1. n.d.. Progressive Revelation Poster. Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Teaneck NJ. — One-page poster giving a visual representation of the Manifestations that have come to nine countrie...
2. 2025-10-10. Developmental Model for Religion, A: A Bahá'í Philosophy and Social Theory. Behrooz Sabet, Filip Boicu. — A review of Baha’i scholarship and philosophy within the historical evolution of religion, accompa...
3. 2025-09. Tablet of the Bab on Progressive Revelation, A. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — A brief tablet on the continuity of divine revelation; the memory of Abraham and Moses; the verity o...
4. 2025-09. Unfolding Reality: Hegel, Mulla Sadra, and the Progressive Revelation of Truth. Behrooz Sabet. — Comparison of the philosophers representing a culmination of Western and Eastern philosophical tradi...
5. 2025-09. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán: Expanding the Scope of the Bahá'í Doctrine of Progressive Revelation to Include and Engage Indigenous Spiritual Traditions. Christopher Buck, Michael A. Orona. — Translation and exegesis of a Tablet that can be seen as expanding the scope of progressive revelati...
6. 2025. End of Theology, part 2, The: The Metaphysical Status of Cosmos and the Resolution of Kant's Antinomies in Bahá'í Metaphysics. Iman Motlagh Arani. — On the ontological and epistemological status of the cosmos through the lens of Baha'i metaphysics. ...
7. 2024-12. Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Nader Saiedi: Review. Christopher Buck. — Review of Nader Saiedi's book that focuses on the Writings of Baha'u'llah.
8. 2024-08-23. "I woke up and knew, spiritually, I have just accepted the faith": Agency and Dream Ethnography in the Bahá'í Faith. Tova Makhani-Belkin. — Analysis of first-generation Baha'is' dreams and visions as confirming their religious conversion, e...
9. 2023. 'This Is a Progression, Not Conversion': Narratives of First-Generation Bahá'ís. Tova Makhani-Belkin. — Unlike personal transformation experiences in Christianity, religious conversion to the Baha'i Faith...
10. 2022-05-16. Progressive Revelation: A Brief Circumstantial/Historical Contextualization. Mehdi Wolf. — Progressive revelation must be understood in the context of the twin purposes of a divine Manifestat...
11. 2022. Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, comp, A. Bolhuis, ed. . — Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitab-i-Íqan selected by Shoghi Effendi for inc...
12. 2022. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim). David Russell Garcia, Kees Poolman, trans. . — Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en soc...
13. 2022. Two Parts of the Law of God, The: The Essential and the Secondary Teachings of the True Religion of God, and Counterfeit Doctrines. Peter Terry, comp. — Four compilations on themes related to the progressive revelation of the religion of God; essential ...
14. 2021 [1998]. Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán: condensed version. Hooper Dunbar, A. Bolhuis, ed. . — Aid to locating main themes and various subjects in Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude, adapted from Ho...
15. 2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. — Links to 117 Youtube videos on Baha'i history and teachings.
16. 2020-04-10. Writings of the Báb, The: Notes from Talks given by Dr. Nader Saiedi. Nader Saiedi, Anonymous, comp. . — Structured summarized notes from Dr. Saiedi’s 2019 talks on the Bab’s Writings, delivered at the...
17. 2020. Civilizational Revival and Modernity through the Lens of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: An Examination of The Secret of Divine Civilization. Behrooz Sabet. — On ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s approach to modernity through the lens of civilizational renewal; progressiv...
18. 2020. Short Films, Music, and Prayers. Alan Bryson. — Link to "Irenic Visuals," a YouTube channel with Baha'i music and prayers, and short films on Bahiyy...
19. 2019-09. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán. Nader Saiedi. — Explores the Persian Bayan's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into...
20. 2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. — On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell;...
21. 2019. Bahá'u'lláh's Symbolic Use of the Veiled Ḥúríyyih. John S. Hatcher, Amrollah Hemmat, Ehsanollah Hemmat. — Analyzing some of the meanings behind the appearance of the Veiled Maiden, as alluded to by Baha'u'l...
22. 2018-05-03. 35 Common Objections to the Bahá'í Faith. Bridging Beliefs. — Responses to common critiques of, doubts about, and objections to the Baha'i Faith and against relig...
