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  1. Posted 2024-11-26 in Books:   George Townshend. Maison Editions Bahá'íes, trans. Christ et Bahá'u'lláh (1968). Le Royaume de Dieu, comme prédit dans la Bible, est venu et Bahá'u'lláh est le retour du Christ.
  2. Posted 2024-11-26 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Maison Editions Bahá'íes, trans, Maison Editions Bahá'íes, trans. La Foi Mondiale Bahá'íe: Bahá'u'lláh (1968). Première partie seulement, extraits des Écrits de Bahá'u'lláh.
  3. Posted 2024-11-24 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Tablet of Purity (1978). Emphasizing purity, cleanliness, and abstinence from harmful habits, linking physical refinement to spiritual growth.
  4. Posted 2024-11-23 in Biographies:   Jack Boyd, Bill Washington. Faruq Izadinia, trans. یادی از حارسان مدنیت الهیّه خاطراتی از ایادیان امرالله جک بوید – بیل واشنگتون : Recollections of the Hands of the Cause (2024). Persian translation of the short essays in "Memories of Hands of the Cause of God" by Jack Boyd and "Hands of the Cause of God: Recollections" by Bill Washington: Z. Khadem, J. Robarts, T. Samandari, A.Q. Faizi, A. A. Furutan, C. Dunn, U. Giachery, etc.
  5. Posted 2024-11-14 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Dating of Aṣl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) (2009). One-paragraph note about the date of revelation of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet "Words of Wisdom".
  6. Posted 2024-11-06 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Nader Saiedi. Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Short Chronological List of the Báb's Writings, A (2024). Overview of some of the major, or more frequently mentioned, works of the Báb in chronological order.
  7. Posted 2024-11-05 in Theses:   Emily Lample. Knowledge Sharing for Community Development: Educational Benefits at the Community Level through Networks of Knowledge Flow and Communities of Practice (2011). Educational programs can drive community development by enhancing knowledge-sharing networks, as shown in the Preparation for Social Action (PSA) program, through student-led interactions and network expansion.
  8. Posted 2024-11-01 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Announcing New Houses of Worship (2024). Announcement of two national Mashriqu’l-Adhkárs in Brasília, Brazil and Lilongwe, Malawi, plus a local Mashriqu’l-Adhkár in Batouri, Cameroon.
  9. Posted 2024-11-01 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Nine Year Plan and the Destiny of America, The (2024). On this time of great historical consequence and a gathering storm: America to be the standard-bearer; a still more superb mission; advancing within an evolving framework; a profound alteration of thought; the youth must soar; through living sacrifice.
  10. Posted 2024-11-01 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn (2024). Provisional translations of three short extracts from Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, interpreting the Quranic figure of Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s historical and symbolic significance, distinguishing him from Alexander the Great.
  11. Posted 2024-10-26 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. Concourse on High: A Brief Compilation (2024). Provisional translations of three short extracts from Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  12. Posted 2024-10-26 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Necessity for Prayer, The (2024). Extract from a Tablet of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.
  13. Posted 2024-10-26 in Pilgrims' notes:   Youness Khan Afroukhteh. Riaz Masrour, trans. What Is "Luck"? (1952). Pilgrims' notes of words of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  14. Posted 2024-10-18 in Books:   Rúhíyyih Khánum (published as Rúhíyyih Rabbání). Good Message, The (1960). A simplified rendering of themes in Shoghi Effendi's translation of Gleanings, used in Africa as a practical tool for achieving the central goal of Ruhiyyih Khanum's life: sharing the Baha'i teachings with others (Hutchison, 2000).
  15. Posted 2024-10-16 in Poetry:   Jalal Sunstrum. Le Retour d'un Soleil (2024). L'histoire d'un chercheur qui a trouvé l'Amour grâce à un songe: la rencontre avec la Manifestation de Dieu du futur.
  16. Posted 2024-10-16 in Poetry:   Jalal Sunstrum. Rock-n-Roll God: Poems (2024). Ten short poems, excerpted from a longer work (forthcoming).
  17. Posted 2024-10-13 in Essays and short articles:   William Miller. Bahá'í Cause Today, The (1940). A Christian missionary's outsider perspective on the history of the Bábí and Bahá'í faiths, teachings, literature, teachings, and prophecies.
  18. Posted 2024-10-13 in Book reviews:   Marzieh Gail. Bahá'í Cause Today, The: Review (1941).
  19. Posted 2024-10-13 in Fiction:   Ehsan Bayat. Little Gems (2024). This is a story for young adults (10+) of a Baha’i family and his family’s impact on a neighborhood through active participation in the Institute process.
  20. Posted 2024-10-13 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat. Nine Year Plan and the Destiny of America: Study Guide (2024). Study guide to the 2024 September letter from the United States National Spiritual Assembly.
  21. Posted 2024-10-12 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. To the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (2024). The Bahá’í response to conflicts and related humanitarian crises in the world; encouraging Bahá’í youth to contribute to peace and unity by avoiding political involvement, focusing on moral principles, and promoting constructive social change.
  22. Posted 2024-10-11 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Places Where the Manifestations of God Have Appeared; Equality of Men and Women (1986). The consistent portrayal of all known Manifestations of God as male and their historical emergence exclusively in the East; the equality of men and women; on soul mates.
  23. Posted 2024-10-05 in Books:   Boris Handal. Quddús: The First in Rank (2024). Two chapters from a biography of Quddús: "Martyrdom of Quddús" (ch. 17) on the most revered figure in the Faith of the Báb, and "The Shrine of Quddús" (ch. 25) on the history of the most sacred Bahá'í sepulchre in Iran, which was destroyed in 2004.
  24. Posted 2024-09-27 in Biographies:   Rúhíyyih Khánum. Horace Hotchkiss Holley (1970). Fairly detailed biography, including observations of the relationship between Holley and the Guardian.
  25. Posted 2024-09-26 in Essays and short articles:   Horace Holley. Bahá'í Faith, The (1933). Essay published as a pamphlet, on the worldwide spiritual community, renewal of faith, the basis of unity, and a background of heroic sacrifice.
  26. Posted 2024-09-26 in Notable talks:   Horace Holley. Our Covenant with Abdu'l-Bahá (1949). Every Bahá'í has a mission to do their part in the quickening of souls. Bahá'ís meet in the spirit of consultation and action, inspired by the creative nature of the Faith, to deliver God's message and renew our personal covenant.
  27. Posted 2024-09-26 in Books:   Horace Holley. Religion for Mankind (1956). Twenty-two essays and talks selected from a half-century's work of one of the most distinguished Bahá’í authors, most written during the period 1921-1957.
  28. Posted 2024-09-26 in Books:   Horace Holley. Three Books of Poetry (1913). Collections Creation: Post-Impressionist Poems, The Inner Garden: A Book of Verse, and The Stricken King and Other Poems.
  29. Posted 2024-09-24 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Social media and non-involvement in politics (2019). Guidance on avoiding political involvement, exercising caution on social media, promoting unity, and focusing on spiritual transformation for societal betterment.
  30. Posted 2024-09-23 in Books:   Thomas Cook (firm). Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Palestine and Syria (1876). Many passing references to Haifa, Carmel, Akka, and the Holy Land; see e.g. pages 20-21, 30-31, 47-48, 408-416.
  31. Posted 2024-09-22 in Books:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney, trans. Les Lecons de Saint-Jean D'Acre (1908). French translation of original English edition of Some Answered Questions.
  32. Posted 2024-09-22 in Books:   Samuel Graham Wilson. Modern Movements among Moslems (1916). A Christian missionary's overview of contemporary Islam, including the Bábís.
  33. Posted 2024-09-22 in Books:   Charles Mason Remey. Various Books: 9 Books for Download (1913). Titles include: The Covenant; Observations of a Bahai Traveller; Through Warring Countries; Mashrak-el-Azkar; A Report to Abdul Baha; Bahai Revelation and Reconstruction; The New Day; Peace of the World.
  34. Posted 2024-09-21 in Books:   William Miller. Evidence from Scripture and History of the Second Coming of Christ, about the Year 1843 (1842). Nineteen lectures on the upcoming return of Christ; resurrection; the 2,300 days; Daniel's vision; Daniel's 1260, 1290, and 1335 days explained; Solomon's song; signs of the times.
  35. Posted 2024-09-21 in Books:   William Miller. Joshua V. Himes, ed. Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology: Selected from Manuscripts of William Miller with a Memoir of His Life (1842). Miller's memoir; scriptural interpretation; Bible chronology; various addresses and lectures; various reviews and letters.
  36. Posted 2024-09-19 in Published articles:   Reality magazine: Volume 1 (1919). Five issues of Vol. 1, May 1919 - September 1919, of a short-lived journal designed to promote "liberal" approaches to the Bahá'í Faith.
  37. Posted 2024-09-19 in Published articles:   Reality magazine: Volume 2 (1919). Twelve issues of Vol. 2, December 1919 - December 1920.
  38. Posted 2024-09-19 in Published articles:   Reality magazine: Volume 5 (1922). Twelve issues of Vol. 5, January 1922 - December 1922.
  39. Posted 2024-09-19 in Published articles:   Robert Sarracino. What Does Spirituality Look Like? (2024). Overview of the concepts of spirit and spirituality in the Bahá’í writings; discussion of a letter from the House on what spirituality should look like today; can the social sciences investigate the phenomenon of spirituality as central to human nature.
  40. Posted 2024-09-18 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. "O My handmaid! Concern not thyself with that which is outwardly apparent…" (2017). Bahá'u'lláh urges focusing on spiritual beauty over physical appearance, as worldly allure is deceptive.
  41. Posted 2024-09-16 in Newspaper articles:   California Digital Newspaper Collection: Unformatted Partial Archive 1872-2017 (1872). 9,851 uncorrected OCR-ed clippings from the California Digital Newspaper Collection, in Excel or HTML format.
  42. Posted 2024-09-15 in Newspaper articles:   Chicago Defender: Newspaper Archive 1910-1975 (1910). 1,677 clippings, unsorted, in scanned PDF.
  43. Posted 2024-09-15 in Books:   E. G. Browne. Various Books: 7 Books, Articles for Download (1892). Titles include: Catalogue of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts, India; Reign of Terror at Tabriz; Muhammad Hasan Isfandiyar's History of Tabaristan; Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts, University of Cambridge; Catalogue and Description of 27 Babi Manuscripts.
  44. Posted 2024-09-14 in Encyclopedia articles:   E. G. Browne. Báb, Bábís (1926).
  45. Posted 2024-09-14 in Encyclopedia articles:   E. G. Browne. Bábíism (1910).
  46. Posted 2024-09-13 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Embracing Interdependence: Foundations for a World in Transition (2024). Statement on the occasion of the United Nations Summit of the Future, advocating for global governance reform centered on humanity's oneness, urging leaders to prioritize unity, justice, and interdependence for lasting peace.
  47. Posted 2024-09-13 in Presentations:   Christopher Buck. Kevin Locke and the Tablet to Amir Khan (2024). The late Kevin Locke believed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablet to Amír Khán establishes that Indigenous Messengers of God were sent to the Americas. This understanding of Progressive Revelation has implications for interactions with Indigenous people.
  48. Posted 2024-09-13 in Essays and short articles:   Wm. Keith Bookwalter. My Memories of Stanwood Cobb (2024). Brief recollections of meeting Cobb in 1973 at Ohio State University on a lecture tour. Includes bibliography, biography, and supplementary information about Cobb.
  49. Posted 2024-09-13 in Books:   Stanwood Cobb. Various Books: 12 Books for Download (1932). Titles include: Discovering the Genius Within You, Sage of the Sacred Mountain, Radiant Living, Trouble: How to Meet It, Expanding Our Spiritual Consciousness, Joy of Existence, Scientific Study of the Hand, Thoughts on Education, Spiritual Power.
  50. Posted 2024-09-13 in Statistics:   Shoghi Effendi, comp. World Survey, A: The Bahá'í Faith 1844-1944 (1944). Summary document showing countries opened, centres founded, languages translated, properties purchased, and dates of significance.
  51. Posted 2024-09-08 in Library Miscellany:   Download Bahá'í Library Online: Offline Archive of All Files (2024). Downloadable version of entire website, designed for use on your computer without need for internet. Download direct from archive.org, or by BitTorrent.
  52. Posted 2024-09-02 in Glossaries & Dictionaries:   Adib Masumian. Arabic and Persian Originals of Metaphysical Terms in the Bahá'í Writings (2024). Transliteration with Arabic and Persian script of the words soul, spirit, self, mind, heart, and spirit of faith.
  53. Posted 2024-09-01 in Published articles:   Tova Makhani-Belkin. "I woke up and knew, spiritually, I have just accepted the faith": Agency and Dream Ethnography in the Bahá'í Faith (2024). Analysis of first-generation Bahá'ís' dreams and visions as confirming their religious conversion, emphasizing dreams' role in integrating prior beliefs and aiding conversion.
  54. Posted 2024-08-30 in Published articles:   T. Crouther Gordon. Bahaism and Christianity: or, The Religion of 'The Splendour of God' (1927). Sympathetic overview of the Faith, and impressions from a visit to Haifa.
  55. Posted 2024-08-30 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg) (2024). Authorized translation of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Templer Society, emphasizing devotion, fulfillment of prophecies, and the transformative power of the Word of God.
  56. Posted 2024-08-23 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Signs for the Coming of Age of the Human Race (1992). Passage from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, posted as a standalone page here for ease of reference and tagging purposes.
  57. Posted 2024-08-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Adoption and Parent Consent (2003). Short compilation of extracts from letters written on behalf of the House on various matters relating to adoption.
  58. Posted 2024-08-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. In Vitro Fertilization and Related Issues (2003). Short compilation of excerpts from the House on IVF, artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, and the condition of the soul in relation to the various techniques to assist in the fertilization of the ovum.
  59. Posted 2024-08-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Infertility and Medical Intervention, Station of Adoption, and Adoption and Parental Consent (2003). Compilation of passages from the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and from the Universal House of Justice on matters of having children in a family, with links to the letters "In Vitro Fertilization and Related Issues" and "Adoption and Parent Consent."
  60. Posted 2024-08-01 in Songs & Music:   Lorraine Hetu Manifold. Fifteen Steps to Becoming a Skilled Choral Singer (2024). On Abdu'l-Bahá's exhortations to bring music to the highest stage of development: 15 techniques for improving one's own skill, both as an individual and as a member of a choir, written by an experienced conductor.
  61. Posted 2024-08-01 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Message on the occasion of the opening of the 2014 World Cup (2914). Letter in response to the Brazilian president's invitation for a statement on global peace and harmony, reflecting the Brazilian government's aim to leverage the World Cup to further the cause of peace and combat racial discrimination.
  62. Posted 2024-07-31 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity (1939). Well-known passage from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, posted as a standalone page here for ease of reference and tagging purposes.
