1. n.d.. Declining Processes of the World. Peter J. Khan, Janet A. Khan. The condition of the world today, which is in a state of decline from negative forces, requires that both Bahá'ís and others make drastic changes in certain fundamental attitudes. Audio.
2. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. Links to 46 interviews highlighting how Bahá’í individuals and communities worldwide apply spiritual principles to education, governance, equality, and social transformation, fostering unity and the betterment of society. Video and audio available. Audio.
3. 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.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. Compilations-NSA.
4. 2022-08-03. Pursuit of Social Justice, The. Michael Karlberg. An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organization, and social change, and their implications for the pursuit of peace and justice. Articles.
5. 2022. Architectures of Thinking, The. Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships between the subject and their surroundings. By sharing an environment and its relationships, members of a community define their values, attitudes, and "reality." Articles.
6. 2021. Ideas, Religion, and Social Change. Julia Berger. Links to a book chapter and video presentation and presentation notes (offsite) presented for the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, on meaning-making processes driving NGO behavior and the Bahá'í Faith's pursuit of social change. Excerpts.
7. 2020. Crisis and the Power of an Inclusive Historical Consciousness: Progressing from Delusional Habits to Dynamic Freedom. Todd Smith. On delusional ways of thinking: the habits of totalizing reality vs. fragmenting reality. These lead us to ideologize and dichotomize. Maturity needs inclusive historical consciousness and equal interplay between the individual and the collective. Articles.
8. 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 efforts of social change, including community-building work of the Bahá'í Faith, in both its teachings and its training institute process. Articles.
9. 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.
10. 2018. Constructive Resilience. Firaydoun Javaheri. How the perseverance of the Bahá'ís in Iran has resulted in the generality of the Iranian people beginning to admire and, in some cases, arising to assist the Bahá'ís. Articles.
11. 2018. Lessons in Leadership. May Khadem. A personal journey of learning about leadership; widely shared false assumptions have led many off-course in addressing the challenges in the fight against blindness, and other public health concerns. Articles.
12. 2017. On a Bahá'í's Engagement with Society and Non-Involvement in Politics. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. Compilations-NSA.
13. 2013-03-02. Non-Involvement in Partisan Politics. Universal House of Justice. Lengthy letter to the Bahá'ís of Iran, and copied to all NSAs, about how Bahá'ís can contribute to global civilization-building partly through the community's own growth and development, and through non-political involvement in society at large. UHJ-letters.
14. 2013. Global Scholars as Ambassadors of Knowledge. Boris Handal. Global scholars can face challenges interacting with peers and with the community of their destination cultures, but can become agents of social change due to their unique overseas positions, and teach global citizenship, moral leadership, and unity. Articles.
15. 2011. Socio-Political Order, Speaking on. Universal House of Justice. Extent to which Bahá'ís, in this case an academic political scientist, may give their views on politics; comments on political activity, social change, and public policy. UHJ-letters.
16. 2010-12. Material and Spiritual Worlds. Peter J. Khan. Four talks on the Five-Year Plan given at the North Island Bahá'í Summer School, Hamilton, New Zealand, December 2010. Audio.
17. 2010-04. Constructive Resilience: The Bahá'í Response to Oppression. Michael Karlberg. Example of the non-adversarial approach of the Bahá'ís in Iran toward social change, their collective response to oppression, and heuristic insights into the dynamics of peace. Articles.
18. 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.
19. 2010. Balancing Constancy and Change in the Bahá'í Faith. Peter J. Khan. Address to the 2010 United States Bahá'í convention: transcript, video, and audio. Talks.
20. 2009. Revelation and Social Reality: Learning to Translate What Is Written into Reality. Paul Lample. The nature of change in social reality, Bahá’í understanding and practice, learning and growth, participating in the advancement of society, and problems of knowledge and power. Books.
21. 2008. Compilation on Change and Importance of Transformation. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Compilations-personal.
