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  1. A Leaf of Honey and the Proverbs of the Rainforest, by Joseph Shepperd: Review. Lin Poyer (1989). Reviews.
  2. Achieving Peace by the Year 2000, by John Huddleston: Review. Brad Pokorny (1989). Reviews.
  3. Alzheimer's Disease: An Eclipse before Sunset. Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian (1989). Caring for victims of Alzheimer's Disease can be a formidable task. This paper offers some suggestions, based on clinical observations and illumined by the Bahá’í teachings, for meeting those needs. Articles.
  4. Ashkhabad (Ashgabat), Bahá'í Community of. Vahid Rafati (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to full article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  5. Author's Response to Commentaries on "The Purpose of Poetry". Shirin Sabri (1989-1990). Essays.
  6. Áyatí, Abdu'l-Husayn. Iraj Afshar (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  7. Azalí Babism. Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  8. Báb (Door, Gate). Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  9. Báb, The (ʿAlí Mohammad Shirází). Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Biographies.
  10. Bábí Executions and Uprisings. Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  11. Bábí Movement. Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  12. Badasht. Moojan Momen (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  13. Badí' Calendar. Denis MacEoin (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  14. Bahá'í and Bábí Schisms. Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  15. Bahá'í Calendar and Festivals. Amin Banani (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  16. Bahá'í Communities. Peter Smith (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  17. Bahá'í Conventions. Moojan Momen (1989). Brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  18. Bahá'í Faith. Juan Cole (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  19. Bahá'í Faith 1957-1988, The: A Survey of Contemporary Developments. Peter Smith, Moojan Momen (1989). A general account of developments in the Bahá'í Faith during these three decades. Articles.
  20. Bahá'í Faith, Sect or Religion? by Udo Schaefer: Review. Roger Lapointe (1989). Reviews.
  21. Bahá'í Literature. Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  22. Bahá'í Persecutions. Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  23. Bahá'í Perspective on Economics of the Future: A Compilation from the Bahá'í Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Badi Shams, comp. (1989/2000). Collection of Writings originally organized for the author's research study into Bahá'í teachings on matters of economics, organized into fifty topics. Compilations-personal.
  24. Bahá'í Schools. Vahid Rafati (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  25. Bahá'í Shrines. John Walbridge (1989). Encyclopedia.
  26. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered. Francis Beckwith (1989 Winter/Spring ). An antagonistic and polemical overview of the Bahá'í Faith by a Christian. Articles.
  27. Bahá'íyyih Khánum. Moojan Momen (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  28. Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  29. Balágí, Muhammad Jawád (anti-Bahá'í activist). Etan Kohlberg (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  30. Balyuzi, H. M.. Moojan Momen (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  31. Barághání, Muhammad Taqí. Denis MacEoin (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  32. Bárfurúshí, Muhammad `Alí. Denis MacEoin (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
  33. Bayán. Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  34. Behind Iranian Lines. John Simpson (1989). 7-page discussion of the history of Bahá'í persecutions in Persia, alleged ties to British imperialism, anti-Bahá'í conspiracy theories, and personal stories of Bahá'ís in Iran in the 1980s. Excerpts.
  35. Covenant, The. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1987/1989). Extracts from the Writings of Bahá'u’lláh, the Báb, Abdu'l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, letters of the Universal House of Justice, and letters written on its behalf. Original edition. Compilations.
  36. Creative Act and the Spirit, The. Bonnie Wilder (1989). Essay on the connections between art and the Bahá'í teachings, from the perspective of personal artistic experience. (First 90% of article only, pages 17-34.) Articles.
  37. Creative Circle, The: Art, Literature, and Music in Baha'i Perspective. Michael Fitzgerald, ed. (1989). Essays on the arts including poetry, music, film, etc. and their role in the Bahá'í community. Books.
  38. Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Music in the Bahá'í Perspective, ed. Michael Fitzgerald: Review. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis (1989-1990). Reviews.
  39. Dilemmas and Prospects of Writing a Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Will C. van den Hoonaard (1989). The need for a Bahá’í encyclopedia and a description of the nature, organization, and editing of the encyclopedic dictionary project endorsed in 1984 by the United States Bahá’ís; dilemmas which accompany its undertaking.  Articles.
  40. Divisions and Authority Claims in Babism (1850-1866). Denis MacEoin (1989). Factors leading to the division of Babism into the Azalís and the Bahá'ís, and the question of succession and the claims of Mírzá Yahyá, Dayyán, and Bahá'u'lláh. Articles.
  41. Drawings, Verse, and Belief, by Bernard Leach: Review. Julie Badiee (1989). Reviews.
  42. Eternal Quest for God: An Introduction to the Divine Philosophy of Abdu'l-Baha. Julio Savi (1989). A philosophical theology based on the Bahá'í writings. Books.