  63. Posted 2024-07-30 in Presentations:   Roger Coe. AI and the Human Spirit: From Existential Risk to Essential Development (2024). Presentation on numerous topics, including risks and potentialities of AI; Chinese philosophy; cybernetics, the "science of science"; philosophies of psychology; theories of pedagogy.
  64. Posted 2024-07-30 in Audio:   Shoghi Effendi. Nosheen Shabani, comp. ندا باهل عالم (Neda be-ahle allam): "Call to the Nations" audio. Audio of Call to the Nations, read by a group of Bahá'ís from Canada, Australia, Kuwait, and Iran, produced by Nosheen Shabani.
  65. Posted 2024-07-29 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ted Cardell. One Person's Search for a Better World (1992).
  66. Posted 2024-07-25 in Notable talks:   Ali Nakhjavani. Thoughts on the Lesser Peace, Some (1984). Lengthy talk given at the World Centre for the Ihtifál (celebration) programme on general guidelines on peace and world unity, and statements from the Writings that appear to be contradictory.
  67. Posted 2024-07-25 in Glossaries & Dictionaries:   Hamed Eshraghian, comp. مجموعۀ لغات منتخبه از آثار امری بزبانهای فارسی، عربی و انگلیسی (Majmú'iy-i-Lughát-i-Muntakhabih az Áthár-i-Amrí bih Zabán-háy-i-Fársí, 'Arabí, va Inglísí): A Collection of Selected Words from the Bahá'í Writings in Persian, Arabic, and English (1989). Glossary with more than 2,200 words in the original languages of the Writings and their corresponding translations into English per authorized precedent.
  68. Posted 2024-07-24 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Common Goal of Universal Peace in Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith, The: A Paper delivered to the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (1990). Statement on the launching of "The Promise of World Peace" initiative, shared principles of Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, and some of the barriers to world peace and the role that religions must play.
  69. Posted 2024-07-24 in Essays and short articles:   Ted Cardell. Highly Significant Celebrations at the World Center (1992). Report of activities at the World Centre in May 1992: commemoration of the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, placing of a scroll to honour the Knights of Bahá'u'lláh, and a procession of pilgrims up Mount Carmel.
  70. Posted 2024-07-24 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ted Cardell. Pilgrim Notes (1952). Notes from a visit with the Guardian, likely written in 1990 from journal entries taken while on pilgrimage in 1952 from a pioneering post in Kenya.
  71. Posted 2024-07-24 in Essays and short articles:   Ted Cardell. Report of the International Teaching Team to the Far East (1987). Summary of activities of 36 Bahá'ís who left the United States in November 1987 to visit Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
  72. Posted 2024-07-22 in Unpublished articles:   Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Consciousness (1996). Thoughts on a Bahá'í approach to human consciousness which the author terms "A Physical / Psychospiritual Theory of Consciousness"; Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on consciousness and the body / brain / mind / soul connection; the "ghost in the human machine."
  73. Posted 2024-07-15 in Library Miscellany:   Jonah Winters. Proposed Changes for Version 6 (2024). Some structural or systemic improvements necessary for future Bahá'í Library expansion 2025-.
  74. Posted 2024-07-11 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi. Letter to Dr J. W. Freudenberg, Auckland, New Zealand (1946). Letter on behalf of Shoghi Effendi about philosophy, body, mind, soul, evolution, and about not taking many of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's statements as dogmatic finalities.
  75. Posted 2024-06-30 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Filip Holm (published as Let's Talk Religion). Baha'i Faith (Part Two), The: Baha'u'llah and His Teachings (2020). Part two of an academically-minded yet accessible video essay on the Babi and Baha'i Faiths as a work of public scholarship by a religious studies scholar who is part of the popular 'Religious Studies YouTube' community.
  76. Posted 2024-06-29 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Filip Holm (published as Let's Talk Religion). Baha'i Faith (Part One), The: Origins and the Bab (2020). Part one of an academically-minded yet accessible video essay on the Babi and Baha'i Faiths as a work of public scholarship by a religious studies scholar who is part of the popular 'Religious Studies YouTube' community.
  77. Posted 2024-06-28 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Rainn Wilson, Tom Power. Rainn Wilson on His Baha'i Faith and Why His Success is Connected to His Spirituality (2023).
  78. Posted 2024-06-27 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Mishkin Berteig. Work is Worship: Business is a Spiritual Game (2022). Fireside interview with the CEO and chief scientist at the Berteig Institute, an education company that helps improve business and beautify work environments, on the spiritual aspects of work, business, profit, and cooperative capitalism.
  79. Posted 2024-06-27 in Historical documents:   Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Maryam Rouhani Seysan, trans. صبح بيداری تاریخ دیانت بابی و بهائي در نی‌ریز (Subh-i Bídárí: Táríkh-i Díyánat-i Bábí va Baháʼí dar Nayríz): Awakening: A History of the Bábi and Baháʼí Faiths in Nayriz (2014). An historical account of the brutal persecutions of 1850, 1853, and 1909 in the town of Nayriz, Iran, against its Bábi and Baháʼí residents. Features accounts from survivors. Translation into Farsi of the original English work.
  80. Posted 2024-06-27 in Biographies:   Hussein Ahdieh. طاهره پیشتار آزادی زنان شرق (Táhirih Písh-tár Ázádí-yi Zanán-i Sharq): Tahirih: Forerunner of Women's Liberation in the East (2019). A biographical work on the life of Tahirih detailing significant moments including her early years, marriage, the murder of her uncle, the events at Badasht, and final years leading to her martyrdom. Features appendices including excerpts of her writings.
  81. Posted 2024-06-27 in Biographies:   Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. غریب از تیریز تا نیویورک (Gharib az Nayriz ta New York): Foreigner: From Nayriz to New York (2020). A memoir detailing the author's life journey from a rural village in Iran to the director of a University in New York, offering intimate firsthand glimpses of the history of the Faith in Iran and the immigrant experience in America.
  82. Posted 2024-06-26 in Unpublished articles:   Pierre Daoust. Le Verbe de Dieu, au coeur de l'existence (2024). Le présent essai examine les pouvoirs et l'influence du Verbe de Dieu (ou Parole divine) au sein de la création. Le Verbe est à la fois créateur, transformateur et régénérateur et la difficulté est de comprendre et analyser comment il agit.
  83. Posted 2024-06-24 in Books:   Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Maryam Rouhani Seysan, trans. حضرت عبد البهاء در نیویورک (Hadrat 'Abdu'l-Bahá dar New York): 'Abdu'l-Bahá in New York (2014). Translation in 'Abdu'l-Bahá in New York, a history of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to the city, concepts and principles he spoke about, the social context of New York at the time, and personal stories of the lives of early American Bahá'ís.
  84. Posted 2024-06-23 in Personal compilations:   Wm. Keith Bookwalter, comp. Potentialities and their Manifestation: A Selection of Passages from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb and from the Writings and Talks of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2024). The primary principle of the Anisa Model of Education is "the actualization of potentiality" or "the translation of potentiality into actuality." This compilation is to help train teachers of Bahá'í-based schools.
  85. Posted 2024-06-22 in Published articles:   Alain Locke. Impressions of Haifa (1926). Locke reflects on his visit to the Bahá'í shrines in November 1923.
  86. Posted 2024-06-14 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   QED Communications. Bahai: A Documentary on Lotus Temple (2012).
  87. Posted 2024-06-14 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Religion World Talks. Lotus Temple, New Delhi: The Gates of God (2022). Transcript prepared by Doug Couper from video online at youtube.com/watch?v=btsZgVATAHQ.
  88. Posted 2024-06-11 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Alan's Theory. Baha'i: The Religion of the Future (2021). Very short introduction to the Bahá'í Faith from a presenter who interviewed a Bahá'í couple.
  89. Posted 2024-06-11 in Personal compilations:   Universal House of Justice. Badi Shams, comp, Badi Shams, trans. Directrices para la Economía de la Vida: Mensajes de la Casa Universal de Justicia relacionados con la Economía. Recopilación de mensajes de la Casa Universal de Justicia, recopilados por un autor de libros y títulos en economía.
  90. Posted 2024-06-10 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Mason Stahl. Who are the Bahá'ís?: The Forgotten 4th Abrahamic Faith (2019). An introductory educational video on the history and community of Bahá'ís, the 4th (or 5th) Abrahamic religion with several million followers worldwide and communities in nearly every nation.
  91. Posted 2024-06-09 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Drew Binsky. What Is Baha'i?: World's Newest Major Religion (2020).
  92. Posted 2024-06-07 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   I Am Your Target Demographic. What is the Baha'i Faith?: History, overview, and more! (2022).
  93. Posted 2024-06-06 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Religion For Breakfast. Pilgrimage or Tourism at the Baha'i Gardens? (2018).
  94. Posted 2024-06-05 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Cameron Sabet. Harmony of Science and Religion, The: A Baha'i Perspective (2018). 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.
  95. Posted 2024-06-05 in Pilgrims' notes:   Mary Hanford Ford. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An (1933). Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement.
  96. Posted 2024-06-04 in Historical documents:   Muhammad Husayn Nayrizi. وقایع حیرت‌انگیز قصبه نی‌ریزمشکبیز (Vaqáyi`-yi Hayratangíz-i Qasbih-yi Nayríz-i Mishkbíz): "The Astonishing Events in the Town of Nayriz the Perfumed". Account written by the grandfather of Hossein Ahdieh, who describes this book as an authentic and detailed history of the three upheavals of Nayriz (1850, 1853 and 1909), covering the story of Vahid and the 1853 massacre up to 1926.
  97. Posted 2024-06-03 in Published articles:   Shofiyullah Muzammil. Baha'i Religion, The: Maqasid Syariah of Social Religious Frictions in Indonesia (2023). Analyzing socio-religious tensions involving Bahá'ís in Indonesia, advocating for government accommodation and societal dialogue to promote coexistence and multicultural values.
  98. Posted 2024-06-03 in Books:   Brian Kurzius. Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life (2007). Compilation of Bahá'í texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives.
  99. Posted 2024-06-03 in Books:   al-Sharif al-Radi. Tahera Qutbuddin, trans. Nahj al-Balághah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of 'Alí (2024). Critical edition and translation Imam Ali's orations and reflections, showcasing his wisdom on piety, virtue, and governance. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
  100. Posted 2024-06-03 in Theses:   Elizabeth Kostina. Sacred spaces and secular visions in the Bahá'í Holy Gardens (2024). Exploring the interplay between religious practice and heritage tourism at the Bahá’í Holy Gardens in Haifa, revealing a trend towards shared 'spirituality' among pilgrims and tourists.
  101. Posted 2024-06-02 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Bahá'í Inspiration. Báb's Business Etiquette, The. Anecdote about how the Bab changed unseemly business practices while he was a merchant in Bushihr, as quoted by Mirza Habibu'llah Afnan.
  102. Posted 2024-06-02 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Anthony Hill. Baha'i: A Look into the World's Newest Religion, and Why Followers Find it Appealing (2022). TV news report summarizing Baha'i history and practice, and breaking the fast with some Baha'is in Florida.
  103. Posted 2024-06-02 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Baha'i Architect (82) Receives Honorary Degree: Transcript (2024). Graduation ceremony at the University of British Columbia honoring Dr. Hossein Amanat, architect of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice, who shares his insightful perspective.
  104. Posted 2024-06-02 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Jerome Socolovsky. Baha'is Mark Centenary of Visit to America by Religious Leader (2012). Short TV report on the Bahá'í Faith, Abdu'l-Baha's visit, and Persian believers.
  105. Posted 2024-06-02 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Bahá'í World News Service. United Kingdom: Restoration Project Honors enduring impact of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Message of Peace (2024). Story on the restoration of an apartment now open for public visits in Bristol, UK, where Abdu'l-Baha stayed and gave public presentations in 1911 and 1913.
  106. Posted 2024-06-02 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Madeleine Kapsalis. We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Talk about Religion (2022). Excerpt from a longer talk, describing a Christian's interfaith encounter with Bahá'ís and being invited to teach Sunday school at Wilmette.
  107. Posted 2024-06-01 in Books:   Rowshan Mustapha. Bahá'í Faith in Tunisia, The: A History of the Initial Nine Decades (2024). History of the Faith in Tunisia, written in first-hand perspective; rise of opposition by the authorities; how one Tunisian woman obliged the President of the Republic to undo the steps he had taken to deport her Bahá'í husband from the country.
  108. Posted 2024-06-01 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith (2009). Regarding the family and its role in the advancement of civilization.
  109. Posted 2024-06-01 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith (2010). Regarding subjects such as family life, wealth, materialism, and justice.
  110. Posted 2024-06-01 in Books:   Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávarí, comp. اذکار المقربین (Adhkáru'l-Muqarrabín): "Remembrances of the Near Ones" vol. 2 (Collected Prayers of `Abdu'l-Baha) (1959). This three-volume compilation features a collection of prayers in Arabic (with diacritics) and Persian from Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdul-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, totaling some 163 prayers across 375 pages. Compiled by Ishraq Khavari in the 1950s.
  111. Posted 2024-05-30 in Books:   Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávarí, comp. اذکار المقربین (Adhkáru'l-Muqarrabín): "Remembrances of the Near Ones" vol. 1 (Collected Prayers of Baháʼu'lláh) (1953). This three-volume compilation features a collection of prayers in Arabic (with diacritics) and Persian from Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdul-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, totaling some 163 prayers across 375 pages. Compiled by Ishraq Khavari in the 1950s.
  112. Posted 2024-05-27 in Pilgrims' notes:   Edward C. Getsinger, comp. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915 (1915). The importance of humility, spiritual guidance, unity, and self-sacrifice over rigid adherence to law; the dangers of envy and ambition, true authority in the Faith is characterized by humility and service, not personal ambition.
  113. Posted 2024-05-27 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Animal Spirits (1995). Letter to an individual believer on the question if animals possess a surviving spiritual reality.
  114. Posted 2024-05-15 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Permissibility of Circulating Photographs of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Online (2024). Guidance and quotations regarding the use of images of Abdu'l-Baha in print, newsletters, and social media.
  115. Posted 2024-05-07 in Bahá'í Writings:   Adib Masumian, comp. A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 (2023). A supplement to ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912–1913 comprising about 200 of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's talks and other oral remarks, approved translations of 27 selections from His Tablets about His journey to the West, and a biography of Mírzá Maḥmúd Zarqání.
  116. Posted 2024-04-27 in Personal compilations:   Peter Terry. Philosophy: Material and Spiritual (2005). Compilation and commentary on matters relating to material and divine philosophy, and definitions of terms.
  117. Posted 2024-04-27 in Books:   Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Miguel Gil, trans. Rúhíyyih Khánum (2024). Amatu'l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, autora, dramaturga, directora de cine, poeta, embajadora bahá'í y, sobre todo, esposa del Guardián de la Fe bahá'í, Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, a quien ‘Abdu’l-Bahá describió como la Señal de Dios sobre la tierra.
  118. Posted 2024-04-26 in Published articles:   Todd Smith. Becoming Attuned to Reality: Presuppositions and the Power of Learning in Action (2024). The learning mode of action, reflection, consultation, and study encourages investigators to attend to six "interplays" which work together to facilitate collaborative readings of reality in the search for truth.
