- Keven Brown. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Darwinism: Its Historical and Philosophical Context (2001). Editor's foreword to the collection of articles Evolution and Bahá'í Belief.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney; first published in 1908, the new 2014 edition has been extensively retranslated.
- Ian Kluge. Answered Questions, Some: A Philosophical Perspective (2009). Philosophical foundations of the Bahá’í teachings, including ontology, theology, epistemology, philosophical anthropology and psychology, and personal and social ethics.
- Keven Brown. Are 'Abdu'l-Bahá's views on evolution original? (1997). The philosophical and historical context of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's response to Darwinism.
- Dianne Bradford, Fiona Missaghian, Udo Schaefer, Robert Stockman. Jonah Winters, comp. Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin (2004). Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college course at Hofstra University, New York, fall 2001.
- Bahman Nadimi. Bahá'í View on Biological Evolution: Exploring Bahá'í Perspectives on the Intersection of Theology and Science (2023-09). Intersection of theology and science; philosophers of the past; 'Abdu’l-Bahá's and Shoghi Effendi's comparisons of Eastern and Western philosophers and their statements on science; metaphysical principles; moral implications of the evolutionary model.
- Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
- Nader Saiedi. Birth of Human Beings in the Writings of the Bab (2010-12-30). A talk on an invited topic (the origin of humankind) from a scholar known for his unique familiarity with the works of The Bab.
- Nader Saiedi. Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity (2011). We have arrived at a turning point in human evolution: the moment of the birth of the human being. This paper examines the development of this idea in the Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and its opposite concept, dehumanization.
- Bahman Nadimi. Do the Bahá'í Writings on Evolution Allow for Mutation of Species within Kingdoms but not across Kingdoms? (2004). This paper explores the possibility that Bahá'í writings on evolution allows for mutation of species within each of the kingdoms (such as vegetable or animal) but not across these kingdoms.
- William S. Hatcher. Epilogue on Neo-Darwinian Theory (2008). Contains no mention of Bahá'í Faith.
- Julio Savi. Eternal Quest for God: An Introduction to the Divine Philosophy of Abdu'l-Baha (1989). A philosophical theology based on the Bahá'í writings.
- Keven Brown, ed. Evolution and Bahá'í Belief: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Nineteenth-Century Darwinism (2001). Includes Eberhard von Kitzing's "Origin of Complex Order in Biology: `Abdu'l-Bahá's concept of the originality of species compared to concepts in modern biology."
- Stephen R. Friberg. Evolution and Bahá'í Belief, by Keven Brown and Eberhard von Kitzing: Commentary (1998). Commmentary on Keven Brown's "Are 'Abdu'l-Bahá's views on evolution original?" and Eberhard von Kitzing's "Is the Bahá'í view of evolution compatible with modern science?"
- Eamonn Moane. Evolution and Baha'i Belief, by Keven Brown and Eberhard von Kitzing: Review and Commentary (2004). Lengthy overview of the Bahá'í response to Darwinism and the concepts of parallel evolution and species change.
- Universal House of Justice. Evolution, Diagram Illustrating the True Story of (1997-12-21). Explanation of the chart Cycle of Life prepared by Lua Getsinger.
- Rafie Mavaddat. Evolutionary Pathways in an Unfolding Universe (2009/2013). History of events that have transformed primordial matter into present-day complex systems and the emergence of life, consciousness, and societies. Includes many passing mentions of the Faith, esp. pages 155-156. (Offsite.)
- Chris Jones Kavelin. Examination of the Environmental Crisis (2001). With a specific focus on the balance between the instrumental and intrinsic value of nature from a Bahá'í perspective.
- Lua Getsinger, Edward C. Getsinger, Curtis Kelsey. Explanation of Spiritual Evolution as Taught from the Bahá'í Teachings (1899/1911/1958/1997). Chart "Cycle of Life" allegedly drawn on Abdu'l-Bahá's behalf (1899) to refute reincarnation; accompanying text quoting Lua's pilgrim's notes by Curtis Kelsey (1958); a letter from the Universal House of Justice (1997); and a talk by Lua Getsinger (1911).
- George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world.
- Fariborz Alan Davoodi. Human Evolution: Directed? (2001-11). Overview of contemporary biological theories of evolution and some of their failings in the face of a philosophy of evolution guided by God; includes details on photosynthesis, glycolysis, and geological time
- Harry Liedtke. Humanity and the Universe: Mirror of the Unknown (1996/2016). A study of the origin and nature of the universe in light of Bahá'í texts; creation and evolution; cosmology and life in the universe; technological progress; science and religion; the nature of time, our senses, and free will.
