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  1. Posted 2021-10-25, in Bibliographies:   List of 350 Kindle Books in the "Baha'i" Category (2021). List of all the English-language titles in the Bahá'í category in Amazon's Kindle e-book library. [about]
  2. Posted 2021-10-25, in Published Articles:   Robert Postlethwaite. Queen Marie and the Baha'i Faith, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 6:2 (1994). On the first monarch to embrace the Bahá'í Faith; the stature and the character of Queen Marie and her unique position in the early 20th century; her identification as a Bahá'í and her plan to visit Haifa in 1929; her relationship with Martha Root. [about]
  3. Posted 2021-10-25, in Bibliographies:   Jan T. Jasion. Queen Marie of Romania: A Preliminary Bibliography, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 6:2 (1994). Very few royals have left such a rich literary legacy as did Marie of Romania. She published novels, fairy tales, articles and essays for newspapers and magazines in Europe and North America, and she wrote of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  4. Posted 2021-10-25, in Published Articles:   Charles O. Lerche. Us and Them: A Study of Alienation and World Order, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 5:4 (1994). The division of the world into mutually exclusive identity groups and its implications for international affairs; alienation and estrangement as useful tools; the Bahá'í model of world unity and world civilization; the phenomenon of European integration. [about]
  5. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Wendy M. Heller and Hoda Mahmoudi. Altruism and Extensivity in the Bahá'í Religion, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:4 (1992). Bahá'í teachings relating to research on altruism and prosocial behavior; the interaction of spiritual and social transformation through beliefs and practices that encourage the development of altruistic personalities; socialization and discipline. [about]
  6. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Ann Boyles. "Angle of Ascent", The: Process and Achievement in the Work of Robert Hayden, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:4 (1992). Hayden's poetry explores the process of individual and collective social and spiritual transformation in the contexts of contemporary culture, the Bahá'í Faith, black history, art, literature, nature, disease, and suffering. [about]
  7. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Seena Fazel. Bahá'í Faith Seen through the Eyes of Major Encyclopedias, The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:3 (1992). Overview of some themes and organization/structure common to articles about Bahá'í topics published in encyclopedias; includes a list of references to the Bahá’í Faith in major encyclopedias (as of 1992). [about]
  8. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   George Land. Evolution of Reality, The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 3:1 (1990). Entropy maintains that all structures eventually decay. Humanity's challenge is to understand that nature's creative process changes systems, including organizations and civilization; this can lead to new connections, ideas, resources, and opportunities. [about]
  9. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Elham Afnan. Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 1:4 (1989). The Bahá'í Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopian visions of progress from 19th-century literature and dystopian visions of 20th-century fiction, disillusioned by war and social and economic disasters. [about]
  10. Posted 2021-10-24, in Books:   Shirin Sabri and Sue Podger. Incomparable Friend: The Life of Baha'u'llah Told in Stories (2019). Stories and paintings about the life of Bahá'u'lláh. Written by Sabri, illustrated by Podger. Links to PDF and e-book (offsite). [about]
  11. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Nasser Sabet. Introduction to the Kitáb-i-Iqán, An, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 3:4 (1991). The importance, style, and contents of the Book of Certitude, and its five major themes: the true seeker and independent investigation of truth, rebirth of spirituality, Christianity and Islam, the Bábí dispensation, and the process of revelation. [about]
  12. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Michael W. Sours. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:1 (1991). The Logos in Christianity and the Maiden for Bahá'u'lláh can be equated as one and the same eternal reality; the divine image of wisdom in Proverbs; Sophia and Logos are combined in the feminine personification of the Most Great Spirit. [about]
  13. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Julie Badiee. Mark Tobey's City Paintings: Meditations on an Age of Transition, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 1:4 (1989). On the evolutionary character of Tobey's "City Paintings" during the decades of the 1930s-50s: they may be understood as modern reinterpretations of the traditional themes of the Apocalypse, Hell, the Day of Judgment, and New Jerusalem — the Bahá'í age. [about]
  14. Posted 2021-10-24, in Book Reviews:   Iraj Ayman and Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez. "On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective," by Craig Loehle: Commentary and Responses, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:1-4:3 (1991). Ayman comments (1) on determinism vs. fate and (2) that Loehle's article doesn't take into account the original meanings in Arabic and Persian of the word for "chance." Brill and Rohani reply with observations about translation and interpretation. [about]
  15. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Annette Prosterman. Potential of the Bahá'í Faith to Grow in Scope and Influence, The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:3 (1992). A sociological perspective says that, to grow and develop, a religion must have ideological and structural elements that foster its effective growth, maintain its cohesion as a collective unit, and enable it to mobilize its members toward social change. [about]
  16. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Dann J. May. Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings, A, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 1:3 (1989). The multiple meanings contained within religious texts; symbolic and mythological nature of religious language; the role of science in interpreting sources; progressive and relative nature of truth; essential aspects of all religions; personal biases. [about]
  17. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Betty Hoff Conow. Reality Matters, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:4 (1992). Bahá'í teachings discuss how reality affects matter and vice-versa. The "new physics" of relativity and high energy describe the reality of matter in similar terms. Our universe is both intelligible and is encoded with intelligence on the subatomic level. [about]
  18. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Kerry Hart. Role of Music in the Advancement of Civilization, The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 2:1 (1989). Music is interrelated with feeling, value, and the very sense of self-identity. Nurturing an individual's sense of self-knowledge leads to mental and spiritual growth. Music, and its affect on the human soul, can be a foundation for philosophical inquiry. [about]
  19. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Ervin Laszlo. Science and Prophecy: Humankind's Path to Peace in Global Society, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 2:2 (1989). The path to peace can be trod through science — rational, scientific understanding — as well as religion — insight and intuition. The the two paths lead to the same destination: to the next, global stage in humanity's complex evolution. [about]
