- Animal Spirits, by Universal House of Justice. (1995-03-09) Letter to an individual believer on the question if animals possess a surviving spiritual reality.
- Bahá'í Understanding of Reincarnation in Relation to the World's Faiths, A, by Sateh Bayat, Vafa Bayat. (2005) Concepts of reincarnation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Bahá'í religion's rejection of the idea of reincarnation; its model of a spiritual progress which continues after death.
- 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.
- 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. This paper examines the development of this idea in the Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and its opposite concept, dehumanization.
- Celestial Pavilion, Inmates of, by Universal House of Justice. (2003)
- Conversation with a Christian, by Mohammad Norozi. (2024-04) Brief Bahá'í responses to: are we judged at the end of our lives, and if so, by behavior or belief? Does Bahá'u'lláh play a role in redemption? Is there eternal hell, or is it self-created? Are there various levels to paradise?
- 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.
- 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.
- Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series, by Hooper Dunbar. (2011-04) Six lectures series at Bosch Bahá'í School, April 15-17 2011.
- Gems of Divine Mysteries, by Bahá'u'lláh. (2002) A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Báb, the Primal Point. Written during the Baghdad period for Siyyid Yúsuf-i-Sihdihí Isfahání. His questions were brought from Karbila, and answered the same day.
- Heaven, by Robert Stockman. (1995)
- 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."
- Heaven, Hell and the Afterlife, by Lynette Thomas. (1998) Judeo-Christian and Muslim views of life after death are often seen literally as bodily resurrection and a judgement day, vs. the Bahá'í perspective of the nature of the soul and its existence after the death of the body, heaven/hell, and the afterlife.
- Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...': Extract from the Diary of Ahmad Sohrab, by Ahmad Sohrab. (1914-05-09) Two page excerpt from the diary, dated May 9 1914, responding to these questions: what should Bahá'ís expect to accomplish; the origin of evil; the purpose of one's life; the Golden Age; what is hell; what are Bahá'u'lláh's objectives.
- Human Station in the Bahá'í Faith: Selected Sections: Philosophy and Knowledge of the Divine, by Ali Murad Davudi. Riaz Masrour, trans, Vahid Rafati, comp. (2013) A collection of talks by the Bahá’í teacher and philosopher Dr. A. M. Dávúdí on selected philosophical topics, including one on the subject of the non-political nature of the Bahá’í Faith and non-involvement in partisan politics.
- Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics, by Rowshan Mustapha. (2014) Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and what will happen at the End of Time, through the lens of the Bahá’í Teachings.
- Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1931) Major theological work by Baháʼu'lláh, written prior to his declaration of mission.
- Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. (1999) Notes on various topics related to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude.
- Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian, by Universal House of Justice. (2007) Three questions: Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi; Status of Research Department Memoranda; Bahá'í Writings Based in Fact? Includes clarification on the authenticity of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's published talks.
- List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org, by John S. Hatcher. (2021) List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn, by Sahba Shayani. (2023-12) The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intolerance, but also because of a lack of detailed information and primary sources; comparison of three of her most famous istiqbál poems.
- 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.
- Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck. (1999) Study of Bahá'í and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith."
- Path to God, The: 1937, by Dorothy Baker. (1937) Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings.
- Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim), by David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. (2022) Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en sociale principes; heilige oorlog en vechten; redenen achter de reputatie van de islam als een oorlogsreligie; apocalypse.
- 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.
- Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned, by David Yamartino. (2012) Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by Bahá’u’lláh; the ancestry of Bahá’u’lláh, descendant of King David.
- Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar, by David F. Young. (1999) Bahá'í views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology of miracles, baptism, sin, Armageddon, and heaven and hell; social issues.
- These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, by Robert W. McLaughlin. (1982) Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.
- 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.
- Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim), by David Russell Garcia. (2003-10) A lengthy overview of the Qur'án and its themes for a Bahá'í audience; holy war and fighting; reasons behind Islám's reputation as a war-like religion; theology of Islám vs. Christianity; laws and admonitions; spiritual and social principles; apocalypse.
- Wine of Astonishment, The, by William Sears. (1963) Discussion of Christian doctrines such as the ritual of baptism, the bread and the wine, confession and penance, the meaning of 'Son of God', the secret of the trinity, heaven and hell, and the meaning of the resurrection.
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