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What's new: Documents posted in the past days

  1. Posted 2013-05-14, in Book excerpts:   Stephen G. Bullfinch. Babism, in Studies in the Evidences of Christianity (1869). [about]
  2. Posted 2013-05-14, in Encyclopedia articles:   Babism, in Zell’s Popular Encyclopedia : A Universal Dictionary of English Language, Science, Literature, and Art vol. 1 (1869). Possibly the earliest encyclopedia entry on The Bab. [about]
  3. Posted 2013-05-13, in Published Articles:   Nasser Mohajer. Brutal Slashing to Death of Dr Berjis, The, in Bahá'í Studies Review 17:1 (2011). English translation of an article in Persian about persecutions during the Pahlavi regime, and the death of a Baha'i doctor in 1950. [about]
  4. Posted 2013-05-10, in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Ridvan 2013: Bahá'í Era 170 (2013). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. [about]
  5. Posted 2013-04-27, in Encyclopedia articles:   Mehrdad Amanat. Kashan: Religious Communities: Bahá'í Community, in Encyclopaedia Iranica 16:1 (2012). [about]
  6. Posted 2013-04-23, in Published Articles:   E. G. Browne. Bábís of Persia, The: I. Sketch of Their History, and Personal Experiences amongst Them, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 21:3 (1889). Results of Browne's investigations into the doctrines, history, and circumstances of this "most remarkable" religious phenomenon, and outline of things yet to be studied. [about]
  7. Posted 2013-04-23, in Published Articles:   E. G. Browne. Bábís of Persia, The: II. Their Literature and Doctrines, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 21:4 (1889). Overview of Babi literature and doctrine. [about]
  8. Posted 2013-04-22, in Published Articles:   James J. Keene. Bahá'í World Faith: Redefinition of Religion, in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 6:2 (1967). Baha'is consistently differ from Jews and Christians in the structure of their religious behavior and its relation to personality. Only the Baha'is evidenced a "fully balanced" religious activity. [about]
  9. Posted 2013-04-22, in Published Articles:   E. G. Browne. Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts 2 (Continued from Page 499), in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1892). Categorization, descriptions, and excerpts of 27 manuscripts by the Bab, Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha, and Subh-i-Azal. [about]
  10. Posted 2013-04-22, in Published Articles:   E. G. Browne. Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1892). Categorization, descriptions, and excerpts of 27 manuscripts by the Bab, Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha, and Subh-i-Azal. [about]
  11. Posted 2013-04-22, in Published Articles:   James J. Keene. Religious Behavior and Neuroticism, Spontaneity, and Worldmindedness, in Sociometry 30:2 (1967). Baha'is were included in a broad survey of religious thoughts and actions, and their attitudes statistically compared with followers of other faiths. [about]
  12. Posted 2013-04-21, in Biographies:   Hands of the Cause of God: List of 43 brief bios, with photos. Table of mini bios and thumbnail photos for 43 Hands of the Cause. [about]
  13. Posted 2013-04-21, in Book excerpts:   Akbar E. Torbat. Brain Drain from Iran to the United States, The, in Middle East Journal 56:2 (2002). Excerpt from article mentioning the exodus of Baha'i intelligentsia from Iran in 1979, and the Baha'is' attempt at underground education. [about]
  14. Posted 2013-04-21, in Encyclopedia articles:   Christopher Buck. Science and Religion Are Complementary, in World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy (2013). [about]
  15. Posted 2013-04-21, in Encyclopedia articles:   Christopher Buck. Alain Locke, in Pop Culture Universe: Icons Idols Ideas (2013). [about]
  16. Posted 2013-04-21, in Theses:   Denis MacEoin. From Shaykhism to Babism: A Study in Charismatic Renewal in Shi'i Islam (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]
  17. Posted 2013-04-21, in Encyclopedia articles:   Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Faith, The, in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice ed. Michael D. Palmer and Stanley M. Burgess (2012). [about]
  18. Posted 2013-04-21, in Encyclopedia articles:   Christopher Buck. Harlem Renaissance, in The American Mosaic: The African American Experience (2013). [about]
  19. Posted 2013-04-21, in Encyclopedia articles:   Christopher Buck. Discovering [The Qur'an], in The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an ed. Andrew Rippin (2006). Academic study of the Qur'an, its themes, and how to begin interpreting it. [about]
  20. Posted 2013-04-20, in Personal compilations:   Joanna M. Tahzib-Thomas. Empowering Words (2012). Extracts from the letters and messages of Shoghi Effendi for inspiration, guidance, and vision. Includes bio of the Guardian and study guide to the texts. [about]