23. 2018. Oneness of Reality, The: A Response to Moojan Momen's "Relativism as a Basis for Baha'i Metaphysics". Peter Terry. — Dialogue on epistemology and ontology as presented in the core literature of the Baha’i religion.
24. 2017-09-18. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks. Steven Phelps. — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev...
25. 2015-09. Persian Bayán: Thematic Analysis and Summary. Peter Terry. — A detailed overview of this lengthy text of The Bab, which outlines elements of Babi law, discussion...
26. 2015 Fall. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions. Juan Cole. — Reflections on Baha'u'llah's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "...
27. 2015. Mikhail Sergeev, Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith: Review. Benjamin Olshin.
28. 2015. Essays on Jesus and the New Testament. Peter Terry. — Scripture and progressive revelation, canonization of the Bible, teachings of the New Testament, Bah...
29. 2014/2020/2024. List of Articles by Christopher Buck on BahaiTeachings.org. Christopher Buck. — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
30. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
31. 2014. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics. Rowshan Mustapha. — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ...
32. 2013. Bahá'í Faith and Islam. Anonymous. — Overview of connections and contrasts between the Baha'i Faith and its parent religion.
33. 2013. Next Stage, The. Douglas Martin. — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ...
34. 2012. I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-kno...
35. 2012. Surih of Admonition (Suratu'l-Nus'h): Revealed for Siyyid Ja'far-i-Yazdí. Bahá'u'lláh, Afaf A. Stevens, trans. . — A tablet in which Baha'u'llah identifies with God and speaks as His mouthpiece, describes the appear...
36. 2011. Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria. Susan Maneck. — Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, co...
37. 2011. Doctrine of Progressive Revelation in the Baha'i Faith. Daniil V. Pivovarov. — On the ideological basis of progressive revelation, views of Baha'u'llah and his followers on the na...
38. 2010. Dashavatara and Progressive Revelation. Anupam Premanand. — The phenomenon of Divine Revelation from the Hindu and Baha'i points of view is studied in terms of ...
39. 2010. Progressive Revelation: The Bible and Bahá'u'lláh. David F. Young, comp. — A facilitator and a participant guide on studying The Bible and Baha’u’llah, prepared for the Co...
40. 2010. Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan. Douglas Martin. — A series of eight short talks (total around two hours), in both audio and video formats, on the evol...
41. 2009-2019. Lists of Articles. Brent Poirier. — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
42. 2009. Bahá'í Worldview on Unity of Religions: Progressive Revelation, The: Principles and Insights from the History of Science. Jena Khadem Khodadad. — Examination of the Baha’i belief in the unity of religions and the doctrine of "progressive revela...
43. 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 Bab. ...
44. 2007. Word is the Master Key for the Whole World, The: The Bahá'í Revelation and the "Teaching and Spirit of the Cause" in Dialogical and Personal Thinking. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — The Word of God is the master key that opens all doors; it assures the opening to the meaning of the...
45. 2006. Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond between The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Persian Bayán. James B. Thomas. — A comparison of some of the writings of the Bab and Baha'u'llah, showing the unique, mysterious bond...
46. 2006. Religion and Exclusivism: A Bahá'í Perspective. Julio Savi. — Various factors have distracted the attention of religionists from the essential teachings of religi...
47. 2005. One Common Faith. Universal House of Justice. — Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Baha'u'llah and the scriptures of other faiths...
48. 2004. Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Bahá'í Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — An attempt to correlate specific Baha'i teachings with the corresponding concepts of Teilhard de Cha...
49. 2004. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies. Ismael Velasco. — On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential I...
50. 2003-10. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim). David Russell Garcia. — A lengthy overview of the Qur'an and its themes for a Baha'i audience; holy war and fighting; reason...
51. 2003. Why Are We Here: Meaning of Life: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop.
52. 2003. Spiritual Footprints in the Sands of Time. Kevin Brogan. — The covenantal relationship between God and humankind; the lives of the founders of Judaism, Christi...
53. 2002. From Adam to Bahá'u'lláh: The Idea of a Chain of Prophecy. Zaid Lundberg. — Whilst the modern period has seen a series of scientific paradigm shifts which have radically altere...
54. 2001-09-02. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion. Ian Kluge. — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic.