  119. Posted 2024-04-26 in Published articles:   Whitney White Kazemipour. Even as the Waves of One Sea: Bahá'í Consultation's Implicit Cultural Support for the Clash of Differing Opinions (2024). A letter from Shoghi Effendi introduces some cultural dynamics which underlie Bahá'í consultation; disagreement can precede collective understanding and is not a sign of failure; the prayer to open meetings gives a moral motivation and ethos of tolerance.
  120. Posted 2024-04-26 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Possibility of a Woman Being Designated a Manifestation of God (1999). No elucidation in the writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá or Shoghi Effendi has been found for the passage "...were He to pronounce one of the leaves to be the manifestation of all His excellent titles."
  121. Posted 2024-04-26 in Published articles:   Stephen R. Friberg. Revelation as Scientific in its Method: Science, Diversity, Consultation, and Learning in Action (2024). An exploration of Shoghi Effendi's statement that the Bahá'í Faith is scientific in method; the role of diversity in scientific objectivity and bias; the process of action, reflection, consultation, and study.
  122. Posted 2024-04-24 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Love for God and Bahá'u'lláh (1978). Response to a Bahá'í individual's concern about not feeling sufficient love for God and Bahá'u'lláh compared to others.
  123. Posted 2024-04-20 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Ridván 2024: Bahá'í Era 181 (2024). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  124. Posted 2024-04-18 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. Passage from the Kitáb-i-Badí' on Ostensible Contradictions in the Writings, A (2024). Using an example from the Bahá’í Writings, Bahá’u’lláh rejects the idea that sacred texts contain contradictions, instead emphasizing their fundamental coherence and unity, and affirming that any perceived contradictions stem from our limited capacity.
  125. Posted 2024-04-17 in Published articles:   Loulie Mathews. Tablet of the Báb found in British Museum (1931). Anecdote about the discovery of the Star Tablet of the Báb at the British Museum in London.
  126. Posted 2024-04-11 in Published articles:   Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino). Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective (2024). The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justice, equity, and inclusive consultation.
  127. Posted 2024-04-09 in Personal compilations:   Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
  128. Posted 2024-04-09 in Presentations:   William F. McCants. Hiding in Plain Sight: The Case for the Authenticity of an Alternative Portrait of the Bab (2021). On the possibility that a painting reproduced in a book from 1909 could in fact be a portrait of the Báb.
  129. Posted 2024-04-09 in Unpublished articles:   Peter Terry. Service to the Cause of God versus Professional Clergy (2024). On Bahá'u'lláh's prohibition of a professional priesthood, and this prohibition as interpreted by the acts and words of Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi.
  130. Posted 2024-04-08 in Published articles:   Kent Beveridge. From Adrianople to 'Akká', The Austrian Lloyd (1986). Aiming to identify the Lloyd vessels transporting Bahá'u'lláh and His companions, investigating vessels from Gallipoli to 'Akká via Alexandria, using Lloyd Triestino archives for identification.
  131. Posted 2024-04-08 in Study Guides:   Stephen D. Dighton. His New Name: A Biblical Examination of the Claims of Bahá'u'lláh (1994). Summary of Bahá'í concepts, including quotes from both the Bible and the Bahá'í Writings, answering the most common concerns of Christians about Bahá'u'lláh's claims; also functions as a course syllabus and outline.
  132. Posted 2024-04-08 in Published articles:   William P. Collins. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre (1985). Overview of the nature of the Bahá'í World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts; access to BWC resources; classification schemes.
  133. Posted 2024-04-08 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Some Answered Questions: Study Guide (2024). Detailed study guide to "Table talks" given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney.
  134. Posted 2024-04-08 in Published articles:   Denis MacEoin. Some Bahá'í and Shaykhí Interpretations of 'the Mystery of Reversal' (1982). Prophecies about the appearance of the Qa'im and the significance of certain letters and numbers within a cipher described in an Islamic text.
  135. Posted 2024-04-08 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, The: Study Guide (2024). Detailed study guide of seven letters written by Shoghi Effendi and addressed to the Bahá'ís of the United States and the West, which offer a vision of the relation between the Bahá’í community and the process of social evolution.
  136. Posted 2024-04-04 in Newspaper articles:   Barbara Kay. Looking for Mother's Helper, at Least 15 Years Old, Able to Swim (2012). Short essay saying some complimentary things about Bahá'ís, notable partly because published in a mainstream newspaper by a well-known columnist.
  137. Posted 2024-04-04 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Kay Lynn Morton, trans. Mathnaví-yi Mubárak (2024). Provisional translation of a mathnavi (poem) written in Constantinople in 1863 following His initial declaration in Baghdad. Translated in rhyming couplets with extensive annotations, summary, preface, and introduction.
  138. Posted 2024-04-01 in Book excerpts:   Edith Sanderson. Peter Terry, trans. Interview with A.L.M. Nicolas of Paris: Translator of many important works of the Báb (1942). Nicolas' life, his encounter with the Bábí movement, his motivations and translation efforts.
  139. Posted 2024-04-01 in Published articles:   Pritam Singh. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The (1942). Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teachings and significance across diverse religious traditions.
  140. Posted 2024-03-29 in Books:   Denis MacEoin. Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism (1994). On practices of prayer, invocations, talismans, jewelry, fasting, purity, birth, death, marriage, festivals, pilgrimage, and Feast. Includes 26 appendices with texts and translations.
  141. Posted 2024-03-27 in Books:   Rowshan Mustapha. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics (2014). Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and what will happen at the End of Time, through the lens of the Bahá’í Teachings.
  142. Posted 2024-03-27 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Study Guide (2024). Detailed study guide of Tablets of 'Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of Bahá'u'lláh, including the tribulations he suffered, events in his homeland, the purpose and greatness of his Cause, and the nature and significance of his Covenant.
  143. Posted 2024-03-23 in Archives:   Steven Kolins, comp. 50,000 Newspaper Clippings from newspapers.com (2023). Excel files with OCRed text, and PDF files with thumbnail image clippings linked to newspapers.com, of tens of thousands of articles from 1748-2023.
  144. Posted 2024-03-22 in Personal compilations:   David Hofman, comp. Selections from Bahá'í Scripture (1941). Lengthy early compilation.
  145. Posted 2024-03-21 in Personal compilations:   WellSpring International Educational Foundation for the Study and Application of the Sacred Texts. Divine Virtues and Spiritual Qualities: A Compilation from Sacred Texts (2003). Comprehensive exploration of 77 virtues and qualities drawn from the texts of various religions.
  146. Posted 2024-03-21 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Paris Talks: Study Guide (2024). A lengthy study guide of subjects such as the nature of humankind, the soul, the Prophets, the establishment of world peace, the abolition of prejudice, equality, the harmony of science and religion, and the cause of war, from Abdu'l-Bahá's Paris talks.
  147. Posted 2024-03-21 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Prayers and Meditations: Study Guide (2024). A lengthy study guide of the 184 passages from Bahá'u'lláh's writings selected by the Guardian, which combine prayers and meditative passages and offer the opportunity for personal reflection as well as conversation and communion with God.
  148. Posted 2024-03-21 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Promulgation of Universal Peace, The: Study Guide (2024). A detailed study guide on subjects such as the coming of age of the human race, the oneness and continuity of the Manifestations of God, and the oneness of religion as a social force for establishing world order and peace, from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's 1912 talks.
  149. Posted 2024-03-08 in Pilgrims' notes:   Muhammad-'Ali Faydi. Adib Masumian, trans. Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A: "Love, love, love. Love attracts the hearts, love captivates the souls…" (1920). The importance of love in teaching the Faith, urging believers to demonstrate love through deeds and conduct.
  150. Posted 2024-02-29 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Study Guide (2024). Lengthy study guide offering insights into the teachings and principles of the Bahá'í Faith through a selection of Bahá'u'lláh's writings on various spiritual and social themes.
  151. Posted 2024-02-29 in Theses:   Sama Shodjai. Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship (2023). Overview of the design principles followed in building the Bahá'í temples, and the intricacies and considerations involved in their design, using Canada as a case study. (Link to document, offsite).
  152. Posted 2024-02-25 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Violetta Zein. Chronologies of the Lives of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (2021). Table of contents for, and links to, 52 detailed biographical chronologies of the Utterance Project.
  153. Posted 2024-02-25 in Published articles:   Allen K. Jones. Iranian Refugees: The Many Faces of Persecution (1984). A paper detailing the persecution and displacement of Iranian refugees (including Bahá'ís) due to religious, ethnic, and political reasons following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, emphasizing their global spread and challenges in asylum and resettlement.
  154. Posted 2024-02-24 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh: Study Guide (2024). Lengthy study guide offering insights into the teachings and principles of the Bahá'í Faith through a selection of Bahá'u'lláh's writings on various spiritual and social themes.
  155. Posted 2024-02-24 in Pilgrims' notes:   Hadi Rahmani Shirazi. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. How Parrots Are Taught to Speak (2010). An experience of Muhammad Quli Khan Nakha’ee, who went on pilgrimage to meet Bahá’u’lláh.
  156. Posted 2024-02-12 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í Perspective on the Concept of "Karma" (2006). Summary of the meaning of karma in Hinduism and Buddhism; Bahá'í views on karma and reincarnation as shown by selected passages in the Hidden Words and other Writings.
  157. Posted 2024-02-11 in Archives:   Diana Rose Yoka. Aboriginal Health, Healing, Spirituality, Truth and Forgiveness (2001). [needs abstract]
  158. Posted 2024-02-11 in Books:   Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 1:2 (1999). The complete issue of volume 1 number 2.
  159. Posted 2024-02-11 in Books:   Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 4 (2002). The complete issue of volume 4.
  160. Posted 2024-02-11 in Books:   Australian Bahá'í Studies: Vol. 3 (2001). The complete issue of volume 3.
  161. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Payam Pakravan. Bahá'í Social and Economic Development: Participating in the Unfoldment of World Civilisation (1999). [needs abstract]
  162. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Billy D. Todd. Benevolence of Chaos and Uncertainty, The (2002). [needs abstract]
  163. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Kiser Barnes. Competing for the Oneness Of Mankind: The Influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games (2001). The influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games and how it relates to the principle of the oneness of mankind.
  164. Posted 2024-02-11 in Essays and short articles:   Paul Friedman. Developing the Secretariat of a Local Spiritual Assembly (1999). [needs abstract]
  165. Posted 2024-02-11 in Books:   Boris Handal. Dispensation of the Bab, The (2023). Detailed, systematic presentation of the Báb's teachings; Bábí prophecies relating to Bahá'u'lláh; the extent to which the Báb's laws have been carried forward into the Bahá'í revelation.
  166. Posted 2024-02-11 in Essays and short articles:   Vahid Payman. Drug Abuse Prevention: The Spiritual Dimension (1999). [needs abstract]
  167. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Mark T. Wood. Genealogical Background of the Founders of the Bábí and the Bahá'í Faiths (2001). Includes memorandum from the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice.
  168. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Felicity Rawlings (published as Felicity Rawlings-Sanaei). Maharishi Ayurveda: A Bahá'í Exploration (2001). Some of the therapeutic strategies of Maharishi Ayurveda and comparative assessment to the Bahá’í writings, and as seen in light of our the understanding of homeostasis, pathogeny, and the mind-body relationship.
  169. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   David Levick. Maturation and Learning in the Bahá'í Community (1999). [needs abstract]
  170. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Paul Friedman. Meditation and Health (2001). [needs abstract]
  171. Posted 2024-02-11 in Book reviews:   Ron Price. Memorials of the Faithful: Review (1999). [needs abstract]
  172. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Ladan Rahmani. Promoting a Culture of Human Rights: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the Bahá'í community in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1999). [needs abstract]
  173. Posted 2024-02-11 in Essays and short articles:   Darryl French. Protocols in Aboriginal Communities (2002). [needs abstract]
  174. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Hedi Moani. Teaching the Faith in Australia 1963-1975: Personal Recollections (1999). [needs abstract]
  175. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Ron House. Unhealthy Science, Religion, and Humanities: The Deep Connection and what Bahá'u'lláh had to say about it (2001). [needs abstract]
  176. Posted 2024-02-11 in Fiction:   Jay Tyson. Wise Men of the West, The: A Search for the Promised One in the Latter Days (2019). Sample chapters from a 2-volume novel of historical fiction on Miller and the Adventists through the quest of a Quaker and a researcher as they search beyond the Holy Land, following clues from Jewish, Muslim, Zoroastrian, Hindu, and Buddhist prophecies.
  177. Posted 2024-02-11 in Published articles:   Farahnaz Feeney, Kynan Feeney. Youth Suicide in Australia: Future Directions in the New Millennium (2002). [needs abstract]
  178. Posted 2024-02-10 in Unpublished articles:   Catherine Gent. Bahá'í Faith in Austin, The: The Early Years (1992). Covers years 1912–1971, and includes appendix "Anna Reinke: First Baha'i in Texas."
  179. Posted 2024-02-10 in Books:   Don Dainty. Entrancing Biblical Journey to meet the Promised Christ Returned, An: Bahá'u'lláh - The 'Glory of God' (2011). On biblical prophecies and Bahá'u'lláh as their fulfilment.
  180. Posted 2024-02-10 in Provisional translations:   Ahmad Sohrab, trans. Letter to the Believers in Portland, Oregon: 1914 June 1 (1914). One-paragraph letter of greeting and encouragement, sent from Hotel Tiberias, Syria; includes historical picture of the hotel.
  181. Posted 2024-02-10 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Badi Boshrui, trans. Letter to the Portland, Oregon Spiritual Assembly: 1914 October 14 (1914). Text and photograph of a hand-written letter that offers praise for the Portland assembly; identifies Williams Jennings Bryan, then Secretary of State, as a candle for peace; and warns of some "corrupted souls" coming to America (i.e. covenant breakers).
  182. Posted 2024-02-10 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Pierre Spierckel, trans. Prières et méditations: Choix de prières et de méditations révélées par Bahá'u'lláh, compilé et traduit en anglais par Shoghi Effendi (2024). French translation of Prayers and Meditations.
  183. Posted 2024-02-09 in Audio:   Ray Estes, Miles Lane. Abrahamic Covenant as the Pathway to the Glory of God, The: Exploring the Mysteries of Divine Unity (2006). 77 audio files of talks and interviews by a born-again Christian who became a Bahá'í, and related material, including presentations on spiritual truths and the rapture of "end times," and archive of the website innermeanings.com.
  184. Posted 2024-02-09 in Study Guides:   Horace Holley. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf: A Study and Discussion Course (1952). Short syynopsis of the book in outline form, with some study topics at the end, prepared for the Louhelen Baha'i School.
  185. Posted 2024-02-09 in Books:   Lorol Schopflocher. Sunburst (1937). Autobiography of the life story, and travels on behalf of the Bahá'í Faith, of prominent socialite and wife of the Hand of the Cause of God Siegfried Schopflocher. (Author name misspelled as Shofflocher.)
