Bahai Library Online

Documents posted in the first days
(sorted by date ascending, title ascending — see newest)

  1. Posted 1997 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. 1995 U.S. National Bahá'í Convention (1995). Letter to an individual concerning some suggestions about the structure, function, and budget of the US NSA.
  2. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Peter J. Khan. 1995: Four Year Plan (1996). Talk organized by the US NSA and the LSA of Washington, DC.
  3. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Susan Maneck. Academic Methodologies (1997). Two letters to the House on the relationship between "materialistic methodologies" and "doctrinal heresy" in the academic fields, followed by the House's detailed response.
  4. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Administrative Order, Suggestions about changes in (1995). Ways in which Bahá'ís may make suggestions for change within the Bahá'í administration, and the nature of internet discussions.
  5. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. African Americans in the United States (1996). Comments about what public role might be played by the Bahá'í Faith in America to ameliorate the difficulties faced by African-American males.
  6. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. African religions; miracles; strange phenomena (1996). Five questions: the religion of Santeria; relationship to Sabaeanism; Yoruba-based new world religions; visions and miracles of the Virgin Mary and Fatima; UFOs, aliens, and genetic engineering.
  7. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Alcoholics Anonymous (1987). Three short letters concerning Bahá'í participation in Alcoholics Anonymous.
  8. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Amnesty International (1993). Bahá'ís may work with but should not hold membership in Amnesty International.
  9. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Nossrat Peseschkian. Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy (1983). To understand observed behaviour, we need to consider transcultural conditions as well as those in the personal history of the patient. This approach underlies the author's concept for a conflict-centred therapy.
  10. Posted 1997 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Attacks on the Faith (1997). Response to two recent "attacks": dissidence and graffiti.
  11. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of Texts (1996). Status of texts of Abdu'l-Bahá's talks, of the books Bahá'í World Faith and Foundations of World Unity, of letters from the Universal House of Justice versus its Secretariat, and of letters from the Guardian.
  12. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Authority of the Hands of the Cause to direct the Faith and expel Covenant-breakers (1997). Authority of the Hands of the Cause assume control of the Faith and eject Covenant-breakers following Shoghi Effendi's passing.
  13. Posted 1997 in Theses:   Zaid Lundberg. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation (1996). Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of theology, cosmology, and prophetology.
  14. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam, A (1993). Survey of the terms "prophet" and "seal," and a Bahá'í reconciliation of these terms with progressive revelation.
  15. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Bahá'í Faith and Sexuality (1996). A selection of internet postings from January-February 1996 on the teachings, history, and laws of the Bahá'í Faith regarding sexuality, concluding with a discussion of some biological meanings of "gender."
  16. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Stockman. Baha'i Faith and Syncretism, The (1997). Addresses the common misunderstanding that the Bahá'í Faith is syncretistic.
  17. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl. Baha'i Faith, The: A Future-Oriented Religion (1997). The rise and fall of civilizations as regards future human development.
  18. Posted 1997 in Encyclopedia articles:   Robert Stockman. Baha'i Faith: A Portrait (1995). General introduction to Bahá'í history and teachings.
  19. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   David S. Ruhe. Bahá'í Horizons in the 21st Century (1993). Informal notes transcribed from a talk closing a 1993 Conference on Social and Economic Development in Orlando, Florida, offering an overview of Bahá'í activities at the turn of the millennium.
  20. Posted 1997 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   International Teaching Centre. Bahá'í scholarship: importance, nature, and promotion of (1984). Information on Bahá'í scholarship to devise ways to foster the development of Bahá'í scholarship along lines that are in accordance with Bahá'í standards and values.
  21. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Christopher Buck. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm, by Udo Schaefer: Review (1996).
  22. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Orrol L. Harper. Bird's-Eye View of the World in the Year 2000, A (1924). A fanciful and optimistic vision of life in the Twenty-first Century.
  23. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen, Abu'l-Qasim Afnan, Anthony Lee. Black Pearls: Notes on Slavery (1988). Editor's note, foreword, preface, and introduction to two editions of Black Pearls; brief overview of the institution of slavery.
  24. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Boise, Idaho, comp. Brief History of the Bahá'í Faith (1996). Chronology of major events in Bahá'í history from 1844 to 1996.
  25. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard, Deborah K. van den Hoonaard. Broad Contours of the Canadian Baha'i Community (1994). Historical and sociological overview of the Canadian Bahá'í community.
  26. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Jonah Winters. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review (1994). Issues raised by Momen's attempt to show that both religions are compatible, that the manifestation of Bahá'u'lláh fulfills the prophecies of the Buddha on the coming of a future Maitreya Buddha, and Bahá'í re-interpretations of Buddhist theology.
  27. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Paul Dodenhoff. Buddy, Can You Spare a Paradigm?: The Bahá'í Faith and the New Age Movement (1999). The juxtaposition between the 'New Age' movement in the United States and Britain and the Bahá'í Faith.
  28. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Challenging the Authority of the Universal House of Justice (1997). Does the Universal House of Justice have the authority to make authoritative interpretations? Does anyone has the right to challenge the authority or actions of the Universal House of Justice?
  29. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Childhood Abuse, Ritual (1994). Matters of psychology and healing relating to recovery from certain forms of childhood abuse.
  30. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Childhood Trauma, Recovering from (1992). Guidance for individuals who suffered traumatic childhood experiences at the hands of disturbed parents.
  31. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Children, Oppression of (1985). Discussion of the oppression of children at the hands of exploitative individuals and solace for those who have suffered such treatment.
  32. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Sen McGlinn. Church and State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah (1994). The concept of theocracy as it applies to the Bahá'í model of government.
  33. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Sen McGlinn. Commentary on the Kitab-i Aqdas, verse one (1997). Meanings why recognition of God and his Manifestations are the first two laws of the Aqdas.
  34. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Communicative Interaction: Relating Habermasian Universalism to Baha'i Consultation (1996). The philosophy of Jurgen Habermas has been influential in formulating definitions of morality. These theories are similar to the unique use by Bahá'ís of "consultation" as a tool for creating civil societies and nonrepressive moral codes.
  35. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Richard Ater. Comparison of the concepts of Prophet and Messenger in Islam and Manifestation in the Baha'i Faith (1997). Analytical overview of the theology of prophethood in both religions.
  36. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Continental Boards of Counselors, Elucidation of the Nature of (1972). The nature of the Institution of the Continental Boards of Counselors and its relationship to the Institution of the Hands of the Cause.
  37. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   May Maxwell. Conversations with Shoghi Effendi (1924). A set of informal notes taken by Maxwell at Haifa in 1924, and "reproduced for the information of the Bahá'í friends with the permission of the National Spiritual Assembly."
  38. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Susan Maneck. Conversion Movements within Hindu Village Culture (1997). Hindu, Christian, and Bahá'í conversion patterns in India.
  39. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Covenant-Breakers, Encountering Online (1997). Actions Bahá'ís need or need not take upon meeting Covenant Breakers in online "chat rooms" or by email.
  40. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer. Crime and Punishment: Bahá'í Perspectives for a Future Criminal Law (1996). There is a moral crisis at the present time due to the decline of religion. The Bahá'í teachings uphold the principles of divine justice, individual responsibility, moral education, and the fear of God.
  41. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Dancing in the Haziratu'l-Quds (1987). Recreational dancing in a temple is not appropriate, but cultural and devotional dancing is acceptable.
  42. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Khazeh Fananapazir. Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah) (1997). Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God."
  43. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Denis MacEoin. Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Shari'a: Babi and Baha'i Solutions to the Problem of Immutability (1997). Ways in which the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh adopted and changed the Islamic shari`a in their own, new codes of law.
  44. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Hossain Danesh. Development and Dimensions of Love in Marriage (1983). As with all forms of love, love in marriage is developmental in nature. Its development is closely related to the process of maturation in the individual.
  45. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Robert T. Cameron. Disconnected Letters of the Qur'an and the Significance of the Number 19 (1982). Critique of Rashad Khalifa's (disputed) study purporting to find a "deep structure" of 19 in the Qur'an.
