1. 1867 Petition from Bahá'ís in Shushtar, Iran, to the U.S. Congress, An, by Manuchehr Derakhshani, trans, Nesreen Akhtarkhavari, trans. (2006). A petition sent by Bahá'ís in Persia in 1867 to the US Consulate general, seeking assistance in getting Bahá'u'lláh released from imposed exile. Includes introduction, prepared on behalf of the US NSA.
2. `Abdu'l-Bahá: Speaking in America, by Allan L. Ward. (1971-72 Winter). Overview of Abdu'l-Bahá's travels through North America, newspaper coverage of his talks, and first-hand accounts of meeting him.
3. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Center of the Covenant, by Juliet Thompson. (1948). 'Abdu'l-Bahá's vibrant personality and unique function as the Centre of the Covenant. His role as the servant of glory; the perfect exemplar; the stronghold of the Faith; and as link between the Heroic and Golden Ages of the Faith.
4. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Portrayals from East and West, by Ali Kuli Khan, John Bosch, Louise Bosch. Marzieh Gail, ed. (1971 Fall). Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, taken from papers of Ali-Kuli Khan and the conversations of John and Louise Bosch.
5. 'Abdu'l-Baha's Meeting with Two Prominent Iranians, by Muhammad Qazvini. Ahang Rabbani, trans. (1998 Fall). Muhammad Qazvini's and Siyyid Hasan Taqizadeh's descriptions of their 1911 meetings with `Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris. Preceded by a brief biography of Abdu'l-Bahá.
6. Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Derik Smith. (2008).
7. Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Baha'i Pluralist: includes Alain Locke in his Own Words: Three Essays and a poem, by Christopher Buck, Alain Locke. (2005). Article by Buck, poem "The Moon Maiden" and three essays by Locke introduced by Buck: "The Gospel for the Twentieth Century," "Peace between Black and White in the United States," and "Five Phases of Democracy: Farewell Address at Talladega College."
8. Atlanta Bahá'í Community and Race Unity, The: 1909-1950, by Michael McMullen. (1995 Summer). History of the Bahá'í­ faith in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, a city whose Bahá'í community dates back almost to the earliest beginnings of the Bahá'ís in the United States.
9. Báb's Bayan, The: An Analytical Survey, by Muhammad Afnan. (2000 Summer). Analysis of the Bayan and its contents: fundamental beliefs and worldview, moral principles, laws, administration of society, and future expectations.
10. Bahá'í Cause Today, The: Review, by Marzieh Gail. (1941-05).
11. Bahá'í Faith in England and Germany, 1900-1913, by Robert Stockman. (1996 Spring). Historical overview of the early years of the Faith in the British Isles and Germany.
12. Baha'is as a Mystic Community, by Moojan Momen, The: Response, by Jack McLean. (2006). The meanings of mysticism in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh and Shoghi Effendi.
13. Bahá'u'lláh's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, by Marzieh Gail. (1946-05). A meditation on the themes of ESW.
14. Becoming Your True Self, by Daniel C. Jordan. (1968). The nature of human potential, and how the Bahá'í Faith can guide the process of spiritual transformation.
15. Being and Becoming: The ANISA Theory of Development, by Michael F. Kalinowski, Daniel C. Jordan. (1973 Summer). To provide children with experience and knowledge, enabling them to direct their own spiritual evolution, we need a theory explaining the nature of "becoming" and development. ANISA is a blueprint for a comprehensive educational system.
16. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Daniel Conner. (1971-72 Winter). Brief summary of the history and thought of Buddhism; commonalities with Western concepts; different emphases placed on ethics vs. metaphysics; aspects of social control.
17. Challenge of the Bahá'í Faith: A Non-Bahá'í Assessment of Reasons for Studying the Bahá'í Religion, by Vernon Elvin Johnson. (1976 Spring). Though small and young, the Bahá’í Faith is a subject of central importance not only for the student of the history of religions but for anyone interested in world problems and proposals for their solution.
18. Christianity, A.D. 138, by Nosratollah Rassekh. (1980 Spring/Summer). Detailed description of what life might have been like for a Roman or a Christian in the year 138, covering both history, politics, and daily life; the often-secret growth of early Christianity in the context of the Roman Empire.
19. Continuing Contest between Exclusivism and Pluralism, The: Thoughts on the 2002 Day of Prayer for Peace, by Julio Savi. (2002). Origins and purpose of the Catholic "Day of Prayer in Assisi," and interfaith dialogue.
20. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The, by Ahang Rabbani. (1999 Spring). The history of Hájí Mírzá Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
21. Declaration Dominus Iesus, The: A Brake on Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue?, by Julio Savi. (2001). Contents of a Declaration by Cardinal Ratzinger in 2000 on the "unicity and the salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church," world opinion on it, and how its position compares with the Bahá’í teachings.
