- Iraj Ghanooni. Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage (2022). A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's first visit to Paris with the secular aims of some famous Iranian contemporaries who went there around the same time; includes philosophical discussions and an analysis of two talks by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). 167 selections, updated August 2023.
- Shoghi Effendi. Arohanui: Letters to New Zealand (1982).
- John S. Hatcher, Amrollah Hemmat, Ehsanollah Hemmat. Bahá'u'lláh's Symbolic Use of the Veiled Ḥúríyyih (2019). Analyzing some of the meanings behind the appearance of the Veiled Maiden, as alluded to by Bahá'u'lláh in His letters.
- 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.
- Daniel C. Jordan. Becoming Your True Self (1968). The nature of human potential, and how the Bahá'í Faith can guide the process of spiritual transformation.
- Ted Brownstein. Black and Beautiful: Skin Color in the Biblical Song of Songs (2023). Racial biases can be found in several translations of the biblical Song of Solomon; a look at the original Hebrew from the perspectives of morphology and syntax can give insights into a contextually accurate translation of these controversial passages.
- William S. Hatcher. Ce mystère qu'est l'amour (2004). Fireside talk.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Moojan Momen, trans. Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) (1985-12). Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Bahá when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms "Hidden Treasure", "Love", "Creation", and "Knowledge" in a manner which suggests that the recipient was a Sufi and an admirer of Ibn 'Arabí.
- Ros Gabriel. Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth (1995).
- Shahrzad Sabet. Crisis of Identity, The (2023-01-17). Exploring how the Bahá’í principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractable tension between oneness and diversity.
- Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971.
- Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Definitions of Love (n.d.). How to express kindness to humanity and love for God and manifest the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Hossain Danesh. Development and Dimensions of Love in Marriage (1983). As with all forms of love, love in marriage is developmental in nature. Its development is closely related to the process of maturation in the individual.
- Báb, The, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. Divine Art of Living, The (1944/2006). Collection of thematically arranged quotations.
- Piya Tan. Divine Qualities of Spiritual Dialogue (2001). The Buddhist basis for dialogue is found in its four virtues: love (the world as an extended family), compassion (listening to others), altruistic joy (learning from their success and beliefs) and equanimity (courage to accept the spirituality of others).
- WellSpring International Educational Foundation for the Study and Application of the Sacred Texts. Divine Virtues and Spiritual Qualities: A Compilation from Sacred Texts (2003). Comprehensive exploration of 77 virtues and qualities drawn from the texts of various religions.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Encouragement (2006).
- Tony Michel. "Evolution of Reality,: Commentary (1991).
- Hooper Dunbar. Forces of Our Time, The (1986). Excerpt from a talk presented at the "Prepare for Peace" conference, Long Beach, California, August 1985.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones (2018-05). A selection of writings prepared by the International Teaching Centre for the Continental Counsellors and their Auxiliaries.
- 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.
- Ross Woodman. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul (1993). Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. The bridegroom, Bahá'ulláh, enters union as the marriage of the Manifestation with the Maid of Heaven, who releases the Logos and the newly created soul.
- Julio Savi. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The (2014). Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes of ecstasy, Mount Sinai, eschatology, dhikr, sama, and fana`.
- Lesley Shams. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit (2015). The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering our spiritual destiny; compilation of guidance from the Writings and other sources on the spiritual path, prayer, fasting, sacrifice, tests, love, etc.
- Mary Hanford Ford. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An (1933-07). Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement.
- Annemarie Schimmel. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith (1990). One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed views on the the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in his dissertation "The Development of Metaphysics in Persia" and his poetical magnum opus the Javidnama.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- Sahba Shayani. Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn (2023-12). The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intolerance, but also because of a lack of detailed information and primary sources; comparison of three of her most famous istiqbál poems.
- Sidney Edward Morrison. Love and Estrangement in the Bahá'í Community, by Arnold Nerenberg: Review (1987). On personal feelings of alienation in the Bahá'í community, self image, and backbiting.
