Theses / dissertations

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1. Baha'i Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation, by Zaid Lundberg (1996). [about]
2. Bahá'í Electoral Process, The: Servant Leadership or New Paradigm?, by Vickie Hu Poirier (2006). Exploratory survey of the unique electoral and leadership model which exists in the Bahá’í community, and the extent of servant and transformational leadership in the Bahá’í model, its conceptual basis, and participation of women and minorities. [about]
3. Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism, by Dann J. May, in Revisioning the Sacred: New Perspectives on a Bahá’í Theology, Studies in the Babi and Baha'i Religions (1993). A shorter version of this thesis is published in Revisioning the Sacred as "The Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic Perspectivism." [about]
4. Bahá’í Students and American University of Beirut in the Early 20th Century, by Reed M. Breneman (2008). The influential activities of the campus Baha'i association in Beirut, 1900-1920 and during the first World War. [about]
5. Development of Precast Exposed Aggregate Concrete Cladding, The: The Legacy of John J. Earley and the Implications for Preservation Philosophy, by Jenna Cellini (2008). Architectural use of concrete and different concrete types, with many references to the Baha'i temple in Wilmette. Link to thesis (offsite). [about]
6. Development of Shaykhi Thought in Shi'i Islam, The, by Vahid Rafati (1979). [about]
7. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions, by Jonah Winters (1997). Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Babi history. [about]
8. Examination of the Environmental Crisis, by Chris Jones Kavelin (2001). With a specific focus on the balance between the instrumental and intrinsic value of nature From a Baha'i perspective. [about]
9. Faith, Theory, and Practice: Interracial Marriage as a Symbol of the Oneness of Humanity, by Benjamin Leiker (2004). [about]
10. Food, Justice, and the Baha'i Faith, by Paul Fieldhouse (2005). PhD Dissertation tests the claim that "food," both literal and metaphorical, provides a practical way through which Bahá’ís can articulate and achieve their ethical goals. [about]
11. From Sect to Church: A Sociological Interpretation of the Bahá'í Movement [excerpt], by Peter Ludwig Berger (1954). Early notable thesis by an eminent sociologist; first chapter only. [about]
12. From Shaykhism to Babism: A Study in Charismatic Renewal in Shi'i Islam, by Denis MacEoin (1979). Examination of the Babi movement within the wider context of Imami Shi'ism, the shadow of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i and Sayyid Kazem Rashti, and the Babi rejection of Shaykhism. [about]
13. Growth and Spread of the Baha'i Faith, The, by Arthur Hampson (1980). A detailed attempt to describe and account for the spread of the Baha'i Faith, including the roles played by its centralized leadership, its belief system, and its policies, as well as attitudes and conditions outside the control of the Baha'i movement. [about]
14. Human environment interactions and collaborative adaptive capacity building in a resilience framework, by Peter T. Bruss (2012). Lengthy study of human effects on the environment informed by a Baha'i perspective, with passing mentions of the Faith and the Native American Baha'i Institute. Link to offsite document. [about]
15. In search of Martha Root: An American Bahá'í feminist and peace advocate in the early twentieth century, by Jiling Yang (2007). Early life of Root, her four world teaching trips from 1919 to 1939 with a focus on peace advocacy, and gender and identity reflections on Tahirih. Link to thesis (offsite). [about]
16. "In Their Place": Marking and Unmarking Shi'ism in Pahlavi Iran, by Aaron Vahid Sealy (2011). Link to dissertation (offsite) about Shi'ite nationalism in Iran 1925-1979, including extensive discussion of anti-Baha'i activity and persecutions. [about]
17. Increasing Complexity as a Process in Social Evolution: A Case Study of the Baha'i Faith, by Mark A. Foster (1980). [about]
18. Mashriqu'l-Adhkar: Sacred Architecture and the Bahá'í faith, by Kenneth B. Sewell (1992). The nature of Baha'i architecture, the spiritual intentions of the unique design of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, sacred geometry, and the author's original building design. Link to thesis (offsite). [about]
19. Mortensen, Fred, by Justin Penoyer (2007). Three biographies of an American who met Abdu'l-Baha, by his great-grandson. [about]
20. Organizing Digital Collections: The Case of the Baha'i Academics Resource Library, by Dharlene Valeda (2001). Library Science analysis of the Baha'i Library's content and architecture, observations about online information retrieval, and ways to structure digital libraries. [about]
21. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck (1999). Study of Baha'i and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and the Baha'i Faith." [about]
22. Preliminary Analysis of the Baha'i Concept of Mental Health, by Laura Herzog (1998). [about]
23. Revolutions without Revolutionaries?: Social Media Networks and Regime Response in Egypt, by David Faris (2010). The influence of the Internet on changes to the balance of power. Contains many references to the situation of the Baha'is in Egypt. Link to thesis (offsite). [about]
24. Same Hesitant Rhythm, The, by Brittany D. Kusserow (2008). An outsider's perspective of Baha'i community participation in one small American city, and her response to Baha'i views on homosexuality. Link to thesis (offsite). [about]
25. Same Yet Different, The: Bahá’í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002). [about]
26. Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Baha'i Faith, by Peter Mazal (1999). Comparison of Baha'i 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. [about]
27. Social Justice, Wealth Equity and Gender Equality: Bahá'ís and non-Bahá'ís of Alberta, by Leslie William Kuzyk (2003). Baha'i theology takes distinctive positions on wealth distribution and gender equality. These issues are causal factors in a more just model of society. A social survey establishes empirically whether a Baha'i population differs from common society. [about]
28. Theses and dissertations on the Bahá'í Faith: 1954-1994. List of dissertations, as taken from the ProQuest database. Needs to be updated — if you have access to ProQuest or a similar database and can help, please email me. [about]
29. Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way, by Jonah Winters (1994). BA thesis on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, central text of a school of thought that later evolved and migrated to become Zen Buddhism. (Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.) [about]
30. Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation, by Roxanne Lalonde (1994). Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article. [about]
31. When Science and Religion Merge: A Modern Case Study, by Salman Oskooi (2009). The problem of disharmony between scripture and science is rooted in an unwarranted misattribution of scriptural inerrancy. [about]

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