Tag "Interfaith dialogue"

tag name:	Interfaith dialogue	type:	Principles, teachings; Religion, general
web link:	Interfaith_dialogue
references:	bahai9.com/wiki/Interfaith; bahaipedia.org/Interfaith; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interfaith_dialogue
related tags:	* Religion (general); Unity of religion
referring tags:	Din-i Ilahi; Ecumenism; Edict of Toleration (1844); God, Day of; Interpretation; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Letter to the Worlds Religious leaders (2002); Parliament of the World's Religions; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Religions for Peace; Religious leaders (clergy); Scriptures of other religions; Some Answered Questions (book); World Congress of Faiths; World Religion Day; World religions

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Eileen Maddocks. 1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'í Faith (2018). — Parallels between the Millerite expectations of Christ's return in the West, expectations of the ret... Michael W. Sours. 1844 Ottoman 'Edict of Toleration' in Bahá'í Secondary Literature, The (1998). — This edict, issued the year the Baha'i era began, permitted Jews to return to Palestine. The return ... Various. 1970-1995: Newspaper articles archive (1970-1995). — Collection of newspaper articles from 1970-1995. Bridging Beliefs. 35 Common Objections to the Bahá'í Faith (2018-05-03). — Responses to common critiques of, doubts about, and objections to the Baha'i Faith and against relig... Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám (2016). — On apparently-conflicting hadiths (sayings ascribed to the prophet Muhammad) regarding the Hidden Im... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. A-de-rih-wa-nie-ton On-kwe-on-we Neh-ha: A Message to the Iroquois Indians (1956). — Three items: 2021 cover letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada, the 19... Michael W. Sours. Arjen Bolhuis, trans. Aantekeningen: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) (2023). — Uitleg over een van de hoofdthema's in Baha'u'llah's Boek van Zekerheid. Reed M. Breneman. 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Students (2021-10-22). — Examining ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s influence on Baha’i students and Syrian Protestant College (now Ame... Ahang Rabbani. `Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914 (2005). — The story of Abdu'l-Baha's relocating the Haifa/Akka Baha'i community of some 140 people to a nearby... Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Seena Fazel, ed. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: An interview with Pasteur Monnier on the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, Paris (1993-12). — Revised translation of an interview with Pasteur Monnier, from chapter 5 of 'Abdu'l-Baha on Divine P... Seena Fazel. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction (1993). — 'Abdu'l-Baha's answers to questions posed by Pastor Monnier in Paris in 1913 on Christian subjects, ... Necati Alkan. 'Abdu'l-Baha's commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man': Provisional translation and notes (2003). — Background and translation of a Turkish tablet by Abdu'l-Baha commenting on a hadith. Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul (2001). — Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretat... Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy (2019). — Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world." Combiz Nuri. 'Abdu'l-Baha: A Biblical Figure? (2009). — Biblical prophecies that could relate to Abdu'l-Baha and the Seventh Angel of the Apocalypse, and th... Marion Weinstein. ['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races: From the Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919) (1919-09-08). — An interview with 'Abdu'l-Baha on the League of Nations, Baha'i ideas for peace, and the Holy Land. ... Iraj Ghanooni. Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage (2022). — A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Baha's first visit to Paris with the secular aims o... Alex Gottdank. Abraham: One God Three Wives Five Religions by Frances Worthington: Review (2012). Ray Estes, Miles Lane. Abrahamic Covenant as the Pathway to the Glory of God, The: Exploring the Mysteries of Divine Unity (2006/2011). — 77 audio files of talks and interviews by a born-again Christian who became a Baha'i, and related ma... Rodney H. Clarken. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness (1997). — Baha’u’llah’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some comm... Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018/2024). — 85 selections, last updated August 2024. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2024). — 209 selections, last updated August 2024. Michael Cook, William F. McCants. Affairs of the Heart: Early Theophanic Interpretations of Muhammad's Relationship with the Divine (2001). — The relationship between God and humanity is one of the principal motifs of the Qur’an; the human ... H. A. Walter. Ahmadiya Movement, The (1918). — Old commentary on similarities and difference between the Ahmadiya and Babi-Baha'i movements. Denis MacEoin. Ahsá'í, Shaykh Ahmad (1985). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá'í Faith (2018). — Locke was cynical about the prospect of real progress in race relations within Christianity itself, ... Chelsea Horton. All is One: Becoming Indigenous and Bahá'í in Global North America (2013-08). — Native-American identity, conversion, and community, as viewed through the lens of the Baha'i Faith.... Suheil Badi Bushrui (published as Suheil Bushrui). Ameen Rihani and the Unity of Religion: The Politics of Time and the Politics of Eternity (2014). — Overview of the life and thought of a Lebanese-American writer, intellectual, and political activist... Jose Luis Marques Utrillas. Análisis comparativo de la ética del trabajo en cuatro tradiciones religiosas y su impacto sobre la organización económica y social: del judaísmo a la Fe bahá'í (2022). — Cómo la escritura y estudio entre los judios los llevó a su alto nivel intelectual en la Edad Medi... Foad Seddigh. Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An (2019). — This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His compl... Christopher Buck. Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29) (2020). — Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in h... Christopher Buck. "And universal peace — in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles (2022-09). — Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Baha's answer to the question "What has Baha’u’llah brought that we h... Vahid Brown. Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization (2006). — The role of interconfessionalism in the emergence of Islamic and Jewish theosophical movements in ... Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ... Universal House of Justice. Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, References in the Bahá'í Writings to (1998-09-24). Robert Riggs. Apocalypse Unsealed (1981). — Early draft of the later book Apocalypse - An Exegesis. Sen McGlinn. Apocalypse Unsealed, The: Some thoughts on the use of Christian Scripture in the Bahá'í community, by Robert Riggs: Review and Commentary (2002). — On Baha'i use of Biblical literature, especially interpretations of end-time symbolism and the Book ... Robert Riggs. Apocalypse, The: An Exegesis (1998-12). — Detailed study of astrology, numerology, and other esoterica, in an attempt to understand The Revela... Universal House of Justice. Apostle Paul, a (1998/2012). — Whether Baha'i Writings state that Paul was a "false teacher," the relationship between apostles Pau... Rauf Murtuzov. Apparent Contradictory Dates in Bahá'í Texts Regarding the Public Announcement of the Prophet Muhammad (2023). — Short discussion of quotes showing an apparent discrepancy between writings of the Bab and Abdu'l-Ba... William Sears. Applying Christian Prophecy to Baha'u'llah (2010). — An audio-only version of a 6-part video discussion of the Baha'i interpretation of Biblical propheci... Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. Architectures of Thinking, The (2022). — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw... David Friedman. Are there indications of a Second Coming of a Messiah in the Old Testament? (1999). — Some claim that the New Testament teaching of a "Second Coming" is not found in the Old Testament; h... Universal House of Justice. Armageddon and Megiddo / Mt. Carmel (2018-09-02). — One-paragraph note saying that no reference has been found in the Baha'i Writings tying "armageddon"... Brian A. Miller. Art of Translation, The (2017 Autumn). — Translation is a form of art — an act of transposition, transformation, and interpretation. Illust... Don Dainty. As It Was in the Days of Noah: So Unfolds the Surprising Fulfilment of Biblical Foresights of the 'Return' (2009). — Booklet exploring the biblical and Baha'i concept that rejection of the Manifestation results in cal... Christopher Buck, et al.. As Others See Him: Jesus asks all people 'Who do people say that I am?': Replies from several non-Christians (1997-03-30). — A short collection of non-Christian perspectives on Jesus, published in commemoration of Easter. John S. Hatcher. Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb (2019). — "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascen... Stephen Lambden. Aspects of Isrá'íliyyát and the Emergence of the Bábí-Bahá'í Interpretation of the Bible, Some (2002). — Islamic "Israelitica" literary traditions, the Bible, and their relationship to the Babi and Baha'i ... Todd Lawson. Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The (2007). — While Tahirih inspired many in Europe and eventually America, she is very much a daughter of her own... Universal House of Justice. Cortesía, trans. Autoridades religiosas del mundo, A las (2002-04). — Spanish translation of "Letter to the World's Religious Leaders, April 2002." Zackery Mirza Heern. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850) (2023). — Writings of the Bab can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'an, the original Qur'an, and divine... Todd Lawson. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The (2002). — A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risala fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant... Báb, The, Nabil-i-A'zam. Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The (1844). — The Bab's farewell speech to the Letters of the Living, extracted from Nabil-i-A'zam's Denis MacEoin. Babi Concept of Holy War, The (1982). — An influential and controversial article, one of the first modern academic examinations of Babi hist... W. A. Rice. Babi Pamphlet, A (1902). — Review of an unnamed booklet sent to E.G. Browne, a "little manuscript book of 118 small pages, writ... Stephen Lambden. Background and Centrality of Apophatic Theology in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, The (1997). — History of the theological position of the incomprehensibility-unknowability of God in past major Ab... Marcus Bach. Bahá'i: A Second Look (1957-04-10). — A positive assessment of the Baha'i faith by an outsider. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í: History, Beliefs, Practices, Theological Exchanges, and Current Issues (2014). — Brief overviews of Baha'i history and thought. Zaid Lundberg. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation (1996-05). — Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of ... Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam, A (1993). — Survey of the terms "prophet" and "seal," and a Baha'i reconciliation of these terms with progressiv... Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Uniqueness and Exclusivity in Christianity, A (1990). — Differing interpretations of scriptural passages about exclusivity have caused conflicts between den... Seena Fazel. Bahá'í Approaches to Christianity and Islam: Further Thoughts on Developing an Inter-Religious Dialogue (2007-12). — The Baha'i contribution to inter-religious dialogue is based on developing intellectual bridges betw... William Garlington. Bahá'í Bhajans: An example of the Bahá'í Use of Hindu Symbols (1998-01). — The appearance of Baha'i bhajans is indicative of both the approaches taken by the Indian Baha'i com... Ismael Velasco. Baha'i Conceptual Framework for Interfaith Discourse and Action (2010). — Overview of challenges to interfaith work, a Baha'i appraisal of current activities, and the culture... Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Contributions to Interfaith Relations (2019). — A close look at the House's "Letter to the World’s Religious Leaders" as a contribution to interfa... Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar... Dianne Bradford, Fiona Missaghian, Udo Schaefer, Robert Stockman. Jonah Winters, comp. Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin (2004). — Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college co... Brian J. Mistler. Bahá'í Faith: Prophecy and Conversion (2001-02). — Results of a field study of Baha'is in the United States and Australia which demonstrate that family... Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, Dann J. May. Bahá'í Faith and Buddhism Dialogue (1995). — Eleven email postings from Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, and Dann May, from the listserver... Seena Fazel, Marcus Braybrooke. Baha'i Faith and Christianity (2010). — Two short entries on the theological relationship between these two Faiths. Farnaz Ma'sumian, comp. Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, The (2008). — Lecture notes compiled by Ma'sumian for teaching at a community college and a university, partly fro... Anonymous. Bahá'í Faith and Islam (2013). — Overview of connections and contrasts between the Baha'i Faith and its parent religion. Adam Berry. Bahá'í Faith and Its Relationship to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, The: A Brief History (2004-09-22). — Baha'i history in Iran and America; relationship with Christian missionaries in Iran and Christian c... Phillip Smith. Bahá'í Faith and Religious Diversity (1991). — The Baha'i principal of unity in diversity as applied to religious pluralism. Robert Stockman. Baha'i Faith and Syncretism, The (1997). — Addresses the common misunderstanding that the Baha'i Faith is syncretistic. Moojan Momen, ed. Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions (2005). — Papers presented at 'Irfan Colloquia. William Garlington. Bahá'í Faith in India, The: A Developmental Stage Approach (1997-06). — 5 distinct stages of development of Baha'i history in India, each with its own unique personalities ... William Garlington. Bahá'í Faith in Malwa, The: A Study of a Contemporary Religious Movement (1975). — A broad overview of Baha'i history in general and in India in particular. Examination of present-day... Marcus Bach. Baha'i Faith, The (1946). — An outsider's view of the Baha'i community from a "faith-based" perspective. Bahá'í Faith, The: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations (2023). — Twelve articles in a special issue "The Baha'i Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations" of the ... Douglas Martin. Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The by William Miller: "Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith" (1978-12). — Lengthy review of Miller's book, and a broad discussion of anti-Baha'i polemic and historiography. Reginald L. Priestley. Bahá'í Fireside Notebook, The (2012). — A believer's personal fireside notebook, compiled for his study and deepening: notes, timelines, and... Robert Stockman. Bahá'í holy days and commonalities among different religious traditions (2005). — Audio presentation with background music, prepared for an audio series from the US Baha'i National C... Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í Perspective on the Concept of "Karma" (2006-09-05). — Summary of the meaning of karma in Hinduism and Buddhism; Baha'i views on karma and reincarnation as... Dann J. May. Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism (1993/1997). — A shorter version of this thesis is published as "The Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic... Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Bahá'í Proofs, The (1902). — A book of history and theology composed in America, in which Gulpaygani gives an exposition of the F... William Garlington. Bahá'í Proselytization in Malwa, India (1984/2001). — The establishment of the Baha'i Faith in Malwa amongst poor rural villagers; elements of appeal, inc... Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Reception of the Qur'an, The (2016-03-10). — Quranic themes inform much of the Baha'i proclamation. One theme is unity: there is one god, one hum... Christopher Buck. Baha'i Reflections on the "Seal of the Prophets" (2013-2017). — Three blog entries of personal reflections: Unsealing the “Seal of the Prophets” (2013); The Sea... Thornton Chase. Bahá'í Revelation, The (1933). — Introduction to the Baha'i Faith, emphasizes the Baha’i teachings as a vehicle for personal spirit... Soli Shahvar. Bahá'í Sources for the Study of Iranian Jewry during the Qajar Period (2005-12-13). — Lecture delivered in Hebrew. Reed M. Breneman. Bahá'í Students and American University of Beirut in the Early 20th Century (2008-02). — The influential activities of the campus Baha'i association in Beirut, 1900-1920 and during the firs... Robert Stauffer, comp. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992. Author unknown, comp. Bahá'í Teachings Concerning Christ: List of References (n.d.). — Five-page index to the Baha'i Writings on various topics of Christian history and teachings. Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ... Sateh Bayat, Vafa Bayat. Bahá'í Understanding of Reincarnation in Relation to the World's Faiths, A (2005). — Concepts of reincarnation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Baha'i religi... Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Universalism and Native Prophets (2002). — Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Baha'i category of "Manif... Colin Dibdin. Bahá'í View of the Bible, A (1996). — From a Baha'i viewpoint, the Bible is a reliable source of divine guidance and salvation, but is not... James J. Keene. Bahá'í World Faith: Redefinition of Religion (1967 Autumn). — Baha'is consistently differ from Jews and Christians in the structure of their religious behavior an... Jena Khadem Khodadad. Bahá'í Worldview on Unity of Religions: Progressive Revelation, The: Principles and Insights from the History of Science (2009). — Examination of the Baha’i belief in the unity of religions and the doctrine of "progressive revela... Ian Kluge. Bahá'í Writings and the Buddhist Doctrine of Emptiness, The: An Initial Survey (2019). — Agreements and convergence of the Buddhist concept of sunyata with the Baha'i Writings. Francis Beckwith. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered (1989 Winter/Spring ). — An antagonistic and polemical overview of the Baha'i Faith by a Christian. David Friedman. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered, by Francis Beckwith: A Bahá'í Response (1998). — Lengthy theological apologia. Christopher Buck. Jane Dammen McAuliffe, ed. Baha'is (2016). — The Baha'i Faith's continuities and discontinuities with Islam. This is the only Baha'i-related arti... Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Bahá'ís, The (1928). — A "comprehensive account of the inspiration and ideals upon which Baha’ism is built up" — overvi... Samuel Graham Wilson. Bahá'ísm: An Anti-Christian System (1915-01). — A Christian missionary's perspective on the Baha'i Faith's claim to supersede Christianity. Denis MacEoin. Bahá'ísm: Some Uncertainties about its Role as a Globalizing Religion (2005). — On Baha'i self-understanding as the religion to unite all faiths in the culmination of globalisation... Francis Henry Skrine. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds (1912). — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro... Muhammad Mustafa. Rowshan Mustapha, trans. Baha'u'llah: The Great Announcement of the Qur'an (1993). — Meanings of some of the verses of the Qur'an, as viewed from the perspective of the Writings of the ... Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology (1997). — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd... Joshua Hall (published as Joshua D. T. Hall). Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna (2022-03). — Comparison of the teachings of Baha’u’llah on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna;... John E. Esslemont. Baha'u'llah and the New Era (1980). — The classic introductory text on the Baha'i Faith focusing on Baha'i teachings and the lives of the ... Universal House of Justice. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12: Beckwith's Allegations (1990-11-06). — Responses to allegations Francis Beckwith makes in his booklet "Baha'i" about changes to this book. Peter Terry. Baha'u'llah and the Reconciliation of Religions (2014). — The reconciliation of religions is one of the principal themes of Baha'u'llah's writings, yet one ra... Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah as 'World Reformer' (1991). — This article places Baha'u'llah in the context of Islamic reform by comparing him to several contemp... Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat (2007). — Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhar "Sermon of Iftikhar," and Ma'rifat bin-Nur... Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah as Zoroastrian saviour (1998). — Examines the Baha'i view of Zoroastrianism to understand tensions between scholarship and "messiahsh... Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel (2017). — Baha’u’llah honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrec... Wolfgang A. Klebel. Bahá'u'lláh's (2008). — Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Baha’u’lla... Daniel Azim Pschaida. Bahá'u'lláh's 'Long Healing Prayer' ("Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí") in Light of a Metaphysics of Unity (2022-03). — On the originality and deep coherence of this prayer as expressed by its rhyme, alliterations, and s... George Townshend. Baha'u'llah's Ground Plan of World Fellowship (1936). — This talk, proposing a practical scheme for addressing the problem of world-fellowship, was delivere... JoAnn M. Borovicka. Bahá'u'lláh's Life and Mission: "This is the One Who Hath Glorified the Son" (2018). — Ways in which Baha’u’llah glorifies Jesus Christ and His Cause: He quotes, explains, and defends... Moojan Momen. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions (1995). — Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways ... Donald Addison, Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Badi'u'llah: Parallels to Bahá'í Teachings by Native American Messengers of God (2007). — Compilation of writings from Native American traditions and analogous texts from Baha'i scripture. Ramin Neshati. Ramin Neshati, trans. Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Mánikchí Sáhib: Introduction and provisional translation (2002). Udo Schaefer. Baha'u'llah's Unity Paradigm: A Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue on a Global Ethic? (1996). — The mystic unity of religions and the concept of progressive revelation. T. Crouther Gordon. Bahaism and Christianity: or, The Religion of 'The Splendour of God' (1927-04). — Sympathetic overview of the Faith, and impressions from a visit to Haifa. Leyla Melikova. Bahaism and Ecumenism in the Context of Recent Sociocultural Trends (2008). — Some of the current sociocultural specifics of two religious phenomena — the Baha'i Faith and ecum... Roland Faber. Bahá'u'lláh and the Luminous Mind: Bahá'í Gloss on a Buddhist Puzzle (2017). — Non-duality is of central importance to Buddhist thought and experience; on monism and non-dualism a... Zaid Lundberg. Bedrock of Bahá'í Belief, The: The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation (2000). — The importance of doctrine and systematic theology in understanding the Baha' Faith, and the process... Thornton Chase. Before Abraham Was, I am (1902-09-27). — Open letter to a new Baha'i summarizing the Baha'i revelation through a Christian perspective. Vahid Brown. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony (2002). — The dimensions of myth in the Baha'i Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, relig... Juan Cole. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus (1997). — Baha'u'llah's lessons from the Judeo-Christian experience for founding a new, post-Islamic religion;... Christopher Buck. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus, by Juan Cole: Review (1997). Christopher Buck. Being Human: Bahá'í Perspectives on Islam, Modernity, and Peace, by Todd Lawson: Review (2021-11-30). Moojan Momen. Beyond Pluralism (1995-04). — Brief thoughts on the Baha'i Faith as a "metareligion." Chelsea Horton. Beyond Red Power: The Alternative Activism of Dorothy Maquabeak Francis (2004). — Aboriginal activism of the 1960s-1970s, which promoted native spirituality and culture, fostered cro... Christopher Buck. Beyond the "Seal of the Prophets": Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude (2007). — The Babi background of the Iqan, the nature of interpretation and exegesis, and the place of Muhamma... Udo Schaefer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm (1998). — Religious pluralism and associated issues: diversity and unity of religions, absoluteness, relativit... Anil Sarwal, M. M. Sreenivasan. Bhagavad-Gita and the Bahá'í Faith (2008-05-28). — A discussion on the most important aspects of human life in Srimad Bhagawat Gita and the Baha'i Fait... Anonymous, comp. Bible Stories and Themes in the Bahá'í Writings and Guidance (2021). — Baha'i interpretation of Biblical stories and topics. Universal House of Justice. Bible, Preferred English Translation of (1996-11-03). — While Shoghi Effendi recommended the use of the King James translation of the Bible, Baha'is are yet... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments (n.d.). Brett Zamir, comp. Bible, The: King James version in Multilinear Format with Bahá'í References by Verse (n.d.). Universal House of Justice. Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12 (1998-05-12). — Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Babi or Baha'i Fa... JoAnn M. Borovicka. Biblical References in Tablets of the Divine Plan (2017). — Knowledge of the Bible is now at an all-time low; a study of the contexts of four biblical reference... Marian Lippitt. Peter Terry, ed. Biblical References in Baha'i Writings (1955/2016). — Correlation between verses of the Bible and references to these verses in Baha'i literature, includi... Universal House of Justice. Biblical Verses, Interpretation of (1986-01-07). — Interpretation of Biblical verses. Includes chart showing all references in the Baha'i writings to v... Daya Ram Malviya. William Garlington, trans. Biographical letter from a Hindu villager (1974). — A glimpse into the life of an Indian convert to the Faith. Author unknown. Biography of Pope Pius IX: Tablet to Pope Pius IX (Lawh-i-Páp) (1999). — Biography of Pope Pius IX, to whom Baha'u'llah wrote a Tablet. David Merrick. Birth and Call of Jesus Christ: A Bahá'í-inspired retelling (2010-12). — The story of the birth of Jesus and his call to the world of humanity. Sasha Dehghani. Birth of a Monotheistic Religion in Modernity, The: On Jihad and Martyrdom in the Baha'i Faith (2014). — The Baha'i Faith responds to major questions of modernity such as the claims of science, world peace... Ted Brownstein. Black and Beautiful: Skin Color in the Biblical Song of Songs (2023). — Racial biases can be found in several translations of the biblical Song of Solomon; a look at the or... Hooper Dunbar. Naysan Sahba, ed. Book of Certitude, The: An Interview with Hooper Dunbar (1998(?)). — Significance and themes of the Kitab-i-Íqan; its Islamic context; meaning of "certitude"; the impor... William Ridgers. Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory, The: A Summary of Glorious Revelation (2000). — Baha'i interpretation of St. John's Book of Revelation. Author unknown. Book of Revelation, The: Explanations from the Letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abul Fazl (1933). — Discussion of the content and symbolism of the biblical Book of Revelation. E. S. Campbell. Books of God Are Open, The (1950/1969). — Two editions of a compilation prepared by a former Baptist minister, presenting the Faith to those f... Mary L. Lucas. Brief Account of My Visit to Acca, A (1905). — Detailed notes of a visit to Haifa, January-February 1905, and Abdu'l-Baha's interpretations of seve... Chris Manvell, Carolyn Sparey-Gillies. Brief Introduction to Millennial Zeal in the Nineteenth Century, A (1997). — Joseph Wolff, William Miller, and millennial zeal in early 19th-century America; biblical proofs of ... Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Brothers and Sisters: Buddhism in the Family of Chinese Religion (2000). — The endurance of Confucianism for 2,000 years is partly because Buddhism and Taoism were content to ... Donald R. Witzel. Carmelo Perez Toledo, trans. Buda: Profeta de Dios (1957). — Una de las primeras contribuciones baha'is al estudio del Budismo. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and Related Subjects (1991). — A compilation on the status of Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and other figures. Moojan Momen. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1995). Daniel Conner. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1971-72 Winter). — Brief summary of the history and thought of Buddhism; commonalities with Western concepts; different... Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets (2002). — An overview of similar Baha'i and Buddhist teachings. Jonah Winters. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review (1994). — Issues raised by Momen's attempt to show that both religions are compatible, that the manifestation ... Ian Kluge. Pierre Spierckel, trans. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Writings: An Ontological Rapprochement (2007). — The Baha'i Faith and Buddhism are two different and apparently incompatible religions, but they shar... Nozomu Sonda. Bushido (Chivalry) and the Traditional Japanese Moral Education (2007). — Japanese virtues explained by Nitobe in 1900 in comparison with the Baha'i perspective on moral educ... Necati Alkan. "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95 (2001). — A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Baha: his commentary on the Qu... Dana Paxson. Camphor and Metaphor (2023). — The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’an. It also appears in the Writings of ... Frank Lewis. Camphor and the Camphor Fountain (1999-04). — What is the meaning of the camphor fount — a symbol common in the writings of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-... Mark A. Foster. Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary (2003). Stephen Lambden. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism (1999). — Preliminary consideration of selected Babi-Baha'i doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism asso... William P. Collins. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" (2001). — Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden. Ruth Moffett. Cause of the Rise and Fall of Civilizations, The (1954). — A chart correlating the growth of maturity of humanity and the evolution of religions with major eve... Farshid Kazemi. Celestial Fire: Bahá'u'lláh as the Messianic Theophany of the Divine Fire in Zoroastrianism (2013). — Heat is used as a symbol of the dynamic nature of motion and existence, and in a tablet to the Zoroa... Yin Hong Shuen. Challenge of Change for the Chinese in Southeast Asia, The (2000). — Chinese Baha'is in some Asian countries are a microcosm of Chinese people in this region. An email s... Vernon Elvin Johnson. Challenge of the Bahá'í Faith: A Non-Bahá'í Assessment of Reasons for Studying the Bahá'í Religion (1976 Spring). — Though small and young, the Bahá’í Faith is a subject of central importance not only for the s... Jan Karel van Baalen. Chaos of Cults, The: A Study in Present-Day Isms (1956). — Fourteen-page chapter on the Faith from a critical yet somewhat sympathetic Christian perspective ("... George Townshend. Christ and Baha'u'llah (1957). — The Kingdom of God, as foretold in the Bible, has come and Baha'u'llah is the Return of Christ. George Townshend. Maison Editions Bahá'íes, trans. Christ et Bahá'u'lláh (1968). — Le Royaume de Dieu, comme prédit dans la Bible, est venu et Baha'u'llah est le retour du Christ. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Christ, Return of: Warwick Leaflets (1994/2012). — Some Christian prophecies and their fulfillment in the Baha'i Faith. Kamran Ekbal. Christian Faith and the Formation of the Principles of Ideas and its Church Organizations, The (2011). — On the Christian religion and the process of formulating principles, concepts, and organizational st... Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets (2005). Robert Stockman. Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). — Includes two topics: "A Baha'i approach to the Bible" and "Baha'i Writings on Jesus Christ." Nosratollah Rassekh. Christianity, A.D. 138 (1980 Spring/Summer). — Detailed description of what life might have been like for a Roman or a Christian in the year 138, c... Abdu'l-Bahá. Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews (1940). — An address delivered at Temple Emmanu-El, San Francisco, October 12, 1912. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Christmas and Bahá'ís: Warwick Leaflets (2002). Sen McGlinn. Church and State: Book 1 of a Postmodern Political Theology for the Bahá'í Community (2005). — Religion and politics in Islamic history; Islamic and Baha'i views on theocracy and democracy; the t... Julie Cruikshank. Claiming legitimacy: Prophecy narratives from northern aboriginal women (1994-03-22). — Includes a discussion of Angela Sidney, a Tagish elder who was very active in the Baha'i Faith, and... Todd Lawson. Coherent Chaos and Chaotic Cosmos: The Qur'ān and the Symmetry of Truth (2010). — While at first glance the Qur'an appears to be chaotic in form and structure, on closer examination ... Kamran Ekbal. Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their milita... Eileen Maddocks. Coming of the Glory, The: How the Hebrew Scriptures Reveal the Plan of God (2020/2022/2023). — Prophecies dating back to the book of Genesis about the future time of glory, when their descendents... Moojan Momen. Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (2013). — Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the ... Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on a Verse of Sa'di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa'di) (1996). Mohsen Enayat. Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm (1992). — Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university. Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on the Surah of the Sun (1994). — Baha'u'llah's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an. Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. Commentary on Verses of John (Tafsír-i-Áyát-i-Yuhanná) (2001). — Excerpt from a longer Tablet on Jesus' prophecy "It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do... Bahá'í International Community. Common Goal of Universal Peace in Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith, The: A Paper delivered to the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (1990-09-16). — Statement on the launching of "The Promise of World Peace" initiative, shared principles of Buddhism... Jack Coleman. Common Grounds between Buddhism, Quantum Physics, and the Bahá'í Faith (1997-05). — Some parallels and similarities between the Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, and physics. Albert Cheung. Common Teachings from Chinese Culture and the Bahá'í Faith: From Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization (2000). — An examination of the similarities in belief between the Baha'i Faith and traditional Chinese cultur... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge (1993(?)/2015). — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti... Peter Terry. Companion to Proofs of the Prophets (2008). — Compilation of texts related to nomenclature of proof; reasons for opposition to the Prophets of God... Moojan Momen. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions (1995). — Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions. Geoffrey Parrinder. Comparative Religion (1962). — Three passing mentions. Author unknown, comp. Compare: Bahá'í Faith, Islam, Christianity, Judaism (2009-08-09). — Comparison charts of statistics, basic beliefs, origins, and history. Moojan Momen. Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A (2017). — On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlid, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as... Diane Robinson Kerr. Comparison of God and Soul Concepts from a Bahá'í and Hindu Point of View: Conceptions and Experiences of the Afterlife (2014). — Common ground between Hinduism’s Brahman and the Baha'i conception of God, and the complex underst... Dianne Bradford. Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh (1998-01). — Comparison of stages in The Four Valleys with three approaches from Islam: Theologians, Muslim Philo... Richard Ater. Comparison of the concepts of Prophet and Messenger in Islam and Manifestation in the Baha'i Faith (1997). — Analytical overview of the theology of prophethood in both religions. Nina Bailey. Comparison of the Seven Valleys and the American Indian Peace Shield (1999-03). — Comparison study between the spiritual teachings of the ancient Native American Indian Peace Shield ... Ali K. Merchant. Compassion or Karuna as Understood in the Bahá'í Religion (2001-07). — A brief overview of the meaning of ethics and the divine origin of compassion. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, Abdu'l-Bahá, Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Compilation of Extracts Regarding Arius (1991/1996). — Collection of materials regarding an early Christian theologian who, in expounding that Christ was s... Moojan Momen. Concept of 'Light' in Iranian Religion, The (2003-03-25). Juan Cole. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The (1982). — Lengthy overview of Baha'i theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots. Gary Selchert. Concept of Sacred Justice in Hebrew Eschatology (2000). — The concepts of Justice and Judgment in the Hebrew Bible; centuries before Christ, the social order ... Ali K. Merchant. Concept of Sin in the Bahá'í Faith, The (2000-10). — Just as Baha'is don't believe in the existence of evil as a real entity, likewise sin is but the abs... William S. Hatcher. Concept of Spirituality, The (1986). — Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Baha'i World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," ... Youli A. Ioannesyan. Concept of the "Perfect Man" (Pole) in Sufism and the Bahá'í Notion of the Manifestation of God, The (2001). — While there is an obvious similarity between the Sufi concept of the "Perfect Man" and the Baha'i co... Amrollah Hemmat. Concept of the Manifestation of God in Chinese Symbolism: An Inter-civilizational Hermeneutic Study (2016). — Seemingly incompatible symbols can point to a common underlying meaning, connecting worldviews and p... Said Amir Arjomand. Consolation of Theology, The: Absence of the Imam and Transition from Chiliasm to Law in Shi'ism (1996). — Overview of the Shi'i doctrine of occultation, or the "Hidden Imam," and how this idea evolved into ... Christopher Buck. Constitutionality of Teaching Islam, The: The University of North Carolina Qur'an Controversy (2012-07). — Legal commentary on the lawsuit Yacovelli v. Moeser, filed in 2002 against UNC Chapel Hill over its ... Universal House of Justice. Consultation, Portraits, Rakahs, Murtus, and Unknown Language (2009/2010/2018). — Three replies from the Research Department to an individual, dated 2009, 2010 and 2018, on a variety... Julio Savi. Continuing Contest between Exclusivism and Pluralism, The: Thoughts on the 2002 Day of Prayer for Peace (2002). — Origins and purpose of the Catholic "Day of Prayer in Assisi," and interfaith dialogue. Susan Maneck. Conversion Movements within Hindu Village Culture (1997). — Hindu, Christian, and Baha'i conversion patterns in India. Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck). Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran: Some Preliminary Observations (1990). — Conversion patterns of Zoroastrians and Jews in the period 1877-1921. Foad Katirai. "Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran," by Susan Stiles Maneck: Commentary (1992). Ahang Rabbani. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab. Todd Lawson. Cosmopolitan World of the Quran and Late Antique Humanism, The (2021). — On the Qur'an's use of the themes of epic and apocalypse to reveal its most cherished sacred truths:... Dianne Bradford. Course on Teaching Christians about the Bahá'í Faith (1999). — Compilation of quotes from the Baha'i Writings to aid in the teaching of the Faith to Christians, in... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles, comp. Covenant of Baha'u'llah, The: A Compilation (1963). — Lengthy compilation published as a book, first put together in 1950, of quotations from Scripture �... George Townshend. Covenant, The: An Analysis (1950). — A study guide in outline form on the idea of a covenant, Messengers and their missions, the covenant... Peter Terry. Covenant, The: Brit Olam (1997). — The concept of covenant is found in the Bible, the Qur'an, and Baha'i writings. Using the form of an... Phyllis K. Peterson. Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker (1998). — On how intimacy in the Baha'i community can be created, using Baha’i scriptures as guideline. We h... Lasse Thoresen. Creation (2002). — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ... Said Amir Arjomand. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective (1996-11). — Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth... Anjam Khursheed. Crossing Religious Boundaries: Interfaith Challenges for the Future (1999). — Baha'i approach to inter-religious harmony: coming together with other faiths in the search for trut... Barbara Jarvik. Crucial Heart, The (1988). — Short story about religious tolerance in Israel. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity (2000). Todd Lawson. Dangers of Reading, The: Inlibration Communion and Transference in the Qur'an Commentary of The Bab (1997). — Tafsir (traditional Qur'an commentary) and the writings of the Bab. Universal House of Justice. Daniel's Prophecies (2007). — Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications... Anupam Premanand. Dashavatara and Progressive Revelation (2010). — The phenomenon of Divine Revelation from the Hindu and Baha'i points of view is studied in terms of ... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Dates in Baha'u'llah and the New Era: A response to Francis Beckwith (1992-09-24). — Response to certain allegations Beckwith makes in his booklet Baha'i. Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we... Khazeh Fananapazir. Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah) (1997). — Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God." Boris Handal. De la Córdoba Mora a los Bahá'ís de Irán (2010). — Contrast between the contemporary Iranian Baha'i community and the treatment of religious minorities... Dianne Coin. Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation, by Jennifer Harvey: Review (2017). Annemarie Schimmel. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (1994). — This book is a classic, groundbreaking survey of Islamic practices and beliefs. While the book conta... Julio Savi. Declaration Dominus Iesus, The: A Brake on Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue? (2001). — Contents of a Declaration by Cardinal Ratzinger in 2000 on the "unicity and the salvific universalit... Denis MacEoin. Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Shari'a: Babi and Baha'i Solutions to the Problem of Immutability (1997). — Ways in which the Bab and Baha'u'llah adopted and changed the Islamic shari`a in their own, new code... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Deepening and Compilation for Bahá'í Youth Teaching Projects (2004-07). — This deepening includes 10 sessions especially designed for youth on teaching projects. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith, The Importance of (1991). Marco Oliveira. Dei Verbum: A Bahá'í Perspective on the Roman Catholic Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (2019). — On some basic Christian Catholic beliefs on divine revelation, how the Baha'i Faith views Christiani... Marco Oliveira. Giuseppe Castello, trans. Dei Verbum: Un punto di vista bahá'í della Costituzione Dogmatica Cattolica Romana sulla Rivelazione Divina (1999). — Lo scopo di questa presentazione è quello di discutere alcune basilari credenze cristiane cattolich... Jack McLean. Pierre Spierckel, trans. Deification of Jesus, The (1980 Spring/Summer). — The apotheosis of Christ is a common factor to all branches of Christianity. This paper examines the... Universal House of Justice. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan (2022-11-01). — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis... Johanna Pink. Deriding Revealed Religions?: Bahá'ís in Egypt (2002 October). — Shift in Egyptian public perception of the Baha'i Faith from an Islamic reform movement to an indepe... Muhammad Iqbal. Development of Metaphysics in Persia, The: A Contribution to the History of Muslim Philosophy (1908). — Short philosophical observations on the theology of the Bab and Baha'u'llah. Vahid Rafati. Development of Shaykhi Thought in Shi'i Islam, The (1979). William Garlington. Development of the Bahá'í Faith in Malwa, The: 1941-1974 (1999-02). — A socio-cultural examination of Baha'i mass teaching as experienced in Central India. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Dialogue between Yin-Yang Concepts and the Bahá'í Faith, The (2001). — Yin-yang, a pivotal theory in Chinese thought influencing government, architecture, relationships, a... Michael Sabet. Discerning a Framework for the Treatment of Animals in the Bahá'í Writings: Ethics, Ontology, and Discourse (2023-01). — Baha'i exegesis can discern a framework governing the treatment of animals and our relationship to t... Robert T. Cameron. Disconnected Letters of the Qur'an and the Significance of the Number 19 (1982). — Critique of Rashad Khalifa's (disputed) study purporting to find a "deep structure" of 19 in the Qur... Christopher Buck. Discovering [The Qur'an] (2006). — Academic study of the Qur'an, its themes, and how to begin interpreting it. Author unknown, comp. Dispensations of Time: Scriptural References (n.d.). — Short chronology and graph of biblical passages visualizing human history through seven stages of in... Piya Tan. Divine Qualities of Spiritual Dialogue (2001). — The Buddhist basis for dialogue is found in its four virtues: love (the world as an extended family)... WellSpring International Educational Foundation for the Study and Application of the Sacred Texts. Divine Virtues and Spiritual Qualities: A Compilation from Sacred Texts (2003). — Comprehensive exploration of 77 virtues and qualities drawn from the texts of various religions. David Friedman. Does Corinthians 1:15 Teach a Physical or a Spiritual Resurrection? (1999). — While literalists claim that this verse supports a physical resurrection, the evidence seems to show... Necati Alkan. Dreams and their Interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion: Some Preliminary Remarks (2007). — Outline of the importance of dreams and their interpretation in the Baha'i Religion; dream interpr... Jonah Winters. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions (1997). — Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shi'i and Babi history. Rachel Woodlock. Dying for Our Sins (1998). — Examination of the Christian doctrine of the substitutionary atonement and whether such a doctrine h... Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Elucidation of the Meaning of The Greatest Name (1945?). — Explanation of "The Greatest Name," with words of Abdu'l-Baha, as copied by May Maxwell. Source and ... Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Emergence and Organization of Chinese Religions, The (2014). — The nature of leadership and succession in Chinese religious organisations and society, home temples... Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles. Various. Encyclopaedia of Islam: Bahá'í Selections (1986-2004). — 40 articles about, mentioning, or relevant to the Babi or Baha'i Faiths. Moshe Sharon. End of Days (2018). — On the word “messiah”, the anointed, which describes the redeemer like a priest, consecrated by ... Don Dainty. Entrancing Biblical Journey to meet the Promised Christ Returned, An: Bahá'u'lláh - The 'Glory of God' (2011). — On biblical prophecies and Baha'u'llah as their fulfilment. Stephen Lambden. Episode in the Childhood of the Bab, An (1986). — Parallels legends of the Bab's early childhood with those of Jesus. Michael W. Sours, Iraj Ayman. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Ann Boyles. Epistolary Style of Shoghi Effendi, The (2022-09). — The purposes of this paper are to investigate the new style of the epistle and the roots of its deve... Edwin Graham. Equality and Baha'i Principles in Northern Ireland (2001). — A paper in two parts: (1) the development of equality legislation in Northern Ireland, and (2) the B... Christopher Buck. Eschatology of Globalization, The: The Multiple Messiahship of Bahá'u'lláh Revisited (2004). — This paper argues that Baha'u'llah's signal contribution to globalization was to ethicize and sacral... Peter Terry. Essays on Jesus and the New Testament (2015). — Scripture and progressive revelation, canonization of the Bible, teachings of the New Testament, Bah... Annemarie Schimmel. Excerpt (1994). — Three passing mentions. Kamran Ekbal. Execution of the Jews of Banu Quraida and the Conquest of Persia, The: The Dilemma of Early Islam (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha's views on the mass execution of the Banu Qurayza Jews in Medina in 627 A.D. [article in... Todd Lawson. Exegesis (tafsír) (1999). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. Explanations Concerning Sacred Mysteries (1902). — Essays on the book of Daniel, and on the mysteries of: daily sacrifice, the kingdom, death, prayers ... James B. Thomas. Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, An (2002). — A description of Baha'u'llah's Fire Tablet, a dialogue between himself and God on suffering and sacr... Shoghi Effendi. Extracts from Letters Written by or on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi Regarding the Absence of Clergy in the Baha'i Faith (1998). — Compilation included with a memorandum from the House of Justice from 1998/02/11 regarding the aboli... Aline Shane-Devin. Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca (1907-10). — [needs abstract] Ted Brownstein. Facilitating Spiritual Joy: Workshop on Christianity (1999-05). — Introduction to the history and philosophy of Christianity from a Baha'i perspective, and deepening ... Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti... Jamsheed K. Choksy. Fasting among Zoroastrians, Manicheans, and Bahá'ís (1999). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Lil Osborn. Female Representations of the Holy Spirit in Bahá'í and Christian writings and their implications for gender roles (1994). — A response to feminist theologian Mary Daly's argument that a male representation of God reinforces ... Christopher Buck. Fifty Bahá'í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation (2014). — World religions are systems of salvation, liberation, or harmony, in direct response to the perceive... Boris Handal. Finding the Lamp: My Bahá'í Experience (2012). — A personal adventure of faith, influenced by a background where faith and reason talked to each othe... Betsy Omidvaran. First Four Caliphs of Islam, The (2001). — Many Baha’is know little about Islam, and most of what they do know is based on minority Shi’ism... Diane Robinson Kerr. Five Pillars of Islam, The (2014). — Summary of the essential precepts of Islam — belief, prayer, zakat, fasting, and pilgrimage — wi... Christopher Buck, Juan Cole, William S. Hatcher. Forum Concerning St. Paul (1979 Summer). — Responses to Hatcher's review (World Order, 1978) of Schaefer's Light Shineth in Darkness, by Buck, ... Christopher Buck. Fourth Candle, The: The Unity of Religion and Interfaith Dialogue (1986). — What does "Unity in Religion" mean, and how does it apply for Baha'is' interactions with other relig... Bahá'í International Community. Freedom of Religion on Trial in Morocco: The Nador Case (1963). — A formal response to a court case in Morocco from the previous month in which three Baha'is were con... Zaid Lundberg. From Adam to Bahá'u'lláh: The Idea of a Chain of Prophecy (2002). — Whilst the modern period has seen a series of scientific paradigm shifts which have radically altere... Juan Cole, ed, Moojan Momen, ed. From Iran East and West (1984). — Essays on Baha'i history in the Middle East, the United States, and India. Amin E. Egea. Further Comments on a Passage of the Lawh-i-Hikmat (2009). — A study of Pre-Islamic sources on the relation of Greek Philosophers and Jewish sages. Yeo Yew Hock. Future of Confucianism, The (2000). — The history of Confucianism, its teachings, a critique of its place in the modern world, its future,... Bahá'u'lláh. Gems of Divine Mysteries (2002). — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur... Boris Handal. Genealogía de los Profetas de Dios (2010). — A chart connecting the major Messengers of God through historical, prophetic, and interpretative inf... Grover Gonzales. Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi (1957/1992). — A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history. Kay Zinky. Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1950?). — Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations. Patricia de Luna Garcia, Rodrigo Vazquez Canales. Género y catolicismo: Concepciones y realidades de practicantes del catolicismo referente a la pluralidad del género (2022). — Relaciónes entre el ser un practicante del catolicismo y la apertura a la pluralidad de género. La... Tom Lysaght. Genesis in King Lear: Joseph's Many-Colored Coat Suits Shakespeare (2019). — Creative comparison of the biblical figure of Joseph and the character of Edgar in Shakespeare's Kin... Stephen A. Fuqua. Global Interfaith Movement, The (2003-04). — Summary of examples of interfaith dialogue from 1993-2003. Author unknown, comp. Glossary and Index of Terms (2004). — Comprehensive glossary of Islam. (Extracted from the final volume, #13. Encyclopedia index not inclu... Christopher Buck. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam, by Todd Lawson: Review (2012). Christopher Buck. God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America (2015). — The nation and the notion of America, as viewed through the lenses of Native American religions, Pro... Moojan Momen. God of Bahá'u'lláh, The (2005). — A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Baha’u’llah and analysis of the con... Geza Farkas. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson: Review (2005-12/2015-06). Universal House of Justice. Goddess Religion, Ancient (1992-02-23). — Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology. Christopher Buck. Golden Age of Jewish/Christian Relations Revisited, The: The Contribution of H.J. Schoeps to Interfaith Dialogue (1984). — On Bavarian historian Hans Joachim Schoeps, considered a foremost authority on early Jewish Christia... Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Great Tao, The (1991). — On a philosophy of the ancient Chinese people, a Tao whose eternal spirit has seeped into the very h... Anna Josephine Ingersoll. Greenacre on the Piscataqua (1900). — An early history of Greenacre and some of its notable visitors and presentations. William Stell. Guess Who's Coming to Church: The Chicago Defender, the Federal Council of Churches, and Rethinking Shared Faith in Interracial Religious Practice (2023-12). — Exploring "Go-to-a-White-Church Sunday" initiated by Robert S. Abbott (1922) and "Race Relations Sun... Iscander Micael Tinto. Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community (2016). — The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were t... Author unknown. Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í (2023). — Six overview essays on Baha'i history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite) Dergham Aqiqi, Todd Lawson. Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand: Form, Content, and Provisional Translation (2021-11). — Detailed analysis of the content and translation of an undated haykal; the relation between the Bab�... Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man \'arafa nafsahú faqad \'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary (1996). — Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning o... Grover Gonzales. He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh (2020). — On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets an... George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). — Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for t... Theo A. Cope. Heaven in China without "Religion" and Manifestation (2000). — Some believe there never was a time when humanity was without a Prophet to guide it, but as none is ... Keven Brown. Hermes Trismegistus and Apollonius of Tyana in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1997). — History of alchemy, magic, and the hermetic arts, and their reflection in the later teachings of Bah... Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Hidden Words (1985). — Baha'u'llah's review of the most important themes of prior scriptures and religions, written in 1858... Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (1998). Anjam Khursheed. Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity (1997). — The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and th... Moojan Momen. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). — An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith and to explain the Baha... Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets (2000). William Garlington. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review (1998). Stephen D. Dighton. His New Name: A Biblical Examination of the Claims of Bahá'u'lláh (1994). — Summary of Baha'i concepts, including quotes from both the Bible and the Baha'i Writings, answering ... Alessandro Bausani. Miguel Gil Santesteban, trans. Historia de la Religión desde la Perspectiva Bahá'í (2003?). John William Draper. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe (1864). — A selection of excerpts from the book. Contains no mention of the Baha'i Faith, but is of interest p... Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck. Homosexuality in the Baha'i Faith and in World Religions (2004-08-01). — Slides of two presentations: Christopher Buck's "Homosexuality in World Religions" and Nahzy Buck's ... Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity. Hope and Resilience: The Application of Spiritual Principles to Community Life (2021). — On how communities use concepts and principles such as the oneness of humankind and interconnectedne... Ted Brownstein. How Bahá'u'lláh Taught Christians: The Rhetoric and Pedagogy of Bahá'u'lláh's Writings to Followers of Jesus Christ (1998). — How Baha'u'llah prepared his message to attract Christians; poetic and rhetorical devices he used in... Universal House of Justice. Humanitarian Responses to Global Conflicts (2015-01-13). — A letter to and response from the House about why Baha'is do not condemn the 2014 attacks on Gaza, a... Juan Cole. "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts (1993 Fall). — Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Baha'u'llah identifies ... Bruce Limber. I Daniel: Index (1999). — An index to the contents of Robert Riggs' book I, Daniel. Wolfgang A. Klebel. I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah (2012). — Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-kno... Tova Makhani-Belkin. "I woke up and knew, spiritually, I have just accepted the faith": Agency and Dream Ethnography in the Bahá'í Faith (2024-08-23). — Analysis of first-generation Baha'is' dreams and visions as confirming their religious conversion, e... Robert Riggs. I, Daniel (1998). — Spiritual, metaphorical, and esoteric teachings from the Bible's book of Daniel. Juliet Thompson. I, Mary Magdalene (1940). — Semi-autobiographical account of Juliet Thompson's contact with 'Abdu'l-Baha. Todd Lawson. Ibn 'Arabi's Joseph: Imagination as Holy Communion (2010-10). Christopher Buck. Identity of the Sabi'un, The: An Historical Quest (1984-07). — This article solves two problems that have long puzzled Islamicists: (1) How can the conflicting ide... Christopher Buck. Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A Trajectory of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Bahá'í Theophanology (1983). — A continuity may be drawn by plotting a trajectory of prophetological concepts from Prophet Messiani... Christopher Buck. Illuminator vs. Redeemer: Was Ebionite Adam/Christ Prophetology "Original," Anti-Pauline, or "Gnostic"? (1982/2012). — Contains no mention of the Baha'i Faith, but is of interest because of the phenomenological resonanc... Maryam Afshar. Images of Christ in the writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The (2004). — 'Abdu'l-Baha addressed Christian subjects in his talks with Baha'is of Christian background and his ... Said Amir Arjomand. Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation: Imami Shiʿism Circa 280-290 A. H./900 A. D. (1997). — Examination of the end of the 9th century and events following the death of the eleventh Imam, and t... Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real... Saul Palacios. Importancia de las Escrituras en la Ética Laboral Protestante (2022). — La ética laboral protestante (PWE) se fundamentaba en un fuerte componente. La PWE ya no esta únic... Ross Woodman. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul (1993). — Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. T... Sandra Lynn Hutchison. In the Noble, Sacred Place: One Rainy Day in a Holy City (2021 Spring). — A memoir of visiting Jerusalem — a contemporary pilgrim's note written as a literary piece — wit... Nima Rafiei. In the Presence of the Beloved: Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i-Liqá': A Revised Provisional Translation and Notes (2017). — In Arabic, liqa’ indicates the promise of meeting the Lord. Baha’u’llah has transformed the co... Inayat Khan. Inayat Khan's meeting with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris (1913). — One-paragraph recounting of Khan, the founder of "Universal Sufism," meeting with Abdu'l-Baha in 191... Charles Nolley, William Garlington. India, Notes on Bahá'í Population (1997-03). — Indian membership numbers, and how "enrollment" there has a different meaning than in developed coun... Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. Indigenous Messengers of God (2014-2020). — 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Baha'i teachings. Ismael Velasco. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics (2006). — On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, ... Udo Schaefer. Infallible Institutions? (2002). — Historical and Baha'i interpretations of infallibility. Jianping Wang. Influence of Bábí Teachings on Ling Ming Tang and Nineteenth-century China, The (2002). — A possible historical linkage between the followers of Babi and Baha'i Movements in Iran and the bel... Peter J. Khan. Institute on Islam (1971). — Transcription of tape #7 which deals with prophecies in the Qur'an, and recordings of a one-weekend ... Universal House of Justice, Horace Holley, Fariborz Sahba, Sheriar Nooreyezdan. Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The (1986). — Five documents from Baha'i World 18 part four section 5: Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, its s... Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Instructions Concerning Genesis and the Mystery of Baptism (n.d. (1902?)). — A short treatise on Biblical verses and symbology viewed in light of the Hidden Words and other Writ... Duane Troxel. Intelligent Life in the Universe and Exotheology in Christianity and the Bahá'í Writings (1996). — Theological statements on extraterrestrial life in Christian and Baha'i texts, and in the work of Gi... Zena Sorabjee, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Inter-religious gathering in New Delhi, and Address to Pope John Paul II (1999-12-12). — Brief address by Counsellor Sorabjee to an inter-religious gathering organised by the Roman Catholic... Gad Gilbar. Interest (riba) in Islam and the Bahá'í Faith (2004-01-20). — Baha'i scripture permits charging interest (riba) on loans, in contrast to Islamic law which forbids... John Hick. Interfaith and the Future (1994). — The development of the interfaith movement over the past 100 years and its possible futures. Roshan Danesh. Internationalism and Divine Law: A Baha'i Perspective (2004). — On the internationalism motif in Baha'i political and legal thought; the place of divine legal clai... Bahá'í International Community. Interreligious and Intercultural Cooperation (2007-10). — Statement to the United Nations on best practices and strategies for interreligious and intercultura... Seena Fazel. Interreligious Dialogue and the Bahá'í Faith: Some Preliminary Observations (1997). — An overview of pluralistic approaches and their relevance to Baha'i studies. Mary Hanford Ford. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An (1933-07). — Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Introduction to a Study of the Qur'án: With Additional References from Several Bahá'í Texts (1941). — A study guide to the Qur'an, consisting of lists of topics and verses by the "Study Outline Committe... Ignaz Goldziher. Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law (1981). — An early academic overview of Babi and Baha'i history and theology. From translation of a 1910 book ... Adib Masumian. Introduction to the Bahá'í Religiolect, An (2015). — Religious dialects are cultural crossover phenomena, like "Judeo-Arabic" and "Christianese". A relig... Yeo Yew Hock. Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An (1998). — The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenmen... Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An (2007). — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical... Mohamad Ghasem Bayat. Introduction to the Súratu'l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple), An (2001). — One of Baha’u’llah's major writings. It includes references to the manifold stations of the Mani... Sandra S. Fotos, Lynne Hansen. Investigating Spiritualization: Noticing, Processing and the Function of Time (1995-10). — Survey and analysis of the personal adoption of virtues among Mormons and Baha'is. Annemarie Schimmel. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith (1990). — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v... Eric Hooglund. Iran: Religious Life (1991-01-01). — Descriptions of the principal religious communities in Iran. Robert W. McGee. Is It Unethical to Evade Taxes in an Evil or Corrupt State?: A Look at Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Mormon and Bahá'í Perspectives (1999 Winter). — The ethics of tax evasion has been a neglected topic in both the accounting and ethical literature. ... Nosratollah Rassekh. Islám: The First 138 Years (1980 Fall/Winter). — Overview of the start of Islam, the life of Muhammad, the Qur'an, succession, early splits and philo... Christopher Buck. Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Baha'is (2003-06). — "The Baha'i question" is really a test case for whether Islam can legitimately claim to respect huma... Abir Majid. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith (2004). — Comprehensive overview of the relationship between the Baha'i Faith and Islam, and background on Isl... Diane Robinson Kerr. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith (2014). — Overview of the core tenets of Islam — belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage — with s... Duane Troxel. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: A Brief Guide (1994). — An overview of some facts and resources about Islam Baha'is should know when conversing with Muslims... Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets (2002). Denis MacEoin. Islam and the Baha'i Faith: A comparative study of Muhammad ‘Abduh and ‘Abdul-Baha ‘Abbas: Review (2010). Todd Lawson. Islam and the Life of the Mind (2005-06-11). — History of Islamic philosophy and how it connects to individual Muslims. Alessandro Bausani. Islam in the History of Religions (1972). — Methodological reflection on the question: how much does the study of so-called "superior" religions... Stephen Lambden. Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an: Some Introductory Notes (1991). — Islamic contributions to Western culture and science and discusses the place of Islamic Studies in t... Susan Maneck. Islam, the Baha'i Faith and the Eternal Covenant of Alast (2009-02-09). Rowshan Mustapha. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics (2014). — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ... John L. Esposito. Islam: The Straight Path (1988). — Passing mention of political persecutions. Stanwood Cobb. Islamic Contributions to Civilization (1963). — Overview of the many inventions and sciences which were developed by or transmitted by Islamic peopl... Kamran Ekbal. Islamische Grundlagen des Kitáb-i Aqdas: Mit neuen Erkenntnissen zu seiner Datierung (1998). Yifan Zhang. Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space (2022 April-June). — Comparison of similarities in Baha'i and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality ac... Christopher Buck. Jesus and Early Christianity in the Gospels: A New Dialogue, by Daniel Grolin: Review (2003). Robert Stockman. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings (1992). — While Christians traditionally believe the Gospels to be substantially accurate, little is known abo... Michael W. Sours. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings, by Robert Stockman: Review: Commentary concerning the differences between Christian and Bahá'í terminology (1993). — Discusses the station and titles of Christ in an attempt to find common ground with Christians. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Jesus Christ, Resurrection of (n.d.). William S. Hatcher. Jesus et Muhammad (2008). — Fireside talk. Antonella Khursheed, Anjam Khursheed. Jesus the Son of God and the Incarnation Doctrine (1996). — The Baha'i approach to the sonship and divinity of Christ is consistent with Old and New Testament u... William S. Hatcher. Jésus, Fils de Dieu et Fils de l'homme (2002-12-18). — Fireside talk. Moshe Sharon. Jewish Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith (2011). — On the conversion of Jews in Iran, where they were among the early converts to the new religion, fir... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Jews and the Crucifixion (1980-11-21). Jack McLean. John the Baptist and Baha'i Prophetic Categories: An Atypical Paradigm (2013). — Comparative Jewish-Christian-Islamic-Baha’i study of the prophetic station of the prophet John the... Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. John the Baptist and Interpretation (1989-08-25). — Various questions about the the Baha’i position on John the Baptist, his station and teaching, and... Christopher Buck. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings (2022-08-27). — Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metapho... Todd Lawson. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses (2015). — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r... Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets (2004). Mehrdad Amanat. Judeo-Persian Communities of Iran in the Qajar Period: Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith (2009). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (2022). — Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitab-i-Íqan selected by Shoghi Effendi for inc... Brian Wittman. Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in "The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah" (2001). — Some references to Islam in Shoghi Effendi's English-language writings. Christopher Buck. Kitab-i Iqan, The: An Introduction to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs (1998-06). — Overview of the history and themes of the preeminent doctrinal work of the Baha'i Faith. Suheil Badi Bushrui. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1995). — The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas. Brent Poirier. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab... Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). — Major theological work by Bahaʼu'llah, written prior to his declaration of mission. Sohrab Kourosh. Kitáb-i-Iqán, The: Revolutionizing the Concepts of Religion, Eschatology and Theology (2018). — The Kitab-i-Íqan resolves and removes eschatological barriers and establishes the fundamentals of a... Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). — Notes on various topics related to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude. Duane Troxel, comp. Kitáb-i-Íqán and the Qur'an: Quotations from the Iqan Compared with their Counterparts in Rodwell's Translation of the Qur'an (2001). — Includes table of Qur'anic quotations from the Íqan compared with their counterparts in the Qur'an,... Udo Schaefer. L'histoire de Salut et Changement de Paradigme: Deux Contributions à la Théologie Bahá'íe (1993). — French translation of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm. Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. Pierre Spierckel, trans. L'islam, religion éternelle?: une approche bahá'íe de la revendication à la complétude (1993). — French translation of "A Baha'i Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam." Boris Handal. La Cultura Hispano Árabe en Latino América (2004). — The influence of the Hispano-Arab culture in Latin American history, from a linguistic point of view... Boris Handal, comp. La Moral del Corán (2013-05). — Compilation of passages from the Qur'an, with reference to some Baha'i writings. Roland Faber. Laozi: A Lost Prophet? (2018). — On the Tao Te Ching, or Dao De Jing; the uniqueness of Toaism/Daoism; resonances with and difference... Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40) (2023). — Survey and analysis of viewpoints on the meaning of "Seal of the Prophets"; the prophetic cycle and ... Peter Terry. Last Words of Jesus, The: What Were They and What Did They Mean? (2015). — The words of Christ according to the gospels of Mark and Matthew in Syriac and Greek; comparisons of... Vahid Rafati. Keven Brown, trans. Lawh-i-Hikmat: The Two Agents and the Two Patients (2002). — Discussion of the two terms fa`ilayn (the active force / "the generating influence") and munfa`ilayn... Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg) (2024-08). — Authorized translation of Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Temp... Anonymous, comp. Laws Abrogated by Bahá'u'lláh (2018/2020). — Laws abolished from previous religions and from the Bayan. Todd Lawson. Gabrielle Rivier, trans. Le Coran et l'imaginaire apocalyptique (2010-09). Moojan Momen. Learning from History (1989). — The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Baha’i world community. The ... Universal House of Justice. Legislating on Morality (1988-06-05). — Areas in which the Universal House of Justice is refraining from legislating on, e.g. abortion and h... Jean-Marc Lepain. Les Paradigmes cachés de l'histoire: Comparaison de l'histoire des premiers siècles du christianisme et de la foi bahà'ie (1994). — Exploration of some lessons from history relevant to our era and our near future, from the perspecti... Josephina Fallscheer. Steven Phelps, ed. Letter to Mrs. A. Schwarz, Stuttgart (1910-01). — Philosophic conversations of the Master with a French consular official. The nineteenth letter from ... Universal House of Justice. Letter to the World's Religious Leaders (2002-04). — On historic challenges that leaders of religion must respond to, if spiritual leadership is to have ... Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Juan Cole, trans. Letters and Essays, 1886-1913 (1985). — Treatises of "the greatest and most learned of all Baha'i scholars" about Alexander Tumansky; on mee... Universal House of Justice. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf) (2003). — Some meanings of the term huruf ("letters") in Baha'i texts, including Letters of the Bayan, Letters... Jose Luis Marques Utrillas. Julien Hagelstein, trans. Lettres à un bon catholique (1987). — Translation of "Letters to a Good Catholic," in which Spanish Baha'i Utrillas narrates his personal ... Fleur Fallon. Liberation Theology and its Potential for Guidance Towards Peace on Earth: A Bahá'í Perspective (1996). — Baha'u'llah prescribed both a moral code for individuals based on knowing God and a design for a sys... Jack McLean. Life after Death: A Study of the Afterlife in Religions, by Farnaz Ma'sumian: Review (1998). Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation... Michael L. Penn. Light Was in the Darkness, The: Reflections on the Growth that Hides in the Pain of Suffering (2020-07). — Existential stress and its relationship to individual growth and development, drawing on the rich sp... 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 Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition. John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher. Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Baha'i Studies and Translations. — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ... Brent Poirier. Lists of Articles (2009-2019). — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites. Glenford Mitchell. Literature of Interpretation, The: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi (1972-73 Winter). — The influence of the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Baha'i Faith is analogous to that of St. Augu... Lesley Shams. Little Book of Comfort / Librito Reconfortante (2015). — The reason for suffering and tools to transform it; words of comfort and prayers. La razón del sufr... Ismael Velasco. Logos, Mythos and Kerygma: The Logic of Reconciliation and the Occultation of the Promised Qá'im in Bábí-Bahá'í Scripture (2004). — Theological background of the Twelfth Imam in Shi'i Islam, comprehensive interpretation of Baha'u'll... Benjamin Olshin. Look at Harmony and Unity as Common Principles in the Confucian System and the Bahá'í Faith, A (2014). — Confucianism and the Baha'i Faith represent complex and multi-faceted systems of philosophy, practic... Steven Phelps, comp. Loom of Reality: A Partial Inventory of the Works of the Central Figures of the Bahá'í Faith (2020/2023). — A website with thematic compilations of quotations from the Baha’i Writings and beyond, and a cat... Universal House of Justice. Lot and His Daughters (2015-03-29). — Discussion of two Baha'i references on the Biblical story of Lot; an interpretation of a Bible verse... M. V. Gandhimohan. Mahatma Gandhi and the Bahá'ís: Striving towards a Nonviolent Civilization (2000). — Review of Ghandi's comments about the Faith as well as relationships between his ideas and those of ... Boris Handal. Mahoma, Profeta de Dios (2005/2020). — Overview of the life of Muhammad and the teachings of the Qur'an, and world Islamic culture. Michael W. Sours. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature (1991). — The Logos in Christianity and the Maiden for Baha'u'llah can be equated as one and the same eternal ... Fuad Izadinia. Major Opus, The: A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith (2014). — The story of the journey of two parallel movements to the Holy Land in 1868: the Baha'is from Iran a... 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, ... Seena Fazel. Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer: Review (2004-01-20). Paula Bidwell. Many Messengers of God, A Native American Perspective: Deganawidah The Peacemaker (2011-07). — Collection and analysis of proofs from the Baha'i Writings about prophets from indigenous cultures. ... Lil Osborn. Mary Magdalene: Lioness of God in the Bahá'í Faith (2013). — On the symbolic role of Mary Magdalene in the Baha’i tradition as a female archetype in the contex... Bahá'u'lláh. Frank Lewis, trans. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak (1999). — Provisional translation Denis MacEoin. Mazhar [Manifestation] (1960-2004). — Definition of a type of theophany in which the divinity or its attributes are made visible in human ... Moshe Sharon. Meaning of Baha'i History, The (1999-12). — Disregarding personal belief, a neutral historian uses tools of objective research to deal with the ... Anjam Khursheed. Medieval Islam: The Influence of Islam on Judaism and Christianity (1997). — Prior to the Renaissance, Islam inspired revivals in the cultural traditions of Christianity and Jud... Archie Bell. Meeting a Prophet (1915). — Book chapter containing three interviews with 'Abdu'l-Baha at the Sea of Galilee. World Almanac and Book of Facts. Membership of Religious Groups in the U.S., 1996 (1996-11-15). — Numbers of adherents, holy days, and headquarters of religious groups in the U.S. and Canada in 1998... Moojan Momen. Memorials of the Faithful: The Democratization of Sainthood (2016). — Hagiography in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the precedent of Faridu'd-Din's "Memorials of the Sa... Muhammad Asad. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices (1980). — Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'an; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn;... Jack McLean. Message of the Universal House of Justice to the World's Religious Leaders: Panel Discussion Comments (2002). — Overview of some prominent global theologians and historians of religion, and issues facing interfai... Christopher Buck, Donald Addison. Messengers of God in North America, Revisited: An Exegesis of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán (2007). — The indigenous peoples of the Americas have their own claim to wisdom tradition, which derive from M... Ahang Rabbani. Messianic Expectations in Nineteenth Century Christian and Islamic Communities (2006-02). — The phenomenon of messianism and its manifestations in early-modern American Christianity and in Ira... Stephen Lambden. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The (2005). — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla... Amanah Nurish. Meta-Narrative of Peasant Religious Conversion, The: A Case Study of the Baha'i Community In Thailand (2015). — A study of why the peasant peoples of Yasothon, Thailand have turned to the Baha'i Faith instead of ... Sholeh A. Quinn. Mi'ráj in Select Shaykhí, Bábí, and Bahá'í Texts, The (2023). — The ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven, and commentary on its meanings by religious leaders... Brian A. Miller. Mid-East History during the Islamic Period: Chronology and Commentary (2000). — Brief overview of Islamic history. Benjamin Olshin. Mikhail Sergeev, Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith: Review (2015). Universal House of Justice. Millennium Forum (2000-09-24). Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Juan Cole, trans. Miracles and Metaphors (1981). — Collection of essays on metaphysical topics and Baha'i answers to old religious controversies: are t... John Walbridge. Miscellaneous philosophy topics (2002). — Islamic vs. Baha'i philosophy; Greek philosophers and the Jews; other topics of philosophy. Ignaz Goldziher. Mohammed and Islam (1917). — Twelve pages on the Babi and Baha'i Faiths — described as a modern movement within Islam which rec... Margaret Pemberton-Pigott, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott. Monotheistic Religion in Africa: The Example of the Swazi People (2005). — Similarities between the Baha'i Faith and the ancient traditional beliefs of the Swazi people of Sou... William P. Collins. Mormonism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). — Historical contacts between Baha’is and Mormons; Mormon views of the Baha’i Faith; Baha’i view... Louis E. Venters. "Most Great Reconstruction": The Bahá'í Faith in Jim Crow South Carolina, 1898-1965 (2010). — The Faith enjoyed a period of growth from the 1960s-1980s that was largely inspired by interracial t... L. P. Elwell-Sutton. Muhammad and the Course of Islam, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review (1977). Todd Lawson. Muhammad as Educator, Islam as Enlightenment, and the Quran as Sacred Epic (2020). — To Islam, civilization in prosperity and harmony is sacred; education is pivotal in the journey from... Vahid Houston Ranjbar. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Shaykh Ahmad (2016-12-23). — Brief comparison of two opposing ideologies: fundamentalist Wahhabism vs. the less literalistic teac... Robert L. Gulick. Muhammad the Educator (1953). — On the life of Muhammad from the standpoint of influence on world culture. What methods did he use t... Juan Cole. Muhammad `Abduh and Rashid Rida: A Dialogue on the Bahá'í Faith (1981 Spring). — Translation of a dialogue between two influential Sunni thinkers of the early Twentieth Century; con... Farshid Kazemi. Mysteries of Alast: The Realm of Subtle Entities and the Primordial Covenant in the Babi-Bahá'í Writings (2009). — One of the more esoteric concepts in Shi'i and Shaykhi thought is the "realm of subtle entities," '�... Christopher Buck. Mystery of the Sworded Warrior in Hindu Apocalypse, The: Was Kalki Visnuyas Bahá'u'lláh? (1980). — Does Baha'u'llah fulfill messianic expectations associated with Kalki Vishnuyasas, the tenth incarna... Gul Afroz Zaman. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The (1998). — On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life ... Annemarie Schimmel. Mystical Dimensions of Islam (1975). — Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poet... Farnaz Ma'sumian. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith (1995 Spring). — An examination of the Baha'i Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in th... Fargang Jahanpour. Mysticism East and West (2007). — The meaning and nature of mysticism and some of the leading ideas in Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christ... Moojan Momen. Robert Stockman, comp. Names of the Bahá'í Months, The: Separating Fact from Fiction (2012-11). — A blog post, compiled for the Wilmette Institute, on the original source of the names of the months ... Patricia Locke. Native American and Other Indigenous Messengers of God (1993). — God did not neglect the millions of indigenous peoples of the Western hemisphere; over the centuries... Paula Bidwell. Native American Vision and the Teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha (2011). — Presentation addressing issues of concern to Native Americans, cast in the light of statements of Ab... Paula Bidwell, comp. Native Bahá'ís: Bios of past and contemporary Bahá'ís of native ancestry (2014). — Links to photographs and information from the 1910s to the present about Native Baha'is, both from t... Christopher Buck. Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá'í Universalism (1996). — Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Baha'i category of "Manif... William P. Collins. Native Messengers of God in Canada? A test case for Bahá'í universalism, by Christopher Buck: Commentary (1998). Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Nature of God, The: Some Extracts from the Bahá'í Writings (1992). — Brief compilation on nature of God. Linda S. Covey. Navajo Tradition, The: Transition to the Bahá'í Faith (2010). — Examines three reasons behind the conversion of some Navajo to Baha'i in the early 1960s: fulfillmen... Maneckji Nuserwanji Dhalla. Gool Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans, Behram Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans. Navjote of a Converted Zoroastrian Bahai, The: (Chapter 68) (1975). — Overview of the Faith, and the author's interactions with Baha'is in the early 1900s. (Navjote is th... Zaid Lundberg. New Age Movement and the Bahá'í Faith (2000). — How to define the New Age Movement, its similarities to and differences from the Baha'i Faith, and h... Universal House of Justice. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage (1994-07-06). — Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality... Peter Beyer. New Religious System for Contemporary Society (2001-04). — On scholarship and categories of religions in the global society, religion as a function system, and... Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling (2008 Fall). — On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bah... Christopher Buck, Necati Alkan. No More Jihad: Muhammad's Message in Baha'u'llah's Dream (2017-01-23). — Essay about a Tablet of Baha’u’llah in which He describes a dream in which He "associated" with ... Bani Dugal. Morten Bergsmo, ed, Kishan Manocha, ed. Non-Governmental Perspective on the Relative Effectiveness of Multilateral and Bilateral Measures to Combat Hate Speech, A: An Analysis of Tools Deployed in Response to Religious Hate Speech in Iran (2023-07). — International Human Rights framework; Iran's obligations under international law; history of Baha'i ... Lee Brown. North American Indian Prophecies (1986). — Talked delivered at the 1986 Continental Indigenous Council, Tanana Valley Fairgrounds, Fairbanks, A... Deborah Clark Vance. Not Just for Consumers: An Argument for Depicting Diverse Beliefs on U.S. Television (2007). — Globally, with few exceptions, television is a conduit for reaffirming hegemonic beliefs. How can ... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Bible, Some (1963). — Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Central and East Africa National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Qur'an, Some (2000-08). — Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Central and East Africa Robert Stockman. Notes on Islam from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). — Overview of Islamic history and teachings and brief notes on Islam and the Baha'i Faith. Robert Stockman. Notes on Judaism from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). — Overview of Judaism with many comments on Baha'i teachings on Jewish history and prophets; includes ... Dann J. May. Notes on the Christian "Antichrist" and Titles of Christ (1997). — Intro for a Baha'i-Christian dialogue on the meaning of the antichrist, titles of Jesus in the Baha'... Virginia Orbison. Notes on Words of the Guardian (1956). — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ... Abdulrahman Lomax. Number 19 in the Qur'an, The (1995-06). — Discussion of a study by a Muslim which purports to demonstrate that the Qur'an is comprised of myst... Muhammad. Anton Haddad, trans. Oath of the Prophet Mohammed to the Followers of the Nazarene, The (1902). — Promise of fair-treatment from Muhammad to the Christians, with commentary by Imam Ali, given in the... Heshmat Moayyad. Obituary: Alessandro Bausani (1921-1988) (2001). — The life and work of Bausani (1921–1988), a leading Italian scholar of Islam, Middle Eastern studi... Chad Jones, comp. Ocean 2.0 Interfaith Reader: Bahá'í Writings search engine (1998–). — Complete search engine for Baha'i texts and books from other religions (offsite). Susan Maneck. Old Charges for a New Religion, Some (2009-01-24). — The background and significance of the fantastic charges made against Baha’is in Iran and elsewher... George Townshend. Old Churches and the New World-Faith, The (1949). — Pamphlet publication of Townshend's letter of renunciation of the Anglican Church and proclamation o... Christopher Buck. On Jesus' Cry from the Cross (1983-03). — Comments on an article by Stephen Lambden on "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans, Peyman Sazedj, trans. On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn': Provisional translation (2019). — Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Baha on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qu... Universal House of Justice. One Common Faith (2005). — Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Baha'u'llah and the scriptures of other faiths... Burl Barer. One Father, Many Children: Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith (2010). — Judaic teachings on religious inclusivism and relativism, and the Baha'i acceptance of Judaism. Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. One Who Related the Existence of the Qáʼim, The (2015). — One-paragraph passage related to the coming of the Mahdi. Peter Terry. Oneness of Reality, The: A Response to Moojan Momen's "Relativism as a Basis for Baha'i Metaphysics" (2018). — Dialogue on epistemology and ontology as presented in the core literature of the Baha’i religion. Alain Locke. Orientation of Hope and Lessons in World Crisis, The (1936/1945). — Two essays meditating on the relevance of Baha'i principles to the period preceding and during the S... Keven Brown. Origin of the Bahá'í Principle of the Harmony between Science and Religion, The (2001-08). — On the origin of the principle of scientific/religious harmony in Islamic and Baha’i Writings, and... Jonah Winters. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship (1996). — Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunni... Babak Rod Khadem. Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings (2006). — The Baha’i conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this ... Ted Brownstein. Out of Jewish Roots: Studies of Prayer Patterns in Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Bahá'í Worship (2006). — An exploration of the development of liturgy and personal prayer patterns from its roots in Judaism ... Christopher Buck. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). — Study of Baha'i and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and th... Kathleen E. McVey. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2003). William P. Collins. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2001). Harold Coward. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999). Daniel Grolin. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999). Andrew Rippin, John Renard, Will C. van den Hoonaard, et al.. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Reviews (2000/2002). — Three short reviews from Studies in Religion, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, and Humaniti... Afshin A. Khavari. Parallels Between Islamic and Baha'i laws and Constitutional Principles (1998). — The roles of Sunnah, Hadith, and Ijtihad in Islamic constitutional law, and the development of the B... JoAnn M. Borovicka. Parallels in the Ministries of Táhirih and Paul (2016). — Stories of early believers of the Bahá’í Faith as presented in "Memorials of the Faithful" com... Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh (2022). — Compilatie van 40 passages uit de Kitab-i-Íqan door Shoghi Effendi geselecteerd voor opname in Bloe... Wolfgang A. Klebel. Path of God, The (2010). — A comparison of the 'Global Ethic' (Hans Küng) with the Baha'i Faith. The core ethical principles f... Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1937 (1937). — Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvem... Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino). Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective (2024). — The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justi... Hoda Mahmoudi. Permanence of Change, The: Contemporary Sociological and Bahá'í Perspectives (2008). — Sociohistorical changes of the Axial Age and the Renaissance, sociological views on modernity and it... Universal House of Justice. Permissibility of Chinese New Year Celebrations and Cultural Prostrations (2019-06-04). — Permissibility of observing Chinese New Year; prostrating is permissible for cultures in which prost... Richard N. Frye. Persia (1968). — Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Baha'i schools in the early twentiet... Bernard Temple. Persia and the Regeneration of Islam (1910-05-27). — An argument to a British business audience that Persia is becoming more civilized and is experiencin... Abbas Amanat. Persian Bayan and the Shaping of the Babi Renewal, The (2007). — On the Babi Faith as a product of the religious environment of Shi'i Iran, including its esoteric cu... Mary Boyce. Persian Stronghold of Zoroastrianism, A (1977). — Brief mention of Baha'i converts to Zoroastrianism in Yazd. Kamran Hakim. Personal Interpretation of the term 'Seal of the Prophets' (1997). — A lengthy examination of the terms khatam, "seal," and Nabi, "Prophet," and their meanings in Islam. Eamonn Moane. Perspectives on the Inseparable Twin Duties Prescribed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (2003). — Religions differ in the balance of faith versus good works, the grace of God versus human strivings,... Christopher Buck. Phenomenon of Religion, The by Moojan Momen: Review (1999). — This review of The Phenomenon of Religion utilizes Buck's DREAMS paradigm: Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethica... Dan Wheatley. Philosophical and Religious Contributions to the Emergence of Human Rights: The Bahá'í Perspective (2012-12). — While some forms of religious extremism are contemptuous of human rights, and human rights are somet... Per-Olof Akerdahl. Pilgrimage and Religious Identity in the Bahá'í Faith (2000). — Pilgrimage has been an important part in the creation of a religious identity. The meaning of pilgri... Romane Takkenberg. Pocketful of Meaning, A: Compilation of Terms, Phrases and Symbols as Used in the Sacred Writings of all Faiths in the World (2019). — A compilation from the Baha'i Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacre... Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak' (1999). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date... Jan T. Jasion. Polish Response to Soviet Anti-Bahá'í Polemics, The (1999 Winter). — Response of non-Baha'i scholars to Marxist-Leninist polemics and attacks on the Baha'i Faith, in par... Udo Schaefer. Positions of the Austrian Churches and Religious Communities regarding bio- and medico-ethical Issues, The (2002). — On the Baha'i view of bioethical and biomedical questions, and Baha'i authoritative sources, image o... Johanna Pink. Post-Quranic Religion Between Apostasy and Public Order, A: Egyptian Muftis and Courts on the Legal Status of the Baha'i Faith (2003). — On how Egypt has adapted and responded to the Baha'i Faith; legal issues for Muslim jurists and the ... Duane Troxel. Powerpoints for Deepening (2004-2014). — 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Baha'i history, Central Figur... Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman. Precedentes de elementos de gobernanza en religiones: Aportaciones de la Fe bahá'í para la gobernanza futura (2022). — Agunos apuntes sobre el papel desempeñado por algunas religiones del pasado en el desarrollo y cons... William S. Hatcher. Précis Commentary on One Common Faith (2008). — Commentary on the statement ‘One Common Faith’. Pierre Spierckel. Preuves bahá'íes basées sur le Coran (2015). — Expose la compréhension baha'ie des versets du Coran qui traitent de Sceau des prophètes, de Jour ... Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Prince of Martyrs, The: A brief account of the Imam Husayn (1977). — The story of the Third Imam, whose death in the year 680 became a pivotal event for Shi'i Islam. Hossein Avaregan. Profezie con Valore Scientifico (1981). — L’autore illustra le quattro condizioni necessarie affinché a una profezia si possa dare valore s... Mehdi Wolf. Progressive Revelation: A Brief Circumstantial/Historical Contextualization (2022-05-16). — Progressive revelation must be understood in the context of the twin purposes of a divine Manifestat... David F. Young, comp. Progressive Revelation: The Bible and Bahá'u'lláh (2010). — A facilitator and a participant guide on studying The Bible and Baha’u’llah, prepared for the Co... William Sears. Progressive Revelation and Oneness of Religion (1972 (?) / 2018). — A videotaped talk (possibly from 1972), along with a shorter animated 2018 presentation prepared by ... Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Teaneck NJ. Progressive Revelation Poster (n.d.). — One-page poster giving a visual representation of the Manifestations that have come to nine countrie... Jack McLean. Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology (1992). — Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Baha'i theology. Ismael Velasco. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies (2004). — On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential I... Gloria A. Faizi. Promise of Lord Krishna, The (1975). — Baha'i fulfillment of Krishna's prophecy of return: "Whenever there is decay of righteousness and ex... Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Leila Rassekh Milani. Proof Based on Establishment (Dalíl-i-taqrír) and the Proof Based on Verses (Hujjiyyat-i-ayát), The: An Introduction to the Bahá'í-Muslim Polemics (1997). — Study of Baha'i apologetics based largely on the work of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl. Sabir Afaqi. Proofs from the Holy Qur'án Regarding the Advent of Bahá'u'lláh (1993). — Collection of prophecies and symbols from the Qur'an that foretell Baha'u'llah. Prepared for the dee... Peter Terry. Proofs of the Prophets (2008). — Compilation of texts related to proofs of prophethood, as found in the writings of Baha'u'llah, the ... Peter Terry. Proofs of the Prophets: Contents (2008-2020). — Links to a series-in-progress of compilations and commentary. Peter Terry, comp. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Baha'u'llah (2008). — Forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the writings of Baha’u’llah, the Bab, ‘Abdu’l-Baha,... Peter Terry, comp. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Lord Krishna (2008). — Compilation of texts related to Lord Krishna; forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the Bhagavad-... William Sears. Prophecies Fullfilled by Baha'u'llah (n.d.). Michael W. Sours, Christopher Buck. Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Commentary and Responses (1994). — Editorial statement about the nature of Baha'i scholarship and academic debate, followed by response... Stephen Lambden. Prophecy in the Johannine Farewell Discourse: The Advents of the Paraclete, Ahmad and Comforter (1997). — The exegetical history of sayings ascribed to Jesus which mention the Paraclete. Christian, Muslim... Universal House of Justice. Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Baha'u'llah and the New Era (1996-06-02). — Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications... Moshe Sharon. Prophets and Mountains (2008). — Metaphors of mountains and actual mountains in the history of religion; Mount Carmel. Susan Maneck. Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria (2011). — Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, co... Peyman Sazedj. Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (2009-2011). — Twenty-four translations from 2009, 2010, and 2011 copied from the defunct website peyman.sazedj.org... Moojan Momen. Psychology of Mysticism and its Relationship to the Bahá'í Faith (1984-03). — Contrast of theories of mysticism and its physiological components from the perspective of 20th-cent... Hossein Avaregan. Punti Razionali Comuni fra Corano e Vangelo (1990). — Ricerca personale della verità, origine divina di tutte le religioni, analogia delle profezie, uso ... Michael Karlberg. Pursuit of Social Justice, The (2022-08-03). — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati... Jan T. Jasion. Quelques Rencontres Importantes entre les Communautés Protestante et Bahá'íe en France (2019-11). — History of the relationship between the Faith in France and the Protestant community, 1870-1913 (wit... George Townshend. Questions about the Second Coming (1953). — Answers by Townshend to questions asked by the Baha’is of Kampala, Uganda about the return of Chri... Mirra Alfassa (published as The Mother). Questions and Answers 1950-51 (1951/1972). — Recollections of Abdu'l-Baha speaking about sacrifice and suffering by a leading spiritual collabora... Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad. Denis MacEoin, trans. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan (1997-06). — Translation of the questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un... Todd Lawson. Qur'an and the Apocalyptic Imagination, The (2010). — The Qur'an is regarded as a revelation of a divine message, unveiling truth to humankind at a time o... Todd Lawson. Qur'an and the Bahá'í Faith, The (2019). — On how tafsir, Islam, and the Qur'an have had a great impact on the form and content of the Baha'i r... Ted Brownstein. Qur'an and Violence against Non-believers, The (2017). — An examination of two sections of The Qur'an that supposedly authorize the slaughter of innocent non... Todd Lawson. Qur'an Commentary as Sacred Performance: The Bab's tafsirs of Qur'an 103 and 108, the Declining Day and the Abundance (1998). — Quranic commentary played a major role in the formation of the Babi movement. Early Babis were impre... Todd Lawson. Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The: Doctoral dissertation (1987-07). — A study of the Bab's two earliest works, partial commentaries on the Qur'an entitled "Tafsir súrat ... Brett Zamir, comp. Qur'án, The: Renderings by Rodwell & Sale and Multilinear Qur'án with Bahá'í References by Verse (2003). — Compilation on Islam and the Qur'an, and parallel translation of The Qur'an as translated by George ... Muhammad. Abdullah Yusufali, trans. Qur'án, The: The Meanings of the Holy Qur'an (n.d.). Dalton Garis, ed, Mohebat Sobhani, ed. Qur'anic and Biblical References in the Kitáb-i-Íqán: A Guide to Further Study (2020). — List of quotes from the Bible and the Qur'an referenced by Baha’u’llah in the Kitab-i-Iqan as sh... Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i... Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Qur'ánic references in the Bahá'í Writings (2001). — Cross-reference list (incomplete). Kamran Ekbal. Quranic Roots of Some Legal and Theological Terms of the Kitáb-i Aqdas Regarding Women and Homosexual Relations, The (1995). — Interpretations and etymologies of Arabic terms for prostitution, virginity, dowry, menstruation, so... Sam Shamoun. Quranic Witness to Biblical Authority, The (1999). — Written for a Muslim audience, this article expounds on the Muslim view that the Bible is authentica... Peter Terry. Rabindranath Tagore: Some Encounters with Bahá'ís (1992/2015). — 'Abdu'l-Baha is alleged to have met India's poet laureate Tagore in Chicago in 1912. This article ex... Stanwood Cobb. Real Turk, The (1914). — Reflections on three years spent in Turkey during the rise of the Young Turk Party and the downfall ... Bijan Ma'sumian. Realms of Divine Existence as described in the Tablet of All Food (1994 Summer). — Baha'i theoretical theology in the Lawh-i-Qullu'Ta'am. Romuald Boubou Moyo. Recherche sur les Signes Visibles dans le Ciel de la Venue des Manifestations de Dieu (2019). — Les annonces des venues des Manifestations de Dieu dans les écrits saints ont à la fois un sens ca... Cetin Onder. Recognition and Identity: The case of the Baha'i Faith (2002 spring). — Baha'i Faith seen in a Hegelian model. Thomas Kelly Cheyne. Reconciliation of Races and Religions, The (1914). — Early history of the Babi and Baha'i movements, life stories of their participants, and their contem... Peter Terry. Reconciliation of Religions, The: Imperative for the 21st Century (2015). — While the 12 principles attributed to 'Abdu'l-Baha include the harmony of religion with science and ... Anthony Lee. Reconciling the Other: The Bahá'í Faith in America as a Successful Synthesis of Christianity and Islam (1995-04). — Although many ordinary Baha'is are unaware of their religion's Islamic roots, seeing it instead as t... Dianne Bradford. References to Christ in His Tablet to Pope Pius IX (1998). Ismael Velasco. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn (2020-06). — On Imam Husayn in Shi'a Islam, expectations of his return, his place in Babi theology, and various r... Youli A. Ioannesyan. Reflections on Some Messianic Prophecies in Shaykhi Works (2010). — A Baha’i interpretation of passages of messianic prophecy in the writings of Shaykh Ahmad and Siyy... Roshan Danesh. Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith, Some (2014). — The concept of law in the Baha’i Faith; its early Islamic context; the nature of legal language an... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Reincarnation and the Nature and Progress of the Soul (n.d.). Universal House of Justice. Reincarnation, Rebirth and the Progress of the Soul (1995-04-25). — On reincarnation, the Soul and the Concept of “Return,” and The Mind and “Former Life Memories... Edward C. Getsinger. Reincarnation, The Return, and the "Cycle of Life" Chart (1916-04). — The concepts Reincarnation and Return in the context of pilgrims' recollections of the words of 'Abd... David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim) (2022). — Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en soc... Wanden Mathews LaFarge. Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, The (1930). — Discussion of prophecies made by Muhammad concerning his son-in-law Ali and the division which divid... Moojan Momen. Relativism: A Basis For Bahá'í Metaphysics (1988). — "Relativism" as a means of reconciling the often widely-divergent theologies of the world's religion... Moojan Momen. Relativism: A Theological and Cognitive Basis for Bahá'í Ideas about God and the Spiritual World (2011). — A response to Kluge's critiques of his earlier article on relativism. Ian Kluge. Relativism and the Bahá'í Writings (2008). — A strident rejection of the philosophical concept of relativism as being incompatible with a Baha’... Jack McLean. Relativity of Religious Truth, The: Relating to the Absolute (2007). — History of the relativistic approach to truth, a response to Momen's "Relativism: A Basis for Baha'i... Julio Savi. Religion and Exclusivism: A Bahá'í Perspective (2006). — Various factors have distracted the attention of religionists from the essential teachings of religi... Arthur J. Arberry. Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 1, Judaism and Christianity (1969). — Three mentions of the Babis and Baha'is. Arthur J. Arberry. Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 2, Islam (1969). — Five mentions of the Babis, Baha'is, and Ahmadiyya. Anjam Khursheed. Religion in the Modem World (2001). — On aspects of the Western secular rebellion against theocracy and the rise of free enquiry and freed... Ahang Rabbani. Religion of Islam (2007). — Overview of Islam: law and doctrine, The Qur'an, Hadith, the Five Pillars, Quranic interpretation. Ismael Velasco. Religion, Modernity and the "Clash of Civilisations": Context and Prospects (2013). — On the broader intellectual context for the emergence of the Baha'i Faith in 19th century Iran and i... David A. Weintraub. Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will We Deal With It? (2014). — 2-page excerpt from a 5-page chapter on the Faith, in a book covering what world religions believe a... Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Religions Are One: Warwick Leaflets (1993). Moojan Momen. Religions of the World: Divisive or Divine?: A Look at Religious Fundamentalism (2001-11). — What 'fundamentalism' means from the religious viewpoint; sociological and psychological explanation... Christopher Buck. Religions Share Enduring Values (2011). — Do all religions ultimately endorse the same spiritual values? Includes discussion of the "Golden Ru... Todd Lawson. Religious Authority and Apocalypse: Tafsír as Experience in an Early Work by The Báb (2013). — Analysis of the Bab's commentary on the Qur'an's longest chapter, Surat al-baqara, regarded as his f... James J. Keene. Religious Behavior and Neuroticism, Spontaneity, and Worldmindedness (1967-06). — Baha'is were included in a broad survey of religious thoughts and actions, and their attitudes stati... Alkhaldy Ayman, Alhrahshehr Rakan. Religious Extremism in a Multifaceted Context (2022). — Deconstruction of the word "extreme" in religious perspectives; proposal for a complete framework en... Christopher Buck. Religious Minority Rights (2008). — Discussion of three minority religions within Islamic states that have experienced persecution and h... Christopher Buck. Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role (2010/2012). — Survey and comparison of ten religions that feature collective religious beliefs about America's mis... Richard Kyle. Religious Myths and Visions of America, by Christopher Buck: Review (2011-06). Iren E. Annus. Religious Myths and Visions of America, by Christopher Buck: Review (2012-02). Christopher Buck. Religious Myths of America (Syllabus) (2004-03). — Course syllabus; invited contribution, American Academy of Religion Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings (2024). — Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can creat... Julio Savi. Religious Pluralism: A Bahá'í Perspective (2000). — On resolving the conflicting truth claims made by different religious traditions; finding definition... Seena Fazel. Religious Pluralism and the Baha'i Faith (2003-07). — Provides an overview of the Baha'i poisition on religious pluralism, reviewing relevant Baha'i texts... Mark A. Foster. Resurrection: A Bahá'í Perspective (1993). — Personal reflections and interpretations. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection of Christ and the Bible (1987-09-14). — Information on Baha'i concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ. Gene Crist, comp. Return of Christ, The: Statements Relating to the Twofold Nature of Christ (n.d.). — Two-page compilation of passages from the Bible and the Baha'i Writings. Pym Trueman. Return of the Dreamtime (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust... Isabella D. Brittingham, comp. Revelation of Bahaullah in a Sequence of Four Lessons, The (1902-02). — One of the earliest English-language histories of the Faith, written to prove the truth of Baha'u'll... Kamran Ekbal. Revelation of Islam and the Power of the Messenger, The (n.d.). — [article in Persian] Jamshed K. Fozdar. Revivification of the Buddha's Dharma, The (1997). — The unrivaled impact of the Buddha's teachings upon Asian spirituality, his fundamental motivations,... Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation (2023-01-08). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr... Ross Woodman. Role of the Feminine in the Bahá'í Faith, The (1995). — On the terms 'Masculine' and 'Feminine' as referring to 2 interdependent energies at work within the... Marion Woodman. Role of the Feminine in the New Era, The (1989). — The  unveiled feminine, symbolized by the unveiling of the Persian poet Tahirih at the conference ... Todd Lawson. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The (2023). — The term badi', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Bab in his proclamatory work the... Kevin Brogan. Roman Catholic Priesthood and Bahá'í Administration, The (2002). — Helping Baha’is understand the theology and function of Roman Catholic Priesthood and helping Cath... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Rumi: Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí in the Bahá'í Writings (2001/2015). — Rúmi’s Mathnavi is quoted in many places in the Baha'i Writings, as noted in the footnotes to the... Universal House of Justice. Sabaeans and African-based Religions in the Americas, The (2012). — Overview by the Research Department about the religion of the Sabaeans [aka Sabeans], and some indig... William P. Collins. Sacred Mythology and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). — The mythological universe created by Baha’u’llah employs three significant spiritual verities: t... Margaret Caton. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community (2024). — introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Baha'i spiritual practices; 74 recordin... Báb, The, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Sadratu'l-Muntahá (2003). — Compilation on "The Tree beyond which there is no passing," including quotations from the Qur'an. Violetta Zein, comp. Sadratu'l-Muntahá, The: References to the Divine Lote Tree in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (2023). — Short compilation from the writings of various Faiths, as well as the Baha'i understanding of the di... Jack McLean. Salvation (1993). Brittany D. Kusserow. Same Hesitant Rhythm, The (2008). — An outsider's perspective of Baha'i community participation in one small American city, and her resp... Christopher Buck. Sapiential Theosis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian's Hymns on Paradise (1995). — Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha�... Jonah Winters. Saying Nothing about No-Thing: Apophatic Theology in the Classical World (1994). — The apophatic (negative) theology of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus and some pre-Pseudo-Dionysius east... Anjam Khursheed. Science and Religion in Chinese Culture (2000). — Religion lies at the root of philosophy and civilization during the Tang (618-907) and Sung (960-127... Robert Stockman. Scripture (1995). Frank Lewis. Scripture as Literature: Sifting through the layers of the text (1997). — Literary and religious antecedents to some of the styles and genres of Baha'i scripture. Pritam Singh. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The (1942). — Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teach... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Scriptures of Previous Dispensations (1981). — Excerpts on what writings constitute the holy scriptures of previous Dispensations. Moshe Sharon. Seas Not Oceans (2013). — References to "seas" and "oceans" in classical literature, Judaism, Islam, and metaphors in the Baha... David Yamartino. Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned (2012). — Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by ... Abdu'l-Bahá. Marzieh Gail, trans. Secret of Divine Civilization (1957). — Originally issued anonymously in 1875, this was ʻAbdu'l-Baha's program for the developmental reform... Fariba Moghadam. Secret of Divine Civilization, The (2021-05). — Overview of the history Abdu'l-Baha's treatise, and its themes presented through a compilation of qu... Stanwood Cobb. Security for a Failing World (1934). — An overview of the influence of religion on the world and its relation to modern problems. Baha'i pr... Todd Lawson. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad (2005). — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w... Michael W. Sours. Seeing With the Eye of God: Relationships Between Theology and Interpretation (1991). — Various spheres of interpretation and how their hierarchies reflect theological truth. George Townshend, Swami Vivekananda, Dalai Lama, et al.. Anjam Khursheed, comp. Selected Talks and Statements on Interfaith Issues by Religious Leaders and Scholars (1999). — Compilation of addresses to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Inter-Religious Organisation of ... Peter Mazal. Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). — Comparison of Baha'i and Christian morality, archetypal events and people (e.g. the ideal woman) in ... Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán: condensed version (2021). — Aid to locating main themes and various subjects in Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude, adapted from Ho... Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Sermon of Glorification (Khutbat'ul-Iftikhár) (2001). — A sermon by the first Imam of Shi'i Islam, alluded to by Baha'u'llah in the Kitab-i-Iqan. Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Sermon of Recognition with Luminousness (Khutbih-i-Ma'rifat bin-Núráníyyat) (2001). — A sermon by Imam Ali, of interest to Baha'is because (1) it was often quoted by Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i�... Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Hafiz Rajab al-Bursi, comp. Sermon of the Gulf (2000-07). — The source of Baha'u'llah's quotation "Anticipate ye the Revelation of Him Who conversed with Moses ... Khazeh Fananapazir. Sermon of the Gulf (Khutbih Tutunjiyyih): Introduction (2000). — Essay on Imam `Ali's sermon, which is also the source of Baha'u'llah's quote in Epistle to the Son o... Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani). Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys (1923-02). — Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accomp... Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The (2002). — This is a compilation of only those passages from Baha'u'llah’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that rela... Benjamin Schewel. Seven Narratives of Religion: A Framework for Engaging Contemporary Research (2015). — Academic discourse on religion is beginning to resonate with the broader Baha'i vision. Seven narrat... Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, comp, Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys: Interlinear Translation Comparison (2019). — New 2019 translation, side-by-side with the 1945 translation and the Persian original. Sheila Banani. Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh and Farid ud-Din Attar (2000). — An overview of the similarities between the Seven Valleys by Baha'u'llah and the Conference of the B... Glenn Curran. Sex, Drugs, HIV/AIDS and Religion (1995). — This paper provides a basic presentation of facts about HIV prevalence, transmission principles, pre... William Michael Rossetti. Shelly's Life and Writings (1878 March). — Brief overview of the Babi Faith and Qurratu'l-Ayn vis-a-vis themes and personages in "The Revolt of... Jonah Winters. Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship (1997). — In the Kitab-i-Iqan (pp. 84-89) Baha'u'llah rejects the charge that the text of the Bible has been t... Moojan Momen. Shi`i Islam (1995). — Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Baha'i Faith. Marcus Bach. Shoghi Effendi (1957). — Dr. Bach set out to meet the five people of his time whom he felt best exemplified the teachings of ... Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman (published as Nobel Perdu), Ismael Velasco. Shoghi Effendi: An approach to his artistic contribution to style in English literature and to standards in translation (2004). — On the technical and literary features of Shoghi Effendi's translations of Baha'i scriptures: transl... Jack McLean. Shoghi Effendi's View of Providential History in Light of the Judaeo-Christian Tradition (2005). — The Guardian's letters reveal six features of his historicity: palingenesis and transitional history... Alan Bryson. Short Films, Music, and Prayers (2020). — Link to "Irenic Visuals," a YouTube channel with Baha'i music and prayers, and short films on Bahiyy... Todd Lawson. Signs: Quranic Themes in the Writings of the Báb (2017 Autumn). — With the composition of the Qayyum al-asma, the Bab demonstrated the incredible breadth and depth of... James B. Thomas. Signs of Prophet-Hood, The: An Exposition on a Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2005). — On the signs of a Manifestation of God as articulated by ‘Abdu'l-Baha; the type of proof utilized... Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Sikhism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets (1998). — Introductory leaflet describing similarities and differences between Baha'i and Sikh teachings. Stanwood Cobb. Simla, a Tale of Love (1919). — A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit,... Marzieh Gail. Six Lessons on Islam (1953). — A brief overview of Islam, particularly Shi'a Islam, and its relevance to the Baha'i Faith. Bryan F. Le Beau. Social Adaptation of Marginal Religious Movements in America, The (1993-06-22). — Processes of interaction between Marginal Religious Movements and their social environments; adaptiv... Marco Oliveira. Some Answered Questions: An Introduction to Bahá'í Teachings (2020). — Background of this book and Laura Clifford Barney, and overview of its themes. Amelia Danesh. Some Reflections on the Different Meanings of the Word Báb (1990). — While Baha'is associate the Arabic word bab with Sayyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, to Muslims it has several o... Kevin Brogan. Spiritual Footprints in the Sands of Time (2003). — The covenantal relationship between God and humankind; the lives of the founders of Judaism, Christi... Jack McLean. Spiritual Self in Bahá'í Studies, The (2003). — Being philosophically informed is particularly important for Baha'is who are in dialogue with person... Anil Sarwal. Sri Aurobindo Movement and the Bahá'í Faith (2001). — Summary historical connections between the two communities. Universal House of Justice. Station of Baha'u'llah: Three Letters (1991-1992). — Three letters on the station of Baha'u'llah, the souls of the Manifestations, the varying intensitie... Universal House of Justice. Station of Bahá'u'lláh and the Significance of His Revelation, The (1992-10-15). — As the soul is a mystery that the human mind cannot unravel, even more ineffable is the nature of th... Denis MacEoin. Still Lives (1993). — The nature of private lives and biography in Middle Eastern culture, with brief discussion of Rushdi... Jim Stokes. Story of Joseph in Five Religious Traditions (1997 Spring). — The parable of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and Islam. Prefaced by comments by Moo... Jim Stokes. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The (1997-98 Winter). — The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge c... Farnaz Ma'sumian. Story of the Prophets (2013). — Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Baha'u'llah. Designed for junior youth by a reti... Seena Fazel. Striving Together: A Way Forward in Christian-Muslim Relations, by Charles Kimball: A Jihad for All Seasons: Review (1994). Todd Lawson. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The (1992). — The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees G... Jack McLean. Study of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to the Christians, by Michael Sours, A: Review (1990). Moojan Momen. Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A (2000). — Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophec... Vahid Behmardi, William F. McCants. 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 (2007). — English translation by McCants of Behmardi's Persian article "Stylistic Analysis of the Bab’s Writ... Michael McCarron. Sufi and Baha'i Spiritual Practices (2009). — Brief overview of some commonalities. Mark A. Foster. Suggestions for Bahá'í Hermeneutics (1999). — Four essays: "Non-Overlapping Magisteria [science, religion, and Stephen Jay Gould]," "Infallibility... Hossein Avaregan. Sul Valore Scientifico delle Profezie: Considerazioni di uno Studioso (1987). — Illustrazione del “calcolo della probabilità”, ramo della scienza matematica scoperto dal matem... Juan Cole. Surih of the Sun (Súriy-i-Vash-Shams): Introduction and Commentary (1994). — Overview of a tablet of Baha'u'llah touching on matters of interpretation and theology. Christopher Buck. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan (1995/2012/2021/2024). — Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Per... Jonah Winters. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999). Frank Lewis. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1996). Enoch Tanyi. Syrian Prophet(s), The (1991). — The Qur'an says there were previous Messengers of God whose names have not been mentioned. Where do ... Bahá'u'lláh. Tabernacle of Unity, The: Bahá'u'lláh's Responses To Mánikchi Sáhib (2006). Abdu'l-Bahá. Hasan Elías, trans. Tabla de 'Abdu'l-Bahá a Amír Khan (2007). Abdu'l-Bahá. Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. Tablet about Jonah and the Whale (1893). — Short Tablet for an Iranian Bahaʼi named Yúnis (Jonah), discussing the story of Jonah and the whal... Universal House of Justice. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha Concerning Arius (1998-03-17). — Arius was an early Christian theologian whose rejection of the Trinity, Abdu'l-Baha said, destroyed ... Karl Weaver. Tablet of All Food and the Nature of Reality, The (2016). — Review of the Tablet's historical background, antecedents for specific phrases, English literary com... Adib Taherzadeh, Nabil-i-A'zam. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Overview (1999). Alison Marshall. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: What on earth is a disconnected letter? Baha'u'llah's commentary (1999-07). — The meaning of the Arabic letters alif, lam, mim, as explained in Baha'u'llah's tablet Tafsir hurufa... Stephen Lambden. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Abdu'l-Bahá. Necati Alkan, trans. Tablet of the Fig and the Olive (2001). Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. Tablet of the Manifestation, The (Lawh-i-Zuhur) (2023-01-02). — Tablet on the metaphysical reality of the Manifestations of God, and their divine station as cosmic,... Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of the Sacred Night (Lawh Laylat al-Quds) (1996). Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of the Son (Jesus) (2001). — A tablet, partly written to a Christian priest, on the effect of Christ's revelation and Baha'u'llah... Cynthia C. Shawamreh. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Comparison with the Prophecies of Zechariah (1998-12). — Comparison of Baha'u'llah's symbol of the Manifestation as "temple" and its analogues from the Hebre... Moojan Momen. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Introduction (2010). — The conflict in Islam between philosopher-mystics who adhere to the philosophy of existential onenes... Bahá'u'lláh. Moojan Momen, trans. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Translation (2010). Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn (Lawh-i-Zíyárat-Namih-i-Imám Husayn) (2002). — Tablet in honor of Imam Husayn, the prince of martyrs, with whom Baha'u'llah identified in a mystica... Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Tablet of Wisdom Questions and Answers (1995). — Authorized translation of unpublished Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Ethel Rosenberg in 1906 in reply to ... Bahá'u'lláh. Mehran Ghasempour, trans. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) (2001). — An undated tablet from the Akka period on the interpretation of sacred scripture, with references to... Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) (n.d.). — Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation." Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas) (2016). — On some situations relating to a person’s private rights, in this case theft and debt, with a larg... Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Tablet on the Unity of Existence (Sharh Wahdat al-Wujúd) (2001). Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God (2016). — Summary of some themes from the Kitab-i-Iqan, concluding with a long prayer inviting the reader to s... Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) (2002). — Short one-paragraph Tablet concerning the grades or degrees of certainty. Bahá'u'lláh. Iskandar Hai, trans. Tablet to Hájí Mírzá Kamálu'd-Dín (Lawh-i-Hájí Mírzá Kamalu'd-Dín): Excerpt (2002). — Brief comments by Baha'u'llah on the Isaac/Ishmael controversy. Stephen Lambden, Kamran Ekbal. Tablet to Hardegg (Lawh-i-Hirtík): A Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Templer Leader Georg David Hardegg (2003). — A Tablet addressed to the German Templer/Templar leader Georg David Hardegg including the proclamati... Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to Hasan-i-Sháhábadí (Lawh-i-Hasan-i-Sháhábadí) (2002-02-14). — A tablet from the Akka period, addressed to a certain Hasan living in Shahabad of Arak in central Ir... Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism (1995). — Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji. Bahá'u'lláh. Nosratollah Mohammad-Hosseini, trans. Tablet to Rada'r-Rúh (1986). — Raḍa’r-Rúḥ, a believer from Mashad, received this tablet shortly after Baha'u'llah arrived in... Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet to the Zoroastrians (Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdaní) (1997). Todd Lawson. Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought (2010-10-23). — Using Qur'an 4:156-7 as an example, classical tafsīr, “scholastic" exegesis, has not always taken... Edward Price. Taking Care with Translation of Sacred Scripture (2016/2020). — Examination of the importance of using reliable translations of the Qur’an. Includes technical dis... David F. Young. Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar (1999). — Baha'i views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology ... Marco Oliveira. Ten Commandments, The: A Baha'i Perspective (2019). — Overview of the history and theology of the Ten Commandments. Like Christianity and Islam, the Baha�... JoAnn M. Borovicka. Ten Plagues of the Exodus in Light of the Bahá'í Writings, The (2015). — The historical accuracy of Exodus is not essential to an appreciation of it; scholarship regarding t... Iscander Micael Tinto. Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred (2008). — A preliminary survey of how the relationship between sacred scripture, its reader, and the author �... Vahid Brown. Textual Resurrection: Book, Imám, and Cosmos in the Qur'án Commentaries of the Báb (2004). — on the notions of textuality underlying the Bab's Qur'anic commentaries; the history of Qur'anic com... Betty Hoff Conow (published as Betty Conow). "The active force and that which is its recipient" (1988). — Metaphysics of gender and the Lawh-i-Hikmat; universal spiritualism; social indoctrination of gender... Sharon M. P. Harper, ed. The Lab, the Temple, and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Development (2000). — Essays on what faith, science, and international development have to offer one another; how religion... Christopher Buck. The Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Review (1992). Marzieh Gail. The White Silk Dress (1945). — An "intimate portrait" of Ṭahirih first published Friday April 21, 1944. Horace Holley. The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1922-08). — On the creative nature of literature; the writings of Shakespeare; Baha'u'llah as author; the influe... Lameh Fananapazir. Themes of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of The Divine Plan Illustrated by Scriptural References to the Bible and the Qur'án (2017). — The Tablets of the Divine Plan, as well as Abdu'l-Baha's Will and Testament and the Tablet of Carmel... Jonah Winters. Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism (2017 (forthcoming)). — Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystica... Oliver Scharbrodt. Theological Responses to Modernity in the Nineteenth-century Middle East (2002). — With their theologies, Baha'u'llah and Muhammad 'Abduh both responded to the challenge of modernity ... Kevin Brogan. Theology of the Sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church, The (2001). — Helping Baha'is understand the Catholic church's historical perspectives and spiritual significance ... Robert W. McLaughlin. These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah (1982). — Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Mikhail Sergeev. Theses on Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith (2015). — On how new religious movements respond to modernity; cycles of religion; project of modernity; cultu... William Sears. Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium (1961). — In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the ret... Jonah Winters. Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way (1994). — Thesis and unpublished book on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, the central text of a school of thought ... Tova Makhani-Belkin. 'This Is a Progression, Not Conversion': Narratives of First-Generation Bahá'ís (2023). — Unlike personal transformation experiences in Christianity, religious conversion to the Baha'i Faith... Susan Maneck. Time and the Containment of Evil in Zoroastrianism (1997). — Basic beliefs of Zoroastrianism, the concept of time in Zoroastrianism, and Zoroastrianism in a Baha... Chris Jones Kavelin. Towards the Elimination of Religious Prejudice: Potential Christian Contributions From a Bahá'í Perspective (2004-10). — Religion can facilitate both war and peace; the greatest opportunity facing Christianity is to provi... Julio Savi. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography (2003). — Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Stu... Craig L. Volker. Translating the Bahá'í Writings (1990). — In translating the Baha’i writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting bot... Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum... Stephen Lambden. Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A (2023). — Translation of and commentary on the Shi'i "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadan, and... Universal House of Justice. Translations of the Bible Used by Abdu'l-Baha (1996-06-12). — Which translations of the Bible were used by Abdu'l-Baha. Zia M. Bagdadi. Treasures of the East: The Life of Nine Oriental Countries (1930). — Descriptions of nine "Treasures" — Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Jijaz (Arabia), Transjordania (A... Juan Cole. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction (1998-02). — Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Baha's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893). Peter Terry. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999-12). — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ... Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká (2019). — Talks from 1904-1907. Author unknown. Two Comings of Messiah as Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures (n.d.). — The Hebrew Scriptures foretell the Messiah’s two comings: as a suffering servant and as a triumpha... Todd Lawson. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph (2012). — Meanings of the famous shirt (qamis) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Q... Marco Oliveira. Um Estado Laico numa Sociedade Confessional (2005-12-18). — "A Lay State in a Religious Society": opinion article by a Portuguese Baha’i about the presence of... Jack McLean. Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections (1999). — 85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spir... Seena Fazel. Understanding Exclusivist Texts (1997). — Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for othe... Christopher Buck. Unique Eschatological Interface, A: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism (1986). — Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions. United States Department of State. United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians (1997). — The US Department of State report "United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on ... Wolfgang A. Klebel. Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Bahá'í Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin (2004). — An attempt to correlate specific Baha'i teachings with the corresponding concepts of Teilhard de Cha... Robley Edward Whitson. Unity of Civilization, The (1971). — Excerpt of a chapter on unity of humankind and civilizations. No mention of the Baha'i Faith, but th... David Hornsby, Jane Clark. Unity of Humanity, The: An Interview with Professor Todd Lawson (2016). — Biography of Lawson and his personal interests in the Qur'an and the Baha'i Faith, discussion of con... Universal House of Justice. Unity of Religions in This Century, Jews and the Crucifixion, and the Sacrifice of Ishmael, The (1990-11-06). Abdu'l-Bahá. Universal House of Justice, trans. Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence (2001-04). — Authorized translation of an excerpt of a tablet on "the wisdom of referring certain important laws ... Christopher Buck. Universality of the Church of the East, The: How Persian was Persian Christianity? (1996). — Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha�... Bijan Samali. Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio... David Friedman. Unknown Hour, The (1998). — Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Baha'i teachings ... Abdu'l-Bahá. Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1928). — Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Baha in London, December 1912. These talks have not been publish... John S. Hatcher. Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion (1994). — Baha’i scripture portrays human progress as propelled by two inextricably related capacities: inde... James J. Keene. Unsuspected Effects of Religion on your Personality (1967). — Review of research reports in sociology and social psychology journals to analyse survey data from f... Sally Liya. Use of Trees as Symbols in the World Religions, The (2004). — The tree is a universal symbol found in the myths of all peoples. This Jungian archetype figures in ... Moojan Momen. Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family (2003-09). — The emergence of the Usuli school in the evolution of Shi'is jurisprudence and theology in 18th and ... Moshe Sharon. Valleys: Real, Symbolic and Holy Sites (2013). — The nature of the metaphor of a valley; biblical references and meanings in Hebrew; comparison with ... Steven Phelps. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks (2017-09-18). — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev... Shirley Macias. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The (1991). — Relationship of a key mystical Quranic verse, Súrih 24:35, to Baha'i theology; includes a brief com... Amin Banani. View on Islam, A (1969). — This lecture gives "a few generalizations about Islam that are directly significant to Baha'is." David Russell Garcia. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim) (2003-10). — A lengthy overview of the Qur'an and its themes for a Baha'i audience; holy war and fighting; reason... Madeleine Kapsalis. We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Talk about Religion (2022-05-13). — Excerpt from a longer talk, describing a Christian's interfaith encounter with Baha'is and being inv... Ismael Velasco. "What I Want to Say is Wordless": Mystical Language, Revelation and Scholarship (2001). — If the Word of God transcends words and letters, what point is there to Scripture, let alone to scho... Geoffrey Nash. What is Bahá'í Orientalism? (2021). — Postcolonial theory can help analyze religious writing; Edward Said and the concept of mutual otheri... Roberta Law. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis? (1998-02). — Nature of Sufism and Baha'u'llah's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the ... Universal House of Justice. Whether Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb Met, Indications in the Writings and Historical Records Relative to the Question (1985 Winter). — Overview of sources indicating that Baha'u'llah and the Bab never met in person. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Why Are We Here: Meaning of Life: Warwick Leaflets (2003). Grant S. Martin. Why the Bahá'í Faith Is Not Pluralist (2007). — Argues against Seena Fazel that the Baha’i Faith is not a form of religious pluralism. Julio Savi. Will, Knowledge, and Love as Explained in Baha'u'llah's Four Valleys (1994). — Exploration of some of the "seemingly abstruse" concepts of the Four Valleys. William Sears. Wine of Astonishment, The (1963). — Discussion of Christian doctrines such as the ritual of baptism, the bread and the wine, confession ... Abdu'l-Bahá. Ali Kuli Khan, trans, Marzieh Gail, trans. Wisdom of Burying the Dead in the Earth: Tablet of Cremation (1902/1987). — Tablet to Laura Clifford Barney regarding the wisdom of burying the dead in the Earth, also known as... Juan Cole. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions (2015 Fall). — Reflections on Baha'u'llah's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "... Elihu Grant. Woman and Islam (1912-01). — One-paragraph sympathetic mention. Miriam Dixson. Women and Religious Change: A case study in the colonial migrant experience (2000). — The story of Margaret Dixson, and one woman's growth from Anglicanism, via numerology and astrology,... Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. Women and Wisdom in Scripture (2015). — Treatment of women in religion; influence of Baha'i teachings in raising awareness about the plight ... Stephen Lambden. Word Bahá', The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name of God (1998). — The Arabic word baha' — meaning beauty, excellence, goodliness, majesty, glory, splendor, brillian... Stephen Lambden. Word Bahá, The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name (1993). — History of the concept of the Greatest Name and its place in Baha'i theology. Wolfgang A. Klebel. 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 (2007). — The Word of God is the master key that opens all doors; it assures the opening to the meaning of the... Mirra Alfassa (published as The Mother). Words of Long Ago (1912/1978). — Transcript of a talk The Mother delivered to some Baha'is in Paris in 1912 by request of Abdu'l-Baha... Juan Cole. World as Text, The: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i (1994). — Shaykh Ahmad's creative use of mythic symbols can be seen as an escape from the limitations of the c... Christopher Buck. World Religion Day (2010). Christopher Buck. World Religion Day (January) (2011-09). Iscander Micael Tinto. Worlds of God, The (2013). — Creation is an act of divine manifestation across five realms: Hahút, the unknowable Essence of God... Roberta Law. Wrathful God of Martin Luther and Baha'u'llah: Tablet of Ahmad-i-Farsi and Martin Luther (A comparison) (1998-04). — Comparison of the theologies of Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Ahmad (Persian) and early Protestantism. William F. McCants. Wronged One, The: Shí'í Narrative Structure in Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Visitation for Mullá Husayn (2002). — On the martyrdom of Mulla Husayn, the structure of sacrificial and devotional narratives, and Shi'i ... Darius Shahrokh. Zoroaster: Baha'u'llah's Ancestor (1992). — Overview of Zoroastrianism, its place in the history of revelation, and its writings. Ali Kuli Khan. Zoroaster: The Prophet of Ancient Iran and His Book, the Zend Avesta (1945-08-30). Universal House of Justice. Zoroaster, Date of (1979-05-13). — Clarifications re the dates and bio information Baha'i texts give for the prophet Zoroaster. Universal House of Justice. Zoroastrianism, Reference to, in All Things Made New (1999-03-27). — A reference to the Zoroastrian text Dinkird, or "Acts of the Religion" (din-kird) in John Ferraby's ... Ilyas Fatkulov. Vladimir Chupin, ed. Религии мира о гомосексуализме: обзор учений Индуизма, Иудаизма, Буддизма, Зороастризма, Сикхизма, Христианства, Ислама, Веры бахаи (World Religions on Homosexuality: A Review of the Teachings of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith) (2012-05-17). — Краткий обзор точек зрения мировых религий на гомосек�...

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1845-01-10 — The beginning of the Islamic new year. Messianic fervour grew, particularly among Shaykhis. [BBRSM15... 1854-04-10 — Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih Baha'u'llah suddenly left Baghdad and went to the mountainous wilder... 1858-00-00 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Hidden Words (Kalimat-i-Maknúnih), originally designated 'The Hidden Words... 1861-01-00 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Kitab-i-Íqan (The Book of Certitude), 'a comprehensive exposition of the n... 1868-05-00 — Baha'u'llah sent Nabil-i-A`zam Zarandi to Cairo to enquire after Haji Mirza Haydar-`Ali. He was inst... 1868-10-30 — Christoph Hoffman, founder of the Templers, and Georg David Hardegg, his principal lieutenant, lande... 1886-00-02 — Birth of Narayanrao Rangnath Vakil, the first Hindu to become a Baha'i in Surat, Gujarat, India.... 1890-00-04 — Ibrahim George Kheiralla (Khayru'llah) became a Baha'i in Cairo under the tutelage of `Abdu'l-Karim-... 1890-00-07 — A number of people of the Jewish, Zoroastrian and Buddhist Faiths became Baha'is. [BBR248–9; GPB19... 1893-09-23 — First public reference in North America to the Baha'i Faith. [SBBH1p76] Reference was made to it ... 1910-05-13 — Talk by 'Abdu'l-Baha in Haifa ... 1912-10-12 — Talk at the synagogue Temple Emmanu-El, 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California. [PUP361, ABF... 1912-11-08 — Talk at Eighth Street Temple, Synagogue, Washington, D. C. [PUP411] See PG100 where 'Abdu'l-Baha... 1913-01-18 — `Abdu'l-Baha received guests from the Muslim Community of Britain and was asked to speak at the Shah... 1913-02-17 — For the text of an interview, originally published in Abdul Baha on Divine Philosophy, with Pasteur ... 1924-09-22 — The conference `Some Living Religions within the British Empire' was held in London. [BW2:225; ER233... 1925-05-10 — A Muslim Court in Egypt pronounced the Faith to be an independent religion. [BBRSM173; BW2:31;BW3:49... 1936-07-03 — The World Congress of Faiths was held in London under the auspices of the World Fellowship of Faiths... 1940-06-30 — George Townshend preached a sermon in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, proclaiming the Baha'i Faith t... 1949-00-00 — The pamphlet written by by George Townshend to all Christians under the title The Old Churches and t... 1950-01-15 — The earliest observation of what has become known as World Religion Day was observed in Portland, M... 1988-04-11 — The Global Survival Conference in Oxford attracted 200 spiritual and legislative leaders. For five d... 1990-00-14 — The Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace was held in Mongolia. A representative of the Internation... 1990-01-15 — Carl Sagan, a professor of astronomy and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell... 1994-03-24 — The Dalai Lama visited the Baha'i World Centre, the first time a head of a religion had visited the ... 2000-01-01 — The publication of The Lab, the Temple, and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of Science,... 2000-05-22 — The United Nations Millennium Forum was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. It attracte... 2000-08-28 — The Millennium Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders was held in New York and involved mor... 2000-09-06 — The General Assembly Millennium Summit was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and w... 2000-12-17 — The first International Conference on Modern Religions and Religious Movements in Judaism Christiani... 2002-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice issued a letter addressed to the world's religious leaders warning of... 2005-00-00 — The publication of One Common Faith by the Universal House of Justice. "The... 2005-09-15 — The 2005 World Summit was a follow-up summit meeting to the United Nations' 2000 Millennium Summit, ... 2006-07-31 — The announcement of the publication of The Tabernacle of Unity. This publication of the Baha'i World... 2019-08-00 — Religions for Peace is the world's largest inter-religious coalit...

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1943-11-12 — The Edmonton Baha'i community organized a Race Unity meeting with Muslims, Jews, Ukrainians and one ...

 

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