- Margaret Caton. Bahá'í Influences on Mirza 'Abdu'llah, Qajar Court Musician and Master of the Radíf (1984). The mystical milieu of musicianship and the Bahá'í Faith's approval of music (in contradistinction to the legalistic Islam of the ayatu'llahs, which forbade it) made the Faith appealing to Abdu'llah, one of the great compilers of the Persian repertoire. Articles.
- Margaret Caton (published as Peggy Caton). Cultural Pluralism in the Bahá'í Community (1986). The idea of relative truth implies a situational approach to living. Bahá'í teachings encourage both diversity and harmonious co-existence. Articles.
- Margaret Caton (published as Peggy Caton). History of the Sacramento Bahá'í Community, 1912-1991, A (1992). History of the Bahá'í community of Sacramento, including a detailed account of Abdul-Baha's visit to California, and the later rapid expansion of the community during the 1960s and 1970s. Articles.
- Margaret Caton. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community (2024). introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Bahá'í spiritual practices; 74 recordings from 58 sacred texts, including original Arabic and Persian languages with English translation, music transcription, and historical context. Music.
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