- 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.
- Answered Questions, Some: A Philosophical Perspective, by Ian Kluge. (2009) Philosophical foundations of the Bahá’í teachings, including ontology, theology, epistemology, philosophical anthropology and psychology, and personal and social ethics.
- Answered Questions, Some, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (2014) 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney; first published in 1908, the new 2014 edition has been extensively retranslated.
- Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The, by Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. (2015) Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the Greek to Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought, contrasted with the theosophy, metaphysics, anthropology, and hermeneutics of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Architectures of Thinking, The, by Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. (2022) Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships between the subject and their surroundings. By sharing an environment and its relationships, members of a community define their values, attitudes, and "reality."
- Arguments for the Existence of God in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings, by Mikhail Sergeev. (2014) On the basic typology of philosophical arguments for the existence of God; classical vs contemporary views; Abdu'l-Bahá's arguments from nature and from history.
- Aristotelian Substratum of the Bahá'í Writings, The, by Ian Kluge. (2003) There is a pervasive and far-reaching congruence of Aristotle and the Bahá’í Writings. This Aristotelian substratum makes it is possible to resolve many apparent paradoxes in the Writings.
- Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The, by Todd Lawson. (2002) A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risála fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant compositions. It provides a brief discussion of the mystic quest, and sheds light on the Báb's relationship to the Shaykhi movement and to Sayyid Kázim.
- Background and Centrality of Apophatic Theology in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, The, by Stephen Lambden. (1997) History of the theological position of the incomprehensibility-unknowability of God in past major Abrahamic religions and its importance and significance for contemporary Bahá'ís.
- Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation, by Zaid Lundberg. (1996-05) Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of theology, cosmology, and prophetology.
- Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique, by Michael W. Sours. (1995) Constituents of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist arguments; eschatological character of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; Bahá'í eschatology provides answers to many feminist and ecological objections.
- Bahá'í Ontology, Part One: An Initial Reconnaissance, by Ian Kluge. (2005) An initial survey and explication of the ontology implicit in the Bahá'í Writings, particularly regarding the nature of human existence; the philosophy of Nietzsche and some of his modern successors.
- Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds, by Francis Henry Skrine. (1912) An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Bahá'í history and teachings, written with "express approval" of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna, by Joshua Hall (published as Joshua D. T. Hall). (2022-03) Comparison of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna; this helps one understand the philosophical content and significance, and rational rigor, of Bahá’u’lláh’s own statements on God’s existence and creative act.
- Bahá'u'lláh's , by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2008) Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Bahá’u’lláh calls "Thy transcendent unity," i.e., the concept of unity and oneness, which are ubiquitous in the Bahá’í Writings?
- Bahá'u'lláh's 'Long Healing Prayer' ("Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí") in Light of a Metaphysics of Unity, by Daniel Azim Pschaida. (2022-03) On the originality and deep coherence of this prayer as expressed by its rhyme, alliterations, and structures organized around the number 19; the prayer is an invitation to meditate on God’s names, and see reality in a metaphysics of wholeness and unity.
- Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996) The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
- Bahá'u'lláh and the Luminous Mind: Bahá'í Gloss on a Buddhist Puzzle, by Roland Faber. (2017) Non-duality is of central importance to Buddhist thought and experience; on monism and non-dualism as reflected in Asian religious expressions, including Hinduism's Advaita Vedanta.
- Becoming Your True Self, by Daniel C. Jordan. (1968) The nature of human potential, and how the Bahá'í Faith can guide the process of spiritual transformation.
- Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony, by Vahid Brown. (2002) The dimensions of myth in the Bahá'í Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, religious history, and Administrative Order.
- Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm, by Udo Schaefer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. (1998) Religious pluralism and associated issues: diversity and unity of religions, absoluteness, relativity of truth, New Age thought, and interfaith dialogue
- Body of God: A Reader's Guide to Bahá'u'lláh's Surih of the Temple, by John Hatcher: Review, by Tom Lysaght. (2023-08) Review of John Hatcher's book about Bahá'u'lláh's Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple).
- Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Daniel Conner. (1971-72 Winter) Brief summary of the history and thought of Buddhism; commonalities with Western concepts; different emphases placed on ethics vs. metaphysics; aspects of social control.
- Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Jack McLean. (2012) Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of Hegel; the military metaphor; the language of interpretation; history of the apostolic age.
