Call to the Nations - Shoghi Effendi (1977)
Selections from the writings of the Guardian chosen by the Universal House of Justice, offered as guidance at a "critical juncture" of humankind in a dark period of its history, but with a glorious day on the horizon.
Also available in Microsoft Word format, with proofreader notes and corrections.
Keywords: Basics; Call to the Nations (book); Compilations; Integration and disintegration; Peace; World Order of Bahá'u'lláh (book); World order; World peace

Camphor and Metaphor - Paxson,Dana (2023)
The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’án. It also appears in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Here we explore this term, its referents, and its sense of surprise, feeding meanings of great spiritual potency.
Keywords: 1260; Fountains; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Houris (huris); Islam; Memorization; Metaphors and allegories; Opposites; Pairs of words; Quran; Sufism; Wine (metaphor); Words and phrases

Camphor and the Camphor Fountain - Lewis,Frank (1999)
What is the meaning of the camphor fount — a symbol common in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and the Qur'an — what is its context, and what is the cup tempered there?
Keywords: Camphor; Camphor fountain; Fountains; Fragrance; Islam; Quran; Symbolism; Words and phrases

Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary - Foster,Mark A. (2003)
Mirrored with permission from bahaistudies.net/camphorfountain.html.
Keywords: 1260; Akka, Israel; Camphor; Camphor fountain; Fountains; Islam; Symbolism; Words and phrases

Can There Be a Bahá'í Poetry? - Nash,Geoffrey (Baha'i World, 1981)
The poetic vision; poetry in the 1800s; themes of Bahá'í poetry; the use of profane imagery.
See the complete volume, plus another version of text and PDF scans of this book, at bahai.works/Bahá'í_World/Volume_17.
Keywords: 19th century; Arts and crafts; Literature; Music; Poetry; Roger White

Can There Be Only One True Religion?: Invited Commentary - Hick,John (Baha'i Studies Review, 2001)
An expanded version of this article was published in Search for Values: Ethics in Bahá'í Thought (Kalimat, 2004).

Canadian National Convention functioning - Universal House of Justice (1982)
Reply to questions from an individual about the functioning of the National Convention in Canada with specific reference to the tellers report and the election of officers.
Name retained with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Canada; Canada; Conventions, National; Elections; Tellers

Capital Punishment and Amnesty International - Universal House of Justice
Letter from the House to Amnesty International on the death penalty.
Date and source of this letter not known; email us if you know.
Keywords: Amnesty International; Capital punishment; Crime; Ethics; Human rights; Justice; Laws; Punishment

Carmel - the Mountain of God - Khadem,Zikrullah
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel

Carmen Olimpia Ballesteros Sosa y Vicente Quiñonez de Esmeraldas: Epitafios - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ecuador (2020)
Messages from the NSA of Ecuador honoring the lives of Carmen Olimpia Ballesteros Sosa (-2020) and Vicente Quiñonez de Esmeraldas (-2021).
Shared by, and posted with permission of, Oficina Nacional Bahá'í del Ecuador.
Keywords: 2020; 2021; Biography; Ecuador

Carta de la Tierra - Bahá'í International Community (1991)
Combatiendo el Racismo. BIC comment on the UN Earth Charter proposal.
Keywords: BIC statements; Environment; Ethics; Nature; Statements; Unity

Carta Sobre La Oracion para el Entierro Baha'i ("Letter on the Baha'i Burial Prayer") - Universal House of Justice (2001)
Del departamento de la Secretaria 1 de julio de 2001.
Transmitido electronicamente.
Keywords: Burial (funeral); Death; Prayer; Salat-i-Mayyit (Prayer for the Dead)

Carta Sobre Relaciones entre AEN, Comunidad e Individuo - Universal House of Justice (1994)
Spanish translation of the well-known "May 19 letter."
Keywords: Growth; United States (documents); Unity; Universal House of Justice, Letters and messages

Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts - Browne,E. G. (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1892)
Categorization, descriptions, and excerpts of 27 manuscripts by the Bab, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and Subh-i-Azal.
See also Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts part 2 and 7 Books, Articles for Download.
Keywords: Archives; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Bahá'í studies; Báb, Writings of; Bábísm; E. G. Browne; Manuscripts; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts 2 (Continued from Page 499) - Browne,E. G. (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1892)
Categorization, descriptions, and excerpts of 27 manuscripts by the Bab, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and Subh-i-Azal.
See also Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts part 1.
Keywords: Archives; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Bahá'í studies; Báb, Writings of; Bábísm; E. G. Browne; Manuscripts; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism - Lambden,Stephen (Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
Preliminary consideration of selected Bábí-Bahá'í doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism associated with major Abrahamic religious prophecies.
See also Commentary by William Collins.
Keywords: Apocalypse; Armageddon; Bible; Calamities and catastrophes; Christianity; Exegesis; Interpretation; Islam; Judaism; Millennialism; Prophecies; Symbolism

Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" - Collins,William P. (Baha'i Studies Review, 2001)
Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
For clarity: this commentary is titled "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" It is a review of Stephen Lambden's Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, in BSR 9.
Keywords: Apathy and indifference; Apocalypse; Armageddon; Bible; Calamities and catastrophes; Christianity; Events versus processes; Exegesis; Integration and disintegration; Interpretation; Islam; Judaism; Lesser Peace; Millennialism; Prophecies; Speculation; Symbolism; Unity of Nations

Causality and Duality - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org (see william.hatcher.org/license).
Keywords: Causality (causation); Philosophy

Causeries d'Abdu'l-Bahá à Paris - Abdul-Bahá (Maison d’éditions bahá’íes, 1987)
Voir aussi religare.org/livre/bahai/ba-abd-paris.php, Paris Talks (1972 traduction anglaise), et traduction espagnol. Aussi disponible en audio, preparé par D. Marchal (2022).
Keywords: France; Paris Talks (book); Paris, France

Ce mystère qu'est l'amour - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Love

Celebrating a 'revolutionary' who ushered in a new age - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2009)
The heretical and progressive message of The Báb.
Mirrored with permission of author from www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2135148.
Keywords: 20000 martyrs; Báb, Birth of; Báb, Martyrdom of; Báb, Teachings of; Báb, The; Báb, The, Basic timeline; Central Figures; Persecution, Iran; Shíráz, Iran; Siyyid `Ali Muhammad

Celebrating Survival - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2011)
Hardships lead to spiritual growth. Grief is sent by God to perfect us, and comfort comes from passing through difficult times.
Mirrored with permission of author from www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=3078572.
Keywords: Grief

Celestial Fire: Bahá'u'lláh as the Messianic Theophany of the Divine Fire in Zoroastrianism - Kazemi,Farshid (Lights of Irfan, 2013)
Heat is used as a symbol of the dynamic nature of motion and existence, and in a tablet to the Zoroastrians, Bahá'u'lláh says that fire is a symbol of the Primal Will personified in the Manifestations. This paper explores such symbolism in the Gathas.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #88, Bosch Bahá'í School (May, 2009). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/88/kazemi_fire.
Keywords: Angels; Fire; Glory (general); Holy Spirit; Interfaith dialogue; Light; Maid of Heaven; Metaphors and allegories; Pearls; Saoshyant (Saosyant); Symbolism; Zoroastrianism

Celestial Pavilion, Inmates of - Universal House of Justice (Lights of Irfan, 2003)
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org.
Keywords: Angels; Concourse on High; Dwellers and inmates; God, Kingdom of; God, Worlds of; Heaven and hell; Irfán Colloquia; Life after death (afterlife); Pavilion; Research Department, Questions and answers; Soul; Tabernacle; Time; Words and phrases

