- 2026-02. Coordination for the Common Good: Governing Institutions in Partnership with Community Action and Individual Initiative. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement for the 64th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD). Soci...
- 2025-12-31. Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the progress of the Nine Year Plan of the worldwide Baha’i community (2022–2031).
- 2025-12-22. Expressions of Equality in the Family. Bahá'í World Centre. — Short documentary, on how the principle of equality is reshaping patterns of life among several fami...
- 2025-09. Principled Engagement: The Bahá'í Community of Iran's Approach to Social Change. Iqan Shahidi. — Analyzes the Iranian Baha’i community’s principled, non-adversarial engagement in social change,...
- 2025-08. Elements of a Culture of Peace: A Bahá'í Perspective. Tiffani Betts Razavi. — A Baha’i framework for peace emphasizes shared beliefs, moral purpose, and collective agency, illu...
- 2025-05. Role of Religions and Faith-Based Actors in Advancing Spiritual and Material Prosperity on the Continent of Africa, The. Bahá'í International Community. — Religious and interfaith actors in Africa can unite diverse communities, inspire collective action, ...
- 2025-04-21. Evolving Administrative Order, An. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i administrative order, evolving globally, fosters unity, decentralization, and social tr...
- 2025-04-21. Fostering a Worldwide Movement of Youth. Bahá'í World. — Youth empowerment through spiritual education, service, and community-building programs, cultivating...
- 2025-04-21. New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute. Bahá'í World. — The Baha’i training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through ...
- 2025-03-20. Naw-Rúz 182 - To the Bahá'ís of Iran. Universal House of Justice. — Emphasizing family, resilience, social progress, and the role of the Iranian Baha’is in fostering ...
- 2025-03-19. Regarding Family Life and Marriage. Universal House of Justice. — Letter emphasizing the Baha’i family’s role in fostering unity, equality, and spiritual growth, ...
- 2025-03-10. Towards A European Union Anti-Racism Strategy. Bahá'í International Community. — The BIC Brussels Office calls for a transformative EU anti-racism strategy, emphasizing human unity,...
- 2025-03. Exploring a Framework for the Elimination of Racial Prejudice in America. Paul Lample. — Explores a Baha'i-inspired framework for eliminating racial prejudice in America, fostering unity, a...
- 2025-03. Framework for Action and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, The. Derik Smith. — Explores parallels between the Baha’i framework for action and the civil rights movement, emphasiz...
- 2025. In Full Partnership: Thirty Years of Women's Advancement at the United Nations and Beyond. Bahá'í International Community. — Collection of statements by
the Baha’i International Community
on the subject of gender equalit...
- 2025. Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15. Deborah Clark Vance. — Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is o...
- 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...
- 2024-05-26. To the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity. Universal House of Justice. — The Baha’i response to conflicts and related humanitarian crises in the world; encouraging Baha’...
- 2024. Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings. Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. — Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can creat...
- 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. — Links to 42 interviews and narratives highlighting how Baha’i individuals and communities worldwid...
- 2023-11-29. European Strategy for the Elderly, A: The Irreplaceable Role of Community Life. Bahá'í International Community. — Statement envisioning the elderly as invaluable contributors to community life, emphasizing their r...
- 2023-11-28. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice. — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard...
- 2023-09. Notes on Uncertainty and the World: Theories for Social Change? A Framing. Filip Boicu. — On what theories are dominant in a particular setting via the use of a basic grid; social and religi...
- 2023-01-08. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation. Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
- 2023. Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í. Author unknown. — Six overview essays on Baha'i history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
- 2023. Exploring Abdu'l-Bahá's Insights on Strikes and Labor Movement within the Framework of an Integrated Global Economy. Behrooz Sabet. — This paper explores ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s vision of labor and strikes as moral and social issues, pro...
- 2023. From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States. Naghme Naseri Morlock. — The denial of a national identity of Baha'is in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differ...
- 2022-2023. Concept Notes. Author unknown. — 18 essays from the Office of Public Affairs of Baha'is of India website, on a variety of topics rela...
- 2022-11-01. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
- 2022-10. Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. . — Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
- 2022-05. Karlberg's Notion of Consultation and Bahá'í Consultation (Ontological Truths, Knowledge and Ethics). Filip Boicu. — Michael Karlberg proposes a "consultative epistemology" as central to the Baha'i methodology for soc...
- 2022. Principle of the Oneness of Humankind, The: Strong Foundationalism, Non-Adversarialism, and the Imperatives of Our Time. Filip Boicu. — Some of the ways in which the concept of globalization has been framed in the recent past; the visio...
