1. n.d.. Group Dynamics: Compilation, Study Guide, and Worksheets. Author unknown, comp. — Collection of materials on group dynamics: a compilation from the Writings, study questions, observa... Compilations-personal.
2. 2026-02. Coordination for the Common Good: Governing Institutions in Partnership with Community Action and Individual Initiative. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement for the 64th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD). Soci... BIC.
3. 2025-09. Principled Engagement: The Bahá'í Community of Iran's Approach to Social Change. Iqan Shahidi. — Analyzes the Iranian Baha’i community’s principled, non-adversarial engagement in social change,... Articles.
4. 2025-07. Bahá'í Sacred Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, comp. . — A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of Baha’u’llah and the Writings and u... Writings.
5. 2025-04-21. Global Community, A. Bahá'í World. — The global Baha’i community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles throug... Articles.
6. 2025-04-21. New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through ... Articles.
7. 2025-04-21. Fostering a Worldwide Movement of Youth. Bahá'í World. — Youth empowerment through spiritual education, service, and community-building programs, cultivating... Articles.
8. 2025-04-21. Women and Social Progress: Building Communities Based on Dynamic Partnership. Bahá'í World. — Highlights the Baha’i principle of gender equality, showing its spiritual basis and global applica... Articles.
9. 2025-03. Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá'ie à la Conférence des Nations unies sur le développement durable. Pierre Spierckel, trans. — Déclaration de la Communauté internationale baha’ie à Rio de Janeiro: "Sustaining Societies: To... BIC.
10. 2025. Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15. Deborah Clark Vance. — Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is o... Articles.
11. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em... Articles.
12. 2024-09-04. Embracing Interdependence: Foundations for a World in Transition. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement on the occasion of the United Nations Summit of the Future, advocating for global governan... BIC.
13. 2024-09. "Justly and Without Bias": Consultation as a Technique for Mitigating Cognitive Biases. Andres Elvira Espinosa. — Exploring Baha’i consultation as a framework for mitigating cognitive biases, emphasizing group de... Articles.
14. 2024-09. Transformative Dialogue: A Key to Elevating Discourses. Roger Neyman, Charlotte Wenninger. — "Transformative Dialogue" is a process that can facilitate understanding among dialogue partners; a ... Articles.
15. 2024-03. Becoming Attuned to Reality: Presuppositions and the Power of Learning in Action. Todd Smith. — The learning mode of action, reflection, consultation, and study encourages investigators to attend ... Articles.
16. 2024-03. Revelation as Scientific in its Method: Science, Diversity, Consultation, and Learning in Action. Stephen R. Friberg. — An exploration of Shoghi Effendi's statement that the Baha'i Faith is scientific in method; the role... Articles.
17. 2024-03. Even as the Waves of One Sea: Bahá'í Consultation's Implicit Cultural Support for the Clash of Differing Opinions. Whitney White Kazemipour. — A letter from Shoghi Effendi introduces some cultural dynamics which underlie Baha'i consultation; d... Articles.
18. 2024. Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective. Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino). — The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justi... Articles.
19. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. — Links to 46 interviews highlighting how Baha’i individuals and communities worldwide apply spiritu... Audio.
20. 2023-11-28. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice. — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard... UHJ-letters.
21. 2023-08. To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — The cause of unity; creating families that illuminate the world; the ideal milieu for learning the p... Compilations.
22. 2023-07. Democracy Built on Communicative Action, A: Bahá'í Political Practice as a Prefigurative Resource for Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Inclusivity. Michael Sabet. — Habermas' mode for coordinating society grounded in deliberation; the critical role of prefigurative... Articles.
23. 2022-11-01. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis... UHJ-letters.
24. 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... Compilations-NSA.
25. 2022-06-01. One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahá'í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World. Bahá'í International Community. — A pictorial magazine-style overview of Baha'i views on the environment, trusteeship, development, pr... BIC.
26. 2022-05. Karlberg's Notion of Consultation and Bahá'í Consultation (Ontological Truths, Knowledge and Ethics). Filip Boicu. — Michael Karlberg proposes a "consultative epistemology" as central to the Baha'i methodology for soc... Articles-unpublished.
27. 2021-05. Secret of Divine Civilization, The. Fariba Moghadam. — Overview of the history Abdu'l-Baha's treatise, and its themes presented through a compilation of qu... Presentations.
28. 2021-02. Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition. Bahá'í International Community. — A statement to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development on technological innovation... BIC.