22. Deification of Jesus, The, by Jack McLean. Pierre Spierckel, trans. (1980 Spring/Summer). The apotheosis of Christ is a common factor to all branches of Christianity. This paper examines the historical development of this belief, from the writings of St. Paul, gnosticism, and the debates between Arius, Cyril, and Nestorius. Also in French.
23. Democratic Elections without Campaigns? Normative Foundations of National Baha'i Elections, by Arash Abizadeh. (2005). Article on the philosophical foundations and core values of Baha’i elections, with particular attention to its relation to democratic theory.
24. Five Books About 'Abdu'l-Baha: Review, by Kazem Kazemzadeh, Firuz Kazemzadeh. (1971 Fall). Brief reviews of books by Myron Phelps (1904), Howard Colby Ives (1962), Mirza Mahmud-i-Zarqani (1914), Habib Mu'ayyad (1961), and Yunis Khan-i-Afrukhtih (1952).
25. Forum Concerning St. Paul, by Christopher Buck, Juan Cole, William S. Hatcher. (1979 Summer). Responses to Hatcher's review (World Order, 1978) of Schaefer's Light Shineth in Darkness, by Buck, Hatcher, Gregory Shaw, Willibald Duerschmid, and Marzieh Gail (World Order, 13:4) and by Cole (World Order 13:2, Winter 1978).
26. Four Talks Redefining Democracy, Education, and World Citizenship, by Alain Locke. Christopher Buck, ed, Betty J. Fisher, ed. (2008). The Preservation of the Democratic Ideal; Stretching Our Social Mind; On Becoming World Citizens; Creative Democracy. Includes introduction by Buck and Fisher.
27. Freedom's Age, by Kurt Hein. (1990 Spring/Summer). In the 1980s, unprecedented social convulsions shook the world. Two aspects of these events are noteworthy: they occurred simultaneously and worldwide, and they captured the attention of people everywhere. Freedoms must be tempered by responsibilities.
28. Gobineau's Account of the Beginnings of the Bahá'í Revelation, by Howard B. Garey. Howard B. Garey, trans. (2000 Summer). Short summary of the Bab's time in Shiraz and Mecca, circa 1843.
29. Homoculture: Principles of Baha'i Education, by Stanwood Cobb. (1935). With its teachings of universal civilization the Bahá'í Faith contains a wealth of directions regarding pedagogy, and exerts a revolutionary effect upon cultural and spiritual education.
30. Houses as Perfect as Is Possible, by Duane L. Herrmann. (1994 Fall). A survey of the evolution in design of the Bahá'í Houses of Worship around the world through the twentieth century.
31. Institutionalization of Religion, The: A Sociological Analysis of Religion and Conflict, by Jalil Mahmoudi. (1967 Fall). The life cycle of a religion can be classified into different phases or stages, such as "cult, sect, denomination, church." Does the Bahá'í Faith fit this schema?
32. Islám: The First 138 Years, by Nosratollah Rassekh. (1980 Fall/Winter). Overview of the start of Islam, the life of Muhammad, the Qur'an, succession, early splits and philosophical disagreements, and expansion across the Middle East.
33. Juliet Remembers Gibran: As told to Marzieh Gail, by Juliet Thompson. (1978). Juliet Thompson's recollections of Kahlil Gibran.
34. Knowledge of God, The: An Essay on Bahá'í Epistemology, by Jack McLean. (1978 Spring). Knowledge of the divine is the beginning of all things. This can come through the investigative faculty, the path of reason, or through intuition and mysticism, the path of the heart.
35. Letter from Haifa in the Time of Mourning, 1922: from Emogene Hoagg to Nelly French, by Emogene Hoagg. (1971/1972 Winter). The commemoration of 'Abdu'l-Baha's passing and the first pubic reading of his Will, including the appontment of Shoghi Effendi.
36. Letters from a 19th-century Kansas Baha'i, by Duane L. Herrmann. (1996 Winter). An examination of two letters written by Barbara Ehrsam in Enterprise, Kansas in 1899.
37. Literature of Interpretation, The: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Glenford Mitchell. (1972-73 Winter). The influence of the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Bahá'í Faith is analogous to that of St. Augustine on Christianity, but infinitely more so. Includes discussion of the nature of exegesis, the Guardianship, and the scope of history.
38. Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer: Review, by Seena Fazel. (2004).
39. Martyrs of Manshad, by Siyyid Muhammad Tabib Manshadi. Ahang Rabbani, trans, Naghmeh Astani, trans. (1996/2005). Detailed eyewitness account of martyrdoms in Iran in 1903.
