- 35 Common Objections to the Bahá'í Faith, by Bridging Beliefs (2018-05-03). — Responses to common critiques of, doubts about, and objections to the Baha'i Faith and against relig...
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy, by Abdu'l-Bahá Elizabeth Fraser Chamberlain, comp. (1918). — An early collection of writings and talks of Abdu'l-Baha.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels, by Wendi Momen (2012). — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra...
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Darwinism: Its Historical and Philosophical Context, by Keven Brown (2001). — Editor's foreword to the collection of articles Evolution and Baha'i Belief.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to the Doctrine of the Unity of Existence, by Keven Brown (2001). — Includes provisional translation of Tablet on the Unity of Existence.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage, by Iraj Ghanooni Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. (2022). — A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Baha's first visit to Paris with the secular aims o...
- Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness, by Rodney H. Clarken (1997). — Baha’u’llah’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some comm...
- Achieving Planetary Consciousness: Reality, Reason, and Revelation, by William S. Hatcher (2008). — The importance of understanding the world in terms of both linearity and non-linearity; the need to ...
- Active Force and That Which Is Its Recipient, The: A Bahá'í View of Creativity, by Rick Johnson (2017). — On creativity and the pervasive nature of this concept in Baha’i thought. The universe is coded to...
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). — 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Alain Locke, by Christopher Buck (2004). — The life and ideas of the leading African-American intellectual Alain Locke and his involvement with...
- Alain Locke: Baha'i Philosopher, by Christopher Buck (2001/2002). — Biography of one of the important African American intellectuals and his impact on American thought ...
- Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, by Christopher Buck (2005). — The importance of Alain Locke (1885-1954), the 'Dean' of the Harlem Renaissance (1919-1934), and an ...
- Alain Locke: 'Race Amity' and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck (2007-09-24). — Presentation in slide format about the "First Black Rhodes Scholar."
- Alain Locke: Bahá'í Principles and the Salvation of Democracy, by Christopher Buck (2007). — Long presentation in slide format on the history and influence of Alain Locke.
- Alain Locke and Cultural Pluralism, by Christopher Buck (2004). — The worldview of the African American thinker Alain Locke as a Baha'i, his secular perspective as a ...
- Alain Locke materials: index to some documents online, by Various (2010). — List of the various documents at the Baha'i Library Online by or about Alain Locke, an American writ...
- Alain Locke's Philosophy of Democracy, by Christopher Buck (2015). — For Locke, democracy was more than its narrow political definition, but multidimensional, encompassi...
- Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Derik Smith (2008).
- Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, by Christopher Buck: Reviews, by William P. Collins, Anthony Fitchue, Derik Smith (2006/2007). — Three reviews of the book Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy.
- Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá'í Pluralist: 94th Annual Commemoration of 'Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Visit to Howard University, by Christopher Buck (2006-04-15). — Available both as audio and PDF, and includes press release.
- 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 fo...
- Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29), by Christopher Buck (2020). — Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in h...
- Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization, by Vahid Brown (2006). — The role of interconfessionalism in the emergence of Islamic and Jewish theosophical movements in ...
- Answered Questions, Some: Study Outline, Brett Zamir, comp. (2002).
- Answered Questions, Some: A Philosophical Perspective, by Ian Kluge (2009). — Philosophical foundations of the Baha’i teachings, including ontology, theology, epistemology, phi...
- Answered Questions, Some, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
- Antinomies of Reason and the Theology of Revelation: Some Preliminary Thoughts, by Nader Saiedi (1998). — A thesis of Progressive Revelation offers a solution to the fundamental antinomies of philosophical ...
- Approach of Abdu'l-Baha to the Problem of Tolerance, The, by Erfan Sabeti (2003-07). — Exploring the differences between forbearance, indifference, acceptance, turning away, freedom, and ...
- Arc of Ascent: The Purpose of Physical Reality II, by John S. Hatcher: Review, by Ross Woodman (1994).
- Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The, by Jean-Marc Lepain Peter Terry, trans. (2015). — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ...
- Architectures of Thinking, The, by Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano (2022). — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw...
- Arguments for the Existence of God in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings, by Mikhail Sergeev (2014). — On the basic typology of philosophical arguments for the existence of God; classical vs contemporary...
- Aristotelian Substratum of the Bahá'í Writings, The, by Ian Kluge (2003). — There is a pervasive and far-reaching congruence of Aristotle and the Baha’i Writings. This Aristo...
- Art of Sacred Reading, The: In Search of a Bahá'í Approach, by Ismael Velasco (2006). — Embracing paradox: the experience of contradiction and the logic of reconciliation; "Loving sympathy...
- Articulating a Consultative Epistemology: Toward a Reconciliation of Truth and Relativism, by Todd Smith, Michael Karlberg (2009). — Epistemology has a perennial tension between two contrasting approaches to knowledge: the search for...
- Auguste Forel: His Life and Enlightment, by Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian (1976). — Overview of Forel's life and his connections with the Baha'i Faith.
- Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique, by Michael W. Sours (1995). — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar...
- Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin, by Dianne Bradford, Fiona Missaghian, Udo Schaefer, Robert Stockman Jonah Winters, comp. (2004). — Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college co...
- Bahá'í Ethics in Light of Scripture, by Udo Schaefer: Review, by Ian Kluge (2015).
- Bahá'í Faith and Marxism: Proceedings of a Conference held January 1986, by Various (1987). — Topics include Marxism and human nature, society and social change, just government, and Marxism yes...
- Bahá'í Hermeneutics: An Academic and Primary Source Inquiry, by Peter Terry (2009). — An exploration of the practice of scriptural interpretation by contrasting the "normative" approache...
- Bahá'í Life and Existentialism, by Jack McLean (2008/2012). — The role of passion in the search for truth; existence and essence in living-in-the-world; epiphany ...
- Bahá'í Ontology, Part One: An Initial Reconnaissance, by Ian Kluge (2005). — An initial survey and explication of the ontology implicit in the Baha'i Writings, particularly rega...
- Bahá'í Ontology, Part Two: Further Explorations, by Ian Kluge (2006). — A further exploration of Baha'i ontology: becoming and change; substance, soul, and identity; the na...
- Bahá'í Perspective on the Origin of Matter, A, by Keven Brown (1990). — The origin of matter is spiritual. Science sees that, at its most fundamental level, reality is not ...
- Bahá'í Philosophy of Human Nature, The, by Ian Kluge (2017). — How the essential reality of the individual — the human soul and its powers of rational thought, w...
- Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism, by Dann J. May (1993/1997). — A shorter version of this thesis is published as "The Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic...
- Baha'i Principles of Education: Categorization of and Commentary on Extracts from Baha'i Education, by Rodney H. Clarken (1998-04-13). — Compilation and categorization of, and commentary on, extracts from the Writings on the topic of edu...
- Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
- Bahá'í Teachings on The Universe, Ernie Jones, comp. (2017/2022). — Compilation of writings related to the cosmos, the worlds of God, and spiritual evolution.
- Bahá'í View on Biological Evolution: Exploring Bahá'í Perspectives on the Intersection of Theology and Science, by Bahman Nadimi (2023-09). — Intersection of theology and science; philosophers of the past; 'Abdu’l-Baha's and Shoghi Effendi'...
