- A Leaf of Honey and the Proverbs of the Rainforest, by Joseph Shepperd: Review, by Lin Poyer (1989).
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy, by Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke (2019). — Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world."
- African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of, by Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998-12). — Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alco...
- Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections, by Layli Maparyan (2020). — The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the W...
- 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 ...
- Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy, by Nossrat Peseschkian (1983). — To understand observed behaviour, we need to consider transcultural conditions as well as those in t...
- 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...
- Bahá'í: Religion and Diet, by Paul Fieldhouse (2003). — Short overview of fasting, feast, and diet.
- Bahá'í Communities in the Asia-Pacific: Performing Common Theology and Cultural Diversity on a 'Spiritual Axis', by Graham Hassall, William Barnes (1998-07). — The idea of a ‘spiritual axis' between the Baha'is of the northern and southern regions of the Asi...
- Bahá'í Community of Canada, The: A Case Study in the Transplantation of Non-Western Religious Movements to Western Societies, by Will C. van den Hoonaard (1996). — The origins and early life of the Baha'i community in Canada as a sociological case study in the tra...
- Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Societies, The: Exploring Universes of Discourse, by Moojan Momen (1987). — How misunderstandings can arise between pioneers and the cultures they've moved to; traditional vs. ...
- Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights, Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, ed. (2001). — Articles by Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila...
- Becoming Your True Self, by Daniel C. Jordan (1968). — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...
- Bioprospecting and Indigenous Knowledge in Australia: Implications of Valuing Indigenous Spiritual Knowledge, by John Hunter, Chris Jones (2006-07). — Co-authored/painted paper by Aboriginal and 'Western' authors primarily focusing on spiritual issues...
- Building Intercultural Community: Insights from Indigenous Bahá'í History, by Chelsea Horton (2016). — Bridging Baha'i communities with Indigenous populations in Canada and the United States was not easy...
- 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...
- Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India (1993(?)/2015). — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
- Continuities and Discontinuities in Islamic Perspectives on Cultural Diversity, by Sulayman S. Nyang (1999-02). — Contains only brief mention of Baha'is, but discusses the Iranian Revolution and related topics.
- 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...
- Crisis of Identity, The, by Shahrzad Sabet (2023-01-17). — Exploring how the Baha’i principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractabl...
- Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000).
- Cultural Pluralism in the Bahá'í Community, by Margaret Caton (published as Peggy Caton) (1986). — The idea of relative truth implies a situational approach to living. Baha'i teachings encourage both...
- Cultural Reconciliation in Canada, by Universal House of Justice (2000-06). — The Universal House of Justice suggests to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada that their effo...
- Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - questions, by Universal House of Justice (2001). — Reply from the House of Justice to a request for a reexamination of the assumptions on which its let...
- Dancing in the Haziratu'l-Quds, by Universal House of Justice (1987). — Recreational dancing in a temple is not appropriate, but cultural and devotional dancing is acceptab...
- De la Córdoba Mora a los Bahá'ís de Irán, by Boris Handal (2010). — Contrast between the contemporary Iranian Baha'i community and the treatment of religious minorities...
- 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...
- Demographics of the United States National Spiritual Assembly, by Archives Office of the United States Bahá'í National Center (2016-03-17). — Percentage of women, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans serv...
- Diné Becoming Baha'i: Through the Lens of Ancient Prophecies, by Linda S. Covey (2011-05). — Some Diné (Navajo) convert to the Baha'i Faith because it fulfills their ancient prophecies, its in...
- Duty of Kindness and Sympathy Towards Strangers, The, by Julio Savi (2011). — Integrating immigrants into the culture of their new country is becoming a focus in some Western sta...
- Education and Moral Development in Children, by Susan Clay Stoddart (1988). — We are caught between the imperative to function as a world culture and a belief that we need to mai...
- El archivo de música mapuche de la Radio Bahá'í: Diagnóstico, inventario, desafíos y reflexiones, by José Velásquez Arce, Katherine Zamora Caro, Alex Calfuqueo Calfucura, Leonardo Díaz-Collao (2024-12). — On the process of identification, diagnosis and inventory of the archive of Radio Baha'i; the work o...
- 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.
- 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...
- Exploring Universes of Discourse: The Meeting of the Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Society, by Moojan Momen (1987). — To communicate, people need to share not just a common language; there must also be a common framewo...
- From Moorish Cordova to the Bahá'ís of Iran: Islamic Tolerance and Intolerance, by Boris Handal (2007-09-08). — Though Baha'is are persecuted in Iran, Muhammad taught understanding and respect towards religious m...
- From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States, by Naghme Naseri Morlock (2023). — The denial of a national identity of Baha'is in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differ...
- 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...
- Houses as Perfect as Is Possible, by Duane L. Herrmann (1994 Fall). — A survey of the evolution in design of the Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world through the twe...
- Human Rights and Multiculturalism, by Kiser Barnes (2001). — The concept of human rights must be enriched by spiritual principles. They rest on universal princip...
