1. 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 disciplines? To what extent does the understanding of the Revelation depend on the modern system of knowledge? This problematic is the knowledge game of religion. Articles-unpublished.
2. 2025-09. Défi lancé à la communauté bahá'íe, Un. Pierre-Yves Mocquais. Examining Farzam Arbab’s call for intellectual renewal, this article critiques materialist thought and outlines qualities enabling the Bahá’í community to harmonize science, religion, and social transformation. Articles.
3. 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 religion. Articles.
4. 2025-07. Bahá'í Sacred Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, comp. . A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and the Writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, representing the range of the Bahá’í teachings. Writings.
5. 2025-01. Big Bang Standard Model and Bahá'í Cosmology, The: Resolving a Present Disparity Through Science and Religion. Jack McLean. On cyclic models that posit a universe before the Big Bang; comparison of theories of dynamic expansion and contraction vs. Steady State and Cosmic Inflation; parallels between modern science and ancient Greek, Jewish and Hindu cosmology. Articles-unpublished.
6. 2025. Ernie's Universe. Ernie Jones. A compilation from the Writings on themes of spirituality and cosmology, along with personal notes; discussion of the "Universe Chart" on spiritual evolution; the "God Formula", a way to reference God using mathematical terms. Articles-unpublished.
7. 2025. From Sensate Decline to Spiritual Renewal: Sorokin, the Crisis of Meaning, and the Bahá'í Faith. Behrooz Sabet. On Sorokin’s cyclical theory of cultural change in light of the contemporary crisis of meaning and the possibilities for spiritual renewal; no civilization can endure without some form of transcendental orientation; the Faith and integrative spirituality. Essays.
8. 2025. Creation and Evolution in Bahá'í Thought: A Reflective Essay on Ideas and Debates. Behrooz Sabet. The Bahá’í view interlocks science, philosophy, and religion, rejecting literal creationism yet affirming evolution as purposeful. It bridges natural and spiritual laws, integrating differing theories into a unified vision of humanity’s global destiny. Articles-unpublished.
9. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. Links to 42 interviews and narratives highlighting how Bahá’í individuals and communities worldwide apply spiritual principles to education, governance, equality, and social transformation, fostering unity and the betterment of society. Audio.
10. 2023-01. The Quantum State Function, Platonic Forms, and the Ethereal Substance: Reflections on the Potential of Philosophy to Contribute to the Harmony of Science and Religion. Vahid Houston Ranjbar (published as Vahid Ranjbar). Science and philosophy correlate to concepts from the knowledge system of religion; the ethereal substance described by Abdu’l-Bahá belongs to Plato’s idealized realm and resonates with the modern understanding of a quantum field. Articles.
11. 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.
12. 2021. Harmony of Science and Religion, The. Steven Phelps. Background; antecedent teachings; ineffability, metaphor, and epistemic humility; intelligibility of the universe and the elevation of rational thought; emanation and degrees of being; necessary relationships; relativity of religious truth. Articles.
13. 2021. On the Notion of a 'Conceptual Framework' in Bahá'í Education: Part 1. The Harmony of Science and Religion. Filip Boicu. Looking at the notion of a conceptual framework for Bahá’í education from the perspective of the integration of science and religion suggests the Bahá’í community is currently undergoing a significant epistemological transition (e.g. 'anti-racism'). Articles-unpublished.
14. 2020/2023. Social Action. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Concepts of social and economic development in the Bahá'í teachings; material vs spiritual dimensions of existence; community issues; specific themes of education, agriculture, economics, health, arts, and technology. Compilations.
15. 2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. Links to 117 Youtube videos on Bahá'í history and teachings. Video.
16. 2019. Science and Religion in Dynamic Interplay. Todd Smith. An approach to conceptualizing and contributing to the harmony of science and religion; some legitimate concerns many thinkers have with religion; three ways in which science and religion can complement each other. Articles.
17. 2018-05-21. Harmony of Science and Religion, The: A Baha'i Perspective. Cameron Sabet. TED talk by a Maryland high school student on the Baha'i concept of unity, knowledge, cultural historical perspectives, modern secular society, and the education of children. Transcripts.
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 have intellectual courage, a lack of elitism, and the harmony of science and religion. Includes video, published version, and an outline of the talk. Talks.
19. 2016. In Pursuit of Harmony between Science and Religion. Paul Lample. The capacity to unite in the investigation of truth for the advancement of civilization requires the harmony of science and religion, in which science is freed from materialism and religion from superstition. Articles.
20. 2013-09. Perspectives on Science and Religion. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. On questions about discourses in the scientific community, the existence of the soul, and certain utterances of Abdu'l-Bahá on issues in science. Compilations.