  21. Posted 2013-04-20, in Books:   'Ali Murad Davudi. Human Station in the Baha’i Faith: Selected Sections: Philosophy and Knowledge of the Divine (2013). A collection of talks by the Bahá’í teacher and philosopher Dr. A. M. Dávúdí on selected philosophical topics, including one on the subject of the non-political nature of the Bahá’í Faith and non-involvement in partisan politics. [about]
  22. Posted 2013-04-20, in Published Articles:   Reality magazine: Volumes 3-4 (1921). Volumes 3:1 (January 1921) through 4:12 (December 1921) of a short-lived journal designed to promote "liberal" approaches to the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  23. Posted 2013-04-20, in Books:   Resolve to Gain the Victory over Your Own Selves (2013). Passages from the writings of Baha'u'llah related to personal growth. [about]
  24. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 01 (1925-1926), in Bahá'í World (1926). Then titled Baha'i Year Book. [about]
  25. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 04 (1930-1932), in Bahá'í World (1932). [about]
  26. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 05 (1932-1934), in Bahá'í World (1936). [about]
  27. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 06 (1934-1936), in Bahá'í World (1937). [about]
  28. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 08 (1938-1940), in Bahá'í World (1942). [about]
  29. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 09 (1940-1944), in Bahá'í World (1945). [about]
  30. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 10 (1944-1946), in Bahá'í World (1948). [about]
  31. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 11 (1946-1950), in Bahá'í World (1952). [about]
  32. Posted 2013-04-19, in Books:   Bahá'í World, The: Volume 12 (1950-1954), in Bahá'í World (1956). [about]
  33. Posted 2013-04-19, in Encyclopedia articles:   Hamid Algar and Moojan Momen. Mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Encyclopedia Iranica: Sixty Excerpts, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (1985). Excerpts of 60 articles in the Encyclopedia, with links to the offsite originals, which contain a reference to the Faith. These items are not long enough to warrant a separate entry in this Library, yet are included here for ease of discovery. [about]
  34. Posted 2013-04-18, in Encyclopedia articles:   Abbas Amanat. Constitutional Revolution: Intellectual Background, in Encyclopaedia Iranica 6 (1992). Brief excerpts, with link to article offsite. [about]
  35. Posted 2013-04-16, in Published Articles:   Bernard Temple. Persia and the Regeneration of Islam, in Journal of the Royal Society of Arts 58:3001 (1910). An argument to a British business audience that Persia is becoming more civilized and is experiencing its own version of the Reformation, as shown by the example of the Baha'is. [about]
  36. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen. Women in the works of the Bab and in the Babi Movement, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  37. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen. Spiritual Assembly (Mahfel-i-Ruháni), in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  38. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen. Hidden Words (Kalemát-i-Maknuna), in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  39. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Iraj Ayman. Forutan, Alí-Akbar, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2012). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  40. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Will C. van den Hoonard. East Africa, Bahá'í Communities in, in Encyclopaedia Iranica Volume 7 (1996). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  41. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Armin Eschraghi. Kázem Rashtí, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2013). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  42. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Mahnaze A. da Silveira. Ashraf, Ghodsieh, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2012). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  43. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Guity Etemad. Nabil al-Dawla: Iranian diplomat and translator of Bahai scriptures, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2012). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  44. Posted 2013-04-16, in Encyclopedia articles:   Moojan Momen. Shoghi Effendi, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  45. Posted 2013-04-13, in Essays and short articles:   Mehdi Wolf. Numerology of the Greatest Name, Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá (2013). Numerological significances (gematria and klima) of the invocation used by Bahá'ís as an affirmation of faith, an expression of praise, and to call on God's support. [about]
  46. Posted 2013-04-12, in Unpublished Articles:   Peter Terry. Bahá'í Epistemology (2004). Statements of Abdu'l-Baha on the four modes of knowledge: sense perception, reason, tradition, and inspiration. All must defer to the divine standard. [about]
