- Achieving Universal Participation of Older Adults: An Exploration of Its Challenges and Spiritual Foundations, by Catherine Bigonnesse, Jean Marc Bigonnesse (2015). On involving older adults in the process of participation in society; some of the root causes of ageism, such as avoiding the topic of death and a materialistic view of the soul; the role of older adults in the process of community building.
- Architectures of Thinking, The, by Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano (2022). 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."
- Bahá'í Sacred Writings, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, comp. (2025-07). A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and the Writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, representing the range of the Bahá’í teachings
- 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.
- Celebration of the Nineteen Day Feast, by Universal House of Justice (2009-05-17). Guidance on adapting the Nineteen Day Feast amid community growth, emphasizing decentralization, inclusivity, and flexible administration while preserving unity and core Bahá’í principles.
- Changing Reality: The Bahá'í Community and the Creation of a New Reality, by Moojan Momen (2005). 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.
- Community and Collective Action, by Gustavo Correa (2015/2020-08). On the hopeful efforts of groups of people around the world to build a new kind of community based on the oneness of humankind, and the vision and process guiding these efforts.
- Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth, by Ros Gabriel (1995).
- Community Functioning, Issues Concerning: Fostering the Development of Bahá'í Communities, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000). Extensive guidance on community development. Includes extracts from letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi on fostering the evolution of Bahá'í communities.
- 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.
- Encouragement, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice (2006).
- European Strategy for the Elderly, A: The Irreplaceable Role of Community Life, by Bahá'í International Community (2023-11-29). Statement envisioning the elderly as invaluable contributors to community life, emphasizing their role as active participants in shaping a cohesive and vibrant society.
- From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States, by Naghme Naseri Morlock (2023). The denial of a national identity of Bahá'ís in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differences between immigrant and American Bahá'ís; the importance of religious identity; how religious, national, and cultural identities are negotiated.
- Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018-05). A selection of writings prepared by the International Teaching Centre for the Continental Counsellors and their Auxiliaries.
- Global Community, A: Elements of a Global Spiritual Endeavor (2006-2021), by Bahá'í World (2025-04-21). The global Bahá’í community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles through systematic learning, community-building, and inclusive, grassroots action worldwide; overview of 2006–2021.
- Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í, by Author unknown (2023). Six overview essays on Bahá'í history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
- Indexes to Bahá'í World volumes: Obituaries, chronologies, contents, illustrations, Patricia Paccassi, comp, Frank Paccassi, comp. (2013). Seven separate indexes for Bahá'í World, in PDF, Word, and Excel versions, current through 2013.
- Indonesian Bahá'í Community's Perspective on Gender Equality, by Samsul Hidayat (2023). On the concept of gender equality in Indonesian context from a Bahá'í perspective; Bahá'ís view gender differences only from biological factors; differences are due to the cultures of the people, not patriarchal ideology like in the Indonesian tradition.
- Investment in your community reaps priceless profits, by Ted Slavin (2010-90-18). Getting to know people in your community, and being helpful to your neighbors, has unexpected benefits.
- Legacies and Prospects: Baha'i Community Building Yesterday and Tomorrow, by Ismael Velasco (2002). On the rise and evolution of a world Bahá'í community in the 20th century, and new paradigms for community building.
- Love and Estrangement in the Bahá'í Community, by Arnold Nerenberg: Review, by Sidney Edward Morrison (1987). On personal feelings of alienation in the Bahá'í community, self image, and backbiting.
- Meaning of Community, The, by Ann Boyles (1997-04-21). Exploring challenges and hopes for future community, critiques global capitalism, technology, and dislocation while proposing values-based, sustainable, inclusive alternatives.
- New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute, by Bahá'í World (2025-04-21). The Bahá’í training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through study, service, and collective learning.
- Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino) (2024). The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justice, equity, and inclusive consultation.
- Pathways to Transformation: The Bahá'í Journey, by John A. Davidson (2023). Compilation on Bahá'u'lláh's vision of building a peaceful and progressive planetary civilization, and of the Bahá'í community's approach to individual and collective learning in working to manifest this global transformation. Link to book (offsite).
- Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities, by Universal House of Justice (1996-02). Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Bahá'í gatherings because of an inability to understand English.
- Psychology and Peace, by Ronald Roesch (1988). The relevance of psychology to the establishment of peace in the context of the Bahá’í peace message.
- Regarding Family Life and Marriage, by Universal House of Justice (2025-03-19). Letter emphasizing the Bahá’í family’s role in fostering unity, equality, and spiritual growth, shaping communities, and resisting societal disintegration through service, education, and evolving family structures.
- Religion in the Modem World, by Anjam Khursheed (2001). On aspects of the Western secular rebellion against theocracy and the rise of free enquiry and freedom of conscience through the lens of the European Reformation and Galileo’s conflict with the Papacy; religion's role in strengthening family unity.
- Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman (1995). Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan customs and beliefs were changed or lost.
- Ruhi Books, by Ruhi Institute (1987-2025). Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
- Shoghi Effendi: Guide for a New Millennium, by Glenford Mitchell (1997). The Bahá'í community is a global laboratory in which a transformation in individual and collective behaviour is progressing, leading to a new sense of community and the glimmerings of a new world order.
- Spiritual Health of American Community, by Universal House of Justice (1991-03). Publication of a letter addressing an individual's concerns for the spiritual health of the American Bahá’í community, and suggestions for personal action. (Letter dated Dec. 24 1990, published March 1991.)
- Strengthening Solidarity: Social Cohesion as a Driver of Development, by Bahá'í International Community (2025-01-22). A statement to the 63rd Session of the Commission for Social Development: Social cohesion, grounded in moral principles, is essential for sustainable development, fostering unity, resilience, and collective prosperity beyond material resources.
- Whanau (extended family) Structures as an Innovative Intervention into Maori Educational and Schooling Crises, by Graham Hingangaroa Smith (1995). The development of an innovative response by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to the dual crises of Maori educational underachievement on the one hand and to the loss of Maori language, knowledge and culture on the other.
- World's Current State of Disorder and Confusion, The, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Bahá'í World Centre, comp. (2020-09). Compilation of passages relevant to contemporary issues of 2020, and the appropriate disposition of the Bahá'ís.
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