- Comments on Power and Authority, Historical Consciousness, and Modes of Communication: Foreword to the 2nd Edition of Planning Progress, by Todd Smith. (2024-12) Reflections on what Bahá'ís have achieved in the decades since this book was published, particularly in the way they seek to transform the material and spiritual dimensions of life at individual and social levels; the degraded state of today's leadership.
- Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker, by Phyllis K. Peterson. (1998) 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.
- Crisis of Identity, The, by Shahrzad Sabet. (2023-01-17) Exploring how the Bahá’í principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractable tension between oneness and diversity.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice. (2022-11-01) Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa.
- Discourse, Identity, and Global Citizenship, by Michael Karlberg. (2008) What does it mean to be a "global citizen"? From early Greek times, the concept of citizenship expanded from "inhabitant of a city" to a democratic ideal of self-determination. It now includes global relationships, interdependence, and altruism.
- Embracing Interdependence: Foundations for a World in Transition, by Bahá'í International Community. (2024-09-04) 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.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023) Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- 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.
- Identidad y Paz, by Quentin Farrand. (2009) Estimular la apreciación de la diversidad de caracteres, talentos, y personalidades que encontramos en todos los grupos étnicos, de clase, nacionales, y de creencias, y desalentar el adoctrinamiento de aversión y contienda entre estos segmentos.
- Identity, Discourse, and Policy: Reconstructing the Public Sphere, by Matthew Weinberg. (2011) Through interchange, individuals and their communities define their identities and goals. Life has a fundamentally dialogical character. Giving consideration to the multiple dimensions of human experience leads to new, greater social meanings.
- Native Conversion, Native Identity: An oral history of the Bahá'í faith among First Nations people in the southern central Yukon Territory, Canada, by Carolyn Patterson Sawin. (2000) Factors influencing religious conversion among Yukon Bahá'ís; correlation between participation in the Bahá'í community and the degree to which First Nations are able to express their cultural identity; oral narratives. (Link to PDF offsite.)
- Religious Persecution and Oppression: A Study of Iranian Baha'ís' Strategies of Survival, by Naghme Naseri Morlock. (2021) Research based on extensive interviews exploring three ways that members of the Bahá'í community responded to diaspora and persecution: passing as Muslim, religious constancy in the face of danger, and alternating "passing" with open displays.
- Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings, Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. (2024) Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can create an inclusive, empowering American narrative that fosters unity and racial justice across diverse communities.
- Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The, by Todd Lawson. (2023) The term badí', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Báb in his proclamatory work the Qayyúm al-Asmáʾ. Wonder plays a major role in Bábí and Bahá'í thought and practice, and in their ethos and message. Link to article (offsite).
- Us and Them: Understanding Cultural Identity, by Deborah Clark Vance. (2002-08) Identity formation and cultural identities are an important part of who we are, but we need to be aware that intergroup prejudices can obstruct mutual understanding.
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