1. date unknown. هدف و روش (Methods and Approach in Researching Bahá'í Teachings). Alí Murád Dávúdí, Muhammad Afnan, Badi'u'llah Farid. — Questions from the Youth Committee of Ahang-e Badi, with answers from Mr. Dr. Alimurad Davudi, Badi'...
2. 2026. "Knowledge Game" and the Bahá'í Faith, The: Ten Perspectives from Bahá'í Scholarship. Filip Boicu. — What does the Revelation have to contribute to the modern system of knowledge and academic disciplin...
3. 2025-12-06. Interview with Joshua Hall on Bahá'í Philosophy of Religion. Joshua Hall, Amos Wollen. — In-depth interview exploring Baha’i philosophy, theology, metaphysics, and spirituality. Includes ...
4. 2025-12. New Perspective on Human Evolution, A. Douglas Perry. — Applies modern cladistics to evolutionary biology, addressing gaps in Baha’i scholarship and refra...
5. 2025-09. Vie intellectuelle de la communauté bahá'íe, la. Farzam Arbab. — On the need for us to have intellectual courage, a lack of elitism, and the harmony of science and r...
6. 2024-08. Question-answer session from "Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age". Nader Saiedi, Alison Marshall, ed. . — Partial transcript of the Q&A portion of a talk on the Baha'i writings and the need for scholars to ...
7. 2022. Reference Desk, The: Projects that Support Bahá'í Scholarship in the Digital Age. Graham Hassall, ed. — 13 presentations on how digital technologies are supporting Baha’i scholarship. Webmasters, biblio...
8. 2021-05. Secret of Divine Civilization, The. Fariba Moghadam. — Overview of the history Abdu'l-Baha's treatise, and its themes presented through a compilation of qu...
9. 2021. What is Bahá'í Orientalism?. Geoffrey Nash. — Postcolonial theory can help analyze religious writing; Edward Said and the concept of mutual otheri...
10. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
11. 2018. Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá'u'lláh (Acre, 1890). Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. — Details of E.G. Browne's handwritten notes about his meeting with Baha'u'llah, his stay in Akka in A...
12. 2018. Scholarship and the Bahá'í Vision of Reality. John S. Hatcher. — "From the Editor's Desk": Understanding the various aspects of reality in contemporary fields of stu...
13. 2018. Exploring the Implications of a Conceptual Framework for Action for Bahá'í Scholarship. John S. Hatcher. — "From the Editor's Desk": How elements of the conceptual framework that encompasses the vision and a...
14. 2018. Toward a Framework for Action. Paul Lample. — On defining and encouraging scholarship, especially as it relates to the major objectives of the Bah...
15. 2018. Transformative Leadership: Its Evolution and Impact. Joan Barstow Hernandez. — The ideas behind the conceptual framework and capabilities of Núr University’s "Transformative Le...
16. 2018. Power of Reflection, The: Advancing Governance and Dispute Resolution Systems through Devolved Reflection and Shared Knowledge Generation. Shahla Ali. — Reflection is the "source of crafts, sciences and arts," with the capacity to produce "pearls of wis...
17. 2017. A Way Out of No Way, by Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman: Review. Donald T. Streets.
18. 2016. Intellectual Life of the Bahá'í Community, The. Farzam Arbab. — The 34th Hasan M. Balyuzi Memorial Lecture at the ABS conference in Montreal, on the need for us to ...
19. 2015. Seven Narratives of Religion: A Framework for Engaging Contemporary Research. Benjamin Schewel. — Academic discourse on religion is beginning to resonate with the broader Baha'i vision. Seven narrat...
20. 2015. Evolving Role of Bahá'í Scholarship, The. Vahid Rafati. — Lecture on the evolution of Baha’i scholarship; ulamas and the Faith; role of the ulamas in Islam;...
21. 2014. Finding a Trace of the Traceless Friend: Reflection on Bahá'í Scholarship as a Journey in the Valley of Search. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — Prerequisites of search; independent investigation and the role of the heart, culture and tradition;...