  186. Posted 2024-02-09 in Study Guides:   Ehsan Bayat, comp. Universal House of Justice Letter Dated 28 November 2023, The: A Study Guide (2024). Study guide of the document "Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age." Includes the letter, an outline and study questions and answers by paragraph.
  187. Posted 2024-02-07 in Theses:   Allan L. Ward. Historical Study of the North American Speaking Tour of 'Abdu'l-Baha and a Rhetorical Analysis of His Addresses, An (1960). The original thesis that would be the basis for the later book 239 Days: Abdu'l-Baha's Journey in America.
  188. Posted 2024-02-06 in Published articles:   Nooshfar B. Afnan. Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam (2023). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkín-Qalam and artistic conceptions for the interment of the remains of the Báb, the construction of the first Bahá’í House of Worship, and transcription of Bahá’í literature.
  189. Posted 2024-02-06 in Personal compilations:   Group Dynamics: Compilation, Study Guide, and Worksheets (n.d.). Collection of materials on group dynamics: a compilation from the Writings, study questions, observation techniques, worksheets to help improve group discussion and cohesion.
  190. Posted 2024-02-06 in Published articles:   William Stell. Guess Who's Coming to Church: The Chicago Defender, the Federal Council of Churches, and Rethinking Shared Faith in Interracial Religious Practice (2023). Exploring "Go-to-a-White-Church Sunday" initiated by Robert S. Abbott (1922) and "Race Relations Sunday" (1923), calling for critical analysis of assumed shared faith in interracial practice.
  191. Posted 2024-02-06 in Published articles:   Jordan van Rijn. Learning to Sift: Reflections on Ten Years of Engaging with the Economics Discourse (2023). Collaborators explored diverse approaches how to examine economic discourse from a Bahá’í perspective, offering guidance to others in similar processes.
  192. Posted 2024-02-06 in Published articles:   Sahba Shayani. Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn (2023). The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intolerance, but also because of a lack of detailed information and primary sources; comparison of three of her most famous istiqbál poems.
  193. Posted 2024-02-06 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Teaneck NJ. Progressive Revelation Poster (n.d.). One-page poster giving a visual representation of the Manifestations that have come to nine countries or regions of the world.
  194. Posted 2024-02-06 in Books:   David Yamartino. Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned (2012). Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by Bahá’u’lláh; the ancestry of Bahá’u’lláh, descendant of King David.
  195. Posted 2024-02-06 in Published articles:   Executive Committee of the Association for Bahá'í Studies North America. Ten Year Retrospective, 24 July 2023 (2023). Retrospective outlining some of the ABS' key developments over the last ten years in response to the invitation of the Universal House of Justice to help build “the capacity of the friends to contribute to the prevalent discourses of society”.
  196. Posted 2024-02-05 in Songs & Music:   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.
  197. Posted 2024-02-05 in Theses:   Tracey Booth Snipes. Teaching As Worship: Pedagogy of the Spirit in the Narratives of Bahá'í Educators (2007). How Bahá'ís' perception of their role as educators, along with their interpretation of religious philosophy and professional experience, help shape their teaching and work; the effect of human secularism and religious theory on the academic experience.
  198. Posted 2024-02-04 in Essays and short articles:   Book of Revelation, The: Explanations from the Letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abul Fazl (1933). Discussion of the content and symbolism of the biblical Book of Revelation.
  199. Posted 2024-02-04 in Scripts and screenplays:   Anonymous. Divine Plan, The: A Skit (n.d.). 3-page screenplay dramatizing the building of the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh and its unfoldment and spread across the world.
  200. Posted 2024-02-04 in Essays and short articles:   May Maxwell, comp. Elucidation of the Meaning of the Greatest Name by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abu'l Fadl (n.d.). 2-page summary of the meanings and prayerful use of the word Bahá (glory, splendour, light).
  201. Posted 2024-02-04 in Personal letters:   Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Haifa. Letter to the Friends, Throughout the East and the West, through the Spiritual Assemblies (1938). 3-page report by Z. N. Zeine on questions directed at a Dr. 'Abdu'llah Jawid in Khorasan "as a result of recording himself as a Bahá'í on his military identity card" and his subsequent demotion after declining to stop promoting the Faith.
  202. Posted 2024-02-04 in Research notes:   Morgan Edna McKinney. Perpetual Bahá'í Calendar (n.d.). One-page table showing the Bahá'í days of the year in relation to the Gregorian calendar.
  203. Posted 2024-02-04 in Notable talks:   Rúhíyyih Khánum. Personal Remarks to the Friends (1953). [needs abstract]
  204. Posted 2024-02-04 in Essays and short articles:   Alí-Akbar Furútan. Proofs of the Authenticity of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1974). [needs abstract]
  205. Posted 2024-02-04 in Notable talks:   Rúhíyyih Khánum. Public Address of Ruhiyyih Khanum to the 1953 Conference in Wilmette (1953). [needs abstract]
  206. Posted 2024-02-04 in Essays and short articles:   Franklin Kahn. Reaching and Teaching the Indians: Clinics and Task Force Discussions #17 (1967). [needs abstract]
  207. Posted 2024-02-04 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Significant Events in Bahá'í History (1969). Two-page chronology of major events in Bahá'í history, 1817-1969.
  208. Posted 2024-02-04 in Study Guides:   Spiritual Reinforcement: Study Questions, Compilation, and Quiz (1957). Questions and quizzes for individual study and group discussion, on "what every Bahá'í should know" about the Covenant and the Bahá'í way of living.
  209. Posted 2024-02-04 in Research notes:   Oni A. Finks. Synopsis of the Bahá'í Administrative Order (n.d.). Chart showing relationships between different levels, and functions, of the Bahá'í Institutions.
  210. Posted 2024-02-04 in Personal letters:   Rúhíyyih Khánum. To the Bahá'í Youth (n.d.). [needs abstract]
  211. Posted 2024-02-04 in Personal compilations:   Twenty-four Questions and Answers in Bahá'í Administration (n.d.). [needs abstract]
  212. Posted 2024-02-04 in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous. Two Comings of Messiah as Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures (n.d.). The Hebrew Scriptures foretell the Messiah’s two comings: as a suffering servant and as a triumphant ruler, fulfilling prophecies of salvation and divine kingship.
  213. Posted 2024-02-03 in Essays and short articles:   Appreciations of the Bahá'í Faith (1972). [needs abstract]
  214. Posted 2024-02-03 in Songs & Music:   Louise R. Waite. Bahá'í Hymns of Peace and Praise (1908). Fourteen hymns, with sheet music.
  215. Posted 2024-02-03 in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous. Bahá'í Hymns, The: Explanations and Meanings (n.d.). Four page summary of some Bahá'í hymns, followed by study questions.
  216. Posted 2024-02-03 in Research notes:   Bahá'í Teachings Concerning Christ: List of References (n.d.). Five-page index to the Bahá'í Writings on various topics of Christian history and teachings.
  217. Posted 2024-02-03 in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous. Comparative of Dynamics in Navajo Ceremonial and the Bahá'í World Faith, A (n.d.). Short summary of religious practices, chants, and dances of the Navajo and the Pueblo peoples.
  218. Posted 2024-02-03 in Personal letters:   Rúhíyyih Khánum. Excerpts from a Letter from Ruhiyyih Khanum (1943). Passages from a letter distributed by the National Teaching Committee on the topic of steadfastness in light of living a busy life in times of chaos.
  219. Posted 2024-02-03 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi. Extract of a Letter to Leroy Ioas on the Duration of the Bahá'í Dispensation (1935). One-paragraph extract of letter from the Guardian to Ioas through H. Rabbini, dated November 14 1935, on the confusion of the terms "cycle" and "dispensation."
  220. Posted 2024-02-03 in Personal letters:   Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Letter from Mr. Faizi to Lineberger Family (n.d.). [needs abstract]
  221. Posted 2024-02-03 in Personal letters:   Rúhíyyih Khánum. Message to First Canadian National Convention (1948). Message to the delegates and friends attending the First Canadian National Bahá'í Convention, Montreal, 1948; also published in Baha’i News Sept/Oct 1948. It is not clear if this hand-typed document preceded, or followed, the published version.
  222. Posted 2024-02-03 in Pilgrims' notes:   Amelia Collins. Notes from a Talk about Visiting Haifa (n.d.). Notes taken from a talk given by Collins about her months visit in Haifa, on obligatory prayers, the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, alcohol, Judaism, persecution, and Ruhiyyih Khanum ("...we all like to hear something of the wife of Shoghi Effendi").
  223. Posted 2024-02-03 in Notable talks:   Tarazu'llah Samandari. Notes Taken from a Visit to the Bahá'is at Hawthorne California (n.d.). [needs abstract]
  224. Posted 2024-01-31 in Encyclopedia articles:   Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982). Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
  225. Posted 2024-01-30 in Notable talks:   Amelia Collins. Address to the Bahá'ís of Los Angeles, California (1954). [needs abstract]
  226. Posted 2024-01-30 in Essays and short articles:   Winston Evans. Contacts: National Teaching Committee Guidance on Outreach and Teaching (n.d.). Extracts from the "Teaching News Bulletin" of Great Britain.
  227. Posted 2024-01-30 in Research notes:   Lucy Jane Marshall. Convention Report, 1927 (1927). Short summary of the 19th Bahá'í national Bahá'í convention, held in Montreal, May 19 1927, taken from the report of Lucy Marshall, delegate from San Francisco; this was the first convention of the Baha'is to be held in Canada.
  228. Posted 2024-01-30 in Research notes:   Dispensations of Time: Scriptural References (n.d.). Short chronology and graph of biblical passages visualizing human history through seven stages of innocence, conscience, government, promise, law, the church age, and the age of the Kingdom.
  229. Posted 2024-01-30 in Essays and short articles:   Monaver Khanum. Dream of Monaver Khanum (n.d.). One page account of a dream recounted by the daughter of Abdul-Baha, as told to an unknown interlocutor.
  230. Posted 2024-01-30 in Pilgrims' notes:   Alice Dudley. Excerpts of Notes during Pilgrimage to Haifa (1957). Excerpts of notes by Alice Dudley of Orleans, France, during pilgrimage to Haifa April 15-23, 1957.
  231. Posted 2024-01-30 in Pilgrims' notes:   Aline Shane-Devin. Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca (1907). [needs abstract]
  232. Posted 2024-01-30 in Study Guides:   Genevieve L. Coy. Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh Course: Index of References (1956). Index to topics in the Hidden Words, prepared for a course at Green Acre Bahá'í School in 1955; later distributed by the American National Teaching Committee, 1956.
  233. Posted 2024-01-30 in Study Guides:   Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani. Holy Mariner, The (n.d.). List of meanings of some passages of the Tablet of the Holy Mariner.
  234. Posted 2024-01-30 in Pilgrims' notes:   Anna Grossmann, Elsa Grossmann. In the Presence of Shoghi Effendi in Haifa in April 1937 (1937). [needs abstract]
  235. Posted 2024-01-30 in Notable talks:   Artemus Lamb. Informal Talk before the West Hollywood Bahá'í Community (1953). [needs abstract]
  236. Posted 2024-01-30 in Personal letters:   Bahiyyih Khanum. Letter from Bahiyyih Khanum, A: To the Friends of the Lord and the Handmaids of the Merciful throughout the West (1924). [needs abstract]
  237. Posted 2024-01-30 in Personal letters:   Edward C. Getsinger. Letter to Isabella Brittingham on Reincarnation and Return (1916). A letter written by Getsinger read before the Washington D.C., Baha’i Assembly, April 16, 1916, to "Mrs. B," presumably Isabella Brittingham.
  238. Posted 2024-01-30 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi, Rúhíyyih Khánum. Letter to the Bahá'ís of Macy Nebraska (1947). One-paragraph letter of greeting from the Guardian, with a short intro from Ruhiyyih Khanum, stating that the original population of the United States has a "great future" and will find "great blessings" in accepting Bahá'u'lláh.
  239. Posted 2024-01-30 in Study Guides:   Marjorie McCormick. New and Effective way to Study the Kitab-i-Igan, A (1958). One-page subject index prepared as a suggested guide for study, prepared for Geyserville Bahá'í School, July 1958.
  240. Posted 2024-01-30 in Notable talks:   Lottie Lindfoot. Notes from the 1933 Convention (1933). Summaries of talks by Horace Holley, Allen McDaniel, Paul Haney, Peter Kahn, Mr. Taylor, May Maxwell, Florence Lorol Schopflocher, Curtis Kelsey, Leroy Ioas, Bishop Brown, Philip Sprague, Doris McKay, et al.
  241. Posted 2024-01-30 in Notable talks:   Rúhíyyih Khánum. Notes of Address in Ottawa, Ontario (1960). [needs abstract]
  242. Posted 2024-01-30 in Pilgrims' notes:   Agnes Baldwin Alexander. Notes of Shoghi Effendi's Words (1937). Notes from the dinner table in Haifa, May 11 1937, taken before Alexander's departure the following day.
  243. Posted 2024-01-30 in Research notes:   Agnes Baldwin Alexander. Notes on the Annual Bahá'í Convention (1949). [needs abstract]
  244. Posted 2024-01-30 in Essays and short articles:   May Maxwell. Notes on Turning to the Guardian (1949). One page of notes regarding turning to the Guardian and the guardianship to achieve success in the Faith.
  245. Posted 2024-01-30 in Study Guides:   Emogene Hoagg. Outline for Study of Some Answered Questions, An (1941). A seven-page outline, prepared for the Bahá'ís of Vogel Park, Cleveland GA in a study group June 14-21, 1941.
  246. Posted 2024-01-30 in Personal compilations:   Gene Crist, comp. Return of Christ, The: Statements Relating to the Twofold Nature of Christ (n.d.). Two-page compilation of passages from the Bible and the Bahá'í Writings.
  247. Posted 2024-01-30 in Notable talks:   Horace Holley. Spiritual Spring (1956). A talk on divine renewal, given at the temple foundation hall, Wilmette, Naw Ruz 1956.
  248. Posted 2024-01-30 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Zia M. Bagdadi, trans. Tablet of Abdu'l-Bahá to Shoghi Effendi: With Introduction by Zia Bagdadi (ca. ). One-paragraph Tablet revealed for the Guardian when he was five years old, followed by an explanation by Zia Bagdadi, translator.
  249. Posted 2024-01-30 in Books:   Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani, comp. اسرار الآثار (Asráru'l-Áthár): "Secrets of the (Bahá'í) Writings" (1968). The first large-scale attempt to define Bahá'í theology; the volumes, written ca. 1955, are essentially a dictionary of terms that appear in the Bahá'í writings or stem from other religious traditions that bear some relevance to the Bahá'í Faith.
  250. Posted 2023-12-17 in Study Guides:   Eric Michot, comp. Universal House of Justice Letter Dated 28 November 2023, The: A Study Guide (2023). In-depth exploration of the document "Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age." Includes the letter and study questions by paragraph.