  46. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Dissidence and Criticism by Bahá'ís and Scholars (1996). Response to a latter about the content and tone of some online discussions in email listservers in the mid-1990s.
  47. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Anonymous. Divine Institution of Marriage, The (1983).
  48. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Richard Logan. Enlightened Scholarship: E.G. Browne and H.M. Balyuzi (1996). Examination of the qualities of scholarship embodied by E. G. Browne and H. M. Balyuzi.
  49. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl. Environmental Protection from a Baha'i Perspective (1997). The place of the natural world in the Bahá'í teachings.
  50. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   John Walbridge. Erotic Imagery in the Allegorical Writings of Baha'u'llah (1997). Mystical symbolism in early Bahá'í poetry.
  51. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Bernard Leach, Lucy Marshall. Excerpts from a letter from Bernard Leach after his visit to Haifa (1954). Brief impressions of the Bahá'í Shrines and of Shoghi Effendi; the coming of the Lesser Peace.
  52. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Sen McGlinn. Exploring the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (1997). Four topics: Entry by troops and the institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar; the House of Worship and the House of Justice; the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a Meeting, and the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a Building.
  53. Posted 1997 in Personal compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Duane Troxel, comp. Extraterrestrial Life (1996).
  54. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   A. W. Samii. Falsafi Kashani and the Bahá'ís (1996). Essay posted to the Usenet group soc.culture.iranian in January 1996 provides a brief but well-researched history of the treatment of Bahá'ís in Iran in the 1950s. Posted under the name "Abbas 65."
  55. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   William P. Collins. Farrakhan, Cabala, Bahá'í, and 19, by Martin Gardner: Response (1997). Context of Bahá'í numerology.
  56. Posted 1997 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Four-Year Plan, 1995-1999: Messages to the Bahá'ís of the World (1995). Message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
  57. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Fundamental Verities (1996). Meaning of the phrase "fundamental verities of the Faith" in the writings of Shoghi Effendi.
  58. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny. God, Chance, and Necessity, by Keith Ward: Review (1997).
  59. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Goddess Religion, Ancient (1992). Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
  60. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Sen McGlinn. Guardianship and the House of Justice (1997). The Context of The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh; the distinction and separation of the Guardianship and the Houses of Justice; distinctions between the Guardian and the Exemplar; the inseparability of the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice.
  61. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Guardianship, Anticipation of, in the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1992). Did Bahá'u'lláh anticipate the Institution of the Guardianship in the Kitab-i-Aqdas?
  62. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Clara Edge. Haifa Notes (1954). Notes by the author of the biographical novel Tahirih, taken during her visit to Haifa in 1954.
  63. Posted 1997 in Visual Materials:   The Báb. Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle) (n.d.). Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
  64. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary (1996). Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning of detachment, the meaning of the hadith about knowing one's self, the meaning of Return, and the hadith "The believer is alive in both worlds."
  65. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Stauffer, ed. History of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihran, Iran (1978). Brief history of the birth-place of Bahá'u'lláh distributed to pilgrims to the site.
  66. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Holy Day Observances (1992). Do Tablets of Visitation need to be recited on holy days? Do participants need to face the Qiblih while one is being recited?
  67. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Homosexual Practices, Bahá'í Teachings on (1995). Overview of Bahá'í teachings towards homosexual practices, and how the community should approach homosexuals.
  68. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Homosexuality, Advice on (1994). Clarification to a Bahá'í woman in love with another Bahá'í woman that the Guardian's interpretations of the Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on homosexuality are infallible; concedes that homosexuality may have a "natural" genetic cause.
  69. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Homosexuality: Biological, or a Learned Behavior? (1993). Various topics related to homosexuality, with an especial focus on whether the Bahá'í writings teach that homosexuality is biologically based or is a "learned behavior."
  70. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian. Human Responses to Life Stress and Suffering (1983). The human response to stressful events; coping mechanisms, including those of Bahá'í martyrs; responses to social stressors.
  71. Posted 1997 in Newspaper articles:   Reuters. Human Rights Watch on Persecution of Baha'is in Iran (1997). Two articles covering a report by Human Rights Watch on the treatment of the Bahá'ís and other minorities in Iran.
  72. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Huququ'llah Transactions, Examples of (1991). Information and examples about calculating Huququ'llah transactions.
  73. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Huququ'llah, Sixteen Questions about (1991). Sixteen detailed questions about Huququ'llah, submitted by a Bahá'í attorney.
  74. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Duane Troxel. Intelligent Life in the Universe and Exotheology in Christianity and the Bahá'í Writings (1996). Theological statements on extraterrestrial life in Christian and Bahá'í texts, and in the work of Giordano Bruno and Galileo.
  75. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Internet Communications; Virgin Birth; Encyclopedia; Administrative Order (1996). Questions on email discussion groups and the Covenant, the Bahá'í stance on the Virgin Birth of Christ, the spirituality of administrating, the spiritual destiny of the American Bahá'í community, and the status of the Bahá'í Encyclopedia.
  76. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Internet Discussions, Character of (1995). Internet courtesy, discipline, and the need for Bahá'ís online to be a "spiritual leaven."
  77. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   International Teaching Centre. Internet Forums, Development and Monitoring of (1995). Guidance for Counsellors regarding participation in and monitoring of bulletin boards, chat rooms, and email lists.
  78. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Ian C. Semple. Interpretation and the Guardianship (2005). Two versions of a talk presented at a seminar in Haifa, 1984, on differences between personal interpretation, authoritative interpretation, divinely guided legislation, and the role of the Guardian as interpreter
  79. Posted 1997 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Investing and Finance (1996). Letter from the US BNC's Finance Coordinator describing some investment principles followed by the NSA, and offering limited guidance for individuals.
  80. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Iranian Believers Throughout the World, Message to (1997). Inspirational discussion of the history of the Bahá'ís in Iran, including exhortations for the education of Persian children and youth.
  81. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Frank Lewis, Puran Stevens. Iranian Refugees in America: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (1986). Introduction to Persian culture, history, and customs, designed as an aid in cultural understanding for Americans interacting with Iranian emigrants.
  82. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel. Is the Bahá'í Faith a World Religion? (1994). Examination of the terms "world religion" and "new religious movement" to demonstrate that the Bahá'í Faith is best categorized as a "world religion."
  83. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Ishraqát, Tablet of, Date of Revelation (1996). Clues that could provide a date for the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh's "Tablet of Ishraqat." Includes part of Sen McGlinn's original query to which the House.
  84. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Israel, Teaching the Faith in (1995). Short overview of the policies on discussing the Bahá'í Faith in Israel; the prohibition of Bahá'ís from teaching the Bahá'í Faith to Israelis extends to internet discussions. Includes US State Dept. overview of the laws regarding proselytizing in Israel.
  85. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Kitab-i-Aqdas and the Expulsion of Covenant Breakers (1997). Discussion of a reference in the Kitab-i-Aqdas to the possible end of the Guardianship, and the authority of the Hands of the Cause to expel Covenant-breakers.
  86. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   John Walbridge. Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n (1996). Brief essay on, and partial translation of, this work of the Bab.
  87. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Krishna, historiography of; Meaning of "Qayyúm" (1983). Two questions: historical information about Krishna, and the meaning of the term "qayyum".
  88. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Language of Revelation and Status of Guardian's Translations (1992). English translations as a "basis" for translations into other European languages;. Though Shoghi Effendi's writings are "authoritative," they do not make English a language of revelation.
  89. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Susan Maneck. Law of Love Enshrined, The: Selected Essays, by John Hatcher and William Hatcher: Review (1997).
  90. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Laymen vs. Scholars in Bahá'í Studies (1996). No distinction should be drawn between "laypeople" and "scholars" in Bahá'í studies, and the pursuit of knowledge.
  91. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Legislating on Morality (1988). Areas in which the Universal House of Justice is refraining from legislating on, e.g. abortion and homosexuality.