22. 2014. Baha'i Studies in Iran: A Preliminary Survey. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. — Overview of the cultivation and evolution of religious education in the Baha’i Faith in Iran in th...
23. 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...
24. 2013. Global Scholars as Ambassadors of Knowledge. Boris Handal. — Global scholars can face challenges interacting with peers and with the community of their destinati...
25. 2013. Next Stage, The. Douglas Martin. — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ...
26. 2009-03-08. Persian Manuscript of Nabíl's History (Táríkh-i-Nabíl), The. Universal House of Justice. — Answers to various questions, including: have any publications made use of the original manuscript u...
27. 2009. Scholarly Activities, Development of. Universal House of Justice.
28. 2009. Purposes and Objectives of Bahá'í Scholarship, The: Compilation and commentary. Peter Terry. — Three essays on objectives of Baha'i Scholarship, attaining to the knowledge of God, and the study o...
29. 2008. Emergence from Obscurity: The Journey of Sociology in the Bahá'í Community. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — The field of sociology and the Baha’i Faith share important principles and both challenge widely-h...
30. 2008. Study of the Bahá'í Faith, Comment on Issues Related to the. Universal House of Justice. — A follow-up to the "Issues Related to the Study of the Baha'i Faith" letter.
31. 2008. Insider and Outsider Scholarship in Bahá'í Studies. Moojan Momen. — 'Insider' and 'outsider' scholars can both use academic methodolology in the study of religion with ...
32. 2007. Brief Biography of 'Azizu'llah Sulaymani, A. Koumarth Sulaymani, Adel Shafipour, trans. . — Overview of the life and publications of a prominent Iranian scholar (1901-1985) who wrote on histor...
33. 2006. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics. Ismael Velasco. — On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, ...
34. 2006. Doing Scholarship from a Faith Perspective: Reading the Sacred as Sacred Encounter. Ismael Velasco. — Problems with faith perspectives, and the dichotomy between faith and objectivity.
35. 2005-08-12. Bahá'í Community and the Life of the Mind, The. Douglas Martin.
36. 2005. Unveiling the Huri of Love. John S. Hatcher. — Three versions of this paper: Powerpoint presentation, audio file, and published article.
37. 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...
38. 2003-08-29. Thoughts about Scholarship and Learning in a Far-from-Equilibrium State, Some. Stephen Birkland.
39. 2003-01. Contemporary developments in Baha'i studies: An examination using citation analysis. Seena Fazel. — Investigation of contemporary developments using the technique of citation analysis, a widely used m...
40. 2003-01. International Conference on Bahá'í Libraries and Archives. Graham Hassall, ed. — Conference convened at Landegg International University for people to share experiences, learn about...
41. 2003. Towards a Spiritual Methodology of Scholarship. Chris Jones Kavelin. — Attempt to offer youth a vision of their sacred duty to pursue scholarship and a confidence in their...
42. 2003. Spiritual Self in Bahá'í Studies, The. Jack McLean. — Being philosophically informed is particularly important for Baha'is who are in dialogue with person...
43. 2003. Styles of piety: Notes on the relationship between Bahá'í scholars and the Bahá'í institutions with reference to academic methodology. Todd Lawson. — On the role of the scholar in the community, the phenomenon of the internet, and the institution of ...
44. 2002. Seven Valleys and the Scientific Method, The. Robert Sarracino. — The Seven Valleys is both Baha'u'llah's "greatest mystical composition" and a practical and inspirat...
45. 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.
46. 2001 Winter/Spring. Scholarship and the Bahá'í Institutions, Comments on. Robert Stockman. — The terms "scholarship" vs "scholar"; relationship between scholarship and faith; relationship with ...
47. 2001 Winter. Academic Irrelevance or Disciplinary Blind-Spot?: Middle Eastern Studies and the Baha'i Faith Today. Ismael Velasco. — Possible reasons for the lack of attention to the Baha'i religion in Middle Eastern academic studies...
48. 2001. Methodology in Bahá'í studies. Moojan Momen. — How Baha'i scholars can interact with secular academia. Baha’i scholarship can develop in two ways...
