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, observation techniques, worksheets to help improve group discussion and cohesion. 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). Social progress emerges through coordinated partnership among institutions, communities, and individuals, grounded in trust, consultation, and shared purpose. BIC.
3. 2025-09. Principled Engagement: The Bahá'í Community of Iran's Approach to Social Change. Iqan Shahidi. Analyzes the Iranian Bahá’í community’s principled, non-adversarial engagement in social change, highlighting constructive resilience, community building, and non-political contributions despite persecution. 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 Bahá’u’lláh and the Writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, representing the range of the Bahá’í teachings. Writings.
5. 2025-04-21. Global Community, A. Bahá'í World. The global Bahá’í community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles through systematic learning, community-building, and inclusive, grassroots action worldwide; overview of 1996–2021. Articles.
6. 2025-04-21. New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute. Bahá'í World. The Bahá’í training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through study, service, and collective learning. 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 agents of social transformation amid mounting global challenges. Articles.
8. 2025-04-21. Women and Social Progress: Building Communities Based on Dynamic Partnership. Bahá'í World. Highlights the Bahá’í principle of gender equality, showing its spiritual basis and global application through education, leadership, and community action. 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 bahá’ie à Rio de Janeiro: "Sustaining Societies: Towards a New "We'." 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 our thought, not our bodies; life is for acquiring spiritual attributes; Baháʼí temples are symbols of unity, fostering peace and community-building. 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 employed in the original work, and idiosyncrasies of English usage; case study of passage of Bahá'u'lláh as translated into Japanese and Tok Pisin. 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 governance reform centered on humanity's oneness, urging leaders to prioritize unity, justice, and interdependence for lasting peace. BIC.
13. 2024-09. "Justly and Without Bias": Consultation as a Technique for Mitigating Cognitive Biases. Andres Elvira Espinosa. Exploring Bahá’í consultation as a framework for mitigating cognitive biases, emphasizing group deliberation, justification, and repeated exposure to diverse perspectives for effective debiasing. 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 distinct mode of dialogue with a recognizable set of precepts and processes, it can be studied, systematically developed, and used within communities. 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 to six "interplays" which work together to facilitate collaborative readings of reality in the search for truth. 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 Bahá'í Faith is scientific in method; the role of diversity in scientific objectivity and bias; the process of action, reflection, consultation, and study. 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 Bahá'í consultation; disagreement can precede collective understanding and is not a sign of failure; the prayer to open meetings gives a moral motivation and ethos of tolerance. 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, justice, equity, and inclusive consultation. Articles.
19. 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.
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 Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre. 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 principles of consultation; addressing challenges. 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 politics; the Bahá'í community demonstrates effective norms and practices; 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 of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa. 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.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.
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 Bahá'í views on the environment, trusteeship, development, progress, and spirituality. 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 Bahá'í methodology for social change. The claim is that a new model for civilization building has been born, one that transcends previous limitations. Articles-unpublished.
27. 2021-05. Secret of Divine Civilization, The. Fariba Moghadam. Overview of the history Abdu'l-Bahá's treatise, and its themes presented through a compilation of quotations. Prepared for the Wilmette Institute. 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, consultation on technological adoption, and working inclusively between communities and governments. 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 socially cohesive society. 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; Bahá'í perspectives on the government's role in supporting well-being; taxation, wealth, and poverty; 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 focusing on spiritual transformation for societal betterment. 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 relation to the activities the Bahá'ís are involved with. 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. Economic systems must serve the broader aim of human and societal advancement. Economics and spirituality are not enemies but partners. 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 Bahá'í Faith and against religion in general. Transcripts.
35. 2018. Power and the Bahá'í community. Moojan Momen. While Bahá'í social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the case today. The problem the world faces is not in the principles that would lead to a better society, but in their application. 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 wisdom and utterance as will promote the well-being and harmony of all the kindreds of the earth." It can improve institutions and community governance. Articles.
37. 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.
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'llah's Revelation that relate to peace, and how Baha'u'llah reconstructs the concepts of victory, mystical poetry, interpretation, and the temple. 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 how Bahá'ís might participate in activism and raising awareness of the issue while avoiding political divisiveness. 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 freedom that Bahá’ís have to engage in social action and public discourse, particularly in relation to the principle of non-involvement in political affairs. 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 Bahá’u’lláh, The Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and the Universal House of Justice on the relationship between economics and 33 sub-topics. 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 Bahá'í Faith, from its introduction in the Aqdas and first implementation in Iran in the 1870s, and ways in which successive Bahá'í leaders promoted it in the community and for transformation of society. Articles.
44. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Bahá'í history, key writings, and the need for scholarly study, translation, and contextual analysis of Bahá'í texts. Audio.
45. 2013-2018/2023. Various Essays. Susan Gammage. 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann. 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 the Bahá'í community’s consultation, reflection, and global growth, and the individual’s applying spiritual and secular knowledge to help this process. 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. This paper examines the development of this idea in the Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and its opposite concept, dehumanization. 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, and other themes related to political activism and social justice. 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 requires a development of the character of the individuals who are involved in it. 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 evolution of religion and humanity. Includes compilation materials for further study. 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 of topics. 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, inclusivity, and flexible administration while preserving unity and core Bahá’í principles. 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, consultative, service-oriented governance as a more just, sustainable model for an interdependent world. 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 whole world and its relationship to heaven; it is the key to the hearts of men and the human spirit, which opens this world towards the doors of heaven. Articles.
57. 2007. Bahá'í Consultation and Freireian Dialogue in Development: A Comparative Perspective. Adel Salmanzadeh. The potential Bahá'í contribution to the development process; case study of Bahá’í consultation in development practice with the 'Radio for Development' (Ecuador); conflict between privileging the global market vs. human communities; sustainability. Articles.
58. 2007. Mediation, Transformation and Consultation: A Comparative Analysis of Conflict Resolution Models. Guy Sinclair. The Bahá'í principle of consultation as a framework for mediation, transformation, and the process of conflict resolution. The need for dialogue between all those concerned with such goals. 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 world together. Bahá'í consultation exemplifies the capacity of language to transform the world through the unifying power of interpersonal connections. 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 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.
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 characterized as protest. This leads to injustice and unsustainability. Bahá'í models of elections and decision-making offer a practical alternative. 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. Relevant Bahá’í ethical principles and how these might assist us to reform existing international law to better protect all members of the human family. 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 immigration, but its reaction to a multi-ethnic influx has been disappointing. It needs Bahá'í approaches like consultation, tolerance, fairness, and morality. 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 Bahá'í "consultation" method of decision making. 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 and culture; the William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation; education programs; the practice of consultation and gender equality in Bahá'í communities. 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 subjective stories, between art as the representation of reality and faith based on the Word of God. We inherited a responsibility to resolve this tension. Articles.
70. 2000. Principles for Effective Parenting. Don Dainty. A cycle for successful family development; preparation for marriage; parental roles; virtues education; support of institutions. 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 process Link.
72. 1999. Irish Bahá'í Summer School. Adib Taherzadeh. A wide-ranging talk on the administrative order, anecdotes about George Townshend, and time spent in Ireland. Audio.
73. 1998. Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker. Phyllis K. Peterson. On how intimacy in the Bahá'í community can be created, using Bahá’í scriptures as guideline. We hunger for intimacy, which is a prerequisite for friendship and a key principle in teaching. Cases drawn from experiences of people who feel psychically hurt. Articles-unpublished.
74. 1998. Bahá'í Fundamentals for Bioethics. Leila Rassekh Milani, Kavian Sadeghzade Milani. The science of the soul; Bahá’í scriptural understanding of suffering, theodicy, and the purpose of creation; definitions of life and death, as well as the purpose of human life; formulating a Bahá’í approach to bioethical dilemmas. Articles.
75. 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 the Bell"; and (4) using the Kitab-i-Aqdas for bibliomancy. Guardian.
76. 1997. Freedom of Speech: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Essays.
77. 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 intelligent responses superior to that attained through individual effort, and suggest several areas of inquiry for further investigation. Articles.
78. 1997. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology. Juan Cole. The idea of liberation and equality is central to Bahá'í theology; the poor in the 19th century Middle East; Bahá'u'lláh and the poor; Tablet to the Kings on wealth and peace; laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and Huququ'lláh; state social welfare. Articles.
79. 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) held in Istanbul, Turkey. BIC.
80. 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 theories are similar to the unique use by Bahá'ís of "consultation" as a tool for creating civil societies and nonrepressive moral codes. Personal.
81. 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.
82. 1996. Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?. Viva Rodwell. Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture. Essays.
83. 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, perfectionism, excessive speech; group decision-making; and the role of the institutions. Includes compilation on the subject of unity. Books.
84. 1995. Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth. Ros Gabriel. Essays.
85. 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 attitude; mutual respect; understanding each other's motives; changing the 'present agreement' by conscious communication; and mutual cooperation. Essays.
86. 1994-2021. Various Essays. Jack McLean. 43 essays on various topics, many with Bahá'í themes, most published in the Gulf Islands Driftwood of Salt Spring Island, BC. Essays.
