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tag name: God type: Principles, teachings; Religion, general
web link: God
variations: Oneness of God; Unity of God
references: bahaipedia.org/God; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_the_Baháʼí_Faith
related tags: - Religion (general)
referring tags: Absolute existence; City of God; Creation; Day of God; Divinity; Dualism; Glory (general); God, Anthropomorphic descriptions of; God, Fear of; God, Gender of; God, Love for; God, Love of ; God, Mercy and bounty of; God, Names of; God, Pleasure of; God, Spirit of; God, Throne of; Hidden Treasure (Hadith); Kingdom of God; Knowledge of God; Lord (name of God); Manifestations of God; Monism; Nearness to God; Proofs; Qayyum (Self-subsisting); Will of God; Word of God; Worlds of God

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  1. Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
  2. Ian Kluge. Answered Questions, Some: A Philosophical Perspective (2009). — Philosophical foundations of the Baha’i teachings, including ontology, theology, epistemology, phi...
  3. Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The (2015). — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ...
  4. Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. Architectures of Thinking, The (2022). — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw...
  5. Mikhail Sergeev. Arguments for the Existence of God in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings (2014). — On the basic typology of philosophical arguments for the existence of God; classical vs contemporary...
  6. Ian Kluge. Aristotelian Substratum of the Bahá'í Writings, The (2003). — There is a pervasive and far-reaching congruence of Aristotle and the Baha’i Writings. This Aristo...
  7. Todd Lawson. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The (2002). — A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risala fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant...
  8. Zaid Lundberg. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation (1996-05). — Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of ...
  9. Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar...
  10. Ian Kluge. Bahá'í Ontology, Part One: An Initial Reconnaissance (2005). — An initial survey and explication of the ontology implicit in the Baha'i Writings, particularly rega...
  11. Francis Henry Skrine. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds (1912). — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
  12. Joshua Hall (published as Joshua D. T. Hall). Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna (2022-03). — Comparison of the teachings of Baha’u’llah on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna;...
  13. Wolfgang A. Klebel. Bahá'u'lláh's (2008). — Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Baha’u’lla...
  14. Daniel Azim Pschaida. Bahá'u'lláh's 'Long Healing Prayer' ("Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí") in Light of a Metaphysics of Unity (2022-03). — On the originality and deep coherence of this prayer as expressed by its rhyme, alliterations, and s...
  15. 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 ...
  16. Roland Faber. Bahá'u'lláh and the Luminous Mind: Bahá'í Gloss on a Buddhist Puzzle (2017). — Non-duality is of central importance to Buddhist thought and experience; on monism and non-dualism a...
  17. Daniel C. Jordan. Becoming Your True Self (1968). — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...
  18. Vahid Brown. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony (2002). — The dimensions of myth in the Baha'i Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, relig...
  19. Udo Schaefer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm (1998). — Religious pluralism and associated issues: diversity and unity of religions, absoluteness, relativit...
  20. Tom Lysaght. Body of God: A Reader's Guide to Bahá'u'lláh's Surih of the Temple, by John Hatcher: Review (2023-08). — Review of John Hatcher's book about Baha'u'llah's Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple).
  21. Daniel Conner. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1971-72 Winter). — Brief summary of the history and thought of Buddhism; commonalities with Western concepts; different...
  22. Jack McLean. Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (2012). — Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of...
  23. Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on a Verse of Sa'di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa'di) (1996).
  24. Mohsen Enayat. Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm (1992). — Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
  25. Diane Robinson Kerr. Comparison of God and Soul Concepts from a Bahá'í and Hindu Point of View: Conceptions and Experiences of the Afterlife (2014). — Common ground between Hinduism’s Brahman and the Baha'i conception of God, and the complex underst...
  26. William S. Hatcher. Concept of Spirituality, The (1986). — Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Baha'i World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," ...