  43. Figurative Structure of Eschatological Arabic, The. Christopher Buck (1989-11). Much of the Qur'an concerns heaven and hell and the final judgment to come, using various kinds of figures of speech, like transference, metaphor, symbol; exploration of these figures as phenomenological, cognitive, and meaning-intended. Articles-unpublished.
  44. Forces of Light and Darkness. Hooper Dunbar (1989-11-05). Audio.
  45. Foreword. Charles Wolcott (1989). Essay on the meaning of music, and the dynamics of artistic endeavor in the context of the pull toward community, by a member of the Universal House of Justice, who passed away the very day he dictated this essay. Includes preface by Michael Fitzgerald. Essays.
  46. From Oppression to Equality: The Emergence of the Feminist Perspective. Hoda Mahmoudi (1989). The Bahá’í principle of the equality between women and men; history of the obstructions and prejudices toward women as promoted by religious institutions; what it means to be a liberated woman in the eye of the Bahá'í writings. Articles.
  47. Giachery, Ugo: Obituary. Author unknown (1989-08). Born into a Sicilian aristocratic family, Giachery (1896–1989) migrated to the USA in his 20s, where he met his future wife and became a Bahá'í. The couple returned to Italy in 1947, and he was subsequently appointed as a Hand of the Cause. Biographies.
  48. Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature. Elham Afnan (1989). The Bahá'í Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopian visions of progress from 19th-century literature and dystopian visions of 20th-century fiction, disillusioned by war and social and economic disasters. Articles.
  49. "Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature," by Elham Afnan: Commentary. Ross Woodman (1989). Reviews.
  50. Harmony of Science and Religion: A Complementarity Perspective. Gilbert Bartholomew (published as G. A. Bartholomew) (1989). The principle of complementarity, which can account for certain phenom­ena in quantum mechanics, can also be an aid in understanding the nature of the harmony between science and religion, the unity of mankind, and the oneness of religion. Articles.
  51. Health and Healing: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1989/1996). Introductory.
  52. Hilda Brooks and the Australian Bahá'í Community. Graham Hassall (1989). The role played by Hilda Margaret Brooks (1896-1969) in the development of the Australian Bahá'í Community. Biographies.
  53. House of Justice (Baytu'l-'Adl). Moojan Momen (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  54. Ideology, Ethics, and Philosophical Discourse in Eighteenth-Century Iran. Juan Cole (1989 Winter). Intellectual biography as a discipline assumes that the life and thought of an individual can shed light on an epoch. This paper examines 1700s Iran via the Shi'i scholar Mohammad Mehdi Niraq (d. 1794). No mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths. Articles.
  55. Immortality and the Human Soul: Lecture Series. Hooper Dunbar (1989/1990). Audio.
  56. In His Presence: Visits to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Roy C. Wilhelm, Stanwood Cobb, Genevieve L. Coy (1989). Re-publication of Wilhelm's Knock and It Shall Be Opened Unto You (1908), Cobb's Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1962), and Coy's A Week in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Home (1921). Text missing quotation marks. Books.
  57. Iran in the Twentieth Century: A Political History. M. Reza Ghods (1989). Brief overview of Shaykhism and Babi/Bahá'í history, passing mentions of "Babist" as a political slur, and of Bahá'í families achieving commercial prominence under Mohammad Reza Shah. Excerpts.
  58. Iran, Bahá'í Community of. Vahid Rafati (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  59. Is the Baha'i Faith a World Religion?. Moojan Momen (1989). The Bahá'í Faith has the potential to become a world religion, but whilst it has achieved a global distribution, it is still limited by the cultural presuppositions of some of its adherents, and so does not reach all types of people. Articles.
  60. Islam and Modernism: The Iranian Revolution of 1906. Vanessa A. Martin (1989). Overview of Shaykhism, the Bábí movement, and the ulama under the Qajar dynasty. Excerpts.
  61. John the Baptist and Interpretation. Universal House of Justice, Research Department (1989-08-25). Various questions about the the Bahá’í position on John the Baptist, his station and teaching, and the function of interpretation. UHJ-letters.
  62. Kitáb-i-Íqán: 1989 Lecture Series. Hooper Dunbar (1989). Audio lecture series by Hooper Dunbar on the Book of Certitude, offering in-depth exploration of this important work of Bahá'u'lláh, and related subjects. Recordings of 23 weekly sessions held at the Bahá'í World Centre. Audio.
  63. Language and Worldview. Alvino E. Fantini (1989). Languages are paradigms of a view of the world. Knowledge of more than one language holds promise for an expanded worldview, for understanding other people on their own terms. Articles.
  64. Learning from History. Moojan Momen (1989). The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Bahá’í world community. The value of a study of the history of the Bahá’í Faith in understanding this development and in helping us towards appropriate presentations of the Faith. Articles.