  20. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Amelia L. Danesh. Some Reflections on the Different Meanings of the Word Báb, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 2:3 (1990). While Bahá'ís associate the Arabic word báb with Sayyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, to Muslims it has several other meanings, resulting in different interpretations of events and figures in Bahá'í history by scholars approaching it from an Islamic perspective. [about]
  21. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Cal E. Rollins. Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 1:4 (1989). Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Bahá'í community in ‘Akká and Haifa in 1911. The two main characters are moving through an "individuation process" which could lead them to the Bahá'í Faith. Jungian literary criticism explains the symbolism. [about]
  22. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Whither the International Auxiliary Language?, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 2:2 (1989). The Bahá'í Faith has promised that a day will come when there will be a universal auxiliary language taught in schools around the world. This promise is vital for peace and harmony. English and Esperanto have both strengths and flaws. [about]
  23. Posted 2021-10-24, in Published Articles:   Anne Gordon Atkinson. Women in Art, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:2 (1991). Historically there have been many impediments to women achieving success in art: household duties, the rearing of children, poverty, and lack of education or encouragement. Bahá'í writings call for equal opportunity, and men have a responsibility too. [about]
  24. Posted 2021-10-23, in Published Articles:   Julie Badiee and Heshmatollah Badiee. Calligraphy of Mishkin-Qalam, The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 3:4 (1991). The life and work of a one-time court artist for Nasiri'd-Din Shah, who was present for the nascent years of the Baha’i revelation and moved to Edirne to be near to Baha'u'lláh; examples of Islamic calligraphic traditions and his own compositions. [about]
  25. Posted 2021-10-23, in Published Articles:   Susan Clay Stoddart. Education and Moral Development in Children, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 1:1 (1988). We are caught between the imperative to function as a world culture and a belief that we need to maintain separate racial, cultural, and ethnic identities; strategies that parents and teachers can use to help children develop an identity with all peoples. [about]
  26. Posted 2021-10-23, in Published Articles:   Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Great Tao, The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:2 (1991). On a philosophy of the ancient Chinese people, a Tao whose eternal spirit has seeped into the very heart of Chinese tradition, culture, and way of life for centuries; similarities with other religions and the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  27. Posted 2021-10-23, in Published Articles:   Gilbert Bartholomew. Harmony of Science and Religion: A Complementarity Perspective, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 1:3 (1989). The principle of complementarity, which can account for certain phenom­ena in quantum mechanics, can also be an aid in understanding the nature of the harmony between science and religion, the unity of mankind, and the oneness of religion. [about]
  28. Posted 2021-10-23, in Published Articles:   Shirin Sabri. Purpose of Poetry, The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 1:1 (1988). Justifications for the work of contemporary artists; now is the time for Bahá’ís to work towards the flowering of civilization, using art as a unifying force to create links of understanding; poetry provides a means of approaching spiritual reality. [about]
  29. Posted 2021-10-23, in Essays and short articles:   Enoch Tanyi. Syrian Prophet(s), The, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 4:3 (1991). The Qur'án says there were previous Messengers of God whose names have not been mentioned. Where do they fit into the chronology and timeline of the known Prophets? What could their nationalities have been? [about]
  30. Posted 2021-10-21, in Published Articles:   Amrollah Hemmat. Reflections on The Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 30:4 (2021). Studies of this book often focus on its Sufi and mystical aspects. But when it is seen within the larger context of the totality of the Bahá’í Writings, its purpose appears as a guide for spiritual wayfarers to the recognition of the Manifestation of God. [about]
  31. Posted 2021-10-20, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 20 (1986-1992), in Bahá'í World (1998). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. [about]
  32. Posted 2021-10-20, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 19 (1983-1986), in Bahá'í World (1994). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. [about]
  33. Posted 2021-10-19, in Theses:   Meriam Wagdy Azmi. Anti-Secular Regulation of Religious Difference in Egypt, The (2021). Religious minorities lack recognition by the government. Secularism could remedy this, but some argue that it actually leads to religious tension. Egypt's problem is the way it espouses Islam and Shari'a as its identity and the basis for public order. [about]
  34. Posted 2021-10-19, in Essays and short articles:   Sandra Lynn Hutchison. In the Noble, Sacred Place: One Rainy Day in a Holy City, in elixir-journal.org vol. 12 (2021). A memoir of visiting Jerusalem — a contemporary pilgrim's note written as a literary piece — with meditations on the spiritual truths of the Qur'an. [about]
  35. Posted 2021-10-18, in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Dalia Maleck. Report on Citizenship Law: Egypt (2021). Section on the Bahá'í minority and statelessness, and al-Azhar's fatwa denouncing Egyptian Bahá'ís as apostates. [about]
  36. Posted 2021-10-18, in Published Articles:   Yasin Ipek. Subhi Ezel Mirza Yahya ve Ezeliler (Subhi Azal Mirza Yahya and the Azalis), in Bilimname 45 (2021). History of the Bábí community following the execution of the Bab, which split into three sectarian divisions: the Bahá'ís, the Azalis, and the Bayanis. [about]
  37. Posted 2021-10-17, in Essays and short articles:   Badi Shams. Pensamientos varios de un economista místico (2016). Colección de 51 artículos publicados en bahaiteachings.org [about]
  38. Posted 2021-10-16, in Essays and short articles:   Henry H. Jessup. Babism and the Babites, in Missionary Review 25:10 (1902). Sympathetic overview of Bábí and Bahá'í history, including a meeting and a detailed conversation with Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  39. Posted 2021-10-16, in Essays and short articles:   Philip Sidersky and S. K. Braun. Visit to the Prophet of Persia, A, in Missionary Review 25:10 (1902). Interview with Mirza Abu'l-Fadl-i-Gulpaygani in Washington, D.C., 1901. [about]
  40. Posted 2021-10-15, in Published Articles:   Susan Maneck. Early Zoroastrian Conversions to the Baha'i Faith in Yazd, Iran, in Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions vol. 2 (1984). A history of the gradual process of conversion among some Zoroastrians to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran from the 1880s to 1921, based on heretofore unstudied biographical materials. [about]
  41. Posted 2021-10-15, in Theses:   Susan Maneck. Zoroastrian Conversions to the Bahá'í Faith in Yazd, Iran (1983). The Bahá'í Faith appealed to Zoroastrian messianic motifs, Iranian paradigms of legitimacy, and reforming elements within the Zoroastrian community. This study examines conversions in Yazd from the early 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century. [about]
  42. Posted 2021-10-13, in Published Articles:   Peggy Caton. Bahá'í Influences on Mirza 'Abdu'llah, Qajar Court Musician and Master of the Radíf, in Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions Volume 2 (1984). The mystical milieu of musicianship and the Bahá'í Faith's approval of music (in contradistinction to the legalistic Islam of the ayatu'llahs, which forbade it) made the Faith appealing to Abdu'llah, one of the great compilers of the Persian repertoire. [about]