- Commentary on a Verse of Sa'di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa'di), by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1996)
- Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm, by Mohsen Enayat. (1992) Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
- Comparison of God and Soul Concepts from a Bahá'í and Hindu Point of View: Conceptions and Experiences of the Afterlife, by Diane Robinson Kerr. (2014) Common ground between Hinduism’s Brahman and the Bahá'í conception of God, and the complex understanding they propose of the soul and Atman.
- Concept of Spirituality, The, by William S. Hatcher. (1986) Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Bahá'í World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," "Process of Spiritual Growth," and "Collective Dimension of Spirituality."
- Creation: The Nature of God and the Creation of the Universe in Bahá'í Cosmology, by Keven Brown. (2003)
- Cry in the Wilderness: An Environmentalist Looks at Bahá'í Teachings on Nature, by Bill Knight-Weiler. (1987) Bahá'í Writings use images from nature to illustrate spiritual truths and call mankind to recognize the beauty of God.
- Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail. (1976) A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971.
- Desire of the World, The: Materials for the contemplation of God and His Manifestation for this Day, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1982/2005) Compiled from the Words of Bahá’u’lláh. Includes a compilation of names and titles of God and of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Diacritics; meaning of "Self-subsisting", by Universal House of Justice. (1993-01-21) Two disparate topics: the translation style adopted by the Guardian and other considerations related to literary style and the sacred writings, and the meaning of the term "self-subsisting."
- Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation, by Ali Murad Davudi. Vargha Taefi, trans. (2021) Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed by a translation of a treatise on the transcendence of God, apophatic theology, knowledge of God, emanation and manifestation, and divine attributes.
- Divine Art of Living, The, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. (1944/2006) Collection of thematically arranged quotations.
- Divine Therapy: Pearls of Wisdom from the Bahá'í Writings, Annamarie K. Honnold, comp. (1986) Lengthy collection of passages on numerous themes including coping with stress, orientation to the Divine, and developing helpful attitudes.
- Enigmatic Questions Surrounding the Appearances of the Prophets, by John S. Hatcher. (2011-03-29) Issues related to the ontology and powers of the Manifestations can test the mettle of even deepened and learned Bahá'ís, but these concepts are central in understanding how the creator employs vicegerents to educate humankind.
- Entering into Obligatory Prayer: Introduction and Commentary, by Ismael Velasco. (2006) Overview of Bahá'í prayer, its historical background, and a detailed commentary on the preamble to the Long Obligatory Prayer.
- Eternal Quest for God: An Introduction to the Divine Philosophy of Abdu'l-Baha, by Julio Savi. (1989) A philosophical theology based on the Bahá'í writings.
- Excerpts from the Risáliy-i-Dhahabiyyih, by The Báb. Keven Brown, trans. (2001) On effulgences, essence, and unity of existence.
- Father and the Maiden, The: The Abrahamic Patriarchate and the Divine Feminine, by Mark A. Foster. (1999) While the outward structure of the Bahá'í Faith may be patriarchal, the spirit of the age is expressed in the divine feminine.
- Female Representations of the Holy Spirit in Bahá'í and Christian writings and their implications for gender roles, by Lil Osborn. (1994) A response to feminist theologian Mary Daly's argument that a male representation of God reinforces patriarchy with the suggestion that sexual equality is independent of, and unrelated to, gender images of the Divine.
- Feminine Forms of the Divine in Bahá'í Scriptures, by Paula A. Drewek. (1992) Examples of the interaction between male and female principles in the writings. Complementarity of masculine and feminine images of divinity enriches our understanding of the divine–human encounter, but does not supplant the unity or unknowability of God.
- Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series, by Hooper Dunbar. (2011-04) Six lectures series at Bosch Bahá'í School, April 15-17 2011.
- Geschichte und Wahrheitsbeweise der Bahai-Religion (History and Evidence of Truth of the Bahá'í Faith), by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Wilhelm Herrigel, trans. (1919) Eine Einführung in die Bahai-Religion, die sich besonders an die Leserschaft aus westlichen Ländern richtet und die in klarem. Diese fünf waren ursprünglich als umfassenden Einführung in alle Religionen gedacht, das er nicht mehr fertig.
- God of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Moojan Momen. (2005) A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and analysis of the consequences of a number of His statements.
- God the All-Humorous, by Universal House of Justice. (1997-01-17) Did Bahá'u'lláh ever refer to God as the "All-Humorous"?
- God, Nature of: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (1994) The nature of God in the Bahá'í Faith.
- God, the Conscious Energy, by Grover Gonzales. (2023) Thoughts on the transference between matter and energy, the energetic nature of miracles, science and religion, Einstein's equation E=mc2, and Bahá'u'lláh's explanations of the First Cause and the divine creative force.