  27. Keven Brown. Creation: The Nature of God and the Creation of the Universe in Bahá'í Cosmology (2003).
  28. Bill Knight-Weiler. Cry in the Wilderness: An Environmentalist Looks at Bahá'í Teachings on Nature (1987). — Baha'i Writings use images from nature to illustrate spiritual truths and call mankind to recognize ...
  29. Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
  30. Ruhiyyih Khanum. Desire of the World, The: Materials for the contemplation of God and His Manifestation for this Day (1982/2005). — Compiled from the Words of Baha’u’llah. Includes a compilation of names and titles of God and of...
  31. Universal House of Justice. Diacritics; meaning of "Self-subsisting" (1993-01-21). — Two disparate topics: the translation style adopted by the Guardian and other considerations related...
  32. Ali Murad Davudi. Vargha Taefi, trans. Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation (2021). — Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed...
  33. Báb, The, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. Divine Art of Living, The (1944/2006). — Collection of thematically arranged quotations.
  34. Annamarie K. Honnold, comp. Divine Therapy: Pearls of Wisdom from the Bahá'í Writings (1986). — Lengthy collection of passages on numerous themes including coping with stress, orientation to the D...
  35. John S. Hatcher. Enigmatic Questions Surrounding the Appearances of the Prophets (2011-03-29). — Issues related to the ontology and powers of the Manifestations can test the mettle of even deepened...
  36. Ismael Velasco. Entering into Obligatory Prayer: Introduction and Commentary (2006). — Overview of Baha'i prayer, its historical background, and a detailed commentary on the preamble to t...
  37. Julio Savi. Eternal Quest for God: An Introduction to the Divine Philosophy of Abdu'l-Baha (1989). — A philosophical theology based on the Baha'i writings.
  38. Báb, The. Keven Brown, trans. Excerpts from the Risáliy-i-Dhahabiyyih (2001). — On effulgences, essence, and unity of existence.
  39. Mark A. Foster. Father and the Maiden, The: The Abrahamic Patriarchate and the Divine Feminine (1999). — While the outward structure of the Baha'i Faith may be patriarchal, the spirit of the age is express...
  40. Lil Osborn. Female Representations of the Holy Spirit in Bahá'í and Christian writings and their implications for gender roles (1994). — A response to feminist theologian Mary Daly's argument that a male representation of God reinforces ...
  41. Paula A. Drewek. Feminine Forms of the Divine in Bahá'í Scriptures (1992). — Examples of the interaction between male and female principles in the writings. Complementarity of m...
  42. Hooper Dunbar. Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series (2011-04). — Six lectures series at Bosch Baha'i School, April 15-17 2011.
  43. Moojan Momen. God of Bahá'u'lláh, The (2005). — A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Baha’u’llah and analysis of the con...
  44. Universal House of Justice. God the All-Humorous (1997-01-17). — Did Baha'u'llah ever refer to God as the "All-Humorous"?
  45. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. God, Nature of: Warwick Leaflets (1994). — The nature of God in the Baha'i Faith.
  46. Grover Gonzales. God, the Conscious Energy (2023). — Thoughts on the transference between matter and energy, the energetic nature of miracles, science an...
  47. Universal House of Justice. Goddess Religion, Ancient (1992-02-23). — Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
  48. Larry D. Curtis, comp. Greatest Name and the 99 Names of God, The: Compilation (1998). — Includes (1) Allah'u'Abha in Arabic, (2) compilation on the Baha'i and Islamic use of "Greatest Name...
  49. George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). — Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for t...
  50. Theo A. Cope. Heaven in China without "Religion" and Manifestation (2000). — Some believe there never was a time when humanity was without a Prophet to guide it, but as none is ...
  51. Anjam Khursheed. Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity (1997). — The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and th...
  52. Wolfgang A. Klebel. I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah (2012). — Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-kno...
  53. Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
  54. Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Instructions Concerning Genesis and the Mystery of Baptism (n.d. (1902?)). — A short treatise on Biblical verses and symbology viewed in light of the Hidden Words and other Writ...
  55. Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An (2007). — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical...
