Qayyúm al-Asmáʾ. Wonder plays a major role in Bábí and Bahá'í thought and practice, and in their ethos and message. Link to article (offsite).
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