- Wendi Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels (2012). — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra...
- Marion Weinstein. ['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races: From the Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919) (1919). — An interview with 'Abdu'l-Baha on the League of Nations, Baha'i ideas for peace, and the Holy Land. ...
- Brad Pokorny. Achieving Peace by the Year 2000, by John Huddleston: Review (1989).
- Ismael Velasco. Achieving Reconciliation in a Conflicting World (2008). — The dynamics of conflict against the backdrop of globalization, and religion's role in fostering uni...
- Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018). — 167 selections, updated August 2023.
- Duane Troxel. America and the Most Great Peace interactive study guide (2004). — A PDF interactive study guide to Shoghi Effendi's letter "America and the Most Great Peace," which w...
- Christopher Buck. "And universal peace — in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles (2022). — Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Baha's answer to the question "What has Baha’u’llah brought that we h...
- John Huddleston. Another Look at Achieving Peace by the Year 2000 (1999). — The process of globalization in terms of trade, culture, corporations, migration, environment, and c...
- Moojan Momen. Apocalyptic Thinking and Process Thinking: A Bahá'í Contribution to Religious Thought (2012). — The process of change in religious thinking and how it manifests in expectations about the Lesser Pe...
- Ross Woodman. Arc of Ascent: The Purpose of Physical Reality II, by John S. Hatcher: Review (1994).
- Universal House of Justice. Attainment of the Unity of Nations and the Lesser Peace (2001). — Letter sent to all NSAs and later broadcast to the Baha'i world to explain the process through which...
- Nalinie N. Mooten. Bahá'í Approach to Cosmopolitan Ideas in International Relations, The (2006). — A Baha’i approach to the cosmopolitan tradition in International Relations theory; contributions t...
- Nalinie N. Mooten. Bahá'í Approach to Cosmopolitan Ideas in International Relations, The (2005). — On Western cosmopolitan thought from its infancy to the present day and on a Baha’i cosmopolitan m...
- Nalinie N. Mooten. Bahá'í Contribution to Cosmopolitan International Relations Theory, The (2007). — Baha’i concepts of global governance, unity in diversity, and ethical reform as contributions to a...
- Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar...
- David S. Ruhe. Bahá'í Horizons in the 21st Century (1993). — Informal notes transcribed from a talk closing a 1993 Conference on Social and Economic Development ...
- Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
- Ian Kluge. Bahá'í Writings and Kant's "Perpetual Peace", The (2012). — Kant's Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch (1795) outlined practical steps necessary to end war ...
- Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, ed. Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights (2001). — Articles by Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila...
- Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology (1997). — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
- John E. Esslemont. Baha'u'llah and the New Era (1980). — The classic introductory text on the Baha'i Faith focusing on Baha'i teachings and the lives of the ...
- Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
- Rhett Diessner. Bahá'í Faith and Peace Psychology, The: The Potential for Science and Religion to Collaborate (1994). — On the potential for Bahá’í peace initiatives, coupled with empirical peace psychology approac...
- Daniel C. Jordan. Becoming Your True Self (1968). — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...
- Christopher Buck. Being Human: Bahá'í Perspectives on Islam, Modernity, and Peace, by Todd Lawson: Review (2021).
- Shoghi Effendi Universal House of Justice, comp. Call to the Nations (1977). — Selections from the writings of the Guardian chosen by the Universal House of Justice, offered as gu...
- Universal House of Justice. Century of Light (2001). — Survey of the history and dramatic changes of the 20th Century and the Baha'i Faith's emergence from...
- Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. Changing Needs in a Changing World (1960). — Talk given in New York City in 1960, on bringing peace to the world.
- Kamran Ekbal. Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their milita...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge (1993). — A formal statement from the NSA of the Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Compilation of the Holy Utterances of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá, Concerning the Most Great Peace, War and Duty of the Bahá'ís toward their Government (1918). — An early compilation, prepared for the Tenth Annual Convention, April 1918.
- Bahá'í International Community. Conferencia Mundial para el Examen y la Evaluación de los Logros del Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Mujer: Igualdad, Desarrollo y Paz (1985). — Informe presentado por la Comunidad Internacional Baha'i acerca de las actividades de la Comunidad B...
- Michael Karlberg. Constructive Resilience: The Bahá'í Response to Oppression (2010). — Example of the non-adversarial approach of the Baha'is in Iran toward social change, their collectiv...
- Roger Coe. Consultation in the Quest for World Peace (1987). — The Universal House of Justice in Promise of World Peace advised that Baha'is conduct their affairs ...
- Graham Hassall. Contemporary Governance and Conflict Resolution: A Bahá'í Reading (1999). — The Baha'i Writings provide the foundations for a "critique of modernity" at the same time that they...
