1. 2025-12. Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í, Revealed at Bushíhr, An: On the Cessation of Revelation and the Appointment of the First Believer. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . At epistle in which the Báb announces the suspension of further revelation for a period of five years; the cessation of revelation, which is both a chastisement and a trial, identifies the Báb’s Revelation as the locus of divine utterance in this age. Translations.
2. 2025-11. Exploring the Kitáb-i-Aqdas: The Laws and Teachings of the Bahá'í Faith, by Omid Ghaemmaghami and Shahin Vafai: Review. Christopher Buck. Reviews.
3. 2025-07. Evidences of Bahá'u'lláh's Theophanic Awakening and Disclosure before His Síyáh-Chál Experience. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. While the Síyáh-Chál was the birthplace of Bahá’u’lláh's mission, his awakening to his divine station might have gone through multiple stages, with his experience in the prison being the culmination of that process; some recognized his station earlier. Articles.
4. 2025. Toward a Unified Bahá'í Paradigm of Science: Integrating the Seven Modes of Knowledge. Iman Motlagh Arani. Typology of seven interrelated forms of knowledge: material, conceptual, existential, moral, divine, intrinsic divine, and knowledge in conformity with reality. This integrates epistemological plurality, ontological humility, and a moral teleology. Articles-unpublished.
5. 2025. Presupposition of Revealed Truth: On First Principles, Revelation, and the Ground of Rationality. Iman Motlagh Arani. On the philosophical necessity of divine Revelation as the foundational axiom of thought. Every philosophical system depends on unprovable first principles. The Manifestations are not only the source of revelation but also the ontological axis of truth. Articles-unpublished.
6. 2025. Toward a Bahá'í Political Philosophy: Manifestation, Authority, and the Form of Civilizational Unity. Iman Motlagh Arani. On a systematic political philosophy of the Bahá’í Faith, which unites metaphysical origins with a political consummation. The Manifestation serves as the legislator and architect of a global civilization; unity is the central teleological concept. Articles-unpublished.
7. 2025. Reason in the Orbit of Revelation: Constructing a Bahá'í Philosophical Paradigm. Iman Motlagh Arani. A book-length systematic proposal for a Bahá'í philosophical framework across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, engaging phenomenology and contemporary theory while emphasizing praxis grounded in Revelation. (Some chapters already posted separately.) Books.
8. 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 Bahá'u'lláh. Review title: Nader Saiedi’s Logos and Civilization Revisited. Reviews.
9. 2024-03. Revelation as Scientific in its Method: Science, Diversity, Consultation, and Learning in Action. Stephen R. Friberg. An exploration of Shoghi Effendi's statement that the Bahá'í Faith is scientific in method; the role of diversity in scientific objectivity and bias; the process of action, reflection, consultation, and study. Articles.
10. 2023. Bahá'í Epistemology from the Perspective of Abdu'l-Bahá. Behrooz Sabet (published as Behrouz Sabet). A synthesis of ʿAbdu’l-Bahá’s epistemology, exploring reason, revelation, science, and spirit; his fourfold criteria of knowledge; and the harmony of science and religion as a response to materialism and the crisis of meaning. Articles-unpublished.
11. 2022. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration. Todd Lawson. Article contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Bahá'í teachings on the typologies of proclamation and apocalypse. Articles.
12. 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: the Oneness of God, the Oneness of Religion, and the Oneness of Humanity. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
13. 2021. Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation. Alí Murád Dávúdí, Vargha Taefi, trans. . Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed by a translation of a treatise on the transcendence of God, apophatic theology, knowledge of God, emanation and manifestation, and divine attributes. Articles.
14. 2019-09. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán. Nader Saiedi. Explores the Persian Bayán's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into the Báb's Dispensation. Audio.
15. 2019. Dei Verbum: A Bahá'í Perspective on the Roman Catholic Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation. Marco Oliveira. On some basic Christian Catholic beliefs on divine revelation, how the Bahá'í Faith views Christianity, and theological differences and similarities between the two. Articles.
16. 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 revolution and the Enlightenment. Includes compilation of Writings on spiritual dislocation, science, language, spiritual evolution, nature, and revelation. Presentations.