  43. Posted 2021-10-13, in Published Articles:   Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856, in Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions Volume 2 (1984). The interplay of Bábí themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; analysis of an early poem by Bahá'u'lláh which hints that by the 1850s he began to see his mission of reform to carry out in the Bábí community. [about]
  44. Posted 2021-10-13, in Published Articles:   Richard Hollinger. Ibrahim George Kheiralla and the Bahá'í Faith in America, in Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions Volume 2 (1984). A study of the Lebanese Bahá'í who first spread the Faith to the United States but later renounced his allegiance to Abdu'l-Bahá, based on many primary source materials the author unearthed in public and private archives. [about]
  45. Posted 2021-10-13, in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Le tabernacle de l'unité: Réponses à Mánikchí Sahib et autres écrits (2014). Traduction de The Tabernacle of Unity: Bahá'u'lláh's Responses To Mánikchi Sáhib. [about]
  46. Posted 2021-10-13, in Unpublished Articles:   Babak Farrokhzad. Mirza Abu'l-Fadl (2021). Wikipedia-Artikel über Mirza Abu‘l-Fadl, der den neusten Stand der Literatur (Oct 2021) berücksichtigt. [about]
  47. Posted 2021-10-12, in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Appel du Bien-Aimé divin: Sélection d'oeuvres mystiques (2021). Sept tablettes révélées avant 1863. Traduction de Call of the Divine Beloved. [about]
  48. Posted 2021-10-12, in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Épître au fils du Loup (2021). Traduction de Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. [about]
  49. Posted 2021-10-12, in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Jours de souvenance: Sélection des Écrits de Bahá'u'lláh pour les jours saints bahá'ís (2021). Quarante-cinq sélections révélées pour neuf jours saints baha'is. Traduction de Days of Remembrance. [about]
  50. Posted 2021-10-12, in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Le siecle de lumiere (2020). Enquête sur l'histoire et les changements dramatiques du 20e siècle et l'émergence de la foi baha'ie de l'obscurité. Traduction de Century of Light. [about]
  51. Posted 2021-10-12, in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Les sept vallées et les quatre vallées (2021). Traduction de Seven Valleys and Four Valleys. [about]
  52. Posted 2021-10-12, in Bahá'í Writings:   Báb, The and Bahá'u'lláh. Prières bahá'íes: Un choix de prières révélées par Bahá'u'lláh, le Báb et 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2002). Traduction de Bahá'í Prayers. [about]
  53. Posted 2021-10-12, in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Tablettes révélées après le Kitab-i-Aqdas (2021). Traduction de Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas. [about]
  54. Posted 2021-10-12, in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Une seule et même foi (2021). Des passages des écrits de Bahá'u'lláh et des écritures d'autres confessions qui éclairent les crises contemporaines. Traduction de One Common Faith. [about]
  55. Posted 2021-10-11, in Books:   Roger White. Another Song, Another Season: Poems and Portrayals (1979). A collection of poems and prose: sympathetic and sometimes satirical portraits of martyrs, pioneers, and ordinary people, expressed with a poet’s vision. [about]
  56. Posted 2021-10-11, in Videos:   Shafigheh Fatheazam. Family Stories about Ismu'llahu'l-Asdaq and His Son Ibn-i-Asdaq (2020). Recollections from a descendant of Mulla Sadiq Muqaddas Ismu'llah as-Sadiq, the Hand of the Cause who was one of the earliest to become a Babi, from the time of the Bab to the time of Shoghi Effendi; includes many stories not recorded in written sources. [about]
  57. Posted 2021-10-11, in Poetry:   Roger White. Glimpses of Abdu'l-Baha: Adapted from the Diary of Juliet Thompson, in Another Song, Another Season (1979). Portrayals and dramatizations in verse, adapted from recollections by Juliet Thompson. [about]
  58. Posted 2021-10-11, in Scripts and screenplays:   Roger White. Indiscretion of Marie-Thérèse Beauchamps, The, in The Witness of Pebbles (1981). Fictional dramatization of a recollection of seeing Abdu'l-Bahá in Montreal (1912). [about]
  59. Posted 2021-10-11, in Books:   Roger White. One Bird, One Cage, One Flight: Homage to Emily Dickinson (1983). In over 100 poems, inspired by themes and images from Dickinson's letters and poetry, White narrates her life from age 14 until her death in 1886, salutes her wit, and pays tribute to her person. [about]
  60. Posted 2021-10-11, in Scripts and screenplays:   Roger White. Some Sort of Foreigner, in The Witness of Pebbles (1981). Fictional dramatization of an encounter with Abdu'l-Bahá in 1911, and reflections on "this business of religion." [about]
  61. Posted 2021-10-10, in Poetry:   Duane L. Herrmann. Praise the King of Glory: New and Selected Poems (2017). 9 poems, selected by the author, from a collection published to celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh. Many of the poems refer to events in the life of Bahá’u’lláh. [about]
  62. Posted 2021-10-10, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Tablets of Baha'u'llah vol. 1: Compilation and Provisional Translations (2021). A selection of provisional translations from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh occasionally accompanied by the commentary of the translator, and a study outline. [about]
  63. Posted 2021-10-10, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Tablets of Baha'u'llah vol. 2: Compilation and Provisional Translations (2021). A selection of provisional translations from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh, occasionally accompanied by the commentary of the translator. [about]
  64. Posted 2021-10-10, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Tablets of Baha'u'llah vol. 3: Compilation and Provisional Translations (2021). A selection of provisional translations from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh, occasionally accompanied by the commentary of the translator. [about]
  65. Posted 2021-10-09, in Books:   Hasan M. Balyuzi. Dans la Gloire du Père: Une Biographie de Bahá'u'lláh (2021). Translation of Bahá'u'lláh: The King of Glory. [about]
  66. Posted 2021-10-08, in Books:   Hasan M. Balyuzi. Baha'u'llah: The King of Glory (1980). Bahá’u’lláh's ancestry and family, his many journeys when banished from Iran, the stories of those who accompanied Him to Constantinople and into the citadel of Akká, the marriage of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and the closing months of His life at Bahjí. [about]
  67. Posted 2021-10-03, in Biographies:   Vedad Theophilus. Bibi Tuba, the Sister of the Martyr Varqá (2021). One-page translation and abridgment of a passage from a Persian Bahá’í history book published by the father of Adib Taherzadeh, about the daughter of Haji Mulla Mihdi-i-‘Atri, and sister of Mirza Ali-Muhammad (Varqá). [about]
  68. Posted 2021-09-30, in Book excerpts:   Eustache de Lorey. Babis, The, in Queer Things about Persia (1907). Translation of an article which appeared in the official gazette of the Persian government, followed by a letter from de Gobineau, on the torture of Babis after the assassination attempt on the Shah, 1852. [about]
  69. Posted 2021-09-30, in Research notes:   Emma Tomalin. Bahá'í Buildings in England: Project Number 7078 (2018). Research to provide Historic England with information about buildings Bahá’ís use, so that H.E. can work with communities to enhance and protect those buildings: where are Bahá'í buildings, and how many? What kinds of buildings? Their community value? [about]
  70. Posted 2021-09-30, in Unpublished Articles:   Christopher Buck. Golden Age of Jewish/Christian Relations Revisited, The: The Contribution of H.J. Schoeps to Interfaith Dialogue (1984). On Bavarian historian Hans Joachim Schoeps, considered a foremost authority on early Jewish Christianity. Includes appendix of previously unpublished correspondence between Schoeps and Bahá'í scholar Udo Schaefer, in both German and English translation. [about]