87. 1994. Unity and Consultation: Foundations of Sustainable Development. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. NSA-letters.
88. 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, women's employment, work ethics, morality, agriculture, extremes of wealth and poverty, profit-sharing, health and alcohol, consultation. Compilations-personal.
89. 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.
90. 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 principles of the Anisa model of education. Available audio and presentation formats as well as the published article. Articles.
91. 1993. Scholarship, Bahá'í: Statements from the World Centre. Universal House of Justice. Compilations.
92. 1991. Consultation. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Compilation on consultation in the Bahá’í Faith, a spiritual, collaborative process fostering truth, unity, humility, and collective decision‑making in both personal and community affairs. Compilations.
93. 1991. Family Life. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Compilations.
94. 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.
95. 1990/2010. Consultation: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Introductory.
96. 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 to communicate ideas and the organization is unresponsive. The Bahá’í process of consultation can enhance communication to promote innovation.  Articles.
97. 1990. Translating the Bahá'í Writings. Craig Alan Volker. In translating the Bahá’í writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting both the beauty of the original and accurately conveying its concepts; consultation is an integral part of the process; practical problems faced by translators. Articles.
98. 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 Bahá'í community, as contrasted with those in American civil society. UHJ-documents.
99. 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 Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information following the broadcast of a BBC program on the Bahá'í Faith in 1985. BIC.
100. 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 Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition. Compilations-personal.
101. 1987. Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace. John Huddleston. Highlights a few points in the Bahá'í approach to government and collective action. Articles.
102. 1987. Consultation in the Quest for World Peace. Roger Coe. The Universal House of Justice in Promise of World Peace advised that Bahá'ís conduct their affairs utilizing a system of "commonly accepted consultative principles". This is a brief but comprehensive study of that system. Includes audio version. Articles-unpublished.
103. 1986. Forces of Our Time, The. Hooper Dunbar. Excerpt from a talk presented at the "Prepare for Peace" conference, Long Beach, California, August 1985. Talks.
104. 1986. Consultation and Compromise in Environment Affairs. Bill Knight-Weiler. Examples of environmental disagreements — involving ranchers, off-road vehicle use, acid rain, and protected-lands designation — from Oregon and Washington, illustrating how the process of consultation can lead to environmental protection. Essays.
105. 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, spiritual, and collective responsibility for its realization. Distributed to many leaders, politicians and prominent individuals since its writing in 1985. UHJ-documents.
106. 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 Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace BIC.
107. 1983. Poetry of Loving: Family Therapy and the Bahá'í Faith. Michael J. Bruwer. Psychotherapy and the family; the Bahá'í concept of the family; the role of models of the world. Articles.
108. 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 five steps of prayer for guidance told by the Guardian to Ruth Moffett, which can be regarded as just "personal suggestions" but are "quite sound." UHJ-letters.
109. 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 functioning of the Continental Board of Counsellors versus National Spiritual Assemblies. UHJ-letters.
110. 1976. Spiritual Assembly's Growing Pains, A. Rúhíyyih Khánum. A play, in 28 pages, showing "some of the workings of a Bahá'í Spiritual Assembly: some of the blunders, some of the problems; how certain types of people fit better into one office and others into another." Fiction.
111. 1972/1999/2009. Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá'í Administration. Adib Taherzadeh. The spirit that animates the Administrative Order of Bahá’u’lláh; spiritual attitudes that characterize members of the institutions of the Cause; unfoldment of the Administrative Order during the first 50 years of the Formative Age; statistical info. Books.
112. 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 accompanied by a booklet that had photos of all the images and the narrative. Video.
113. 1944-10. Primer for Bahá'í Assemblies. Marzieh Gail. Overview of the Bahá'í political system, and proposals for consultation, assembly functioning. Essays.
114. 1943-05-25. Letter to John B. Cornell. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Short personal letter relating answers from Shoghi Effendi to various questions of Cornell, on voting age, the election of the House, the "Source of all knowledge," etc. Letters.
115. 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 law; the dangers of envy and ambition, true authority in the Faith is characterized by humility and service, not personal ambition. Pilgrims.

1. 1988-12-29 — The Universal House of Justice issued a letter to the Bahá'ís in the United States published as Individual Rights and Freedoms in the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh. [Mess86-01p60]

1. 1983-11-21 —
   A brief entitled The Future of Canada: A Bahá'í Perspective was presented to The Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects of Canada on behalf of the Canadian Bahá'í Community through the National Spiritual Assembly in Saskatoon. [The Future of Canada: A Bahá'í Perspective]
   • Photographs in this publication were contributed by Elizabeth Martin. [HNWE44]

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