- Wendi Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels (2012). — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra...
- Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2018).
- Universal House of Justice. Avoidance of Politics and Controversial Matters (2003-01-12). — A short explanation that the aim of Baha'is is to reconcile viewpoints and heal divisions, but not b...
- Shoghi Effendi and Universal House of Justice et al United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity (2022-10). — Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
- Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Prayers for Good Governance (2021 Fall). — Baha’u’llah encouraged Baha’is to pray for their rulers. This essay presents a newly authorize...
- Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, ed. Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights (2001). — Articles by Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila...
- 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...
- Sen McGlinn. Church and State: Book 1 of a Postmodern Political Theology for the Bahá'í Community (2005). — Religion and politics in Islamic history; Islamic and Baha'i views on theocracy and democracy; the t...
- Roshan Danesh. Church and State in the Bahá'í Faith: An Epistemic Approach (2008). — On the public role of Baha'i institutions; review of current secondary literature; temporal legitima...
- Sen McGlinn. Church and State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah (1994-11-06). — The concept of theocracy as it applies to the Baha'i model of government.
- 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...
- John Huddleston. Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace (1987). — Highlights a few points in the Baha'i approach to government and collective action.
- Universal House of Justice. Mark of the Beast and Implanted Computer Chips (1998-08-12). — Concerns about implanted computer chips as the "Mark of the Beast," and the response of individual B...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Obedience to Civil Authority (1970-08). — A statement on the problem of whom one should obey when there is apparent conflict between the immed...
- Bahá'í International Community. One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahá'í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World (2022-06-01). — A pictorial magazine-style overview of Baha'i views on the environment, trusteeship, development, pr...
- Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi et al. Peter J. Khan, comp. Political Non-Involvement and Obedience to Government: Compilation by Peter Khan with Cover Letter from Secretariat (2003-01-12). — Current world events can cause confusion and anguish among those seeking global peace. Rather than b...
- 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.
- Peter J. Khan. Relating the Faith to Current Issues (1986). — Short essay outlining an approach to relate the teachings to current thoughts and problems of humani...
- Relationship to Government (1986). — Three short sections: Loyalty to the government, the Baha'i view of pacifism, and the Guardian's ins...
- Ali Nakhjavani. Supreme Tribunal (Mahkamiy-i-Kubra) (2012). — Meaning of "Baha'i Court" in the writings of the Guardian and how it compares with the General Assem...
- Alex Vedovi. The Role of Public Institutions in Ensuring Social Well-Being (2020-05). — Questions around government’s role in social welfare and the welfare state; Baha'i perspectives on...
- Universal House of Justice. Theocracy and Separation of Church and State (1995-04-27). — On theocracy in relation to the Baha'i model of government, and issues relating to the development o...
- Ali Nakhjavani. Thoughts on the Lesser Peace, Some (1984-12-28). — Lengthy talk given at the World Centre for the Ihtifal (celebration) programme on general guidelines...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition (1969-06). — A whitepaper on issues of Baha'i involvement in the military services.
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