  251. Posted 2023-12-16 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Supplication To the Believers of God and the Maid-servants of the Merciful, Portland, Oregon: 1914 August 4 (1914). Text, and photograph of a small poster, of a translation of a one-paragraph Tablet.
  252. Posted 2023-12-10 in Personal compilations:   Susan Gammage, comp. Bahá'í Quotes, Prayers and Stories (2011). Lists of around 1,500 subjects at, and links to, three websites with compilations of quotations on a wide variety of topics, including spirituality, social issues, and personal development.
  253. Posted 2023-12-07 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. European Strategy for the Elderly, A: The Irreplaceable Role of Community Life (2023). Statement envisioning the elderly as invaluable contributors to community life, emphasizing their role as active participants in shaping a cohesive and vibrant society.
  254. Posted 2023-12-01 in Essays and short articles:   Susan Maneck. Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria (2011). Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, compiled from an email discussion group archive; the context of the questions and their answers against the background of Ishraqi philosophy.
  255. Posted 2023-11-28 in Unpublished articles:   Wolfgang A. Klebel. Reflections about the Greatest Name of God in the Bahá'í Faith (2023). Two words used in the name of God "Alláh’u’Abhá": Alláh = God and Abhá = glorious; name reversal with the Manifestation, "God of All-Glory" versus "Glory of God."
  256. Posted 2023-11-28 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age (2023). Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre.
  257. Posted 2023-11-27 in Pilgrims' notes:   Robert Gregory Shaw. Julia's Journey: A Life Illumined by the Light of Akká (2023). A brief record of the background of Julia M. Grundy and her lifelong services to the Faith following a 1905 pilgrimage, based on genealogical and internet sources, with extracts from her pilgrim notes relating to personal encounters with 'Abdu'l-Baha.
  258. Posted 2023-11-25 in Research notes:   Michael W. Sours. Arjen Bolhuis, trans. Aantekeningen: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) (2023). Uitleg over een van de hoofdthema's in Bahá'u'lláh's Boek van Zekerheid.
  259. Posted 2023-11-25 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Pierre Daoust, trans. Droits et libertés individuels (2023). Translation of the letter "Individual Rights and Freedoms" by the Universal House of Justice (1988 Dec. 29): a commentary about individual rights and responsibilities in the Bahá’í Faith and its relevance with the present concepts on freedom of speech.
  260. Posted 2023-11-25 in Glossaries & Dictionaries:   Transliteration System Used in Bahá'í Literature, The (2023). Overview of the transliteration / transcription system used by Shoghi Effendi, including a list of common Bahá'í names and terms.
  261. Posted 2023-11-18 in Essays and short articles:   Muhammad Asad. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices (1980). Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'án; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn; the night journey: four appendices to a translation of the Qur'án by a European scholar and later Muslim convert. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
  262. Posted 2023-11-16 in Published articles:   Dell J. Rose. Avalonian Bahaism: Esotericism, Orientalism, and the Search for Direction in Early Twentieth Century Britain (2023). The thought of British religious teacher Wellesley Tudor Pole and his advocacy of the Bahá'í Faith as compatible with various mystic ideologies at the centre of a worldwide spiritual revival; esotericists around Glastonbury and the Chalice Well Trust.
  263. Posted 2023-11-15 in Introductory:   Harvard Pluralism Project: Baha'i (2023). Six overview essays on Bahá'í history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
  264. Posted 2023-11-12 in Published articles:   Naghme Naseri Morlock. Religious Persecution and Oppression: A Study of Iranian Baha'ís' Strategies of Survival (2021). Research based on extensive interviews exploring three ways that members of the Bahá'í community responded to diaspora and persecution: passing as Muslim, religious constancy in the face of danger, and alternating "passing" with open displays.
  265. Posted 2023-11-11 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Baha'i Institute Of Higher Education, The: A Creative And Peaceful Response To Religious Persecution In Iran (1999). Overview of the history and architecture of BIHE, the independent, full-fledged, yet completely decentralized, university system run by Bahá'ís in Iran.
  266. Posted 2023-11-10 in Essays and short articles:   Rauf Murtuzov. Apparent Contradictory Dates in Bahá'í Texts Regarding the Public Announcement of the Prophet Muhammad (2023). Short discussion of quotes showing an apparent discrepancy between writings of the Báb and Abdu'l-Bahá on the date of the proclamation of Muhammad.
  267. Posted 2023-11-10 in Books:   Don Dainty. As It Was in the Days of Noah: So Unfolds the Surprising Fulfilment of Biblical Foresights of the 'Return' (2009). Booklet exploring the biblical and Bahá'í concept that rejection of the Manifestation results in calamities; prophecies from the Bible and their Bahá'í fulfilment; theology of the flood narrative.
  268. Posted 2023-11-09 in Published articles:   Naghme Naseri Morlock. From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States (2023). The denial of a national identity of Bahá'ís in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differences between immigrant and American Bahá'ís; the importance of religious identity; how religious, national, and cultural identities are negotiated.
  269. Posted 2023-11-08 in Newspaper articles:   Steven Kolins, comp. Oregon Newspaper Archive (1923). 50 news clippings from an "independent paper devoted to the interests of the people" that were found searching newspaper archives for Bahá'í keywords.
  270. Posted 2023-11-07 in Songs & Music:   Michael Knopf. Bahá'í or Spiritual Themed Musical Works (1990). Dozens of musical scores in .pdf and .musx formats, drawn from a lifetime of original music, from a large scale oratorio to smaller choral pieces and didactic work, written by a composer and concert guitarist.
  271. Posted 2023-11-07 in Theses:   Michael Knopf. Paucity of Music in Bahá'í Devotional Practice and Considerations in the Composition of Music for Bahá'í Devotional Purposes, The (1999). Devotional music in Western communities is limited to local and popular expressions and Eastern chant; it is inconsistent. This study proposes ways in which music can be composed to meet these limitations within the guidelines found in the Writings.
  272. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Amin E. Egea (published as Amin E. Egea Farzannejad). Abdu'l‐Bahá y la cuestión racial (2022). Pese a compartir objetivos comunes, la perspectiva sobre la armonía racial del líder de la religión bahá’í y el de muchos de sus coetáneos era diametralmente opuesta y, también lo eran sus propuestas para la transformación social.
  273. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Amaya Blanco Garcia. Acción social y escritura creativa: un binomio fructífero (2022). Un caso práctico de aprendizaje y servicio llevado a cabo en la Universidad de Las Palmas en el que, al aunar un concepto de acción social con la escritura creativa, ha demonstrada el arte puede nutrirse de los procesos de cambio social y vice versa.
  274. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Jose Luis Marques Utrillas. Análisis comparativo de la ética del trabajo en cuatro tradiciones religiosas y su impacto sobre la organización económica y social: del judaísmo a la Fe bahá'í (2022). Cómo la escritura y estudio entre los judíos los llevó a su alto nivel intelectual en la Edad Media y al auge de intelectuales y artistas. Cómo el cristianismo conservó en los monasterios el saber, el trabajo y el arte, para evolucionar de forma distinta.
  275. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. Architectures of Thinking, The (2022). Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships between the subject and their surroundings. By sharing an environment and its relationships, members of a community define their values, attitudes, and "reality."
  276. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Peter J. Khan. Dedication of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Sydney (2001). Reflections on the fortieth anniversary of the Bahá’í House of Worship in Sydney, highlighting its significance for the Australian Bahá’í community.
  277. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Farshad Arjomandi. El liderazgo que viene (2022). Aquí exploramos algunas de las preguntas que esta nueva etapa de la evolución de la humanidad plantea con respecto al liderazgo, para responderlas a la luz de las investigaciones científicas y los principios bahá’ís.
  278. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Patricia de Luna Garcia, Rodrigo Vazquez Canales. Género y catolicismo: Concepciones y realidades de practicantes del catolicismo referente a la pluralidad del género (2022). Relaciónes entre el ser un practicante del catolicismo y la apertura a la pluralidad de género. La hipótesis que buscaba determinar si hay alguna relación entre el ser católico practicante y estar abierto a las diferentes manifestaciones de género.
  279. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Sergio Garcia Magarino. Hacia un marco conceptual para la acción y el discurso: estudio de caso de la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos española ante la crisis de la Covid-19 (2022). Este artículo explora algunos de los aprendizajes que la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos (OAP) de la comunidad bahá'í de España obtuvo en sus esfuerzos por contribuir al discurso público en los espacios nacionales desde 2014.
  280. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Saul Palacios. Importancia de las Escrituras en la Ética Laboral Protestante (2022). La ética laboral protestante (PWE) se fundamentaba en un fuerte componente. La PWE ya no está únicamente asociada a los cristianos, sino que se encuentra presente en individuos de distintos credos, desvinculándola de todo otro aspecto religioso.
  281. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Aldo Marcelo Caceres. La construcción de comunidades y el compromiso social de los bahá'ís en Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona y Valencia (2022). Este estudio pretende dar visibilidad a una serie de actividades educativas y de compromiso social, que los bahá’ís vienen desarrollando en Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona y Valencia, por comprender sus profunda vocación de servicio.
  282. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman. Precedentes de elementos de gobernanza en religiones: Aportaciones de la Fe bahá'í para la gobernanza futura (2022). Agunos apuntes sobre el papel desempeñado por algunas religiones del pasado en el desarrollo y consolidación de lo que ahora se conoce como obernanza; los conceptos de las enseñanzas de la Fe bahá’í que pudieran relacionarse con la gobernanza global.
  283. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Alkhaldy Ayman, Alhrahshehr Rakan. Religious Extremism in a Multifaceted Context (2022). Deconstruction of the word "extreme" in religious perspectives; proposal for a complete framework encompassing the many different components that make up religion: the intellectual, ceremonial, social, and political dimensions, beyond a focus on violence.
  284. Posted 2023-11-03 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. "Tablet of the True Seeker" from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), The (1931). Guidance to the true seeker, a passage from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude).
  285. Posted 2023-11-03 in Published articles:   Ruben Jimenez Majidi. Una perspectiva bahá'í acerca del rol de los medios de comunicación y transporte en la configuración de una sociedad internacional (2022). 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.
  286. Posted 2023-11-01 in Published articles:   Marcos Alan Ferreira. Peace in Perspective: The Historical Development of Peace Studies and the Bahá'í Concept (2022). How the peace concept evolved through history, and how it dialogues with perspectives of Bahá’í writings and thinkers vs. the conceptual frameworks of Peace Studies, in light of an understanding of violence, human nature, and unity.
  287. Posted 2023-10-31 in Book excerpts:   Eileen Maddocks. 1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'í Faith (2018). Parallels between the Millerite expectations of Christ's return in the West, expectations of the return of the Twelfth Imam in the East, and emergence of the Twin Prophets of the Bahá'í Faith — as promised in the Hebrew scriptures — from Shi'i Islam.
  288. Posted 2023-10-31 in Book excerpts:   Eileen Maddocks. Coming of the Glory, The: How the Hebrew Scriptures Reveal the Plan of God (2020). Prophecies dating back to the book of Genesis about the future time of glory, when their descendents would inherit the promises associated with the Covenant: an age of global peace and the unity of humankind.
  289. Posted 2023-10-30 in Presentations:   Violetta Zein. `Abdu'l-Bahá, the "Mystery of God" / Abdu'l-Bahá, Le "Mystère de Dieu" (2021). Slideshow prepared by the Utterance Project for the centenary of the ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. In English, French, Italian, and Indonesian.
  290. Posted 2023-10-30 in Presentations:   Violetta Zein. Extraordinary Life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Slideshow / La vie extraordinaire de 'Abdu'l-Bahá diaporama (2021). This slideshow is a condensed version of the nine-part, 400-page, 900-photos & graphics online chronology, designed as an introduction to his life created for the centenary of his passing, entitled “The Extraordinary Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.”
  291. Posted 2023-10-30 in Personal compilations:   Violetta Zein. Tribute to Hand of the Cause Hájí Akhúnd, A (2023). Compilation of selections from biographies and articles, tablets and prayers, and photographs of one of the first Hands of the Cause, one of only four appointed by Bahá'u'lláh himself.
  292. Posted 2023-10-30 in Personal compilations:   Violetta Zein. Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf, A (2023). Compilation of biographical materials, quotations, and photographs, from the year of her passing (1932) and its 50th anniversary commemorations (1982).
  293. Posted 2023-10-28 in Biographies:   Ilona Sala Weinstein. Tending the Garden: A Biography of Emeric and Rosemary Sala (1998). Detailed story of two pioneers from Canada to South America and Africa, told through reference to letters, papers, and archival documents.
  294. Posted 2023-10-27 in Essays and short articles:   Harry Liedtke. `Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet of the Universe (2023). Summary of the themes and meanings behind the Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih in light of contemporary science.
  295. Posted 2023-10-27 in Newspaper articles:   Marion Weinstein. ['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races: From the Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919) (1919). An interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the League of Nations, Bahá'í ideas for peace, and the Holy Land. [Note: at this time in history, years before the Second World War, the terms "Zionist" and "Palestine" had somewhat different meanings.]
  296. Posted 2023-10-27 in Book reviews:   Sheridan Sims. Agnes Baldwin Alexander, Hand of the Cause of God, by Earl Redman and Duane Troxel: Review (2023).
  297. Posted 2023-10-27 in Books:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Payman Rowhani, comp. Talks of 'Abdu'l-Bahá - مجموعه خطابات حضرت عبدالبهاء: Including All Published Talks and Utterances in Persian and English (2020). Complete collection, in both Persian and English, of all of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's talks and spoken words.
  298. Posted 2023-10-27 in Provisional translations:   Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Three Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh to Mullá Yahúdá, an Early Jewish Convert to the Bahá'í Faith from Hamadán (2023). English side-by-side with Persian or Arabic of three short Tablets.
  299. Posted 2023-10-27 in Essays and short articles:   Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Who Was Daniel Jordan?: A Tribute (1992). Detailed overview of the life and thought of Dr. Jordan, philosopher and educator.
  300. Posted 2023-10-15 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ahmad Sohrab. Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...': Extract from the Diary of Ahmad Sohrab (1914). Two page excerpt from the diary, dated May 9 1914, responding to these questions: what should Bahá'ís expect to accomplish; the origin of evil; the purpose of one's life; the Golden Age; what is hell; what are Bahá'u'lláh's objectives.
  301. Posted 2023-10-12 in Pilgrims' notes:   Various. Harry Liedtke, comp. 239 Days in America: Compilation of Essays from 239days.com (2012). Compilation of text and visuals from the website 239days.com, covering Abdu'l-Bahá's visit from April 11 - Dec 5, 1912.
  302. Posted 2023-10-12 in Books:   Harper John Pettypiece. Autobiography of Harper John Pettypiece (1921-2002) (1999). Detailed life of a Canadian who found the Faith in 1952 in Toronto, and had personal experiences with many well-known Bahá'í figures and authors across North America and Europe.
