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tag name: Manifestations of God type: Principles, teachings; Religion, general
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referring tags: * Báb, The; * Bahá'u'lláh; Abraham; Buddha; Dayspring; Divine Physician; Future Manifestations of God; God, Word of; I am all the Prophets (phrase); Jesus Christ; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Krishna; Manifestations of God, Gradual disclosure of; Manifestations of God, Places of appearance; Manifestations of God, Recognition of; Mirrors (metaphor); Moses; Muhammad (Prophet); Noah (Bible); Perfect Man (Sufism); Precursors; Progressive revelation; Prophets; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Zoroaster (Zarathustra)

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  1. Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Seena Fazel, ed. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: An interview with Pasteur Monnier on the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, Paris (1993-12). Revised translation of an interview with Pasteur Monnier, from chapter 5 of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The (2015). Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the Greek to Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought, contrasted with the theosophy, metaphysics, anthropology, and hermeneutics of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  5. Stephen Lambden. Aspects of Isrá'íliyyát and the Emergence of the Bábí-Bahá'í Interpretation of the Bible, Some (2002). Islamic "Israelitica" literary traditions, the Bible, and their relationship to the Bábí and Bahá'í religions. Includes discussion of the Greatest Name, Ism Alláh al-A'zam.
  6. Zaid Lundberg. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation (1996-05). Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of theology, cosmology, and prophetology.
  7. Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). Constituents of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist arguments; eschatological character of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; Bahá'í eschatology provides answers to many feminist and ecological objections.
  8. Dann J. May. Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism (1993/1997). A shorter version of this thesis is published as "The Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic Perspectivism."
  9. Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). Overview of the status of violence in the Bahá'í tradition, and the historical/social conditions in which these doctrines were articulated.
  10. Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat (2007). Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhár "Sermon of Iftikhár," and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat "Sermon of Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat."
  11. Wolfgang A. Klebel. Bahá'u'lláh's (2008). Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Bahá’u’lláh calls "Thy transcendent unity," i.e., the concept of unity and oneness, which are ubiquitous in the Bahá’í Writings?
  12. Moojan Momen. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions (1995). Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways re-capitulated each other.
  13. 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.
  14. Vahid Brown. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony (2002). The dimensions of myth in the Bahá'í Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, religious history, and Administrative Order.
  15. Udo Schaefer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm (1998). Religious pluralism and associated issues: diversity and unity of religions, absoluteness, relativity of truth, New Age thought, and interfaith dialogue
  16. Peter Terry. Companion to Proofs of the Prophets (2008). Compilation of texts related to nomenclature of proof; reasons for opposition to the Prophets of God; principles of approach to the Prophets; the path of illumination.
  17. Moojan Momen. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions (1995). Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
  18. Richard Ater. Comparison of the concepts of Prophet and Messenger in Islam and Manifestation in the Baha'i Faith (1997). Analytical overview of the theology of prophethood in both religions.
  19. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Compilation on the "Recognition of Him" (2007). On the subject of the recognition of the Manifestation of God.
  20. Juan Cole. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The (1982). Lengthy overview of Bahá'í theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots.
  21. Youli A. Ioannesyan. Concept of the "Perfect Man" (Pole) in Sufism and the Bahá'í Notion of the Manifestation of God, The (2001). While there is an obvious similarity between the Sufi concept of the "Perfect Man" and the Bahá'í concept of the "Manifestation of God," there are also striking differences; the theologies of at-Tirmidhí, Ibn al-'Arabí, Dáwud-al-Qaysarí, and Haydar Amulí.
  22. Amrollah Hemmat. Concept of the Manifestation of God in Chinese Symbolism: An Inter-civilizational Hermeneutic Study (2016). Seemingly incompatible symbols can point to a common underlying meaning, connecting worldviews and perspectives often considered incommensurable. There are elements of the Chinese tradition that resonate deeply with the Bahá’í concept of Manifestation.
