- 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915, Edward C. Getsinger, comp. (1915-06-24). The importance of humility, spiritual guidance, unity, and self-sacrifice over rigid adherence to la...
- 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...
- Activities in the Bahá'í World Community to Improve the Status of Women during the United Nations Decade for Women, by Bahá'í International Community. (1985-07-15). Report presented to the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Natio...
- Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. (2022-10). Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
- Bahá'í Consultation and Freireian Dialogue in Development: A Comparative Perspective, by Adel Salmanzadeh. (2007). The potential Baha'i contribution to the development process; case study of Baha’i consultation in...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology, by Juan Cole. (1997). The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
- Bahá'í Consultation and the Transformation of Society, by Moojan Momen. (2014). Overview of consultation in the Baha'i Faith, from its introduction in the Aqdas and first implement...
- Becoming Attuned to Reality: Presuppositions and the Power of Learning in Action, by Todd Smith. (2024-03). The learning mode of action, reflection, consultation, and study encourages investigators to attend ...
- Birds of Diverse Feathers Consult Together, by Daniel C. Jordan, Doug Honaker. (1972). 25-minute film strip with audio narration, written by Jordan and illustrated by Honaker. Originally ...
- 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...
- Changing Reality: The Bahá'í Community and the Creation of a New Reality, by Moojan Momen. (2005). The Baha’i teachings criticize the socially created realities of warfare, environmental destruc...
- Climate Change: Policies and Political Discourse, by Universal House of Justice. (2017-11-29). Letter "to three individuals" on the science behind anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, and...
- 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...
- Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth, by Ros Gabriel. (1995).
- Consultation: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (1990/2010).
- Consultation, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. (1991).
- Consultation and Compromise in Environment Affairs, by Bill Knight-Weiler. (1986). Examples of environmental disagreements — involving ranchers, off-road vehicle use, acid rain, and...
- Consultation in the Quest for World Peace, by Roger Coe. (1987). The Universal House of Justice in Promise of World Peace advised that Baha'is conduct their affairs ...
- Consultation, Portraits, Rakahs, Murtus, and Unknown Language, by Universal House of Justice. (2009/2010/2018). Three replies from the Research Department to an individual, dated 2009, 2010 and 2018, on a variety...
- Conversive Turn in Bahá'í Scripture, The: An Intersubjective Communications Model for Bridging Global Diversity, by Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez. (2007). Communications which manifest equality of participants bring diverse persons and elements of the wor...
- Creating an Inclusive Narrative, by Australian Bahá'í Community. (2020-11). Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a ...
- Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker, by Phyllis K. Peterson. (1998). On how intimacy in the Baha'i community can be created, using Baha’i scriptures as guideline. We h...
- Deganawida, the Peacemaker, by Christopher Buck. (2015). Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago.
- Democracy Built on Communicative Action, A: Bahá'í Political Practice as a Prefigurative Resource for Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Inclusivity, by Michael Sabet. (2023-07). Habermas' mode for coordinating society grounded in deliberation; the critical role of prefigurative...
- Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice. (2022-11-01). Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
- Embracing Interdependence: Foundations for a World in Transition, by Bahá'í International Community. (2024-09-04). Statement on the occasion of the United Nations Summit of the Future, advocating for global governan...
- Even as the Waves of One Sea: Bahá'í Consultation's Implicit Cultural Support for the Clash of Differing Opinions, by Whitney White Kazemipour. (2024-03). A letter from Shoghi Effendi introduces some cultural dynamics which underlie Baha'i consultation; d...
- Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. (2000). On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
- Family Life, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (1991).
- Forces of Our Time, The, by Hooper Dunbar. (1986). Excerpt from a talk presented at the "Prepare for Peace" conference, Long Beach, California, August ...
- Freedom of Speech: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (1997).
- God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson: Review, by Geza Farkas. (2005-12/2015-06).
- Group Dynamics: Compilation, Study Guide, and Worksheets, Author unknown, comp. (n.d.). Collection of materials on group dynamics: a compilation from the Writings, study questions, observa...
- Human Knowledge and the Advancement of Society, by Hoda Mahmoudi. (2012). Knowledge is the means toward realizing a global civilization. The current Five Year Plan focuses th...
- Improved Access to Intelligent Responses Using the Bahá'í Model of Consultation: Two Exploratory Small-Sample Studies, by John E. Kolstoe. (1997). Studies using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale show that people consulting together can access ...
- Indispensability of Consultation for Ordering Human Affairs, The, by Ian C. Semple. (2010). Consultation is not just another word for discussion. It is not just a technique to be learned, but ...
- 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,...
- Ireland's Multi-Ethnic Immigration Challenge: An Irish Bahá'í View, by Eamonn Moane. (2002). After centuries of population loss, Ireland’s economic success in the 1990s led to a surge of imm...
- Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace, by John Huddleston. (1987). Highlights a few points in the Baha'i approach to government and collective action.
- "Justly and Without Bias": Consultation as a Technique for Mitigating Cognitive Biases, by Andres Elvira Espinosa. (2024-09). Exploring Baha’i consultation as a framework for mitigating cognitive biases, emphasizing group de...
- 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...
