- 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction, by Seena Fazel (1993). — 'Abdu'l-Baha's answers to questions posed by Pastor Monnier in Paris in 1913 on Christian subjects, ...
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul, by Moojan Momen (2001). — Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretat...
- Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29), by Christopher Buck (2020). — Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in h...
- Answered Questions, Some, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
- Apocalypse Unsealed, The: Some thoughts on the use of Christian Scripture in the Bahá'í community, by Robert Riggs: Review and Commentary, by Sen McGlinn (2002). — On Baha'i use of Biblical literature, especially interpretations of end-time symbolism and the Book ...
- Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The, by Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. (2015). — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ...
- Aspects of Isrá'íliyyát and the Emergence of the Bábí-Bahá'í Interpretation of the Bible, Some, by Stephen Lambden (2002). — Islamic "Israelitica" literary traditions, the Bible, and their relationship to the Babi and Baha'i ...
- Authority and Centrality of the Universal House of Justice, by Universal House of Justice (2012). — Issues inspired by Udo Schaefer's writings about limitations on infallibility and the House's sphere...
- Authority of the Institutions According to the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá, The: A Text Analysis, by Gerald C. Keil (2017). — Abdu'l-Baha's Will and Testament is the indispensable starting point for understanding the Baha'i Ad...
- Authorization of Translations and the Authority of Publications from the Research Department, by Universal House of Justice, Research Department (1994-12-15). — On the process by which new translations are authorized; the authority of translations by the Guardi...
- Bahá'í Hermeneutics: An Academic and Primary Source Inquiry, by Peter Terry (2009). — An exploration of the practice of scriptural interpretation by contrasting the "normative" approache...
- Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
- Bahá'í View of the Bible, A, by Colin Dibdin (1996). — From a Baha'i viewpoint, the Bible is a reliable source of divine guidance and salvation, but is not...
- Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15, by Deborah Clark Vance (2025). — Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is o...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks, by Nader Saiedi (2018). — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
- Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
- Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus, by Juan Cole (1997). — Baha'u'llah's lessons from the Judeo-Christian experience for founding a new, post-Islamic religion;...
- Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.).
- Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12, by Universal House of Justice (1998-05-12). — Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Babi or Baha'i Fa...
- Biblical Verses, Interpretation of, by Universal House of Justice (1986-01-07). — Interpretation of Biblical verses. Includes chart showing all references in the Baha'i writings to v...
- Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory, The: A Summary of Glorious Revelation, by William Ridgers (2000). — Baha'i interpretation of St. John's Book of Revelation.
- Brief Account of My Visit to Acca, A, by Mary Lucas (1905). — Detailed notes of a visit to Haifa, January-February 1905, and Abdu'l-Baha's interpretations of seve...
- Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism, by Stephen Lambden (1999). — Preliminary consideration of selected Babi-Baha'i doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism asso...
- Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?", by William P. Collins (2001). — Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
- Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Jack McLean (2012). — Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of...
- Challenging the Authority of the Universal House of Justice, by Universal House of Justice (1997-06-03). — Does the Universal House of Justice have the authority to make authoritative interpretations? Does a...
- Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Robert Stockman (1998). — Includes two topics: "A Baha'i approach to the Bible" and "Baha'i Writings on Jesus Christ."
- Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm, by Mohsen Enayat (1992). — Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
- Commentary on the Surah of the Sun, by Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. (1994/2000). — Baha'u'llah's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an.
- Commentary: Some Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings, by Sen McGlinn (1997). — Criteria which may be used to determine which of Shoghi Effendi writings are "interpretations", and ...
- Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India (1993(?)/2015). — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
- Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A, by Moojan Momen (2017). — On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlid, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as...
- Dangers of Reading, The: Inlibration Communion and Transference in the Qur'an Commentary of The Bab, by Todd Lawson (1997). — Tafsir (traditional Qur'an commentary) and the writings of the Bab.
- Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Holy Mariner: History, Translations, Interpretations and Analysis, by Hui Bau (2016). — Lengthy compilation, with background information on the Tablet, and commentary from Bau, Adib Taherz...
- Does Corinthians 1:15 Teach a Physical or a Spiritual Resurrection?, by David Friedman (1999). — While literalists claim that this verse supports a physical resurrection, the evidence seems to show...
- Dreams and their Interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion: Some Preliminary Remarks, by Necati Alkan (2007). — Outline of the importance of dreams and their interpretation in the Baha'i Religion; dream
interpr...
- Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, by Universal House of Justice (1996). — Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the fore...
- Exegesis (tafsír), by Todd Lawson (1999). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
- Fixing the Gaze: Reflections on "The Order of Bahá'u'lláh" in the Báb's Persian Bayan, by Ismael Velasco (2006/2012). — On the word nazm, "order," and how Baha'u'llah and then Shoghi Effendi extended used this as a found...