- Bahá'í Writings and Kant's "Perpetual Peace", The, by Ian Kluge (2012). — Kant's Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch (1795) outlined practical steps necessary to end war ...
- Bahá'í Writings and the Buddhist Doctrine of Emptiness, The: An Initial Survey, by Ian Kluge (2019). — Agreements and convergence of the Buddhist concept of sunyata with the Baha'i Writings.
- Bahá'í Writings, Philosophy and Environment, by Ian Kluge (2009-08). — Philosophy is one of the most under-utilized resources in the quest for an improved psycho-spiritual...
- Bahá'í Writings, The: A Meta-ethical Excursion, by Ian Kluge (2014). — Philosophical examination of the Writings' ethical teachings, how they relate to the major ethical s...
- Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds, by Francis Henry Skrine (1912). — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
- Baha'u'llah and Human Nobility, by Nader Saiedi (2015). — Perspectives on the concept of nobility, from Zoroaster to Max Weber and Nietzsche; Rousseau to Baha...
- Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna, by Joshua Hall (published as Joshua D. T. Hall) (2022-03). — Comparison of the teachings of Baha’u’llah on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna;...
- Bahá'u'lláh's "Most Sublime Vision", by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2008). — Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Baha’u’lla...
- Bahá'u'lláh's 'Long Healing Prayer' ("Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí") in Light of a Metaphysics of Unity, by Daniel Azim Pschaida (2022-03). — On the originality and deep coherence of this prayer as expressed by its rhyme, alliterations, and s...
- Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas: Tablet of the Right of the People, Provisional Translation, by Bahá'u'lláh Mehran Ghasempour, trans. (2007). — A tablet on the metaphorical character of this world.
- Bahá'u'lláh's Seven Valleys and Developmental Psychology: Toward a Conception of Spiritual Development, by Andrew R. Hatala (2011). — Through the lens of the Seven Valleys, this paper creates a dialogue between theories of development...
- Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
- Bahá'u'lláh and the Luminous Mind: Bahá'í Gloss on a Buddhist Puzzle, by Roland Faber (2017). — Non-duality is of central importance to Buddhist thought and experience; on monism and non-dualism a...
- Balance hath been Appointed, The: Some Thoughts on the Publication of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, by Udo Schaefer (1993). — Significances of the Aqdas and the possible impact of its publication (1992) upon its Western audien...
- Because Baha'u'llah said so: Dealing with a non-starter in moral reasoning, by Arash Abizadeh (1995). — Discusses a popular but misleading versus more philosophically responsible approaches to revelation.
- Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony, by Vahid Brown (2002). — The dimensions of myth in the Baha'i Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, relig...
- 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 evolu...
- Beyond Welfare: A Preliminary Bahá'í Normative Framework for Economic Rights and Responsibilities, by Vargha Taefi (published as Vargha Bolodo-Taefi) (2022). — The conceptual underpinnings of a Baha’i approach to economic growth and disparity, mapped onto an...
- Birth of Human Beings in the Writings of the Bab, by Nader Saiedi (2010-12-30). — A talk on an invited topic (the origin of humankind) from a scholar known for his unique familiarity...
- Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity, by Nader Saiedi (2011). — We have arrived at a turning point in human evolution: the moment of the birth of the human being. T...
- Body, Mind, Soul and Spirit, by Anjam Khursheed (1998). — The Baha'i view of human nature involves an interaction between spirit, soul and body — these thre...
- Brief Discussion of the Primal Will in the Bahá'í Writings, by Keven Brown (1990-01). — Neoplatonic concepts in Baha'i metaphysics.
- Brothers and Sisters: Buddhism in the Family of Chinese Religion, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (2000). — The endurance of Confucianism for 2,000 years is partly because Buddhism and Taoism were content to ...
- 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...
- Buddhism and the Bahá'í Writings: An Ontological Rapprochement, by Ian Kluge (2007). — The Baha'i Faith and Buddhism are two different and apparently incompatible religions, but they shar...
- Bushido (Chivalry) and the Traditional Japanese Moral Education, by Nozomu Sonda (2007). — Japanese virtues explained by Nitobe in 1900 in comparison with the Baha'i perspective on moral educ...
- "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95, by Necati Alkan (2001). — A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Baha: his commentary on the Qu...
- Call into Being: Introduction to a Bahá'í Existentialism, by Ian Kluge (2003). — An existential approach to the Writings and their Aristotelian substratum provides a bridge between ...
- Causality and Duality, by William S. Hatcher (2008).
- Causality Principle in the World of Being, The, by William S. Hatcher (2008).
- Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Jack McLean (2012). — Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of...
- Challenge: Helping Our Children Find Meaning and Purpose, by Harlan Carl Scheffler (2006). — Part one of the book The Quest.
- Chinese Religions: Evolution, Compatibility and Adaptability - A Historical Perspective, by Kow Mei Kao (2000). — Case study of the history of Chinese civilization through the formation of the three major religions...
- Chronological Issues in the Lawh-i-Hikmat of Bahá'u'lláh, Some, by Peter Terry (2000). — An attempt to discover the antecedents of Baha’u’llah's distinctive chronology of ancient associ...
- Cognitive-Developmental Psychology and the Baha'i Faith: Meaningful Connections, by Rhett Diessner (1995-04). — Some major concepts shared by Baha'is and adherents of cognitive-developmentalism; avenues of commun...
- Commentary on a Verse of Sa'di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa'di), by Bahá'u'lláh Juan Cole, trans. (1996).
- Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan), by Abdu'l-Bahá Moojan Momen, trans. (1985-12). — Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Baha when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms ...
- Common Teachings from Chinese Culture and the Bahá'í Faith: From Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization, by Albert Cheung (2000). — An examination of the similarities in belief between the Baha'i Faith and traditional Chinese cultur...
- Communicative Interaction: Relating Habermasian Universalism to Baha'i Consultation, by Jonah Winters (1996). — The philosophy of Jurgen Habermas has been influential in formulating definitions of morality. These...
- Comparison of God and Soul Concepts from a Bahá'í and Hindu Point of View: Conceptions and Experiences of the Afterlife, by Diane Robinson Kerr (2014). — Common ground between Hinduism’s Brahman and the Baha'i conception of God, and the complex underst...
- Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh, by Dianne Bradford (1998-01). — Comparison of stages in The Four Valleys with three approaches from Islam: Theologians, Muslim Philo...
- Compassion or Karuna as Understood in the Bahá'í Religion, by Ali K. Merchant (2001-07). — A brief overview of the meaning of ethics and the divine origin of compassion.
- Compilation on the "Inner Reality", Ehsan Bayat, comp. (2008).
- Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The, by Juan Cole (1982). — Lengthy overview of Baha'i theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots.
- Concept of Nature in Baha'i Philosophy, The, by Jean-Marc Lepain (2014). — Philosophies of nature and of science; holistic approach to reality; subjectivity; the theory of int...
- Concept of Spirituality, The, by William S. Hatcher (1986). — Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Baha'i World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," ...
- Concept of the Manifestation of God in Chinese Symbolism: An Inter-civilizational Hermeneutic Study, by Amrollah Hemmat (2016). — Seemingly incompatible symbols can point to a common underlying meaning, connecting worldviews and p...
- Conceptualising Moral Values: A Metaphysical, Ethical and Empirical Dialogue with Schaefer's Moral Philosophy, by Ismael Velasco (2012). — On a framework for a moral philosophy that integrates three areas of contemporary discourse: meta-et...
- Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light, by Jack McLean (2022). — Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and othe...
- Cosmogony and Cosmology, by Moojan Momen (1993). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Counter-Intuition: A Manifestation of God in a Human Body?, by Ismael Velasco (2009). — Many leaders and gurus betray us as false prophets; it is difficult to understand how a fellow human...
- Creation, by Lasse Thoresen (2002). — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ...
- Crisis and the Power of an Inclusive Historical Consciousness: Progressing from Delusional Habits to Dynamic Freedom, by Todd Smith (2020). — On delusional ways of thinking: the habits of totalizing reality vs. fragmenting reality. These lead...
- Criteria of Knowledge, The: Beyond Inspiration, by Julio Savi (2014). — On the epistemology of inspiration and intuition; 4 criteria of human knowledge: sense perception, i...
- Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
- 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 atte...
- Destiny and Freedom in the Bahá'í Writings, by Julio Savi (2010). — Baha'i writings on human free will and fate: our lives are free, yet also regulated by the decrees o...
- Development of Metaphysics in Persia, The: A Contribution to the History of Muslim Philosophy, by Muhammad Iqbal (1908). — Short philosophical observations on the theology of the Bab and Baha'u'llah.
- Development of Precast Exposed Aggregate Concrete Cladding, The: The Legacy of John J. Earley and the Implications for Preservation Philosophy, by Jenna Cellini (2008-06). — Architectural use of concrete and different concrete types, with many references to the Baha'i templ...
- Dialogue Among Civilizations: Ancient and Future, Transitions and Potentials, by Theo A. Cope (2001). — Many ideas in Chinese civilization resonate with Baha'i thought. The I Ching highlights differences ...
- Dialogue between Yin-Yang Concepts and the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (2001). — Yin-yang, a pivotal theory in Chinese thought influencing government, architecture, relationships, a...
- Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith, by Jack McLean (1994). — The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer...
- Dimensions of Spirituality, by Jack McLean: Review, by Julio Savi (1995).
- Discerning a Framework for the Treatment of Animals in the Bahá'í Writings: Ethics, Ontology, and Discourse, by Michael Sabet (2023-01). — Baha'i exegesis can discern a framework governing the treatment of animals and our relationship to t...
- Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation, by 'Alí Murád Dávúdí Vargha Taefi, trans. (2021). — Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed...
- Discourse, Identity, and Global Citizenship, by Michael Karlberg (2008). — What does it mean to be a "global citizen"? From early Greek times, the concept of citizenship expan...
- Discourses of Knowledge, by Frank Lewis (2004). — Many statements in the Writings are couched in terms of a particular discourse, or intellectual trad...
- Do the Bahá'í Writings on Evolution Allow for Mutation of Species within Kingdoms but not across Kingdoms?, by Bahman Nadimi (2004). — This paper explores the possibility that Baha'i writings on evolution allows for mutation of species...
- Effect of Philosophical and Linguistic Gender Biases on the Degradation of Women's Status in Religion, The, by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani (1997). — Women’s rights have been undermined for centuries; philosophical and linguistic gender-related bia...
- Elements of a Bahá'í-Inspired Natural Theology, by William S. Hatcher (2008).
- Elements of Immortality: A Nexus of Proofs by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions, by James B. Thomas (2009-05). — This paper approaches the mystery of immortality in four steps that are based on objective reasoni...
- Emergence, Enchantment, Entanglement and Excellence of the Cosmos, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2008). — Science is gradually revealing Baha'u'llah's vision that the universe is God’s creation and every ...
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- End of the World: Whatever Happened?, The: Or Leftover Time to Kill, by Ross Woodman (1991). — If we contrast the eschatology of Baha’u’llah with that of Hegel and Nietzsche, we can locate an...
- Epilogue on Neo-Darwinian Theory, by William S. Hatcher (2008). — Contains no mention of Baha'i Faith.
- Epistemological Implications of the Gradated Claims to Divine Authority in the Bahá'í Writings: Reflections on Infallibility, by William S. Hatcher (2007). — There are different levels of infallibility, from the greater (the Manifestations who are "omniscien...
- Epistemological Views of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Mikhail Sergeev (2009-08-14). — A comprehensive reconstruction of Abdu’l-Baha's epistemological views that are scattered throughou...
- Ernst Bloch's Philosophy of Hope and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge (2012). — This Marxist thinker, like the Baha'i perspective, adheres to an evolutionary worldview: reality is ...
- Essence of Man, The: Towards a Bahá'í Understanding of Human Nature and Psychology, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2011). — Commentary on a section from Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Mirza Hadi, about "the essence of man." This pa...
- Eternal Quest for God: An Introduction to the Divine Philosophy of Abdu'l-Baha, by Julio Savi (1989). — A philosophical theology based on the Baha'i writings.
- Eternal Quest For God, The, by Julio Savi: Review, by William S. Hatcher (1992).
- Ether, Quantum Physics and the Bahá'í Writings, by Robin Mihrshahi (2002/2003). — Analysis of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's use of the term “ether”, correlated to His definition of this ter...
- Evolution and Bahá'í Belief: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Nineteenth-Century Darwinism, Keven Brown, ed. (2001). — Includes Eberhard von Kitzing's "Origin of Complex Order in Biology: `Abdu'l-Baha's concept of the o...
- "Evolution of Reality," by George Land: Commentary, by Tony Michel (1991).
- Evolutionary Pathways in an Unfolding Universe, by Rafie Mavaddat (2009/2013). — History of events that have transformed primordial matter into present-day complex systems and the e...
- Examination of the Environmental Crisis, by Chris Jones Kavelin (2001). — With a specific focus on the balance between the instrumental and intrinsic value of nature from a B...
- Excerpts from the Risáliy-i-Dhahabiyyih, by The Báb Keven Brown, trans. (2001). — On effulgences, essence, and unity of existence.
- Firm Cord of Servitude, The, by Theo A. Cope (2001). — A call for a revisioning of mysticism's claims of "union with God" in light of the Baha'i Teachings ...
- "First we speak of logical proofs": Discourse of knowledge in the Bahá'í writings, by Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis) (2001). — Recovering the intellectual context of particular discourses in the Baha'i writings can help to eval...
- Freedom and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge (2018). — Baha'i philosophy is based on principles of reason and non-contradiction. It is coherent because its...
- Further Comments on a Passage of the Lawh-i-Hikmat, by Amin E. Egea (2009). — A study of Pre-Islamic sources on the relation of Greek Philosophers and Jewish sages.
- Future of Confucianism, The, by Yeo Yew Hock (2000). — The history of Confucianism, its teachings, a critique of its place in the modern world, its future,...
- Globality of Suffering, The: Tokutomi Kenjirō Meets 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Palestine, 1919, by Amin Ghadimi (2024-05-31). — Exploring Japanese author Tokutomi Kenjirō's 1919 encounter with ‘Abdu’l-Baha, analyzing themes...
- God of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Moojan Momen (2005). — A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Baha’u’llah and analysis of the con...
- Grand Narratives and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge (2017). — Exploration of Baha'i teachings, inspired by the Guardian's call to "analyse the principles of the F...
