- 2026-07. Treatise on Spiritual Wayfaring unto God (Risálah fi's-Sulúk ilá Alláh). The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . An early treatise that reinterprets religious law as inward ascent; ritual acts signify stages of the soul's journey; a fourfold structure of divine manifestation within the human reality; outward practice becomes symbolic of ontological transformation. Translations.
- 2016. Personal Journey toward Reconciliation, A. Patricia Verge. On the author's spiritual journey and how it has been entwined with First Nations people; tensions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Bahá'ís; pioneering to the Nakoda community; and the importance of learning, listening, and personal transformation. Articles.
- 2015-04. Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar. Nader Saiedi. A 99-minute talk on various aspects of the nature and history of the Bahá'í calendar. Audio.
- 2012. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude. Roshan Danesh. The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Bahá’u’lláh speaks about the collective spiritualization of humanity — creating new patterns of community and social relations — as the "journey" of the human body politic. Articles.
- 2008. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only). Nader Saiedi. A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Báb. (Link to document, offsite; only the contents and index are on this site, for keyword searching.) Excerpts.
- 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
- 2005. Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions. Moojan Momen, ed. Papers presented at 'Irfán Colloquia. Books.
- 2002. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The. Todd Lawson. A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risála fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant compositions. It provides a brief discussion of the mystic quest, and sheds light on the Báb's relationship to the Shaykhi movement and to Sayyid Kázim. Articles.
- 1999. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith. Christopher Buck. Study of Bahá'í and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith." Books.
- 1998. Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith, A. Christopher Buck. A “symbolic profile” of Bahá’í consciousness as shaped by the writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ancillary texts: Ninian Smart’s dimensional model of religion is used to order and classify the symbols, together with insights from Sherry Ortner & John Wansbrough. Articles.
- 1996. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality. Paul Lample, comp. The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education. Introductory.
- 1990. Sacred Mythology and the Bahá'í Faith. William P. Collins. The mythological universe created by Bahá’u’lláh employs three significant spiritual verities: the unknowable nature of the Ultimate Mystery, the relativity of religious/mythological truth, and the necessity of science and investigation of reality. Articles.
- 1986. Concept of Spirituality, The. William S. Hatcher. Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Bahá'í World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," "Process of Spiritual Growth," and "Collective Dimension of Spirituality." Articles.
- 1967-12-09. Hidden Words, The: Transcript of a talk by Hand of the Cause of God A. Q. Faizí. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Talk delivered in Wilmette, Illinois. Talks.
- 1949/1975. Glad Tidings of Bahá'u'lláh, The: Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahá'ís. Bahá'u'lláh, George Townshend, comp. . A compilation with some notes, on the topics of building the world, God’s command and exhortation, proclamation of the day of God, and the journey of the soul. Books.
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