  23. Ismael Velasco. Counter-Intuition: A Manifestation of God in a Human Body? (2009). Many leaders and gurus betray us as false prophets; it is difficult to understand how a fellow human being could ever be a true voice of the divine, a transcendent Manifestation of God. Yet Bahá'ís recognize this in Mirzá Husayn Alí, Bahá'u'lláh.
  24. Lasse Thoresen. Creation (2002). Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating in the process of never-ending unfolding; the divine names are the eternal archetypes organizing the material world; dialogue between thinking and reality.
  25. Anupam Premanand. Dashavatara and Progressive Revelation (2010). The phenomenon of Divine Revelation from the Hindu and Bahá'í points of view is studied in terms of religion as an eternal process.
  26. 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.
  27. Ali Murad Davudi. Vargha Taefi, trans. Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation (2021). Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed by a translation of a treatise on the transcendence of God, apophatic theology, knowledge of God, emanation and manifestation, and divine attributes.
  28. Anton Haddad. Divine Revelation: The Basis of All Civilization (1902). Commentary on the influence of the Prophets on human society.
  29. John S. Hatcher. Enigmatic Questions Surrounding the Appearances of the Prophets (2011-03-29). Issues related to the ontology and powers of the Manifestations can test the mettle of even deepened and learned Bahá'ís, but these concepts are central in understanding how the creator employs vicegerents to educate humankind.
  30. William S. Hatcher. Epistemological Implications of the Gradated Claims to Divine Authority in the Bahá'í Writings: Reflections on Infallibility (2007). There are different levels of infallibility, from the greater (the Manifestations who are "omniscient at will") to the lesser (like the Guardian, who has conferred freedom-from-error).
  31. 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.
  32. James B. Thomas. Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, An (2002). A description of Bahá'u'lláh's Fire Tablet, a dialogue between himself and God on suffering and sacrifice, and an account of its historical context; mystical intercourse between the twin stations of Bahá'u'lláh, human and divine.
  33. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination (2000). On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjective stories, between art as the representation of reality and faith based on the Word of God. We inherited a responsibility to resolve this tension.
  34. Hooper Dunbar. Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series (2011-04). Six lectures series at Bosch Bahá'í School, April 15-17 2011.
  35. Kay Zinky. Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1950?). Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations.
  36. Moojan Momen. God of Bahá'u'lláh, The (2005). A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and analysis of the consequences of a number of His statements.
  37. Universal House of Justice. Goddess Religion, Ancient (1992-02-23). Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
  38. Rúhíyyih Khánum (published as Rúhíyyih Rabbání). Good Message, The (1960/1961). A simplified rendering of themes in Shoghi Effendi's translation of Gleanings, used in Africa as a practical tool for achieving the central goal of Ruhiyyih Khanum's life: sharing the Baha'i teachings with others (Hutchison, 2000).
  39. Barbara Ives Reich Kochmann, comp, Richard Kochmann, comp. "He hath known God who hath known himself": A Deepening Course on the Bahá'í Revelation (2012). A lengthy compilation by the granddaughter of Howard Colby Ives designed to be a study guide to the Writings, covering knowledge of God, the station of the Manifestations, the nature of the Covenant, and the dynamics of creation, constancy, and servitude.
  40. 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.
  41. Theo A. Cope. Heaven in China without "Religion" and Manifestation (2000). Some believe there never was a time when humanity was without a Prophet to guide it, but as none is known in Chinese history, a Bahá'í-Chinese dialogue needs a different starting point — one more inclusivist and with a different concept of "religion."
  42. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (1998).
  43. Anjam Khursheed. Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity (1997). The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and the principle of unity in diversity, allow Hindu and Bahá'í beliefs to come together and further their common goal of uniting the world's religions.
  44. Moojan Momen. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith and to explain the Bahá'í Faith to those who are from a Hindu background.
  45. Hadi Rahmani Shirazi. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. How Parrots Are Taught to Speak (2010-05). An experience of Muhammad Quli Khan Nakha’ee, who went on pilgrimage to meet Bahá’u’lláh.
