- Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018).
- Universal House of Justice. Balance in life, and pioneering versus getting an education (1994-09-04). Achieving balance and planning in "each important area of one's life," including balancing the need for education and a profession and pioneering.
- Ruth Moffett. Dynamics of Prayer (1973). Pilgrims note from the words of Shoghi Effendi about "five steps" for prayer and action (from 1954), followed by explanatory notes from the Universal House of Justice (from 1978).
- Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ann Boylan, John B. Cornell, Universal House of Justice. "Easy Familiarity," Explanations of (1912/1947/1974). Statements on displays of affection (hugging and kissing) between members of the opposite sex. Also questions on assembly infallibility, and whether one with a minority opinion should vote against his conscience.
- Holly Hanson. Enacting Thought: Divine Will, Human Agency, and the Possibility of Justice (2009). Societies evolve through generations of human decision making. Using the examples of 300 years of politics in Uganda vis à vis England, processes that create injustice can be seen as gradual and unintentional, while implementing justice is deliberate.
- Whitney White Kazemipour. Even as the Waves of One Sea: Bahá'í Consultation's Implicit Cultural Support for the Clash of Differing Opinions (2024-03). A letter from Shoghi Effendi introduces some cultural dynamics which underlie Bahá'í consultation; disagreement can precede collective understanding and is not a sign of failure; the prayer to open meetings gives a moral motivation and ethos of tolerance.
- Shoghi Effendi. Juan Cole, trans. Letter to Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá Bádí'u'lláh Khán of Abadih (1997-05). Answers four questions: (1) re "Crimson Scroll"; (2) re the "Sacred Night"; (3) re the "Tablet of the Bell"; and (4) using the Kitab-i-Aqdas for bibliomancy.
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Bahá'í International Community. One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahá'í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World (2022-06-01). A pictorial magazine-style overview of Bahá'í views on the environment, trusteeship, development, progress, and spirituality.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Prayer for Shaykh Kázim Samandar: Authorised Translation of Bahá'u'lláh's Prayers for Jináb-i-Samandarí (2007). Authorised translation of a prayer for decision making.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Prayer for Shaykh Kázim Samandar (Múnáját-i-Jináb-i-Samandarí) (2001-08-29). Brief prayer revealed by Bahá'u'lláh to aid in making decisions. Translation and accompanying letter by the Bahá'í World Centre.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. Principles of Bahá'í Administration (1950/1973). A guide to procedure in the life and organic activity of the Bahá'í community, prepared from three main sources from the US National Spiritual Assembly: Bahá'í Administration, Bahá'í Procedure, and Bahá'í Community.
- Bahá'í International Community. Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition (2021-02). A statement to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development on technological innovation, consultation on technological adoption, and working inclusively between communities and governments.
- Alex Vedovi. The Role of Public Institutions in Ensuring Social Well-Being (2020-05). Questions around government’s role in social welfare and the welfare state; Bahá'í perspectives on the government's role in supporting well-being; taxation, wealth, and poverty;
- Benjamin J. Broome. Wisdom of the people: Potential and pitfalls in efforts by the Comanches to recreate traditional ways of building consensus (2001-01-01). Includes mention that a few Indian nations have adopted the Bahá'í "consultation" method of decision making.
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