- Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney; first published in 1908, the new 2014 edition has been extensively retranslated.
- Ian Kluge. Answered Questions, Some: A Philosophical Perspective (2009). Philosophical foundations of the Bahá’í teachings, including ontology, theology, epistemology, philosophical anthropology and psychology, and personal and social ethics.
- Universal House of Justice. Authority and Centrality of the Universal House of Justice (2012). Issues inspired by Udo Schaefer's writings about limitations on infallibility and the House's spheres of jurisdiction.
- Gerald C. Keil. Authority of the Institutions According to the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá, The: A Text Analysis (2017). Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament is the indispensable starting point for understanding the Bahá'í Administrative Order, and the competencies and areas of
responsibility of the various institutions. The text must be examined as a cohesive whole.
- Universal House of Justice. Authorization of Translations and the Authority of Publications from the Research Department (1994-12-15). On the process by which new translations are authorized; the authority of translations by the Guardian; and the authority of publications of the Research Department.
- Universal House of Justice. Challenging the Authority of the Universal House of Justice (1997-06-03). Does the Universal House of Justice have the authority to make authoritative interpretations? Does anyone has the right to challenge the authority or actions of the Universal House of Justice?
- Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Comments on "Infallible Institutions?" by Udo Shaefer and "Response" by Peter Terry (2020/2023). Thoughts on infallibility of the Universal House of Justice through a case study of predictions regarding the "unity of nations" and the Lesser Peace by the year 2000.
- Peter Terry. Dialogue on Infallibility: A response to Udo Schaefer's 'Infallible Institutions?' (2006). An extended review of the themes first published in Schaefer's Making the Crooked Straight, presented in the form of a dialogue. Part of this paper was delivered at the Association for Bahá’í Studies conference in 2006.
- Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ann Boylan, John B. Cornell, Universal House of Justice. "Easy Familiarity," Explanations of (1912/1947/1974). Statements on displays of affection (hugging and kissing) between members of the opposite sex. Also questions on assembly infallibility, and whether one with a minority opinion should vote against his conscience.
- Universal House of Justice. Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice (1996). Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the foreknowledge that there would be no Guardian? Was the time ripe for such an action? Could not the International Bahá'í Council have carried on the work?
- William S. Hatcher. Epistemological Implications of the Gradated Claims to Divine Authority in the Bahá'í Writings: Reflections on Infallibility (2007). There are different levels of infallibility, from the greater (the Manifestations who are "omniscient at will") to the lesser (like the Guardian, who has conferred freedom-from-error).
- Brent Poirier. Flow of Divine Authority (1996 Winter). Scriptural authority for the Universal House of Justice to function infallibly without the presence of a living Guardian.
- Universal House of Justice. Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, The (1966-05-27). Passages from a letter on the relationship between the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, the timing of the election of the House, the lack of a will by or a successor to the Guardian, and the House's ability to function on its own.
- Universal House of Justice. Guardianship, The Universal House of Justice, and Infallibility (2009). The House is infallible even without the Guardian, because that the Guardian's chief function was interpretation and not legislation.
- Susan Maneck. Badi Villar Cardenas, trans. Infalibilidad: Un Ensayo (1998). Spanish translation of Maneck's essay "Infallibility: An Essay."
- Universal House of Justice. Infallibility and Historical Knowledge of the Guardian (2005). While the Guardian's infallibility applies to interpretation of revelation, it does not include historical and scientific knowledge.
- Universal House of Justice. Infallibility and Knowledge of Abdu'l-Baha (1982-04-28). Abdu'l-Bahá's infallibility, authority, and the extent to which his knowledge was historically contextualized.
- Universal House of Justice. Infallibility of the Guardianship and of the Universal House of Justice (1977-08-22). Distinction between the interpretive spheres of the Guardian versus the Universal House of Justice.
- Universal House of Justice. Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice (2010).
- Shahin Vafai. Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, The (2005). Short essay on the infallibility of the Universal House of Justice with extensive quotations.
- Universal House of Justice. Infallibility, Omniscience, and the Decision-making Role of the Universal House of Justice (1996-06-14). On the difference between infallibility and omniscience and whether the Universal House of Justice could reach a wrong decision,
- Susan Maneck. Infallibility: An Essay (1998). Short overview of the meaning of infallibility, as applied to Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Udo Schaefer. Infallible Institutions? (2002). Historical and Bahá'í interpretations of infallibility.
- Universal House of Justice. Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian (2007). Three questions: Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi; Status of Research Department Memoranda; Bahá'í Writings Based in Fact? Includes clarification on the authenticity of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's published talks.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, Ulrich Gollmer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Making the Crooked Straight: A Contribution to Baha'i Apologetics [excerpt] (2000). Front- and back-matter of the book only: Contents, Preface, Introduction, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Darius Shahrokh. Obedience (1995-05). The meanings of infallibility, obedience to Bahá'u'lláh, the covenant of God with humanity, and the paradox of law being the instrument of liberation, not limitation.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Philosophical Statements by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions (2019-12-08). Quotations extracted from Ian Kluge's article "Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective" (2009), using the 2014 revised edition of "Some Answered Questions".
- William S. Hatcher. Reflections on Infallibility (2007). The progress seen in human history would have been impossible without periodic Revelations. Infallibility is the main source of rationality, preventing humanity from losing itself in superstition, but should not be confused with omniscience or fanaticism.
- Universal House of Justice. Self-Defense, the Ungodly, Infallibility, and Sexual Violence and Abuse (2004-09-06). Answers to a number of questions, with extracts from four letters of the House, on self-defense, the ungodly, infallibility, sexual violence, and abuse.
- Mark A. Foster. Suggestions for Bahá'í Hermeneutics (1999). Four essays: "Non-Overlapping Magisteria [science, religion, and Stephen Jay Gould]," "Infallibility: Sinlessness and Prophetic Ecology," "The Case of Some Answered Questions [pedagogy and evolution]," and "The Gospel According to Nabíl."
- Valera Allen, Charlotte Linfoot. Two brief pilgrims' notes (1954). Brief notes on (1) the infallibility of the Guardian in his choice of successor an (2) atomic energy.
- Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, The (2021-02). Compilation about the "Universal House of Justice" from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, 'Abdu’l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, and from the constitution and letters of the Universal House of Justice.
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