  71. Posted 2021-09-29, in Published Articles:   Christopher Buck. 'Bahá'í Question' in Iran: Influence of International Law on 'Islamic Law', in Menschenrechte in der Islamischen Republik Iran: Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2021). On the "Baha’i question," a secret Iranian government document from 1991 which sets out oppressive policies to persecute or imprison Bahá'ís, and the history of the legal and practical implementation of such policies. [about]
  72. Posted 2021-09-29, in Pilgrims' notes:   Star of the West Extracts, in Star of the West (1910). Lengthy, annotated compilation of the writings and talks of Abdu'l-Bahá from Star of the West which are not readily available elsewhere. Includes pilgrim's notes, historical records, and reports relating to Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  73. Posted 2021-09-29, in Essays and short articles:   Ismael Velasco. Who Was Archangel, the Potowatami Woman on Whose Land the Wilmette Temple Was Built? (2011). Brief investigation into the surname "Ouilmette" (Wilmette), and the identity of a Native American girl named Archangel whose home was at one time on this point of land. [about]
  74. Posted 2021-09-28, in Published Articles:   Aleksandr Grigor’evich Tumanski. Posledneye Slovo Bekha-Ully [Baha'u'llah's Last Word], in Zapiski Vostochnago Otdeleniya Imperatorskago Russkago Arkheologicheskago Obshestva [Memoirs of the Oriental Branch of the Russian Archaeological Society] 7:6 (1892). Russian translation of, and commentary on, Bahá'u'lláh's "Kitab-i 'Ahdi" ("Book of My Covenant"). [about]
  75. Posted 2021-09-28, in Poetry:   Duane L. Herrmann. Sweet Scented Dreams: Poems for Devotion (2011). Selection of twelve poems of a devotional nature from a Bahá'í perspective, some previously published individually. [about]
  76. Posted 2021-09-28, in Personal compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Universal Cycles, The (2013). Lengthy compilation on the cycles of time and eras in the world of existence, and stages of Bahá'í development. [about]
  77. Posted 2021-09-28, in Research notes:   Iscander Micael Tinto. Worlds of God, The (2013). Creation is an act of divine manifestation across five realms: Háhút, the unknowable Essence of God; Láhút, the first actualization of potentiality; Jabarút, God's action and will in creation; Malakút, the angelic plane; and Násút, the physical world. [about]
  78. Posted 2021-09-27, in Unpublished Articles:   Iscander Micael Tinto. Bahá'í Approaches to World Problems (2013). Historical, religious, scientific, and economical analysis of the state of the world and how the various problems of humanity should be faced, based on the Bahá’í Writings and some contemporary philosophical and scientific theories. [about]
  79. Posted 2021-09-27, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Creation and Evolution: A Compilation (2013). Short compilation of passages on the creation of the universe, nature, and existence. [about]
  80. Posted 2021-09-27, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Justice: A Compilation (2013). [about]
  81. Posted 2021-09-27, in Unpublished Articles:   Iscander Micael Tinto. Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred (2008). A preliminary survey of how the relationship between sacred scripture, its reader, and the author — the Manifestation of God — originates and develops, in the light of critical theory. [about]
  82. Posted 2021-09-27, in Personal compilations:   Shoghi Effendi. Vision of the Future (2013). Lengthy collection of passages from writings of the Guardian on the lesser peace and great peace, Bahá'í ages and epochs, future civilization, spiritualization, world order and commonwealth, sovereignty and world government, evolution of the Faith. [about]
  83. Posted 2021-09-26, in Personal compilations:   Shoghi Effendi. Religious Truth as Found in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (2013). Brief compilation of passages from the Guardian on the relative nature of religious truths, non-absolutism, and progressive revelation. [about]
  84. Posted 2021-09-26, in Essays and short articles:   Iscander Micael Tinto. Transformation (2013). The concept of transformation — the change of something's condition, nature, or character, such as the growth of the human soul or the evolution of civilization — is the cornerstone of each Dispensation and its renewal of spiritual energy. [about]
  85. Posted 2021-09-25, in Personal compilations:   Aspects of the Harmony of Science and Religion in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Talks (2010). Definitions of science and religion; relations between them as expounded in the discourses Abdu’l-Bahá's talks during His visits to Europe and America; concepts of intellect, mind and reason; responses to challenges from contemporary society. [about]
  86. Posted 2021-09-25, in Study Guides:   Introduction to the Study of the Hidden Words Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (1999). Short compilation of passages about the Islamic Book of Fatima and the Bahá'í Hidden Words, a list of headings, and some commentary. [about]
  87. Posted 2021-09-21, in Essays and short articles:   Badi Shams. Economics and Spirituality from a Baha'i Perspective (2021). The role of morality in economics; on developing a humane economy; definition of economics and its history, problems, crises, and solutions. [about]
  88. Posted 2021-09-19, in Unpublished Articles:   Olga Mehti. Ashgabat Collection (2019). On the life and works of Alexander Tumansky and his involvement with Bahá'í history. [about]
  89. Posted 2021-09-19, in NSA Compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Light and Mercy: Mental Health and Tests and Difficulties (2021). The physical and mental impact of the continuing pandemic is evident around us, and the members of the Baha’i community are not immune. This publication will be of assistance and support to the friends both individually and collectively. [about]
  90. Posted 2021-09-18, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Armageddon and Megiddo / Mt. Carmel (2018). One-paragraph note saying that no reference has been found in the Bahá'í Writings tying "armageddon" with the town of Megiddo, with Mt. Carmel, or with the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh. [about]
  91. Posted 2021-09-15, in Unpublished Articles:   Filip Boicu. On the Notion of a 'Conceptual Framework' in Bahá'í Education: Part 1. The Harmony of Science and Religion (2021). Looking at the notion of a conceptual framework for Bahá’í education from the perspective of the integration of science and religion suggests the Bahá’í community is currently undergoing a significant epistemological transition (e.g. 'anti-racism'). [about]
  92. Posted 2021-09-15, in Unpublished Articles:   Filip Boicu. Social Justice, Higher Education and the Oneness of Humankind (2016). Notions of social justice can be reconfigured and connected to a positive ideology for universities with the understandings of the unity of humankind, the process of globalization in the light of unity, and the role of universities as a medium for change. [about]
  93. Posted 2021-09-15, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Translation of Authoritative Bahá'í Texts into the Spanish Language (1993). Regarding issues related to the translation of authoritative Bahá’í Texts into the Spanish language and the establishment of an international body responsible for the direction and approval of such translation work. [about]
  94. Posted 2021-09-11, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Definition of the Word "Ungodly" (2001). Answer to a question inspired by the Hidden Word "Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him" (Persian #57). [about]
  95. Posted 2021-09-11, in Research notes:   Peter Smith. Note on Babi and Baha'i Numbers in Iran, A, in Iranian Studies 17:2-3 (1984). Estimates, sources, and bibliography for early Bábí and Bahá'í populations. [about]
