- 2 March 2013 Letter from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'ís of Iran: Study, Ehsan Bayat, comp. (2024). — Study guide to the letter sent to all NSAs on avoiding partisan politics: Baha'is can contribute to ...
- Acción social y escritura creativa: un binomio fructífero, by Amaya Blanco Garcia (2022). — Un caso practico de aprendizaje y servicio llevado a cabo en la Universidad de Las Palmas en el que,...
- Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). — 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). — 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Bahá'í: History, Beliefs, Practices, Theological Exchanges, and Current Issues, by Christopher Buck (2014). — Brief overviews of Baha'i history and thought.
- Bahá'í: Religion and Diet, by Paul Fieldhouse (2003). — Short overview of fasting, feast, and diet.
- 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...
- Baha'i Faith and Social Action, by Christopher Buck (2007).
- Bahá'í Faith, The, by Christopher Buck (2012).
- Baha'i Faith: The Basics by Christopher Buck: Review, by Jack McLean (2020-01).
- Bahá'í Focus on Development, by Moojan Momen: Review, by Kurt Hein (1990).
- Bahá'í Health Initiatives in Iran: A preliminary survey, by Seena Fazel, Minou Foadi (2008). — Baha'i-related initiatives in Iran in the 19th-20th centuries: Baha'is made important contributions ...
- Bahá'í Village Granary, The: Spiritual Underpinnings and Applications to North America, by Peter Calkins, Benoit Girard (1998). — A village granary helps lay the systemic foundations of Baha’u’llah’s spiritualized new world ...
- 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 Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology, by Juan Cole (1997). — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
- Bahai Movement, The: A paper read by Shoghi Effendi at Oxford, by Shoghi Effendi (1923-1924). — Text of an address given to the Oxford University Asiatic Society, February 1921, before the passing...
- Becoming Your True Self, by Daniel C. Jordan (1968). — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform...
- 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 developmen...
- 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 Baha'u'llah's Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple).
- Bonds that Sustain: Bahá'í Community-Building Efforts Through the Lens of Disaster Response, by Bani Dugal (2019-05). — On disaster response in the Baha'i community, systems of human resource development, community-build...
- Centers of Learning for Social and Economic Development, by Paul Lample (1995-03-19). — On the birth and efflorescence of a new civilization; a new age of maturity in humanity's developmen...
- 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...
- Comments on Power and Authority, Historical Consciousness, and Modes of Communication: Foreword to the 2nd Edition of Planning Progress, by Todd Smith (2024-12). — Reflections on what Baha'is have achieved in the decades since this book was published, particularly...
- 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 Baha'is of India on the need to overcome religious, linguisti...
- Community and Collective Action, by Gustavo Correa (2015/2020-08). — On the hopeful efforts of groups of people around the world to build a new kind of community based o...
- Compilation "L'état actuel de désordre et de confusion du monde," Centre International d'Enseignement, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Bahá'í World Centre, comp, Pierre Daoust, trans. (2020-09). — Compilation du Centre International d'Enseignement.
- 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 ...
- De l'action sociale, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2020). — Concepts de développement dans les enseignements baha'is, dimensions matérielles et dimensions spi...
- Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice (2022-11-01). — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
- Directrices para la Economía de la Vida: Mensajes de la Casa Universal de Justicia relacionados con la Economía, by Universal House of Justice Badi Shams, comp. and trans. (2017). — Recopilación de mensajes de la Casa Universal de Justicia, recopilados por un autor de libros y tit...
- 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 Inst...
- "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 Fait...
- Evolution of Institutional Capacity for Social and Economic Development, The, by Office of Social and Economic Development (1994-08-28). — Baha'i principles of development and guidelines for individual initiative.
- 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 Baha'i princ...
- Framework for Action: 2006-2016, Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material, by Universal House of Justice (2017). — 58 letters from the House; "Social Action," by the Office of Social and Economic Development; "Insig...