- Identidad y Paz, by Quentin Farrand (2009). — Estimular la apreciación de la diversidad de caracteres, talentos, y personalidades que encontramos...
- Importance of and Guidance on Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Indigenous and Other Languages, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.). — Compilation of one passage from Abdu'l-Baha and fourteen excerpts from letters written by or on beha...
- Indigenous Messengers of God, by Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke (2014-2020). — 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Baha'i teachings.
- Individual Bahá'í Perspective on Spiritual Aspects of Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development: Towards a Second Enlightenment, by Chris Jones Kavelin (2008). — This paper discusses the spiritual value of cultural diversity and explores how such reflection impa...
- Interreligious and Intercultural Cooperation, by Bahá'í International Community (2007-10). — Statement to the United Nations on best practices and strategies for interreligious and intercultura...
- 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...
- 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...
- Language and Worldview, by Alvino E. Fantini (1989). — Languages are paradigms of a view of the world. Knowledge of more than one language holds promise fo...
- Learning from History, by Moojan Momen (1989). — The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Baha’i world community. The ...
- List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org, by Christopher Buck (2014/2020/2024). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
- 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 Baha'i Writings that...
- Native American Vision and the Teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Paula Bidwell (2011). — Presentation addressing issues of concern to Native Americans, cast in the light of statements of Ab...
- Native Conversion, Native Identity: An oral history of the Bahá'í faith among First Nations people in the southern central Yukon Territory, Canada, by Carolyn Patterson Sawin (2000). — Factors influencing religious conversion among Yukon Baha'is; correlation between participation in t...
- Navajo Tradition, The: Transition to the Bahá'í Faith, by Linda S. Covey (2010). — Examines three reasons behind the conversion of some Navajo to Baha'i in the early 1960s: fulfillmen...
- Necessary History, A: Teaching On and Off The Reservations, by Linda S. Covey (2016). — On the early Baha’i literature directed toward Native Americans; history of Baha’i conversion ac...
- New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling, by Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria) (2008 Fall). — On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bah...
- Not Just for Consumers: An Argument for Depicting Diverse Beliefs on U.S. Television, by Deborah Clark Vance (2007). — Globally, with few exceptions, television is a conduit for reaffirming hegemonic beliefs. How can ...
- Permissibility of Chinese New Year Celebrations and Cultural Prostrations, by Universal House of Justice (2019-06-04). — Permissibility of observing Chinese New Year; prostrating is permissible for cultures in which prost...
- Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities, by Universal House of Justice (1996-02). — Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Baha'i gatherings because of an inability...
- Pioneering, Language, Arts, Example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Universal House of Justice (1998-02-10). — Pioneering; Serving parents; Serving where need is; Gardens; International Auxiliary Language; Arabi...
- Protection of Diversity in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, The, by Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information (1988). — Statement dated December 29, 1985, released by the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public...
- Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration, by Todd Lawson (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i...
- 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...
- 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...
- Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings, Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. (2024). — Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can creat...
- Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust...
- Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation, by Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III (2023-01-08). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
- Sacred Baha'i Architecture, by Benjamin Leiker (1999-09). — Symbolism and history of Baha'i temples.
- Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002-05). — Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Baha’i Faith [in the USA] to uncover a descriptio...
- Same Yet Different, The: Creating Unity Among the Diverse Members of the Bahá'í Faith, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002/2003 Winter). — A study of the process by which people form a unified community from diverse cultures based on inter...
- Simla, a Tale of Love, by Stanwood Cobb (1919). — A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit,...
- Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship, by Sama Shodjai (2023-12). — Overview of the design principles followed in building the Baha'i temples, and the intricacies and c...
- Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity, by June Manning Thomas (2020-09). — On the nature and approaches of Baha’i educational programs and community building efforts which s...
- Special Report on Baha'i Burial vs. Maori Custom, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New Zealand (1989-10-06). — Special report about reconciling Baha'i burial laws with local maori customs where they conflict; in...
- Tattoos, Permissibility of, by Universal House of Justice (2003).
- Thinking Through Images: Kastom and the Coming of the Baha'is to Northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, by Graeme Were (2005). — Anthropological study on the Baha'i Faith in the Nalik area of New Ireland, New Guinea, especially t...
- 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...
- Unity in Diversity: Orientations and Strategies for Building a Harmonious Multicultural Society, by Michael Harris Bond (1998-06). — Insights from the discipline of psychology can be used to design societies compatible with the exige...
- Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation, by Roxanne Lalonde (1994-04). — Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article.
- Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio...
- Us and Them: Understanding Cultural Identity, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002-08). — Identity formation and cultural identities are an important part of who we are, but we need to be aw...
- Values Education in Bahá'í Schools, by Jennifer Chapa, Rhett Diessner (2000). — A general introduction to a Bahá'í view of the purpose of education, along with a review of comm...
- Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1991). — A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
- Whanau (extended family) Structures as an Innovative Intervention into Maori Educational and Schooling Crises, by Graham Hingangaroa Smith (1995). — The development of an innovative response by the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand to the dual ...
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