  96. Posted 2021-09-04, in Published Articles:   Jean-Marc Lepain. Concept of Nature in Baha'i Philosophy, The, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vol. 2-3 (2014). Philosophies of nature and of science; holistic approach to reality; subjectivity; the theory of intelligibility; metaphysics; nature as the will of God; continuity and discontinuity in nature; origin of the universe; emanation and manifestation. [about]
  97. Posted 2021-09-04, in Published Articles:   Mikhail Sergeev. Theses on Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vol. 4 (2015). On how new religious movements respond to modernity; cycles of religion; project of modernity; culture vs. civilization; the Bahá'í extension of modernity; Bahá'í departure from modernity; separation of religion and state. [about]
  98. Posted 2021-09-03, in Published Articles:   Mikhail Sergeev. Arguments for the Existence of God in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vols. 2-3 (2014). On the basic typology of philosophical arguments for the existence of God; classical vs contemporary views; Abdu'l-Bahá's arguments from nature and from history. [about]
  99. Posted 2021-09-03, in Published Articles:   Mikhail Sergeev. Bahá'í Teachings and the Principle of Separation between Religion and State, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vol. 1 (2012). Historical background of the concept of separation of church and state, some contemporary views within and without the Bahá'í community, and the nature of secular democracy. [about]
  100. Posted 2021-09-03, in Published Articles:   Julio Savi. Criteria of Knowledge, The: Beyond Inspiration, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vols. 2-3 (2014). On the epistemology of inspiration and intuition; 4 criteria of human knowledge: sense perception, intellect, scriptural tradition, and inspiration. Abdu'l-Bahá adds a fifth: the inmost heart. [about]
  101. Posted 2021-09-03, in Published Articles:   Harold Rosen. Human Nature and World Religion: Toward a Bahá'í-Inspired Philosophical Anthropology, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vol. 1 (2012). On how the major religions depict human nature, philosophical anthropology, the shared metaphysical concept of four levels of reality, and the nature of divine reality across religions. [about]
  102. Posted 2021-09-03, in Published Articles:   Benjamin Olshin. Look at Harmony and Unity as Common Principles in the Confucian System and the Bahá'í Faith, A, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vols. 2-3 (2014). Confucianism and the Bahá'í Faith represent complex and multi-faceted systems of philosophy, practice, and belief that resonate strongly with each other. The goal of both is for human beings to live in a society characterized by harmony and ethics. [about]
  103. Posted 2021-09-03, in Published Articles:   Zaid Lundberg. Macrocriticism: A Comparison of Nicolai Berdyaev and Shoghi Effendi, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vol. 1 (2012). Comparison of "the most widely read of the Russian religious philosophers" with the background and style of Shoghi Effendi's religious, ethical, and social writings. [about]
  104. Posted 2021-09-03, in Research notes:   Ian Kluge. Philosophy Special Interest Group Sessions at the 38th Annual ABS Conference, 2014: Conference Report, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vols. 2-3 (2014). Summary of four presentations: K. Naimi's "Thinking Sociologically About Independent Investigation," I. Kluge's "Insufficiencies of Secular Humanism," M. Sergeev's "Bahá’í Faith and Modernity," and J. Howden's "Unconscious Civilization." [about]
  105. Posted 2021-09-01, in Book Reviews:   Benjamin Olshin. Mikhail Sergeev, Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith: Review, in Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy vol. 4 (2015). [about]
  106. Posted 2021-08-29, in Books:   John E. Kolstoe. Alaskan Bahá'í Community: Its Growth and Development: The Formative Years: To 156 B. E. (1999) (1999). Compilation of historical materials on the Faith in Alaska up through the late 1990s. [about]
  107. Posted 2021-08-29, in Books:   Betty Bennett. Montana Baha'i History (1998). Collection of historical materials compiled between 1994-1998 and distributed at Montana summer schools. [about]
  108. Posted 2021-08-28, in Essays and short articles:   Badi Shams. Bahá'í Essays in the Times Colonist, in Times Colonist (2017). 39 essays: spiritual cost of higher a standard of living; religious prejudice; spiritual principles and financial planning; loving vs. fearing God; gap between rich and poor; philosophy of Karma and science and religion; role of spirituality in economics. [about]
  109. Posted 2021-08-28, in Books:   Badi Shams. Hacia un nuevo orden económico-espiritual desde una perspectiva Baha'i (2021). Una colección de trabajos acerca del concepto de economía Bahá’í. Mi objetivo siempre ha sido simplificar la economía para el lector y no utilizar vocabulario técnico ni económico. [about]
  110. Posted 2021-08-28, in BWC Compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Perspectives on Science and Religion (2013). On questions about discourses in the scientific community, the existence of the soul, and certain utterances of Abdu'l-Bahá on issues in science. [about]
  111. Posted 2021-08-28, in Essays and short articles:   Badi Shams. Practical Economic Suggestions For Everyday Use (2021). List of simple ideas for ways people can introduce spiritual values in their day-to-day economic activities. [about]
  112. Posted 2021-08-28, in Essays and short articles:   Badi Shams. Study of the Bahá'í Writings on Economics (2021). Annotated compilation on: divine economy, Bahá'í economic system, station of humankind, material civilization, nature of the economic problem, cost of warfare, cooperation vs competition, capitalism, the golden rule, wealth and equality, agriculture. [about]
  113. Posted 2021-08-28, in Research notes:   Badi Shams. Workshop Material for The Baha'i Writings on Economics (2021). Structured outlines, study questions, and compilation for use in workshop sessions on the nature of economic problems and their solutions in a divine economy, and how to work toward a Bahá'í world commonwealth. [about]
  114. Posted 2021-08-24, in Presentations:   Christopher Buck and Kevin Locke. Indigenous Messengers of God (2021). PowerPoint for Zoom presentation “Divine Teachers of the Americas” by Kevin Locke, hosted by Green Acre Baha’i School, October 2021. [about]
  115. Posted 2021-08-24, in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablet on the Inmost Heart (2001). On the four balances (scales) with which people weigh reality, significance, and the divine questions: the balance of the senses, the balance of reason, the balance of tradition, and the balance of inspiration; the divine balance is the inmost heart. [about]
  116. Posted 2021-08-23, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. La Economia del Futuro: Una Recopilacion de los Escritos Baha'is (1995). Una colección de cincuenta temas sobre las enseñanzas bahá'ís en materia de economía. [about]
  117. Posted 2021-08-22, in Books:   Badi Shams. Economics of the Future Begins Today (2016). This book presents a lesson in economics in simple terms and puts forward the Bahá’í view of the current economic system, what ails it, and the cure for it from a spiritual point of view; a study in simplicity of how inequality can be resolved. [about]
  118. Posted 2021-08-22, in Essays and short articles:   Badi Shams. Practical Suggestions for Community Service (2021). List of ideas and ways that individuals can volunteer in their communities by finding time to serve in their fast paced lives. [about]
  119. Posted 2021-08-22, in Essays and short articles:   Badi Shams. Random Thoughts of a Mystic Economist (2016). Collection of 55 articles published on bahaiteachings.org. [about]
  120. Posted 2021-08-21, in Fiction:   Duane L. Herrmann. Strangers Passing Through Town (2021). Brief historical fiction short story, based on the finding that 'Abdu'l-Bahá passed through Kansas on his way to and from Denver when he visited North America in 1912. [about]