  303. Posted 2023-10-12 in Published articles:   E. G. Browne. Introduction: A Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb (1891). Overview of Browne's early research into the Bábís and his collecting their historical materials; autobiographical summary of part of his career; impressions of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
  304. Posted 2023-10-08 in Published articles:   Hooshmand Badee. به سوی یک جامعه مشترک المنافع در اتحادیه جهانی بهائی از دیدگاه حضرت ولی امرالله (Bih Súy-i-Yik Jámi'iy-i-Mushtaraku'l-Manáfi' dar Ittiḥádíyyiy-i-Jaháníy-i-Bahá'í az Dídgáh-i-Ḥaḍrat-i-Valíyy-i-Amru'lláh): "Towards a Bahá'í World Commonwealth from the Guardian's Perspective" (2013).
  305. Posted 2023-10-08 in Published articles:   Hooshmand Badee. حضرت عبدالبهاء - پیشگام اقتصاد اخلاقی (Ḥaḍrat-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá: Píshgám-i-Iqtiṣád-i-Akhláqí): "'Abdu'l-Bahá - A Pioneer of Moral Economics" (2021).
  306. Posted 2023-10-08 in Books:   Hooshmand Badee. نظری اجمالی بر تعدادی از آموزه های اقتصادی رساله مدنیه - اثر حضرت عبدالبهاء (Naẓarí Ijmálí bar Ti'dádí az Ámúzih-háy-i-Iqtiṣádíy-i-Risáliy-i-Madaníyyih, Athar-i-Ḥaḍrat-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá): "Selected Economic Doctrines of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in The Secret of Divine Civilisation" (2023).
  307. Posted 2023-10-08 in Published articles:   Hooshmand Badee. نظری اجمالی به زیانهای ناشی از تبعیضات اقتصادی بر ضد جامعه بهائی در ایران (Naẓarí Ijmálí bih Zíyán-háy-i-Náshí az Tab'íḍát-i-Iqtiṣádí bar Ḍidd-i-Jámi'iy-i-Bahá'í dar Írán): "A brief overview of economic apartheid against the Bahá'ís in Iran and its impact on the economy of Iran" (2015).
  308. Posted 2023-10-06 in Essays and short articles:   Susan Gammage. Various Essays (2013). 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann.
  309. Posted 2023-10-05 in Personal compilations:   Susan Gammage. Feast Programs (2013). Programs for nine Bahá'í months, with Youtube links for opening and closing music, a selection of relevant quotations, and some commentary or annotations.
  310. Posted 2023-10-05 in Personal compilations:   Susan Gammage. Holy Day Programs (2013). Programs for all thirteen significant dates on the Bahá'í calendar, with Youtube links for opening and closing music, a selection of relevant quotations, some commentary or annotations, and some material for dramatic reading.
  311. Posted 2023-10-05 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Ministerio de la Presidencia. Orden PCM/1065/2023, de 18 de septiembre, por la que se declara el notorio arraigo de la Comunidad Bahá'í de España, a los efectos previstos en la Ley Orgánica 7/1980, de 5 de julio, de Libertad Religiosa (2023). La Comunidad Bahá'í de España solicitó una "declaración de raíces notorias". La Subdirección General de Libertad Religiosa examinó la documentación, concluyendo que los bahá'ís reúnen todos los requisitos necesarios para obtener la declaración.
  312. Posted 2023-10-05 in Books:   Hasan Fuadi Bushru'i. Minou Foadi, ed, Fereydun Vahman, ed. تاريخ ديانت بهائى در خراسان (Táríkh-e Diyánat-e Bahá'í dar Khorásán): "The History of the Bahá'í Faith in Khorasan" (1931). History of the Bahá'í Faith in Khorasan is considered one of the most important early histories of the Bahá'í community in Iran. Though written in 1931, it wasn't actually published until 2007. This online version is its second edition (2022).
  313. Posted 2023-10-04 in Published articles:   Nosratollah Rassekh. Christianity, A.D. 138 (1980). Detailed description of what life might have been like for a Roman or a Christian in the year 138, covering both history, politics, and daily life; the often-secret growth of early Christianity in the context of the Roman Empire.
  314. Posted 2023-10-04 in Videos:   Marco Oliveira. Estudo da Epístola Filho do Lobo (2022). Links to six videos in Portuguese: translation and adaptation of Melanie Smith's Study Guide to the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (1991), first taught as an online course in 2021 for friends in Portugal and Brazil and then recorded for Youtube.
  315. Posted 2023-10-04 in Videos:   Marco Oliveira. Estudo da Súriy-i-Haykal (2023). Nine videos. Nesta Epístola, Bahá'u'lláh revela a majestade e a glória do Templo - que é o Seu próprio Ser - e apresenta novos aspectos da revelação de Deus.
  316. Posted 2023-10-04 in Published articles:   Gulbeniz Babayeva Majnunqizi (published as Babayeva Majnun qizi). Molla Nasreddin Magazine and Bahá'í Faith (2023). Mollá Nasr-al-Din, a weekly journal in Azeri Turkish published from 1906-1931, provided a platform for social and political commentary and criticized autocratic regimes; tensions between the magazine and Bahá'ís, whom it sharply criticized. Link.
  317. Posted 2023-10-04 in Book reviews:   Firuz Kazemzadeh. Remembering the Master: A Review of Ramona Allen Brown's Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Recollections of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in California (1980).
  318. Posted 2023-10-03 in Essays and short articles:   Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein (published as Frances B. Jones). Personal Recollections of Famagusta (1964). Two-page summary of time pioneering in Cyprus, 1954-1956, with a passing mention of pioneering in Switzerland.
  319. Posted 2023-10-03 in Visual Materials:   Walter Jones, Emma Maxie Jones. Ernie Jones, comp. Walter and Emma Jones Bahá'í Archive Photo Album (2008). Album of 475 annotated images of Bahá'í friends and associates of the Walter (1888-1990) and Emma Maxie (1904-1984) Jones family, from 1925 to 1994.
  320. Posted 2023-10-02 in Personal compilations:   Violetta Zein, comp. Personal Teaching: A Florilegium (2023). What does it mean to share the teachings of the Faith with another soul; the import of promulgating the Cause; the methods that are efficient and wise for doing so, the audience, and the timing; spiritual meanings of teaching and martyrdom.
  321. Posted 2023-10-02 in Personal compilations:   Violetta Zein, comp. Self and Selflessness: A Personal Meditative Booklet (2023). A meditational compilation of writings on the mystical nature of the self and selflessness, self-effacement, and self-abnegation, designed as an aid for reflection and contemplation.
  322. Posted 2023-10-01 in Essays and short articles:   Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1956 (1956). Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious living, and immortality.
  323. Posted 2023-10-01 in Essays and short articles:   Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1937 (1937). Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings.
  324. Posted 2023-09-30 in Biographies:   Ali Kuli Khan, Marzieh Gail. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl in America (1945). Khan's personal recollections of Gulpaygani, with mentions of other early American Bahá'ís.
  325. Posted 2023-09-30 in Books:   Nathan Ward Fitzgerald (published as Nathan Ward Fitz-Gerald). New Revelation, The: Its Marvelous Message (1905). Summary of the proclamation and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith by an early American believer.
  326. Posted 2023-09-30 in Personal compilations:   Violetta Zein, comp. References to the Holy Spirit in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá: A Meditational Compilation (2023). An aid to prayer and meditation. The Holy Spirit is referred to as an entity, a servant to the Manifestations, an intermediary, an outpouring of the Grace of God, an element of confirmation, the appearance and perfections of God, and many more.
  327. Posted 2023-09-30 in Personal compilations:   Violetta Zein, comp. Sadratu'l-Muntahá, The: References to the Divine Lote Tree in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (2023). Short compilation from the writings of various Faiths, as well as the Bahá'í understanding of the divine Lote Tree, the Sadratu'l-Muntaha. There are also images of the physical lote tree which grows in Palestine.
  328. Posted 2023-09-30 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablets from 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbás to some American Believers in the Year 1900 (1901). Short tablets on the topics of reincarnation, vicarious atonement, the trinity, and real Christianity.
  329. Posted 2023-09-30 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi, comp. Tablets Revealed in Honor of the Greatest Holy Leaf (1933). Short collection of passages compiled by Shoghi Effendi for sharing with the United States and Canada, introduced with a cover letter by him.
  330. Posted 2023-09-30 in Books:   Universal House of Justice. To the Peoples of the World: A Bahá'í Statement on Peace by the Universal House of Justice (1985). Text of the October 24 1985 statement by the House of Justice addressed to the peoples of the world on the theme of peace, followed by 60 pages of Annotations: a compilation of relevant quotations and references, assembled by a team of ABS contributors.
  331. Posted 2023-09-29 in Personal compilations:   9 The Bahai Revelation (n.d.). An 18-page pamphlet summarizing Baha'i teachings. Date and editor not known, but it is thought to have been compiled and published by Roy Wilheim. Lacking a title, the pamphlet is referred to by its opening line.
  332. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   George W. Gilmore. Babism (1908). Detailed encyclopedia entry on the life and teachings of the Báb.
  333. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   Arthur T. Pierson, ed. Babism in New York (1906). Short summary of Bahá'í history, a quote from Arthur Dodge, and update on activities in New York.
  334. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   Margaret B. Peeke. Behaism (1908). Short entry on the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh and Bahá'í practices.
  335. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   Mahmoud Yazbak, Yfaat Weiss. Haifa before and after 1948: Narratives of a Mixed City (2011). Mention of Bahá'ís establishing homes in Haifa following their expulsion from Iran, and description of the Baha’i Gardens and the Arc buildings.
  336. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   Julius Richter. History of Protestant Missions in the Near East, A (1910). Mention of the Church Missionary Society establishing a station at Akka in 1890 to "reach the leaders of the Babist movement"; lengthy section on Bábí history and background, teachings, and practices; the rise of Mírzá Yahyá.
  337. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   Samuel M. Zwemer. Islam, A Challenge to Faith (1907). Overview of the Mahdi and history of the Bábí and Bahá'í faiths in the context of dissidence within Islam; quote from a Christian missionary on his inability to convert Bahá'ís, and his estimate of the Bahá'í population of Persia.
  338. Posted 2023-09-29 in Essays and short articles:   Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Knowing God Through Love and Farewell Address of Mirza Abul Fazl (1904). 16-page pamphlet containing Gulyaygani's address given at Green Acre, July 27 1904, and his farewell words to the American Bahá'ís at a reception given in his honor by Arthur Dodge in New York, November 29 1904.
  339. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   Francis Younghusband. Moslem Mystics (1935). An entire chapter with background on the Imam Mahdi and Shaykhism, and a detailed history of the Bábí faith, actions of the early believers, and the Báb's martyrdom.
  340. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   Josia Strong. New World-Religion, The (1915). Mention of Babism in the context of new faiths supplanting individualistic Christianity.
  341. Posted 2023-09-29 in Book excerpts:   W. Morgan Shuster. Strangling of Persia, The (1912). Anecdote from a diplomat in Persian about rumours of American travellers proselytizing the Bahá'í faith in Tehran.
  342. Posted 2023-09-28 in Book excerpts:   Edward A. Marshall. Babism, or Bahaism (1910). One-page summary of Bábí history and Bahá'í teachings.
  343. Posted 2023-09-28 in Book excerpts:   Otto Pfleiderer. Christ of Primitive Christian Faith in the Light of Religio-Historical Criticism, The (1904). Section "Babism — A Recent Parallel" finding commonalities in the stories of Jesus and the Báb.
  344. Posted 2023-09-28 in Book excerpts:   Harry Charles Lukach. Fringe of the East, The: A Journey through the Past and Present Provinces of Turkey (1913). Passing mentions of the Twelfth Imam and the Mahdi and Bahá'u'lláh, summary of Bábí and Bahá'í history and teachings, and comments on the expansion of the faith.
  345. Posted 2023-09-28 in Book excerpts:   Frank F. Ellinwood. New Religions of the Nineteeth Century: Babism (1904). Overview of Bábí history, briefer history of the lives of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá, comments of Henry Jessup on Bahá'í pilgrims, introduction to the United States, and brief summary of Bahá'í teachings.
  346. Posted 2023-09-28 in Book excerpts:   Fred Richards. Persian Journey, Being an Etcher's Impressions of the Middle East, A (1932). Passing mentions of the Citadel at Tabriz, and the 'City of Bast' near Tehran where the Shah was almost assassinated and for which the Babis were blamed.
  347. Posted 2023-09-28 in Book excerpts:   J. M. Kennedy. Religions and Philosophies of the East, The (1911). Overview of Bábí and Bahá'í history, and brief summary of Bahá'í teachings.
  348. Posted 2023-09-27 in Book reviews:   G. Stanley Hall, ed. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi, by Myron Henry Phelps: Review (1905).
  349. Posted 2023-09-27 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablet from Our Lord, Abbas Effendi, Presented by Abdel Karim Effendi, to the American Beloved, and Tablet from the Master (n.d.). Two Tablets self-published in the early 1900s. (Date of illustration 1889.) Translator and context not given.
  350. Posted 2023-09-26 in Essays and short articles:   Harry Liedtke. Greenland Promise, The (2012). Commentary on the misunderstood prediction of Abdu'l-Bahá that Greenland would one day become green again.
  351. Posted 2023-09-26 in Essays and short articles:   Harry Liedtke. Thousand Years Must Elapse: Examining a Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2022). Commentary on a tablet by 'Abdu'l-Baha that addresses the present debasement of Persia and its future glory, and the Western world.
  352. Posted 2023-09-25 in Biographies:   Koumarth Sulaymani. Adel Shafipour, trans. Brief Biography of 'Azizu'llah Sulaymani, A (2007). Overview of the life and publications of a prominent Iranian scholar (1901-1985) who wrote on history, philosophy, and theology, and was especially known for his biographies of 99 Bahá'ís in the ten-volume series Masabih-i-Hidayat.
  353. Posted 2023-09-25 in Published articles:   Samsul Hidayat. Indonesian Bahá'í Community's Perspective on Gender Equality (2023). On the concept of gender equality in Indonesian context from a Bahá'í perspective; Bahá'ís view gender differences only from biological factors; differences are due to the cultures of the people, not patriarchal ideology like in the Indonesian tradition.
  354. Posted 2023-09-25 in Historical documents:   Azizu'llah Sulaymani. مصابیح هدایت (Masabih-i-Hidayat): "Lights of Guidance" (1948). Biographies of 99 prominent Bahá'ís from the formative years of the Faith, published between 1948 and 1976.
  355. Posted 2023-09-23 in Personal compilations:   David William House, comp. Greeting Alláh-u-Abhá, The (2023). Short but thorough compilation on the use of the greeting Alláh-u-Abhá, "God is the Most Glorious."
  356. Posted 2023-09-23 in Visual Materials:   Interiors of the Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1930). Five pictures of the shrines of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  357. Posted 2023-09-23 in Unpublished articles:   Adel Shafipour. تاريخ امرئی بهايی روشنکوه: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Roshankoh (2022). History of the Faith in an Iranian town (also transliterated Roshankouh, Roshan Kouh, and Rowshan Kuh), known recently for the destruction of Bahá'í homes in August 2021.