49. 2001. Methodology and Bahá'í Studies: The Bridge between Realities. John S. Hatcher. — The role of Baha'i academics to bring to light aspects of the dual physical and spiritual aspects of...
50. 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 scho...
51. 2001. Rationality in Academic Disciplines. K. P. Mohanan. — For an academic community to construct knowledge through teamwork, its members must have a shared la...
52. 2000. Yerrinbool Report on Scholarship: 1999. Graham Hassall. — Overview of worldwide Baha'i scholarship projects, publications, and events - 1999; includes a prog...
53. 2000. Results of Talisman Attitudes Survey. Eric Hadley-Ives. — Detailed analysis of the beliefs and community interactions of participants in the listserver Talism...
54. 2000. Scholarship. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
55. 2000. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
56. 2000. Learned. Peter Smith.
57. 1999-12. Meaning of Baha'i History, The. Moshe Sharon. — Disregarding personal belief, a neutral historian uses tools of objective research to deal with the ...
58. 1999-04-02. Yerrinbool Report on Scholarship: 1998. Graham Hassall. — Overview of worldwide Baha'i scholarship projects, publications, and events - 1998.
59. 1999. Aspects of Bahá'í Scholarship, Some. Peter J. Khan.
60. 1999. Aspects of Bahá'í Scholarship, Some. Peter J. Khan. — Four ideas that characterize Baha’i scholarship: the central position of the Word in the acquisiti...
61. 1999. Fádl Mázandarání, Mírzá Asadu'lláh. Moojan Momen. — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
62. 1999. Knowledge and the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh: Invited Commentary. Ian C. Semple. — On the apparent contradiction between following infallible divine guidance while pursuing an unfette...
63. 1999. Principles for Bahá'í Scholarship. Robert Sarracino. — On the use and development of the intellect; the nature and importance of scholarship; its pursuit i...
64. 1998-12-30. Primary Source Texts, Access to. Universal House of Justice, Susan Maneck. — One scholar's query why the Baha'i World Centre's copies of primary sources in Babi and Baha'i histo...
65. 1998-05. Study of the Bahá'í Faith, Issues Related to the. Universal House of Justice. — Compilation of guidance from the Universal House of Justice on Baha’i scholarship, emphasizing res...
66. 1998-04-10. Yerrinbool Report on Scholarship: 1997. Graham Hassall. — Overview of worldwide Baha'i scholarship projects, publications, and events - 1997.
67. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
68. 1998. Social Organization of Mentorship in Bahá'í Studies, The. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — Mentorship in contemporary Baha’i Studies is influenced by gender inequality, generational differe...
69. 1998. Ishráq Khávarí. Vahid Rafati. — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
70. 1997-10. Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review. Joshua Lincoln. — Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Baha'i law, governance, human rights, and future pers...
71. 1997-09-21. Academic Methodologies. Universal House of Justice, Susan Maneck. — Two letters to the House on the relationship between "materialistic methodologies" and "doctrinal he...
72. 1997-07-20. Scholars and the Administrative Order. Universal House of Justice. — Letter to the House requesting guidance concerning a possible "atmosphere of distrust" among some ac...
73. 1996-03-31. Role of the Scholar: Scholarship and the Covenant. John S. Hatcher, Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian, Mark Towfiq, comp. . — Essays "The New Role of the Scholar in Baha'i Society" and "Scholarship and the Covenant."
74. 1996-03-14. Laymen vs. Scholars in Bahá'í Studies. Universal House of Justice. — No distinction should be drawn between "laypeople" and "scholars" in Baha'i studies, and the pursuit...
75. 1996-01. Enlightened Scholarship: E.G. Browne and H.M. Balyuzi. Richard Logan. — Examination of the qualities of scholarship embodied by E. G. Browne and H. M. Balyuzi.
76. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. .
77. 1996. Bahá'í studies Seminar in Cambridge, 30 September - 1 October 1978: Message to Participants. Universal House of Justice. — Harmony of science and religion; faith and reason; spiritual scholarship; and the institution of rev...