  92. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Legislative Responsibilities of the Universal House of Justice Regarding Obligatory Prayers, Guardian's Statement on (1995). Brief note about which aspects of obligatory prayer the House may one day legislate on.
  93. Posted 1997 in Bibliographies:   Sen McGlinn. Leiden List: Bibliography to the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh (2009).
  94. Posted 1997 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, May 19 1994 (1994). A lengthy response inspired by the US community's 1994 "Vision in Action" initiative, addressing the slowness of the growth of the Faith in America and the impact of negative trends in American society on the nation's Bahá'í community.
  95. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Jessie Revell. Letters from Jessie Revell (1952). Two letters, from Shoghi Effendi's secretary at the time, to believers in the United States.
  96. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf) (2003). Some meanings of the term huruf ("letters") in Bahá'í texts, including Letters of the Bayan, Letters of the Living, and Letters of the Quranic Dispensation.
  97. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   John T. Dale. Lidia Zamenhof (1996). Brief biography of the daughter of Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
  98. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Los Angeles, Living in (1996). Bahá'ís have not been advised to avoid living in Los Angeles, but should still recall the importance of pioneering and not congregating in insular communities.
  99. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   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 Bahá'u'lláh's Hidden Words.
  100. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Lauran Walker. Mantle of the Prophet, The: Religion and Politics in Iran, by Roy Mottahedeh: Review (1997).
  101. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Hossain Danesh. Marriage and Sexuality (1991). Transcript of a talk at a private home in Springfield, Virginia, recorded and distributed for teaching and deepening.
  102. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Khalil A. Khavari. Marriage and the Nuclear Family: A Bahá'í Perspective (1983). Bahá'í concepts of the purposes of marriage, courtship and dating, family communication, and children.
  103. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Kerry Mothersill. Marriage Breakdown in North America: A Psychosocial Perspective (1983). What are the effects of marital breakdown, what are its causes, and what can be done to enhance marital and family stability?
  104. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Ruth Eyford, Helgi Eyford. Marriage: the Eternal Principle (1983). The role marriage plays in our ultimate purpose to know and worship God. The practical implications of marriage from a Bahá'í perspective. To what extent can we accept modern secular answers and therapists' techniques to marital problems?
  105. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Marshall Islands population statistics (1996). Populations of the Marshall Islands, and explanation of a directive by the Universal House of Justice that teachers travel to an island that was uninhabitable because of radiation.
  106. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him (1997). Letter from the US NSA on the importance of commitment to the covenant, a letter from the UHJ on covenant-breaking, and the history "Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him."
  107. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Phyllis K. Peterson. Meaning of Detachment, The (1997). Detachment as it relates to women, teaching, the media, and unity.
  108. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Sen McGlinn. Meanings of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (1997). Summary of the full meanings of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, "The Dawning Place of the Remembrance of God."
  109. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   International Teaching Centre. Meetings for women only (1997). It is acceptable and perhaps even sometimes necessary for Bahá'ís to hold gender-segregated meetings.
  110. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Mental Tests (1995). Meaning of the phrase "mental tests" in the writings of Abdu'l-Bahá and of Shoghi Effendi. Includes short compilation of relevant passages.
  111. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Peter J. Khan. Mental Tests (1995). An address by Dr. Khan, of the Universal House of Justice, in Australia. Needs proofreading.
  112. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Monogamy, Sexual Equality, Marital Equality, and the Supreme Tribunal (1996). Questions about monogamy, the Supreme Tribunal, and the Bahá'í concept of equality of the sexes in light of some Bahá'í laws and history which appear to undermine it
  113. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans, Anton Haddad, trans. Most Holy Book, The: Parallel Translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1901). Two translations, side-by-side: the authorized one (1992) and a more literal one by Anton Haddad (1901). Includes image-scan of Haddad's translation.
  114. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Music Lyrics, Singing, and Dancing at Feast (1994). Bahá'ís may incorporate music, singing, and dancing into the spiritual portions of the community devotional meetings.
  115. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Theo A. Cope. Neo-platonic Framework for Bahá'í philosophy (1997). Some thoughts on the history and thought of Neoplatonism and its relation to Bahá'í philosophy. Concludes with a review of another essay on Neoplatonism.
  116. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Mark A. Foster. New Typology of Religious Organization (1995). Overview of models normativist, arcanist, routinized, and charismatic.
  117. Posted 1997 in Research notes:   Robert Stockman. Notes from the National Bahá'í Archives on the Chicago House of Spirituality (1986). Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Bahá'í history. Prepared as background research for The Bahá'í Faith in American vol. 1: Origins, 1892-1900.
  118. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Edith McLaren. Notes of the Pilgrimage of Edith McLaren (1954). Notes of a pilgrimage May 2-10, 1954.
  119. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Mary Day. Notes on Feminist Theory, Some (1997). Implications of feminism for Bahá'í thinking.
  120. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Mabel Hyde Paine. Notes on Shoghi Effendi's Table Talk (1931). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1931.
  121. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Dann J. May. Notes on the Christian "Antichrist" and Titles of Christ (1997). Intro for a Bahá'í-Christian dialogue on the meaning of the antichrist, titles of Jesus in the Bahá'í Sacred Writings, and brief compilation of Bahá'í writings.
  122. Posted 1997 in Research notes:   Robert Stockman. Notes on the Thornton Chase Papers (1985). Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Bahá'í Thornton Chase.
  123. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   John Walbridge. Notes on the Zuhuru'l-Haqq series (1996). Brief overview of this historical work. Includes letter from the World Centre explaining that no official translation is forthcoming.
  124. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Leroy Ioas. B. Buckley, ed. Notes to a talk given by Hand of the Cause Ioas in Pasadena California (1960).
  125. Posted 1997 in Books:   Eberhard von Kitzing. Origin of Complex Order in Biology: Abdu'l-Baha's concept of the originality of species compared to concepts in modern biology (2001). The purpose and destiny of our human life is shown to be compatible with the facts of biology and paleontology.
  126. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship (1996). Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunnis. Using Western historiographical methods, I examine three key events occuring during the life of Muhammad that are used to legitimize Shi'i origins.
  127. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Michael McMullen. Origins of the Baha'i Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review (1997).
  128. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Elmer Beasley, Gladys Beasley. Our Pilgrimage to Haifa (1957). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1956.
  129. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities (1996). Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Bahá'í gatherings because of an inability to understand English.
  130. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Kamran Hakim. Personal Interpretation of the term 'Seal of the Prophets' (1997). A lengthy examination of the terms khatam, "seal," and Nabi, "Prophet," and their meanings in Islam.
  131. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Personal page: Jonah Winters (1997). My own links, theses, and papers.
  132. Posted 1997 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Various. Petition from the Persian Reformers (1867). A petition sent by Bahá'ís in Baghdad and Shushtar, Iran, in 1867 to the US Consulate general, seeking assistance in getting Bahá'u'lláh released from imposed exile.
  133. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Author unknown. Pilgrim's Notes (1953). Anonymous notes from January 1953.
  134. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   William Sears. Pilgrimage to Haifa and Akka: Parts Two-Three (1954). Notes on his pilgrimage in 1954 by American Baha'i and pioneer (and later Hand of the Cause) William Sears.
  135. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Pioneering or Education? (1968). To Bahá'í youth in every land: deciding whether to pioneer or continue with higher education.
  136. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Michael J. Bruwer. Poetry of Loving: Family Therapy and the Bahá'í Faith (1983). Psychotherapy and the family; the Bahá'í concept of the family; the role of models of the world.
  137. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Prayer for Protection (1996). A short prayer, authoritatively translated on behalf of the Universal House of Justice.
  138. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Prayer of the Bab "God Sufficeth...," Two versions of (1996). The original text of the prayer "God Sufficeth" has not been found, and there may be two versions.
  139. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant (1996). Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Bahá'í social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevailing cultural mores; and the uniqueness of the Bahá'í covenant.
  140. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Ranks and Functions in the Bahá'í Cause (1978). Different ranks of and interactive functioning of the Continental Board of Counsellors versus National Spiritual Assemblies.