- Goddess Religion, Ancient, by Universal House of Justice. (1992-02-23) Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
- Greatest Name and the 99 Names of God, The: Compilation, Larry D. Curtis, comp. (1998) Includes (1) Allah'u'Abhá in Arabic, (2) compilation on the Bahá'í and Islamic use of "Greatest Name," and (3) a list of the ninety-nine names of God from Islamic theology.
- Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith, by George Townshend. (1939) Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world.
- Heaven in China without "Religion" and Manifestation, by Theo A. Cope. (2000) Some believe there never was a time when humanity was without a Prophet to guide it, but as none is known in Chinese history, a Bahá'í-Chinese dialogue needs a different starting point — one more inclusivist and with a different concept of "religion."
- Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity, by Anjam Khursheed. (1997) The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and the principle of unity in diversity, allow Hindu and Bahá'í beliefs to come together and further their common goal of uniting the world's religions.
- I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah, by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2012) Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-knowing" vs. the impossibility of knowing god.
- Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism, by Michael W. Sours. (1992) Bahá'u'lláh uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the realm of creation — such as "angel," "fire," and the prophets' claims to be incarnating the "face" or "voice" of God; these convey the transcendence of God.
- Instructions Concerning Genesis and the Mystery of Baptism, by Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. (n.d. (1902?)) A short treatise on Biblical verses and symbology viewed in light of the Hidden Words and other Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Originally composed in Persian by an early Bahá’í author.
- Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An, by Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. (2007) Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical character of this world.
- Kaleidoscope: Some Aspects of Angelology, Light, the Divine Throne and Color Mysticism in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, by Stephen Lambden. (2004) Miscellaneous notes relating to religious cosmology, angelology, color and “throne” symbolism in select Abrahamic, Bábí, Bahá’í, and religious and mystical texts. It will be seen that colours are related to the theology of the celestial Throne.
- Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. (2022) Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán selected by Shoghi Effendi for inclusion in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
- Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n, by John Walbridge. (1996) Brief essay on, and partial translation of, this work of the Bab.
- L'histoire de Salut et Changement de Paradigme: Deux Contributions à la Théologie Bahá'íe, by Udo Schaefer. (1993) French translation of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
- Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq: Parallel Translation (English), by Bahá'u'lláh. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2024-12) Comparison of three English language translations, from River of Life (1914), Bahá'í Scriptures (1923), and Gleanings (1935).
- Learning from History, by Moojan Momen. (1989) The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Bahá’í world community. The value of a study of the history of the Bahá’í Faith in understanding this development and in helping us towards appropriate presentations of the Faith.
- 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.
- List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org, by Christopher Buck. (2014/2020/2024) List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
- List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org, by John S. Hatcher. (2021) List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- Logical Proof of the Existence of God, A, by William S. Hatcher. (2003)
- Love of God, by Hooper Dunbar. (2006-12)
- Love Relationship between God and Humanity: Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Hidden Words, by Julio Savi. (1997) An overview of God and man's relationship as expressed in Bahá'u'lláh's Hidden Words.
- Message of The Quran, The: Appendices, by Muhammad Asad. (1980) Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'án; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn; the night journey: four appendices to a translation of the Qur'án by a European scholar and later Muslim convert. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- 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.
- Metaphor and the Language of Revelation, by Ross Woodman. (1997) To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the Word as the originating power of creation.
- Minimalism: A Bridge between Classical Philosophy and the Bahá'í Revelation, by William S. Hatcher. (2004) An application of modern relational logic retroactively to problems in classical philosophy such as the existence and nature of God reveals answers which remarkably coincide with the answers found in the Bahá'í scriptures.
- Miracles in Religion: A Study of the miraculous in religion in context of the Baha'i Faith, by Anil Sarwal. (1996-11) Guide to spirituality, offers insights on the purpose of religion, experiences of Himalayan masters, worship of gods and goddesses, idol worship, psychic phenomena, prayer, meditation, and fasting.
- Mizán of Affect in Material v. Metaphysical Models of Human Consciousness, The, by John S. Hatcher. (2023-07) Though Bahá'í teachings hold that the soul progresses after the body ceases to exist, the physical brain is essential to our development; emotional processing requires a healthy brain; the brain-as-transceiver model can help treat affective disorders.
- Mystic Journey of the Soul, The, by Gul Afroz Zaman. (1998) On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life on earth; Christian and Sufi esoteric traditions vs. Bahá'í mysticism; the central theme of attaining a "Heavenly Homeland" and closeness with the Creator.