- 2022. Abdu'l‐Bahá y la cuestión racial. Amin E. Egea (published as Amin E. Egea Farzannejad). — Pese a compartir objetivos comunes, la perspectiva sobre la armonia racial del lider de la religión...
- 2021-11-02. Bahá'í Law. Roshan Danesh. — Baha'i law in its historical, cultural, social, religious, political, and legal contexts, within pro...
- 2021-02. Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition. Bahá'í International Community. — A statement to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development on technological innovation...
- 2021. Ideas, Religion, and Social Change. Julia Berger. — Links to a book chapter and video presentation and presentation notes (offsite) presented for the Jo...
- 2020-11. Creating an Inclusive Narrative. Australian Bahá'í Community. — Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a ...
- 2020. Vision and the Pursuit of Constructive Social Change. Holly Hanson. — Observations about the elements of building new social structures; examples from moments in African ...
- 2020. Constructive Imaginary, The. Michael Karlberg. — In a 2007 letter on the closing of the BIHE, the Universal House of Justice introduced the concept o...
- 2019-12-01. Social media and non-involvement in politics. Universal House of Justice. — Guidance on avoiding political involvement, exercising caution on social media, promoting unity, and...
- 2019. طاهره پیشتار آزادی زنان شرق (Tahirih: Forerunner of Women's Liberation in the East). Hussein Ahdieh. — A biographical work on the life of Tahirih detailing significant moments including her early years, ...
- 2017-2020. List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org. Nader Saiedi. — Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and globa...
- 2017. Race, Place, and Clusters: Current Vision and Possible Strategies. June Manning Thomas. — Division by place affects the possibilities for racial unity, especially in fragmented U.S. metropol...
- 2013. Materials Studied at the 114 Global Youth Conferences in 2013. Bahá'í World Centre. — Compilation presenting materials studied during the global Baha’i youth conferences in 2013, organ...
- 2013. Next Stage, The. Douglas Martin. — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ...
- 2012-12. Some Reflections on Bahá'í Approaches to Social Change. Roshan Danesh, Lex Musta. — The Baha’i writings foresee social change happening both through engagement in society at large an...
- 2011-04-10. Eliminating Racial Prejudice and Activities of the Five Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Letter indicating continuing applicability of the statement of the Guardian on racial prejudice desp...
- 2011. Socio-Political Order, Speaking on. Universal House of Justice. — Extent to which Baha'is, in this case an academic political scientist, may give their views on polit...
- 2011. Preparing Bahá'í Communities in the East and West to Embrace Gender Equality. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. — The way Abdu'l-Baha dealt with the matter of gender equality, some of his writings revealed in honor...
- 2008. Compilation on Change and Importance of Transformation. Ehsan Bayat, comp.
- 2003-07. Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest, The. Michael Karlberg. — In our culture, political and legal institutions are structured as contests and reform is characteri...
- 2002-12. Creating a Culture of Learning. Sylvia Kaye. — Transformation of human character and existence; evolution toward a new world order; change of cultu...
- 2001. Divine Philosophy and the Gift of Understanding. Robert Sarracino. — On the need for a basic understanding of the concepts of religion for the improvement of society.
- 1999. Statecraft, Globalization, and Ethics. Charles O. Lerche. — The impact of cosmopolitan morality on international statecraft in an era of globalization; globaliz...
- 1999. Fundamentals of a True and Lasting African Renaissance, The: An Introductory Bahá'í Perspective. Enos Makhele. — On Africa's many challenges. The African Renaissance is essentially the transformation of society; m...
- 1999. Universal House of Justice, The: Bahá'u'lláh's Agent of Change. Geoffrey W. Marks (published as Geoff Marks). — On the nature of change within a community, its methods and authority; the rate and parameters of so...
- 1995. Race Unity: Implications for the Metropolis. June Manning Thomas. — Universal principles of unity which apply to cities; how racial disunity has been imprinted upon the...
- 1995. Whanau (extended family) Structures as an Innovative Intervention into Maori Educational and Schooling Crises. Graham Hingangaroa Smith. — The development of an innovative response by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to the dual ...
- 1994. Century of Revolution, A: Social Movements in Iran. John Foran, ed. — Passing mentions of anti-Baha'i movements in 1924 and the 1960s.
- 1993(?)/2015. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
- 1992. Potential of the Bahá'í Faith to Grow in Scope and Influence, The. Annette Prosterman. — A sociological perspective says that, to grow and develop, a religion must have ideological and stru...
- 1991. Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. — A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
- 1991. Women. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Explores the status of women in the world, the development of women, the role of education in that d...
- 1990-01. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters on Tahirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You c...
- 1974-11-19. Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Italy. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the alleviation of material suffering and the construction of a New World Order.
- 1968. Becoming Your True Self. Daniel C. Jordan. — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...
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