  56. Stephen Lambden. Kaleidoscope: Some Aspects of Angelology, Light, the Divine Throne and Color Mysticism in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture (2004). — Miscellaneous notes relating to religious cosmology, angelology, color and “throne” symbolism in...
  57. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (2022). — Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitab-i-Íqan selected by Shoghi Effendi for inc...
  58. John Walbridge. Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n (1996). — Brief essay on, and partial translation of, this work of the Bab.
  59. Udo Schaefer. L'histoire de Salut et Changement de Paradigme: Deux Contributions à la Théologie Bahá'íe (1993). — French translation of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
  60. Moojan Momen. Learning from History (1989). — The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Baha’i world community. The ...
  61. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
  62. Christopher Buck. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2020). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
  63. John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
  64. William S. Hatcher. Logical Proof of the Existence of God, A (2003).
  65. Hooper Dunbar. Love of God (2006-12).
  66. Julio Savi. Love Relationship between God and Humanity: Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Hidden Words (1997). — An overview of God and man's relationship as expressed in Baha'u'llah's Hidden Words.
  67. Muhammad Asad. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices (1980). — Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'an; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn;...
  68. Ruhiyyih Khanum. Message to the Indian and Eskimo Bahá'ís of the Western Hemisphere (1969). — Letter to Native American and Inuit believers, about the assurance given in the Baha'i Writings that...
  69. Ross Woodman. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation (1997). — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
  70. William S. Hatcher. Minimalism: A Bridge between Classical Philosophy and the Bahá'í Revelation (2004). — An application of modern relational logic retroactively to problems in classical philosophy such as ...
  71. Anil Sarwal. Miracles in Religion: A Study of the miraculous in religion in context of the Baha'i Faith (1996-11). — Guide to spirituality, offers insights on the purpose of religion, experiences of Himalayan masters,...
  72. John S. Hatcher. Mizán of Affect in Material v. Metaphysical Models of Human Consciousness, The (2023-07). — Though Baha'i teachings hold that the soul progresses after the body ceases to exist, the physical b...
  73. Gul Afroz Zaman. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The (1998). — On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life ...
  74. Romane Takkenberg, comp. Names of God (2010-2020). — A list of some of the names of God from English translations of the Baha'i Writings.
  75. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Nature of God, The: Some Extracts from the Bahá'í Writings (1992). — Brief compilation on nature of God.
  76. Marjorie McCormick. New and Effective way to Study the Kitab-i-Igan, A (1958-07). — One-page subject index prepared as a suggested guide for study, prepared for Geyserville Baha'i Scho...
  77. Udo Schaefer. New morality, The: An outline (1995). — Proposal that Baha'u'llah's ethical teachings rest on metaphysical premises about God and humankind,...
  78. Craig Loehle. On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective (1990). — The science of evolution is difficult for those who demand a literal interpretation of scripture and...
  79. Farjam Majd. Origins of Creation (2014). — Some classical proofs of the existence of God; the meaning of proof, types of proof, and conditions ...
  80. Babak Rod Khadem. Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings (2006). — The Baha’i conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this ...
  81. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh (2022). — Compilatie van 40 passages uit de Kitab-i-Íqan door Shoghi Effendi geselecteerd voor opname in Bloe...
  82. Abdu'l-Bahá. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Philosophical Statements by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions (2019-12-08). — Quotations extracted from Ian Kluge's article "Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective"...
  83. Ruhiyyih Khanum. Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The (1945). — Essay about various prayers and meditations of Baha'u'llah.
  84. Jack McLean. Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology (1992). — Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Baha'i theology.
  85. 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, co...
  86. Peter Terry. Purposes and Objectives of Bahá'í Scholarship, The: Compilation and commentary (2009). — Three essays on objectives of Baha'i Scholarship, attaining to the knowledge of God, and the study o...
  87. Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i...
  88. Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings (2013). — The Baha'i Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the m...
  89. Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion (2001-09-02). — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic.