- Julio Savi. Continuing Contest between Exclusivism and Pluralism, The: Thoughts on the 2002 Day of Prayer for Peace (2002). — Origins and purpose of the Catholic "Day of Prayer in Assisi," and interfaith dialogue.
- Shahrzad Sabet. Crisis of Identity, The (2023). — Exploring how the Baha’i principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractabl...
- Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
- Bahá'í International Community. Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í ante la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Relación Entre el Desarme y el Desarrollo (1987). — El Año Internacional de la Mujer. Nueva York, Nueva York, 24 de agosto-11 de septiembre de 1987
- Christopher Buck. Deganawida, the Peacemaker (2015). — Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago.
- Bahá'í International Community. Desarme y la Paz, El (1985).
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Destiny of America and The Promise of World Peace, The (2001). — Statement published as a full-page ad in New York Times on prerequisites for world peace: acceptance...
- Michael Karlberg. Discourse Theory and Peace (2012). — Discourse theory, which rests on the idea that language helps constitute our reality, can shed light...
- WellSpring International Educational Foundation for the Study and Application of the Sacred Texts. Divine Virtues and Spiritual Qualities: A Compilation from Sacred Texts (2003). — Comprehensive exploration of 77 virtues and qualities drawn from the texts of various religions.
- James B. Thomas. Emergence of World Civilization, The: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (2007). — A study of the Guardian's "The Unfoldment of World Civilization" (1936); humanity's coming of age; t...
- Tony Michel. "Evolution of Reality,: Commentary (1991).
- Bahá'í International Community. Extract from Brochure "One World, One People - A Bahá'í View" (1974). — Short selection from a brochure presented by the Baha’i International Community to delegates atten...
- Shoghi Effendi. Faith of Bahá'u'lláh, The: A World Religion (1947). — A summary of the origin, teachings and institutions of the Baha'i Faith, prepared in 1947 for the Un...
- Christopher Buck. Fifty Bahá'í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation (2014). — World religions are systems of salvation, liberation, or harmony, in direct response to the perceive...
- Christopher Buck. Fourth Candle, The: The Unity of Religion and Interfaith Dialogue (1986). — What does "Unity in Religion" mean, and how does it apply for Baha'is' interactions with other relig...
- Jack McLean. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb, by Nader Saiedi: Review (2009). — Review of the book, expanded into an essay on the Bab's ethics, laws, and use of symbolism.
- Elham Afnan. Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature (1989). — The Baha'i Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopi...
- Bahá'í International Community. Hora Decisiva para todas las Naciones (1995). — Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Baha'i con motivo del 50 aniversario de Naciones Unidas ...
- Universal House of Justice. Humanitarian Responses to Global Conflicts (2015). — A letter to and response from the House about why Baha'is do not condemn the 2014 attacks on Gaza, a...
- Quentin Farrand. Identidad y Paz (2009). — Estimular la apreciación de la diversidad de caracteres, talentos, y personalidades que encontramos...
- Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
- Jiling Yang. In search of Martha Root: An American Bahá'í feminist and peace advocate in the early twentieth century (2007). — Early life of Root, her four world teaching trips from 1919 to 1939 with a focus on peace advocacy, ...
- Yifan Zhang. Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space (2022). — Comparison of similarities in Baha'i and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality ac...
- John Huddleston. Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace (1987). — Highlights a few points in the Baha'i approach to government and collective action.
- Vargha Taefi. Just War from the Bahá'í Perspective (2006). — A Baha'i view is that the individual's will is subordinate to society's will. Comparison of this att...
- Joshua Lincoln. Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review (1997). — Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Baha'i law, governance, human rights, and future pers...
- Ali Nakhjavani. Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace, The (2008). — The writings of Shoghi Effendi in English give us a comprehensive description and an all-embracing a...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Ali-Kuli Khan, trans. Letter to Martha Root (1920). — A letter to believers in America.
- Universal House of Justice. Letter to the World's Religious Leaders (2002). — On historic challenges that leaders of religion must respond to, if spiritual leadership is to have ...
- Fleur Fallon. Liberation Theology and its Potential for Guidance Towards Peace on Earth: A Bahá'í Perspective (1996). — Baha'u'llah prescribed both a moral code for individuals based on knowing God and a design for a sys...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá et al. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Guy Sinclair. Mediation, Transformation and Consultation: A Comparative Analysis of Conflict Resolution Models (2007). — The Baha'i principle of consultation as a framework for mediation, transformation, and the process o...
- Peter J. Khan. Meditation (1979). — A short summary of the Baha’i approach to meditation and its relevance to peace and intuition.
- Universal House of Justice. Message on World Peace (2019). — Letter about important steps the world made towards world peace, and the current situation, in relat...
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Stephen Lambden. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The (2005). — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla...
- Jack McLean. Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The (2005). — Martial symbology is common in the Baha'i Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writ...
- Universal House of Justice. Millennium Forum (2000).
