1. n.d.. Return of Christ, The: Statements Relating to the Twofold Nature of Christ. Gene Crist, comp. — Two-page compilation of passages from the Bible and the Baha'i Writings.
2. n.d.. Reincarnation and the Nature and Progress of the Soul. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
3. n.d.. Two Comings of Messiah as Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures. Author unknown. — The Hebrew Scriptures foretell the Messiah’s two comings: as a suffering servant and as a triumpha...
4. 2025. تقریرا ی ت بر کتاب ایقان (Notes on the Kitáb-i-Íqán). Iman Motlagh Arani. — A structured reading of key themes — return and recognition, symbolic cosmology, and the logic of ...
5. 2023-12. Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn. Sahba Shayani. — The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intoler...
6. 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...
7. 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...
8. 2022. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration. Todd Lawson. — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i...
9. 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...
10. 2021. Cosmopolitan World of the Quran and Late Antique Humanism, The. Todd Lawson. — On the Qur'an's use of the themes of epic and apocalypse to reveal its most cherished sacred truths:...
11. 2020-06. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn. Ismael Velasco. — On Imam Husayn in Shi'a Islam, expectations of his return, his place in Babi theology, and various r...
12. 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...
13. 2020-04. Tafsír as Mystical Experience, by Todd Lawson: Review. Christopher Buck.
14. 2020. Báb and the Bábí Community of Iran, The. Fereydun Vahman, ed. — On the Bab's life, teachings, and writings; the Babi community's formation, conflicts, and transitio...
15. 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;...
16. 2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 216 selections, last updated 2025.
17. 2018/2024. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
18. 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...
19. 2018-01-21. Resurrection and the World to Come. Bahá'u'lláh, William F. McCants, trans. . — Extract from the Lawh-i-Yusuf (Tablet of Joseph), explaining the meaning of 'paradise', 'hellfire', ...
20. 2018. Bahá'u'lláh's Life and Mission: "This is the One Who Hath Glorified the Son". JoAnn M. Borovicka. — Ways in which Baha’u’llah glorifies Jesus Christ and His Cause: He quotes, explains, and defends...
21. 2018. End of Days. Moshe Sharon. — On the word “messiah”, the anointed, which describes the redeemer like a priest, consecrated by ...
22. 2016. Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God. Bahá'u'lláh, Keven Brown, trans. . — Summary of some themes from the Kitab-i-Iqan, concluding with a long prayer inviting the reader to s...
23. 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...
24. 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 "...
25. 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 ...
26. 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...
27. 2014. Answered Questions, Some. Abdu'l-Bahá. — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
28. 2014. Index to Some Answered Questions. — Topic references to chapter and paragraph numbers of the 2014 revised authorized translation of this...
29. 2012. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination. Todd Lawson. — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
30. 2012. Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned. David Yamartino. — Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by ...
31. 2012. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph. Todd Lawson. — Meanings of the famous shirt (qamis) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Q...
32. 2009-2019. Lists of Articles. Brent Poirier. — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
33. 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. ...
34. 2008. Resurrection and Return of Jesus. Universal House of Justice. — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians.
35. 2007. Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The. Todd Lawson. — While Tahirih inspired many in Europe and eventually America, she is very much a daughter of her own...
36. 2006/2011. Abrahamic Covenant as the Pathway to the Glory of God, The: Exploring the Mysteries of Divine Unity. Ray Estes, Miles Lane. — 77 audio files of talks and interviews by a born-again Christian who became a Baha'i, and related ma...
37. 2006-09-05. Bahá'í Perspective on the Concept of "Karma". Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Summary of the meaning of karma in Hinduism and Buddhism; Baha'i views on karma and reincarnation as...
38. 2006-02. Messianic Expectations in Nineteenth Century Christian and Islamic Communities. Ahang Rabbani. — The phenomenon of messianism and its manifestations in early-modern American Christianity and in Ira...
39. 2005. Bahá'í Understanding of Reincarnation in Relation to the World's Faiths, A. Sateh Bayat, Vafa Bayat. — Concepts of reincarnation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Baha'i religi...
40. 2005. Tablet (Lawh) in Bahá'í Usage. Todd Lawson. — Meanings of the common Baha'i terms lawh (tablet), ketab (book), sahifa (treatise), resala (epistle)...
41. 2004-2014. Powerpoints for Deepening. Duane Troxel. — 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Baha'i history, Central Figur...