29. 2020-11. Creating an Inclusive Narrative. Australian Bahá'í Community. — Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a ... Articles.
30. 2020-05. The Role of Public Institutions in Ensuring Social Well-Being. Alex Vedovi. — Questions around government’s role in social welfare and the welfare state; Baha'i perspectives on... Articles.
31. 2019-12-01. Social media and non-involvement in politics. Universal House of Justice. — Guidance on avoiding political involvement, exercising caution on social media, promoting unity, and... UHJ-letters.
32. 2019-01-18. Message on World Peace. Universal House of Justice. — Letter about important steps the world made towards world peace, and the current situation, in relat... UHJ-letters.
33. 2018/2023. Economics and the Bahá'í Faith. Hooshmand Badee. — On a vision of a just global economy rooted in unity, equity, justice and the oneness of humanity. E... Books.
34. 2018-05-03. 35 Common Objections to the Bahá'í Faith. Bridging Beliefs. — Responses to common critiques of, doubts about, and objections to the Baha'i Faith and against relig... Transcripts.
35. 2018. Power and the Bahá'í community. Moojan Momen. — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the... Articles.
36. 2018. Power of Reflection, The: Advancing Governance and Dispute Resolution Systems through Devolved Reflection and Shared Knowledge Generation. Shahla Ali. — Reflection is the "source of crafts, sciences and arts," with the capacity to produce "pearls of wis... Articles.
37. 2018. Lessons in Leadership. May Khadem. — A personal journey of learning about leadership; widely shared false assumptions have led many off-c... Articles.
38. 2018. Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks. Nader Saiedi. — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l... Audio.
39. 2017-11-29. Climate Change: Policies and Political Discourse. Universal House of Justice. — Letter "to three individuals" on the science behind anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, and... UHJ-letters.
40. 2017-04-27. Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs. Universal House of Justice. — Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freed... UHJ-letters.
41. 2015/2025. Principles of Spiritual Economics: A Compilation from the Bahá'í Writings. Hooshmand Badee, comp. — A book-length compilation, in 38 chapters, from the writings of Baha’u’llah, The Bab, ‘Abdu’... Compilations-personal.
42. 2015. Deganawida, the Peacemaker. Christopher Buck. — Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago. Encyclopedia.
43. 2014. Bahá'í Consultation and the Transformation of Society. Moojan Momen. — Overview of consultation in the Baha'i Faith, from its introduction in the Aqdas and first implement... Articles.
44. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola... Audio.
45. 2013-2018/2023. Various Essays. Susan Gammage. — 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Baha'i life, life coaching and counselling, ... Essays.
46. 2012. Human Knowledge and the Advancement of Society. Hoda Mahmoudi. — Knowledge is the means toward realizing a global civilization. The current Five Year Plan focuses th... Articles.
47. 2011. Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity. Nader Saiedi. — We have arrived at a turning point in human evolution: the moment of the birth of the human being. T... Articles.
48. 2010-01-22. Politics and Engagement in the Life of Society. Universal House of Justice. — On which principles should guide Iranian believers in their participation in the life of society, an... UHJ-letters.
49. 2010. Indispensability of Consultation for Ordering Human Affairs, The. Ian C. Semple. — Consultation is not just another word for discussion. It is not just a technique to be learned, but ... Articles.
50. 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 evol... Audio.
51. 2009/2010/2018. Consultation, Portraits, Rakahs, Murtus, and Unknown Language. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Three replies from the Research Department to an individual, dated 2009, 2010 and 2018, on a variety... UHJ-letters.
52. 2009-11-24. To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the family and its role in the advancement of civilization. UHJ-letters.
53. 2009-05-17. Celebration of the Nineteen Day Feast. Universal House of Justice. — Guidance on adapting the Nineteen Day Feast amid community growth, emphasizing decentralization, inc... UHJ-letters.
54. 2008. La consultation. William S. Hatcher. — Fireside talk. Audio.
55. 2007. Western Liberal Democracy as a New World Order?. Michael Karlberg. — Argues that competitive liberal democracy is outdated and inequitable, proposing non-adversarial, co... Articles.
56. 2007. Word is the Master Key for the Whole World, The: The Bahá'í Revelation and the "Teaching and Spirit of the Cause" in Dialogical and Personal Thinking. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — The Word of God is the master key that opens all doors; it assures the opening to the meaning of the... Articles.
57. 2007. Bahá'í Consultation and Freireian Dialogue in Development: A Comparative Perspective. Adel Salmanzadeh. — The potential Baha'i contribution to the development process; case study of Baha’i consultation in... Articles.