  46. Adrian John Davis. Human Intellect, The: A Bahá'í-Inspired Perspective (2001). A study of some of the analogies and differences between the Sufi concept of the "Perfect Man" and the Bahá'í notion of the Manifestation of God; theologies of at-Tirmidhí, Ibn al-'Arabí, Dáwud-al-Qaysarí, Haydar Amulí, et al.; the "Muhammadan Essence."
  47. Juan Cole. I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts (1993 Fall). Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Bahá'u'lláh identifies Himself with all the past Prophets and their sufferings, depicting himself mortally wounded on the field of battle, like Imám Husayn.
  48. Wolfgang A. Klebel. I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah (2012). Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-knowing" vs. the impossibility of knowing god.
  49. Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). Bahá'u'lláh uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the realm of creation — such as "angel," "fire," and the prophets' claims to be incarnating the "face" or "voice" of God; these convey the transcendence of God.
  50. Hooper Dunbar. Immortality and the Human Soul: Lecture Series (1989/1990).
  51. 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.
  52. Yeo Yew Hock. Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An (1998). The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenment vs. the "True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness" of the Seven Valleys; sunyata/emptiness and Buddhist monism vs. the Valley of Unity's nonduality.
  53. Mohamad Ghasem Bayat. Introduction to the Súratu'l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple), An (2001). One of Bahá’u’lláh's major writings. It includes references to the manifold stations of the Manifestation of God; God's promise to create a race of men to support His Cause; and the power of this revelation.
  54. Rowshan Mustapha. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics (2014). Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and what will happen at the End of Time, through the lens of the Bahá’í Teachings.
  55. Jack McLean. John the Baptist and Baha'i Prophetic Categories: An Atypical Paradigm (2013). Comparative Jewish-Christian-Islamic-Baha’i study of the prophetic station of the prophet John the Baptist, who occupies a theological status between "minor" and "major" prophet. Includes history of the present-day Sabean-Mandean Baptists in Iraq.
  56. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. John the Baptist and Interpretation (1989-08-25). Various questions about the the Bahá’í position on John the Baptist, his station and teaching, and the function of interpretation.
  57. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (2022). Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán selected by Shoghi Effendi for inclusion in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
  58. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). Major theological work by Baháʼu'lláh, written prior to his declaration of mission.
  59. Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Notes on various topics related to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude.
  60. Udo Schaefer. L'histoire de Salut et Changement de Paradigme: Deux Contributions à la Théologie Bahá'íe (1993). French translation of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
  61. Roland Faber. Laozi: A Lost Prophet? (2018). On the Tao Te Ching, or Dao De Jing; the uniqueness of Toaism/Daoism; resonances with and differences from the Bahá’í universe; should Doaism be considered a genuine dispensation of a divine Manifestation.
  62. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40) (2023). Survey and analysis of viewpoints on the meaning of "Seal of the Prophets"; the prophetic cycle and cycle of fulfillment; metaphorical and spiritual understandings of the "divine presence." Link to article (offsite).
  63. 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.
  64. Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). Tablets of ‘Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of Bahá’u’lláh including the tribulations He suffered, events in His homeland, the purpose and greatness of His Cause, and the nature and significance of His Covenant.
  65. 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.
  66. John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
  67. Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Baha'i Studies and Translations. A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations.
  68. Roland Faber. Manifestation of God in the View of Process Theology, The (2019). On how God can be all-present in the world and at the same time be manifest in the form of human figures, such as Christ or the Hindu Avatars. The philosophy of Whitehead can translate the concept of Manifestation to a multireligious context.
  69. Hooper Dunbar. Manifestation of God, The (2005-12).
  70. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Manifestations of God and the Master: Representation of in Portraits, Photographs, and Dramatic Presentations (n.d.). Excerpts on the use of imagery of the Central Figures in art, stage, and print.
  71. Iscander Micael Tinto. Manifestations of God and Their Function in Human History, The (2004). The terminology, purpose and mission, sufferings, functions, and the threefold reality of the Manifestations of God.
  72. Denis MacEoin. Mazhar [Manifestation] (1960-2004). Definition of a type of theophany in which the divinity or its attributes are made visible in human form.