  141. Posted 1997 in Unpublished articles:   Linda Walbridge. Reforming the Marja` at-Taqlid: The Baha'i Example (1997). Shi'i leadership paradigms and the marja` at-taqlid, "clerical exemplar" or "religious guide."
  142. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Religious Intolerance as a Source of Violence (1994). A Bahá'í-inspired examination of how religious fanaticism and prejudice promotes violence.
  143. Posted 1997 in Historical documents:   Ahang Rabbani. Remains of the Bab in Tehran, The (1997). Brief bio of Aqa Husayn-'Ali Nur and an extract from Khatirat Muhajiri Az Isfahan, "Memoirs of a Refugee from Isfahan," discussing the history of these remains. Includes biographical notes.
  144. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Glenford Mitchell. Remembering Shoghi Effendi as Interpreter (1997). Scholarly talk on the nature of interpretation and the Covenant, given at Foundation Hall of the House of Worship in Wilmette.
  145. Posted 1997 in Personal letters:   David Langness. Report from the 1995 National Convention (1995). A short series of daily reports from the U.S. National Bahá'í Convention, from a personal perspective.
  146. Posted 1997 in Books:   Robert Stockman, Jonah Winters. Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Bahá'í Faith (1997). A comprehensive research and educational tool for the student or teacher of the Bahá'í Faith. Includes curriculum guides, lecture outlines, annotated bibliographies, and lists of educational materials.
  147. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Mark A. Foster. Resurrection: A Bahá'í Perspective (1993). Personal reflections and interpretations.
  148. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Bahá'í view to Christians.
  149. Posted 1997 in Study Guides:   Foad Shodjai. Ridván 1996: Outline (1996). Summary of this letter, in outline format.
  150. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   Christopher Buck. Rituals in Babism and Bahá'ísm, by Denis MacEoin: Review (1996). A compact, well-documented academic study including a representative selection of texts; by focussing only on texts it omits actual Bahá'í practice and over-emphasizes the ritual elements found in the Bahá'í Faith.
  151. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   John S. Hatcher, Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian. Mark Towfiq, comp. Role of the Scholar: Scholarship and the Covenant (1996). Essays "The New Role of the Scholar in Bahá'í Society" and "Scholarship and the Covenant."
  152. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Negar Mottahedeh. Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories: The Unveiling of the Babi Poetess Qurrat al-'Ayn-Tahirih in the Gardens of Badasht (1998). Implications of Tahirih's revolutionary act at Badasht in terms of a decisive break with Islamic history; also Shaykh Abu Turab's recollections of the event and his literary role in Nabil's Dawn-Breakers.
  153. Posted 1997 in Book reviews:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time, by John Walbridge: Review (1996).
  154. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   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 eastern Christian thinkers.
  155. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Scholars and the Administrative Order (1997). Letter to the House requesting guidance concerning a possible "atmosphere of distrust" among some academics, followed by a response which sets the problem in the context of the current intellectual and spiritual crisis afflicting society at large.
  156. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Schools owned by Bahá'ís and "Bahá'í schools" (1994). Are schools owned by or run by Bahá'ís always considered "Bahá'í" schools, and does the word "Bahá'í" always appear in their title?
  157. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Science and Religion, Quotations on (1997). Regarding a compilation on science and religion; includes a short list of references to science and religion.
  158. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship (1997). In the Kitab-i-Iqan (pp. 84-89) Bahá'u'lláh rejects the charge that the text of the Bible has been tampered with. Many Shi'is have charged the same, accusing Sunnis of removing the proofs of Ali's appointment as leader of the community from the Qur'an.
  159. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen. Significance of the New Millennium (1997). Facing a new Millennium, Bahá'ís advocate the goal of increasing unity, peace, and the spiritualisation of our society and our world; the Bahá'í teachings contain a practical programme to attain these objectives.
  160. Posted 1997 in Study Guides:   Vahid Rafati, Denis MacEoin, Faruq Izadinia. Jonah Winters, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Sources of Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1997). List of the original Tablets excerpted by Shoghi Effendi in compiling Gleanings.
  161. Posted 1997 in Notable talks:   Suheil Badi Bushrui. Spiritual Foundation of Human Rights, The: A Bahá'í Perspective (1997).
  162. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Spiritual Growth, Essential Requisites for (1983). Letter to Europe; its historically-recent turn away from religion, six ways to improve spirituality, and the importance of prayer and meditation.
  163. Posted 1997 in Statistics:   Bahá'í International Community. Statistical Information on the Bahá'í Faith (1994). Brief statistics on the number of Bahá'ís in the world and in certain territories and the activities of Bahá'ís.
  164. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Denis MacEoin. Still Lives (1993). The nature of private lives and biography in Middle Eastern culture, with brief discussion of Rushdie's Satanic Verses and the lives of Tahirih and Shoghi Effendi.
  165. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Subud, Membership in (1995). Whether a person may be allowed to be a member of both the Bahá'í Faith and "Subud," an international spiritual movement that began in Indonesia in the 1920s.
  166. Posted 1997 in Research notes:   Bahá'í Computer and Communications Association. Summary of Baha'i Activities on Worldwide Computer Networks (1995) (1995). A snapshot of the very early online Bahá'í community, when there were "over 1,000" Bahá'ís on the internet!
  167. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Surah of God (1992). Includes essay about the "Most Great Separation"(1866) and historical events in Bahá'u'lláh's household in the mid-1860s.
  168. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Michael McCarron. Symbolic Cosmology in the Sufi and Bahá'í traditions (1997). Introduction to some meanings of the various realms of God.
  169. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Tablet of Ahmad and Tablet of the Holy Mariner (1996). Date of publications of translations of the Tablet of Ahmad and the Tablet of the Holy Mariner.
  170. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Stephen Lambden, trans, Sen McGlinn, trans. Tablet of Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah O Glad Tidings (Lawh-i Halih, Halih, Halih yá Bisharát) (1983). Two versions: a literalistic translation by Stephen Lambden and a poetic one by Sen McGlinn.
  171. Posted 1997 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Author unknown, trans. Tablet to Násiri'd Din Sháh (Lawh-i-Sultán) (1923).
  172. Posted 1997 in Study Guides:   Universal House of Justice, Research Department. Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas: Information on Circumstances of Revelation of Tablets (1997). List of recipients and dates of Section 17 of Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas, "Excerpts from other Tablets."
  173. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism (2017). Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystical poetry of Bahá'u'lláh. This paper provides background for that topic by surveying the use of themes of the erotic in writings by seven Sufi mystics.
  174. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Theocracy and Separation of Church and State (1995). On theocracy in relation to the Bahá'í model of government, and issues relating to the development of the Bahá’í Administrative Order.
  175. Posted 1997 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way (1994). Thesis and unpublished book on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, the central text of a school of thought that later evolved and migrated to become Zen Buddhism.
  176. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Rick Schaut. Toward a Bahá'í Economic Model (1995). Summary of three positive statements which might form the basis for a Bahá'í economic model.
  177. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Denis MacEoin. Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image (2000). Overview of, and documents preserved from, the Bab's 1848 trial for heresy against Islam.
  178. Posted 1997 in Pilgrims' notes:   Valera Allen, Charlotte Linfoot. Two brief pilgrims' notes (1954). Brief notes on (1) the infallibility of the Guardian in his choice of successor an (2) atomic energy.
  179. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel. Understanding Exclusivist Texts (1997). Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for other paths to salvation.
  180. Posted 1997 in Theses:   Roxanne Lalonde. Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation (1994). Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article.
  181. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice's Power of Elucidation, The (1996). Clarification about the qualitative difference between the Guardian's prerogative of interpretation and the power of elucidation of the Universal House of Justice.
  182. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Violence Against Women and Children (1993). Bahá’í principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child discipline, and community protection.
  183. Posted 1997 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Weinberg. Who Was Thomas Breakwell? (1997). Brief biography of the first English Bahá'í and an individual central in early European Bahá'í community.
  184. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Julio Savi. Will, Knowledge, and Love as Explained in Baha'u'llah's Four Valleys (1994). Exploration of some of the "seemingly abstruse" concepts of the Four Valleys.
