1. 2013. Collective Security: An Indispensable Requisite for a Lasting Peace. Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing. The global community must come to collaborative agreements regarding policing, the military, nuclear weapons, and an international court. The Bahá'í Faith can offer much guidance for this process. Articles.
2. 2012. Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Jack McLean. Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of Hegel; the military metaphor; the language of interpretation; history of the apostolic age. Books.
3. 2005. Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The. Jack McLean. Martial symbology is common in the Bahá'í Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writings are expressly pacifistic. This article examines the apparent contradiction. Articles-unpublished.
4. 1998. Saving Private Ryan: Review. Milan Voykovic, Shamim Razavi. Review of film, with thoughts for Bahá'ís: Is there such a thing as a "just war"? What forms of "sacrifice" can be justified? When should collective ethics override individual conscience? Reviews.
5. 1995-12. Police Forces Bearing Arms, Bahá'í Enlistment in. Universal House of Justice. Two letters from the House on joining armed police forces, e.g. the Ulster Defence Regiment and the police force in Northern Ireland, and whether they would be allowed to bear arms. Also discussion of consummating marriage, and marrying an atheist. UHJ-letters.
6. 1986. Beyond Death's Grey Land. Sidney Edward Morrison. Reflections from a Bahá'í perspective on the Vietnam War, the nature of war, dehumanizing humanity, and being a soldier. Essays.
7. 1986. Star Wars or World Peace. Dan Q. Posin. How a "missile defense system" might work and ways in which it would not, ramifications for achieving global peace, and discussion by Robert Bowman, the first director of the Star Wars program. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
8. 1986. Relationship to Government. Author unknown, comp. Three short sections: Loyalty to the government, the Bahá'í view of pacifism, and the Guardian's instructions regarding military service. Compilations.
9. 1985. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh. National Youth Committee, comp. Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth. Compilations-NSA.
10. 1969-06. War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. A whitepaper on issues of Bahá'í involvement in the military services. NSA-documents.
11. 1965-06. Bahá'ís and Military Service. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Brief discussion on how Bahá'ís may or may not serve in the armed forces. NSA-letters.
12. 1940-09-17. Information for Bahá'ís called to fill out the Questionnaire on military duty under the Draft Act 1940. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Summary of grounds for seeking exemption from combatant duty. NSA-letters.

1. 1938-11-27 — In a letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles, Shoghi Effendi outlined the attitudes and obligations of Bahá'ís regarding military service. [BW17:384–5; UD122–3]
2. 1939-06-04 —
   In a letter addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles written on behalf of the Guardian he urged them to "appeal to the government for exemption from active military service in a combatant capacity, stressing the fact that in doing so they are not prompted by any selfish considerations but by the sole and supreme motive of upholding the Teachings of their Faith, which make it a moral obligation for them to desist from any act that would involve them in direct warfare with their fellow-humans or any other race or nation." [UD128]
   • See other correspondence on this theme: UD122; UD134; UD259
3. 1940-00-00 — The Canadian Department of National Defence exempted Bahá'ís from combatant military duty.
4. 1946-07-20 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States enquired of the Guardian whether the existence of the United Nations in its present form changed the attitude of the Baha'is toward military duties which might require the taking of human life. The Guardian's reply, written by his secretary, was:
   ...the Bahá'ís should continue to apply, under all circumstances, for exemption from any military duty that necessitates the taking of life. There is no justification for any change of attitude on our part at the present time.

   The Universal House of Justice amplified this later statement:

   There is no objection in a Bahá'í enlisting voluntarily in the armed forces of a country in order to obtain a training in some trade or profession, provided that he can do so without making himself liable to undertake combatant service. [BW17:384–5]
5. 1951-09-00 — National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States provided guidance on military service. [BN No 247 September 1951 p4]
6. 1965-09-20 — The obligation that Bahá'ís should seek exemption from combatant service was specifically affirmed by the Universal House of Justice in a letter to the American National Spiritual Assembly. That letter said:
   It is for each believer, under pain of his own conscience, to determine for himself what his actions should be, bearing in mind that the application of these principles is the spiritual obligation of every Bahá'í. It is rather for your Assembly to see that adequate instruction is provided so that the friends will let these principles be mirrored forth in their actions, and that they will be so steadfast in their love for Bahá'u'lláh that it would be unthinkable for them to willingly place themselves in a position where they must take human life. [Universal House of Justice letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States ref41]
7. 1969-06-00 — For the Bahá'í position on military service see War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States in the National Bahá'í Review.

1. 1939-06-04 —
   In a letter addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles written on behalf of the Guardian he urged them to "appeal to the government for exemption from active military service in a combatant capacity, stressing the fact that in doing so they are not prompted by any selfish considerations but by the sole and supreme motive of upholding the Teachings of their Faith, which make it a moral obligation for them to desist from any act that would involve them in direct warfare with their fellow-humans oi any other race or nation." [UD128; CBN 15 September 1950 p2]
   • See other correspondence on this theme: UD122; UD134; UD259
2. 1940-00-00 — The Canadian Department of National Defence exempted Bahá'ís from combatant military duty.
3. 1961-09-00 — It was reported in the Canadian Bahá'í News that the National Assembly had made application to the Department of National Defence for recognition of the Bahá'í Faith on the list of religious denominations of the Armed Services. They received word that the Faith was so listed with the authorized abbreviation of "BWF" and that this will be used to designate those who wish to be so identified. [CBN No 140 September 1961 p6]

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