  90. Ross Woodman. Role of the Feminine in the Bahá'í Faith, The (1995). — On the terms 'Masculine' and 'Feminine' as referring to 2 interdependent energies at work within the...
  91. Jonah Winters. Saying Nothing about No-Thing: Apophatic Theology in the Classical World (1994). — The apophatic (negative) theology of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus and some pre-Pseudo-Dionysius east...
  92. Anjam Khursheed. Science and Religion in Chinese Culture (2000). — Religion lies at the root of philosophy and civilization during the Tang (618-907) and Sung (960-127...
  93. William S. Hatcher. Scientific Proof of the Existence of God, A (1993). — Whenever scientists encounter a phenomenon that exhibits an evolution towards order, but without any...
  94. Arash Abizadeh, Ross Woodman, William S. Hatcher. "Scientific Proof of the Existence of God," by William S. Hatcher: Commentaries and Responses (1997).
  95. Gordon Dicks, Philip Belove, William S. Hatcher. "Scientific Proof of the Existence of God," by William S. Hatcher: Commentaries and Responses (1994).
  96. Pritam Singh. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The (1942). — Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teach...
  97. Christopher White. Searching for God in time and memory: An examination of Bahá'í prayer as 'remembrance' (2002). — Describes Baha'i prayer practices as a way to understand the human self and the Divine and overcomin...
  98. James B. Thomas. Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond between The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Persian Bayán (2006). — A comparison of some of the writings of the Bab and Baha'u'llah, showing the unique, mysterious bond...
  99. Peter Mazal. Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). — Comparison of Baha'i and Christian morality, archetypal events and people (e.g. the ideal woman) in ...
  100. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1976-04-21). — Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and t...
  101. Howard Colby Ives. Song Celestial, The (1938). — Book-length poem about the search for God, in which a seeker asks God various questions, and God res...
  102. Universal House of Justice. Station of Baha'u'llah: Three Letters (1991-1992). — Three letters on the station of Baha'u'llah, the souls of the Manifestations, the varying intensitie...
  103. Todd Lawson. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The (1992). — The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees G...
  104. Abdu'l-Bahá. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat, A (2005). — Insights into three statements by Baha'u'llah on pre-existence, creation, and nature as the essence ...
  105. Abdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Tablet to Auguste Forel (1976). — A letter of ʻAbdu'l-Baha, in reply to questions asked by the Swiss scientist Auguste-Henri Forel, d...
  106. Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism (1995). — Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
  107. Betty Hoff Conow (published as Betty Conow). "The active force and that which is its recipient" (1988). — Metaphysics of gender and the Lawh-i-Hikmat; universal spiritualism; social indoctrination of gender...
  108. Peter Terry. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999-12). — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ...
  109. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká (2019). — Talks from 1904-1907.
  110. Seena Fazel. Understanding Exclusivist Texts (1997). — Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for othe...
  111. Abdu'l-Bahá. Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1928). — Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Baha in London, December 1912. These talks have not been publish...
  112. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Use of the Masculine Gender in the Bahá'í Writings, The: Extracts from Letters Written By and on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice (2002). — Extracts from letters from the House of Justice from 1981-1999 on general principles in relation to ...
  113. Steven Phelps. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks (2017-09-18). — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev...
  114. Ismael Velasco. "What I Want to Say is Wordless": Mystical Language, Revelation and Scholarship (2001). — If the Word of God transcends words and letters, what point is there to Scripture, let alone to scho...
  115. Roberta Law. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis? (1998-02). — Nature of Sufism and Baha'u'llah's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the ...
  116. Stanwood Cobb. What Is God? (1955). — Poetic meditations on the nature of God and our search for the divine, "an attempt to open up vistas...
  117. Juan Cole. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions (2015 Fall). — Reflections on Baha'u'llah's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "...
  118. Roberta Law. Wrathful God of Martin Luther and Baha'u'llah: Tablet of Ahmad-i-Farsi and Martin Luther (A comparison) (1998-04). — Comparison of the theologies of Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Ahmad (Persian) and early Protestantism.
 
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