  358. Posted 2023-09-22 in Poetry:   Adelbert Mühlschlegel. Gisele Liedtke, trans, Harry Liedtke, trans. Adelbert Mühlschlegel: Seine Gedichte in zwei Sprachen: His Poetry in Two Languages (2010). Overview of the life of this Hand of the Cause, written by his daughter and son-in-law, and a selection of 31 poems, with the original German and English translation presented side-by-side.
  359. Posted 2023-09-22 in Books:   Harry Liedtke. Humanity and the Universe: Mirror of the Unknown (1996). 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.
  360. Posted 2023-09-21 in NSA Compilations:   Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity (2022). Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U.S., Iran, and the world; reasons for the Bahá’í stance against partisan activity and its approach to social change; Bahá'í use of social media.
  361. Posted 2023-09-21 in Essays and short articles:   Harry Liedtke. Jalal Khazeh Remembered (2023). Memory of meeting a Hand of the Cause of God at the first Bahá'í World Congress, April 28, 1963, and a brief tangent on the history of Royal Albert Hall, London.
  362. Posted 2023-09-21 in Published articles:   Ali Akhbar Abaib Mas Rabbani Lubis, Sulaiman. Politics of Recognition, Society, and Law, The: The Role of Muslim Society and the Kubu Raya Local Government in the Struggle of the Bahá'ís (2022). The experience of Bahá'ís in Indonesia, specifically the region of Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, where they face rejection in society and restrictions on civil rights; relationships between the Baha’is and the majority Muslim community and local government.
  363. Posted 2023-09-21 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Spiritual Health of American Community (1991). Publication of a letter addressing an individual's concerns for the spiritual health of the American Bahá’í community, and suggestions for personal action. (Letter dated Dec. 24 1990, published March 1991.)
  364. Posted 2023-09-20 in Newspaper articles:   Abdel Karim Effendi: He Visits America and Sets Aside the False Teachings of Dr. Kheiralla (1900). A short account in a non-Bahá'í periodical of Haji Abdu'l-Karim Effendi's visit to New York in May 1900 to counter Ibrahim Kheiralla's actions against the Covenant.
  365. Posted 2023-09-20 in Unpublished articles:   Bahman Nadimi. Bahá'í View on Biological Evolution: Exploring Bahá'í Perspectives on the Intersection of Theology and Science (2023). Intersection of theology and science; philosophers of the past; 'Abdu’l-Bahá's and Shoghi Effendi's comparisons of Eastern and Western philosophers and their statements on science; metaphysical principles; moral implications of the evolutionary model.
  366. Posted 2023-09-20 in Published articles:   Todd Lawson. Cosmopolitan World of the Quran and Late Antique Humanism, The (2021). On the Qur'an's use of the themes of epic and apocalypse to reveal its most cherished sacred truths: the Oneness of God, the Oneness of Religion, and the Oneness of Humanity. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
  367. Posted 2023-09-20 in Unpublished articles:   Pierre Daoust. La Condition Humaine: âme, raison, conscience (2023). Cet article propose un tour d'horizon des Écrits sur les notions d'âme, de raison et de conscience et en tire des conclusions sur la condition et la noblesse de l'être humain.
  368. Posted 2023-09-20 in Unpublished articles:   Filip Boicu. Notes on Uncertainty & the World: Theories for Social Change? A Framing (2023). On what theories are dominant in a particular setting via the use of a basic grid; social and religious applications; religions, social change, and strategies for growth; gaps in existing Bahá'í literature.
  369. Posted 2023-09-20 in Published articles:   Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (2022). Article contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Bahá'í teachings on the typologies of proclamation and apocalypse.
  370. Posted 2023-09-20 in Book reviews:   Todd Lawson. Translator of Desires: Poems by Muhyiddin Ibn ʿArabí, trans. by Michael Sells: Review (2022). Book review includes a brief discussion of the word tarjumán, "translation" (and the name of a Bahá'í email list), and touches on themes relevant to the Bahá'í Writings, but contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths.
  371. Posted 2023-09-19 in Pilgrims' notes:   Jeanne Kranen. Marion Pnevmatikou, trans. A Pilgrimage Excerpt from the Story of Jeanne Kranen (2013).
  372. Posted 2023-09-19 in Essays and short articles:   Horace Holley. Angel in the Garrison, The (1924). An essay critiquing modern psychology's materialistic approach, advocating a shift in consciousness towards spiritual understanding, and referencing the story of Job as a metaphor for spiritual transformation.
  373. Posted 2023-09-19 in Biographies:   Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein (1999). Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City of the Covenant to the City of the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant), and pilgrim to Haifa in December 1953. First written June 1985, completed April 1999.
  374. Posted 2023-09-18 in Fiction:   Dana Paxson. Out of Plato's Cave: A Dream Journey of Science, Philosophy, and Spirit, Featuring Crashes of Memoir, Dashes of Song and Rhyme, Florid Stagings of Drama, Wise Birds, Hungry Beasts, and a Garnish of Rebellious Footnotery (2017). Book-length essay on the consistency of science and religion, treated as a work of fiction about the journey of the main character Will, who is accompanied by the mysterious Jeddin and other strange beings; includes many selections from the Writings.
  375. Posted 2023-09-13 in Book excerpts:   Richard N. Frye. Persia (1968). Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Bahá'í schools in the early twentieth century.
  376. Posted 2023-09-12 in Book excerpts:   Dorothy de Warzee. Peeps Into Persia (1913). Brief mention of the Bahá'í Faith in a travelogue about Persia.
  377. Posted 2023-09-07 in Unpublished articles:   Ted Brownstein. Black and Beautiful: Skin Color in the Biblical Song of Songs (2023). Racial biases can be found in several translations of the biblical Song of Solomon; a look at the original Hebrew from the perspectives of morphology and syntax can give insights into a contextually accurate translation of these controversial passages.
  378. Posted 2023-09-06 in Book excerpts:   Archie Bell. Meeting a Prophet (1915). Book chapter containing three interviews with 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Sea of Galilee.
  379. Posted 2023-09-03 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Historical Background of the Lawh-i-Aflákíyyih, Tablet of the Universe (2014). One-paragraph summary of the date and addressee of Abdu'l-Bahá's Lawḥ-i-Aflákíyyih / Lawḥ-i-Áfáqíyyih (Tablet of the Universe), with short list of scholarly references.
  380. Posted 2023-09-03 in Newspaper articles:   Moshe Gilad. 'This Place Has a Major Historical Value Since Prophet Elijah. How Can They Do This?' (2023). An Israeli army base is set to be vacated in Haifa's Stella Maris area, which houses a Carmelite monastery and a Bahá'í holy site. Residents are horrified at the idea of turning such a rich historical site into housing.
  381. Posted 2023-09-02 in Book excerpts:   Richard G. Badger. Mahdi in Persia and Syria, The (1918). Extract on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, in a book exploring the concept of the Mahdi, a messianic figure in Islamic tradition.
  382. Posted 2023-09-02 in Book excerpts:   Merwin Bannister. Our Own Times: A Continuous History of the Twentieth Century (1904). Brief mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
  383. Posted 2023-09-02 in Book excerpts:   James Bassett. Persia: The Land of the Imams (1886). Brief mention of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths.
  384. Posted 2023-08-25 in Book reviews:   Tom Lysaght. Body of God: A Reader's Guide to Bahá'u'lláh's Surih of the Temple, by John Hatcher: Review (2023). Review of John Hatcher's book about Bahá'u'lláh's Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple).
  385. Posted 2023-08-25 in Poetry:   Jalal Sunstrum. Chase's Chaste Chase: Poems (2023). Twelve poems on the theme of facing reality on our way to the promised land of world peace and joy. The title is in honor of Thornton Chase.
  386. Posted 2023-08-25 in Published articles:   Shahrzad Sabet. Crisis of Identity, The (2023). Exploring how the Bahá’í principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractable tension between oneness and diversity.
  387. Posted 2023-08-25 in Book excerpts:   List of Works in the New York Public Library Relating to Arabia and the Arabs, Arabic Philosophy, Science and Literature (1911). A single entry "Daghistani" and a section "Muhammadanism / Sects / Babis."
  388. Posted 2023-08-25 in Book excerpts:   List of Works in the New York Public Library Relating to Persia: Babism and Behaism (1915). Section "Religion / Parsees / Babism and Behaism."
  389. Posted 2023-08-25 in Software:   David William House. Microsoft Word Autocorrect Tool for Bahá'í Words (2018). A set of about 180 proper nouns encountered in the Bahá'í Faith, which can be added to the custom dictionary in Microsoft Word to help automate their orthography and transliteration.
  390. Posted 2023-08-25 in Published articles:   Benjamin Schewel. Modernity as an Age of Transition (2023). Modernity reconceptualized as a period of humanity’s collective adolescence; origins of the modern age of transition; ideological frustration; toward a new horizon of research and intellectual activity.
  391. Posted 2023-08-25 in NSA Compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Principios de Administración Bahá'í (Una compilación) (1961). Spanish translation of Principles of Bahá'í Administration
  392. Posted 2023-08-25 in Published articles:   Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation (2023). Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted process of social transformation that genuine reconciliation implies.
  393. Posted 2023-08-24 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018). 80 selections, updated August 2023.
  394. Posted 2023-08-24 in Books:   Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel (2017). Bahá’u’lláh honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrection; la levée des scellés al-rahiq-ul-makhtoom; le mystère des quatre lettres saintes; Shoghi Effendi et le projet du Carmel; le centre administratif mondial.
  395. Posted 2023-08-24 in Published articles:   Salim A. Nakhjavani. Constitutional Coherence and the Legal Status of the Bahá'í Community of Iran (2016). Constitutional coherence as a process norm; unfulfilled constitutional promises; aspects of the Iranian constitution and the lived experience of the Bahá'í community.
  396. Posted 2023-08-24 in Published articles:   Michael Sabet. Democracy Built on Communicative Action, A: Bahá'í Political Practice as a Prefigurative Resource for Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Inclusivity (2023). Habermas' mode for coordinating society grounded in deliberation; the critical role of prefigurative politics; the Bahá'í community demonstrates effective norms and practices;
  397. Posted 2023-08-24 in Books:   Rúhíyyih Khánum, Rowshan Mustapha. Enoch Olinga: Main de la cause de Dieu (2006). French version of Ruhiyyih Khanum's "Enoch Olinga, Hand of the Cause of God" (Bahá'í World 18, 1986). Followed by a separate translation of Rowshan Mustapha's "Enoch Olinga, Reminiscences of Moments with Him." Translation anonymous or by committee.
  398. Posted 2023-08-24 in Biographies:   Rúhíyyih Khánum, Rowshan Mustapha. Enoch Olinga: Hand of the Cause of God (2001). Lengthy biography of a Hand of the Cause, published in the In Memoriam section of Bahá'í World (1986), followed by a separate section "Enoch Olinga, Reminiscences of Moments with Him," by Rowshan Mustapha.
  399. Posted 2023-08-24 in Essays and short articles:   Grover Gonzales. God, the Conscious Energy (2023). Thoughts on the transference between matter and energy, the energetic nature of miracles, science and religion, Einstein's equation E=mc2, and Bahá'u'lláh's explanations of the First Cause and the divine creative force.
  400. Posted 2023-08-24 in Published articles:   Saman Sabeti. Iran's Systemic Denial of Access to Higher Education (2017). Discrimination as embedded in the Iranian Constitution and in higher education since 1979; dismissal and expulsion; exclusion by application form; exclusion by process; how the victims have responded.
  401. Posted 2023-08-24 in Published articles:   Bani Dugal. Morten Bergsmo, ed, Kishan Manocha, ed. Non-Governmental Perspective on the Relative Effectiveness of Multilateral and Bilateral Measures to Combat Hate Speech, A: An Analysis of Tools Deployed in Response to Religious Hate Speech in Iran (2023). International Human Rights framework; Iran's obligations under international law; history of Bahá'í persecution; connections between media, propaganda, and violence; reactions and responses to hate speech from the United Nations and the global community.
  402. Posted 2023-08-24 in Books:   Kenneth D. Stephens. So Great a Cause!: A Surprising New Look at the Latter Day Saints (1973). A thorough overview of parallels in the thought of Mormonism and the Bahá'í Faith. Book offsite, available free online as a temporary loan.
  403. Posted 2023-08-24 in Published articles:   Tadeja Jere Jakulin. Systems Approach in the World Heritage Site Bahá'í Gardens (2023). Functioning and management of the Bahá'í gardens in harmony with the social environment, the natural surroundings, pilgrims, and tourists; the interplay between theory and the practical application of systems thinking for tourism and UNESCO heritage.
  404. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Mina Yazdani, Omid Ghaemmaghami. Ante Litteram Critique of Orientalism, An: The Case of Abu'l-Fadá'il-i-Gulpáyigání and E.G. Browne (2023). Gulpaygani’s analysis of Orientalism as presented in his book Kashfu'l-Ghitá', which focused on the Cambridge scholar E.G. Browne and how his worldview prefigured that of Edward Said; colonial power relations. Link to article (offsite).
  405. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Zackery Mirza Heern. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850) (2023). Writings of the Báb can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'án, the original Qur'án, and divine revelation; the metaphors and symbolism of Gate (Báb), Remembrance (Dhikr), and Point (Nuqtah). Link to article (offsite).
  406. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam. Báb on the Rights of Women, The (2023). Statements of the Báb on issues such as mutʿah and tahlíl marriages, polygyny, bridal consent, divorce and spousal relations, and their significance for the rights of women in Muslim juridical opinions and social customs. Link to article (offsite).
  407. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Wendi Momen. Bahá'í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women, The: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse (2023). Equality of women and men; education, advancement, and rights of women and girls; their application within the Bahá’í community; Bahá'í individual and institutional efforts to influence the international discourse on women. Link to article (offsite).
  408. Posted 2023-08-23 in Books:   Rowshan Mustapha. Bahá'í Faith in Egypt, The: A Historical Survey of the First Twelve Decades (2023). Detailed chronology and lengthy chapters on Bahá'u'lláh's blessings to Egypt, Abdu'l-Bahá's travels, the origins of the Egyptian Bahá'í community, teaching plans, and growth of the administration 1911 through 1981.
  409. Posted 2023-08-23 in Books:   Bahá'í Faith, The: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations (2023). Twelve articles in a special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations" of the journal Religions, volume 14 (sub-issue numbers 3, 4, and 6). Links to articles offsite.
  410. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40) (2023). Survey and analysis of viewpoints on the meaning of "Seal of the Prophets"; the prophetic cycle and cycle of fulfillment; metaphorical and spiritual understandings of the "divine presence." Link to article (offsite).
  411. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Sholeh A. Quinn. Mi'ráj in Select Shaykhí, Bábí, and Bahá'í Texts, The (2023). The ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven, and commentary on its meanings by religious leaders associated with the the Shaykhí, Bábí, and Bahá'í movements. Link to article (offsite).
