- Age Fifteen as the Age of Spiritual Maturity, The, by Universal House of Justice. (1998-06-16) On the meaning of maturity and why 15 is considered the age that a believer can take control of his spiritual destiny.
- Aspects of the Bahá'í Teachings, Conditions for Membership, and Voting Rights: Seven various questions, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-12-30) On Bahá'í status and community membership, spiritual primacy, Most Great Spirit, studying the Covenant, revelation of the Bab, civil elections, and definition of a pioneer. Includes short compilation "Conditions for Membership in the Bahá'í Community."
- Bahá'í membership statistics, by Robert Stockman. (1998-11) Statistics on the American community from 1998, and notes on how membership numbers are calculated.
- Becoming a Bahá'í - What Do I Need to Know?: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2012) An aid to inviting people to enrol, explaining very simply what they need to know before joining the Bahá'í community.
- Being A Bahá'í: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (1990) Short introduction to Bahá'í religious obligations.
- Dissimulation by Iranian Emigrants, by Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1985-07-03) Letters from the House and the US NSA concerning Bahá'ís who were able to escape Iran in 1997 by denying their Faith.
- Israel, Teaching the Faith in, by Universal House of Justice. (1995-06-23) Short overview of the policies on discussing the Bahá'í Faith in Israel; the prohibition of Bahá'ís from teaching the Bahá'í Faith to Israelis extends to internet discussions. Includes US State Dept. overview of the laws regarding proselytizing in Israel.
- Membership, Joining and Leaving Religious Movements and Organizations, by Peter Smith. (2020) Reflections from the perspective of sociology of religion on belonging, joining, and leaving a faith group: membership, conversion, 'deconversion,' and sociological factors impacting conversion and deconversion; includes videos.
- 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)
- Obedience: Liberation through Love of God in Practice, by Roxanne Lalonde. (1998) The virtue of obedience in light of the Covenant, contemporary secular notions of obedience, attitudes and behavior of Bahá'ís in the West, and some incidents of expulsion or resignation from the Faith.
- On a Bahá'í's Engagement with Society and Non-Involvement in Politics, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. (2017)
- Takfir, declaration of unbelief: includes excerpts from Risáliy-i-Siyasiyyih, by Universal House of Justice. (2001-04-18) Questions from an individual about the Muslim practice of takfir, declaring someone an unbeliever, whether this is practiced in the Bahá'í Faith, and questions related to "church and state", followed by the House's response.
- Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh, National Youth Committee, comp. (1985) Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth.
- Why only Baha'is can contribute to the Baha'i funds: The political economy perspective, by Sathia Varqa. (2006) An exploration of why only Bahá'ís have the right and privilege of giving to the Bahá'í fund, demonstrated using the economic concept of rent. The comparison is extended to explain some of the motives of interest groups and political institutions...
- Withdrawal from the Faith, by Universal House of Justice. (2001-04-04)
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