- Universal House of Justice. Love for God and Bahá'u'lláh (1978-05-25). Response to a Bahá'í individual's concern about not feeling sufficient love for God and Bahá'u'lláh compared to others.
- Hooper Dunbar. Love of God (2006-12).
- Iraj Ghanooni. Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. Love of Iran, A (2022). Philosophical reflections on how fundamentally our homeland shapes our reality, and how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s deep love of His own homeland of Iran went far beyond a particularistic sentiment of nationalism and was in fact one of "universal patriotism."
- Julio Savi. Love Relationship between God and Humanity: Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Hidden Words (1997). An overview of God and man's relationship as expressed in Bahá'u'lláh's Hidden Words.
- William S. Hatcher. Love, Power, and Justice (1999). The pursuit and abuse of power are moral choices for which there is no moral justification.
- Báb, The, Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Anonymous, comp. Maid of Heaven, The: A Personal Compilation (2020). Compilation of texts related to the Maid of Heaven, a personification of the “Most Great Spirit."
- Alí-Akbar Furútan. Message of the World Spiritual Crusade received from the Guardian (1953?). Notes taken by Furútan in the early years of the 10-year plan (1953-63) and distributed at the request of Shoghi Effendi.
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Jack McLean. Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí (2001-07). This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Bahá'u'lláh in the Seven Valleys, is prized by Sufi mystics as a spiritual allegory of the soul's search for union with God. A literary-critical analysis of the text yields theological clues.
- Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1937 (1937). Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings.
- Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1956 (1956). Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious living, and immortality.
- Muhammad-'Ali Faydi. Adib Masumian, trans. Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A: "Love, love, love. Love attracts the hearts, love captivates the souls…" (1920-02). The importance of love in teaching the Faith, urging believers to demonstrate love through deeds and conduct.
- Anna Kunz. Questions about Science and Religion: Interviews with Abdul Baha at Tiberias and Haifa (1922-09). Questions asked of Abdu'l-Bahá by two Christians visiting Haifa in 1921.
- Orcella Rexford. Radiant Acquiescence (1937-09). "Radiant acquiescence" (ridá') means not only to give up your will to the Divine Will, but to do so joyfully and with radiance, knowing it is the best way in the end.
- Roshan Danesh. Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith, Some (2014). The concept of law in the Bahá’í Faith; its early Islamic context; the nature of legal language and discourse in Bahá’u’lláh’s writings. Religious law, rooted in conscious knowledge and the dynamics of love, rejects rigid and legalistic rules.
- David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim) (2022). Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en sociale principes; heilige oorlog en vechten; redenen achter de reputatie van de islam als een oorlogsreligie; apocalypse.
- James B. Thomas. Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond between The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Persian Bayán (2006). A comparison of some of the writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, showing the unique, mysterious bond between them as the Twin Messengers of the Bahá'í Dispensation.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' (2002). Provisional translations of four selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá'.
- Stanwood Cobb. Simla, a Tale of Love (1919). A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit, love and life, the world and the soul.
- Viva Rodwell. Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated? (1996). Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture.
- Jack McLean. Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections (1999). 85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spirituality, love, detachment, mysticism, joy, death, and theology.
- Wolfgang A. Klebel. Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Bahá'í Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin (2004). An attempt to correlate specific Bahá'í teachings with the corresponding concepts of Teilhard de Chardin, allowing us to compare the Faith with the 'progressive movements of today' and promote the study of the Bahá'í teachings more deeply.
- William Sears. Universal Religion and the Law of Love (n.d.).
- John S. Hatcher. Unveiling the Huri of Love (2005). Three versions of this paper: Powerpoint presentation, audio file, and published article.
- David Russell Garcia. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim) (2003-10). A lengthy overview of the Qur'án and its themes for a Bahá'í audience; holy war and fighting; reasons behind Islám's reputation as a war-like religion; theology of Islám vs. Christianity; laws and admonitions; spiritual and social principles; apocalypse.
- Julio Savi. Will, Knowledge, and Love as Explained in Baha'u'llah's Four Valleys (1994). Exploration of some of the "seemingly abstruse" concepts of the Four Valleys.
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