1. 2025-11. Tablet of the Letters (Ḥurūfāt) Revealed by the Báb, The. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — On the interrelation of the Divine Names, the cosmos, and the hierarchy of creation.The Bab enumerat... Translations.
2. 2025-01. Big Bang Standard Model and Bahá'í Cosmology, The: Resolving a Present Disparity Through Science and Religion. Jack McLean. — On cyclic models that posit a universe before the Big Bang; comparison of theories of dynamic expans... Articles-unpublished.
3. 2025. تقریرا ی ت بر کتاب ایقان (Notes on the Kitáb-i-Íqán). Iman Motlagh Arani. — A structured reading of key themes — return and recognition, symbolic cosmology, and the logic of ... Books.
4. 2025. Reason in the Orbit of Revelation: Constructing a Bahá'í Philosophical Paradigm. Iman Motlagh Arani. — A book-length systematic proposal for a Baha'i philosophical framework across metaphysics, epistemol... Books.
5. 2025. End of Theology, part 2, The: The Metaphysical Status of Cosmos and the Resolution of Kant's Antinomies in Bahá'í Metaphysics. Iman Motlagh Arani. — On the ontological and epistemological status of the cosmos through the lens of Baha'i metaphysics. ... Articles-unpublished.
6. 2025. Ernie's Universe. Ernie Jones. — A compilation from the Writings on themes of spirituality and cosmology, along with personal notes; ... Articles-unpublished.
7. 2022-03. Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna. Joshua Hall (published as Joshua D. T. Hall). — Comparison of the teachings of Baha’u’llah on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna;... Articles.
8. 2019. On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn': Provisional translation. Abdu'l-Bahá, Adib Masumian, trans, Peyman Sazedj, trans. . — Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Baha on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qu... Translations.
9. 2018. Oneness of Reality, The: A Response to Moojan Momen's "Relativism as a Basis for Baha'i Metaphysics". Peter Terry. — Dialogue on epistemology and ontology as presented in the core literature of the Baha’i religion. Articles-unpublished.
10. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ... Resources.
11. 2017/2022. Bahá'í Teachings on The Universe. Ernie Jones, comp. — Compilation of writings related to the cosmos, the worlds of God, and spiritual evolution. Study.
12. 2016. Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas). Bahá'u'lláh, Keven Brown, trans. . — On some situations relating to a person’s private rights, in this case theft and debt, with a larg... Translations.
13. 2016. Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Holy Mariner: History, Translations, Interpretations and Analysis. Hui Bau. — Lengthy compilation, with background information on the Tablet, and commentary from Bau, Adib Taherz... Study.
14. 2016. Tablet of All Food and the Nature of Reality, The. Karl Weaver. — Review of the Tablet's historical background, antecedents for specific phrases, English literary com... Articles-unpublished.
15. 2015. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. . — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ... Books.
16. 2013. Yínyáng Cosmology and the Bahá'í Faith. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. — The yin-yang concept is pivotal to Chinese thought, culture, government, and ethics. It also bears m... Articles.
17. 2013. Worlds of God, The. Iscander Micael Tinto. — Creation is an act of divine manifestation across five realms: Hahút, the unknowable Essence of God... Resources.
18. 2011. Relativism: A Theological and Cognitive Basis for Bahá'í Ideas about God and the Spiritual World. Moojan Momen. — A response to Kluge's critiques of his earlier article on relativism. Articles.
19. 2010-12. Material and Spiritual Worlds. Peter J. Khan. — Four talks on the Five-Year Plan given at the North Island Baha'i Summer School, Hamilton, New Zeala... Audio.
20. 2010-05. Bahá'ísm: History, Transfiguration, Doxa. Hutan Hejazi Martinez. — An outsider's view of the role of ideologies in a postmodern era, focusing on Baha'i history, conver... Theses.
21. 2010-04. Tablet of All Food, The: The Hierarchy of the Spiritual Worlds and the Metaphoric Nature of Physical Reality. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. . — Terminology employed by Baha'u'llah to describe the hierarchy of the spiritual worlds: Hahút, Lah�... Articles.
22. 2008. Resurrection and Return of Jesus. Universal House of Justice. — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians. UHJ-letters.
23. 2008. Bahá'u'lláh's "Most Sublime Vision". Wolfgang A. Klebel. — Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Baha’u’lla... Articles.
24. 2007. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. . — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical... Articles.
25. 2007. Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas: Tablet of the Right of the People, Provisional Translation. Bahá'u'lláh, Mehran Ghasempour, trans. . — A tablet on the metaphorical character of this world. Articles.
26. 2007. Stylistic Analysis of the Báb's Writings, A: Abridged Translation of Vahid Behmardi's Muqaddamih-yi dar bárih-yi sabk va siyáq-i áthár-i mubárakih-yi ḥaḍrat-i rabb a`lá. Vahid Behmardi, William F. McCants. — English translation by McCants of Behmardi's Persian article "Stylistic Analysis of the Bab’s Writ... Articles.
27. 2005. God of Bahá'u'lláh, The. Moojan Momen. — A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Baha’u’llah and analysis of the con... Articles.
28. 2004/2013. Wondrous New Day, A: The Numerology of Creation and 'All Things' in the Badí' Calendar. Robin Mihrshahi. — Symbolism in the Baha'i-era calendar, some Shaykhi origins of the Bab’s cosmology and ontology, an... Articles-unpublished.