Centenary of a World Faith: The History of the Bahá'í Faith and its Development in the British Isles - Author unknown (Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1944)
On the lives of The Bab, Bahá'u'lláh, and Abdul-Baha, progress of the Faith in the East and West, and growth of the cause in the United Kingdom. Published for the centenary of the declaration of the Báb.
Mirrored from afnanlibrary.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Bahá'í history by country; Centenaries; Introductory; United Kingdom

Centenary of the Bahá'í Faith in Australia - Handal,Boris (2020)
Overview of the 100-year history of the Faith in Australia and New Zealand, starting from the arrival of pioneers Clara and Hyde Dunn in 1920.
See also a 6-minute video "History of the Australian Baha’i Community" at vimeo.com/11590457.
Keywords: 1920; 20th century; Australia; Bahá'í history by country; New Zealand

Center of the Covenant: Tablet to Mason Remey, interview with Badi'u'llah - Abdul-Bahá; Badí'u'lláh,Mirza (Star of the West, 1912)
Brief interview conducted by Howard MacNutt. Includes a tablet from Abdu'l-Bahá to Mason Remey.
See also Badi'u'llah's Epistle to the Bahá'í World.
Keywords: Charles Mason Remey; Covenant; Covenant-breaking; Mírzá Bádí’u’lláh; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Centering the "Pupil of the Eye": Blackness, Modernity, and the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh - Smith,Derik (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2019)
The "pupil of the eye" metaphor is a deeply consequential, distinguishing feature of the transformative social and spiritual system laid out in Bahá’u’lláh's Revelation.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/252. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Africa; African Americans; Metaphors and allegories; Metaphors and allegories; Modernity; Pupil of the eye; Race; Racism; Slavery; United States (documents); Unity

Centers of Learning for Social and Economic Development - Lample,Paul (1995)
On the birth and efflorescence of a new civilization; a new age of maturity in humanity's development; the conceptual basis for development strategies; development projects as centers of learning; the Office of Social and Economic Development at the BWC.
Mirrored from the old Ocean website [archive.org].
Keywords: Paul Lample; Social action; Social and economic development

Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith - Momen,Moojan (British Library, 2019)
Momen explores the life of the founder of the Baha’i Faith, as well as the lives of his forerunner and successor. He delves into the key events concerning their beliefs and teachings and reflects on their legacy (archived copy, original offline).
Mirrored from bl.uk/sacred-texts/articles/central-figures-of-the-bahai-faith [archive.org]. See also the author's Bahá'í Sacred Texts and Peter Smith's Introduction to the Baha'i Faith, and see the start page British Library - Discovering Sacred Texts: Bahá'í [archive.org].
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh; British Museum and British Library; Báb, The; Introductory; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Centres of Bahá'í Learning - Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Compilation of Compilations, 1991)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Institutes; Summer schools

Century of Light - Universal House of Justice (Bahá'í World Centre, 2001)
Survey of the history and dramatic changes of the 20th Century and the Bahá'í Faith's emergence from obscurity, "demonstrating on a global scale the unifying power with which its Divine origin has endowed it."
See also an outline of the Century of Light, a list of study questions, a review of the book, and an article. See also this book in other formats at bahai.org, and see also a Microsoft Word version prepared by M. Thomas (2021). Add or read links pertaining to this work at Bahai9.com.
Keywords: 20th century; Bahá'í history; Century of Light (book); Emergence from obscurity; God Passes By (book); Historical overviews by Central Figures or BWC; History (general); Integration and disintegration; Materialism; One Common Faith (commentary); Peace; Unity; Unity of humanity; War; World order; World peace; Worldwide

Century of Light, by the Universal House of Justice: Review - Taylor,John (2002)
See also the Century of Light itself, and an Outline of the Century of Light by Arjen Bolhuis
Keywords: Century of Light (book)

Century of Light: New Trends in Understanding - Redman,Earl (Solas, 2003)
"Century of Light" turns conventional wisdom on its head in expressing Bahá'u'lláh's statement about the world’s equilibrium being upset by his new World Order, examines the 20th century in a holistic sense, and gives a new perspective on history.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 3. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Century of Light (book)

Century of Light: Outline - Bolhuis,Arjen (2002)
This outline is a personal interpretation of Century of Light. The chapter headings have been added for ease of reference, and are not part of the authorized edition.
Keywords: Century of Light (book); Outlines and summaries

Century of Light: Questions and References - Banani,Sheila (2001)
Keywords: Century of Light (book); Sheila Banani; Study guides

Challenge of the Bahá'í Faith: A Non-Bahá'í Assessment of Reasons for Studying the Bahá'í Religion - Johnson,Vernon Elvin (World Order, 1976)
Though small and young, the Bahá’í Faith is a subject of central importance not only for the student of the history of religions but for anyone interested in world problems and proposals for their solution.
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Christianity; Introductory; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; Scholarship; Social issues

Challenge to Chaos: The Mission of the Bahá'í Faith - Holley,Horace (Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1954)
Summary of the mission of Bahá'u'lláh through the lens of three essential truths: Unity of God, Unity of the Prophets, and Unity of Humankind. Published as a stand-alone pamphlet.
This essay is taken from a public address delivered in Bahá'í Temple Foundation Hall, Wilmette, August 26 1954.
Keywords: Horace Holley; Introductory; Unity

Challenge: Helping Our Children Find Meaning and Purpose - Scheffler,Harlan Carl (George Ronald, 2006)
Part one of the book The Quest.
Purchase the complete book The Quest. Mirrored from georgeronald.com.
Keywords: Children; Philosophy; Purpose of life; Some Answered Questions (book)

Challenge: Messages to Bahá'í Youth - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (1975)
Compilation of messages to Bahá'í youth in English and French.
Keywords: Youth

Challenges for Bahá'í Youth in a Western Way of Life - Universal House of Justice (2013)
Difficulties young people might face in upholding Bahá'í ideals and standards of behaviour in the context of Western culture and sexual mores.
Title created for this online posting, not in original. Also available in PDF format.
Keywords: Chastity; Culture, Western; Ethics; Human nature; Laws; Marriage; Materialism; Morality; Purity; Purpose of life; Religion (general); Self-knowledge; Sexuality; Transformation; Youth

Challenges of Sustainable Development - Lopez-Carlos,Augusto (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2012)
Economic growth contributes to global prosperity, but it may conflict with environmental constraints. The interactions among conservation, technology, international cooperation, and human values can prevent future crises and assist collective evolution.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/153.
Keywords: Economics; Environment; Prosperity; Sustainable development

Challenges of the Construction of a New Morality - Gushikan,Luiz (1995)
Keynote speech at the Bahá'í Conference on Social and Economic Development in Orlando, Florida, on the topic of Bahá'í contributions to morality and ethics.
Honorable Fed Deputy Luiz Gushiken, Brazil, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, a few years ago was instrumental in passing a key resolution in the Brazilian congress inspired by the principles of the Faith and in the name of Bahá'u'lláh. [-A.H., 1995] Read more about the SED Conferences at www.rabbanitrust.org.

