- 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels, by Wendi Momen. (2012) Abdu'l-Bahá's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic racist and sexual philosophies on the other.
- Address to the Bahá'ís of Los Angeles, California, by Amelia Collins. (1954-07-12) On the need for Baha'is to study teachings, avoid feelings of panic about the future, and actively participate in spreading the faith; the Guardian's concerns and guidance; simplifying lives and focusing on teachings; spreading the Faith.
- Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, by Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. (2018) On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment as a prerequisite for attainment unto the Divine Presence. Includes translation of a Tablet by Bahá’u’lláh.
- Gems of Divine Mysteries, by Bahá'u'lláh. (2002) A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Báb, the Primal Point. Written during the Baghdad period for Siyyid Yúsuf-i-Sihdihí Isfahání. His questions were brought from Karbila, and answered the same day.
- Los Angeles, Living in, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-01-31) Bahá'ís have not been advised to avoid living in Los Angeles, but should still recall the importance of pioneering and not congregating in insular communities.
- Message to the Indian and Eskimo Bahá'ís of the Western Hemisphere, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1969) Letter to Native American and Inuit believers, about the assurance given in the Bahá'í Writings that their future is very great, and that they themselves best help to fulfill these promises by taking the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh to their own people.
- Missing Dimension in the Built Environment, The: A Challenge for the 21st Century, by Leo R. Zrudlo. (1990) There is a missing dimension in the built environment -- architecture is unable to satisfy the emotional and aesthetic needs of people. But architects disagree about how to rectify the situation. A spiritual aspect is needed.
- Pilgrims Notes and the "Calamity", by International Teaching Centre. (1984-07-01) Status of Pilgrims' Notes and their discussion of the catastrophic events some Bahá'ís believe might occur around the turn of the millennium.
- Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. (2020) Guidance on calamitous events and our response to them.
- Race Unity: Implications for the Metropolis, by June Manning Thomas. (1995) Universal principles of unity which apply to cities; how racial disunity has been imprinted upon the metropolitan landscape in the United States; spiritual principles necessary to improve the fragmented urban life around the world.
- Race, Place, and Clusters: Current Vision and Possible Strategies, by June Manning Thomas. (2017) Division by place affects the possibilities for racial unity, especially in fragmented U.S. metropolitan areas. The "institute process” as a strategy could overcome challenges that place-based action poses for racial unity.
- Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys, by Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani). (1923-02) Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accompanied Fadl's second tour of the USA and Canada.
- Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2002) This is a compilation of only those passages from Bahá'u'lláh’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that relate to the journey through "Seven Cities," which has similarities to Bahá'u'lláh’s Seven Valleys.
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