- La consultation, by William S. Hatcher. (2008). Fireside talk.
- Lessons in Leadership, by May Khadem. (2018). A personal journey of learning about leadership; widely shared false assumptions have led many off-c...
- Letter to Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá Bádí'u'lláh Khán of Abadih, by Shoghi Effendi. Juan Cole, trans. (1997-05). Answers four questions: (1) re "Crimson Scroll"; (2) re the "Sacred Night"; (3) re the "Tablet of th...
- Letter to John B. Cornell, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1943-05-25). Short personal letter relating answers from Shoghi Effendi to various questions of Cornell, on votin...
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988). The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Marriages, Preserving Bahá'í, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1991).
- Mediation, Transformation and Consultation: A Comparative Analysis of Conflict Resolution Models, by Guy Sinclair. (2007). The Baha'i principle of consultation as a framework for mediation, transformation, and the process o...
- Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996).
- One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahá'í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World, by Bahá'í International Community. (2022-06-01). A pictorial magazine-style overview of Baha'i views on the environment, trusteeship, development, pr...
- Overcoming Barriers to Unity: An Essay on Group Harmony, by Steven E. Ellis. (1996). Different perspectives on unity and disunity; red flags of disunity including anger, advising, perfe...
- 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...
- Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino). (2024). The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justi...
- Poetry of Loving: Family Therapy and the Bahá'í Faith, by Michael J. Bruwer. (1983). Psychotherapy and the family; the Baha'i concept of the family; the role of models of the world.
- Politics and Engagement in the Life of Society, by Universal House of Justice. (2010-01-22). On which principles should guide Iranian believers in their participation in the life of society, an...
- 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...
- Power of Reflection, The: Advancing Governance and Dispute Resolution Systems through Devolved Reflection and Shared Knowledge Generation, by Shahla Ali. (2018). Reflection is the "source of crafts, sciences and arts," with the capacity to produce "pearls of wis...
- Primer for Bahá'í Assemblies, by Marzieh Gail. (1944-10). Overview of the Baha'i political system, and proposals for consultation, assembly functioning.
- Principles of Consultation Applied to the Process of Innovation in a Corporate Environment, by Robert B. Rosenfeld, Michael H. Winger-Bearskin. (1990). Innovation is essential for industrial growth, but is obstructed when creative employees are unable ...
- Problem Solving in the Family, by Erik Blumenthal. (1995). How can we solve our problems or conflicts? We need to know and put 5 factors into practice: our att...
- Protecting the Human Family: Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, and Bahá'í Principles, by Brian D. Lepard. (2003). The moral and legal problems raised by the use of military force to aid human rights victims. Releva...
- Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition, by Bahá'í International Community. (2021-02). A statement to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development on technological innovation...
- Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. (2023-11-28). Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard...
- Revelation as Scientific in its Method: Science, Diversity, Consultation, and Learning in Action, by Stephen R. Friberg. (2024-03). An exploration of Shoghi Effendi's statement that the Baha'i Faith is scientific in method; the role...
- 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...
- Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs, by Universal House of Justice. (2017-04-27). Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freed...
- Social and Economic Development, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, trans. (2000).
- Social media and non-involvement in politics, by Universal House of Justice. (2019-12-01). Guidance on avoiding political involvement, exercising caution on social media, promoting unity, and...
- Spiritual Assembly's Growing Pains, A, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1976). A play, in 28 pages, showing "some of the workings of a Baha'i Spiritual Assembly: some of the blund...
- The Role of Public Institutions in Ensuring Social Well-Being, by Alex Vedovi. (2020-05). Questions around government’s role in social welfare and the welfare state; Baha'i perspectives on...
- Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?, by Viva Rodwell. (1996). Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture.
- To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2023-08). The cause of unity; creating families that illuminate the world; the ideal milieu for learning the p...
- To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith, by Universal House of Justice. (2009-11-24). Regarding the family and its role in the advancement of civilization.
- Transformative Dialogue: A Key to Elevating Discourses, by Roger Neyman, Charlotte Wenninger. (2024-09). "Transformative Dialogue" is a process that can facilitate understanding among dialogue partners; a ...
- Translating the Bahá'í Writings, by Craig L. Volker. (1990). In translating the Baha’i writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting bot...
- Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English, by Craig L. Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. (2024-12). Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
- True Foundation of All Economics, The, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Hooshmand Badee, comp. (2000/2013). Book-length compilation ordered by chapters covering 26 themes on the economy, welfare, development,...
- Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá'í Administration, by Adib Taherzadeh. (1972/1999/2009). The spirit that animates the Administrative Order of Baha’u’llah; spiritual attitudes that chara...
- Unity and Consultation: Foundations of Sustainable Development, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1994).
- Various Essays, by Susan Gammage. (2013-2018/2023). 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Baha'i life, life coaching and counselling, ...
- Violence Against Women and Children, by Universal House of Justice. (1993-11-23). Baha’i principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child...
- Wisdom of the people: Potential and pitfalls in efforts by the Comanches to recreate traditional ways of building consensus, by Benjamin J. Broome. (2001-01-01). Includes mention that a few Indian nations have adopted the Baha'i "consultation" method of decision...
- 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...
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