  73. Moojan Momen. Mazhar-i Ilahi (Manifestation of God) (2016). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
  74. Ross Woodman. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation (1997). To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the Word as the originating power of creation.
  75. William P. Collins. Native Messengers of God in Canada? A test case for Bahá'í universalism, by Christopher Buck: Commentary (1998).
  76. Universal House of Justice. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage (1994-07-06). Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality of the marriage bond; illumination of Bahá'u'lláh's tablets.
  77. Douglas Martin. Next Stage, The (2013). Bahá'í scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a discourse that is free of "haughty intellectualism." The Association for Bahá’í Studies can help promote the Bahá'í cause to institutions of higher learning.
  78. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Qur'an, Some (2000-08). Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa
  79. Universal House of Justice. One Common Faith (2005). Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Bahá'u'lláh and the scriptures of other faiths against the background of contemporary crises.
  80. Babak Rod Khadem. Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings (2006). The Bahá’í conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this concept (and the concept of causality) as it developed in ancient Greek thought, Neoplatonism, and, subsequently, in Islamic philosophy and mysticism.
  81. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh (2022). Compilatie van 40 passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán door Shoghi Effendi geselecteerd voor opname in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh.
  82. 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.
  83. 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".
  84. Universal House of Justice. Places Where the Manifestations of God Have Appeared; Equality of Men and Women (1986-10-27). The consistent portrayal of all known Manifestations of God as male and their historical emergence exclusively in the East; the equality of men and women; on soul mates.
  85. William Sears. Progressive Revelation and Oneness of Religion (1972 (?) / 2018). A videotaped talk (possibly from 1972), along with a shorter animated 2018 presentation prepared by a graphic designer for the Bahá'í Journeys website.
  86. Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Teaneck NJ. Progressive Revelation Poster (n.d.). One-page poster giving a visual representation of the Manifestations that have come to nine countries or regions of the world.
  87. Ismael Velasco. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies (2004). On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential Islamicists of the 20th century, whose work is uniquely relevant in understanding the philosophical context for the emergence of the Bábí Faith.
  88. Peter Terry. Proofs of the Prophets (2008). Compilation of texts related to proofs of prophethood, as found in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and in the Sacred Writings of various religions.
  89. Peter Terry. Proofs of the Prophets: Contents (2008-2020). Links to a series-in-progress of compilations and commentary.
  90. Peter Terry, comp. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Baha'u'llah (2008). Forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and other authors, in English translations.
  91. Peter Terry, comp. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Lord Krishna (2008). Compilation of texts related to Lord Krishna; forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the Bhagavad-Gita, the Bhagavata Purana and other Scriptures of Hinduism, as well as the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb,‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and others.
  92. Moshe Sharon. Prophets and Mountains (2008). Metaphors of mountains and actual mountains in the history of religion; Mount Carmel.
  93. Susan Maneck. Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria (2011). Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, compiled from an email discussion group archive; the context of the questions and their answers against the background of Ishraqi philosophy.
  94. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Purpose and Mission of the Manifestations of God (2002).
  95. 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.
  96. Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings (2013). The Bahá'í Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the mind alone is not sufficient to attain transrational understanding. This paper examines the uses and limitations of reason in light of cultural differences.
  97. Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion (2001-09-02). How to study the Bahá'í Writings through the use of logic.
  98. Amrollah Hemmat. Reflections on The Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh (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.
  99. Ahmad Aniss. Seed of Creation: A philosophical approach towards the status of Universal House of Justice in respect to Baha'i concept of creation (1998). A philosophical approach towards the status of Universal House of Justice in respect to Bahá'í concept of creation.
  100. Peter Mazal. Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). Comparison of Bahá'í and Christian morality, archetypal events and people (e.g. the ideal woman) in early Christian and Bábí-Bahá'í history plus concepts of Christ (Christology) and the Messiah compared to Prophets, Messengers and Manifestations of God.
  101. Arjen Bolhuis, ed. 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.
  102. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1976-04-21). Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and the journey of the human soul to its Creator.
