- Peter J. Khan. 1995: Four Year Plan (1996-09-29). Talk organized by the US NSA and the LSA of Washington, DC.
- Peter J. Khan. 2001: Five Year Plan (2001-06-03). Talk given by Dr. Khan about the Five Year Plan at the City Hall in Hofheim am Taunus, Germany (near the Bahá'í Temple in Langenhein)
- Anita Graves, comp. Bahá'í Era / Gregorian Calendar correlated to Ages, Epochs, and Plans (2014). A chart showing the Bahá'í Era (years 1-179) and their A.D. equivalent (1844-2023), and their division into epochs and plans.
- Graham Hassall. Bahá'í History in the Formative Age: The World Crusade 1953-1963 (1995). The major features of the Bahá'í 'World Crusade' 1953-1963; thoughts about the contemporary practice of historical Bahá'í scholarship; the guardianship and evolution of the Universal House of Justice; United Nations and the Bahá'í International Community.
- Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983) (1986). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
- Arjen Bolhuis. Chart of the Eras and Epochs of Bahá'í History (2000). Diagram of the periods of Bahá'í history. Available in English and Russian.
- Universal House of Justice. Cortesía, trans. Conferencia de los cuerpos continentales de consejeros 09-01-2001, A la (2001-01-09). Spanish translation of "Institution of the Counsellors: Letter to the Counsellors January 9 2001."
- Universal House of Justice. Continental Boards of Counsellors, Letter to the Conference of (2010-12-28).
- Farzam Arbab. Core Activities of the Five Year Plan and the Movement of Clusters (2004).
- Hui Bau, comp. Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Deepening (2020). A study guide and compilation regarding the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha'is to engage spiritually in the path towards God.
- Hui Bau. Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Text and Deepening (2020/2021). A condensed presentation of the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha’is to engage spiritually in the path towards God. The accompanying deepening uses a more visual format to help develop one's own plan of action.
- Jack McLean. Did Prophecy Fail? The Lesser Peace and the Year 2000 (2003-08). Prior to the 2010s, there was widespread belief in the Bahá'í community that the Lesser Peace would be established by the year 2000, following some catastrophic event. Yet the Scriptures do not make this claim. Prophecy is interpreted in retrospect.
- Universal House of Justice. "Double Crusade (2018-08-10). Comments on what the double crusade means, how it relates to the current series of Plans of the Faith, what should be done to carry it out, and the Advent of Divine Justice.
- Universal House of Justice. Eliminating Racial Prejudice and Activities of the Five Year Plan (2011-04-10). Letter indicating continuing applicability of the statement of the Guardian on racial prejudice despite the situation becoming more complex
- Joanna M. Tahzib-Thomas. Empowering Words (2012). Extracts from the letters and messages of Shoghi Effendi for inspiration, guidance, and vision. Includes bio of the Guardian and study guide to the texts.
- Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Epochs of the Formative Age (1996). On dating and defining the three major evolutionary "Ages" of Bahá'í history, and the five "epochs" within our current Age.
- Stephen Hall. Five Year Plan (2006/2007-04). Two talks.
- Stephen Hall. Five Year Plan Approaching the Midway Point (2008-02).
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Five Year Plan, 2001-2006 (2001). Includes both HTML and PDF versions.
- Universal House of Justice. Five Year Plan, The: 2006-2011: Messages of the Universal House of Justice (2006/2011). Five Ridvan messages, one message to the Counsellors, and three other letters.
- Universal House of Justice. Five Year Plan, The: 2011-2016: Messages of the Universal House of Justice (2011-04). Two Ridvan messages, one letter to the Counsellors, and two shorter letters.
- Tom Price. Five-Year Plan: Three Talks (2011-09). Three audio talks: "The Organic Process of the Five Year Plan," "The Twofold Mission of the Five Year Plan," and "The High Calling of the Five Year Plan"
- Universal House of Justice. Four-Year Plan, 1995-1999: Messages to the Bahá'ís of the World (1995-12-31). Message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
- Shoghi Effendi. Guardian's Seven Year Plan for the American Bahá'ís: 1946-1953 (1946-05). Teaching goals, institutional objectives, financial statistics, and other information from the Guardian pertaining to the American community.
- Universal House of Justice. Institution of the Counsellors (2001-01-29). Detailed discussion of the history and function of the highest level of the "Institution of the Learned."
- Universal House of Justice. Institution of the Counsellors: Letter to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors (2001-01-09). On launching the Five-Year Plan.
- Universal House of Justice. Institution of the Counsellors: Message to the Bahá'ís of the World (2001-01-16).
- Farzam Arbab. Intensive Growth Programs (2001-04-28). Talk delivered as part of a two-day seminar on the Five Year Plan, sponsored by the Youth Activities Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre.
- International Teaching Centre. Intensive Growth: 2004 letter to all Continental Counsellors (2004-11-28).
- Universal House of Justice. Cortesía, trans. la Conferencia de los Cuerpos Continentales de Consejeros, A: 28 de diciembre de 2010 (2010-12-28).
- John Conkling, comp. Majestic Process, The: Cycles, Eras, Epochs and Stages (2004). A one page chart developed as a class handout on the "Majestic Process," the Ages and Epochs of the Faith.
- Melanie Smith, Paul Lample. Major Themes of the Creative Word: Series of Books for Deepening and Studying (1987/1993). Five activity books "designed to draw the student into a study of the profound concepts found in the Bahá’í Revelation." Youth Can Move the World, The Significance of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation, Spiritual Conquest of the Planet, The Covenant, etc.