  121. Posted 2021-08-20, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í Perspective on Economics of the Future: A Compilation from the Bahá'í Writings (1989). Collection of Writings originally organized for the author's research study into Bahá'í teachings on matters of economics, organized into fifty topics. [about]
  122. Posted 2021-08-20, in Published Articles:   Rhett Diessner. Bahá'í Faith and Peace Psychology, The: The Potential for Science and Religion to Collaborate, in Peace Psychology Bulletin 3:3 (1994). On the potential for Bahá’í peace initiatives, coupled with empirical peace psychology approaches, regarding: ethnicity and peace, feminism and peace, and peace and education. [about]
  123. Posted 2021-08-20, in Personal compilations:   Universal House of Justice. Guidelines for Economic Living: Messages from the Universal House of Justice Related to Economics (2017). Compilation by an author of books on, and degrees in, economics. [about]
  124. Posted 2021-08-20, in NSA Compilations:   Mystery of God, The (1971). Text extracted from a book of rare photographs of 'Abdu'l-Bahá accompanied by extracts from the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi. [about]
  125. Posted 2021-08-19, in Scripts and screenplays:   Sarah Munro and David Cerpa. Instrument of Music, The: A Musical Comedy (2019). Dramatization of the role of music in the expansion and consolidation of Bahá’í communities, drawing on the example of Latin America, and the impact and use of music to contribute to the growth of any community. [about]
  126. Posted 2021-08-19, in Scripts and screenplays:   Sarah Munro and Sofie Geschier. This Gem-Studded Crown: A Dramatic Sketch (2017). Fictional dialogue of the first of eight actual meetings between Martha Root and Queen Marie of Romania, in January 1926. [about]
  127. Posted 2021-08-18, in Theses:   Justice Hagan. Desert Enlightenment: Prophets and Prophecy in American Science Fiction (2013). On the pivotal role in the development of the central characters the narratives of the novel Dune, the comics The Rise of Apocalypse, and the film Star Wars. Contains a few passing mentions related to the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  128. Posted 2021-08-18, in Unpublished Articles:   Moshe Sharon. "Memoirs of Dolgorukov" and "The Protocols of the Elders Of Zion" (2007). Comparison of two fraudulent anti-religion works: "Elders of Zion" is one of the most notorious anti-Semitic books, long used by opponents of Judaism; "Memoirs" are the supposed anti-Bábí political confessions of the Russian Amb. Dimitri Dolgorukov. [about]
  129. Posted 2021-08-18, in Unpublished Articles:   Moshe Sharon. Notes and Observations on some of the Writings of the Báb (2013). Only a small portion of the Bab's writings are available in English. This is a summary of the untranslated writings: main topics include legalism, esotericism, polarity, millenarianism, divine will, the Bayan, letters and numbers, creation, divine grace. [about]
  130. Posted 2021-08-18, in Unpublished Articles:   Moshe Sharon. Notes on some aspects of The Book of Certitude (2013). The expository style of the Kitab-i-Iqan is different from the ecstatic revelations of Bahá'u'lláh's post-Kurdistan period. This style was not only exciting but also clear and informative, able to distinctly express fundamentals of the Faith. [about]
  131. Posted 2021-08-18, in Unpublished Articles:   Moshe Sharon. Seas Not Oceans (2013). References to "seas" and "oceans" in classical literature, Judaism, Islam, and metaphors in the Bahá'í writings. [about]
  132. Posted 2021-08-18, in Unpublished Articles:   Moshe Sharon. Valleys: Real, Symbolic and Holy Sites (2013). The nature of the metaphor of a valley; biblical references and meanings in Hebrew; comparison with Islamic concepts; valleys in the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh. [about]
  133. Posted 2021-08-16, in BWC Compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. De l'action sociale (2020). Concepts de développement dans les enseignements baha'is, dimensions matérielles et dimensions spirituelles de l'existence, problèmes communautaires, thèmes spécifiques de l'éducation, de l'agriculture, de l'économie, de la santé, des arts et technologie. [about]
  134. Posted 2021-08-16, in Presentations:   Christopher Buck. Dynamic Bahá'í Principles - Expressed as Actions (2021). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá noted "special teachings of Bahá’u’lláh" as "new," "distinctive," and "not found in any of the sacred Books of the past" (1912). The book Bahá’í Faith: The Basics presents these as “dynamic Bahá’í principles, expressed as actions." [about]
  135. Posted 2021-08-13, in Archives:   bahailib.com Website Archive (2021). Archive of all PDF files from the expired website bahailib.com, including Excel table-of-contents. There are 1740 files named sequentially, 1.pdf ... 1742.pdf, totaling 13GB. [about]
  136. Posted 2021-08-13, in Scripts and screenplays:   Janice Auth. Letter of Jane LeDeau (2000). The story of Abdu'l-Bahá’s visit to Pittsburgh PA on May 7, 1912, as told through the eyes of a fictional observer at His talk. While the descriptions are specific to Pittsburgh at that time, this script can help serve as an example for other communities. [about]
  137. Posted 2021-08-11, in Essays and short articles:   George Townshend. Introduction, in Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh (1954). Original introduction to the Hidden Words, which is often omitted from print and online versions of the book. [about]
  138. Posted 2021-08-11, in Books:   George Townshend. Mission of Bahá'u'lláh, The: And Other Literary Pieces (1952). Poems, meditations, and essays, including "Nabíl’s history of the Báb," "Abdu’l-Bahá: A study of a Christlike character," "Queen Marie of Rumania and the Bahá’í Faith," "The wellspring of happiness," and "The genius of Ireland." [about]
  139. Posted 2021-08-11, in Essays and short articles:   George Townshend. Sufferings of Bahá'u'lláh and Their Significance, The, in Bahá'í World Vol. 12 (April 1950-1954) (1956). Short essay on martyrdom and the Fire Tablet. [about]
  140. Posted 2021-08-08, in Personal compilations:   Bible Stories and Themes in the Bahá'í Writings and Guidance (2021). Bahá'í interpretation of Biblical stories and topics. [about]
  141. Posted 2021-08-06, in Scripts and screenplays:   Vasu Mohan and Donna Denize. Monologues on the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah and Howard University Visit Commemoration (2017). Five biographical monologues delivered in the fictionalized voices of Harriett Gibbs Marshall, Laura Dreyfus Barney, Louis Gregory, Alain Locke, and Pocahontas Pope. [about]
  142. Posted 2021-08-04, in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Douze Conversations à Table à 'Akká par 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). French translation of "Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká." [about]
  143. Posted 2021-08-03, in Books:   Creative Circle, The: Art, Literature, and Music in Baha'i Perspective (1989). Essays on the arts including poetry, music, film, etc. and their role in the Bahá'í community. [about]
  144. Posted 2021-08-03, in Published Articles:   Roger White. Poetry and Self-Transformation, in The Creative Circle ed. Michael Fitzgerald (1989). Poetry is no longer very accessible to the average reader or widely read; serious poets are often in conflict with their times; the Bahá'í Writings provide a foundation for poetic expression and a renewed spiritual aesthetics. [about]
  145. Posted 2021-08-03, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Various questions: Wordings in Promised Day is Come, Transliteration of vav, Pluralization and Case of Certain Words (2021). Answers on four topics: differences in wording in editions of The Promised Day Is Come; transliteration of the letter váv / wáw; the use of hybrid plurals, e.g. mullas; upper/lower case of certain words, e.g. "shah/Shah." [about]