78. 1996. Scholarship from an Aboriginal Perspective. Diana Rose Yoka. — Scholarship can be demonstrated in our daily lives, through how we interact with each other and put ...
79. 1995/2007. Promises to Keep: Thoughts on an Emerging Bahá'í Theology. Jack McLean. — A nascent Baha'i systemic theology must have certain parameters, including spirituality, the prophet...
80. 1995/2004. Holy Grail of Objectivity, The: Some Considerations for Balancing Sacred and Secular in Bahá'í Scholarship. Rick Harmsen. — Discussion of an apologetic nature about an interpretive or hermeneutic principle relating to Baha'i...
81. 1995-05-19. Internet Discussions, Character of. Universal House of Justice. — Internet courtesy, discipline, and the need for Baha'is online to be a "spiritual leaven."
82. 1995. Bahá'í Scholarship: An examination using citation analysis. Seena Fazel, John Danesh. — Examines references of articles in major Baha'i studies journals published during 1978-83 and 1988-9...
83. 1995. Bahá'í Review: Should the 'red flag' law be repealed?. Barney Leith. — Argument that the current provisions for review may be anachronistic and that the benefits of deregu...
84. 1995. Browne, Edward Granville. Moojan Momen. — Short biography of an English orientalist and famous scholar of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths.
85. 1995. Bahá'í Faith, Scholarship on. Moojan Momen. — This article is a survey of attempts to analyse and study the Babi and Baha'i Faith from a scholarly...
86. 1995. Why We Need Bahá'í Theology. Jack McLean. — A short definition of theology, its relationship with scholarship in general, and the role of apolog...
87. 1995. Propositions on a More Comprehensive Theology. Jack McLean. — Implications of theology for science and creativity, religious language, proclamation, apologetics, ...
88. 1994. Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Commentary and Responses. Michael W. Sours, Christopher Buck. — Editorial statement about the nature of Baha'i scholarship and academic debate, followed by response...
89. 1993. Doing Bahá'í Scholarship in the 1990s: A Religious Studies Perspective. Stephen Lambden. — Argues that Baha'i studies must address contemporary world issues, dialogues in pluralism, the New A...
90. 1993. Scholarship, Bahá'í: Statements from the World Centre. Universal House of Justice.
91. 1993. Bahá'í Scholarship: Readings. Seena Fazel, comp.
92. 1993. Scholarship, Bahá'í. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Peter J. Khan, comp. .
93. 1993. Bahá'í Scholarship: Definitions and Perspectives. Moojan Momen. — Reflections on strictly religious Baha'i scholarship vis-à-vis secular scholarship, and how one can...
94. 1992. The Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Review. Christopher Buck.
95. 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...
96. 1991-09-08. Translation and Review. Universal House of Justice. — Whether certain scholars were authorized as translators, and that the institution of review is not b...
97. 1991-06. Covenant-Breakers in Bahá'í Historiography. Universal House of Justice. — Baha'i scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers.
98. 1991. Study of Religion, The: Some Comments on Methodology of Studying Religion. Moojan Momen. — Reasons for the broad variety of different theoretical frameworks from which to view religious pheno...
99. 1991. "'The Objectivity Question' and Bahá'í Studies: A Reply to MacEoin" and "A Few Words in Response to Cole's 'Reply to MacEoin'". Juan Cole, Denis MacEoin. — Two responses to MacEoin's article "Crisis in Babi and Baha'i Studies."
100. 1991. Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání: Review. Graham Hassall.
101. 1990. Crisis in Babi and Bahá'í Studies, The: Part of a Wider Crisis in Academic Freedom?. Denis MacEoin. — Response to Cole's review of MacEoin's "Hierarchy, Authority, and Eschatology in Early Babi Thought"...
102. 1990. Browne, Edward Granville: Babism and Bahá'ísm. Juan Cole. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
103. 1989. Dilemmas and Prospects of Writing a Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — The need for a Baha’i encyclopedia and a description of the nature, organization, and editing of t...
