- Manooher Mofidi. 'Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls: Civilizing Barbarity (2005). — The relatioship between civilization and barbarity, and the capabilities of humanity.
- Mina Yazdani. `Abdu'l-Bahá and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Embracing Principles while Disapproving Methodologies (2014). — Abdu’l-Baha’s orientation toward the Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911: he embraced the pri...
- Ismael Velasco. Achieving Reconciliation in a Conflicting World (2008). — The dynamics of conflict against the backdrop of globalization, and religion's role in fostering uni...
- Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). — 167 selections, updated August 2023.
- Universal House of Justice. Administrative Order, Suggestions about changes in (1995-05-18). — Ways in which Baha'is may make suggestions for change within the Baha'i administration, and the natu...
- Christopher Buck. Alain Locke's Philosophy of Democracy (2015). — For Locke, democracy was more than its narrow political definition, but multidimensional, encompassi...
- Erfan Sabeti. Approach of Abdu'l-Baha to the Problem of Tolerance, The (2003-07). — Exploring the differences between forbearance, indifference, acceptance, turning away, freedom, and ...
- Jordi Vallverdu Segura and Josuke Nakano. Architectures of Thinking, The (2022). — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw...
- Shankar Vedantam. Are Independents Just Partisans In Disguise? (2012-08-22). — Political attitudes and voting patterns in the United States, including brief interview with a Baha'...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. E.G. Browne, ed. Attitude of Bahá'ís towards Persian Politics (1910).
- Universal House of Justice. Avoidance of Politics and Controversial Matters (2003-01-12). — A short explanation that the aim of Baha'is is to reconcile viewpoints and heal divisions, but not b...
- Shoghi Effendi and Universal House of Justice et al United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity (2022-10). — Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
- Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983) (1986). — Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
- Moojan Momen. Baha'is and the Constitutional Revolution, The: The Case of Sari, Mazandaran, 1906-1913 (2008-06). — Accounts of the Constitutional Revolution in Iran have tended to ignore the role of the Baha’is. T...
- 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...
- John T. Dale. Becoming Physicians to the World: Transforming "Non-Involvement in Politics" (1988). — Looking at this issue from the perspective of positive human rights and cross-cultural communication...
- Udo Schaefer. Challenges to Bahá'í Studies (1992). — Discussion of the intellectual presentation of the Baha'i Faith, and of the related topics of review...
- 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...
- Roshan Danesh. Church and State in the Bahá'í Faith: An Epistemic Approach (2008). — On the public role of Baha'i institutions; review of current secondary literature; temporal legitima...
- Sen McGlinn. Church and State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah (1994-11-06). — The concept of theocracy as it applies to the Baha'i model of government.
- Universal House of Justice. Climate Change: Policies and Political Discourse (2017-11-29). — Letter "to three individuals" on the science behind anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, and...
- 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...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Compilation of the Holy Utterances of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá, Concerning the Most Great Peace, War and Duty of the Bahá'ís toward their Government (1918). — An early compilation, prepared for the Tenth Annual Convention, April 1918.
- Moojan Momen. Conspiracies and Forgeries: The Attack upon the Bahá'í Community in Iran (2004). — Early attacks on the Baha'i community in Iran were made mostly on the basis of religious accusations...
- Graham Hassall. Contemporary Governance and Conflict Resolution: A Bahá'í Reading (1999). — The Baha'i Writings provide the foundations for a "critique of modernity" at the same time that they...
- Adib Masumian. Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Bahá'í Faith (2009). — Response to Iranian conspiracy theories portraying the Baha'i Faith as a subversive political group,...
- 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...
- Universal House of Justice. "Double Crusade (2018-08-10). — Comments on what the double crusade means, how it relates to the current series of Plans of the Fait...
- Holly Hanson. Enacting Thought: Divine Will, Human Agency, and the Possibility of Justice (2009). — Societies evolve through generations of human decision making. Using the examples of 300 years of po...
- 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...
- Graham Nicholson. Future of the "Sovereign" Nation-State: A Baha'i Perspective (2020). — The nation-state, previously the preeminent institution of the world order around which the global s...
- Ali Murad Davudi. Riaz Masrour, trans. Human Station in the Bahá'í Faith: Selected Sections: Philosophy and Knowledge of the Divine (2013). — A collection of talks by the Baha’i teacher and philosopher Dr. A. M. Davúdi on selected philosop...
- 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...
- Universal House of Justice. Individual Rights and Freedoms (1988-12-29). — An important and often-quoted letter about rights and freedom of expression in the Baha'i community,...
- Universal House of Justice. Inayat Rawhani, trans. Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution (1986). — Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 Fe...
- Juan Cole. Iranian Millenarianism and Democratic Thought in the Nineteenth Century (1992-02). — The growth of belief in representative government within the Baha'i faith in the last third of the 1...
- Sepehr Zabih. Left in Contemporary Iran, The (1986). — Discussion of "urban guerilla warfare" pre-1979 with one passing mention of an unnamed Baha'i busine...
- Shoghi Effendi and Horace Holley. Letter to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (1947/1948). — Shoghi Effendi's summary of the relationship of the Baha'i Faith to Palestine, written as an introdu...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá et al. 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.
- Udo Schaefer and Nicola Towfigh et al. 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, ...
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Universal House of Justice. Non-Involvement in Partisan Politics (2013-03-02). — Lengthy letter to the Baha'is of Iran, and copied to all NSAs, about how Baha'is can contribute to g...