29. 2004. Textual Resurrection: Book, Imám, and Cosmos in the Qur'án Commentaries of the Báb. Vahid Brown. — on the notions of textuality underlying the Bab's Qur'anic commentaries; the history of Qur'anic com... Articles.
30. 2004. Kaleidoscope: Some Aspects of Angelology, Light, the Divine Throne and Color Mysticism in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture. Stephen Lambden. — Miscellaneous notes relating to religious cosmology, angelology, color and “throne” symbolism in... Articles.
31. 2004. "Symbolism in the Badí' Calendar," by Robin Mihrshahi: Review. Ismael Velasco. Reviews.
32. 2003. Creation: The Nature of God and the Creation of the Universe in Bahá'í Cosmology. Keven Brown. Encyclopedia.
33. 2002. Creation. Lasse Thoresen. — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ... Articles.
34. 2002. Three Stages of Divine Revelation, The. Guy Sinclair. — Shoghi Effendi states that the Kitab-i-Iqan "adumbrates and distinguishes between the three stages o... Articles.
35. 2002. Lawh-i-Hikmat: The Two Agents and the Two Patients. Vahid Rafati, Keven Brown, trans. . — Discussion of the two terms fa`ilayn (the active force / "the generating influence") and munfa`ilayn... Articles.
36. 2002. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony. Vahid Brown. — The dimensions of myth in the Baha'i Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, relig... Articles.
37. 2002. Retórica Gnóstica de la Espiritualidad en las Escrituras Bahá'ís, La. Badi Villar Cardenas. — Este escrito contiene una sencilla exposición de la riqueza de expresiones gnósticas que abundan e... Articles.
38. 2001. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul. Moojan Momen. — Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretat... Articles.
39. 2001. "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95. Necati Alkan. — A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Baha: his commentary on the Qu... Articles.
40. 1999. Marian Crist Lippitt: Short Biographical Monograph. Peter Terry. — Controversial both during her lifetime and after, Lippitt was a trained engineer who applied her rig... Biographies.
41. 1999. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith. Christopher Buck. — Study of Baha'i and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and th... Books.
42. 1999. Study of the Pen Motif in the Bahá'í Writings, A. Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Nafeh Fananapazir. — Theology and background of the "pen" metaphor — the creative force presented by the Manifestation ... Articles.
43. 1998. Life of Thomas Breakwell, The. Rajwantee Lakshiman-Lepain. — Breakwell (1872–1902) was a religious seeker who became a Baha'i in Paris in 1901, the first Engli... Biographies.
44. 1998. Metaphysics and Cosmology of Process According to Shaykh 'Aḥmad al-'Ahsā'ī, The: Critical Edition, Translation, and Analysis of Observations in Wisdom. Idris Samawi Hamid. — Analyzes Shaykh Ahmad's groundbreaking process metaphysics and cosmology through "The Wisdom Observa... Link.
45. 1996/2016. Humanity and the Universe: Mirror of the Unknown. Harry Liedtke. — A study of the origin and nature of the universe in light of Baha'i texts; creation and evolution; c... Books.
46. 1996-05. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation. Zaid Lundberg. — Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of ... Theses.
47. 1995 Spring. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith. Farnaz Ma'sumian. — An examination of the Baha'i Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in th... Articles.
48. 1995. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji. Translations.
49. 1995. Sapiential Theosis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian's Hymns on Paradise. Christopher Buck. — Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha'... Articles.
50. 1995. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique. Michael W. Sours. — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar... Articles.
51. 1994 Summer. Realms of Divine Existence as described in the Tablet of All Food. Bijan Ma'sumian. — Baha'i theoretical theology in the Lawh-i-Qullu'Ta'am. Articles.
52. 1994. World as Text, The: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i. Juan Cole. — Shaykh Ahmad's creative use of mythic symbols can be seen as an escape from the limitations of the c... Articles.
53. 1993 Fall. "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts. Juan Cole. — Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Baha'u'llah identifies ... Articles.
54. 1993 Fall. Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan. Bijan Ma'sumian. — Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Baha'u'llah's life. Articles.
55. 1993. Cosmogony and Cosmology. Moojan Momen. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
56. 1992. Research Department, Functions of; Etymologies of three terms. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Two questions: (1) what is the function of the Research Department, and (2) etymologies of the three... UHJ-letters.
57. 1992. Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology. Jack McLean. — Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Baha'i theology. Articles.
58. 1992. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The. Todd Lawson. — The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees G... Articles.
59. 1990-01. Brief Discussion of the Primal Will in the Bahá'í Writings. Keven Brown. — Neoplatonic concepts in Baha'i metaphysics. Articles.
60. 1988. Relativism: A Basis For Bahá'í Metaphysics. Moojan Momen. — "Relativism" as a means of reconciling the often widely-divergent theologies of the world's religion... Articles.
61. 1988. "The active force and that which is its recipient". Betty Hoff Conow (published as Betty Conow). — Metaphysics of gender and the Lawh-i-Hikmat; universal spiritualism; social indoctrination of gender... Essays.
62. 1984-06. Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i Kullu't-Ta'am). Bahá'u'lláh, Stephen Lambden, trans. . Translations.
63. 1982-2023. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica. — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles. Encyclopedia.
64. 1982. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The. Juan Cole. — Lengthy overview of Baha'i theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots. Articles.
65. 1977. Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran. Henry Corbin, Nancy Pearson, trans. . — An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Isl... Books.

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