- Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. (2022-10) Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U.S., Iran, and the world; reasons for the Bahá’í stance against partisan activity and its approach to social change; Bahá'í use of social media.
- Begin with the Village: The Bahá'í Approach to Rural Development, by Paul Hanley. (2019-05) About the focus on rural areas, the role of farmers and villages in achieving sustainable development, establishing community institutions, social action and public discourse.
- Climate Change: Policies and Political Discourse, by Universal House of Justice. (2017-11-29) Letter "to three individuals" on the science behind anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, and how Bahá'ís might participate in activism and raising awareness of the issue while avoiding political divisiveness.
- Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. (1993(?)/2015) A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions.
- Creating an Inclusive Narrative, by Australian Bahá'í Community. (2020-11) Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a socially cohesive society.
- Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith, The Importance of, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (1991)
- Discussion with Farida Vahedi, Executive Director of the Department of External Affairs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, A, by Michael Bodakowski, Katherine Marshall. (2011-03-02) Overview of Vahedi's life and work, history of the Faith in India and development projects, the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity, and issues regarding migration and protection of women and girls.
- "Double Crusade", by Universal House of Justice. (2018-08-10) Comments on what the double crusade means, how it relates to the current series of Plans of the Faith, what should be done to carry it out, and the Advent of Divine Justice.
- Droits et libertés individuels, by Universal House of Justice. Pierre Daoust, trans. (2023) Translation of the letter "Individual Rights and Freedoms" by the Universal House of Justice (1988 Dec. 29): a commentary about individual rights and responsibilities in the Bahá’í Faith and its relevance with the present concepts on freedom of speech.
- Five Year Plan, The: 2006-2011: Messages of the Universal House of Justice, by Universal House of Justice. (2006/2011) Five Ridvan messages, one message to the Counsellors, and three other letters.
- For the Betterment of the World: The Worldwide Bahá'í Community's Approach to Social and Economic Development, by Office of Social and Economic Development. (2003/2008/2018/2023) Essays, photographs, and overviews of local projects around the world, illustrating how Bahá'í principles are being carried out in practice, prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development of the Bahá'í International Community.
- Grand Narratives and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge. (2017) Exploration of Bahá'í teachings, inspired by the Guardian's call to "analyse the principles of the Faith and to correlate them with the modern aspects of philosophy and science," and on the thought of Oswald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee and Pitirim Sorokin.
- Hacia un marco conceptual para la acción y el discurso: estudio de caso de la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos española ante la crisis de la Covid-19, by Sergio Garcia Magarino. (2022) Este artículo explora algunos de los aprendizajes que la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos (OAP) de la comunidad bahá'í de España obtuvo en sus esfuerzos por contribuir al discurso público en los espacios nacionales desde 2014.
- Human Knowledge and the Advancement of Society, by Hoda Mahmoudi. (2012) Knowledge is the means toward realizing a global civilization. The current Five Year Plan focuses the Bahá'í community’s consultation, reflection, and global growth, and the individual’s applying spiritual and secular knowledge to help this process.
- Humanity's Coming Encounter with Baha'u'llah, by Douglas Martin. (1992-04-09) Retrospective look at the previous 100 years of Bahá'í history, current shifts of focus and teaching plans, and the prospects for the future which the new Message can bring.
- Identity, Discourse, and Policy: Reconstructing the Public Sphere, by Matthew Weinberg. (2011) Through interchange, individuals and their communities define their identities and goals. Life has a fundamentally dialogical character. Giving consideration to the multiple dimensions of human experience leads to new, greater social meanings.
- Individual Rights and Freedoms, by Universal House of Justice. (1988-12-29) An important and often-quoted letter about rights and freedom of expression in the Bahá'í community, as contrasted with those in American civil society.
- Laura Barney's Discipleship to 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Tracing a Theological Flow from the Middle East to the United States, 1900-1916, by Layli Maria Miron. (2018) How Laura Barney employed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s teachings to influence social discourse as she taught the Bahá'í Faith in Europe and the United States.
- Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review, by Joshua Lincoln. (1997-10) Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Bahá'í law, governance, human rights, and future perspectives.