  47. Posted 2013-04-11, in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Condition of non-Bahá'í Relatives after Death, The (1991). Four questions: Do the non-Bahá'í parents of believers become Bahá'ís in the next world? What is the definition of "kin"? What is the requisite spiritual state of the believer? What conditions are associated with the divine bounty? [about]
  48. Posted 2013-04-09, in Published Articles:   Violette Nakhjavani. Great Safari of Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum, The, in Bahá'í News 468-513 (1970). A diary of Ruhiyyih Khanum's travels through Africa. Serialized in Baha'i News in 26 issues, from 1970 through 1973. [about]
  49. Posted 2013-03-21, in BWC Compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Huqúqu'lláh: The Right of God (2007). [about]
  50. Posted 2013-03-20, in Videos:   Moojan Momen. Understanding Bahá'í History: Introduction to the study of history (2013). Video and transcript, prepared for the Wilmette Institute, about how to approach and understand the study of history, biases of eyewitnesses, and the subjective construction of facts. [about]
  51. Posted 2013-03-19, in Essays and short articles:   Chuen-Tat Kang. Multifaith Centre Building Design and Demonstration, in Introduction to Asian Culture and Religion (2011). One-page description by an outsider of a Baha'i temple: architecture, aesthetics, and symbolism (see page 51, near the end). [about]
  52. Posted 2013-03-15, in Published Articles:   Ruth Pringle. Historical Background of the Panama Temple, in Bahá'í News (1972). A history of the Bahá’í Faith in Panama during the first and second U.S. Seven Year Plans, from the arrival of the first pioneers in 1939 to the formation of the first Regional Assembly in 1951. [about]
  53. Posted 2013-03-15, in Book excerpts:   Isabella Bird. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan (1891). Brief mention of a "recent" attack on a group of peaceable Babis in Isfahan, written by "Mrs. Bishop" (Isabella L. Bird), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. [about]
  54. Posted 2013-03-15, in Essays and short articles:   Greg Watson. "Come Back, Africa": First commercial film mentioning the Baha’i Faith (2013). Context of a 1959 African documentary/drama film in which the Baha'i Faith is discussed. [about]
  55. Posted 2013-03-15, in Introductory:   Bahá'í Faith and Islam (2013). Overview of connections and contrasts between the Baha'i Faith and its parent religion. [about]
  56. Posted 2013-03-14, in Encyclopedia articles:   Keven Brown. Creation: The Nature of God and the Creation of the Universe in Bahá'í Cosmology (2003). [about]
  57. Posted 2013-03-14, in Personal compilations:   Unrestrained as the Wind: A life dedicated to Baháʼuʼlláh (1985). Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth. [about]
  58. Posted 2013-03-13, in Legal/gov't. Documents:   Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin. Kirk, Durbin Introduce Resolution Condemning Iran's Continued Persecution of Bahá'í Minority (2013). In recognition of the five-year anniversary of imprisonment of Bahá'í leaders in Iran, senators meet with their family members and friends and introduce a joint resolution calling attention to this persecution. [about]
  59. Posted 2013-03-12, in BIC Documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Violence with Impunity: Acts of aggression against Iran's Bahá'í community (2013). Book-length report on the rising tide of violence directed against the Iranian Baha'i community 2005-20012, and the degree to which attackers enjoy impunity from prosecution or punishment. [about]
  60. Posted 2013-03-11, in BWC Compilations:   Prayers from the 2002 edition of Bahá'í Prayers not included in 1991 edition (2002). Compilation of prayers in the newer American Baha'i Prayers book that are not included in older editions. [about]
  61. Posted 2013-03-10, in Essays and short articles:   Todd Lawson. Baha’i Religious History, in Journal of Religious History 36:4 (2012). Introduction to a special issue of this journal titled "Baha'i History," summarizing the prophetic record, the divine hierarchy of history, and the primacy of science and education. [about]
  62. Posted 2013-03-10, in Book excerpts:   Clara C. Rice. Mary Bird in Persia (1916). [about]
  63. Posted 2013-03-10, in Published Articles:   Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination, in Fighting Words: Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts ed. John Renard (2012). Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in which these doctrines were articulated. [about]
  64. Posted 2013-03-10, in Book excerpts:   J. N. Hoare. Something New in Iran (1937). [about]
  65. Posted 2013-03-09, in Published Articles:   Necati Alkan. 'Abdu’l-Baha’s commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man': Provisional translation and notes, in Bahá'í Studies Review 11 (2003). Background and translation of a Turkish tablet by Abdu'l-Baha commenting on a hadith. [about]