21. 2013-04-01. Naturalistic Assumptions in School Counseling and the Bahá'í Principle of the Unity of Science and Religion. Lyon Virostko. Argument for the increased study of a holistic worldview that applies the scientific method to religious and spiritual phenomena using theistic assumptions from religious principles found in the Bahá'í Faith. Theses.
22. 2013. Science and Religion Are Complementary. Christopher Buck. Encyclopedia.
23. 2012-11-26. Social Action. Office of Social and Economic Development. A paper prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development of the Bahá'í World Centre. BIC.
24. 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.
25. 2010. Aspects of the Harmony of Science and Religion in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Talks. Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. Definitions of science and religion; relations between them as expounded in the discourses Abdu’l-Bahá's talks during His visits to Europe and America; concepts of intellect, mind and reason; responses to challenges from contemporary society. Compilations-personal.
26. 2009. When Science and Religion Merge: A Modern Case Study. Salman Oskooi. The problem of disharmony between scripture and science is rooted in an unwarranted misattribution of scriptural inerrancy. Theses.
27. 2009. Man Is Man: `Abdu'l-Bahá on Human Evolution. Ramin Neshati. Bahá’ís believe in the essential harmony of science and religion, yet they reject Darwinian evolutionary theories which are strongly supported by the scientific community. How can we resolve this seeming impasse? Articles.
28. 2005. Unveiling the Huri of Love. John S. Hatcher. Three versions of this paper: Powerpoint presentation, audio file, and published article. Articles.
29. 2003-10-02. Relationship Between Science and Religion. William S. Hatcher. Fireside in St. Petersburg. Video.
30. 2001-08. Origin of the Bahá'í Principle of the Harmony between Science and Religion, The. Keven Brown. On the origin of the principle of scientific/religious harmony in Islamic and Bahá’í Writings, and discussion of a letter by Abdu'l-Bahá on the topic. Essays.
31. 2001. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A. Abdu'l-Bahá, Keven Brown, trans. . Historical examples (re astronomy, the human soul, and death) showing that when a scientific theory does not correspond with Scripture, it is often later found to be incorrect. Translations.
32. 1999. Knowledge and Civilization: Implications for the Community and the Individual. Farzam Arbab. Exploration of the relationship between science and religion as two great systems of knowledge that have a vital social role to play in the building of a world civilization. Articles.
33. 1997-08-13. Science and Religion, Quotations on. Universal House of Justice. Regarding a compilation on science and religion; includes a short list of references to science and religion. UHJ-letters.
34. 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 review. UHJ-letters.
35. 1995-10. Science and Religion: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Introductory.
36. 1994. Bahá'í Faith and Peace Psychology, The: The Potential for Science and Religion to Collaborate. Rhett Diessner. On the potential for Bahá’í peace initiatives, coupled with empirical peace psychology approaches, regarding: ethnicity and peace, feminism and peace, and peace and education. Articles.
37. 1990. Logic and Logos. William S. Hatcher. Platonism and pragmatism; myths, models, and mysticism; from metaphysics to logic: a modern formulation of Avicenna’s cosmological proof of God’s existence; a logical solution to the problem of evil; science and the Bahá'í Faith. Books.
38. 1989. Harmony of Science and Religion: A Complementarity Perspective. Gilbert Bartholomew (published as G. A. Bartholomew). The principle of complementarity, which can account for certain phenom­ena in quantum mechanics, can also be an aid in understanding the nature of the harmony between science and religion, the unity of mankind, and the oneness of religion. Articles.
39. 1988. Faith of Science and the Method of Religion, The. Brian Aull. A fundamental teaching of the Bahá’í Faith is that science and religion are harmonious and complementary: religious faith should be shaped by a process of critical inquiry and the limitations of science acknowledged. Articles.
40. 1988. Science and Religion: Towards the Restoration of an Ancient Harmony, by Anjam Khursheed: Review. Gilbert Bartholomew (published as G. A. Bartholomew). Reviews.
41. 1987. انسان در آئین بهائی: جلد اول: فلسفه و عرفان (Station of Man in the Bahá'í Faith: Volume 1, Philosophy and Mysticism). Alí Murád Dávúdí, Vahid Rafati, comp. and ed. . 19 collected works of 'Alí-Murád Dávúdi. Books.
42. 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, spiritual, and collective responsibility for its realization. Distributed to many leaders, politicians and prominent individuals since its writing in 1985. UHJ-documents.
43. 1980. Science of Religion, The. William S. Hatcher. Contains three essays: “Science and Religion,” “The Unity of Religion and Science,” and “Science and the Bahá'í Faith.” Articles.
44. 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, philosophy, and mysticism to reveal the interconnectedness of all existence. Books.
45. 1970. Science and Religion. Alí-Akbar Furútan. On the causes underlying the notion of a conflict between science and religion. Prophets have always stressed the need for attaining more knowledge and wisdom, so a divinely-revealed Faith bereft of superstition cannot be opposed to knowledge and reason. Articles.

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