- Learning to Read Social Reality in the Light of the Revelation: Twenty-Five Years of Contributing to the Discourse of Ethics in Business, by Haleh Arbab. (2015) The Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity works to learn how to advance the capacity of individuals and groups to participate in some of the prevalent discourses of society, for the betterment of the world and the growth of civilization.
- Learning to Sift: Reflections on Ten Years of Engaging with the Economics Discourse, by Jordan van Rijn. (2023-10) Collaborators explored diverse approaches how to examine economic discourse from a Bahá’í perspective, offering guidance to others in similar processes.
- Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors on the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice. (2021-12-30) Features of the new 9-Year Plan, "the first major undertaking in a sacred twenty-five-year venture, generational in its scope and significance," to be implemented Ridvan 2022.
- Next Stage, The, by Douglas Martin. (2013) Bahá'í scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a discourse that is free of "haughty intellectualism." The Association for Bahá’í Studies can help promote the Bahá'í cause to institutions of higher learning.
- On the Calamitous State of World Affairs and the Material Sustainability of Communities, by Universal House of Justice. (2020-12-03) On concerns about the affairs of the world and catastrophic events, and whether the global Bahá’í community should undertake projects to address the material sustainability of communities.
- One Year Plan, The: 2021-2022, by Universal House of Justice. (2021-04) Letter "To the Bahá’ís of the World" (5 November 2020), Ridvan message (20 April 2021), and a chart "Unfoldment of the Divine Plan" (2021). Link to free download of book (offsite).
- Orientation of Hope and Lessons in World Crisis, The, by Alain Locke. (1936/1945) Two essays meditating on the relevance of Bahá'í principles to the period preceding and during the Second World War.
- Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino). (2024) The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justice, equity, and inclusive consultation.
- Politics and Engagement in the Life of Society, by Universal House of Justice. (2010-01-22) On which principles should guide Iranian believers in their participation in the life of society, and other themes related to political activism and social justice.
- 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.
- Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War, by Amin E. Egea. (2021-05-08) How ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporaneous “progressive” movements and thinkers.
- 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.
- Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. (2023-11-28) Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre.
- Reframing Public Discourse for Peace and Justice, by Michael Karlberg. (2012) At this critical juncture in human history, struggles for peace and justice should be understood, in part, as struggles to reframe public discourses according to the recognition of humanity’s increasing global interdependence.
- Relating the Faith to Current Issues, by Peter J. Khan. (1986) Short essay outlining an approach to relate the teachings to current thoughts and problems of humanity.
- Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings, Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. (2024) Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can create an inclusive, empowering American narrative that fosters unity and racial justice across diverse communities.
- Ridván 2021: Bahá'í Era 178, by Universal House of Justice. (2021-04-20) Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world.
- Ruhi book series, by Ruhi Institute. (1987-2015) Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
- Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs, by Universal House of Justice. (2017-04-27) Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freedom that Bahá’ís have to engage in social action and public discourse, particularly in relation to the principle of non-involvement in political affairs.
- Social media and non-involvement in politics, by Universal House of Justice. (2019-12-01) Guidance on avoiding political involvement, exercising caution on social media, promoting unity, and focusing on spiritual transformation for societal betterment.
- Socio-Political Order, Speaking on, by Universal House of Justice. (2011) Extent to which Bahá'ís, in this case an academic political scientist, may give their views on politics; comments on political activity, social change, and public policy.
- Ten Year Retrospective, 24 July 2023, by Executive Committee of the Association for Bahá'í Studies North America. (2023-10) Retrospective outlining some of the ABS' key developments over the last ten years in response to the invitation of the Universal House of Justice to help build “the capacity of the friends to contribute to the prevalent discourses of society”.
- To the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity, by Universal House of Justice. (2024-05-26) The Bahá’í response to conflicts and related humanitarian crises in the world; encouraging Bahá’í youth to contribute to peace and unity by avoiding political involvement, focusing on moral principles, and promoting constructive social change.
- 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.
- Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1991) A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
- Об изменении климата и доверии к науке (On climate change and trust in science), by Universal House of Justice. Vladimir Chupin, trans. (2017-11-29) Всемирный Дом Справедливости обсуждает вопрос изменения климата и затрагивает более общие темы доверия к науке, важности избегания крайностей в дискуссиях, совещания бахаи и действий в связи с глобальными проблемами, стоящими перед человечеством.
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