- Names of God, Romane Takkenberg, comp. (2010-2020) A list of some of the names of God from English translations of the Bahá'í Writings.
- Nature of God, The: Some Extracts from the Bahá'í Writings, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (1992) Brief compilation on nature of God.
- Necessity for Prayer, The, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2024) Extract from a Tablet of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.
- New and Effective way to Study the Kitab-i-Igan, A, by Marjorie McCormick. (1958-07) One-page subject index prepared as a suggested guide for study, prepared for Geyserville Bahá'í School, July 1958.
- New Atheism, The: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Ian Kluge. (2009/2012) Logically and philosophically speaking, the works of the "new atheists" are deeply flawed and are often in disagreement with the Bahá’í Writings – though on a number of issues there are points of agreement.
- New morality, The: An outline, by Udo Schaefer. (1995) Proposal that Bahá'u'lláh's ethical teachings rest on metaphysical premises about God and humankind, specifically the teleological and the deontological.
- On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Craig Loehle. (1990) The science of evolution is difficult for those who demand a literal interpretation of scripture and believe in a special origin for humanity. The Bahá’í writings view evolution and individual spiritual growth as one fundamental developmental process.
- Origins of Creation, by Farjam Majd. (2014) Some classical proofs of the existence of God; the meaning of proof, types of proof, and conditions of the existence of a proof; and contemporary reasons why some people believe God is not needed to explain the universe.
- Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings, by Babak Rod Khadem. (2006) The Bahá’í conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this concept (and the concept of causality) as it developed in ancient Greek thought, Neoplatonism, and, subsequently, in Islamic philosophy and mysticism.
- Passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. (2022) Compilatie van 40 passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán door Shoghi Effendi geselecteerd voor opname in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh.
- Philosophical Statements by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2019-12-08) Quotations extracted from Ian Kluge's article "Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective" (2009), using the 2014 revised edition of "Some Answered Questions".
- Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1945) Essay about various prayers and meditations of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology, by Jack McLean. (1992) Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Bahá'í theology.
- Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria, by Susan Maneck. (2011) Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, compiled from an email discussion group archive; the context of the questions and their answers against the background of Ishraqi philosophy.
- Purposes and Objectives of Bahá'í Scholarship, The: Compilation and commentary, by Peter Terry. (2009) Three essays on objectives of Bahá'í Scholarship, attaining to the knowledge of God, and the study of philosophy.
- Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration, by Todd Lawson. (2022) Article contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Bahá'í teachings on the typologies of proclamation and apocalypse.
- Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion, by Ian Kluge. (2001-09-02) How to study the Bahá'í Writings through the use of logic.
- Reason and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge. (2013) The Bahá'í Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the mind alone is not sufficient to attain transrational understanding. This paper examines the uses and limitations of reason in light of cultural differences.
- Resurrection and the World to Come, by Bahá'u'lláh. William F. McCants, trans. (2018-01-21) Extract from the Lawh-i-Yusuf (Tablet of Joseph), explaining the meaning of 'paradise', 'hellfire', 'resurrection', and similar terms.
- Role of the Feminine in the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Ross Woodman. (1995) On the terms 'Masculine' and 'Feminine' as referring to 2 interdependent energies at work within the Manifestation of God and throughout creation, including the human individual; the important role of the 'Feminine' principle in the Bahá’í Faith.
- Saying Nothing about No-Thing: Apophatic Theology in the Classical World, by Jonah Winters. (1994) The apophatic (negative) theology of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus and some pre-Pseudo-Dionysius eastern Christian thinkers.
- Science and Religion in Chinese Culture, by Anjam Khursheed. (2000) Religion lies at the root of philosophy and civilization during the Tang (618-907) and Sung (960-1279) dynasties. Cultural achievements during these periods were influenced by Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, but modern sciences did not develop.
- Scientific Proof of the Existence of God, A, by William S. Hatcher. (1993) Whenever scientists encounter a phenomenon that exhibits an evolution towards order, but without any observable reason for such movement, they suspect the cause to be an unseen force. Evolution presents a persistent movement from disorder towards order.
- "Scientific Proof of the Existence of God," by William S. Hatcher: Commentaries and Responses, by Arash Abizadeh, Ross Woodman, William S. Hatcher. (1997)
- "Scientific Proof of the Existence of God," by William S. Hatcher: Commentaries and Responses, by Gordon Dicks, Philip Belove, William S. Hatcher. (1994)
- Scriptures of Different Faiths, The, by Pritam Singh. (1942) Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teachings and significance across diverse religious traditions.
