1. 2026. Structural Assessment of the Bahá'í Peace Program, A. Bahman Nadimi. Examination of the structural and theoretical foundations of Bahá'u'lláh's peace program and assesses the degree to which it departs from the inherited tradition of earlier peace proposals. Articles-unpublished.
2. 2020/2023/2026. On the Degree of Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice. Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Thoughts on infallibility of the Universal House of Justice through a case study of predictions regarding the "unity of nations" and the Lesser Peace by the year 2000. Essays.
3. 2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. Links to 117 Youtube videos on Bahá'í history and teachings. Video.
4. 2019-01-18. Message on World Peace. Universal House of Justice. Letter about important steps the world made towards world peace, and the current situation, in relation to the activities the Bahá'ís are involved with. UHJ-letters.
5. 2015-01-13. Humanitarian Responses to Global Conflicts. Universal House of Justice. A letter to and response from the House about why Bahá'ís do not condemn the 2014 attacks on Gaza, and principles to consider when addressing conflicts. UHJ-letters.
6. 2012-10-22. Hartmut Grossmann, Remarks of, Concerning the Timing of the Lesser Peace. Universal House of Justice. Responding to a talk given by an ex-member of the UHJ, this letter explains: statements of ex-members of the House are personal opinions only; and while we don't know the exact date of the Lesser Peace, the Guardian assures us that it will come. UHJ-letters.
7. 2012. Apocalyptic Thinking and Process Thinking: A Bahá'í Contribution to Religious Thought. Moojan Momen. The process of change in religious thinking and how it manifests in expectations about the Lesser Peace, both from Bahá'í texts and within the community. Includes discussions of "the calamity," and of non-Bahá'í political evolution in the 20th century. Articles.
8. 2008. Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace, The. Alí Nakhjavání. The writings of Shoghi Effendi in English give us a comprehensive description and an all-embracing analysis of the state of the world today and an understanding of the various developments which have taken place. Articles.
9. 2007. Bahá'í Contribution to Cosmopolitan International Relations Theory, The. Nalinie N. Mooten. Bahá’í concepts of global governance, unity in diversity, and ethical reform as contributions to a cosmopolitan International Relations theory. Articles.
10. 2007. Daniel's Prophecies. Universal House of Justice. Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era. UHJ-letters.
11. 2006-11-14. Bahá'í Approach to Cosmopolitan Ideas in International Relations, The. Nalinie N. Mooten. A Bahá’í approach to the cosmopolitan tradition in International Relations theory; contributions the Bahá’í model can offer to this growing tradition; cosmopolitanism as articulated by the Cynics in ancient Greece and by Enlightenment philosophies. Articles-unpublished.
12. 2005. Bahá'í Approach to Cosmopolitan Ideas in International Relations, The. Nalinie N. Mooten. On Western cosmopolitan thought from its infancy to the present day and on a Bahá’í cosmopolitan model to International Relations (IR), which reinforces ideas based on essential oneness. Theses.
13. 2004/2007. Towards World Order. Alí Nakhjavání. Transcripts of six talks given at a week-long course on the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, sponsored by the NSA of Italy. Document includes compilation and outline. Study.
14. 2004. Processes of the Lesser Peace, ed. by Babak Bahador and Nazila Ghanea: Review. William P. Collins. Reviews.
15. 2003-08. Did Prophecy Fail? The Lesser Peace and the Year 2000. Jack McLean. Prior to the 2010s, there was widespread belief in the Bahá'í community that the Lesser Peace would be established by the year 2000, following some catastrophic event. Yet the Scriptures do not make this claim. Prophecy is interpreted in retrospect. Articles-unpublished.
16. 2003. Exposition of the Tablet of the World (Lawh-i-Dunyá), An. James B. Thomas. To fully appreciate the historical significance of the Tablet of the World, this essay first portrays the developing conditions in Persia and in the world that preceded this Tablet, then discusses its salient points. Articles.
17. 2002-08-15. Materials Provided by the Bahá'í World Centre on Universal Auxiliary Language. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department. A collection of resources on the International Auxiliary Language: compilation from the Bahá'í Writings, letter and memorandum from the Research Department, and two bibliographies listing citations from the Writings and from scholarship. Compilations.
18. 2002. Apocalypse and Millennium: Catastrophe, Progress, and the Lesser Peace. William P. Collins. Some approaches to the Lesser Peace in light of millennialism, and the Bahá'í vision of a divine plan leading to the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace which has "progressive” and "catastrophic" aspects. Articles.
19. 2001-10-11. Time of Peril, Prospects for Peace. Glenford Mitchell. Talk at the Bahá'í Unity Center in Atlanta. Talks.
20. 2001-09. Notes on the Twentieth Century. Douglas Martin. Multiple transcriptions of talks given in Atlanta, New York, and Massachusetts in September and October, 2001, largely based on the document Century of Light. Talks.