22. 2008. Permanence of Change, The: Contemporary Sociological and Bahá'í Perspectives. Hoda Mahmoudi. Sociohistorical changes of the Axial Age and the Renaissance, sociological views on modernity and its contemporary challenges, and key features of modernity as identified in the Bahá’í writings as "the universal awakening of historical consciousness." Articles.
23. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
24. 2005. Changing Reality: The Bahá'í Community and the Creation of a New Reality. Moojan Momen. The Bahá’í teachings criticize the socially created realities of warfare, environmental destruction, and the subordination of women, lower social classes and ethnic minorities, instead promoting a vision of global solidarity and individual worth. Articles.
25. 2003-07. Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest, The. Michael Karlberg. In our culture, political and legal institutions are structured as contests and reform is characterized as protest. This leads to injustice and unsustainability. Bahá'í models of elections and decision-making offer a practical alternative. Articles.
26. 2002/2003 Winter. Same Yet Different, The: Creating Unity Among the Diverse Members of the Bahá'í Faith. Deborah Clark Vance. A study of the process by which people form a unified community from diverse cultures based on interviews with a small group of American Bahá’ís; the importance of foundational beliefs in this process; learning intercultural communication. Articles.
27. 2002-05. Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference. Deborah Clark Vance. Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Bahá’í Faith [in the USA] to uncover a description of how they believe they can bring together diverse people; development of a linear model of multicultural communication. Theses.
28. 2001-09-02. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion. Ian Kluge. How to study the Bahá'í Writings through the use of logic. Articles-unpublished.
29. 2001-04. Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence. Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, trans. . Authorized translation of an excerpt of a tablet on "the wisdom of referring certain important laws to the House of Justice." Translations.
30. 2000. Community Functioning, Issues Concerning: Fostering the Development of Bahá'í Communities. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Extensive guidance on community development. Includes extracts from letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi on fostering the evolution of Bahá'í communities. UHJ-letters.
31. 1999. Universal House of Justice, The: Bahá'u'lláh's Agent of Change. Geoffrey W. Marks (published as Geoff Marks). On the nature of change within a community, its methods and authority; the rate and parameters of socially-acceptable change; how the Universal House of Justice exercises wisdom in leading the Bahá'í community. Articles-unpublished.
32. 1998-12. African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alcohol; hunting; initiation rites; the supernatural; tribal leadership; status of women. Compilations.
33. 1996. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality. Paul Lample, comp. The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education. Introductory.
34. 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.
35. 1995. Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth. Ros Gabriel. Essays.
36. 1994. Sex, Gender, and New Age Stereotyping. Lata Ta'eed. Advocates the abolishing of culturally produced differences between men and women and challenges gender inconsistencies inherent in many Bahá'í discussions. Articles.
37. 1993-11-23. Violence Against Women and Children. Universal House of Justice. Bahá’í principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child discipline, and community protection. UHJ-letters.
38. 1993(?)/2015. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions. NSA-letters.
39. 1991. Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America." NSA-letters.
40. 1990-01. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage. Universal House of Justice. Two letters on Táhirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women". UHJ-letters.
41. 1989-10-06. Special Report on Baha'i Burial vs. Maori Custom. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New Zealand. Special report about reconciling Bahá'í burial laws with local maori customs where they conflict; includes guidance from the Universal House of Justice. NSA-letters.
42. 1988. Psychology and Peace. Ronald Roesch. The relevance of psychology to the establishment of peace in the context of the Bahá’í peace message. Articles.
43. 1987. Process of Social Transformation, The. Farzam Arbab. Bahá'í concepts of social change contrasted with other common paradigms. Articles.
44. 1987. Strategies and Processes of Social Change. Howard Buchbinder. The theoretical and analytic context within which Marxists approach issues of social change; Marxists believe in the notion of praxis, i.e. the linkage of social theory and social action/practice. Articles.
45. 1974. Historical Analysis of Critical Transformations in the Evolution of the Bahá'í World Faith, An. Vernon Elvin Johnson. Detailed study of major changes in the Faith's history, opposition to such changes, and their resulting tensions and resolutions. Theses.

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