- Shoghi Effendi. Map of Goals for the Ten Year World Crusade (1956). Shoghi Effendi's map of progress goals for the Ten Year World Crusade, 1953-1963.
- Armin J. Jezari. Measuring Success: An Exploratory Study of United States Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assemblies and the Five Year Plan (2010). Applied research project on what degree a typical Local Spiritual Assembly in the United States is adopting elements of effective public administration based on the Five Year Plan (2006-2011).
- Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein (1999). Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City of the Covenant to the City of the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant), and pilgrim to Haifa in December 1953. First written June 1985, completed April 1999.
- Universal House of Justice. Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors on the Nine Year Plan (2021-12-30). Features of the new 9-Year Plan, "the first major undertaking in a sacred twenty-five-year venture, generational in its scope and significance," to be implemented Ridvan 2022.
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Universal House of Justice. Nine Year Plan, The: 2022-2031 (2021-2022). 9 letters from November 2021 to January 2022, addressed to the Bahá'í world, Continental Counsellors, Auxiliary Board members, and National Spiritual Assemblies. Link to free download of book (offsite).
- Shoghi Effendi. Beatrice Ashton, comp. Objectives and Tasks of Ten-Year Spiritual Global Crusade of the Bahá'í World Faith (1956). Chart of global regions and goals.
- Universal House of Justice. One-Year Plan, 2000: Introductory Letter (1999-11-26). Introduction to the "Twelve-Month Plan."
- Ron Price. Pioneering Over Four Epochs: An Autobiographical Study: Poetry and essays (1944-2013). Table of Contents for a memoir of six decades of teaching & international travel, an extensive personal account of the experience of a Western Bahai beginning in the 2nd epoch, 1944 to 1963, of the teaching Plans.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada. Plan of Unified Action to Spread the Bahá'í Cause, A: Throughout the United States and Canada January 1 1926 - December 31 1928 (1925-12). The first of two plans of systematic activity in Bahá'í history, followed by "A new plan of unified action to complete the Bahá'í temple and promote the cause in America 1926-1930."
- Moojan Momen. Power and the Bahá'í community (2018). While Bahá'í social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the case today. The problem the world faces is not in the principles that would lead to a better society, but in their application.
- Ron Price. Prose-Poetry of the Five Year Plan: 21 April 2006 to 21 April 2007 (2007). Autobiographical musings, unedited, as uploaded by the author.
- Ron Price. Prose-Poetry of the Five Year Plan: 2006-2011: Part 2 (2007). This is the 2nd in a series of prose-poetry selections written during the Five Year Plan (2006-2011).
- Bill Washington. Recollections of Pilgrimage: Nine Days with the Guardian in 1957 (2014). Lengthy account of 9 days in the Holy Land. Appendixes include list of items in the Archives, stories told by other pilgrims, and discussion of the Ten-Year Plan.
- Universal House of Justice. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age (2023-11-28). Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre.
- Universal House of Justice. Ridván 1964: Bahá'í Era 121 (1964). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
- Universal House of Justice. Ridvan 1979 (Naw-Rúz): Bahá'í Era 136 (1979-04). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world, on the launching of the Seven Year Plan and elucidation of the Seven Year Plan goals.
- Universal House of Justice. Ruhi Institutes and the Five-Year Plan (2011-12-12). Letter to all National Spiritual Assemblies about the role of the Ruhi Institute, coordination of clusters, education of children, and training institutes in the 2011-2016 5-Year Plan.
- Ali Nakhjavani. Shoghi Effendi: Author of Teaching Plans (2006/2007). Detailed history of the Guardian's teaching plans, their goals and methods; observations about duties of individual believers and Institutions; how to best conduct effective Teaching. Includes Q&A supplement.
- Andrew Alexander. Significance of the Four Year Plan, The (2004). A look at the central documents of the 4 Year Plan (1996-2000) and their relevance to the new century. Understanding these International Plans helps the Bahá'í community evolve and expand. Includes overview of the role of these Plans in Bahá'í history.
- Universal House of Justice. Six-Year Plan, 1986 (1986). Outline of Bahá'í goals for 1986-1992, and collection of letters from the House.
- June Manning Thomas. Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity (2020-09). On the nature and approaches of Bahá’í educational programs and community building efforts which seek, in the context of neighborhoods and villages, to raise capacity for service to humanity.
- William Sears. Talk "Arise" at Anchorage Conference (1976-07). Address to the International Teaching Conference, Anchorage, July 1976.
- Ali Nakhjavani. Ten Year Crusade, The (2004). How Shoghi Effendi prepared Bahá’ís for the 10-Year Crusade; 27 objectives he formulated; impediments to the implementation of some of those objectives; and the place of the Crusade in history as well as future developments destined to flow from it.
- Universal House of Justice. Turning Point: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material 1996—2006 (2006). Forty-three letters, plans, and documents covering the Four-Year Plan of 1996-2000.
- Unfoldment of the Divine Plan (2021). Visual overview of the Bahá'í Cycle, the Bahá'í Era, the three Ages, the three Epochs, and all of the Plans.
- Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. Universal Cycles, The (2013). Lengthy compilation on the cycles of time and eras in the world of existence, and stages of Bahá'í development.
- National Youth Committee, comp. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh (1985). Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth.
- Susan Gammage. Various Essays (2013-2018/2023). 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann.
- Shirley Macias. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The (1991). Relationship of a key mystical Quranic verse, Súrih 24:35, to Bahá'í theology; includes a brief compilation of Bahá'í Writings about the Lote Tree.
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