- Brett Zamir. Most Great Peace (a rap) (2007).
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. New World Order, The: Warwick Leaflets (1995).
- Christopher Buck and Necati Alkan. No More Jihad: Muhammad's Message in Baha'u'llah's Dream (2017). — Essay about a Tablet of Baha’u’llah in which He describes a dream in which He "associated" with ...
- Universal House of Justice. One Common Faith (2005). — Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Baha'u'llah and the scriptures of other faiths...
- Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1937 (1937). — Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvem...
- Bahá'í International Community. Paz y el Desarrollo, La (1985). — Declaración presentada al Seminario de las Naciones Unidas para las regiones de Asia, el Pacifico y...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá et al Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Peace (1991).
- Louis Damore. Peace and Prosperity (2001). — The major threats facing the world (social inequity; environmental decline; unchecked arms prolifera...
- Marcos Alan Ferreira. Peace in Perspective: The Historical Development of Peace Studies and the Bahá'í Concept (2022). — How the peace concept evolved through history, and how it dialogues with perspectives of Baha’i wr...
- Trudy Mesbah and Ruie Mullin et al. Peace Notes (1986). — Five short reports about anti-war movements: "Australian Expo Raises the Banner of Peace," "Peace Ta...
- Ismael Velasco. "Peace" in the Baha'i Scriptures (2001). — Annotated compilation on the gestation of thoughts about peace and the Lesser Peace in the writings ...
- Universal House of Justice. Peace, Activism for (1987). — Baha'is may be actively involved in peace processes but may not interfere excessively, since Baha'i ...
- International Teaching Centre. Pilgrims Notes and the "Calamity" (1984). — Status of Pilgrims' Notes and their discussion of the catastrophic events some Baha'is believe might...
- Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi et al. Peter J. Khan, comp. Political Non-Involvement and Obedience to Government: Compilation by Peter Khan with Cover Letter from Secretariat (2003). — Current world events can cause confusion and anguish among those seeking global peace. Rather than b...
- Shoghi Effendi and Universal House of Justice. Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities (2020). — Guidance on calamitous events and our response to them.
- Moojan Momen. Power and the Bahá'í community (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
- Michael Karlberg. Power of Discourse and the Discourse of Power, The: Peace as Discourse Intervention (2005). — Western discourses of power are inadequate for creating a peaceful and just society. Alternate model...
- Bahá'í International Community. Preparación para Vivir en Paz, el Papel de la Juventud (1985).
- Bahá'í International Community. Preparación Para Vivir En Paz, La (1985). — Charla presentada durante el Seminario Regional de las Naciones Unidas para Latinoamérica y el Cari...
- Bahá'í International Community. Preparación para Vivir en Paz, La Contribución de la Mujer (1985). — Declaración preparada por la Comunidad Internacional Baha’i para el Seminario Regional Europeo pa...
- Paul Pearsall. President Wilson and the Bahá'í Connection (1988). — Short overview of myths and facts on the Wilson-Baha'i connection. Includes addenda on the League of...
- William P. Collins. Processes of the Lesser Peace, ed. by Babak Bahador and Nazila Ghanea: Review (2004).
- Anne Gordon Perry. Promise of Peace (2015). — A dramatic reading for two voices, incorporating various excerpts from Baha’i Writings. It's a fle...
- Universal House of Justice. Promise of World Peace (1985). — A document distributed to many politicians and prominent individuals since its writing in 1985, it w...
- Shoghi Effendi. Promised Day is Come, The (1980). — A book-length letter written by Shoghi Effendi to the Baha’is of the West, dated 28 March 1941, ab...
- Brian D. Lepard. Protecting the Human Family: Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, and Bahá'í Principles (2003). — The moral and legal problems raised by the use of military force to aid human rights victims. Releva...
- Ronald Roesch. Psychology and Peace (1988). — The relevance of psychology to the establishment of peace in the context of the Baha’i peace messa...
- Michael Karlberg. Pursuit of Social Justice, The (2022). — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
- Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i...
- Amin E. Egea. Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War (2021). — How ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporan...
- Paul Lample. Reflections on the Challenge of Our Age (2022). — On how Baha'is expect to search for truth and build a just and peaceful world through the conscious ...
- Universal House of Justice. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age (2023). — Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guard...
- Pierre Daoust. Réflexions intimes sur le Kitáb-i-Aqdas (2022). — Un petit recueil de réflexions; une sorte de voyage dans un domaine aux multiples paysages, qui don...
- Michael Karlberg. Reframing Public Discourse for Peace and Justice (2012). — At this critical juncture in human history, struggles for peace and justice should be understood, in...
- David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim) (2022). — Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en soc...
- Udo Schaefer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Religious Intolerance as a Source of Violence (1994). — A Baha'i-inspired examination of how religious fanaticism and prejudice promotes violence.