- Universal House of Justice. Infallibility and Knowledge of Abdu'l-Baha (1982-04-28). Abdu'l-Bahá's infallibility, authority, and the extent to which his knowledge was historically contextualized.
- Eberhard von Kitzing. Is the Bahá'í view of evolution compatible with modern science? (1997).
- Shoghi Effendi. Letter to Dr J. W. Freudenberg, Auckland, New Zealand (1946-06-07). Letter on behalf of Shoghi Effendi about philosophy, body, mind, soul, evolution, and about not taking many of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's statements as dogmatic finalities.
- Josephina Fallscheer. Steven Phelps, ed. Letter to Mrs. A. Schwarz, Stuttgart (1910-01). Philosophic conversations of the Master with a French consular official. The nineteenth letter from Dr. Fallscheer to Schwarz.
- Ramin Neshati. Man Is Man: `Abdu'l-Bahá on Human Evolution (2009). Bahá’ís believe in the essential harmony of science and religion, yet they reject Darwinian evolutionary theories which are strongly supported by the scientific community. How can we resolve this seeming impasse?
- Faraneh Vargha-Khadem. Mind and Spirit: Convergence of Neuroscience and Revealed Knowledge (2005-08-13).
- John Walbridge. Miscellaneous historical and doctrinal topics (2002). Short comments on miscellaneous topics: Seven Proofs, Lawh-i-Aqdas, Dreams, Evolution, RMS Titanic.
- Craig Loehle. On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective (1990). The science of evolution is difficult for those who demand a literal interpretation of scripture and believe in a special origin for humanity. The Bahá’í writings view evolution and individual spiritual growth as one fundamental developmental process.
- Arash Abizadeh. "On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective," by Craig Loehle: Commentary (1990).
- Keven Brown. "On Human Origins: A Bahá'í Perspective," by Craig Loehle: Response to Commentary (1994).
- Eberhard von Kitzing. Origin of Complex Order in Biology: Abdu'l-Baha's concept of the originality of species compared to concepts in modern biology (2001). The purpose and destiny of our human life is shown to be compatible with the facts of biology and paleontology.
- Farjam Majd. Origins of Creation (2014). Some classical proofs of the existence of God; the meaning of proof, types of proof, and conditions of the existence of a proof; and contemporary reasons why some people believe God is not needed to explain the universe.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Philosophical Statements by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions (2019-12-08). Quotations extracted from Ian Kluge's article "Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective" (2009), using the 2014 revised edition of "Some Answered Questions".
- Courosh Mehanian, Stephen R. Friberg. Religion and Evolution Reconciled: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Comments on Evolution (2003). A survey of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s teachings on evolution showing that He reconciles two viewpoints — evolution and divine creation — that other thinkers have deemed irremediably in conflict.
- Universal House of Justice. Science and Sacred Scriptures (2016-02-21). On scientific findings vs. personal interpretation of the Sacred Writings, and a paragraph regarding evolution in the 2014 foreword of Some Answered Questions.
- William S. Hatcher. Scientific Proof of the Existence of God, A (1993). Whenever scientists encounter a phenomenon that exhibits an evolution towards order, but without any observable reason for such movement, they suspect the cause to be an unseen force. Evolution presents a persistent movement from disorder towards order.
- Mark A. Foster. Suggestions for Bahá'í Hermeneutics (1999). Four essays: "Non-Overlapping Magisteria [science, religion, and Stephen Jay Gould]," "Infallibility: Sinlessness and Prophetic Ecology," "The Case of Some Answered Questions [pedagogy and evolution]," and "The Gospel According to Nabíl."
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat, A (2005). Insights into three statements by Bahá'u'lláh on pre-existence, creation, and nature as the essence of God.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Keven Brown, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. Tablet on the Struggle for Survival (Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá) (1984). This Tablet illuminates a very important aspect of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's response to Darwinism, which is His teaching that "struggle for survival," far from being innate to human nature, is really an erroneous notion, or at least a notion characterizing human
- Gearoid Carey. Towards a Complete and Fully Integrated Model of the Human Species (2004). An adequate model of human evolution must integrate current scientific information as well as metaphysical insights from divine revelation. The human species model before and after the Neolithic revolution must include both.
- Steven Phelps. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks (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.
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