  412. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Todd Lawson. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The (2023). The term badí', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Báb in his proclamatory work the Qayyúm al-Asmáʾ. Wonder plays a major role in Bábí and Bahá'í thought and practice, and in their ethos and message. Link to article (offsite).
  413. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Tova Makhani-Belkin. 'This Is a Progression, Not Conversion': Narratives of First-Generation Bahá'ís (2023). Unlike personal transformation experiences in Christianity, religious conversion to the Bahá'í Faith is more often described as a gradual personal and spiritual growth analogous to progressive revelation. Link to article (offsite).
  414. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Stephen Lambden. Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A (2023). Translation of and commentary on the Shí'í "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadán, and its symbolic exploration in Bábí and Bahá'í texts. Link to article (offsite).
  415. Posted 2023-08-23 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen. Who Was a Bahá'í in the Upper Echelons of Qájár Iran? (2023). The nature of multiple religious identities in a traditional society; five criteria by which many individuals can be identified as having secretly been Bahá'ís in the ruling society and administration of Qájár Iran. Link to article (offsite).
  416. Posted 2023-08-17 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahá'í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World (2022). A pictorial magazine-style overview of Bahá'í views on the environment, trusteeship, development, progress, and spirituality.
  417. Posted 2023-08-16 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages (2023). The cause of unity; creating families that illuminate the world; the ideal milieu for learning the principles of consultation; addressing challenges.
  418. Posted 2023-08-15 in Essays and short articles:   Geoffrey Nash. Can There Be a Bahá'í Poetry? (1981). The poetic vision; poetry in the 1800s; themes of Bahá'í poetry; the use of profane imagery.
  419. Posted 2023-08-15 in Published articles:   Geoffrey Nash. Impact of Fear and Authority on Islamic and Bahá'í Modernisms in the Late Modern Age, The: A Liberal Perspective (2015). Anthony Giddens and Charles Taylor’s conceptualisation of the self in the secular age; rationality, independent inquiry, and theophanic transformation; suggestions for a progressive religious approach in late modernity. Link to article (offsite).
  420. Posted 2023-08-15 in Unpublished articles:   Geoffrey Nash. Oppression and Universalism in Selected Palestinian and Bahá'í Poetry: A Contrastive Analysis (2022). Contrast of literatures informed by dispossession and oppression; the thought and context of Bahá'í poet Robert Hayden (1913-80) and Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008); martyrdom; universal humanism. Link to article (offsite).
  421. Posted 2023-08-15 in Book reviews:   Dietrich Jung. Religion, Orientalism and Modernity: Mahdi Movements of Iran and South Asia, by Geoffrey Nash: Review (2023). Link to review (offsite).
  422. Posted 2023-08-15 in Published articles:   Geoffrey Nash. What is Bahá'í Orientalism? (2021). Postcolonial theory can help analyze religious writing; Edward Said and the concept of mutual othering; power and knowledge are linked in the production of Orientalist discourse. Link to article (offsite).
  423. Posted 2023-08-10 in Unpublished articles:   Adib Masumian. Lawh-i-Hamd-i-Musha'sha' (The Tablet of the Effulgent Praise), The: A Little-Known but Significant Early Writing of Bahá'u'lláh (2023). The Lawḥ-i-Ḥamd-i-Musha‘sha‘ is a Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh from the early 1850s which gives evidence of His nascent theophany. This paper proposes dates for its revelation, discusses the historical context, and gives an analysis of selected passages.
  424. Posted 2023-08-09 in Published articles:   Gerald Filson. Mind: "The Power of the Human Spirit" (2023). Correlating Bahá’í concepts of the mind with insights from philosophy; conceptual ways of knowing; implications of language for philosophy of mind; science and religion both shed light on the capacities and nature of the mind, including the spiritual.
  425. Posted 2023-08-09 in Published articles:   John S. Hatcher. Mizán of Affect in Material v. Metaphysical Models of Human Consciousness, The (2023). Though Bahá'í teachings hold that the soul progresses after the body ceases to exist, the physical brain is essential to our development; emotional processing requires a healthy brain; the brain-as-transceiver model can help treat affective disorders.
  426. Posted 2023-08-08 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Beyond Legal Reforms: Culture and Capacity in the Eradication of Violence Against Women and Girls (2006). Statement on the epidemic of violence against women around the world, as perpetuated by social norms, religious fanaticism, and economic and political exploitation; necessary educational objectives and legal frameworks.
  427. Posted 2023-08-08 in Books:   Bahá'u'lláh. George Townshend, comp. Glad Tidings of Bahá'u'lláh, The: Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahá'ís (1949). A compilation with some notes, on the topics of building the world, God’s command and exhortation, proclamation of the day of God, and the journey of the soul.
  428. Posted 2023-08-08 in Book reviews:   Jack McLean. The Life of Laura Barney, by Mona Khademi: Review (2023).
  429. Posted 2023-08-08 in Book reviews:   Michael Sabet. The World of the Bahá'í Faith, ed. Robert H. Stockman: Review (2023).
  430. Posted 2023-08-04 in Essays and short articles:   Boris Handal. Áqá Buzurg, Entitled Badí "The Wonderful" (2023). Áqá Buzurg and Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i-Sultán; Tablet to Badí from Bahá'u'lláh; the Pride of the Martyrs of the Bahá'í Faith; excerpts from the Lawh-i-Sultán.
  431. Posted 2023-08-04 in Essays and short articles:   Boris Handal. Ásíyih Khánum Called Navváb, Entitled Varaqiy-i-Ulyá "The Most Exalted Leaf," the Wife of Bahá'u'lláh (2023). The story of Bahá'u'lláh's wife Ásíyih Khánum, entitled Navváb (1820–1886), covering her life in Iran, Baghdád, Istanbul, Adrianople, and 'Akká.
  432. Posted 2023-08-04 in Essays and short articles:   Boris Handal. Family of Mullá Husayn, The (2023). The life, context, and times of Mullá Husayn-i-Bushrú’í (1813-1849), the Bábu'l-Báb, "Gate of the Gate."
  433. Posted 2023-08-04 in Essays and short articles:   Boris Handal. Siyyid Yahyá-i-Dárábí, Entitled Vahíd "The Incomparable" (2023). The Commissioner of Muhammad Sháh; Bahá'u'lláh in Tehran; the episodes of Yazd and Nayríz.
  434. Posted 2023-08-03 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition (2021). 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.
  435. Posted 2023-08-03 in Theses:   Mina Yazdani. Religious Contentions in Modern Iran, 1881-1941 (2011). In 20th-century Iran, anti-Bahaism played a role in transforming Shi'i religious piety into the political ideology known as Islamism; Bahá'ís became branded as Iran's internal "other"; role of The Confessions of Dolgoruki. Link to thesis (offsite).
  436. Posted 2023-07-18 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. William F. McCants, trans. Changing Pronouns and Dropping 'Say' in Prayers (2010). One short paragraph which explains that it is acceptable to substitute "and make him" with "and make me" when reciting prayers. It is also acceptable to omit the prefatory "Say" in invocations.
  437. Posted 2023-07-18 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Permission to Change Pronouns in Private Prayer (2022). Bahá'u'lláh's permission to change the pronoun when reciting a prayer (e.g. from "him" to "me") should be applied only when it is recited in private and only by changing the third person to the first, where appropriate.
  438. Posted 2023-07-11 in Unpublished articles:   Filip Boicu. Feed-back Mechanisms in the Bahá'í Community and the Need for a Global Knowledge Architecture, The (2023). Checks and balances and information-sharing between the Appointed and the Elected Arms; feedback from Bahá’í scholarship, individuals, and grass-roots; outside expertise and partners; The Knowledge Game.
  439. Posted 2023-07-10 in Published articles:   Promilla Kapur. Principle of Fundamental Oneness, The (2000). The teachings of Hinduism offer a resource for integrated development; a personal perspective of work with the International Development Research Centre; Vedanta; the Self and development; science and Hinduism; Ramakrishna; Gandhi; Sri Aurobindo.
  440. Posted 2023-07-10 in Published articles:   Farzam Arbab. Promoting a Discourse on Science, Religion, and Development (2000). Personal experiences leading to work in the field of development; rural-urban balance; religion and spirituality; the state and the market; faith and reason; spiritual principles and epistemology; transfer of technology; universities and education.
  441. Posted 2023-07-10 in Published articles:   Azizan Baharuddin. Rediscovering the Resources of Religion (2000). Islamic perspectives on science and development; peace; experiential processes in religion; the role of metaphysics; the definition of "development."
  442. Posted 2023-07-10 in Published articles:   Gregory Baum. Solidarity with the Poor (2000). Roman-Catholic ideas of development; the World Bank and religion; social-science research and secularism; papal encyclicals concerning development.
  443. Posted 2023-07-10 in Books:   Sharon M. P. Harper, ed. The Lab, the Temple, and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Development (2000). 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.
  444. Posted 2023-07-09 in Unpublished articles:   Pierre Daoust. La translittération bahá'íe: pourquoi, comment (2023). Cet article explique pourquoi il est important de bien translittérer les mots arabes et comment le faire en pratique à l'aide de quelques exemples.
  445. Posted 2023-07-08 in Published articles:   Daniel Conner. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1971). Brief summary of the history and thought of Buddhism; commonalities with Western concepts; different emphases placed on ethics vs. metaphysics; aspects of social control.
  446. Posted 2023-07-08 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Employment and Beyond: Drawing on the Capacities of All to Contribute to Society (2023). A statement to the 61st session of the Commission for Social Development inspired by the changing nature of work over the coming decades.
  447. Posted 2023-07-08 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Extract from a Tablet Regarding Palmistry (n.d.). Two versions of a statement that "we cannot be surprised if some proofs are discovered by the lines in the palms of the hands which tend to unfold the facts of the present and the future."
  448. Posted 2023-07-08 in Published articles:   Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity. Hope and Resilience: The Application of Spiritual Principles to Community Life (2021). On how communities use concepts and principles such as the oneness of humankind and interconnectedness with nature in their efforts to contribute towards the common good; on strong networks of social support and the management of water-related challenges.
  449. Posted 2023-07-08 in Published articles:   Yifan Zhang. Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space (2022). Comparison of similarities in Bahá'í and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality across time and space. Link to article (offsite).
  450. Posted 2023-07-07 in Published articles:   Michael Sabet. Discerning a Framework for the Treatment of Animals in the Bahá'í Writings: Ethics, Ontology, and Discourse (2023). Bahá'í exegesis can discern a framework governing the treatment of animals and our relationship to the natural world; examination of the author’s own relationship with animals; ethics of kindness and justice flow from underlying ontological principles.
  451. Posted 2023-07-07 in Published articles:   Ann Boyles. Epistolary Style of Shoghi Effendi, The (2022). The purposes of this paper are to investigate the new style of the epistle and the roots of its development, and demonstrate that elements of the form have been modified to accommodate the vision of Shoghi Effendi, architect of Bahá'u'lláh's World Order.
  452. Posted 2023-07-07 in Published articles:   Deborah K. van den Hoonaard. Learning from 'Abdu'l-Bahá in a Society Characterized by Ageism (2023). On the nature and impact of ageism and how we learn to be old by the way people treat us, and how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s example informs our own lives given the prevalence of ageism in Western society.
  453. Posted 2023-07-07 in Published articles:   Lev Rickards. New Knowledge from Old: Conceptions of the Library in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (2022). Conceptions of libraries in the writings of Shoghi Effendi compared to different meanings assigned to libraries throughout history; comments on Bahá’í beliefs that could inform the practice of librarianship; avenues for future research.
  454. Posted 2023-07-07 in Published articles:   June Manning Thomas. Reconsidering the Civil Rights Era in the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2022). On principles of racial prejudice and 1960s South Carolina, including the fallacy of racial prejudice, the need to judge people by their moral character rather than their race, and the responsibilities of different races toward each other.
  455. Posted 2023-07-07 in Published articles:   Vahid Houston Ranjbar (published as Vahid Ranjbar). 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 (2023). 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.
  456. Posted 2023-07-06 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of Statement on Shaving the Beard (2022). Letter indicating that a quote about shaving of the beard is a mere pilgrim's note.
  457. Posted 2023-07-02 in Essays and short articles:   Dana Paxson. Camphor and Metaphor (2023). The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’án. It also appears in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Here we explore this term, its referents, and its sense of surprise, feeding meanings of great spiritual potency.
  458. Posted 2023-06-15 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel. New Wave of Bahá'í Intellectual Thought, A: The Impact and Contributions of World Order Magazine (2023). The main themes and papers in World Order, interviews with editors, listing of the number of articles by topic, and summary of available information on the most cited (from Google Scholar) and downloaded (from Bahá'í Library Online) World Order papers.
  459. Posted 2023-05-04 in Essays and short articles:   Muhammad Afnan. Adib Masumian, trans. Invocation 'Is There Any Remover of Difficulties Save God...', The (2023). Short overview of the historical background of the Báb's invocation.
  460. Posted 2023-05-04 in Book excerpts:   Frederick Jones Bliss. Religions of Modern Syria and Palestine, The (1912).
  461. Posted 2023-05-02 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Ridván 2023: Bahá'í Era 180 (2023). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  462. Posted 2023-04-20 in Poetry:   Badi Shams. Mystic Ramblings and Daydreamings (2022). Poems, meditations, and quotes from Bahá'í Writings and other sacred scriptures.
  463. Posted 2023-02-03 in Essays and short articles:   Marzieh Gail. In the High Sierras (1950). A poetic meditation about mankind's grappling with the coming of a new Revelation.
  464. Posted 2023-02-03 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Pierre Spierckel, trans. Rashh-i-'Amá: traduction en assonances (2023). Poème de Bahá’u’lláh, traduction provisoire.
  465. Posted 2023-02-03 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. la commission de traduction, trans. Rashh-i-'Amá: Les nuées du plus haut des cieux (2021). Traduction officielle d'une poème de Bahá’u’lláh publié dans "The Call of the Divine Beloved" (édition anglaise du Centre mondial, 2019).
  466. Posted 2023-01-31 in Books:   Jack McLean. Poems in Latter Days, Some (2022). Poems written 2009-2022 on themes from incidents in everyday life, eulogies to friends who have passed and others still living, metaphysical poems inspired by the spiritual quest, and the many faces of love.
  467. Posted 2023-01-28 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan (2022). Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa.
  468. Posted 2023-01-28 in Documents from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Oneness of Mankind, The: Basic Principle of the Bahá'í Faith (1956). Statement of Bahá'í teachings prepared in order to clarify the position of members of the Faith throughout the United States at this critical hour, published as an insert in the U.S. Bahá'í newsletter.
  469. Posted 2023-01-25 in Books:   Farnaz Ma'sumian. Story of the Prophets (2013). Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Bahá'u'lláh. Designed for junior youth by a retired professor of world religions, it provides a compact source of information on the founders of the world's major religions in readable language.
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