  185. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Wills and Inheritance (1996). Five questions about the writing of Bahá'í wills. Includes a list of which laws are not at present binding upon the friends in the western world, and a compilation of "Extracts from Four Tablets by Abdu'l-Bahá Concerning the Question of Inheritance."
  186. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Susan Maneck. Wisdom and Dissimulation: The Use and Meaning of Hikmat in the Bahá'í Writings and History (1996). Examination of hikmat within the Bahá'í community, especially as it refers to survival strategies in situations of danger or insecurity.
  187. Posted 1997 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Wives of Baha'u'llah (1995). Information on Bahá'u'lláh's three wives, and a background to the Bahá'í teaching that people should be monogamous in the modern age.
  188. Posted 1997 in Published articles:   Susan Maneck. Women in the Bahá'í Faith (1994). Bahá'í paradigms of womanhood, and some highlights of women's participation in the Faith's history.
  189. Posted 1997-03 in Essays and short articles:   Charles Nolley, William Garlington. India, Notes on Bahá'í Population (1997). Indian membership numbers, and how "enrollment" there has a different meaning than in developed countries.
  190. Posted 1997-03 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Martyrdom in Jihad (1997). Unlike Judeo-Christianity, Islam does not contain a core of martyrdom. Rather, it occurs in three disparate areas: war/jihad, asceticism, and Shi'ism. I examine the relationship between jihad and martyrdom and their classical and contemporary meanings.
  191. Posted 1997-05 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Anonymous, trans. Tablet of the Universe (Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih) (1997). A theological description of reality, with reference to Ptolemy and Al-Farabi.
  192. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, comp. Trial of the Báb: Questions, rebukes, statements made during the interrogation of the Bab (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  193. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, trans. Trial of the Bab: Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani's account (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  194. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, trans. Trial of the Báb: Alim-i Hashtrud's account (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  195. Posted 1997-05 in Historical documents:   Denis MacEoin, comp. Trial of the Báb: Answers given during the interrogation of the Báb (1997). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  196. Posted 1997-05-06 in Historical documents:   Mirza Badi'u'llah. Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. Epistle to the Bahá'í World, An (1907). Letter from the half-brother of `Abdu'l-Bahá about Badi'u'llah's exit from, return to, and then exit again from the Bahá'í Faith.
  197. Posted 1997-05-20 in Archives:   Juan Cole, comp. Juan Cole manuscript and book collection: Shaykhi, Babi, and Baha'i texts (1997). Manuscripts and books in Cole's library and selected Iranian National Bahá'í Archive contents.
  198. Posted 1997-06 in Essays and short articles:   Jack Coleman. Common Grounds between Buddhism, Quantum Physics, and the Bahá'í Faith (1997). Some parallels and similarities between the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, and physics.
  199. Posted 1997-06 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. E. G. Browne, trans, Shoghi Effendi, trans, Sen McGlinn, comp. Tablet to Nasiri'd Din Shah (Lawh-i-Sultan) (1997). Complete tablet, as translated by both Shoghi Effendi and E.G. Browne. With introduction by Sen McGlinn.
  200. Posted 1997-06-05 in Essays and short articles:   Denis MacEoin, Robert Stockman, Juan Cole, Will C. van den Hoonaard. Jonah Winters, ed. Is the Bahá'í Faith a "World Religion" or a "New Religious Movement"? (1997). Compilation of emails about the socio-religious classification of the Bahá'í Faith.
  201. Posted 1997-07 in Essays and short articles:   Kamran Hakim. Homosexuality in the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1996). Informal notes on the treatment of homosexuality in the Kitab-i Aqdas, and its background.
  202. Posted 1997-07-22 in Essays and short articles:   Anne Gordon Atkinson. Introduction to Green Acre Bahá'í School (1990). Brief summary of the history contained in the book-length history "Green Acre on the Piscataqua: A Centennial Celebration".
  203. Posted 1997-08 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Deaths of Two Iranian Bahá'ís, 1997 (1997). Reports from the Universal House of Justice and the NSA of the United States on the deaths of Masha'llah Enayati and Shahram Reza'i.
  204. Posted 1997-08 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Translation and Review (1991). Whether certain scholars were authorized as translators, and that the institution of review is not being abrogated at this time.
  205. Posted 1997-08-31 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Arc Project: 1994 Open Letter (1994). Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1994.
  206. Posted 1997-08-31 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Arc Project: 1991 Open Letter (1991). Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1991.
  207. Posted 1997-08-31 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Arc Project: 1987 Open Letter (1987). Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1987.
  208. Posted 1997-09 in Personal pages:   Jonah Winters. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions (1997). Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shí'í and Bábí history.
  209. Posted 1997-09-01 in Unpublished articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard, William W. Hackborn. Chaos as Metaphor for the Study of Social Processes in the Postmodern World: A Baha'i Illustration (1997). How ideas drawn from the study of chaos theory can be used to describe some aspects of a social environment.
  210. Posted 1997-10 in Essays and short articles:   David Langness. Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys (1997). Symbology of the Four Valleys, and a brief overview of a four-stage spiritual growth model.
  211. Posted 1997-12 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Ahang Rabbani. Aqa Husayn Ashchi's narrative (1996). A letter to the House requesting permission to translate and publish Aqa Husayn Ashchi's narrative and their response.
  212. Posted 1997-12 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Pilgrims' Notes Online (1997). No policy other than the exercise of wisdom currently exists regarding the publishing of pilgrims' notes on the internet.
  213. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Ali Kuli Khan, John Bosch, Louise Bosch. Marzieh Gail, ed. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Portrayals from East and West (1971). Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, taken from papers of Ali-Kuli Khan and the conversations of John and Louise Bosch.
  214. Posted 1998 in Visual Materials:   Marc Edmund Jones. Abdu'l-Baha's horoscope (1974). Abdu'l-Bahá's Horoscope, as prepared by a non-Bahá'í.
  215. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   L. P. Elwell-Sutton. Abdu'l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review (1973).
  216. Posted 1998 in Bibliographies:   Owen Battrick, comp. Achievements and Victories of the Guardianship: Statistics, chronology, and bibliography (1982). List of books written, assemblies founded, Hands of the Cause appointed, and Plans for Expansion conceived.
  217. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Alcohol, Prohibition of (1997). Explanation of the prohibition on drinking alcohol; guidelines on how to approach and impose administrative sanctions on someone using it flagrantly.
  218. Posted 1998 in Books:   Robert Riggs. Apocalypse Unsealed (1981). Early draft of the later book Apocalypse - An Exegesis.
  219. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Apostle Paul, a "False Teacher"? (1998). Whether Bahá'í Writings state that Paul was a "false teacher," the relationship between apostles Paul and Peter, and some Bahá'í teachings on Christianity.
  220. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Ted Brownstein. Are the Four Valleys four stages in one path or are they four paths? (1998). Alternate readings of symbolism in the Four Valleys.
  221. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of Prayers and Tablets (1992). List of some prayers and tablets which are not or might not be authentic; includes 2020 update on the prayer "Help me to refrain from every irregular inclination..."
  222. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Juan Cole, trans. Báb and the Bábí Religion, The (1985). A general overview of Bábí history and thought, written in Arabic in 1896.
  223. Posted 1998 in Books:   Denis MacEoin. Babi and Bahá'í Religions, The: An Annotated Bibliography (1997).
  224. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl. Baha'i Approach, The: Moderation in Civilization (1995). Bahá'í approach to nature and ecology.
  225. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Inder Manocha. Bahá'í Art: Fact or Fiction? (1993). A re-examination of the nature of Bahá'í art. Includes response by Sonja van Kerkhoff.
  226. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Roy Steiner. Bahá'í Community as a Learning Organisation, The (1996). How a knowledge management system focussed on assisting individuals, communities and institutions could improve their success. Followed by commentaries by Kambiz Maani and Svenja Tams.
  227. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Peter Smith, Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Faith 1957-1988, The: A Survey of Contemporary Developments (1989). A general account of developments in the Bahá'í Faith during these three decades.