17. 2012. شناخت شناسي (علم المعرفه) بهائي از ديدگاه حضرت عبدالبهاء (Bahá'í Epistemology from the Perspective of Abdu'l-Bahá). Behrooz Sabet. این مقاله کوششی است در جهت تلفیق ابعاد معرفت‌شناسی عبدالبهاء، با تمرکز بر عقل، وحی، علم و روح؛ تحلیل معیار چهارگانهٔ او برای شناخت؛ و تبیین هماهنگی علم و دین به‌عنوان پاسخی به مادّی‌گرایی و بحران معنا. Articles-unpublished.
18. 2011-04. Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series. Hooper Dunbar. Six lectures series at Bosch Bahá'í School, April 15-17 2011. Audio.
19. 2010-12. Material and Spiritual Worlds. Peter J. Khan. Four talks on the Five-Year Plan given at the North Island Bahá'í Summer School, Hamilton, New Zealand, December 2010. Audio.
20. 2008. Achieving Planetary Consciousness: Reality, Reason, and Revelation. William S. Hatcher. The importance of understanding the world in terms of both linearity and non-linearity; the need to make a disciplined approach to the study of the Bahá'í Revelation so that we are able to progress in our evolution towards true planetary consciousness. Articles-unpublished.
21. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
22. 2002. Three Stages of Divine Revelation, The. Guy Sinclair. Shoghi Effendi states that the Kitáb-i-Iqán "adumbrates and distinguishes between the three stages of Divine Revelation"; some Sufi doctrines help understand the significance of Bahá'u'lláh’s three stages. Articles.
23. 2001. "What I Want to Say is Wordless": Mystical Language, Revelation and Scholarship. Ismael Velasco. If the Word of God transcends words and letters, what point is there to Scripture, let alone to scholarship; the paradox of a history of writers penning volumes on a subject which they assert cannot be grasped by language; the relevance of mysticism. Articles.
24. 1999-06. Revelation in the Voices of Baha'u'llah. Alison Marshall. Paper examines how the process of revelation can be understood by examining how ordinary human beings create speech and write, and explores the voices Bahá'u'lláh uses in six of his mystical works. Articles-unpublished.
25. 1999. Dei Verbum: Un punto di vista bahá'í della Costituzione Dogmatica Cattolica Romana sulla Rivelazione Divina. Marco Oliveira, Giuseppe Castello, trans. . Lo scopo di questa presentazione è quello di discutere alcune basilari credenze cristiane cattoliche sulla Rivelazione Divina e spiegare le sue differenze e somiglianze con la Fede bahá’í. Presentations.
26. 1997. Validity and Value of an Historical-Critical Approach to the Revealed Works of Bahá'u'lláh, The. John S. Hatcher. The objectivist approach; role of the Manifestation in the creative process; Manifestation as participant in history; social and religious context in the Revelation; example of the Tablet of Ahmad; historical context in understanding topical allusions. Articles.
27. 1997. Mythoi: Stories of the Origin, Fall and Redemption of Humanity: A Study in the Topology of the Holy Books. William Barnes. Articles.
28. 1997. Inner Dimensions of Revelation, The. Ross Woodman. Mysticism; God's appearance to the individual; union and the feminine soul of the Manifestation. Articles.
29. 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 Word as the originating power of creation. Articles.
30. 1997. Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baha'i Writings. Robert Stockman. The complexities of the Bahá'í concepts of revelation, interpretation, infallibility, and elucidation Articles.
31. 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 soul and humanity’s spiritual education. Introductory.
32. 1992. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism. Michael W. Sours. Bahá'u'lláh uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the realm of creation — such as "angel," "fire," and the prophets' claims to be incarnating the "face" or "voice" of God; these convey the transcendence of God. Articles.
33. 1991. Introduction to the Kitáb-i-Iqán, An. Nasser Sabet. The importance, style, and contents of the Book of Certitude, and its five major themes: the true seeker and independent investigation of truth, rebirth of spirituality, Christianity and Islam, the Bábí dispensation, and the process of revelation. Articles.
34. 1986-11-26. Infallibility of the Manifestations of God. Universal House of Justice. Affirming the essential infallibility of the Manifestations of God, clarifying individual interpretation’s limits, and emphasizing humility, faith, and contextual understanding of scripture. UHJ-letters.
35. 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-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings. Essays.
36. 1922-08. The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Horace Holley. On the creative nature of literature; the writings of Shakespeare; Bahá'u'lláh as author; the influence of the Divine shines through the writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Articles.
37. 1918. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy. Abdu'l-Bahá, Elizabeth Fraser Chamberlain, comp. . An early collection of writings and talks of Abdu'l-Bahá. Writings.

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