  146. Posted 2021-08-02, in Videos:   Fariborz Sahba. Storytelling and Once Upon a Time, The: Youtube Playlists (2020). Zoom videos of some historical events witnessed by the manager for the Arc Project during 10 years of the development of the Bahá'í Temple in India and 15 years of the development of the Mount Carmel Bahá'í Project in Haifa, and other stories. [about]
  147. Posted 2021-07-28, in Theses:   Lil Osborn. Religion and Relevance: The Baha'is in Britain 1899 - 1930 (2003). On the Bahá'í history in the British Isles during the first decades of the 20th century, when it was an inclusive supplementary religious movement not requiring renunciation of existing affiliation; identification of the 80 or so earliest British Bahá'ís. [about]
  148. Posted 2021-07-22, in NSA Compilations:   Shoghi Effendi and National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Bahá'í Procedure (1937). Instructions from Shoghi Effendi and procedures and rulings adopted by the National Spiritual Assembly, compiled from the Guardian's letters, Bahá'í News, and minutes and records of the National Spiritual Assembly, for the information of American Bahá'ís. [about]
  149. Posted 2021-07-22, in NSA Compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Challenge: Messages to Bahá'í Youth (1975). Compilation of messages to Bahá'í youth in English and French. [about]
  150. Posted 2021-07-16, in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Clouds of the Realms Above, The: The Tablet Rashh-i-'Amá with Persian and English Side-by-side (2019). Original text of Rashḥ-i-ʻAmáʼ (as transcribed by Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín, a typescript of which was provided to Masumian by the World Centre) and the authorized English translation (published in Call of the Divine Beloved). [about]
  151. Posted 2021-07-06, in Published Articles:   Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, in Bahá'í World Volume 16 (1973-1976) (1976). Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and the journey of the human soul to its Creator. [about]
  152. Posted 2021-07-06, in Published Articles:   Elham Afnan. Symbols of Transformation: The Gardens and Terraces on Mount Carmel, in Bahá'í World (2002). Article, with photo gallery, about the development, design, and philosophy of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa. [about]
  153. Posted 2021-07-06, in Published Articles:   Adib Taherzadeh. Three Momentous Years of the Heroic Age, in Bahá'í World Volume 15 (1968-1973) (1973). A look at the extraordinary period of Revelation immediately after Bahá’u’lláh’s imprisonment in Akká. [about]
  154. Posted 2021-07-06, in Published Articles:   Jennifer Chapa and Rhett Diessner. Values Education in Bahá'í Schools, in Education, Culture and Values Volume 5 (2000). A general introduction to a Bahá'í view of the purpose of education, along with a review of common principles and features of Bahá'í-inspired schools, with a multiculturally sensitive curriculum. [about]
  155. Posted 2021-07-05, in Bahá'í Writings:   Shoghi Effendi. Afire with the Vision: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to Latin America (2018). Last of the continental collections from Shoghi Effendi's ministry (1921–1957). [about]
  156. Posted 2021-07-05, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Al-amr bi'l-ma'rúf wa'n-nahy 'an al-munkar" (Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) (2013). Regarding the Islamic practice of "enjoining the good and forbidding the wrong." [about]
  157. Posted 2021-07-05, in BWC Compilations:   Shoghi Effendi. Bahá'í Life, The: Excerpts from the Writings of the Guardian On (n.d.). Compilation on living the Bahá'í life. [about]
  158. Posted 2021-07-05, in NSA Compilations:   Shoghi Effendi. Charter of a Divine Civilization: A Compilation (1956). A compilation of writings of Shoghi Effendi which "assembles the particular passages which interpret the meaning of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá as source of the New Bahai' Order." [about]
  159. Posted 2021-06-21, in Biographies:   Various. Recuerdos de los amigos del Consejero Raúl Pavón Mejía: Padre de la enseñanza a los indígenas en Ecuador (2008). Compendium of stories and testimonies from the many friends who shared life and Faith with this renowned teacher to the indigenous peoples of Ecuador. Includes five pages of poetry, at end. [about]
  160. Posted 2021-06-19, in Newspaper articles:   Oakland Ross. Holy Land's Low-Profile Religion, The, in Toronto Star (2007). Brief overview of the Bahá'í Faith and its place in Israel. [about]
  161. Posted 2021-06-19, in Newspaper articles:   Mahmud Jamal. Top Court Appointee a Model of Diversity, in National Post (2021). Brief bio of Mahmud Jamal, the judge "poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada." [about]
  162. Posted 2021-06-17, in Newspaper articles:   Said Zafar. When Saddam Hussein's Number Comes Up, in Globe and Mail (1991). Brief article on the history and symbolism of the number 19, with mention of the Bahá'ís and Saddam Hussein's tolerance of religious minorities. [about]
  163. Posted 2021-06-16, in Unpublished Articles:   Rhett Diessner. Beauty of the Organic Oneness of Nature and Humanity, The: Environmental Psychology and the Bahá'í Writings, in Nashriyeh Andisheh Naw (New Thought Publication) 2 (2012). The interdependence of humanity and nature through the lens of environmental psychology: human cognition, emotions, and values are influenced and shaped by the natural environment; the beauty and health of nature are in turn influenced by humans. [about]
  164. Posted 2021-06-15, in Unpublished Articles:   Gerald C. Keil. Legacy of Verse 42 of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The (2021). Explores the circumstances under which a reading of Verse 42 which indicates that the line of Aghsan might end prior to the establishment of the Universal House of Justice came to predominate. Includes a memorandum from the Research Department. [about]
  165. Posted 2021-06-14, in Notable Talks:   Farzam Arbab. Moral Education (n.d.). Transcription of a talk in English, date and place unknown. Includes Persian translation. [about]
  166. Posted 2021-06-12, in Essays and short articles:   Hussein Ahdieh. Juliet Thompson: Champion of the Baha'i Faith in New York City (2021). Essay about the life of Juliet Thompson, a prominent early Bahá'í and friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  167. Posted 2021-06-11, in Published Articles:   Sandra Lynn Hutchison. O Pen!: Reflections on Suriy al-Qalam (Surih of the Pen), in elixir-journal.org vol. 6 (2017). On the background and themes of Bahá'u'lláh's tablet about the inception of his revelation and the assumption of his prophetic mission. Essay published in online art magazine e*lix*ir. [about]
  168. Posted 2021-06-11, in Published Articles:   Sandra Lynn Hutchison. Path of Beauty, The: The Literary Life of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, in World Order 31:2 (1999). An extensive review of the varied literary works of Ruhiyyih Khanum – poems, plays, ethical guidance, practical guidelines for Baha’i pioneering and teaching, inspirational essays, literary and scriptural commentary, biography, and even a film script. [about]
  169. Posted 2021-06-09, in Audio:   Peter J. Khan. Institute on Islam (1971). Transcription of tape #7 which deals with prophecies in the Qur'an, and recordings of a one-weekend group class on Islam in Davenport, Iowa. [about]
  170. Posted 2021-06-08, in Bibliographies:   Andalib Collection at Louhelen (2021). Spreadsheet listing the issues of Andalib at Louhelen Bahá'í School (Davison, MI). [about]
  171. Posted 2021-06-07, in Books:   Annemarie Schimmel. Mystical Dimensions of Islam (1975). Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poetry. Book includes no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is quite relevant. [about]
  172. Posted 2021-06-06, in Essays and short articles:   Seena Fazel. Association for Baha'i Studies - English-speaking Europe: A Retrospective, in Associate 38 (2004). Overview of the history of the Bahá'í Studies Review, the Associate, and ABS-ESE special interest groups, conferences, and Bahá'í societies. [about]