- Global Scholars as Ambassadors of Knowledge, by Boris Handal (2013). — Global scholars can face challenges interacting with peers and with the community of their destinati...
- Guidelines for Economic Living: Messages from the Universal House of Justice Related to Economics, by Universal House of Justice Badi Shams, comp. (2017). — Compilation of messages from the Universal House of Justice, collected by an author of books on, and...
- 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 articulo explora algunos de los aprendizajes que la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos (OAP) de la co...
- 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 t...
- 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 th...
- Human Rights and the Rights of the Child: Implications for Children's Participation in the Bahá'í Community, by Greg Duly (2001). — Are human rights universal? Do rights have spiritual or religious influences? What is the relevance ...
- Ideas, Religion, and Social Change, by Julia Berger (2021). — Links to a book chapter and video presentation and presentation notes (offsite) presented for the Jo...
- Knowledge into Action: The Bahá'í Imperative to Serve Humanity, by Layli Miller-Muro (2014). — On the history of experience and evolution in thinking regarding social action in the Baha’i commu...
- Knowledge Sharing for Community Development: Educational Benefits at the Community Level through Networks of Knowledge Flow and Communities of Practice, by Emily Lample (2011-05). — Educational programs can drive community development by enhancing knowledge-sharing networks, as sho...
- Lessons in Leadership, by May Khadem (2018). — A personal journey of learning about leadership; widely shared false assumptions have led many off-c...
- Letter on Racism in the United States, by Universal House of Justice (2020-07-22). — Letter on need for American people to grasp the moment to create a reform of its social order relate...
- Liberation Theology and its Potential for Guidance Towards Peace on Earth: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Fleur Fallon (1996). — Baha'u'llah prescribed both a moral code for individuals based on knowing God and a design for a sys...
- Lo sviluppo socio-economico della comunità bahá'í, by Luca Forconi (2022). — Panoramica sull’azione sociale baha’i con gran parte dei contenuti estratti e tradotti dal docum...
- 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, ...
- Nine Year Plan, The: 2022-2031, by Universal House of Justice (2021-2022). — 9 letters from November 2021 to January 2022, addressed to the Baha'i world, Continental Counsellors...
- Non-Involvement in Partisan Politics, by Universal House of Justice (2013-03-02). — Lengthy letter to the Baha'is of Iran, and copied to all NSAs, about how Baha'is can contribute to g...
- On the Betterment of the World and the Countering of Negative and Disunifying Forces, by Universal House of Justice (2020-11-24). — On how individuals can contribute to the betterment of society in view of the present state of the ...
- 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 Baha’i ...
- One Year Plan, The: 2021-2022, by Universal House of Justice (2021-04). — Letter "To the Baha’is of the World" (5 November 2020), Ridvan message (20 April 2021), and a char...
- Participation in Politics and Social Activities, by Universal House of Justice (2013-12-24). — Collaboration with political parties that are in opposition to a government is considered a form of ...
- 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, justi...
- Pathways to Transformation: The Bahá'í Journey, by John A. Davidson (2023). — Compilation on Baha'u'llah's vision of building a peaceful and progressive planetary civilization, a...
- Paying Special Regard to Agriculture: Collective Action-Research in Africa, by Sanem Kavrul (2021-05-07). — On Baha’i-inspired agricultural social action initiatives in Africa. Includes photo gallery of dev...
- Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice (2020). — Guidance on calamitous events and our response to them.
- Potential of the Bahá'í Faith to Grow in Scope and Influence, The, by Annette Prosterman (1992). — A sociological perspective says that, to grow and develop, a religion must have ideological and stru...
- Power and the Bahá'í community, by Moojan Momen (2018). — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
- Power of Reflection, The: Advancing Governance and Dispute Resolution Systems through Devolved Reflection and Shared Knowledge Generation, by Shahla Ali (2018). — Reflection is the "source of crafts, sciences and arts," with the capacity to produce "pearls of wis...