58. 2007. Mediation, Transformation and Consultation: A Comparative Analysis of Conflict Resolution Models. Guy Sinclair. — The Baha'i principle of consultation as a framework for mediation, transformation, and the process o... Articles.
59. 2007. Conversive Turn in Bahá'í Scripture, The: An Intersubjective Communications Model for Bridging Global Diversity. Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez. — Communications which manifest equality of participants bring diverse persons and elements of the wor... Articles.
60. 2005-12/2015-06. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson: Review. Geza Farkas. Reviews.
61. 2005-11. Knowledge. Paul Lample. Audio.
62. 2005. Changing Reality: The Bahá'í Community and the Creation of a New Reality. Moojan Momen. — The Baha’i teachings criticize the socially created realities of warfare, environmental destruc... Articles.
63. 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 characteri... Articles.
64. 2003. Protecting the Human Family: Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, and Bahá'í Principles. Brian D. Lepard. — The moral and legal problems raised by the use of military force to aid human rights victims. Releva... Articles.
65. 2002. Ireland's Multi-Ethnic Immigration Challenge: An Irish Bahá'í View. Eamonn Moane. — After centuries of population loss, Ireland’s economic success in the 1990s led to a surge of imm... Articles.
66. 2001-01-01. Wisdom of the people: Potential and pitfalls in efforts by the Comanches to recreate traditional ways of building consensus. Benjamin J. Broome. — Includes mention that a few Indian nations have adopted the Baha'i "consultation" method of decision... Excerpts.
67. 2001. Gender Equality Based on the Teachings of the Bahá'í Faith, and its Application in Southern Africa. Farhad Aghdasi. — The nature of prejudice; the role of religion in advancement of women; the first educator; tradition... Articles-unpublished.
68. 2000. Social and Economic Development. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, trans. . Compilations.
69. 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... Articles.
70. 2000. Principles for Effective Parenting. Don Dainty. — A cycle for successful family development; preparation for marriage; parental roles; virtues educati... Essays.
71. 1999-2007. Association for Bahá'í Studies in Southern Africa: Website archive. Association for Bahá'í Studies in Southern Africa. — Backup of the homepage of ABS-SA, with local links to any material imported into BLO. — in proces... Link.
72. 1998. Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker. Phyllis K. Peterson. — On how intimacy in the Baha'i community can be created, using Baha’i scriptures as guideline. We h... Articles-unpublished.
73. 1998. Bahá'í Fundamentals for Bioethics. Leila Rassekh Milani, Kavian Sadeghzade Milani. — The science of the soul; Baha’i scriptural understanding of suffering, theodicy, and the purpose o... Articles.
74. 1997-05. Letter to Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá Bádí'u'lláh Khán of Abadih. Shoghi Effendi, Juan Cole, trans. . — Answers four questions: (1) re "Crimson Scroll"; (2) re the "Sacred Night"; (3) re the "Tablet of th... Guardian.
75. 1997. Freedom of Speech: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Essays.
76. 1997. Improved Access to Intelligent Responses Using the Bahá'í Model of Consultation: Two Exploratory Small-Sample Studies. John E. Kolstoe. — Studies using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale show that people consulting together can access ... Articles.
77. 1997. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology. Juan Cole. — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd... Articles.
78. 1996-06. Sustainable Communities in an Integrating World. Bahá'í International Community. — Concept paper prepared for the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) he... BIC.
79. 1996. Communicative Interaction: Relating Habermasian Universalism to Baha'i Consultation. Jonah Winters. — The philosophy of Jurgen Habermas has been influential in formulating definitions of morality. These... Personal.
80. 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.
81. 1996. Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?. Viva Rodwell. — Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture. Essays.
82. 1996. Overcoming Barriers to Unity: An Essay on Group Harmony. Steven E. Ellis. — Different perspectives on unity and disunity; red flags of disunity including anger, advising, perfe... Books.
83. 1995. Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth. Ros Gabriel. Essays.
84. 1995. Problem Solving in the Family. Erik Blumenthal. — How can we solve our problems or conflicts? We need to know and put 5 factors into practice: our att... Essays.
85. 1994-2021. Various Essays. Jack McLean. — 43 essays on various topics, many with Baha'i themes, most published in the Gulf Islands Driftwood o... Essays.
86. 1994. Unity and Consultation: Foundations of Sustainable Development. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. NSA-letters.