  228. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, Dann J. May. Bahá'í Faith and Buddhism Dialogue (1995). Eleven email postings from Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, and Dann May, from the listserver Talisman 1.
  229. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Bryan Graham. Baha'i Faith and economics: a review and synthesis (2002). Review of the secondary literature on the subject and some issues of methodology.
  230. Posted 1998 in Books:   Various. Bahá'í Faith and Marxism: Proceedings of a Conference held January 1986 (1987). Topics include Marxism and human nature, society and social change, just government, and Marxism yesterday and today.
  231. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Phillip Smith. Bahá'í Faith and Religious Diversity (1991). The Bahá'í principal of unity in diversity as applied to religious pluralism.
  232. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Derek Cockshut. Bahá'í Faith in America, The: 1900-1912, by Robert Stockman: Review (1995).
  233. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Author unknown. Baha'i Faith in America, The: Origins 1892-1900, by Robert Stockman: Review (1985).
  234. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Shahriar Razavi, Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'í Faith, The, by John Boykin: Underlying Principles and Approach for a Bahá'í Response (1992). A case study in opposition literature and anti-Bahá'í polemicism.
  235. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   L. P. Elwell-Sutton. Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The, by William Miller: Review (1976).
  236. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Douglas Martin. Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The by William Miller: "Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith" (1978). Lengthy review of Miller's book, and a broad discussion of anti-Bahá'í polemic and historiography.
  237. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Author unknown. Baha'i Leads out of the Labyrinth, by Ruth White: Review (1944).
  238. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Robert Stockman. Bahá'í membership statistics (1998). Statistics on the American community from 1998, and notes on how membership numbers are calculated.
  239. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl. Bahá'í Perspective on Water, The (1997). Water in the Bahá'í Faith and Bahá'í Writings.
  240. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Cher Holt-Fortin. Bahá'í Pilgrimage, A (1998). Contemporary notes about a pilgrimage in 1998.
  241. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   A. E. Suthers. Baha'i Pontiff in the Making, A (1935). A polemical article, published in what was originally a missionary-oriented journal, which is useful in that includes a fairly extended glimpse of Shoghi Effendi through the eyes of a non-Bahá'í contemporary observer.
  242. Posted 1998 in Theses:   Dann J. May. Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism (1993). A shorter version of this thesis is published as "The Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic Perspectivism."
  243. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Scholarship: Definitions and Perspectives (1993). Reflections on strictly religious Bahá'í scholarship vis-à-vis secular scholarship, and how one can effectively study the Faith in different fields.
  244. Posted 1998 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Bahá'í Statement on Nature, The (1987). Prepared as official statement by the BIC Office of Public Information for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
  245. Posted 1998 in Bibliographies:   Robert Stauffer, comp. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume (1998). List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
  246. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Bahá'í studies Seminar in Cambridge, 30 September - 1 October 1978: Message to Participants (1996). Harmony of science and religion; faith and reason; spiritual scholarship; and the institution of review.
  247. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í Teachings, Aspects of (1997). Authenticity of Statements; Mathnavi; Quranic quotations; Marriage Prayer; 'Sun' and 'Moon'; Hands of the Cause; Night of Power; Khatt-i-Badi; Sarcophagus for Bahá'u'lláh; International Bahá'í Library Building; Lunar Calendar and Holy Days; Leiden; Kings.
  248. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   David Friedman. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered, by Francis Beckwith: A Bahá'í Response (1998). Lengthy theological apologia.
  249. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Bahá'ís and Military Service (1965). Brief discussion on how Bahá'ís may or may not serve in the armed forces.
  250. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Seena Fazel. Bahá'ís, The, by Bahá'í International Community: Review (1993).
  251. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Peter Easton. Bahá'ísm: A Warning (1998). This anti-Bahá'í essay from 1911 was the inspiration for the classic Bahá'í text Brilliant Proof. It has no value other than as a historical document.
  252. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12: Beckwith's Allegations (1990). Responses to allegations Francis Beckwith makes in his booklet "Bahá'í" about changes to this book.
  253. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions (1995). Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways re-capitulated each other.
  254. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Bijan Ma'sumian. Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan (1993). Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Bahá'u'lláh's life.
  255. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iran. Banning of Bahá'í Religious Institutions in Iran, The: An Open Letter (1983). An open letter from the NSA of Iran, translated from the Persian and sent to the American Bahá'ís by the US NSA, in response to the 1983 banning of the Bahá'í Faith in the country.
  256. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   William P. Collins. Basic Bahá'í Chronology, The, by Glenn Cameron, and Historical Dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith, by Hugh Adamson: Review (1998).
  257. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Basis of the Bahá'í Community, The: A Statement Concerning the New History Society (1941). A statement on Ahmad Sohrab's activities and its trademark infringement case.
  258. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Denis MacEoin. Bayán (Bayán-i-Farsí): Questions on (1998). Answers to a number of questions relating to the Bab and the Bayan, inspired by MacEoin's translation of the Persian Bayan.
  259. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Juan Cole. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus (1997). Bahá'u'lláh's lessons from the Judeo-Christian experience for founding a new, post-Islamic religion; invoking Christ to illuminate contemporary situations within Babi-Bahá'í history; implications for his relations with Middle Eastern Christians.
  260. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Moojan Momen. Beyond Pluralism (1995). Brief thoughts on the Bahá'í Faith as a "metareligion."
  261. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Biblical discrepancies in God Passes By (1993). Citation errors for quotations from Ezekiel in God Passes By.
  262. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12 (1998). Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths?
  263. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Sepehr Manuchehri. Brief Analysis of the features of Bábí Resistance at Sheikh Tabarsi (1998). The unique features of the Bábí Resistance in Sheikh Tabarsi; how it compared to other militia movements in terms of numbers, membership, social status, military training and leadership.
  264. Posted 1998 in Books:   Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Brilliant Proof, The (1998). Two editions of a work of apologetics by an eminent Bahá'í scholar, first published in 1912 and reprinted 1998.
  265. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Author unknown. Case on Conscientious Objection, A (1972). In 1972, a Bahá'í — previously convicted of failing to submit to induction (the draft) — was acquitted on appeal.
  266. Posted 1998 in Notable talks:   Luiz Gushikan. Challenges of the Construction of a New Morality (1995). Keynote speech at the Bahá'í Conference on Social and Economic Development in Orlando, Florida, on the topic of Bahá'í contributions to morality and ethics.
  267. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer. Challenges to Bahá'í Studies (1992). Discussion of the intellectual presentation of the Bahá'í Faith, and of the related topics of review, apologetics, and contemporary political contexts.
  268. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Barbara L. McLellan. Chasm of Belief (1996). Post traumatic stress disorder, its challenge to the Bahá'í community, and steps which may assist the community to face this issue.
  269. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Robert Stockman. Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). Includes two topics: "A Bahá'í approach to the Bible" and "Bahá'í Writings on Jesus Christ."
  270. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Melissa Tansik. Chronological study: Tablets to the Rulers (1998). Timeline of the rise of nation states, 1844-1871, and the history and fate of the rulers to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote in the 1860s.
  271. Posted 1998 in Research notes:   Jonah Winters, comp. Chronology of Persecutions of Babis and Baha'is (1998).
  272. Posted 1998 in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonaard. Circumpolar Regions (Arctic): History of the Baha'i Faith (1994).
  273. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Donald Osborn. Colorblindness and Race Unity: One Bahá'í's Perspective (1997). Reflections on race perspectives in the Bahá'í writings.
  274. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   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.
  275. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Peter Hulme. Community in Diversity: The New Man (1991). The focus of this presentation is the community of selves within each of us. Where is the evidence that we are more than one self?
  276. Posted 1998 in Personal pages:   Dianne Bradford. Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh (1998). Comparison of stages in The Four Valleys with three approaches from Islam: Theologians, Muslim Philosophers, and Mystics.