  173. Posted 2021-06-06, in Encyclopedia articles:   Seena Fazel and Marcus Braybrooke. Baha'i Faith and Christianity, in Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity (2010). Two short entries on the theological relationship between these two Faiths. [about]
  174. Posted 2021-06-01, in Book excerpts:   Helmuth von Glasenapp. Bahai, in Non-Christian Religions A to Z (1963). Two-page overview of Bahá'í history. [about]
  175. Posted 2021-05-31, in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida) (1997). Provisional translation of an Arabic Tablet revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdad, before His Declaration. [about]
  176. Posted 2021-05-30, in Published Articles:   Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The, in Bahá'í World Vol. 9 (1940–1944) (1945). Essay about various prayers and meditations of Bahá'u'lláh. [about]
  177. Posted 2021-05-29, in Study Guides:   Hoofdlijnen van de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) (2021). Hulpmiddel bij het lokaliseren van hoofdthema's en verschillende onderwerpen in Bahá'u'lláh's Boek van Zekerheid; vereenvoudigde versie van Hooper Dunbar's boek Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán. [about]
  178. Posted 2021-05-28, in Videos:   Houri Falahi-Skuce. Story of Anis Zunuzi, The (2020). Links to 53-minute video presentation with original music and narration. Includes transcript. [about]
  179. Posted 2021-05-27, in Published Articles:   Sanem Kavrul. Paying Special Regard to Agriculture: Collective Action-Research in Africa, in Bahá'í World (2021). On Bahá’í-inspired agricultural social action initiatives in Africa. Includes photo gallery of development and agricultural projects. [about]
  180. Posted 2021-05-27, in Study Guides:   Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán: condensed version (2021). Aid to locating main themes and various subjects in Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's book Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán. [about]
  181. Posted 2021-05-26, in Scripts and screenplays:   Roger White. Cup of Tea, A, in Another Song, Another Season: Poems and Portrayals (1979). Monologue from the point of view of a fictitious character who meets 'Abdu’l-Baha. Upper class and prejudiced, she does not believe she can change her life sufficiently to embrace the Faith, but has a life-changing experience meeting the Master. [about]
  182. Posted 2021-05-26, in Scripts and screenplays:   Roger White. Figures in a Garden, in The Witness of Pebbles (1981). Fictional monologues of the Persian poet Táhirih (1817/18-1852) and the American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). [about]
  183. Posted 2021-05-26, in Published Articles:   Amin Egea. Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War, in Bahá'í World (2021). How ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporaneous “progressive” movements and thinkers. [about]
  184. Posted 2021-05-26, in Scripts and screenplays:   Roger White. Settling the Score With Mr. Ogden Nash for the Seven Spiritual Ages of Mrs. Marmaduke Moore and Thereby Achieving if Not a Better Verse at Least a Longer Title, in Another Song, Another Season (1979). A dialogue for two readers, adapted from a poem. [about]
  185. Posted 2021-05-26, in Published Articles:   Kathryn Jewett-Hogenson. The Cause of Universal Peace: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Enduring Impact, in Bahá'í World (2021). On Abdu'l-Bahá's interest in the Lake Mohonk Conferences on International Arbitration in New York, 1912, and the Quaker founders Albert and Alfred Smiley; Leroy Ioas and the World Unity Conferences; World Unity magazine (later World Order). [about]
  186. Posted 2021-05-20, in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh. Supplications by Bahá'u'lláh (2017). Collection of two-hundred provisionally translated prayers and supplications. Link to translator's website for PDF download. [about]
  187. Posted 2021-05-17, in Visual Materials:   Báb, The. Haykal (pentacle talisman) Prayer for Protection (n.d.). Original text of a prayer for protection, written in the Báb’s own hand, in the form of a pentacle. [about]
  188. Posted 2021-05-15, in Essays and short articles:   Brian A. Miller. Art of Translation, The, in elixir-journal.org vol. 6 (2017). Translation is a form of art — an act of transposition, transformation, and interpretation. Illustrated with translation examples from the Qu'ran and Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove." [about]
  189. Posted 2021-05-14, in Published Articles:   Richard Hollinger. Margaret Danner, the Black Arts Movement, and the Bahá'í Faith, in elixir-journal.org vol. 3 (2016). Short overview of the life of a black Bahá’í poet of some renown in the 1960s and 1970s. Includes one sample poem. [about]
  190. Posted 2021-05-14, in Published Articles:   Todd Lawson. Signs: Quranic Themes in the Writings of the Báb, in elixir-journal.org vol. 6 (2017). With the composition of the Qayyum al-asma, the Báb demonstrated the incredible breadth and depth of His knowledge and that He had fully interiorized, indeed embodied, the Quran. Selected themes briefly illustrated with quotations from the Qur'an. [about]
  191. Posted 2021-05-14, in Essays and short articles:   Anthony Lee. Translating Rumi, in elixir-journal.org vol. 3 (2016). Reflections on the challenge for a translator to bring a poem from one language and culture into another, while remaining true to both the spirit and the meaning of the original. Includes samples of Rumi's poetry. [about]
  192. Posted 2021-05-13, in Essays and short articles:   Sandra Lynn Hutchison. Anne Gordon Perry on Writing for Film, in elixir-journal.org vol. 12 (2021). Interview with the co-creator of Luminous Journey, a film documenting ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s travels in North America. [about]
  193. Posted 2021-05-13, in Encyclopedia articles:   Bab al-Bab (Mulla Husayn Bushrui, the "Bábu'l-Báb"), in Encyclopaedia Iranica (1988). One-line cross-reference entry, with no author's name. [about]
  194. Posted 2021-05-13, in Encyclopedia articles:   Abbas Amanat. Etemad-al-Dawla, Aqa Khan Nuri, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (1998). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  195. Posted 2021-05-13, in Encyclopedia articles:   Janet Afary and et al.. Feminist Movements in the Late Qajar Period, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (1999). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  196. Posted 2021-05-13, in Encyclopedia articles:   Ali Reza Manafzadeh and et al.. Kasravi, Ahmad, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2012). Five brief excerpts that reference the Bahá'í Faith, with link to article offsite. [about]
  197. Posted 2021-05-13, in Encyclopedia articles:   Necati Alkan. Nazif, Suleyman, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2021). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  198. Posted 2021-05-13, in Encyclopedia articles:   Nader Nasiri-Moghaddam. Nicolas, Alphonse (A.-L-.M. Nicolas), in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2021). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  199. Posted 2021-05-07, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Distinguishing Personal Correspondence of Secretaries from Letters on Shoghi Effendi's Behalf (2019). Distinguishing letters on behalf of Shoghi Effendi from personal correspondence of secretaries. Also addresses authenticity of two letters attributed as being on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, published in the 1997 version of Messages to the Antipodes. [about]
  200. Posted 2021-05-06, in Essays and short articles:   Edwin E. Bliss. Bab and Babism, in Missionary Herald (1869). Summary and review of an article from earlier that year by Edward Evans, adding the opinion that Babism is not worthy of further attention. [about]
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