  65. Les Bahá'ís: Un chapitre de l'histoire religieuse récente. Udo Schaefer (1989 Summer). Articles.
  66. Les Valeurs economiques et les valeurs morales. William S. Hatcher (1989). Articles.
  67. Mankind is One. Rhea M. Coleman (1989-06). Three short stories of pioneering
, with references to American Pueblo and Argentinian Mapuche traditional belief, written by a former pioneer to Argentina. Essays.
  68. Mark Tobey's City Paintings: Meditations on an Age of Transition. Julie Badiee (1989). On the evolutionary character of Tobey's "City Paintings" during the decades of the 1930s-50s: they may be understood as modern reinterpretations of the traditional themes of the Apocalypse, Hell, the Day of Judgment, and New Jerusalem — the Bahá'í age. Articles.
  69. Observing the Fast When You Are Not to Abstain from Food. Duane L. Herrmann (1989). What meaning can the Fast have if one is not able to observe it? The spiritual and symbolic natures of the Fast remain. Essays.
  70. Persian Bahá'ís in Australia. Graham Hassall (1989). Overview of the history and modern activities (ca. 1989) of the Persian Bahá'í community in Australia. Articles.
  71. Pictorial History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Africa, 1911 to 1989, A. Various, Lowell Johnson, Susan Ford, Peter Goodman (1989). Documents the growth of the South African Bahá’í community, highlighting its multiracial community life and efforts to promote unity and peace during the apartheid era up to 1989. Books.
  72. Poetry and Self-Transformation. Roger White (1989). Poetry is no longer very accessible to the average reader or widely read; serious poets are often in conflict with their times; the Bahá'í Writings provide a foundation for poetic expression and a renewed spiritual aesthetics. Articles.
  73. Poetry and the Arts in Rebuilding Society. Duane L. Herrmann (1989). The status of poetry is exalted in the Bahá’í Revelation, starting from the writings of the Bab to the hymns of the contemporary community; even God is described as a poet. The arts allow us to arise to our divine nature. Articles.
  74. Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings, A. Dann J. May (1989). The multiple meanings contained within religious texts; symbolic and mythological nature of religious language; the role of science in interpreting sources; progressive and relative nature of truth; essential aspects of all religions; personal biases. Articles.
  75. Prevención de Discriminaciones y Protección a las Minorías, 1989. Bahá'í International Community (1989-12). BIC.
  76. Prison Memories of Mr. Amoui (Feb. 1984 - March 1989). Ramezanali Amoui, Payman Amoui, trans. (1989). Memoirs of five years in an Iranian prison. Includes Persian original. The author's full name is not known — and the last name could be Amu'i — and the translator's name is not certain. Biographies.
  77. "Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary. David L. Erickson (1989). Reviews.
  78. Radio Baha'i Ecuador, by Kurt Hein: Review. Des O'Shea (1989). Reviews.
  79. Responsibility of Men in Achieving Equality Between the Sexes, The. Roger Coe (1989). Inequality in the relationship between women and men is manifested in the denial of opportunity - or even domination. Both sexes have been conditioned to accept these roles. Men must transform themselves to end this oppression. Audio version included. Essays.
  80. Resurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Bábí Movement in Iran, by Abbas Amanat: Review. Amin Banani (1989-1990). Reviews.
  81. Resurrection and Return of Jesus. Universal House of Justice (2008). The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Bahá'í view to Christians. UHJ-letters.
  82. Reviewing: Practice and Functions of Literature Review. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1989?). Overview of Literature Review, publishing, and the requirement of sending copies of all materials to the Bahá'í World Center library. Compilations.
  83. Ridvan 1989: Bahá'í Era 146. Universal House of Justice (1989). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. UHJ-documents.
  84. Role of Material Goods in Spiritual Development, The. Lin Poyer (1989). On the challenge to develop creative, satisfying ways to live within a mass production/mass consumption 'materialistic' society; seen properly, material things can assist individuals in their personal growth rather than being a source of alientation.  Articles.
  85. Role of Music in the Advancement of Civilization, The. Kerry Hart (1989). Music is interrelated with feeling, value, and the very sense of self-identity. Nurturing an individual's sense of self-knowledge leads to mental and spiritual growth. Music, and its affect on the human soul, can be a foundation for philosophical inquiry. Articles.
  86. Role of the Feminine in the New Era, The. Marion Woodman (1989). The  unveiled feminine, symbolized by the unveiling of the Persian poet Táhirih at the conference of Badasht in 1848, announces a long-awaited coming of age or psychic integration. Articles.
  87. Science and Prophecy: Humankind's Path to Peace in Global Society. Ervin Laszlo (1989). The path to peace can be trod through science — rational, scientific understanding — as well as religion — insight and intuition. The the two paths lead to the same destination: to the next, global stage in humanity's complex evolution. Articles.