Challenges to Bahá'í Studies - Schaefer,Udo (Baha'i Studies Review, 1992)
Discussion of the intellectual presentation of the Bahá'í Faith, and of the related topics of review, apologetics, and contemporary political contexts.
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Communism; Criticism and apologetics; Politics; Publishing, Review; Udo Schaefer

Challenging Apostasy: Responses to Moojan Momen's 'Marginality and Apostasy in the Bahá'í Community' - Stausberg,Michael; MacEoin,Denis; McGlinn,Sen (Religion, 2008)
Six letters to the editor published in the issue following Momen's article.
A response to Momen's Marginality and Apostasy in the Bahá'í Community. See also Debates between MacEoin et al.
Keywords: Criticism and apologetics

Challenging the Authority of the Universal House of Justice - Universal House of Justice (1997)
Does the Universal House of Justice have the authority to make authoritative interpretations? Does anyone has the right to challenge the authority or actions of the Universal House of Justice?
Transmitted by email. Submitted by and posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Criticism and apologetics; Infallibility; Interpretation; Universal House of Justice

Champions of Oneness: Louis Gregory and His Shining Circle, by Janet Ruhe-Schoen: Review - Musta,Lex (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2016)
Originally posted at bahai-studies.ca/category/book-reviews [archive.org].
Keywords: African Americans; Louis G. Gregory; Race; United States (documents); Unity

Changement du climat - Universal House of Justice (2020)
Traduction provisoire.
Keywords: Climate change

Changing Needs in a Changing World - Khanum,Ruhiyyih (1960)
Talk given in New York City in 1960, on bringing peace to the world.
This talk may have been at a United Nations building, as the introductory speaker says "It seems most fitting that this gathering be held in this edifice ... which was dedicated to the promotion of peace among the nations of the world." Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; New York, USA; Peace; United Nations; United States (documents)

Changing Pronouns and Dropping 'Say' in Prayers - Bahá'u'lláh (2010)
One short paragraph which explains that it is acceptable to substitute "and make him" with "and make me" when reciting prayers. It is also acceptable to omit the prefatory "Say" in invocations.
Mirrored with permission from kashkul.org [archive.org]. See also a response from the Universal House of Justice regarding this quotation.
Keywords: Amr va Khalq (compilation); Prayer; Prayer texts; Pronouns; Say (phrase)

Changing Reality: The Bahá'í Community and the Creation of a New Reality - Momen,Moojan (História Questões & Debates, 2005)
The Bahá’í teachings criticize the socially created realities of warfare, environmental destruction, and the subordination of women, lower social classes and ethnic minorities, instead promoting a vision of global solidarity and individual worth.
Mirrored with permission from www.momen.org/relstud/.
Keywords: Administrative Order; Change; Community (general); Consultation; Equality; Globalization; Institute process; Introductory; Reality

Chaos as Metaphor for the Study of Social Processes in the Postmodern World: A Baha'i Illustration - Hoonaard, van den,Will C.; Hackborn,William W. (1997)
How ideas drawn from the study of chaos theory can be used to describe some aspects of a social environment.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, University of Calgary, June 1994. Updated 1997.

Chapter 10, The Three Revelations - Dewey,Joseph J. (The Gathering of Lights, 1999)
Discusses the Bab and Bahá'ís in context of the emergence of other teachers/masters around the time of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism.
Self-published ebook from greaterthings.com/JJDewey/Gathering [archive.org].
Keywords: Joseph Smith; Mormonism (Latter Day Saints)

Chapter 14, "Bahá'í" - Hopfe,Lewis M. (Religions of the World, 1987)
Short chapter, covering "Origin and development of Bahá'í," "The teachings of Bahá'í," and "Bahá'í practices."
Keywords: Bahá'í history

Chapter 6, "Some 'New' Religions: Cao Dai, The Bahá'í Faith, Theosophy - Rice,Edward (Ten Religions of the East, 1978)
Historical overview, from Shi'i Islam to the Wilmette Temple.
Keywords: Bahá'í history

Chapters from the Mature Story of a Politician - Baldvin,Jon (Vaka-Helgafell, 2002)
Brief extract from a memoir by Iceland's former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jon Baldvin (Hannibalsson) mentioning some of the Bahá'ís he has met: Will van den Hoonaard, Halldor Thorgeirsson, and John Walbridge
Excerpt and book title translated from Icelandic by Hoonaard. See this book's entry on amazon.com.
Keywords: Iceland; John Walbridge; Mentions; Will C. van den Hoonaard

Character: A Sequence in Spiritual Psychology - Cobb,Stanwood (The Avalon Press, 1938)
A spiritual autobiography; scientific and religious foundations for character; self-development; the law of duty; altruism and selflessness; progress. Includes discussion of two days spent with Abdu'l-Bahá in 1908.
Online in various formats at hathitrust.org.
Keywords: 1908; Biography; Stanwood Cobb

Characterization in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: With Special Attention to Yahya - McLean,Jack (2000)
The Guardian employed a creative literary device of adding moralistic comment about historical figures, such as kings and clerics, casting them as "heroes" or "villains." Mirza Yahya is depicted with aspects of the demonic.
Paper presented to the Association for Bahá’í Studies Annual Conference, Study of Religion Special Interest Group, 2000. Mirrored with permission from jack-mclean.com.
Keywords: Fyodor Dostoevsky; God Passes By (book); History (general); Language; Literature; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); Promised Day is Come (letter); Shoghi Effendi, Writings of

Characterized by an Abiding Sense of Joy: Practical Application of Spiritual Principles in Everyday Life - Toussaint,Erica, compiler (1987)
Cultural influences from the outside world; the nature of humanity; purpose of life; pain and suffering; faith; detachment; relationships; consultation and problem-solving.
Mirrored from the old Ocean website [archive.org]. Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: Living the life

Chart of the Eras and Epochs of Bahá'í History - Bolhuis,Arjen (2000)
Diagram of the periods of Bahá'í history. Available in English and Russian.
Mirrored with permission from sites.google.com/site/akbweb.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Chronology and timelines; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Plans; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Time

Charter of a Divine Civilization: A Compilation - Shoghi Effendi (National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, 1956)
A compilation of writings of Shoghi Effendi which "assembles the particular passages which interpret the meaning of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá as source of the New Bahai' Order."
Mirrored from bahai.works.
Keywords: Spiritual Assemblies; Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá

Chase's Chaste Chase: Poems - Sunstrum,Jalal (2023)
Twelve poems on the theme of facing reality on our way to the promised land of world peace and joy. The title is in honor of Thornton Chase.
Keywords: Poetry

Chase, Thornton - Stockman,Robert (The Baha'i Encyclopedia, 2009)
On the first person in the West to become a steadfast Bahá’í, one of the founders of the Chicago Bahá’í community, included by Shoghi Effendi among a number of prominent early Bahá’ís he designated "Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá."
Mirrored with permission from bahai-encyclopedia-project.org.
Keywords: 1847; 1912; Biography; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Thornton Chase; United States (documents)

Chase, Thornton - Momen,Moojan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1992)
Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
Mirrored from www.iranicaonline.org/articles/chase-thornton-b.
Keywords: 1847; 1912; Biography; Thornton Chase; United States (documents)

Chase, Thornton - Stockman,Robert (1995)
Article written for possible inclusion in the Bahá'í Encyclopedia, an ongoing project of the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly. It has not been edited and will not appear in the Encyclopedia in its present form; posted here with permission. See also the published version of this article.
Keywords: 1847; 1912; Biography; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Thornton Chase; United States (documents)

Chase, Thornton: The First Bahá'í from the Western Hemisphere - Francis,Richard (1998)
Biography of the life of Thornton Chase, a prominent early American Bahá'í.
Mirrored with permission from the Bahá'í Faith Website of Reno, Nevada; no longer online, but available at archive.org.
Keywords: 1847; 1912; Biography; Springfield, MA; Thornton Chase

Chasm of Belief - McLellan,Barbara L. (1996)
Post traumatic stress disorder, its challenge to the Bahá'í community, and steps which may assist the community to face this issue.
Delivered to the New Zealand Association for Bahá'í Studies conference, 1996.