- Great Tao, The, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (1991). — On a philosophy of the ancient Chinese people, a Tao whose eternal spirit has seeped into the very h...
- Hermes Trismegistus and Apollonius of Tyana in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Keven Brown (1997). — History of alchemy, magic, and the hermetic arts, and their reflection in the later teachings of Bah...
- Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity, by Anjam Khursheed (1997). — The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and th...
- Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen (1990). — An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith and to explain the Baha...
- History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, by John William Draper (1864). — A selection of excerpts from the book. Contains no mention of the Baha'i Faith, but is of interest p...
- Human Intellect, The: A Bahá'í-Inspired Perspective, by Adrian John Davis (2001). — A study of some of the analogies and differences between the Sufi concept of the "Perfect Man" and t...
- Human Nature and Human Society: A Bahá'í Viewpoint, by William S. Hatcher (1987). — Introduction to the Baha'i understanding of human beings and social structures.
- Human Nature and Mental Health: A Bahá'í-Inspired Perspective, by Michael L. Penn (2015). — Overview of one research-practitioner’s understanding of the nature of mind from the perspective o...
- Human Nature and World Religion: Toward a Bahá'í-Inspired Philosophical Anthropology, by Harold Rosen (2012). — On how the major religions depict human nature, philosophical anthropology, the shared metaphysical ...
- Human Soul and its Immortality, The, by Alí-Akbar Furútan (1970). — On the three kinds of spirit — human, animal, vegetable; 9 proofs for the existence of the soul; 1...
- Human Station in the Bahá'í Faith: Selected Sections: Philosophy and Knowledge of the Divine, by 'Alí Murád Dávúdí Riaz Masrour, trans, Vahid Rafati, comp. (2013). — A collection of talks by the Baha’i teacher and philosopher Dr. A. M. Davúdi on selected philosop...
- I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2012). — Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-kno...
- Identity, Discourse, and Policy: Reconstructing the Public Sphere, by Matthew Weinberg (2011). — Through interchange, individuals and their communities define their identities and goals. Life has a...
- Ideology, Ethics, and Philosophical Discourse in Eighteenth-Century Iran, by Juan Cole (1989 Winter). — Intellectual biography as a discipline assumes that the life and thought of an individual can shed l...
- Individual Rights and Freedoms, by Universal House of Justice (1988-12-29). — An important and often-quoted letter about rights and freedom of expression in the Baha'i community,...
- Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics, by Ismael Velasco (2006). — On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, ...
- Integrative Approach to Knowledge and Action: A Baha'i Perspective, by Behrooz Sabet (2000). — A conceptual base for the development of an integrative approach to the study of the Baha'i Faith, b...
- Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An, by Yeo Yew Hock (1998). — The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenmen...
- Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An, by Jean-Marc Lepain Peter Terry, trans. (2007). — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical...
- Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith, by Annemarie Schimmel (1990). — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v...
- Islam and the Life of the Mind, by Todd Lawson (2005-06-11). — History of Islamic philosophy and how it connects to individual Muslims. Includes unedited, unformat...
- Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space, by Yifan Zhang (2022 April-June). — Comparison of similarities in Baha'i and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality ac...
- Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses, by Todd Lawson (2015). — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r...
- Just War from the Bahá'í Perspective, by Vargha Taefi (2006). — A Baha'i view is that the individual's will is subordinate to society's will. Comparison of this att...
- Karlberg's Notion of Consultation and Bahá'í Consultation (Ontological Truths, Knowledge and Ethics), by Filip Boicu (2022-05). — Michael Karlberg proposes a "consultative epistemology" as central to the Baha'i methodology for soc...
- Kitáb-i-Iqán, The: Revolutionizing the Concepts of Religion, Eschatology and Theology, by Sohrab Kourosh (2018). — The Kitab-i-Íqan resolves and removes eschatological barriers and establishes the fundamentals of a...
- 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 facu...
- La conception de l'homme de Bahá'u'lláh, by Udo Schaefer (1981).
- La Cultura Hispano Árabe en Latino América, by Boris Handal (2004). — The influence of the Hispano-Arab culture in Latin American history, from a linguistic point of view...
- La Raison dans les Ecrits baha'is: Son importance, sa fonction, son usage, by Ian Kluge Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2013). — French translation of "Reason and the Baha'i Writings."
- Language of the Heart, The: Parallels between Chinese and Bahá'í Approaches to the Spiritual Self, by Sim Tze Hong (1999). — Parallels between Chinese and Confucian thought vs. Baha'i teachings about the spiritual self, the n...
- Laozi: A Lost Prophet?, by Roland Faber (2018). — On the Tao Te Ching, or Dao De Jing; the uniqueness of Toaism/Daoism; resonances with and difference...
- Lawh-i-Hikmat: The Two Agents and the Two Patients, by Vahid Rafati Keven Brown, trans. (2002). — Discussion of the two terms fa`ilayn (the active force / "the generating influence") and munfa`ilayn...
- Lawh-i-Hikmat, Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Wisdom: Towards a Progressive Bahá'í Theology, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2006). — The primary focus of Baha'i studies must by on the Writings of the Faith, and the philosophical unde...
- Le nouvel athéisme: une réponse bahá'íe, by Ian Kluge Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2011). — L’auteur montre, par une lecture minutieuse, la faiblesse des arguments de ces nouveaux athées qu...
- Letter to Dr J. W. Freudenberg, Auckland, New Zealand, by Shoghi Effendi (1946-06-07). — Letter on behalf of Shoghi Effendi about philosophy, body, mind, soul, evolution, and about not taki...
- Letter to Frau Alice Schwarz-Solivo of a Talk by Abdu'l-Baha, by Josephina Fallscheer Richard Grosser, trans. (1933-04). — On the 'freedom of will', inheritance and instinct.
- Letter to Mrs. A. Schwarz, Stuttgart, by Josephina Fallscheer Steven Phelps, ed. (1910-01). — Philosophic conversations of the Master with a French consular official. The nineteenth letter from ...
- Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian, by Universal House of Justice (2007). — Three questions: Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi; Status of Research Department Memorand...
- Life and Times of August Forel, The, by Sheila Banani (2005). — A review of Forel's scientific accomplishments, philosophical/religious perplexities, and social con...
- Life as Metaphor, by John S. Hatcher (1986). — What is the moral rationale for physical reality? What is the proper relationship of human beings to...
- Life, Death and Immortality: The Taoist Religion in Singapore and the Bahá'í Faith, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (1997). — Main features of Taoist practices in Singapore compared with Baha'i which, at first glance, could no...
- Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
- Light Was in the Darkness, The: Reflections on the Growth that Hides in the Pain of Suffering, by Michael L. Penn (2020-07). — Existential stress and its relationship to individual growth and development, drawing on the rich sp...
- List of Articles by John Hatcher on BahaiTeachings.org, by John S. Hatcher (2021). — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org, by Nader Saiedi (2017-2020). — Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and globa...
- Logical Proof of the Existence of God, A, by William S. Hatcher (2003).
- Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Nader Saiedi: Review, by Christopher Buck (2024-12). — Review of Nader Saiedi's book that focuses on the Writings of Baha'u'llah.
- Look at Harmony and Unity as Common Principles in the Confucian System and the Bahá'í Faith, A, by Benjamin Olshin (2014). — Confucianism and the Baha'i Faith represent complex and multi-faceted systems of philosophy, practic...