  88. Science and Prophecy. Ervin Laszlo (1989?). Audio.
  89. Searching Eye, The: The Independent Investigation of Truth. Gary L. Matthews (1989-09). Concepts informing the personal search for truth: the role of faith, the trap of imitation, the role of justice, the impact on unity, the oneness of truth, and the scientific method. Essays.
  90. Selections from the Writings of E. G. Browne on the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, ed. Moojan Momen: Review. John Danesh (1989). Reviews.
  91. Siete Valles y Los Cuatro Valles, Los. Bahá'u'lláh (1989). Spanish translation of Seven Valleys and Four Valleys. Books.
  92. Social Origins of the Iranian Revolution. Misagh Parsa (1989). Mentions of Falsafi's anti-Bahá'í campaign of 1953, and of Bahá'ís being excluded from the government in 1979. Excerpts.
  93. Special Report on Baha'i Burial vs. Maori Custom. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New Zealand (1989-10-06). Special report about reconciling Bahá'í burial laws with local maori customs where they conflict; includes guidance from the Universal House of Justice. NSA-letters.
  94. State, Bureaucracy, and Revolution in Modern Iran, The: Agrarian Reforms and Regime Politics. Ali Farazmand (1989). Brief discussion of Bahá'ís being excluded from the constitutions of 1906 and 1979, (alleged) Jewish support of the Bahá'í Faith, and claims that British imperialism promoted the Faith to undermine the Islamic theocracy. Excerpts.
  95. "Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God," by Cal E. Rollins: Review. Ross Woodman (1989-1990). Reviews.
  96. Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God. Cal E. Rollins (1989). Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Bahá'í community in ‘Akká and Haifa in 1911. The two main characters are moving through an "individuation process" which could lead them to the Bahá'í Faith. Jungian literary criticism explains the symbolism. Articles.
  97. Tablet to a Physician (Lawh-i-Tibb). Universal House of Justice (1989-06-08). Complete version of a letter which has been excerpted in various compilations. UHJ-letters.
  98. Tablets to the Kings. Universal House of Justice (1989-11-20). Two questions on the Tablets to the Kings: which ones were delivered and how, and the response of Queen Victoria. UHJ-letters.
  99. Táhirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood. Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck) (1989). Táhirih, the Bahá'í archetypal paradigm of womanhood, is remembered by Bahá’ís as the courageous, eloquent, and assertive religious innovator whose actions severed the early Bábís from Islam completely. Articles.
  100. Temples, Bahá'í. Vahid Rafati, Fariborz Sahba (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
  101. "The Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary. Jack McLean (1989). Reviews.
  102. "The Role of Material Goods in Spiritual Development," by Lin Poyer: Commentary. Will C. van den Hoonaard (1989). Reviews.
  103. Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese. Barbara R. Sims, Sheridan Sims, ed. (1989). Extensive history of Bahá'í events and personages in Japan, 1914-1983. East-asia.
  104. True, Edna M. (1888-1988). Author unknown (1989-01). Brief bio of the daughter of Hand of the Cause of God Corinne True. Biographies.
  105. Unité dans la diversité — les religions au service de la verité, by O. P. Ghai: Review. Pierre-Yves Mocquais (1989). Reviews.
  106. Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1989-2021). A series of brochures for seekers and new Bahá'ís explaining basic Bahá'í teachings. Essays.
  107. Way to Inner Freedom: A Practical Guide to Personal Development, by Erik Blumenthal: Review. Dawn K. Smith (1989). Reviews.
  108. Whither the International Auxiliary Language?. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (1989). The Bahá'í Faith has promised that a day will come when there will be a universal auxiliary language taught in schools around the world. This promise is vital for peace and harmony. English and Esperanto have both strengths and flaws. Articles.
  109. Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha: A Commentary. David Hofman (1945/1982/1989). Books.
  110. خوشه هایی از خرمن ادب و هنر (From the rich harvest of Persian culture and literature, index). Various (1989-2018). Twenty volumes of scholarship in Persian, based on proceedings and papers from the Society of Persian Arts and Letters conferences (Khoosh-i-Ha'i Az Kharman-i-Adab va Honar = "from the rich harvest of Persian culture and literature"). Books.
  111. خوشه هایی از خرمن ادب و هنر vol. 1 (From the rich harvest of Persian culture and literature). Various (1989). Books.
  112. مجموعۀ لغات منتخبه از آثار امری بزبانهای فارسی، عربی و انگلیسی (A Collection of Selected Words from the Bahá'í Writings in Persian, Arabic, and English). Hamed Eshraghian, comp. (1989/2000). Glossary with more than 2,200 words in the original languages of the Writings and their corresponding translations into English per authorized precedent. Glossaries.
 

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