- Bahá'í World News Service. Remembering 'Abdu'l-Baha's Call for Unity, a Century after World War I (2018). — Collection of newspaper articles and photographs of Abdu'l-Baha, on the general theme of unity in th...
- Nader Saiedi. Replacing the Sword with the Word: Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Peace (2019). — The writings of Baha'u'llah reconstruct foundational concepts such as mysticism, religion, and socia...
- Universal House of Justice. Responding to the War in Ukraine (2022). — Actions Baha'is are taking in response to the invasion of Ukraine; the role of prayers and acts of s...
- David Langness. Revisiting Vietnam: A Case for Reading "Those War Books" (1986). — Brief reviews of a dozen books about the Vietnam war.
- Universal House of Justice. Ridván 2022: Bahá'í Era 179 (2022). — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- Roshan Danesh and Douglas White III. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation (2023). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
- Anne Gordon Perry. Sarah Farmer Monologue (2005). — Created for performance in the New Hampshire Chautauqua Series and at Green Acre, in celebration of ...
- Ervin Laszlo. Science and Prophecy: Humankind's Path to Peace in Global Society (1989). — The path to peace can be trod through science — rational, scientific understanding — as well as ...
- Rhea Howard Harmsen. Science in the Hands of Women: Present Barriers, Future Promise (1998). — What is the attitude of mind that will permit an actualization of women's potential as women, and al...
- Fariba Moghadam. Secret of Divine Civilization, The (2021). — Overview of the history Abdu'l-Baha's treatise, and its themes presented through a compilation of qu...
- Sandra Lynn Hutchison. Shoghi Effendi and the American Dream (1997). — Context and import of Advent of Divine Justice, American destiny, the American frontier, ethical imp...
- Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Spiritual Inheritors, The (1987). — Reflections on growing up Baha'i, and a report on a conference about capturing the power of the Six ...
- Anil Sarwal. Sri Aurobindo Movement and the Bahá'í Faith (2001). — Summary historical connections between the two communities.
- Dan Q. Posin. Star Wars or World Peace (1986). — How a "missile defense system" might work and ways in which it would not, ramifications for achievin...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Summons of the Lord of Hosts (2002). — A collection of the tablets of Bahaʼu'llah, written to the kings and rulers of the world during his...
- Universal House of Justice and Juan Cole. Tablet of The Desired One (Lawh-i-Maqsúd): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
- Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague) (2019). — Updated, authorized translation of both Tablets (1919 and 1920), described by Shoghi Effendi as of "...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague) (1919). — A letter written by ‘Abdu’l-Baha’ to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague, ...
- Kathryn Jewett-Hogenson. The Cause of Universal Peace: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Enduring Impact (2021). — On Abdu'l-Baha's interest in the Lake Mohonk Conferences on International Arbitration in New York, 1...
- Universal House of Justice. To the Peoples of the World: A Bahá'í Statement on Peace by the Universal House of Justice (1985). — Text of the October 24 1985 statement by the House of Justice addressed to the peoples of the world ...
- Ali Nakhjavani. Towards World Order (2004). — Transcripts of six talks given at a week-long course on the World Order of Baha'u'llah, sponsored by...
- Susan Lamb. Unity: The Creative Foundation of Peace, by H. B. Danesh: Review (1988).
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Universal Education (1912). — Tablet to the second international congress on moral education in The Hague.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue (1991). — A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
- Shoghi Effendi. Iscander Micael Tinto, comp. Vision of the Future (2013). — Lengthy collection of passages from writings of the Guardian on the lesser peace and great peace, Ba...
- William Garlington. Visions of Peace, Strategies for Change: Bahá'í Books on Creating a New World Order (1986). — Reviews of To the Peoples of the World: A Baha'i Statement on Peace, by the Universal House of Justi...
- David Russell Garcia. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim) (2003). — A lengthy overview of the Qur'an and its themes for a Baha'i audience; holy war and fighting; reason...
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Way to World Peace, The: Warwick Leaflets (2015).
- Nahzy Abadi Buck. World Into One Nation, The: World Peace and the Bahá'í Faith (1981). — How a whole human society, united and cooperative, can be like a single family. Includes overview of...
- Shoghi Effendi. World Order of Bahá'u'lláh (1991). — Letters written by the Guardian, 1929-1936.
- R. L. Bridgman. World Organization Secures World Peace (1904). — While this paper does not mention the Baha'i Faith, it is an interesting snapshot, and history of, e...
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. World Peace: Warwick Leaflets (1990).
- James B. Thomas. World Peace in a Piecemeal World: An exposition on excerpts from the writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá (2008). — World peace is a challenge facing mankind that must be clearly identified; remedies are put forth fo...
- Universal House of Justice. 世界?'?平的承诺 (The Promise of World Peace) (1997).
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