- Searching for God in time and memory: An examination of Bahá'í prayer as 'remembrance', by Christopher White. (2002) Describes Bahá'í prayer practices as a way to understand the human self and the Divine and overcoming the gap between the two.
- Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond between The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Persian Bayán, by James B. Thomas. (2006) A comparison of some of the writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, showing the unique, mysterious bond between them as the Twin Messengers of the Bahá'í Dispensation.
- Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Mazal. (1999) Comparison of Bahá'í and Christian morality, archetypal events and people (e.g. the ideal woman) in early Christian and Bábí-Bahá'í history plus concepts of Christ (Christology) and the Messiah compared to Prophets, Messengers and Manifestations of God.
- Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. (1976-04-21) Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and the journey of the human soul to its Creator.
- Song Celestial, The, by Howard Colby Ives. (1938) Book-length poem about the search for God, in which a seeker asks God various questions, and God responds.
- Station of Baha'u'llah: Three Letters, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-1992) Three letters on the station of Bahá'u'lláh, the souls of the Manifestations, the varying intensities of their Revelations, the phrase "most precious Being," and on teaching the Faith to Christians.
- Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The, by Todd Lawson. (1992) The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees God, the eye by which God sees creation. The Bab phrased his cosmology and his Quranic exegesis in light of wahdat al-wujud, the Unity of Being.
- Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat, A, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Keven Brown, trans. (2005) Insights into three statements by Bahá'u'lláh on pre-existence, creation, and nature as the essence of God.
- Tablet of the Gems of Unity, The (Lawh-i-Javáhir-i-Tawhíd), by Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. (2022-11-14) Composite authoritative and provisional translation, partially from Gleanings section 27.
- Tablet of the Manifestation, The (Lawh-i-Zuhur), by Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. (2023-01-02) Tablet on the metaphysical reality of the Manifestations of God, and their divine station as cosmic, "supernatural" entities.
- Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih), by Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. (2023-01-01) Bahá’u’lláh’s Tablet of the Simple Reality examines Mullá Ṣadrá's dictum "The Simple Reality is all things," providing a nuanced, non-pantheistic interpretation.
- Tablet to Auguste Forel, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1976) A letter of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, in reply to questions asked by the Swiss scientist Auguste-Henri Forel, dated 21 September 1921.
- Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1995) Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
- "The active force and that which is its recipient", by Betty Hoff Conow (published as Betty Conow). (1988) Metaphysics of gender and the Lawh-i-Hikmat; universal spiritualism; social indoctrination of gender roles.
- Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History, by Peter Terry. (1999-12) Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Bahá'í, A Christian response to Bahá'ísm, the religion which aims toward one world government and one common faith."
- Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2019) Talks from 1904-1907.
- Understanding Exclusivist Texts, by Seena Fazel. (1997) Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for other paths to salvation.
- Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (1928) Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in London, December 1912. These talks have not been published elsewhere and the translator is not identified. The original Persian text alluded to at the beginning seems not to be readily available.
- Use of the Masculine Gender in the Bahá'í Writings, The: Extracts from Letters Written By and on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2002) Extracts from letters from the House of Justice from 1981-1999 on general principles in relation to this subject and the Bahá'í perspective on it.
- Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks, by Steven Phelps. (2017-09-18) Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment. Includes compilation of Writings on spiritual dislocation, science, language, spiritual evolution, nature, and revelation.
- "What I Want to Say is Wordless": Mystical Language, Revelation and Scholarship, by Ismael Velasco. (2001) If the Word of God transcends words and letters, what point is there to Scripture, let alone to scholarship; the paradox of a history of writers penning volumes on a subject which they assert cannot be grasped by language; the relevance of mysticism.
- What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis?, by Roberta Law. (1998-02) Nature of Sufism and Bahá'u'lláh's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the Seven Valleys.
- What Is God?, by Stanwood Cobb. (1955) Poetic meditations on the nature of God and our search for the divine, "an attempt to open up vistas into the Infinite in a way that prose could not accomplish."
- Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions, by Juan Cole. (2015 Fall) Reflections on Bahá'u'lláh's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "language games"; Hinduism, India, and 19th-century Iranian culture; Manakji’s questions about Hinduism and Zoroastrianism.
- Wrathful God of Martin Luther and Baha'u'llah: Tablet of Ahmad-i-Farsi and Martin Luther (A comparison), by Roberta Law. (1998-04) Comparison of the theologies of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Ahmad (Persian) and early Protestantism.
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