55. 2000. Bedrock of Bahá'í Belief, The: The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation. Zaid Lundberg. — The importance of doctrine and systematic theology in understanding the Baha' Faith, and the process...
56. 2000. Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam. Abbas Amanat. — Shi'i Mahdism, beliefs on the end of time, and overview of the rise of the Babi Faith.
57. 1999-12. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History. Peter Terry. — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ...
58. 1999. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. — Notes on various topics related to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude.
59. 1999. 'Descent' of Revelation on 'Clouds'. Don Dainty. — The use of "clouds" in Jewish and Christian prophecy; literal vs symbolic meanings of "clouds"; prog...
60. 1999. Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77. Daryl Lowery. — Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words.
61. 1998. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
62. 1998. Antinomies of Reason and the Theology of Revelation: Some Preliminary Thoughts. Nader Saiedi. — A thesis of Progressive Revelation offers a solution to the fundamental antinomies of philosophical ...
63. 1998. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm. Udo Schaefer, Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. . — Religious pluralism and associated issues: diversity and unity of religions, absoluteness, relativit...
64. 1997. Baha'i Faith and Syncretism, The. Robert Stockman. — Addresses the common misunderstanding that the Baha'i Faith is syncretistic.
65. 1997. Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity. Anjam Khursheed. — The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and th...
66. 1997. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation. Ross Woodman. — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
67. 1996-05. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation. Zaid Lundberg. — Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of ...
68. 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 ...
69. 1996. Baha'u'llah's Unity Paradigm: A Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue on a Global Ethic?. Udo Schaefer. — The mystic unity of religions and the concept of progressive revelation.
70. 1995. Progressive Revelation. Robert Stockman.
71. 1995. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
72. 1994. Arc of Ascent: The Purpose of Physical Reality II, by John S. Hatcher: Review. Ross Woodman.
73. 1993. Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam, A. Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. — Survey of the terms "prophet" and "seal," and a Baha'i reconciliation of these terms with progressiv...
74. 1993. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul. Ross Woodman. — Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. T...
75. 1993. L'islam, religion éternelle?: une approche bahá'íe de la revendication à la complétude. Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir, Pierre Spierckel, trans. . — French translation of "A Baha'i Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam."
76. 1993. Kitab-i-Aqdas: Its Place in Bahá'í literature. Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information. — Offers a broad introduction to the Aqdas and its themes.
77. 1993. L'histoire de Salut et Changement de Paradigme: Deux Contributions à la Théologie Bahá'íe. Udo Schaefer. — French translation of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
78. 1992. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism. Michael W. Sours. — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
79. 1989. Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature. Elham Afnan. — The Baha'i Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopi...
80. 1985-10. Promise of World Peace, The. Universal House of Justice. — Call to global unity, affirming peace as humanity’s next evolutionary stage and urging moral, spir...
81. 1979. Seven Mysteries of Life, The: An Exploration in Science and Philosophy. Guy Murchie. — A poetic exploration of life’s unity, consciousness, love, and purpose, blending science, philosop...
82. 1972 (?) / 2018. Progressive Revelation and Oneness of Religion. William Sears. — A videotaped talk (possibly from 1972), along with a shorter animated 2018 presentation prepared by ...
83. 1969. View on Islam, A. Amin Banani. — This lecture gives "a few generalizations about Islam that are directly significant to Baha'is."
84. 1963. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Bible, Some. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. — Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Central and East Africa
85. 1960/1972. Bahá'í: World Faith for Modern Man. Arthur L. Dahl. — A general overview pamphlet introducing Baha'i teachings and history.
86. 1954/1966. Progressive Revelation. John Ferraby. — Short pamphlet on the oneness of religion, Messengers of God, and the religious cycle.
87. 1953-05-04. Vast, Majestic Process, A. Shoghi Effendi. — Passage outlining humanity’s progressive evolution through ten stages.
88. 1942. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The. Pritam Singh. — Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teach...
89. 1939-04-21. Manifestation, The. Albert P. Entzminger. — Explains the role and dual identities of the Manifestations of God, who guide humanity, and reveal s...
90. 1939. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith. George Townshend. — Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for t...
91. 1931. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans. . — Major theological work by Bahaʼu'llah, written prior to his declaration of mission.

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