1. 2026. Dialogues on Development: Rethinking Development for a Just and Sustainable Future. Arash Fazli, ed, Amitabh Kundu, ed. Explores development through justice, sustainability, and ethical values, integrating diverse perspectives on inequality, governance, livelihoods, ecology, technology, and knowledge. [Link to offsite document.] Books.
2. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. Links to 46 interviews 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. Video and audio available. Audio.
3. 2023-02-12. Employment and Beyond: Drawing on the Capacities of All to Contribute to Society. Bahá'í International Community. A statement to the 61st session of the Commission for Social Development inspired by the changing nature of work over the coming decades. BIC.
4. 2022-2023. Concept Notes. Author unknown. 18 essays from the Office of Public Affairs of Bahá'ís of India website, on a variety of topics related to family, women, children, peace, equality, diversity, religion, culture, and the arts. Essays.
5. 2022. Una perspectiva bahá'í acerca del rol de los medios de comunicación y transporte en la configuración de una sociedad internacional. Ruben Jimenez Majidi. Una investigación cualitativa basada en una revisión documental y bibliográfica acerca de la influencia de tecnologías de comunicación y transporte sobre procesos sociales, y sus correlación con la visión que proyectan las enseñas, y el avance cientía. Articles.
6. 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, consultation on technological adoption, and working inclusively between communities and governments. BIC.
7. 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.
8. 2020. De l'action sociale. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Concepts de développement dans les enseignements baha'is, dimensions matérielles et dimensions spirituelles de l'existence, problèmes communautaires, thèmes spécifiques de l'éducation, de l'agriculture, de l'économie, de la santé, des arts et technologie. Compilations.
9. 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 focusing on spiritual transformation for societal betterment. UHJ-letters.
10. 2019-05. Technology, Values, and the Shaping of Social Reality. Matthew Weinberg (published as Matt Weinberg). On a Bahá'í view on technology, its role in advancing civilization, the critical issue of technological choice and its mechanisms, consultative processes, and the case of the Internet. Articles.
11. 2017. Authority of the Institutions According to the Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá, The: A Text Analysis. Gerald C. Keil. Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament is the indispensable starting point for understanding the Bahá'í Administrative Order, and the competencies and areas ofresponsibility of the various institutions. The text must be examined as a cohesive whole. Articles-unpublished.
12. 2013. Bahá'í Approaches to World Problems. Iscander Micael Tinto. Historical, religious, scientific, and economical analysis of the state of the world and how the various problems of humanity should be faced, based on the Bahá’í Writings and some contemporary philosophical and scientific theories. Articles-unpublished.
13. 2012. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels. Wendi Momen. Abdu'l-Bahá's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic racist and sexual philosophies on the other. Articles.
14. 2011-04. Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series. Hooper Dunbar. Six lectures series at Bosch Bahá'í School, April 15-17 2011. Audio.
15. 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.
16. 2010-05-03. Rethinking Prosperity: Forging Alternatives to a Culture of Consumerism. Bahá'í International Community. The BIC's contribution to the 18th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, New York. BIC.
17. 2007. Accessing literature on the Bahá'í Faith: Emerging search technologies and recent results. Graham Hassall. Survey of search technologies that can be used to find documentation on the Bahá'í religion, and a summary of results of such searches for the period 2003-2006. Articles.
18. 2007. Universal Values. William S. Hatcher. Once we acknowledge that human beings are the supreme value in creation, we act on that knowledge. We treat human beings as the ultimate value, as ends rather than means. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
19. 2005. One Common Faith. Universal House of Justice. Examines humanity’s spiritual crisis, critiques materialism and religious division, and affirms religion as a progressive, unifying force essential for moral development and global civilization. UHJ-documents.
20. 2002-12. Internet and Knowledge Management for the Bahá'í Faith, The: A Slide Presentation. Roy Steiner. Slides on what is knowledge management, knowledge sharing, access to information within Bahá'í communities, the Institute Process, and changing community culture. Presentations.
21. 2000. The Lab, the Temple, and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Development. Sharon M. P. Harper, ed. Essays on what faith, science, and international development have to offer one another; how religion affects globalization, peace, and the environment; how the roles and world views of science, religion, and development intersect in different cultures. Books.
22. 1998-08-12. Mark of the Beast and Implanted Computer Chips. Universal House of Justice. Concerns about implanted computer chips as the "Mark of the Beast," and the response of individual Bahá'ís to government. UHJ-letters.
23. 1998. Science and Technology. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
24. 1998. Science and Technology. Stephen R. Friberg. Essay written as introduction to the Compilation on Science and Technology, both published in BSR 8. Essays.
25. 1997-04-21. Meaning of Community, The. Ann Boyles. Exploring challenges and hopes for future community, critiques global capitalism, technology, and dislocation while proposing values-based, sustainable, inclusive alternatives. Articles.
26. 1997. Ethics and Entrepreneurship, An Oxymoron?: A Transition to a Free Market Economy in Eastern Europe. George Starcher. The process of entrepreneurship and the importance of business ethics to entrepreneurial success, and the concept of stages of ethical consciousness and some of the reasons business ethics makes good business sense. Does not mention the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
27. 1997. Space: The Final Frontier?: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Bahá'í perspective on extraterrestrial life, technological progress, and spiritual development Essays.
28. 1996/2016. Humanity and the Universe: Mirror of the Unknown. Harry Liedtke. A study of the origin and nature of the universe in light of Bahá'í texts; creation and evolution; cosmology and life in the universe; technological progress; science and religion; the nature of time, our senses, and free will. Books.
29. 1996-06. Sustainable Communities in an Integrating World. Bahá'í International Community. Concept paper prepared for the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) held in Istanbul, Turkey. BIC.
30. 1996. Information Technology Strategies for the Promotion of Gender Equality. Andrew Stranieri. Equal opportunity of women and men is best achieved if both genders embrace the changes now occurring in communication and information use. Essays.
31. 1992. Computers in the Bahá'í Community through Ridván 1992. Bryn Deamer, Steven Kolins. Historical overview of the use of computers in the Bahá'í Faith. Essays.
32. 1986. Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution. Universal House of Justice, Inayat Rawhani, trans. . Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 February 1980. UHJ-letters.
33. 1984. Growing in the Bahá'í Faith. Adib Taherzadeh. Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of the soul, our purpose, and personal and collective growth. Audio.
34. 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. Encyclopedia.
35. 1933-07. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An. Mary Hanford Ford. Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement. Pilgrims.