104. 1988. Thoughts on the Establishment of a Permanent Bahá'í Studies Center and Research Institute, Some. Stephen Lambden. — Present state and future possibilities of Baha'i studies and academic curricula, and answers to vari...
105. 1988. Scholarship and the Bahá'í Community. Moojan Momen. — The place of scholarship in the Baha’i community and the value of Baha’i studies to that communi...
106. 1988. Scholarship: A Bahá'í Perspective. William S. Hatcher. — Baha’i scholarship seeks to understand and/or apply truths contained in the writings of the Baha�...
107. 1987. Qualities and Attributes of the Spiritually Learned: Excerpts from The Secret of Divine Civilization. Thomas R. Wilson.
108. 1986. Bahá'í Fundamentalism and the Academic Study of the Babi Movement. Denis MacEoin. — A response to Afnan and Hatcher's "Western Islamic Scholarship and Bahá'í Origins," on the issue...
109. 1986. Note on Maceoin's 'Bahá'í Fundamentalism' and 'Afnán, Hatcher and an old bone'. Muhammad Afnan, William S. Hatcher, Denis MacEoin. — Two shorter follow-up essays, offering closing thoughts on a previously-published debate about issue...
110. 1985:12. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre. William P. Collins. — Overview of the nature of the Baha'i World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the S...
111. 1985. Western Islamic Scholarship and Bahá'í Origins. Muhammad Afnan, William S. Hatcher. — A critique of articles by Denis MacEoin, and a defense of Baha'i interpretations of history vis-à-v...
112. 1985. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáyegání. Moojan Momen. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
113. 1984-08-09. Bahá'í Scholarship: Importance, Nature, and Promotion of. International Teaching Centre. — Information on Baha'i scholarship to devise ways to foster the development of Baha'i scholarship alo...
114. 1983. Response to MacEoin's "Problems of Scholarship" and "A Critique of Moojan Momen's Response," A. Moojan Momen, Denis MacEoin. — A discussion touching on many topics, including scientific objectivity in the study of religion, fai...
115. 1982. Dr. MacEoin's "Problems of Scholarship...": Some Thoughts. Stephen Lambden. — The nature of faith-based approaches to studying religion, authoritarianism, supernatural vs. human ...
116. 1981. Challenge and Promise of Bahá'í Scholarship, The. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Issues that face students of religion, and especially scholars coming from a Baha'i perspective.
117. 1979/1983. Selected Extracts from Letters on Scholarship. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, comp. . — Two compilations on scholarship.
118. 1976-2026. Proceedings and Recordings. Various. — Links to archived audio and video talks and lectures given at meetings of the Association for Baha'i...
119. 1976 Spring. Challenge of the Bahá'í Faith: A Non-Bahá'í Assessment of Reasons for Studying the Bahá'í Religion. Vernon Elvin Johnson. — Though small and young, the Bahá’í Faith is a subject of central importance not only for the s...

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2. 1978-09-30 — The Baha'i Studies Seminar on Ethics and Methodology was held in Cambridge, UK. See the
3. 1979-01-03 — In a message from the Department of the Secretariat of the Uni
4. 1979-09-15 — The second Baha'i Studies Seminar on Ethics and Methodology was held at St. John's College in Cambri...
5. 1981-01-01 — The publication of Der Bahā'ismus, Weltreligion der Zukunft?: Geschichte, Lehre und Organisation in...
6. 1984-08-09 — A statement on the encouragement of Baha'i scholarship was issued by the International Teaching Cent...
7. 2013-00-00 — The publication of The development of the Babi/ Baha'i communities : exploring Baron Rosen's archi...
8. 2015-02-12 — The official opening of the new location of the Afnan Library Trust at Sandy, close to Cambridge. Th...
9. 2019-08-30 — The passing of Dr Udo Schaefer (b. October 19, 1926 in Heidelberg, Germany). He enrolled as a Baha'i...
10. 2024-01-16 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States established the Corinne True Cen...

1. 1951-08-00 — An anonymous believer provided for a one year scholarship at the University of Saskatchewan for a Ba...

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