- Bahá'í Bhajans: An example of the Bahá'í Use of Hindu Symbols, by William Garlington. (1998-01). The appearance of Bahá'í bhajans is indicative of both the approaches taken by the Indian Bahá'í community towards Hindu villagers during the mass teaching period, and perhaps of a broader pattern of cross cultural exchange and adaptation.
- Bahá'í Church of Calabar, West Africa, The: The Problem of Levels in Religious History, by Anthony Lee. (1997-11). The growth of a 'Bahá'í Church' in Calabar indicates the enormous role played by the initiative of the African converts themselves, and that the points of attraction to the Bahá'í message were different from those expected by the pioneers.
- Bahá'í Faith in India, The: A Developmental Stage Approach, by William Garlington. (1997-06). 5 distinct stages of development of Bahá'í history in India, each with its own unique personalities and events, patterns of community organization and missionary endeavor; the internal and external dynamics which led to these changes.
- Bibliographie des ouvrages de langue française mentionnant les religions babie ou baha'ie (1844-1944), by Thomas Linard, comp. (1997-06). Bibliography of French works mentioning the Bábí or Bahá'í Religions, 1844-1944.
- Coincidentia Oppositorum in the Qayyum al-Asma: The terms "Point" (nuqta), "Pole" (qutb), "Center" (markaz) and the Khutbat al-tatanjiya, by Todd Lawson. (2001-01). The importance of the Khutba al-tutunjiya for a study of the Bab's writings; the presence in the Qayyum al-asma of the motif of the coincidentia oppositorum, in distinctively Shi'i form, as an expression of its "apocalyptic imagination".
- Contemporary developments in Baha'i studies: An examination using citation analysis, by Seena Fazel. (2003-01). Investigation of contemporary developments using the technique of citation analysis, a widely used method to report trends in academia.
- Development of the Bahá'í Faith in Malwa, The: 1941-1974, by William Garlington. (1999-02). A socio-cultural examination of Bahá'í mass teaching as experienced in Central India.
- Document and Narrative Sources for the History of the Battle of Zanjan, by John Walbridge. (1998-05). Analysis of Muslim and Bahá'í historical texts, including Dawnbreakers.
- Essays and Notes on Babi and Baha'i History, by John Walbridge. (2002-03). Includes: culture of Iran; Bahá'í Faith in Iran; in Turkey; uprising in Zanjan; Bábí martyrs; Islamic/Bahá'í philosophy; dreams; Islamic personal names; Arabic language
- Individualism and the Spiritual Path in Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, by Juan Cole. (1997-09). On Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i's criticisms of aspects of Sufism, and whether he could be considered a "mystic" despite his anathemas against Sufism.
- Kitab-i Iqan, The: An Introduction to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs, by Christopher Buck. (1998-06). Overview of the history and themes of the preeminent doctrinal work of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Routinization of Charisma?, The: Some Comments on “Motif Messianique et Processus Social dans le Bahá'ísme”, by Peter Smith. (1998-11). Discussion of sociologist Peter Berger and themes from his dissertation "From Sect to Church: A Sociological Interpretation of the Bahá'í Movement."
- Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories: The Unveiling of the Babi Poetess Qurrat al-'Ayn-Tahirih in the Gardens of Badasht, by Negar Mottahedeh. (1998-02). 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.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Bahá'í Scriptures, The, by Juan Cole. (1999-04). The conception of human rights arose as part of the project of modernity, and has been problematic for many religious traditions, but Bahá'u'lláh and the religion's subsequent holy figures all had a strong commitment to human rights.
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