87. 1993/2000/2013. True Foundation of All Economics, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Hooshmand Badee, comp. . — Book-length compilation ordered by chapters covering 26 themes on the economy, welfare, development,... Compilations-personal.
88. 1993-11-23. Violence Against Women and Children. Universal House of Justice. — Baha’i principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child... UHJ-letters.
89. 1993. Organic Order, An: An Approach to the Philosophy of Bahá'u'lláh through the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Roger Coe. — The structure of the Administrative Order as outlined by the writings of the Guardian, and the princ... Articles.
90. 1993. Scholarship, Bahá'í: Statements from the World Centre. Universal House of Justice. Compilations.
91. 1991. Consultation. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. — Compilation on consultation in the Baha’i Faith, a spiritual, collaborative process fostering trut... Compilations.
92. 1991. Family Life. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Compilations.
93. 1991. Marriages, Preserving Bahá'í. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
94. 1990/2010. Consultation: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Introductory.
95. 1990. Principles of Consultation Applied to the Process of Innovation in a Corporate Environment. Robert B. Rosenfeld, Michael H. Winger-Bearskin. — Innovation is essential for industrial growth, but is obstructed when creative employees are unable ... Articles.
96. 1990. Translating the Bahá'í Writings. Craig Alan Volker. — In translating the Baha’i writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting bot... Articles.
97. 1988-12-29. Individual Rights and Freedoms. Universal House of Justice. — An important and often-quoted letter about rights and freedom of expression in the Baha'i community,... UHJ-documents.
98. 1988. Protection of Diversity in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, The. Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information. — Statement dated December 29, 1985, released by the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public... BIC.
99. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition. Compilations-personal.
100. 1987. Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace. John Huddleston. — Highlights a few points in the Baha'i approach to government and collective action. Articles.
101. 1987. Consultation in the Quest for World Peace. Roger Coe. — The Universal House of Justice in Promise of World Peace advised that Baha'is conduct their affairs ... Articles-unpublished.
102. 1986. Forces of Our Time, The. Hooper Dunbar. — Excerpt from a talk presented at the "Prepare for Peace" conference, Long Beach, California, August ... Talks.
103. 1986. Consultation and Compromise in Environment Affairs. Bill Knight-Weiler. — Examples of environmental disagreements — involving ranchers, off-road vehicle use, acid rain, and... Essays.
104. 1985-10. Promise of World Peace, The. Universal House of Justice. — Call to global unity, affirming peace as humanity’s next evolutionary stage and urging moral, spir... UHJ-documents.
105. 1985-07-15. Activities in the Bahá'í World Community to Improve the Status of Women during the United Nations Decade for Women. Bahá'í International Community. — Report presented to the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Natio... BIC.
106. 1983. Poetry of Loving: Family Therapy and the Bahá'í Faith. Michael J. Bruwer. — Psychotherapy and the family; the Baha'i concept of the family; the role of models of the world. Articles.
107. 1978-10-11. Guidance about How to Direct the Course of One's Life. Universal House of Justice. — Ways to conform our conduct to the Teachings and the service of the Cause and mankind, including fiv... UHJ-letters.
108. 1978-03-27. Ranks and Functions in the Bahá'í Cause. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the relationships between administrative institutions; Different ranks of and interactive ... UHJ-letters.
109. 1976. Spiritual Assembly's Growing Pains, A. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — A play, in 28 pages, showing "some of the workings of a Baha'i Spiritual Assembly: some of the blund... Fiction.
110. 1972/1999/2009. Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá'í Administration. Adib Taherzadeh. — The spirit that animates the Administrative Order of Baha’u’llah; spiritual attitudes that chara... Books.
111. 1972. Birds of Diverse Feathers Consult Together. Daniel C. Jordan, Doug Honaker. — 25-minute film strip with audio narration, written by Jordan and illustrated by Honaker. Originally ... Video.
112. 1944-10. Primer for Bahá'í Assemblies. Marzieh Gail. — Overview of the Baha'i political system, and proposals for consultation, assembly functioning. Essays.
113. 1943-05-25. Letter to John B. Cornell. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Short personal letter relating answers from Shoghi Effendi to various questions of Cornell, on votin... Letters.
114. 1915-06-24. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915. Edward C. Getsinger, comp. — The importance of humility, spiritual guidance, unity, and self-sacrifice over rigid adherence to la... Pilgrims.

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1. 1983-11-21 — A brief entitled The Future of Canada: A Baha'i Perspective was presented to The Royal Commission on...

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