1. 1969-10-29 — A mechanism of world inter-communication will be devised, embracing the whole planet, freed from national hindrances and restrictions, and functioning with marvellous swiftness and perfect regularity. WOB203

   1844 May 24 Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington D.C. to Baltimore; the message said: "What hath God wrought?" which is a verse from The Book of Numbers 23:23. Also see The Book of Job 38:35 where it says Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?

   1858 Aug 16 the first transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. The first communications occurred August 16, 1858, reducing the communication time between North America and Europe from ten days.

   1894 May 10 Marconi sent a radio wave 3/4 mile, the first "wireless" transmission.

   1897 Marconi Co sent the first ship-to-shore message 12 miles. 1899 Mar 3 the ship "East Goodwin" was saved after sending the distress signal "HELP". This system of HF radio for safety at sea communications as replaced globally by geostationary satellites with the launch of the INMARSAT system (International Marine Satellite) on the 1st of February 1982. [International Journal of Maritime History]

   1969 October 29 The birth of the Internet. First message from computer to computer in different locations. UCLA student Charley Kline attempts to transmit the text "login" to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute over the first link on the ARPANET, which was the precursor to the modern Internet. After the letters "l" and "o" are sent the system crashed, making the first message ever sent on the Internet "lo" and the first crash of the system.

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