- Loom of Reality: A Partial Inventory of the Works of the Central Figures of the Bahá'í Faith, Steven Phelps, comp. (2020/2025). — A website with thematic compilations of quotations from the Baha’i Writings and beyond, and a cat...
- Love of Iran, A, by Iraj Ghanooni Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. (2022). — Philosophical reflections on how fundamentally our homeland shapes our reality, and how ‘Abdu’l-...
- Love, Power, and Justice, by William S. Hatcher (1999). — The pursuit and abuse of power are moral choices for which there is no moral justification.
- Macrocriticism: A Comparison of Nicolai Berdyaev and Shoghi Effendi, by Zaid Lundberg (2012). — Comparison of "the most widely read of the Russian religious philosophers" with the background and s...
- Man: The Crown of Creation or Its Destroyer?, by Udo Schaefer (2001). — When will deficient humans, no longer able to solve the existential problems of humanity, change for...
- Manifestation of God in the View of Process Theology, The, by Roland Faber (2019). — On how God can be all-present in the world and at the same time be manifest in the form of human fig...
- Marian Crist Lippitt: Short Biographical Monograph, by Peter Terry (1999). — Controversial both during her lifetime and after, Lippitt was a trained engineer who applied her rig...
- Marxism Yesterday and Today, by Colin Leys (1987). — Marxist movements today and the prospects for change. No mention of the Baha'i Faith.
- Medieval Islam: The Influence of Islam on Judaism and Christianity, by Anjam Khursheed (1997). — Prior to the Renaissance, Islam inspired revivals in the cultural traditions of Christianity and Jud...
- Meeting a Prophet, by Archie Bell (1915). — Book chapter containing three interviews with 'Abdu'l-Baha at the Sea of Galilee.
- Metaphysics and Cosmology of Process According to Shaykh 'Aḥmad al-'Ahsā'ī, The: Critical Edition, Translation, and Analysis of Observations in Wisdom, by Idris Samawi Hamid (1998). — Analyzes Shaykh Ahmad's groundbreaking process metaphysics and cosmology through "The Wisdom Observa...
- Methods and qualities of the seekers of Reality in Some Answered Questions in the light of Bahá'í Scriptures, by Julio Savi (2009). — The criteria and qualities of the seekers of Reality. The senses, reason, and reliance on scriptural...
- Mikhail Sergeev, Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith: Review, by Benjamin Olshin (2015).
- Mind: "The Power of the Human Spirit", by Gerald Filson (2023-07). — Correlating Baha’i concepts of the mind with insights from philosophy; conceptual ways of knowing;...
- Minimalism: A Bridge between Classical Philosophy and the Bahá'í Revelation, by William S. Hatcher (2004). — An application of modern relational logic retroactively to problems in classical philosophy such as ...
- Minimalism, by William S. Hatcher (2008).
- Minimalism from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Mahyad Zaerpoor Rahnamaie (2007). — Minimalism accepts the objective reality outside human perception but may go beyond the reductionis...
- Miscellaneous philosophy topics, by John Walbridge (2002). — Islamic vs. Baha'i philosophy; Greek philosophers and the Jews; other topics of philosophy.
- Mizán of Affect in Material v. Metaphysical Models of Human Consciousness, The, by John S. Hatcher (2023-07). — Though Baha'i teachings hold that the soul progresses after the body ceases to exist, the physical b...
- Models and Idols: Towards a Philosophy of the Community of Mind, by Shahbaz Fatheazam (2005). — It is the coexistence of action and learning that modifies community and its traditions, and this co...
- Modernity as an Age of Transition, by Benjamin Schewel (2023-01-16). — Modernity reconceptualized as a period of humanity’s collective adolescence; origins of the modern...
- Mystery of Consciousness, The: Learning from Neuroscience and Insights from Bahá'í Sacred Writings, by Jena Khadem Khodadad (2019). — On the neural basis of consciousness; the concepts of mind and soul as presented in the Baha’i wri...
- Mystery of Divinity, The: A Comparison of Traditional Views of Divinity to Those in Some Answered Questions, by James B. Thomas (2011). — A new paradigm of spiritual evolution, and a possible platform for philosophical dissertation regard...
- Mysticism East and West, by Fargang Jahanpour (2007). — The meaning and nature of mysticism and some of the leading ideas in Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christ...
- Nature of God, The: Some Extracts from the Bahá'í Writings, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi (1992). — Brief compilation on nature of God.
- Nature of Human Nature, The, by John S. Hatcher (2017). — "From the Editor's Desk": Introduction to this issue's two articles: Ian Kluge's on human nature and...
- Neo-platonic Framework for Bahá'í philosophy, by Theo A. Cope (1997). — Some thoughts on the history and thought of Neoplatonism and its relation to Baha'i philosophy. Conc...
- Neo-Platonism: Framework for a Bahá'í Ontology, by Mark A. Foster (1995). — Ways to approach the language of philosophical symbolism in the Baha'i teachings.
- Neoplatonism and the Bahá'í Writings, Part 1, by Ian Kluge (2010). — An examination of the Enneads of Plotinus and Proclus’ The Elements of Theology in Baha'i terms, a...
- Neoplatonism and the Bahá'í Writings, Part 2, by Ian Kluge (2011). — An examination of the Enneads of Plotinus and Proclus’ The Elements of Theology in Baha'i terms, a...
- New Atheism, The: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Ian Kluge (2009/2012). — Logically and philosophically speaking, the works of the "new atheists" are deeply flawed and are of...
- New morality, The: An outline, by Udo Schaefer (1995). — Proposal that Baha'u'llah's ethical teachings rest on metaphysical premises about God and humankind,...
- "Newly born babe of that Day", The: Mysticism in the Age of the Maturity of Humankind, by Julio Savi (2006). — The dynamic historical processes impacting mysticism. As the Baha'i Revelation is the revelation o...
- Nietzsche and the Bahá'í Writings: A First Look, by Ian Kluge (2016). — First version, missing footnotes. See update.
- Nietzsche and the Bahá'í Writings: A First Look (reprint, with footnotes), by Ian Kluge (2017). — Baha'i Writings and Nietzsche’s philosophy share a surprising number of features in common that al...
- Nietzsche et les écrits bahá'ís: Une première approche, by Ian Kluge Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2017). — Translation of "Nietzsche and the Bahá'í Writings: A First Look."
- Non-Governmental Perspective on the Relative Effectiveness of Multilateral and Bilateral Measures to Combat Hate Speech, A: An Analysis of Tools Deployed in Response to Religious Hate Speech in Iran, by Bani Dugal Morten Bergsmo, ed, Kishan Manocha, ed. (2023-07). — International Human Rights framework; Iran's obligations under international law; history of Baha'i ...
- Obituary: Alimurad Davudi (1922-1979), by Novin Doostdar (1999). — Davudi was Professor of Philosophy at Tehran University, and long-time secretary of the Iranian Baha...
- Ocean of His Utterances, The, by Howard Colby Ives (1963/1977). — Unpublished study course in the Revelation of Baha'u'llah using the books of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l‑B...
- On Existence and Qualities of the Human Soul, by Farjam Majd (2015). — On the existence, nature, and necessity of a human soul vs. the souls of animals. Is the concept of ...