Chicago Defender: Newspaper Archive 1910-1975 - Various (The Chicago Defender, 1910)
1,677 clippings, unsorted, in scanned PDF.
See also 50,000 Newspaper Clippings from newspapers.com.
Keywords: 1910; 1975; Archives; Chicago, IL; Newspaper articles

Chicago the Pagan - Port,Weimar (Judy Publishing Company, 1953)
2-page description of the Bahá'í Temple in Wilmette, with a poem about it by Charles Collins published in the Chicago Tribune.
Keywords: Chicago, IL; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Poetry; United States (documents)

Chihriq - Cole,Juan; Hassanpour,Amir (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1990)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cahriq.
Keywords: Báb, The; Chihríq, Iran; Iran (documents); Prisons

Child of Mine - Khoshmashrab,Kamelia (2015)
A composition for expectant parents, featuring quotations from the Bahá’í Writings on topics such as pre-pregnancy, infant health, naming a child, parental roles, and postpartum depression.
This document can also be downloaded as a free e-book from iBooks and Kobo.
Keywords: Children; Depression; E-books; Education; Fathers; Health and healing; Mothers; Names (personal); Parents; Pregnancy

Child of the Covenant, by Adib Taherzadeh: Review - Fallon-Barry,Tricia (Solas, 2001)
Brief review of this sequel to Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 1.
Keywords: Adib Taherzadeh; Covenant; Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá

Childhood Abuse, and Revoking Parent's Right of Marriage Consent - Universal House of Justice (1992)
Guidance on therapy and recovery from sexual abuse. The abusing parent's right to consent to marriage can be revoked.
Keywords: Abuse; Domestic violence; Marriage; Psychology; Sexual violence; Trauma

Childhood Abuse, Ritual - Universal House of Justice (1994)
Matters of psychology and healing relating to recovery from certain forms of childhood abuse.
Keywords: Abuse; Domestic violence; Psychology; Tests and difficulties; Trauma

Childhood Trauma, Recovering from - Universal House of Justice (1992)
Guidance for individuals who suffered traumatic childhood experiences at the hands of disturbed parents.
Keywords: Abuse; Domestic violence; Ethics; Justice; Psychology; Trauma

Children - Davis,Nancy A. (The Baha'i Encyclopedia, 2009)
On persons in the stages of life from conception, when the soul comes into being, to the age of fifteen, the beginning of spiritual maturity or adulthood.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-encyclopedia-project.org.
Keywords: Children; Education; Family; Youth

Children of Iranian Asylum-Seekers in Turkey: Construction of National and Religious Identity - Calhan,Merve (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011)
Study of the nationalist and religious character of children of Iranian Bahá'í and Shi'i emigrants in Turkey. The transplanted Bahá'í youth maintained a stronger sense of religious identity. (Offsite.)
Thesis for Masters of Science in Middle East Studies at Middle East Technical University, Ankara. Purchase this thesis in its later published version at amazon.com, or read it online at metu.edu [PDF].

Children, Oppression of - Universal House of Justice (1985)
Discussion of the oppression of children at the hands of exploitative individuals and solace for those who have suffered such treatment.
Exact date not given.
Keywords: Abuse; Children; Domestic violence; Oppression

Chinese Family Religion and World Religion - Hock,Yeo Yew (Singapore Baha'i Studies Review, 1997)
Principles of filial piety and ancestor worship as practised in Chinese tradition; maintenance of genealogies and moral instruction of children with traditions of their forebears and "ancestral cults" help to reinforce the lineage and family solidarity.
See the table of contents and editor's note in the complete issue, vol. 2.
Keywords: Ancestor worship; Chinese religion; Family; Worship

Chinese Religions: Evolution, Compatibility and Adaptability - A Historical Perspective - Kao,Kow Mei (Singapore Baha'i Studies Review, 2000)
Case study of the history of Chinese civilization through the formation of the three major religions in imperial China: Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism; their compatibility, adaptability, and mutual influences in their early development.
See the table of contents, editor's note, and biographical data in the complete issue, vol. 5.
Keywords: Buddhism; China; Confucianism; Philosophy; Philosophy, Chinese; Taoism

Choice Wine: The Kitab-i Aqdas and the Development of Bahá'í Law - Lee,Anthony (1995)
The Kitab-i Aqdas was not intended to establish a new law code (shari'a) similar to the one known to 19th century Muslim jurisprudence, but rather to discard that approach to law in favor of a more organic promulgation of ethical principles.
Presented at the Fifth Irfan Colloquium on Scriptural Studies, Wilmette, Illinois, 1995. Also posted at irfancolloquia.org/5/lee_wine.
Keywords: 19th century; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws

Christ and Baha'u'llah - Townshend,George (George Ronald, 1957)
The Kingdom of God, as foretold in the Bible, has come and Bahá'u'lláh is the Return of Christ.
HTML below prepared from text from Ocean. Also available as a proofread, updated Microsoft Word document (M.T. 2021).
Keywords: Christianity; False prophets; Interfaith dialogue; Introductory; Islam; Jesus Christ; Muhammad (Prophet); Prophecies; Return

Christ et Bahá'u'lláh - Townshend,George (Maison Editions Bahá'íes, 1968)
Le Royaume de Dieu, comme prédit dans la Bible, est venu et Bahá'u'lláh est le retour du Christ.
See also English original Christ and Bahá'u'lláh. Also available as Word document and scan of original.
Keywords: Christianity; False prophets; Interfaith dialogue; Introductory; Islam; Jesus Christ; Muhammad (Prophet); Prophecies; Return

Christ the Seed - Mott,Francis J. (The Gate Publishing Co, 1939)
Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of discussing the evolution of scripture; brief overview of early Bábí history from a Christian missionary's perspective and comparison of the Nuqtat al-Kaf vs. the Tarikh-i-Jadid.
Keywords: Bábí history; Kitáb-i-Nuqtatul-Kaf; Mentions; Taríkh-i-Jadíd (New History)

Christ, Return of: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1994)
Some Christian prophecies and their fulfillment in the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: Christianity; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Return of; Prophecies; Return

Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2005)
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue

Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective - Stockman,Robert (1998)
Includes two topics: "A Bahá'í approach to the Bible" and "Bahá'í Writings on Jesus Christ."
See also Stockman's notes on Judaism and notes on Islam. Prepared for the Wilmette Institute.
Keywords: Adam and Eve; Apocrypha (Bible); Authenticity; Bible; Christianity; Genealogy; Gnosticism; Gospel of Thomas; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; Jesus Christ, Resurrection of; Jesus Christ, Virgin birth of; Marcionism; Miracles; Nag Hammadi library; Names and titles; Persecution; Prophecies; Reformation (Christianity); Resurrection; Sin; United States (documents)

Christianity, A.D. 138 - Rassekh,Nosratollah (World Order, 1980)
Detailed description of what life might have been like for a Roman or a Christian in the year 138, covering both history, politics, and daily life; the often-secret growth of early Christianity in the context of the Roman Empire.
PDF below generated from Microsoft Word version, prepared by Gengadran Arun (2022). Online in PDF and text formats at bahai.works. See also Islám: The First 138 Years.
Keywords: Christianity; Roman Empire

Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews - Abdul-Bahá (Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1940)
An address delivered at Temple Emmanu-El, San Francisco, October 12, 1912.
Prepared by S. Fuqua, who writes: I found this little piece in a box of Bahá'í club stuff at the University of North Texas. The original manuscript, somewhat yellowed and seven pages long, was published in 1940 by the Bahá'í Publishing Committee of Wilmette. Translator not named.
Keywords: California, USA; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Judaism; San Francisco, CA; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Christmas and Bahá'ís: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2002)
Keywords: Ayyám-i-Há; Badi calendar; Christianity; Christmas; Gift giving; Holy days; Holy days of other religions; New year

