- 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 Bahá'í Faith and against religion in general.
- Bahá'í Conventions, by Moojan Momen. (1989) Brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Bahá'í Electoral Process, The: Servant Leadership or New Paradigm?, by Vickie Hu Poirier. (2006-05) Exploratory survey of the unique electoral and leadership model which exists in the Bahá’í community, and the extent of servant and transformational leadership in the Bahá’í model, its conceptual basis, and participation of women and minorities.
- Canadian National Convention functioning, by Universal House of Justice. (1982) Reply to questions from an individual about the functioning of the National Convention in Canada with specific reference to the tellers report and the election of officers.
- Democratic Elections without Campaigns? Normative Foundations of National Baha'i Elections, by Arash Abizadeh. (2005) Article on the philosophical foundations and core values of Baha’i elections, with particular attention to its relation to democratic theory.
- 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 of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa.
- Electioneering, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-08-18) On how to recognize and avoid "electioneering," and how to determine who to vote for in the Bahá'í administration.
- Elections: Sanctity and Nature of Bahá'í Elections, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000)
- Elections, Bahá'í: Defining a "Minority" for the Purpose of Resolving a Tie for Ninth Place, by Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1999)
- Elections, Baha'i, by Shoghi Effendi. (1991)
- Electoral Process, Bahá'í, by Universal House of Justice. (2007-03-25) Refers to the responsibility of individual Bahá'ís in participating in Bahá'í elections and mentions the permissibility of discussing qualifications of membership without reference to personality
- Electoral Process, Bahá'í: Clarifications, and Three Way Tie, by Universal House of Justice. (2012-11-07) How to resolve a 3-way tie when 2 parties are minorities; when voting, should one consider age distribution, diversity, and gender.
- Essays on Bahá'í Topics, by James J. Keene. (2010/2021) Three sample chapters from a collection of essays: Universal Currency is Now, Bahá'í Election Primer, and Proclamation 1,2,3.
- Extracts from Letters Written by or on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi Regarding the Absence of Clergy in the Baha'i Faith, by Shoghi Effendi. (1998) Compilation included with a memorandum from the House of Justice from 1998/02/11 regarding the abolition of the priesthood.
- How Bahá'ís Should Vote, by Arash Abizadeh. (2008) When voting, Bahá'ís should consider the qualifications of individual Assembly members, the collective makeup of the Assembly as a whole, changes in the individual Assembly members over time, and changes in the collective makeup of the Assembly over time.
- Human Rights and the Rights of the Child: Implications for Children's Participation in the Bahá'í Community, by Greg Duly. (2001) Are human rights universal? Do rights have spiritual or religious influences? What is the relevance of child rights and prospects of children’s participation in the Bahá’í community?
- Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace, by John Huddleston. (1987) Highlights a few points in the Bahá'í approach to government and collective action.
- 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 voting age, the election of the House, the "Source of all knowledge," etc.
- 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 Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- 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)
- National Convention, The, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000)
- National Convention, The, by Universal House of Justice. (1992-12)
- 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 characterized as protest. This leads to injustice and unsustainability. Bahá'í models of elections and decision-making offer a practical alternative.
- Power and the Bahá'í community, by Moojan Momen. (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.
- Principles of Bahá'í Administration, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. (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.
- Pursuit of Social Justice, The, by Michael Karlberg. (2022-08-03) An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organization, and social change, and their implications for the pursuit of peace and justice.
- Six-Year Plan, 1986, by Universal House of Justice. (1986) Outline of Bahá'í goals for 1986-1992, and collection of letters from the House.
- Spiritual Assembly's Growing Pains, A, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1976) A play, in 28 pages, showing "some of the workings of a Bahá'í Spiritual Assembly: some of the blunders, some of the problems; how certain types of people fit better into one office and others into another."
- Term Limits for Members of Spiritual Assemblies, by Universal House of Justice. (2022-02-17) Quotations from Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice on matters regarding Bahá'í elections, and why there are no term limits for members of Bahá'í assemblies.
- Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?, by Viva Rodwell. (1996) Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture.
- Universal House of Justice: Significance, Origin, Authority, and Election, The, by Shahin Vafai. (2005)
- Various Essays, by Susan Gammage. (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.
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