- Ali Murad Davudi. Riaz Masrour, trans. Non-Involvement in Politics (2010). — The importance and value of the Baha'i principle of non-involvement in political affairs.
- Shoghi Effendi. Non-Political Character of the Bahá'í Faith, The: Excerpts from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (1986). — Published as Section 6 of Baha'i World 18, preceding a section on "Relationship to Government."
- 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 ...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. On a Bahá'í's Engagement with Society and Non-Involvement in Politics (2017).
- Universal House of Justice. On the Calamitous State of World Affairs and the Material Sustainability of Communities (2020-12-03). — On concerns about the affairs of the world and catastrophic events, and whether the global Baha’i ...
- 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...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Oneness of Mankind, The: Basic Principle of the Bahá'í Faith (1956-05). — Statement of Baha'i teachings prepared in order to clarify the position of members of the Faith thro...
- Michael Karlberg. Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest, The (2003-07). — In our culture, political and legal institutions are structured as contests and reform is characteri...
- Universal House of Justice. Participation in Politics and Social Activities (2013-12-24). — Collaboration with political parties that are in opposition to a government is considered a form of ...
- E. G. Browne. Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, The (1910). — Includes discussion of Baha'is and Babis in "Attitude of Bahá’ís towards Persian Politics" (pp...
- John Huddleston. Phoenix and the Ashes: The Bahá'í Faith and the Modern Apocalypse, by Geoffrey Nash: Review (1988). — 19th-century optimism, disillusionment with contemporary society, philosophy of history, political t...
- Universal House of Justice. Political Activity, Social Change, and Public Policy (2008-12-23). — Letter to an individual Baha’i regarding political activity, social change, and public policy.
- Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi et al. Peter J. Khan, comp. Political Non-Involvement and Obedience to Government: Compilation by Peter Khan with Cover Letter from Secretariat (2003-01-12). — Current world events can cause confusion and anguish among those seeking global peace. Rather than b...
- Universal House of Justice. Politics and Engagement in the Life of Society (2010-01-22). — On which principles should guide Iranian believers in their participation in the life of society, an...
- R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Politics, Text, and Context: In Search of the Bahá'í Revolution (1986). — The rationale for Shoghi Effendi requiring Baha'is to disassociate themselves from other churches an...
- Moojan Momen. Power and the Bahá'í community (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
- Universal House of Justice. Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant (1996). — Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Baha'i social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevaili...
- Michael Karlberg. Pursuit of Social Justice, The (2022-08-03). — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. Questions and Answers on War and Related Issues (2003-03-19). — Compilation of passages and commentary on the military, political activism, disarmament, pacifism, a...
- Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion (2001-09-02). — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic.
- Hooshmand Badee. Reflections on the Principle of Unity/Oneness, Some (2018). — Reflections on the message of Baha'u'llah creating the oneness of humanity and a global society that...
- Peter J. Khan. Relating the Faith to Current Issues (1986). — Short essay outlining an approach to relate the teachings to current thoughts and problems of humani...
- Roshan Danesh and 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...
- 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...
- Universal House of Justice. Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs (2017-04-27). — Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freed...
- Will C. van den Hoonaard. Social Activism Among Some Early Twentieth-Century Bahá'ís (2006). — Socialist involvement of some of Canada's earliest Baha'is, before and after the prohibition of invo...
- Universal House of Justice. Socio-Political Order, Speaking on (2011). — Extent to which Baha'is, in this case an academic political scientist, may give their views on polit...
- Universal House of Justice and Juan Cole. Tablet of The Desired One (Lawh-i-Maqsúd): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
- Universal House of Justice. Takfir, declaration of unbelief: includes excerpts from Risáliy-i-Siyasiyyih (2001-04-18). — Questions from an individual about the Muslim practice of takfir, declaring someone an unbeliever, w...
- Universal House of Justice. Theocracy and Separation of Church and State (1995-04-27). — On theocracy in relation to the Baha'i model of government, and issues relating to the development o...
- Sen McGlinn. Theology of the State from the Bahá'í Teachings, A (1999 Autumn). — Western religions exhibit three types of divine societies: eschatological (the Kingdom of God on Ear...
- 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...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Juan Cole, trans. Treatise on Leadership (1998-02).
- Juan Cole. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction (1998-02). — Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Baha's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
- National Youth Committee, comp. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh (1985). — Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Baha'i youth.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition (1969-06). — A whitepaper on issues of Baha'i involvement in the military services.
- Michael Karlberg. Western Liberal Democracy as a New World Order? (2007). — Is the Western model of democracy the natural and nevitable way to organize free and enlightened soc...
- Sathia Varqa. Why only Baha'is can contribute to the Baha'i funds: The political economy perspective (2006). — An exploration of why only Baha'is have the right and privilege of giving to the Baha'i fund, demons...
- Universal House of Justice. Steve Cooney, comp. World Order, Evolution Towards: Notes on recent secondary literature, compilation, and two memoranda from the Bahá'í World Centre (1990/1995/2007). — Two letters, "Request for Materials about the World Order of Baha'u'llah" and "World Government and ...
- Necati Alkan. Young Turks and the Bahá'ís in Palestine, The (2011). — Reform movements in turn-of-the-century Palestine and the influence of Abdu'l-Baha on his political ...
- Universal House of Justice. Vladimir Chupin, trans. Об изменении климата и доверии к науке (2017-11-29). — Всемирный Дом Справедливости обсуждает вопрос измене...
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