- "On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective," by Craig Loehle: Response to Commentary, by Keven Brown (1994).
- "On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective," by Craig Loehle: Commentary, by Arash Abizadeh (1990).
- One Common Faith, by Universal House of Justice (2005). — Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Baha'u'llah and the scriptures of other faiths...
- Oneness of Reality, The: A Response to Moojan Momen's "Relativism as a Basis for Baha'i Metaphysics", by Peter Terry (2018). — Dialogue on epistemology and ontology as presented in the core literature of the Baha’i religion.
- Organic Order, An: An Approach to the Philosophy of Bahá'u'lláh through the Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Roger Coe (1993). — The structure of the Administrative Order as outlined by the writings of the Guardian, and the princ...
- Orientation of Hope and Lessons in World Crisis, The, by Alain Locke (1936/1945). — Two essays meditating on the relevance of Baha'i principles to the period preceding and during the S...
- Origin of the Bahá'í Principle of the Harmony between Science and Religion, The, by Keven Brown (2001-08). — On the origin of the principle of scientific/religious harmony in Islamic and Baha’i Writings, and...
- Origins of Creation, by Farjam Majd (2014). — Some classical proofs of the existence of God; the meaning of proof, types of proof, and conditions ...
- Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings, by Babak Rod Khadem (2006). — The Baha’i conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this ...
- Out of Plato's Cave: A Dream Journey of Science, Philosophy, and Spirit, Featuring Crashes of Memoir, Dashes of Song and Rhyme, Florid Stagings of Drama, Wise Birds, Hungry Beasts, and a Garnish of Rebellious Footnotery, by Dana Paxson (2017). — Book-length essay on the consistency of science and religion, treated as a work of fiction about the...
- Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest, The, by Michael Karlberg (2003-07). — In our culture, political and legal institutions are structured as contests and reform is characteri...
- Permanence of Change, The: Contemporary Sociological and Bahá'í Perspectives, by Hoda Mahmoudi (2008). — Sociohistorical changes of the Axial Age and the Renaissance, sociological views on modernity and it...
- Persia, by Richard N. Frye (1968). — Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Baha'i schools in the early twentiet...
- Perspectives on the Inseparable Twin Duties Prescribed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, by Eamonn Moane (2003). — Religions differ in the balance of faith versus good works, the grace of God versus human strivings,...
- Philosophical and Religious Contributions to the Emergence of Human Rights: The Bahá'í Perspective, by Dan Wheatley (2012-12). — While some forms of religious extremism are contemptuous of human rights, and human rights are somet...
- Philosophical Basis for the Centre for Renewable Energy at Dundalk Institute of Technology, A, by Lawrence D. Staudt (2003). — Nature of the physical world, the principle of sustainability, the present energy situation, options...
- Philosophical Basis of the ANISA Model, The, by Daniel C. Jordan (1974). — Talk given at Green Acre Baha'i School on ANISA, a science-based approach for curriculum development...
- Philosophical Statements by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions, by Abdu'l-Bahá Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2019-12-08). — Quotations extracted from Ian Kluge's article "Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective"...
- Philosophy: Material and Spiritual, by Peter Terry (2005/2024). — Compilation and commentary on matters relating to material and divine philosophy, and definitions of...
- Philosophy of Bahá'í Education, The, by Boris Handal (2007). — On a philosophy of education encompassing the individual and the society, the state of education and...
- Philosophy of Spirituality, The: A Bahá'í Viewpoint, by William S. Hatcher (1996). — Views of human nature and the concept of spirituality; the Baha'i concept of spirituality; the cruci...
- Philosophy Special Interest Group Sessions at the 38th Annual ABS Conference, 2014: Conference Report, by Ian Kluge (2014). — Summary of four presentations: K. Naimi's "Thinking Sociologically About Independent Investigation,"...
- Phoenix and the Ashes: The Bahá'í Faith and the Modern Apocalypse, by Geoffrey Nash: Review, by John Huddleston (1988). — 19th-century optimism, disillusionment with contemporary society, philosophy of history, political t...
- Pilgrim Notes, by Myron Henry Phelps (1917). — Notes taken by Phelps during his second visit to Acca, 1917, from the words of Abdul-Baha.
- Platón, Leonardo y el sistema del Monte Carmelo, by Ernesto Fernandez (2012). — The symbolic systems of Plato and Leonardo da Vinci, and their modern architectural representation i...
- Poetry About Philosophy: Section VIII: Poetry: Pioneering Over Four Epochs: Section VIII Poetry, by Ron Price (2005). — The poetry in this section is concerned with various aspects of philosophy in the western tradition ...
- Possibilities of Existential Theism for Bahá'í Theology, The, by Jack McLean (1997). — The perspective of existential theology can benefit Baha'i studies of religion, as applied to issues...
- Postmodernism and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge (2008). — Whilst the Baha'i Writings and postmodernism share a variety of ideas at a superficial level, on fun...
- Power and the Bahá'í community, by Moojan Momen (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
- Principle of the Oneness of Humankind, The: Strong Foundationalism, Non-Adversarialism, and the Imperatives of Our Time, by Filip Boicu (2022). — Some of the ways in which the concept of globalization has been framed in the recent past; the visio...
- 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.
- Process Philosophy and the Bahá'í Writings: An Initial Exploration, by Ian Kluge (2004). — An examination of the Baha'i Writings in relationship to modern process philosophy (e.g. Whitehead, ...
- Procrustes' Bed: The Insufficiency of Secular Humanism, by Ian Kluge (2015). — Secular humanism’s inability to accommodate the universal presence of religion in human nature und...
- Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology, by Jack McLean (1992). — Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Baha'i theology.
- Prolégomènes à une théologie bahá'íe, by Jack McLean Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2014). — Deux objectifs à cet ouvrage: 1/ Résoudre la question préliminaire du concept et de la validité ...
- Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies, by Ismael Velasco (2004). — On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential I...
- Promises to Keep: Thoughts on an Emerging Bahá'í Theology, by Jack McLean (1995/2007). — A nascent Baha'i systemic theology must have certain parameters, including spirituality, the prophet...
- Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria, by Susan Maneck (2011). — Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, co...
- Propositions on a More Comprehensive Theology, by Jack McLean (1995). — Implications of theology for science and creativity, religious language, proclamation, apologetics, ...
- Psychology of Spirituality, The: From Divided Self to Integrated Self, by Hossain B. Danesh (2000). — Explores what is the nature of human reality, the purpose of human life, transcendence, and whether ...
- Purpose of Poetry, The, by Shirin Sabri (1988). — Justifications for the work of contemporary artists; now is the time for Baha’is to work towards t...
- Purposes and Objectives of Bahá'í Scholarship, The: Compilation and commentary, by Peter Terry (2009). — Three essays on objectives of Baha'i Scholarship, attaining to the knowledge of God, and the study o...
- Questions about Science and Religion: Interviews with Abdul Baha at Tiberias and Haifa, by Anna Kunz (1922-09). — Questions asked of Abdu'l-Baha by two Christians visiting Haifa in 1921.
- Radiant Acquiescence, by Orcella Rexford (1937-09). — "Radiant acquiescence" (rida') means not only to give up your will to the Divine Will, but to do so ...
- Rationality in Academic Disciplines, by K. P. Mohanan (2001). — For an academic community to construct knowledge through teamwork, its members must have a shared la...