  66. Posted 2013-03-09, in Essays and short articles:   Brief History of the Bahá'í Faith in Guyana, A (2009). Short overview of Baha'i activities in this part of South America, since the first visit by Leonora Armstrong in 1927. [about]
  67. Posted 2013-03-09, in Published Articles:   Necati Alkan. Midhat Pasha and 'Abdu'l-Baha in 'Akka: The Historical Background of the Tablet of the Land of Bá, in Bahá'í Studies Review 13 (2005). Background of the tablet Lawh-i-Ard-i-Bá, revealed by Baha'u'llah on occasion of Abdu'l-Baha travelling to Beirut to meet the governor of Syria. Includes an account by Mirza Haydar Ali of the Pasha's visit. [about]
  68. Posted 2013-03-09, in Encyclopedia articles:   Necati Alkan. Medhat Pasha, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2012). Bio of the 19th century Ottoman statesman, who served both as governor and grand vizier. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  69. Posted 2013-03-07, in Software:   Brett Zamir. Bahai Reference Library Wiki Overlay (2013). Firefox add-on (software) overlaying the official Bahá'í Reference Library (reference.bahai.org) with links back to collaboratively editable wikis (at bahai9.com, bahaikipedia.org, wikipedia.org, and bahaitext.org) for compiling info by work/paragraph. [about]
  70. Posted 2013-03-06, in Published Articles:   Necati Alkan. 'The Eternal enemy of Islam': Abdullah Cevdet and the Baha’i religion, in Bulletin of SOAS 68:1 (2005). Cevdet, a member of the Young Turk Committee of Union and Progress, in 1922 published an article on the Baha'is, for which he was politically attacked. [about]
  71. Posted 2013-03-06, in Published Articles:   Necati Alkan. Fighting for the Nuṣayrī Soul: State, Protestant Missionaries and the ʿAlawīs in the Late Ottoman Empire, in Die Welt des Islams 52 (2012). Overview of the Alawites/Nusayris (Syrian Shi'is) in the start of the 19th century, political attitudes in Syria and Istanbul, and the influence of Protestant missionaries. [about]
  72. Posted 2013-03-06, in Published Articles:   Necati Alkan. Young Turks and the Bahá'ís in Palestine, The, in Late Ottoman Palestine: The Period of Young Turk Rule ed. Eyal Ginio and Yuval Ben Bassat (2011). Reform movements in turn-of-the-century Palestine and the influence of Abdu'l-Baha on his political milieu. [about]
  73. Posted 2013-03-03, in Books:   Ernesto Fernandez. Platón, Leonardo y el sistema del Monte Carmelo (2012). The symbolic systems of Plato and Leonardo da Vanci, and their modern architectural representation in the Shrine of the Bab and the slopes of Mount Carmel. Includes English essay "Leonardo and his Vitruvian Man." [about]
  74. Posted 2013-03-01, in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. True Foundation of All Economics, The (2000). Book-length compilation ordered by chapters covering 26 themes on the economy, welfare, development, women's employment, work ethics, morality, agriculture, extremes of wealth and poverty, profit-sharing, health and alcohol, consultation. [about]
  75. Posted 2013-02-26, in Book excerpts:   W. P. Cresson. Persia: The Awakening East (1908). Brief overview of the early years of the Babi Faith. [about]
  76. Posted 2013-02-26, in Essays and short articles:   Guy Murchie. Visit to Persia, A, in Bahá'í News (1965). Notes from travels to Baha'i holy places in Iran in 1964, on a trip made with special permission from the House of Justice; includes descriptions of the architecture of the house and shop of the Bab, the birthplace of Baha'u'llah, and the Síyáh Chál. [about]
  77. Posted 2013-02-26, in Essays and short articles:   Peter Khan. Relating the Faith to Current Issues (1986). Short essay outlining an approach to relate the teachings to current thoughts and problems of humanity. [about]
  78. Posted 2013-02-22, in Poetry:   Jack McLean. Poems from a Misty Island (1997). Poetry written while on a two-year stay on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. [about]
  79. Posted 2013-02-18, in BWC Compilations:   Spiritualism, Reincarnation and Related Subjects, in Bahá’í Institutions (A Compilation) (1973). Includes psychic phenomena, spiritual healing, and astrology. [about]
  80. Posted 2013-02-18, in Study Guides:   Directives from the Guardian: Cross-reference list of sources in U.S. Bahá'í News. List of the pages and issue numbers of the US Baha'i News for the letters later published in Directives from the Guardian. [about]
  81. Posted 2013-02-18, in Pilgrims' notes:   Marcus Bach. Shoghi Effendi, in The Circle of Faith Chapter 3 (1957). Dr. Bach set out to meet the five people of his time whom he felt best exemplified the teachings of Jesus Christ. He travelled the world to pursue this aim, interviewing Helen Keller, Pope Pius XII, Albert Schweitzer, Therese Neumann, and Shoghi Effendi. [about]
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