Chronicle of `Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjani: Personal Reminiscences of the Insurrection at Zanjan - Zanjani,Aqa Abdu'l-Ahad (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1897)
Translation of an account of the Babi struggle at Zanjan in 1850, as recollected by an aged eyewitness who had been a child at the time; an important source for early Babi history.
See also Persian text, online at the H-Bahá'í site. See also Browne's Remarks on the Azalis of Cyprus. Online version is exact replica of original, save underdots represented as underline; Persian text transcribed (by Juan Cole) and bracketed; footnotes included in the body of the text.
Keywords: 1850; Bahá'í history; Iran (documents); Memoirs and chronicles; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; Upheavals; Zanjan upheaval; Zanjan, Iran; `Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjání

Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions in Spain, part 1 (1850-1853) - Egea,Amin E. (Lights of Irfan, 2004)
Found sources for Bábí and Bahá'í history available in Span covering the years 1844 to 1947 (when the Bahá'í faith was established in Spain), pt. 1.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #48, Acuto, Italy (July 10-13, 2003). See also Part Two (1854-1876) and Part Three (1873-1895). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/48/egea_chronicles1.
Keywords: 1850; 1850s; 1853; Bahá'í history by country; Irfán Colloquia; Newspaper articles; Spain

Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions in Spain, part 2 (1854-1876) - Egea,Amin E. (Lights of Irfan, 2006)
Found sources for Bábí and Bahá'í history available in Span covering the years 1844 to 1947 (when the Bahá'í faith was established in Spain), pt. 2.
See also Part One (1850-1853) and Part Three (1873-1895). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/egea_chronicles2.
Keywords: 1854; 1876; Bahá'í history by country; Irfán Colloquia; Spain

Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions in Spain, part 3 (1873-1895) - Egea,Amin E. (Lights of Irfan, 2010)
Found sources for Bábí and Bahá'í history available in Span covering the years 1844 to 1947 (when the Bahá'í faith was established in Spain), pt. 3.
See also Part One (1850-1853) and Part Two (1854-1876). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/egea_chronicles3-corrected.
Keywords: 1873; 1895; Bahá'í history by country; Irfán Colloquia; Spain

Chronological study: Tablets to the Rulers - Tansik,Melissa (1998)
Timeline of the rise of nation states, 1844-1871, and the history and fate of the rulers to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote in the 1860s.
Presented as a homework assignment for the Wilmette Institute.
Keywords: 1844; 1860s; 1871; 19th century; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Chronology and timelines; History (general); Tablets to kings and rulers

Chronologies of the Lives of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi - Zein,Violetta (2021)
Table of contents for, and links to, 52 detailed biographical chronologies of the Utterance Project.
See also Chronology of the Greatest Holy Leaf (V. Zein, 2025).
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh; Basic timeline, Condensed; Basic timeline, Expanded; Báb, The; Chronology and timelines; Shoghi Effendi; Stories; Visuals; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Chronology of Bahá'í Literature - Bolhuis,Arjen, compiler (2005)
A table, sorted by date, of all major English-language publications from the Central Figures, the Universal House of Justice, and reference materials.
Also available as the original Excel spreadsheet: bolhuis_chronology_bahai_literature.xls. Mirrored with permission from sites.google.com.
Keywords: Bahá'í literature; Chronology and timelines; Excel files

Chronology of Persecutions of Babis and Baha'is - Winters,Jonah, compiler (1998)
Keywords: Chronology and timelines; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other

Chronology of Principal Events Related in the Dawn-Breakers - Author unknown, compiler
Table of 59 key events in early Bábí history.
Text from Ocean. See also a more detailed table, Chronology of Persecutions of Babis and Bahá'ís.
Keywords: Chronology and timelines; Dawn-Breakers (book); Study guides

Chronology of the Greatest Holy Leaf - Zein,Violetta (2025)
Links to a detailed biography and multimedia photo album of the life of the daughter of Bahá'u'lláh.
See also Chronologies of the Lives of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (V. Zein, 2021).
Keywords: 1846; 1932; 19th century; 20th century; Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Chronology and timelines; Visuals

Church and State in the Bahá'í Faith: An Epistemic Approach - Danesh,Roshan (Journal of Law and Religion, 2008)
On the public role of Bahá'í institutions; review of current secondary literature; temporal legitimacy vs. divine sovereignty; interaction of religion and politics; maturation and unity; an open vision of church and state.
Also available in Microsoft Word format, prepared (and updated with additional links in the footnotes) by M. Thomas (2021).
Keywords: Administrative Order; Church and state; Criticism and apologetics; Government; Politics; Speculation; Theocracy; Unresolved matters; World order

Church and State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah - McGlinn,Sen (1994)
The concept of theocracy as it applies to the Bahá'í model of government.
See also the letter from the Universal House of Justice "Theocracy, separation of church and state." See also the full book, Church and State: Book 1 of a Postmodern Political Theology for the Bahá'í Community. Originally presented at Irfan Colloquium #4, 1994.
Keywords: Church and state; Criticism and apologetics; Government; Politics; Theocracy; World order

Church and State: Book 1 of a Postmodern Political Theology for the Bahá'í Community - McGlinn,Sen (Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 2005)
Religion and politics in Islamic history; Islamic and Bahá'í views on theocracy and democracy; the theology of the State and the unfoldment of world civilization; relevant contemporary Bahá'í literature in English, French, and German.
See introduction to this book, related articles, links, and comments at senmcglinn.wordpress.com. See also Church and State in the World Order of Baha'u'llah. Order a copy of the book from kalimat.com. First written as Master's thesis in the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Leiden.
Keywords: Christianity; Church and state; Criticism and apologetics; Government; Islam; Kalimat Press; Politics

Circle of Unity, ed. Anthony Lee: Reviews - Various (dialogue magazine, 1986)
Three short reviews, published in three national Bahá'í journals: New Zealand Bahá'í Newsletter, Bahá'í Canada, and Bahá'í Journal of England.
See also responses to these reviews, from dialogue 1:2. See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.

Circle of Unity: Responses to reviews - Various (dialogue magazine, 1986)
Responses to reviews of this book (in dialogue 1:1), by Ron Price, Brent Poirier, Anthony Lee, Lawrence M. Miller, James Tyson, Mark Foster, and Leon Jones.
See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.

Circumpolar Regions (Arctic): History of the Baha'i Faith - Hoonaard, van den,Will C. (1994)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project.
Keywords: Arctic; Bahá'í history by country; Circumpolar regions

Citadel of Faith: Messages to America 1947-1957 - Shoghi Effendi (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1980)
A collection of messages from the Guardian to the Bahá’ís of the United States, written between 1947 and 1957.
See also the 2008 edition in PDF [1 MB] and Word formats, prepared by Mike Thomas (2023). Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: 1947; 1957; Citadel of Faith: Messages to America 1947-1957 (book); In Memoriam; Shoghi Effendi, letters of; United States (documents)

City and Village in Iran: Settlement and Economy in the Kirman Basin - English,Paul Ward (University of Wisconsin Press, 1966)
Brief description of villages in Iran, including Langar, the "center of the Shaykhi sect."
Passing mention of the Bábís.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Kirman, Iran; Langar, Iran; Shaykhism

City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida) - Bahá'u'lláh (1997)
Provisional translation of an Arabic Tablet revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdad, before His Declaration.
Mirrored with permission from whoisbahaullah.com. Translation first posted at H-Bahá'í 1997-04-03, reposted with permission of translator. Adib Taherzadeh describes this Tablet in "Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh", volume 1, pp. 108-9. Read more about a tablet of the Báb called "Fi's-Sulúk II", about the same subject, in Gate of the Heart, pp. 304-307 (Saiedi, 2010). See also an essay by Orcella Rexford, Radiant Acquiescence.
Keywords: Baghdad, Iraq; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Contentment; Ethics; Iraq; Lawh-i-Madinatur-Rida (City of Radiant Acquiescence); Radiant acquiescence; Tests and difficulties

City of the Heart - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (2004)
Literal and metaphorical references to "heart."
Keywords: Heart; Metaphors and allegories

Ciudadanía Mundial: Ética Global Para El Desarrollo Sostenible - Bahá'í International Community (1993)
Comunidades Sostenibles en un Mundo Integrante
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Ethics; Statements; Sustainable development; Unity; Unity of humanity

Civility and Piety as Foundations of Community - Selznick,Philip (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2004)
Text of a talk by a sociologist on moral commitments we make in life, democratic principles, the nature of "community," and articles of faith.
Transcript of a presentation given at the 27th annual conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies, San Francisco, August 30 2003.