- Realms of Divine Existence as described in the Tablet of All Food, by Bijan Ma'sumian (1994 Summer). — Baha'i theoretical theology in the Lawh-i-Qullu'Ta'am.
- Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion, by Ian Kluge (2001-09-02). — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic.
- Reason and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge (2013). — The Baha'i Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the m...
- Recognition and Identity: The case of the Baha'i Faith, by Cetin Onder (2002 spring). — Baha'i Faith seen in a Hegelian model.
- Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A, by Keven Brown (2002/2012). — Baha'u'llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha referred to the 'hidden craft' of alchemy as part of divine philoso...
- Reflections on the Epistemological Views of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Mikhail Sergeev (2012). — Abdu’l-Baha explored four sources of knowledge—sensory perception, reason, intuition, and tradit...
- Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim), by David Russell Garcia Kees Poolman, trans. (2022). — Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en soc...
- Relativism: A Basis For Bahá'í Metaphysics, by Moojan Momen (1988). — "Relativism" as a means of reconciling the often widely-divergent theologies of the world's religion...
- Relativism and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge (2008). — A strident rejection of the philosophical concept of relativism as being incompatible with a Baha’...
- Religion in the Modem World, by Anjam Khursheed (2001). — On aspects of the Western secular rebellion against theocracy and the rise of free enquiry and freed...
- Religious Foundations of Civil Society, The, by Wendy M. Heller (2000). — A Baha'i perspective on the loss of a transcendent ethical basis as a central problem of modern soci...
- Reproduction and other Biological Subjects, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000). — Embryology; reproduction; biology; genetic engineering
- Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baha'i Writings, by Robert Stockman (1997). — The complexities of the Baha'i concepts of revelation, interpretation, infallibility, and elucidatio...
- Revisioning the Sacred: New Perspectives on a Bahá'í Theology, Jack McLean, ed. (1997). — Essays on religious unity, interreligious dialogue, apophatic and liberation theologies, the spiritu...
- Revisioning the Sacred: New Perspectives on a Bahá'í Theology, by Jack McLean: Review, by Susan Maneck (1999).
- Revisioning the Sacred: New Perspectives on a Bahá'í Theology, ed. Jack Mclean: Review, by David Piff (1999).
- Rizal, Revelation and Revolution: Rizal's Letter to the Women of Malolos and Baha'u'llah's letter to Nabil Akbar Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom), by Stephen Ramo (2011). — Comparison of letter by Philippine national hero José Rizal to the women of Malolos with Baha'u'lla...
- Sabaeans and African-based Religions in the Americas, The, by Universal House of Justice (2012). — Overview by the Research Department about the religion of the Sabaeans [aka Sabeans], and some indig...
- Saying Nothing about No-Thing: Apophatic Theology in the Classical World, by Jonah Winters (1994). — The apophatic (negative) theology of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus and some pre-Pseudo-Dionysius east...
- Science and Religion in Chinese Culture, by Anjam Khursheed (2000). — Religion lies at the root of philosophy and civilization during the Tang (618-907) and Sung (960-127...
- Science and Sacred Scriptures, by Universal House of Justice (2016-02-21). — On scientific findings vs. personal interpretation of the Sacred Writings, and a paragraph regarding...
- Scientific Proof of the Existence of God, A, by William S. Hatcher (1993). — Whenever scientists encounter a phenomenon that exhibits an evolution towards order, but without any...
- "Scientific Proof of the Existence of God," by William S. Hatcher: Commentaries and Responses, by Gordon Dicks, Philip Belove, William S. Hatcher (1994).
- "Scientific Proof of the Existence of God," by William S. Hatcher: Commentaries and Responses, by Arash Abizadeh, Ross Woodman, William S. Hatcher (1997).
- Scriptures of Different Faiths, The, by Pritam Singh (1942). — Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teach...
- Secret of Divine Civilization, by Abdu'l-Bahá Marzieh Gail, trans. (1957). — Originally issued anonymously in 1875, this was ʻAbdu'l-Baha's program for the developmental reform...
- Secret of Divine Civilization, The, by Fariba Moghadam (2021-05). — Overview of the history Abdu'l-Baha's treatise, and its themes presented through a compilation of qu...
- Seed of Creation: A philosophical approach towards the status of Universal House of Justice in respect to Baha'i concept of creation, by Ahmad Aniss (1998). — A philosophical approach towards the status of Universal House of Justice in respect to Baha'i conce...
- Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá': 3, by Abdu'l-Bahá Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2002). — Provisional translations of three selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha'.
- Shoghi Effendi and Social Justice, by Jack McLean (2007-03). — The term "social justice” has been used by many engaged groups as a rhetorical tool to obtain more...
- Socrates, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.).
- Socrates in History and the Bahá'í Writings, by Universal House of Justice (1995-10-22). — Historical facts known about Socrates, some of the difficulties inherent in endeavouring to unravel ...
- Socrates'/Plato's Use of Rhetoric: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Bret Breneman (1991). — Classical rhetoric continues to increase our understanding of human utterance and expression; the fi...
- Some Answered Questions: An Introduction to Bahá'í Teachings, by Marco Oliveira (2020). — Background of this book and Laura Clifford Barney, and overview of its themes.
- Soul, Life of the: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1990).
- Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran, by Henry Corbin Nancy Pearson, trans. (1977). — An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Isl...
- Spiritual Foundations of Science, The, by Anjam Khursheed (1996). — In contrast to modern western accounts of science, which reduce it to methods of logic and experimen...
- Spiritual Self in Bahá'í Studies, The, by Jack McLean (2003). — Being philosophically informed is particularly important for Baha'is who are in dialogue with person...
- Spontaneous Talks by Dr. Khan, at His Sunday Morning Classes, Answering Some of His 95 Questions, by Ali Kuli Khan Terry Nelson Randolph, ed. (2013-04). — Proofs of the Baha'i Faith, written by a prominent translator and companion of Abdu'l-Baha. Includes...
- Sri Aurobindo Movement and the Bahá'í Faith, by Anil Sarwal (2001). — Summary historical connections between the two communities.
- Strategies and Processes of Social Change, by Howard Buchbinder (1987). — The theoretical and analytic context within which Marxists approach issues of social change; Marxist...
- Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History / Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: List of volumes (1982-2023). — List of all 23 volumes in the SBBH / SBBR series from Kalimat Press.
- Stylistic Analysis of the Báb's Writings, A: Abridged Translation of Vahid Behmardi's Muqaddamih-yi dar bárih-yi sabk va siyáq-i áthár-i mubárakih-yi ḥaḍrat-i rabb a`lá, by Vahid Behmardi, William F. McCants (2007). — English translation by McCants of Behmardi's Persian article "Stylistic Analysis of the Bab’s Writ...
- Suggestions for Bahá'í Hermeneutics, by Mark A. Foster (1999). — Four essays: "Non-Overlapping Magisteria [science, religion, and Stephen Jay Gould]," "Infallibility...
- Summary Statement of the ANISA Model, by Daniel C. Jordan (1974). — ANISA is a comprehensive educational system defined by specifications which insure its replicability...
- Symbolic Cosmology in the Sufi and Bahá'í traditions, by Michael McCarron (1997). — Introduction to some meanings of the various realms of God.
- Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat, A, by Abdu'l-Bahá Keven Brown, trans. (2005). — Insights into three statements by Baha'u'llah on pre-existence, creation, and nature as the essence ...
- Tablet of All Food, The: The Hierarchy of the Spiritual Worlds and the Metaphoric Nature of Physical Reality, by Jean-Marc Lepain Peter Terry, trans. (2010-04). — Terminology employed by Baha'u'llah to describe the hierarchy of the spiritual worlds: Hahút, Lah...
- Tablet of the Manifestation, The (Lawh-i-Zuhur), by Bahá'u'lláh Joshua Hall, trans. (2023-01-02). — Tablet on the metaphysical reality of the Manifestations of God, and their divine station as cosmic,...
- Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Translation, by Bahá'u'lláh Moojan Momen, trans. (2010).
- Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Introduction, by Moojan Momen (2010). — The conflict in Islam between philosopher-mystics who adhere to the philosophy of existential onenes...
- Tablet of the Universe (Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih), by Abdu'l-Bahá Anonymous, trans. (1997). — A theological description of reality, with reference to Ptolemy and Al-Farabi.
- Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-hikmat), by Juan Cole (1995).
- Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-Hikmat): Tablet study outline, by Jonah Winters (1999).
- Tablet of Wisdom Questions and Answers, by Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (1995). — Authorized translation of unpublished Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Ethel Rosenberg in 1906 in reply to ...
- Tablet on the Inmost Heart, by Abdu'l-Bahá William F. McCants, trans, Steven Phelps, trans. (2001). — On the four balances (scales) with which people weigh reality, significance, and the divine question...
- Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas), by Bahá'u'lláh Keven Brown, trans. (2016). — On some situations relating to a person’s private rights, in this case theft and debt, with a larg...
- Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih), by Bahá'u'lláh Joshua Hall, trans. (2023-01-01). — Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of the Simple Reality examines Mulla Ṣadra's dictum "The Simple Reality...
- Tablet on the Struggle for Survival (Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá), by Abdu'l-Bahá Keven Brown, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. (1984). — This Tablet illuminates a very important aspect of 'Abdu'l-Baha's response to Darwinism, which is Hi...
- Tablet on the Unity of Existence (Sharh Wahdat al-Wujúd), by Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2001).
- Tablet to Auguste Forel, by Abdu'l-Bahá Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1976). — A letter of ʻAbdu'l-Baha, in reply to questions asked by the Swiss scientist Auguste-Henri Forel, d...
- Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism, by Bahá'u'lláh Juan Cole, trans. (1995). — Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
- Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought, by Todd Lawson (2010-10-23). — Using Qur'an 4:156-7 as an example, classical tafsīr, “scholastic" exegesis, has not always taken...
- Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age, by Nader Saiedi (2014). — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
- The Quantum State Function, Platonic Forms, and the Ethereal Substance: Reflections on the Potential of Philosophy to Contribute to the Harmony of Science and Religion, by Vahid Houston Ranjbar (published as Vahid Ranjbar) (2023-01). — Science and philosophy correlate to concepts from the knowledge system of religion; the ethereal sub...
- The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Horace Holley (1922-08). — On the creative nature of literature; the writings of Shakespeare; Baha'u'llah as author; the influe...
- Theological Ethics in a Bahá'í Perspective, by Jack McLean (1996-09). — The Baha'i writings are a rich source of moral precepts, with a large corpus of ethical ...
- Theological Responses to Modernity in the Nineteenth-century Middle East, by Oliver Scharbrodt (2002). — With their theologies, Baha'u'llah and Muhammad 'Abduh both responded to the challenge of modernity ...
- "These Four States Conferred Upon Thee": Tetrarchic Thinking in Philosophy, Theology, Psychology, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2013). — We follow Baha’u’llah’s new principles and forget old patterns of thought in order to find pea...
- Theses on Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Mikhail Sergeev (2015). — On how new religious movements respond to modernity; cycles of religion; project of modernity; cultu...
- Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?, by Viva Rodwell (1996). — Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture.
- Three Stages of Divine Revelation, The, by Guy Sinclair (2002). — Shoghi Effendi states that the Kitab-i-Iqan "adumbrates and distinguishes between the three stages o...
- Towards a Definition of Bahá'í Theology and Mystical Philosophy, by Julio Savi (2003). — Baha'i theology is not metaphysical hair-splitting but is a "divine philosophy" all Baha'is are invi...
- Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
- True of Thyself: The Mystical Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and Ken Wilber's System of Integral Philosophy, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2005). — A comparison of Wilber's integration of the tradition of liberalism with a genuine spirituality and ...
- Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections, by Jack McLean (1999). — 85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spir...
- Understanding the Human Condition: Secular and Spiritual Perspectives, by Suresh Sahadevan (2001). — Both materialist and religious paradigms are important for happiness and for informing our decisions...
- Unhealthy Science, Religion, and Humanities: The Deep Connection and What Bahá'u'lláh Had to Say About It, by Ron House (2000-10-01). — How the "calamity" mentioned by Baha'u'llah manifests in errors in the scientific method; fundamenta...
- Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Bahá'í Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2004). — An attempt to correlate specific Baha'i teachings with the corresponding concepts of Teilhard de Cha...
- Unveiling the Huri of Love, by John S. Hatcher (2005). — Three versions of this paper: Powerpoint presentation, audio file, and published article.
- Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks, by Steven Phelps (2017-09-18). — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev...
- Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim), by David Russell Garcia (2003-10). — A lengthy overview of the Qur'an and its themes for a Baha'i audience; holy war and fighting; reason...
- What Is God?, by Stanwood Cobb (1955). — Poetic meditations on the nature of God and our search for the divine, "an attempt to open up vistas...
- Why freedom matters: Adding spirituality to Amartya Sen's interpretation on freedom, by Sathia Varqa (2006). — The aim of this paper is to argue why freedom matters to individual being. This is done with referen...
- William S. Hatcher 1935-2005, Jonah Winters, comp. (2008). — Bio, CV, and bibliographyc from the author's website.
- Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions, by Juan Cole (2015 Fall). — Reflections on Baha'u'llah's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "...
- Wondrous New Day, A: The Numerology of Creation and 'All Things' in the Badí' Calendar, by Robin Mihrshahi (2004/2013). — Symbolism in the Baha'i-era calendar, some Shaykhi origins of the Bab’s cosmology and ontology, an...
- Word is the Master Key for the Whole World, The: The Bahá'í Revelation and the "Teaching and Spirit of the Cause" in Dialogical and Personal Thinking, by Wolfgang A. Klebel (2007). — The Word of God is the master key that opens all doors; it assures the opening to the meaning of the...
- World Vision of a Savant, The, by Auguste Henri Forel (1928). — Ruminations on the nature of the human brain, causes of racism, how to stop wars, the meaning of "Go...
- Worlds of God, The, by Iscander Micael Tinto (2013). — Creation is an act of divine manifestation across five realms: Hahút, the unknowable Essence of God...
- Yínyáng Cosmology and the Bahá'í Faith, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (2013). — The yin-yang concept is pivotal to Chinese thought, culture, government, and ethics. It also bears m...
- Zen Gloss on Baha'u'llah's Commentary on "He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord", A, by Juan Cole (1996). — A Buddhist interpretation of themes in Baha'u'llah's tablet on Islamic mysticism and a saying about ...
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