42. 2004-2014. Videos for Deepening. Duane Troxel. — Four videos: The Life of the Bab, The Life of the Guardian, The Return of Christ, and What Do Baha'i...
43. 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...
44. 2004. Images of Christ in the writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The. Maryam Afshar. — 'Abdu'l-Baha addressed Christian subjects in his talks with Baha'is of Christian background and his ...
45. 2003?. Historia de la Religión desde la Perspectiva Bahá'í. Alessandro Bausani, Miguel Gil Santesteban, trans. .
46. 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...
47. 2002. Gems of Divine Mysteries. Bahá'u'lláh. — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur...
48. 2001. Tablet of the Son (Jesus). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — A tablet, partly written to a Christian priest, on the effect of Christ's revelation and Baha'u'llah...
49. 2001. Commentary on Verses of John (Tafsír-i-Áyát-i-Yuhanná). Abdu'l-Bahá, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. . — Excerpt from a longer Tablet on Jesus' prophecy "It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do...
50. 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 ...
51. 1999. Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar. David F. Young. — Baha'i views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology ...
52. 1999. Are there indications of a Second Coming of a Messiah in the Old Testament?. David Friedman. — Some claim that the New Testament teaching of a "Second Coming" is not found in the Old Testament; h...
53. 1998. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible. Brent Poirier. — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab...
54. 1998. Unknown Hour, The. David Friedman. — Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Baha'i teachings ...
55. 1997. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus. Juan Cole. — Baha'u'llah's lessons from the Judeo-Christian experience for founding a new, post-Islamic religion;...
56. 1997. Brief Introduction to Millennial Zeal in the Nineteenth Century, A. Chris Manvell, Carolyn Sparey-Gillies. — Joseph Wolff, William Miller, and millennial zeal in early 19th-century America; biblical proofs of ...
57. 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...
58. 1996. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. . — Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning o...
59. 1995-04-25. Reincarnation, Rebirth and the Progress of the Soul. Universal House of Justice. — On reincarnation, the soul and the concept of “return,” and the mind and “former life memories...
60. 1995. Shi`i Islam. Moojan Momen. — Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Baha'i Faith.
61. 1995. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions. Moojan Momen. — Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
62. 1995. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique. Michael W. Sours. — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar...
63. 1995. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions. Moojan Momen. — Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways ...
64. 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.
65. 1994/2012. Christ, Return of: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. — Some Christian prophecies and their fulfillment in the Baha'i Faith.
66. 1994-07-06. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage. Universal House of Justice. — Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality...
67. 1993 Fall. "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts. Juan Cole. — Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Baha'u'llah identifies ...
68. 1993. God's Promise to Humanity: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop.
69. 1991. End of the World: Whatever Happened?, The: Or Leftover Time to Kill. Ross Woodman. — If we contrast the eschatology of Baha’u’llah with that of Hegel and Nietzsche, we can locate an...
70. 1989/1990. Immortality and the Human Soul: Lecture Series. Hooper Dunbar.
71. 1988/2001. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Bible, Some. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, comp. — Compilation of passages from the Bible, showing parallels and prophetic fulfillment in the Baha'i Fa...
72. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
73. 1982-2023. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica. — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
74. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
75. 1968. Christ et Bahá'u'lláh. George Townshend, Maison Editions Bahá'íes, trans. . — Le Royaume de Dieu, comme prédit dans la Bible, est venu et Baha'u'llah est le retour du Christ.
76. 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
77. 1961. Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium. William Sears. — In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the ret...
78. 1960. Release the Sun. William Sears. — Millennialism gripped many around the world during the early 19th century. While Christians expected...
79. 1957. Christ and Baha'u'llah. George Townshend. — The Kingdom of God, as foretold in the Bible, has come and Baha'u'llah is the Return of Christ.
80. 1956. Path to God, The: 1956 edition. Dorothy Baker. — Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious li...
81. 1953. Questions about the Second Coming. George Townshend. — Answers by Townshend to questions asked by the Baha’is of Kampala, Uganda about the return of Chri...
82. 1949. Old Churches and the New World-Faith, The. George Townshend. — Pamphlet publication of Townshend's letter of renunciation of the Anglican Church and proclamation o...
83. 1937. Path to God, The: 1937 edition. Dorothy Baker. — Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvem...
84. 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.
85. 1916-04. Reincarnation, The Return, and the "Cycle of Life" Chart. Edward C. Getsinger. — The concepts Reincarnation and Return in the context of pilgrims' recollections of the words of 'Abd...

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