  277. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   W. Smith Murray. Consideration of the Bahá'í religion, its Tenets, the Character of its Followers, and the Possibility of its Spread, A (1925). Lengthy report back to the US State Department by Murray, who was then in charge of the U.S. Consulate in Tihran, on the Bahá'ís in the Middle East, the "Imbrie affair," the character of the Bahá'ís, and the possibility of the Faith's spread in Persia.
  278. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Considerations in Setting Sacred Text to Music for the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (1996). The relationship of music to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a place and as a gathering of people, and a proposed set of 'rules' that can aid the conscious development of a Bahá'í devotional music.
  279. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Sen McGlinn. Considerations Relating to the Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Some (1995). Gender distinctions in the Bahá'í inheritance laws might at first glance seem to favor male heirs, but the laws actually create a symmetrical equality.
  280. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Constitution of the Universal House of Justice (1972).
  281. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck). Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran: Some Preliminary Observations (1990). Conversion patterns of Zoroastrians and Jews in the period 1877-1921.
  282. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   United States Bahá'í Publishing Trust. Copyright Status of Bahá'í Texts (1996). Questions regarding copyright and posting of Sacred Writings on the Internet.
  283. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Covenant-Breakers in Bahá'í Historiography (1991). Bahá'í scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers.
  284. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Vance Salisbury. Critical Examination of 20th-Century Baha'i Literature, A (1997). Explores the claim, first made by E. G. Browne, that some Bahá'ís suppress or distort historical texts. Includes tables of changes made in different editions of four popular Bahá'í books.
  285. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen. Cyprus Exiles, The (1991). History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Bahá'u'lláh exiled with them in Cyprus. Includes genealogies.
  286. Posted 1998 in Visual Materials:   The Báb. Daira (circular talisman) #1 (n.d.). Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
  287. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Dates in Baha'u'llah and the New Era: A response to Francis Beckwith (1992). Response to certain allegations Beckwith makes in his booklet Bahá'í.
  288. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. "Devotional Meetings," Definition and Scope of (1991). Guidance on the structure and content of devotional gatherings.
  289. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Diacritics; meaning of "Self-subsisting" (1993). Two disparate topics: the translation style adopted by the Guardian and other considerations related to literary style and the sacred writings, and the meaning of the term "self-subsisting."
  290. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   William G. Huitt. Dimensions in Spirituality, by Jack McLean: Review (1997).
  291. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Dissimulation by Iranian Emigrants (1985). Letters from the House and the US NSA concerning Bahá'ís who were able to escape Iran in 1997 by denying their Faith.
  292. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Rachel Woodlock. Dying for Our Sins (1998). Examination of the Christian doctrine of the substitutionary atonement and whether such a doctrine has a place within a Bahá'í theological framework.
  293. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur Lyon Dahl. Ecological Models of Social Organization: A Baha'i Perspective (1994). Natural vs. human social ecosystems and the interplay of natural vs. social systems in the 21st century.
  294. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   L. P. Elwell-Sutton. Edward Granville Browne and the Bahá'í Faith, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review (1972).
  295. Posted 1998 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice (1996). Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the foreknowledge that there would be no Guardian? Was the time ripe for such an action? Could not the International Bahá'í Council have carried on the work?
  296. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Dianne Bradford, comp. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Self-quotations from Baha'u'llah found in Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (1998). Compares Bahá'u'lláh's self-quotations in the Epistle with their earlier versions.
  297. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Establishment of Regional Bahá'í Councils in Certain Countries, Their Characteristics and Functions, The (1997). Outline of various policies governing the formation and functioning of Regional Bahá'í Councils.
  298. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Establishment of Regional Bahá'í Councils in the United States (1997). Announcement of the historic event of the founding of a new administrative level in the United States, the "Bahá'í Councils."
  299. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Establishment of Regional Councils: Introduction (1997). Nature, functioning, and establishment of the administrative bodies known as Regional Bahá'í Councils.
  300. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Udo Schaefer. Ethics for a Global Society (1994). Addresses the collapse of moral order and value systems in the contemporary world, advocating in response a global ethic based on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
  301. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. European Bahá'í Youth Conference in Innsbruck (1983). Challenges facing European Bahá'í Youth, followed by consolation to Bahá'í youth in light of the 1983 martyrdoms of young Bahá'ís in Iran.
  302. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Evolution, Diagram Illustrating the True Story of (1997). Explanation of the chart Cycle of Life prepared by Lua Getsinger.
  303. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Exemption (1993). Thoughts on Bahá'u'lláh's meaning in "exempting" women from certain Bahá'í obligations, especially pilgrimage.
  304. Posted 1998 in Visual Materials:   Lua Getsinger, Edward C. Getsinger, Curtis Kelsey. Explanation of Spiritual Evolution as Taught from the Bahá'í Teachings (1899). Chart "Cycle of Life" allegedly drawn on Abdu'l-Bahá's behalf (1899) to refute reincarnation; accompanying text quoting Lua's pilgrim's notes by Curtis Kelsey (1958); a letter from the Universal House of Justice (1997); and a talk by Lua Getsinger (1911).
  305. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Fadil-i-Mazandarani (1998). Was Fadil-i-Mazandarani declared a Hand of the Cause of God, and on determining if there were other Hands.
  306. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   William P. Collins. Fasting: The mercy and grace of God (1998). Brief overview of the purpose and backround of fasting.
  307. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   Robert Weinberg. First Obligation, The: Lady Blomfield and the Save the Children Fund (1998). Bio prepared for the UK Bahá'í Centenary (1998-99).
  308. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Brent Poirier. Flow of Divine Authority (1996). Scriptural authority for the Universal House of Justice to function infallibly without the presence of a living Guardian.
  309. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ida A. Finch, Fanny Alma Knobloch, Alma S. Knobloch. Flowers Culled from the Rose Garden of Acca (1908). Lengthy notes of talks with three visitors, taken November 7-13, 1908.
  310. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   Sandra Lynn Hutchison. Richard Hollinger, ed. Foreword to 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons (1996). Overview of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journeys to America and his meetings with Agnes Parsons.
  311. Posted 1998 in Book excerpts:   Robert Ullian. Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Best of Israel (1998). Summary of the best ancient cities, beaches, dining, hotels, museums, nature, outdoor and travel experiences in Israel, plus the more evocative ancient sites, important Holy Places, and the Messages that can be taken from excavated mosaic floors.
  312. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen. Fundamentalism and Liberalism: Towards an Understanding of the Dichotomy (1992). Explores extremes of religious belief in an attempt to understand their distinctions and commonalities.
  313. Posted 1998 in Personal compilations:   Mary K. Radpour, comp. Funerals and Burials, Preparations for: Some practical notes (1998). A compilation of Bahá'í directions for funerals and burials (i.e., this is not a compilation of direct quotations from the Writings).
  314. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Marc Foxhall. Gardeners of God: An Encounter with Five Million Bahá'ís, by Colette Gouvion and Philippe Jouvion: Review (1998).
  315. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Guardian:   Shoghi Effendi. Genealogy of Bab, The (1932). Genealogy of the family of the Bab and the family of Bahá'u'lláh in relation to the Bab.
  316. Posted 1998 in Library Miscellany:   Jonah Winters. Glossary of internet-related terms (1998). A document created in 1998, when many users were new to the Web, explaining some common internet terms. Retained for historical interest.
  317. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Horace Holley. God Passes By: A Study Guide (1970). Thematic index to the Guardian's key historical work.
  318. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Author unknown. God Passes By, by Shoghi Effendi: Review (1945). Brief review by a non-Bahá'í journal, written shortly after the publication of God Passes By.
  319. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Stephen Vaccaro. Good Tree, The: Distinguishing the Bahá'í Faith From Destructive Cults (1996). Examination of some fundamental characteristics of a cult, to determine whether or not the Bahá'í Faith can be so defined.
  320. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Ralph D. Wagner, comp. Green Acre Bahá'í Institute vs. Town of Eliot, Maine (1954). Two court decisions regarding the tax exempt status of the Green Acre Bahá'í School, 1954 and 1963, and notes from a 1997 follow-up.