- Proselytizing, Development, and the Covenant, by Universal House of Justice (1996). — Teaching vs. proselytization; applying Baha'i social teachings without becoming ensnared in prevaili...
- Pursuit of Social Justice, The, by Michael Karlberg (2022-08-03). — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
- Qualities and Attributes of the Spiritually Learned: Excerpts from The Secret of Divine Civilization, by Thomas R. Wilson (1987).
- Race, Place, and Clusters: Current Vision and Possible Strategies, by June Manning Thomas (2017). — Division by place affects the possibilities for racial unity, especially in fragmented U.S. metropol...
- Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War, by Amin E. Egea (2021-05-08). — How ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporan...
- 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 Guard...
- Reflections on the Spiritual Dynamics of the Bahá'í Faith, by Alessandro Bausani (1988). — The spiritual force released by Baha’u’llah has the power to change the entire world; he has giv...
- Revelation and Social Reality: Learning to Translate What Is Written into Reality, by Paul Lample (2009). — The nature of change in social reality, Baha’i understanding and practice, learning and growth, pa...
- Ridván 2021: Bahá'í Era 178, by Universal House of Justice (2021-04-20). — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world.
- Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation, by Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III (2023-01-08). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
- Ruhi book series, by Ruhi Institute (1987-2015). — Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
- Social Action, by Office of Social and Economic Development (2012-11-26). — A paper sent to all LSAs, and the subject of the plenary talk by Valerie Dana at the 2012 SED confer...
- Social Action, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2020). — Concepts of social and economic development in the Baha'i teachings; material vs spiritual dimension...
- 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 freed...
- Social and Economic Development, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, trans. (2000).
- Socio-Political Order, Speaking on, by Universal House of Justice (2011). — Extent to which Baha'is, in this case an academic political scientist, may give their views on polit...
- Some Reflections on Bahá'í Approaches to Social Change, by Roshan Danesh, Lex Musta (2012-12). — The Baha’i writings foresee social change happening both through engagement in society at large an...
- Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity, by June Manning Thomas (2020-09). — On the nature and approaches of Baha’i educational programs and community building efforts which s...
- Strengthening Solidarity: Social Cohesion as a Driver of Development, by Bahá'í International Community (2025-01-22). — A statement to the 63rd Session of the Commission for Social Development: Social cohesion, grounded ...
- To the Bahá'ís in Iran, by Universal House of Justice (2014-12-18). — Emphasizes Mashriqu’l-Adhkar’s integration of worship and service, urging Baha’is in Iran to f...
- To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith, by Universal House of Justice (2010-04-02). — Regarding subjects such as family life, wealth, materialism, and justice.
- To the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity, by Universal House of Justice (2024-05-26). — The Baha’i response to conflicts and related humanitarian crises in the world; encouraging Baha’...
- Transformative Leadership: Its Evolution and Impact, by Joan Barstow Hernandez (2018). — The ideas behind the conceptual framework and capabilities of Núr University’s "Transformative Le...
- Turning the Tide: Reducing Biodiversity Loss and Restoring Decimated Ecosystems, by Anil Singh (2024-10-14). — Exploring the urgent need to mitigate biodiversity loss, advocating for sustainable ecosystem manage...
- 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."
- Way Out of No Way, A: Harlem Prep: Transforming Dropouts into Scholars, 1967-1977, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2016). — History of Harlem preparatory school, one of the earliest alternative schools in the country, as tol...
- Working for Betterment of Society, by Gustavo Correa (2008?).
- World's Current State of Disorder and Confusion, The, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Bahá'í World Centre, comp. (2020-09). — Compilation of passages relevant to contemporary issues of 2020, and the appropriate disposition of ...
- 'о имя улучшения мира': Подход мирового сообщества Бахаи к социально-экономическому развитию ('For the betterment of the world': The Bahá'í World Community's Approach to Socioeconomic Development), by Office of Social and Economic Development (n.d.). — Несмотря на десятилетия серьезных усилий и огромные ф...
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