- Function of Interpretation, The, by Universal House of Justice (1982/1984). — Two letters: difference between the authoritative interpretation of Abdu'l-Baha and the Guardian vs....
- Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only), by Nader Saiedi (2008). — A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Bab. ...
- Gems of Divine Mysteries, by Bahá'u'lláh (2002). — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur...
- Guardian's Translation of Quranic Verse 55:5 as found in The Kitáb-i-Íqán, The, by Universal House of Justice (1995-10-30). — Addresses a discrepancy between the traditional translation of Quranic verse 55:5 and Shoghi Effendi...
- Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice, The, by Universal House of Justice (1966-05-27). — Passages from a letter on the relationship between the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justi...
- Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998).
- Holy Grail of Objectivity, The: Some Considerations for Balancing Sacred and Secular in Bahá'í Scholarship, by Rick Harmsen (1995/2004). — Discussion of an apologetic nature about an interpretive or hermeneutic principle relating to Baha'i...
- Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism, by Michael W. Sours (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
- Infallibility of the Guardianship and of the Universal House of Justice, by Universal House of Justice (1977-08-22). — Distinction between the interpretive spheres of the Guardian versus the Universal House of Justice.
- Interpretation and Elucidation, by `Alí Nakhjavání (2012). — The nature of elucidation vs. authorized interpretation, and the institution of the Guardianship.
- Interpretation and the Guardianship, by Ian C. Semple (2005-05). — Two versions of a talk presented at a seminar in Haifa, 1984, on differences between personal interp...
- Interpretation in the Bahá'í Faith, by Juan Cole (1995). — The Baha'i writings contain a complex and nuanced set of prescriptions for the interpretation of scr...
- Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings, Some, by Khazeh Fananapazir, Seena Fazel, Sen McGlinn (1992). — Aspects of hermeneutics and authorized interpretation.
- Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics, by Rowshan Mustapha (2014). — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ...
- John the Baptist and Interpretation, by Universal House of Justice, Research Department (1989-08-25). — Various questions about the the Baha’i position on John the Baptist, his station and teaching, and...
- Kitab-i Iqan, The: An Introduction to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs, by Christopher Buck (1998-06). — Overview of the history and themes of the preeminent doctrinal work of the Baha'i Faith.
- Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible, by Brent Poirier (1998). — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab...
- Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude, by Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1931). — Major theological work by Bahaʼu'llah, written prior to his declaration of mission.
- Language of Revelation and Status of Guardian's Translations, by Universal House of Justice (1992-09-16). — English translations as a "basis" for translations into other European languages;. Though Shoghi Eff...
- Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian, by Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2007). — Three questions: Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi; Status of Research Department Memorand...
- Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
- List of Articles by John Hatcher on BahaiTeachings.org, by John S. Hatcher (2021). — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- Lists of Articles, by Brent Poirier (2009-2019). — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
- Literature of Interpretation, The: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Glenford Mitchell (1972-73 Winter). — The influence of the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Baha'i Faith is analogous to that of St. Augu...
- Mark of the Beast and Implanted Computer Chips, by Universal House of Justice (1998-08-12). — Concerns about implanted computer chips as the "Mark of the Beast," and the response of individual B...
- Message of The Quran, The: Appendices, by Muhammad Asad (1980). — Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'an; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn;...
- Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996).
- Notes on Words of the Guardian, by Virginia Orbison (1956). — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ...
- "On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective," by Craig Loehle: Commentary and Responses, by Iraj Ayman, Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez, M. K. Rohani (1991). — Ayman comments (1) on determinism vs. fate and (2) that Loehle's article doesn't take into account t...
- On the Study of the Bahá'í Writings, by Hooper Dunbar (1998-10-31). — On deepening and the systematic study of the Writings.
- Pocketful of Meaning, A: Compilation of Terms, Phrases and Symbols as Used in the Sacred Writings of all Faiths in the World, by Romane Takkenberg (2019). — A compilation from the Baha'i Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacre...
- Power and the Bahá'í community, by Moojan Momen (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
- Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings, A, by Dann J. May (1989). — The multiple meanings contained within religious texts; symbolic and mythological nature of religiou...
- Presentations on Various Topics of Bahá'í Teachings, by Mohammad Norozi (2024). — Eight presentations: references to the next Manifestation; equality in the writings of the Bab; list...
- Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant, by Universal House of Justice (1996). — Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Baha'i social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevaili...
- Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion, by Ian Kluge (2001-09-02). — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic.
- References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi to the Hidden Words: Introduction, by Dominic Parvis Brookshaw (1999). — Essay written as introduction to the Compilation on the Hidden Words, both published in BSR 9.
- Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice (2023-11-28). — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard...
- Religious Authority and Apocalypse: Tafsír as Experience in an Early Work by The Báb, by Todd Lawson (2013). — Analysis of the Bab's commentary on the Qur'an's longest chapter, Surat al-baqara, regarded as his f...