  321. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Valera Allen, John Allen. Haifa Impressions (1954). Notes from a pilgrimage in December, 1954.
  322. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Ramona Brown. Haifa Notes (1954). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1954.
  323. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Gayle Woolson. Haifa Notes (1956). Notes from a pilgrimage in 1956.
  324. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Keith Ransom-Kehler, Lorol Schopflocher. Haifa Talks (1932). Two slightly different versions of these notes. Includes introduction by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram.
  325. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Louise G. Gregory, Abdu'l-Bahá. Heavenly Vista, A: The Pilgrimage of Louis G. Gregory (1911). The journal of Gregory's visit to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1911, including statements of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, stories of the believers in the Holy Land, and Gregory's experiences at the Shrines. Followed by a selection of tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed to him.
  326. Posted 1998 in Personal pages:   Dianne Bradford. Hidden Words: Training Course on (1998). Syllabus, materials, and quotes, covering themes of the Hidden Words.
  327. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   William S. Hatcher. Human Nature and Human Society: A Bahá'í Viewpoint (1987). Introduction to the Bahá'í understanding of human beings and social structures.
  328. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Human Rights are God-Given Rights (1968). A short "Bahá'í Statement on Human Rights," written by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States for the International Year for Human Rights, 1968.
  329. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Ibrahim Nayrizi. Ahang Rabbani, trans. If Walls Could Speak: An eyewitness account of the Bábís of Nayriz (1998). An account of the Nayriz uprising in 1853.
  330. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Author unknown. Imbrie Murder Laid to Religious Hate (1924). Two brief articles describing the 1924 murder of an American diplomat by a Muslim mob who thought he was a Bahá'í.
  331. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen. In All the Ways that Matter, Women Don't Count (1994). The Bahá'í goal of achieving sexual equality cannot be achieved merely by trying to advance the position of women in society, but rather society itself must be "feminized."
  332. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Sen McGlinn. In praise of Individuation (1994). On the critique of western society. Includes commentary by Roshan Danesh and Gordon Dicks.
  333. Posted 1998 in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Author unknown. In re Petition for Naturalization of Parviz Meghnot (1965). In 1965 naturalization was granted to a Bahá'í applicant, overruling a decision by the Immigration and Naturalization Service that belief in world government compromised his loyalty to the United States.
  334. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Susan Maneck. Infallibility: An Essay (1998). Short overview of the meaning of infallibility, as applied to Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
  335. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Seena Fazel. Inheritance (1994). The apparent contradiction between sexual equality and the unequal inheritance laws contained in the Aqdas.
  336. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Sen McGlinn. Inheritance Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1995). Conceptualizing the Kitab-i Aqdas as establishing a fixed and elaborate set of laws and requirements is misplaced; even in the most central issues there has been a radical development in Bahá'í law.
  337. Posted 1998 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Stephen Birkland, comp. Internet, the World Wide Web, and Electronic Discussion Lists: A perspective from the Bahá'í Writings (1998). Compilation prepared by a member of Continental Board of Counsellors.
  338. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Internet: Creation of the newsgroup talk.religion.bahai (1997). Two letters, sent at different times and to different individuals, regarding the proposed newsgroup talk.religion.bahai.
  339. Posted 1998 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Internet: Promoting the Bahá'í Faith via Personal Web Pages (1997). Bahá'ís may establish personal homepages on the Internet as a means of promoting the Faith.
  340. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Khazeh Fananapazir, Seena Fazel, Sen McGlinn. Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings, Some (1992). Aspects of hermeneutics and authorized interpretation.
  341. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Seena Fazel. Interreligious Dialogue and the Bahá'í Faith: Some Preliminary Observations (1997). An overview of pluralistic approaches and their relevance to Bahá'í studies.
  342. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Anthony Lee. Interview with Ruhollah Geula regarding Robert Imbrie (1997). Interview by Lee, the general editor of Kalimat Press, with his father-in-law, an eyewitness to these 1924 events in Tehran.
  343. Posted 1998 in Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Introduction to a Statement on Race Unity (1997). An informal letter on the "most challenging issue confronting America."
  344. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Eberhard von Kitzing. Is the Bahá'í view of evolution compatible with modern science? (1997).
  345. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Duane Troxel. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: A Brief Guide (1994). An overview of some facts and resources about Islam Bahá'ís should know when conversing with Muslims. Includes chronology of Islam.
  346. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Robert Stockman. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings (1992). While Christians traditionally believe the Gospels to be substantially accurate, little is known about Jesus and what he actually taught; the Bahá'í writings fill in many of these gaps.
  347. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Michael W. Sours. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings, by Robert Stockman: Review: Commentary concerning the differences between Christian and Bahá'í terminology (1993). Discusses the station and titles of Christ in an attempt to find common ground with Christians.
  348. Posted 1998 in Personal pages:   Various. John Cornell: in memoriam (1998). Brief bio note written by Dr. Cornell in 1998 for posting at the Bahá'í Library Online, and a memoriam biography published by the BCCA in 2001.
  349. Posted 1998 in Books:   D. Llewellyn Drong. John Henry Wilcott: A Pioneer Twice Over (1998). Book length biography of an early Bahá'í pioneer.
  350. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   John Huddleston. Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace (1987). Highlights a few points in the Bahá'í approach to government and collective action.
  351. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Paul Dodenhoff. Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin: Review (1998).
  352. Posted 1998 in Essays and short articles:   Author unknown. Kitab-i-Aqdas: Its Place in Bahá'í literature (1993). Offers a broad introduction to the Aqdas and its themes.
  353. Posted 1998 in Study Guides:   Suheil Badi Bushrui. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1995). The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
  354. Posted 1998 in Encyclopedia articles:   Christopher Buck. Kitab-i-Iqan: An Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs (1998). The significance, context, style, exegical devices, background, contents, manuscripts, and printing history of the Kitab-i Iqan.
  355. Posted 1998 in Unpublished articles:   Brent Poirier. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Bahá'u'lláh's Kitab-i-Iqan.
  356. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Josephina Fallscheer. Richard Grosser, trans. Letter to Frau Alice Schwarz-Solivo of a Talk by Abdu'l-Baha (1933). On the 'freedom of will', inheritance and instinct.
  357. Posted 1998 in Pilgrims' notes:   Anna Grossmann. Lili Hermann, trans, Carl Hermann, trans. Letter to Lili Hermann re Abdu'l-Bahá envisioning a break in the line of Guardians (1958). From letter written by Frau Anna Grossmann (wife of Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause and member German-Austrian NSA) to Mrs. Lili Olitaki Hermann, pioneer in Salzburg, June 5, 1958.
  358. Posted 1998 in Personal letters:   Shidan Fat'he-Aazam. Letter to the Geyserville (California) Bahá'í Summer School (1953). Short letter from a famous travel-teacher (and later member of the NSA of South and West Africa, and Counsellor for Africa).
  359. Posted 1998 in Biographies:   E. G. Browne, trans. List of Descendants of Mirza Buzurg of Nur, the Father of Baha'u'llah (1918). Brief genealogy of Bahá'u'lláh and His family.
  360. Posted 1998 in Library Miscellany:   Jonah Winters. List of useful published resources for Bahá'í Studies (1998). A (now-outdated) bibliography of academic books helpful to Bahá'í studies.
  361. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Brad Pokorny. Love, Power, and Justice: The Dynamics of Authentic Morality, by William Hatcher: Review (1998).
  362. Posted 1998 in Book reviews:   Christian Cannuyer. Greg Massiah, trans. Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer: Review (1998).
  363. Posted 1998 in Historical documents:   Siyyid Muhammad Tabib Manshadi. Ahang Rabbani, trans, Naghmeh Astani, trans. Martyrs of Manshad (1996). Detailed eyewitness account of martyrdoms in Iran in 1903.
  364. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Colin Leys. Marxism Yesterday and Today (1987). Marxist movements today and the prospects for change. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
  365. Posted 1998 in Published articles:   Laurie E. Adkin. Marxism, Human Nature, and Society (1987). On Marxism, human nature, alienatation and emancipation, and feminism. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
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