40. Mountain of God, The, by E. S. Stevens. (1911/1970). Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Bahá'í of Abdu'l-Bahá and the small band of Bahá’ís who lived in Haifa and 'Akká early in 20th Century.
41. Muhammad `Abduh and Rashid Rida: A Dialogue on the Bahá'í Faith, by Juan Cole. (1981 Spring). Translation of a dialogue between two influential Sunni thinkers of the early Twentieth Century; contains much of historical interest.
42. Ná'ím: A Bahá'í Poet, by Roy P. Mottahedeh. (1967 Winter). Biography of and selection of poems by a Persian Bahá'í in the time of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
43. Notes on Persian Love Poems, by Marzieh Gail. (1968 Spring). A short history of Persian poetry. Includes a selection of poems by Hafiz, Rumi, Ali-Kuli Khan, and others, many related to the Bahá'í Faith or quoted by Bahá'u'lláh or Abdu'l-Bahá, and one written for Abdu'l-Bahá.
44. Path of Beauty, The: The Literary Life of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, by Sandra Lynn Hutchison. (1999-2000). An extensive review of the varied literary works of Ruhiyyih Khanum – poems, plays, ethical guidance, practical guidelines for Baha’i pioneering and teaching, inspirational essays, literary and scriptural commentary, biography, and even a film script.
45. Primer for Bahá'í Assemblies, by Marzieh Gail. (1944-10). Overview of the Bahá'í political system, and proposals for consultation, assembly functioning.
46. Problems of Chronology in Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Wisdom, by Juan Cole. (1979 Spring). On the biographical section of the Lawh-i-Hikmat and its background in Islamic models.
47. Radiant Acquiescence, by Orcella Rexford. (1937-09). "Radiant acquiescence" (ridá') means not only to give up your will to the Divine Will, but to do so joyfully and with radiance, knowing it is the best way in the end.
48. Religious Pluralism: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Julio Savi. (2000). On resolving the conflicting truth claims made by different religious traditions; finding definitions for "religion" and "prophet"; problems of historical texts; the current state of religion.
49. Remembering the Master: A Review of Ramona Allen Brown's Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Recollections of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in California, by Firuz Kazemzadeh. (1980 Spring/Summer).
50. Report to the Shah from Akka, A, by Ala'u'l-Mulk. Ahang Rabbani, trans. (2000). Brief report from the Iranian ambassador to Istanbul on the activities of the Bahá'ís in Turkey, 1901.
51. Science in the Hands of Women: Present Barriers, Future Promise, by Rhea Howard Harmsen. (1998). What is the attitude of mind that will permit an actualization of women's potential as women, and allow women and men to work together to create peace and prosperity through science?
52. Scientific Approach to Moral Conduct, by John B. Cornell. (1946-11). Comparison of Bahá'í teachings on sexual behavior with those presented by a then-current textbook, Personality and the Family (1935).
53. Shoghi Effendi: After a Hundred Years, by Author unknown. (1997 Fall). Editorial for an issue dedicated to the centennial of the Guardian's birth, summarizing his life and his place in Bahá'í history.
54. Shoghi Effendi and the American Dream, by Sandra Lynn Hutchison. (1997 Fall). Context and import of Advent of Divine Justice, American destiny, the American frontier, ethical imperatives, and the Most Great Peace.
55. Story of Joseph in Five Religious Traditions, by Jim Stokes. (1997 Spring). The parable of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and Islam. Prefaced by comments by Moojan Momen.
56. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The, by Jim Stokes. (1997-98 Winter). The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge comes into the world, simultaneously describing, in story form, its interrelated human, physical, and metaphysical dimensions.
57. Striving Together: A Way Forward in Christian-Muslim Relations, by Charles Kimball: A Jihad for All Seasons: Review, by Seena Fazel. (1994).
58. Toward a New Environmental Stewardship, by Michael Karlberg. (1994 Summer). The Bahá'í vision of nature; spiritual principles required in our relationship with nature; the oneness of humanity; the New World Order.
59. Turbulent Prairie: Politics, The Press, and the Baha'i Faith in Kansas, 1897, by Duane L. Herrmann. (1999 Fall). An examination of 1897 press coverage of the second Bahá'í community in North America. State politicians and new religious teachings attracted press attention across Kansas.
60. Unsuspected Effects of Religion on your Personality, by James J. Keene. (1967). Review of research reports in sociology and social psychology journals to analyse survey data from five religious groups — Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Bahá'ís and non-affiliates — to define four dimensions of key social psychological dynamics.
61. World Order: Complete issues, by Various. (1935-1949, 1966-2006).
62. Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha, The, by Amin Banani. (1971 Fall). The style and genres of Abdu'l-Bahá's writings, a chronology of their thematic and linguistic change, and a categorization of the various types of his writings and talks.

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