- Remembering Shoghi Effendi as Interpreter, by Glenford Mitchell (1997-07). — Scholarly talk on the nature of interpretation and the Covenant, given at Foundation Hall of the Hou...
- Resurrection and Return of Jesus, by Universal House of Justice (2008). — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians.
- Resurrection of Christ and the Bible, by Universal House of Justice (1987-09-14). — Information on Baha'i concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ.
- Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baha'i Writings, by Robert Stockman (1997). — The complexities of the Baha'i concepts of revelation, interpretation, infallibility, and elucidatio...
- Role of the Universal House of Justice: Interpretation and Elucidation, by Universal House of Justice (1998-08-27). — On the regarding the role of the Universal House of Justice and its "interpretative function."
- Science and Sacred Scriptures, by Universal House of Justice (2016-02-21). — On scientific findings vs. personal interpretation of the Sacred Writings, and a paragraph regarding...
- Seeing With the Eye of God: Relationships Between Theology and Interpretation, by Michael W. Sours (1991). — Various spheres of interpretation and how their hierarchies reflect theological truth.
- Shoghi Effendi: After a Hundred Years, by Author unknown (1997 Fall). — Editorial for an issue dedicated to the centennial of the Guardian's birth, summarizing his life and...
- Shoghi Effendi: Expounder of the Word of God, by David Hofman (1991). — The Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Baha gives two essentials of the Guardianship: protection of the Ca...
- Surih of the Sun (Súriy-i-Vash-Shams): Introduction and Commentary, by Juan Cole (1994). — Overview of a tablet of Baha'u'llah touching on matters of interpretation and theology.
- Symbol and Secret: Qur'án Commentary in Bahá'u'lláh's Kitáb-i-Íqán, by Christopher Buck (1995/2012/2021/2024). — Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Per...
- Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl), by Bahá'u'lláh, Mehran Ghasempour, trans. (2001). — An undated tablet from the Akka period on the interpretation of sacred scripture, with references to...
- Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl), by Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. (n.d.). — Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation."
- Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought, by Todd Lawson (2010-10-23). — Using Qur'an 4:156-7 as an example, classical tafsīr, “scholastic" exegesis, has not always taken...
- Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar, by David F. Young (1999). — Baha'i views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology ...
- Ten Plagues of the Exodus in Light of the Bahá'í Writings, The, by JoAnn M. Borovicka (2015). — The historical accuracy of Exodus is not essential to an appreciation of it; scholarship regarding t...
- Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age, by Nader Saiedi (2014). — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
- Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred, by Iscander Micael Tinto (2008). — A preliminary survey of how the relationship between sacred scripture, its reader, and the author ...
- Themes of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of The Divine Plan Illustrated by Scriptural References to the Bible and the Qur'án, by Lameh Fananapazir (2017). — The Tablets of the Divine Plan, as well as Abdu'l-Baha's Will and Testament and the Tablet of Carmel...
- Theses on Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Mikhail Sergeev (2015). — On how new religious movements respond to modernity; cycles of religion; project of modernity; cultu...
- Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium, by William Sears (1961). — In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the ret...
- Toward a Framework for Action, by Paul Lample (2018). — On defining and encouraging scholarship, especially as it relates to the major objectives of the Bah...
- Translating the Bahá'í Writings, by Craig L. Volker (1990). — In translating the Baha’i writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting bot...
- Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English, by Craig L. Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi (2024-12). — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
- Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History, by Peter Terry (1999-12). — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ...
- Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph, by Todd Lawson (2012). — Meanings of the famous shirt (qamis) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Q...
- Understanding Exclusivist Texts, by Seena Fazel (1997). — Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for othe...
- Universal House of Justice's Power of Elucidation, The, by Universal House of Justice (1996). — Clarification about the qualitative difference between the Guardian's prerogative of interpretation ...
- Universal House of Justice, The, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2021-02). — Compilation about the "Universal House of Justice" from the writings of Baha’u’llah, 'Abdu’l-B...
- Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio...
- Unknown Hour, The, by David Friedman (1998). — Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Baha'i teachings ...
- Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Adib Masumian, trans. (2024). — Provisional translations, with commentary, of three short extracts from Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Baha, int...
- Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks, by Steven Phelps (2017-09-18). — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev...
- Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions, by Juan Cole (2015 Fall). — Reflections on Baha'u'llah's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "...
- Women on the Universal House of Justice, by Universal House of Justice (1988-05-31). — Response to a paper presented at a Baha'i Studies conference which raised the possibility that women...
- Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán, by Nader Saiedi (2019-09). — Explores the Persian Bayan's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into...
- Writings of the Báb, The: Notes from Talks given by Dr. Nader Saiedi, by Nader Saiedi, Anonymous, comp. (2020-04-10). — Structured summarized notes from Dr. Saiedi’s 2019 talks on the Bab’s Writings, delivered at the...
|
Site Map