  103. Peter Terry. Sovereign Remedy, The: A Study of Bahá'í Sources (2000/2015). Quotations showing that Bahá'u'lláh and his authoritative interpreters state what fundamentalists of many faiths have been saying for centuries: that God's guidance revealed to humanity provides the best remedy for all human ills.
  104. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. Spiritual Oppression in Frankenstein (1999). Comparing Shelley’s depiction of a spiritual malaise in Frankenstein with Bahá’u’lláh’s definition in the Kitáb-i-Íqán of the oppression experienced at the end of a reigning spiritual dispensation by the soul who seeks God but does not know where to look.
  105. Bahá'í International Community. Statement on Bahá'u'lláh, A (1992-05). Introduction to the life and work of Bahá'u'lláh, released in 1992 in honor of the centenary of his death, at the request of the Universal House of Justice.
  106. Universal House of Justice. Station of Baha'u'llah: Three Letters (1991-1992). Three letters on the station of Bahá'u'lláh, the souls of the Manifestations, the varying intensities of their Revelations, the phrase "most precious Being," and on teaching the Faith to Christians.
  107. Universal House of Justice. Station of Bahá'u'lláh and the Significance of His Revelation, The (1992-10-15). As the soul is a mystery that the human mind cannot unravel, even more ineffable is the nature of the Manifestations of God, the relationships between them, and their relationship to God.
  108. Todd Lawson. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The (1992). The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees God, the eye by which God sees creation. The Bab phrased his cosmology and his Quranic exegesis in light of wahdat al-wujud, the Unity of Being.
  109. Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Nafeh Fananapazir. Study of the Pen Motif in the Bahá'í Writings, A (1999). Theology and background of the "pen" metaphor — the creative force presented by the Manifestation of God — and the "tablet" — the recipient of the creative force. Also the five realms of existence: Háhút, Láhút, Jabarút, Malakút, and Násút.
  110. Enoch Tanyi. Syrian Prophet(s), The (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?
  111. Bahá'u'lláh. Tablet of the Manifestation (Lawh-i-Zuhur) (1998).
  112. Abdu'l-Bahá. Anonymous, trans. Tablet of the Universe (Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih) (1997). A theological description of reality, with reference to Ptolemy and Al-Farabi.
  113. Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God (2016). Summary of some themes from the Kitab-i-Iqan, concluding with a long prayer inviting the reader to see with his/her "own eyes."
  114. Abdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Tablet to Auguste Forel (1976). A letter of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, in reply to questions asked by the Swiss scientist Auguste-Henri Forel, dated 21 September 1921.
  115. Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to Jamal-i-Burujirdi (Lawh-i-Jamál-i-Burujirdí) (1991-01). Tablet to a one-time Covenant-breaker, also known as the Tablet of Beauty.
  116. Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism (1995). Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
  117. David F. Young. Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar (1999). Bahá'í views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology of miracles, baptism, sin, Armageddon, and heaven and hell; social issues.
  118. 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.
  119. Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
  120. Peter Terry. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999-12). Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Bahá'í, A Christian response to Bahá'ísm, the religion which aims toward one world government and one common faith."
  121. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká (2019). Talks from 1904-1907.
  122. Seena Fazel. Understanding Exclusivist Texts (1997). Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for other paths to salvation.
  123. 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.
  124. Abdu'l-Bahá. Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1928). Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in London, December 1912. These talks have not been published elsewhere and the translator is not identified. The original Persian text alluded to at the beginning seems not to be readily available.
  125. John S. Hatcher. Unveiling the Huri of Love (2005). Three versions of this paper: Powerpoint presentation, audio file, and published article.
  126. 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.
  127. Roberta Law. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis? (1998-02). Nature of Sufism and Bahá'u'lláh's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the Seven Valleys.
  128. Juan Cole. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions (2015 Fall). Reflections on Bahá'u'lláh's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "language games"; Hinduism, India, and 19th-century Iranian culture; Manakji’s questions about Hinduism and Zoroastrianism.
 
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