21. 2001-04-19. Attainment of the Unity of Nations and the Lesser Peace. Universal House of Justice. Letter sent to all NSAs and later broadcast to the Bahá'í world to explain the process through which the Lesser Peace will be created and its relation to the Most Great Peace. UHJ-documents.
22. 2001. "Peace" in the Baha'i Scriptures. Ismael Velasco. Annotated compilation on the gestation of thoughts about peace and the Lesser Peace in the writings of Baha’u’llah, universal peace in the writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi's "New World Order," and the UHJ's influences on the Lesser Peace. Compilations-personal.
23. 2001. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?". William P. Collins. Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden. Reviews.
24. 2000. Spiritual Nature of Reality, The: Has the Future Already Been Written?. John S. Hatcher. Meditations on "Who is Writing the Future": why is spiritual development a social as well as personal matter; what is epistemological methodology for this development; how is it distinct from materialism; and how does it relate to the Covenants? Articles.
25. 1999-03-20. Peace Among the Nations. Bahá'í International Community. Brief statement on world peace and the approaching turn of the millennium. BIC.
26. 1999. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): The Lesser Peace. Michael W. Sours. Study.
27. 1997-10. Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review. Joshua Lincoln. Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Bahá'í law, governance, human rights, and future perspectives. Reviews.
28. 1996-06-02. Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Baha'u'llah and the New Era. Universal House of Justice. Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era. UHJ-letters.
29. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
30. 1993-06-14. Bahá'í Horizons in the 21st Century. David S. Ruhe. Informal notes transcribed from a talk closing a 1993 Conference on Social and Economic Development in Orlando, Florida, offering an overview of Bahá'í activities at the turn of the millennium. Talks.
31. 1991. Peace. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
32. 1990-11-06. Unity of Religions in This Century, Jews and the Crucifixion, and the Sacrifice of Ishmael, The. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
33. 1987-06-17. Peace, Activism for. Universal House of Justice. Bahá'ís may be actively involved in peace processes but may not interfere excessively, since Bahá'í institutions will not be directly involved in effecting the political unity of nations. UHJ-letters.
34. 1986. Fourth Candle, The: The Unity of Religion and Interfaith Dialogue. Christopher Buck. What does "Unity in Religion" mean, and how does it apply for Bahá'ís' interactions with other religious communities? An essay inspired by Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet "Seven Candles of Unity," utopia, Hans Kung, and the Lesser Peace. Essays.
35. 1984-12-28. Thoughts on the Lesser Peace, Some. Alí Nakhjavání. Lengthy talk given at the World Centre for the Ihtifál (celebration) programme on general guidelines on peace and world unity, and statements from the Writings that appear to be contradictory. Talks.
36. 1984-07-01. Pilgrims Notes and the "Calamity". International Teaching Centre. Status of Pilgrims' Notes and their discussion of the catastrophic events some Bahá'ís believe might occur around the turn of the millennium; concerns about retributive calamity. UHJ-letters.
37. 1984. Growing in the Bahá'í Faith. Adib Taherzadeh. Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of the soul, our purpose, and personal and collective growth. Audio.
38. 1976-07-07. Involvement in Politics and the Eradication of Injustice. Universal House of Justice. Letter to an individual explaining that Bahá’ís avoid partisan politics, focusing instead on spiritual transformation and building a new world order as humanity passes through upheaval. UHJ-letters.
39. 1967-12-08. Regarding a Number of Questions Related to Politics. Universal House of Justice. Explains Bahá’í non-involvement in politics, asserting unity and spiritual regeneration through Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation as humanity’s sole path to lasting peace. UHJ-letters.
40. 1957/1969. Pilgrim Notes. Florence Mayberry. Notes of a pilgrimage April-May 1957. Includes addendum and letter to A. A. Furútan, September 30, 1969. Pilgrims.
41. 1955. Notes from Talks of Mrs. Corinne True Based on Her Recent Conversations with the Guardian. Corinne True, Mabel Rice-Wray Ives. Notes from talks of True, as taken by Ives; followed by Ives' own comments on the talks, and a colophon. Pilgrims.
42. 1944. Lesser and the Most Great Peace, The. George Orr Latimer. A discussion of the evolution of world peace from political to spiritual civilization; the need for world control; more than human power is required to help overcome these problems. Articles.
43. 1938?. Pilgrim Notes. Emeric Sala. Short answers to various question. Pilgrims.
44. 1938. Unity of Nations, The. Stanwood Cobb. A look six decades into the future (from 1938) to envision the Lesser Peace. Essays.

1. 2001-04-19 —
   The publication of the memorandum entitled Attainment of the Unity of Nations and the Lesser Peace by the Research Department on behalf of the Universal House of Justice. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 19 April, 2001]
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