Claiming legitimacy: Prophecy narratives from northern aboriginal women - Cruikshank,Julie (The American Indian Quarterly, 1994)
Includes a discussion of Angela Sidney, a Tagish elder who was very active in the Bahá'í Faith, and who believed that there is not necessary any conflict between Anglicanism, Bahá'í, and indigenous shamanism.
Mirrored from highbeam.com (formerly elibrary.com).
Keywords: 1992; Biography; Native Americans; Prophecies

Clara Dunn: A Spiritual Pioneer - Day,Michael (2010)
Brief bio of Dunn, followed by an overview of the Australian Bahá'í community.
Mirrored from bahai.org.au.
Keywords: 1869; 1960; Australia; Biography; Clara Dunn

Classroom Management in Action - Handal,Boris (Dominie, 2005)
A guide to managing behavior in everyday situations, presented in the form of learning scenarios. Each scenario represents a familiar theme with diverse educational concepts, to spark group discussions and help teachers reflect on their own practices.
Keywords: Children; Education

Clay into Crystal: How Thought Shapes Structure in the Pursuit of Justice - Hanson,Holly (2001)
Explores the concept that social structures emerge out of patterns of thought, illustrated with the history of political transformation in Uganda, of economies in Europe, of the academy.
Association for Bahá'í Studies, 1 September, 2001, Seattle

Climate Change: Policies and Political Discourse - Universal House of Justice (2017)
Letter "to three individuals" on the science behind anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, and how Bahá'ís might participate in activism and raising awareness of the issue while avoiding political divisiveness.
Title made up for this online posting; not in original. See original online at bahai.org.
Keywords: Activism; Climate change; Consultation; Environment; Materialism; Moderation; Politics; Public discourse (discourses of society); Science; Social action

Climate Change: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2020)
Keywords: Climate change; Environment; Introductory; Moderation

Clouds and the Hiding God: Observations on some Terms in the Early Writing of Bahá'u'lláh - Sharon,Moshe (Lights of Irfan, 2012)
Metaphorical usage of clouds and rain in the mystical Tablets Rashh-i-Amá, Lawh Kullu't-Ta'ám, and Qasídiyyih-Varqá'iyyih.
This paper was first posted in Word format at Hebrew University of Jerusalem [archive.org], where the author is the Chair in Bahá'í Studies. It was later published in Lights of Irfan, and is mirrored here with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/sharon_clouds.
Keywords: Ama (cloud); Clouds; Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám (Tablet of All Food); Metaphors and allegories; Mysticism; Qasidiyyih-Varqaiyyih (Ode of the Dove); Rain; Rashh-i-Ama (Sprinkling from the Cloud of Unknowing); Symbolism

Cobb, Stanwood and Ida Nayan Whitlam: Bios and photos from "Find a Grave" - Winters,Jonah, compiler (2014)
Short biographies of Stanwood Cobb and his wife Ida.
The following content has been adapted from findagrave.com. Click on the links below to check for newer versions, offsite.
Keywords: 1881; 1982; Biography; Ida Nayan Whitlam; Stanwood Cobb

Cognitive-Developmental Psychology and the Baha'i Faith: Meaningful Connections - Diessner,Rhett (Counseling and Values, 1995)
Some major concepts shared by Bahá'ís and adherents of cognitive-developmentalism; avenues of communication between members of the Bahá'í Faith and the therapeutic community.
Mirrored from nhbahais.com.
Keywords: Children; Education; Ethics; Philosophy; Psychology

Coherent Chaos and Chaotic Cosmos: The Qur'ān and the Symmetry of Truth - Lawson,Todd (Weltkonstruktionen: Religiöse Weltdeutung zwischen Chaos und Kosmos vom Alten Orient bis zum Islam, 2010)
While at first glance the Qur'an appears to be chaotic in form and structure, on closer examination it reveals an interconnected logic of content, performance, imagery, grammar, and poetics. Article does not mention the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: Grammar; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Language; Metaphors and allegories; Poetry; Quran; Style (Writings)

Coincidentia Oppositorum in the Qayyum al-Asma: The terms "Point" (nuqta), "Pole" (qutb), "Center" (markaz) and the Khutbat al-tatanjiya - Lawson,Todd (Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies, 2001)
The importance of the Khutba al-tutunjiya for a study of the Bab's writings; the presence in the Qayyum al-asma of the motif of the coincidentia oppositorum, in distinctively Shi'i form, as an expression of its "apocalyptic imagination".
Mirrored with permission from h-net.org.
Keywords: Imam Ali; Khutbih Tutunjiyyih (Sermon of the Gulf); Markaz (Center); Opposites; Pairs of words; Point; Qayyumul-Asma (book); Qutb (Pole); Words and phrases

Collected Poems of Robert Hayden, by Robert Hayden: Review - Mullen,Harryette (The Antioch Review, 1997)
See also review article at www.citypaper.net/articles/040496/article014.shtml, and Robert Hayden's Epic Community.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Poetry; Robert Hayden

Collections of Audio and Video Talks: Lists of Speakers and Titles - Various (2020)
List of talks and presentations in Video or Audio format found at other sites; included here for reference and keyword indexing.
This list was last updated 2021-02-08. If you find other collections of talks that aren't listed here, or if you notice updates since 2021-02-08, please let us know.
Keywords: All subjects; Conferences; Firesides; Indexes and catalogues; Summer schools; Visuals

Collective Consciousness, Human Maturity, and the Challenge of Sustainability: Response - Dahl,Arthur Lyon (2009)
Response to presentations "The Essential Role of Religion in Fostering a Sustainable World" by Peter Adriance and "Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy" by Peter Brown.
Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference "Environments," Washington, DC, August 13-16 2009.
Keywords: Economics; Maturity of humanity; Sustainable development

Collective Security within Reach by Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing: Review - Hassall,Graham (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2013)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/354. See also PDF scan.
Keywords: Collective security

Collective Security: An Indispensable Requisite for a Lasting Peace - Ewing,Sovaida Ma'ani (Lights of Irfan, 2013)
The global community must come to collaborative agreements regarding policing, the military, nuclear weapons, and an international court. The Bahá'í Faith can offer much guidance for this process.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #113, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 2012). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/113/ma'ani_security.
Keywords: Collective security

Collins, Amelia: The Fulfilled Hope of 'Abdu'l-Baha - Francis,Richard (1993)
Short biography of a prominent American Bahá'í.
Mirrored with permission from the Bahá'í Faith Website of Reno, Nevada; no longer online, but available at archive.org.
Keywords: 1873; 1962; Amelia Collins; Biography; Collins Gate (Bahjí); Funds; Hands of the Cause

Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East - Ekbal,Kamran (2014)
Abdu'l-Bahá was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their militaries. In spite of the Bahá'í principle of abstaining from politics, exceptions can be made in the face of tyranny and injustice.
Also available in Microsoft Word format. Also available in Persian, as published in Iran Nameh 2012.
Keywords: Alexander the Great; Algeria; Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem; Balfour Declaration; Balkans; Calamities and catastrophes; China; Civilization; Colonialism and imperialism; Communication; Conspiracy theories; Constitutional Movement (Iran); Constitutions (general); Crusades; Disarmament; Dreyfus affair; Economics; Egypt; Enlightenment, Age of; Ethics; Forgiveness; France; Freedom and liberty; General Allenby; Gilan, Iran; Globalization; History (general); Holy Land; Holy of Holies; Human rights; Ihsanullah Khan Dustdar; Injustice; Iran (documents); Iranian constitution; Iranian constitution; Islam; Isra and Miraj; Israel; Italy; Jerusalem, Israel; Jews; Jihad (Holy war); Judaism; Justice; Kindness; Leo Tolstoy; Libya; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Haifa; Media (communication); Metaphors and allegories; Middle East; Moderation; Muhammad Abduh; Napoleon I; Nationalism; Obedience; Opposition; Oppression; Ottoman Empire; Palestine; Peace; Politics; Prejudice; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Reform; Religion (general); Renaissance; Russia; Spain; T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia); Tamerlane; Taqiyyah (dissimulation); Temple of Solomon; Temple of Solomon; Tiberias, Israel; Transportation; United Kingdom; United States (documents); Unity; Unity of humanity; Unity of religion; Violence; War; Weapons; Young Turks; Zia Bagdadi; Zionism

Colorblindness and Race Unity: One Bahá'í's Perspective - Osborn,Donald (1997)
Reflections on race perspectives in the Bahá'í writings.
Keywords: Race; Unity

Combatiendo el Racismo - Bahá'í International Community (1983)
Declaración presentada a la Segunda Conferencia Mundial para Combatir el Racismo y la Discriminación Racial. Ginebra, Suiza, 112 de agosto de 1983
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Racism; Statements

"Come Back, Africa": First commercial film mentioning the Bahá'í Faith - Watson,Greg (2013)
Context of a 1959 African documentary/drama film in which the Bahá'í Faith is discussed.
Milestone Films released a restored version of Come Back, Africa on DVD and Blu-ray in 2012; see also comebackafrica.com. The relevant clip is at bahai-library.com/video/c/come_back_africa_clip.mp4 [6:10 minutes, 58 MB; thanks to S. Kolins].
Keywords: 1959; Africa; Arts and crafts; Cinema; Film; South Africa

Coming of Age - Dunbar,Hooper (2012)
Overview of the Faith and discussion of "coming of age" which, both at an individual level and as part of the social evolution of humankind, is a common theme in the Writings. Includes question-and-answer session.
Talk delivered at the Imperial College in London, January 20, 2012. These files have been saved from archive.org. Also online at webchannel9.com.
Keywords: Hooper Dunbar; Maturity of humanity

Coming Out - Kluge,Ian (2001)
Short, humorous play depicting the confusions that can result from trying to be too delicate in announcing one's commitment to the Bahá'í Faith.
"Coming Out" was inspired by a remark by Gail Morong.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Drama; Humor; Laughter; Plays

Command and Creation (Amr va Khalq): Translation of Index and Catalog of Contents - Mazandarani,Asadu'llah Fadil (2018)
Translation of Mazandarani's Table of Contents for his compilation of Baha'i Writings from 1945 — some not published elsewhere — and a catalog of the contents of each section by McCants, with some notes and partial translations of select passages.
Mirrored with permission from kashkul.org [archive.org]. Summary by Arjen Bolhuis (2022). The selections in all four volumes of Amr va Khalq are cataloged in the Partial Inventory with the abbreviations AVK1, AVK2, AVK3, and AVK4. See more information and links at bahaipedia.org and wikipedia.org.
Keywords: Amr va Khalq (compilation); Indexes and catalogues; Mírzá Asadullah Fadil-i-Mazandarani

Comment protéger nos jeunes? - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2003)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfan, 2013)
Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the Epistle's references to Qayyumu’l-Asma and the Muslim dawn prayer for Ramadan.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/momen_wolf.
Keywords: 1874; 1903; 19th century; Ark; Badi calendar; Biography; Covenant; Crimson; Crimson Ark; Dua Al Sahar (Dawn supplication); Greatest Name; Islam; Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf); Opposition; Persecution; Qayyumul-Asma (book)

Commentary on a Verse of Rumi - Cole,Juan (1999)
Summary and paraphrase of a tablet about a debate over the unity of being (wahdat al-wujud) in Sufi thought.
Text adapted from h-net.org/~bahai/notes/vol3/rumi.htm. Note: The below text contains a translation of a short paragraph. Nader Saiedi, in his talk "Reconstruction of Interpretation (starting around 53 minutes), explains that the word "elevates" should be translated as "obliterated", changing the meaning of the passage. See also Translation.
Keywords: Azali Bábís; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Colors; Evil; Ibn Arabi; Lawh-i-Salman I (Tablet to Salman I); Letters of negation and affirmation; Moses; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); Opposition; Pharaoh (Bible); Philosophy, Islamic; Rumi (Mevlana); Self; Sufism; Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd); Wealth and poverty

Commentary on a Verse of Rumi - Bahá'u'lláh (1999)
Addresses theological concepts of divine unity through interpretation of Rumi's poetry, exploring relationships between Creator and creation while warning followers against false claims to authority.
Mirrored from alisonelizabethmarshall.com. Note: Nader Saiedi, in his talk "Reconstruction of Interpretation (starting around 53 minutes), explains that this translation is grossly mistaken, giving a few examples, for example that the word "elevates" should be translated as "obliterated", changing the meaning of the text. See also translator's Introduction.
Keywords: Colors; Lawh-i-Salman I (Tablet to Salman I); Moses; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); Pharaoh (Bible); Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd)

Commentary on a Verse of Sa'di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa'di) - Bahá'u'lláh (1996)
Translation first posted to the Irfan listserver in 1996; mirrored with permission from whoisbahaullah.com. The last part of this tablet is summarized in Taherzadeh's Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh vol. 3, p. 404, without identifying it by name. Partial authorized translations can be found in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, sections XCIII (93) and CLXI (161). The verse commented on is from the Gulistán of Sa'dí, chapter 2, story 11. [with thanks to Adib Masumian]. The complete Tablet contains 2,530 words. The passages in the Gleanings contain 2,337 words, Juan Cole's translation contains 945 words. [-A.B.]
Keywords: Closer than your life vein; Forgetfulness; God; God, Nearness to; Islam; Literature, Persian; Nearness and remoteness; Philosophy; Poetry; Quran; Remembrance; Saadi Shirazi (Sadi); Tafsir-i Bayti az Sadi (Commentary on a Verse of Sadi); Wine (metaphor)

Commentary on "Equality of Women: The Bahá'í Principle of Complementarity," by Linda O'Neil: Response - Lease,Nancy (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1991)
Keywords: Equality; Gender; Women

Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm - Enayat,Mohsen (Baha'i Studies Review, 1992)
Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
Keywords: Azhar University; Criticism and apologetics; Egypt; Finality; God; Interpretation; Islam; Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Egypt; Quran; Seal of the Prophets

Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) - Abdul-Bahá (Baha'i Studies Bulletin, 1985)
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.
Mirrored with permission from www.momen.org/relstud/kkm.htm. This version updated from the original BSB version in 1999 and 2006. Also available in updated Microsoft Word format, prepared by M. Thomas (2024). Edits, proofreading, and updates by M. Momen, A. Marshall, M. McCarron, J. Winters, A. Bolhuis, and B. Lyons in 1999, 2006, and 2013.
Keywords: Archetypes; Baghdad, Iraq; Creation; Dualism; Edirne, Turkey; Hadith; Hidden Treasure (Hadith); Iraq; Knowledge; Love; Monism; Philosophy; Relativism; Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure); Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Sufism; Turkey; Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; `Alí Shawkat Páshá

Commentary on the Kitab-i Aqdas, verse one - McGlinn,Sen (1997)
Meanings why recognition of God and his Manifestations are the first two laws of the Aqdas.
Written in an informal and conversational style, as originally posted to a Bahá'í listserver.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Manifestations of God, Recognition of; Obedience; Twin duties; Words and phrases

Commentary on the Surah of the Sun - Bahá'u'lláh (1994)
Bahá'u'lláh's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an.
Add comments or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Commentaries; Earth; God, Word of; Heart; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Islam; Metaphors and allegories; Moon; Quran; Sun; Symbolism; Tafsír-i-Suriy-i-Vash-Shams (Commentary on the Surih of the Sun); Words and phrases

Commentary on Verses of John (Tafsír-i-Áyát-i-Yuhanná) - Abdul-Bahá (2001)
Excerpt from a longer Tablet on Jesus' prophecy "It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter [or "Helper"] will not come to you."
Text from Makátib 'Abdu'l-Bahá, volume 2, page 59. Translation posted to Tarjuman April 2001.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Comforter; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ; John (Bible); Prophecies; Quotations from the Bible; Return; Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-Yuhanna (Commentary on Verses of John); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Commentary: Some Interpretive Principles in the Bahá'í Writings - McGlinn,Sen (Baha'i Studies Review, 1997)
Criteria which may be used to determine which of Shoghi Effendi writings are "interpretations", and thus permanently binding, and which are not.
Keywords: Hermeneutics; Interpretation

Comments on "Infallible Institutions?" by Udo Shaefer and "Response" by Peter Terry - Bookwalter,Wm. Keith (2020)
Thoughts on infallibility of the Universal House of Justice through a case study of predictions regarding the "unity of nations" and the Lesser Peace by the year 2000.
See also The Guardian's "Administrative Seats of Divinely-Appointed Institutions," letters from the House "Attainment of the Unity of Nations and the Lesser Peace" (2001) and "Peace Among the Nations" (1999), and Jack McLean's "Did Prophecy Fail? The Lesser Peace and the Year 2000" (2003).
Keywords: 2000; Criticism and apologetics; Infallibility; Lesser Peace; Unity of Nations; Universal House of Justice

Comments on Power and Authority, Historical Consciousness, and Modes of Communication: Foreword to the 2nd Edition of Planning Progress - Smith,Todd (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2024)
Reflections on what Bahá'ís have achieved in the decades since this book was published, particularly in the way they seek to transform the material and spiritual dimensions of life at individual and social levels; the degraded state of today's leadership.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Capacity building; Communication; Conspiracy theories; Consumerism; Conversations, meaningful; Disorder and confusion; Habits of mind; Historical consciousness; Identity; Institute process; Integration and disintegration; Interdependence and interconnectedness; Leadership; Misinformation and disinformation; Moderation; Planning; Prayer; Prosperity; Purpose of life; Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age (letter); Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Social action; Social media; Spirituality; Unity; Unity in diversity; Unity of humanity; Us and them; Vision

Comments On The Print and Electronic Media: 1844-2044: Pioneering Over Four Epochs, Section VIII Poetry - Price,Ron (Pioneering Over Four Epochs: An Autobiographical Study and A Study in Autobiography, 2006)
Autobiographical musings, unedited, as uploaded by the author.
The poetry here deals with the print and electronic media since 1844: the internet, cinema and video, television and radio, newspapers and magazines, journals and diaries, telephone and telegraph, the DVD and the cassette tape, the CD and inter alia. This poetry tries to connect my own experience to that of the media in my life and in the life of my society since 1844. The relationship of the Bahai Faith to these media is also explored in what might be called prose-poetry, the most common form of poetry in the last 200 years.
Keywords: Media (communication); Ron Price

Common Grounds between Buddhism, Quantum Physics, and the Bahá'í Faith - Coleman,Jack (1997)
Some parallels and similarities between the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, and physics.
Keywords: Buddhism; Physics

Common sense versus secularism: American Bahá'í literature as a window on implicit culture - McGlinn,Sen (2007)
Religion and politics must be kept in separate spheres with different, though complementary, rules. This paper questions whether that is understood by Bahá'ís, even in countries that claim to value the separation of church and state.
Online at academia.edu.
Keywords: Church and state

Common Teachings from Chinese Culture and the Bahá'í Faith: From Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization - Cheung,Albert (Lights of Irfan, 2000)
An examination of the similarities in belief between the Bahá'í Faith and traditional Chinese culture.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #24, Louhelen Bahá'í School, Michigan (October 8-12, 1999). Reprinted in The Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions, ed. Moojan Momen (George Ronald, 2005). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/24/cheung_chinese.
Keywords: Buddhism; China; Chinese religion; Confucianism; Interfaith dialogue; Irfán Colloquia; Philosophy; Philosophy, Chinese; Taoism

Common Threads: A Theory and Practice of Community Development - Suggs, Jr.,John W.; Deahl-Coy,Lin (1999)
Results of a sociological study designed "to teach practical skills of love, support and belonging."
Presented at the 23rd Annual Association of Bahá'í Studies Conference, "Sacred Justice: Uniting the Human Family," in Tempe, Arizona on June 19, 1999.

CommonVisions: Photography and Conflict Transformation - Egerton,Chuck (Global Journal of Peace Research and Praxis, 2015)
How an arts-based photography project, built on the concept of the oneness of humanity, was used to overcome racism using the universal language of photography and a medical model to bring unity and resolve conflict.
Mirrored with permission from libjournal.uncg.edu/prp/article/view/858. Contact the author at caegerto[at]@uncg.edu.
Keywords: Conflict resolution; Photography; Race

Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India (1993)
A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions.
Mirrored from Times of India: The Speaking Tree, Part 1 and Part 2 (2015). The date of this document is not yet known. The blog posts (links above) are dated October 2015, but this interview notes: "In 1992, there was a serious problem caused by the demolition of the mosque in the city of Ayodhya which caused communal riots throughout the country. In response, the Baha’i community issued a statement that highlighted a central theme: “communal harmony—India’s greatest challenge.” In this statement, the whole issue of religious conflict and the importance of harmony and peacebuilding were emphasized in a 6 to 7 page statement written in English. This statement was later translated into most of the official languages of India. We distributed this to Ministers, bureaucrats, district county workers, the superintendent of police, NGOS, and faith communities." The Ayodhya riots happened on 6 December 1992 (see background on Wikipedia, Ayodhya dispute and Communalism in South Asia) and the court decision was on 24 October 1994, and states "as 1993 began, communal violence returned to India" which would indicate that this document was likely written in 1993 or 1994.
Keywords: Caste system; Change; Christianity; Communal harmony; Communalism; Conflict resolution; Cultural diversity; Ethics; Ethnic divisions; Hinduism; India; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Islam; Marriage; Migration; National Spiritual Assembly, statements; Peace; Prejudice; Public discourse (discourses of society); Science; Sikhism; Social action; Social and economic development; Social change; South Asia; Statements; Superstition; Transformation; Unity; Unity in diversity; Unity of religion; Wealth and poverty

Communication: The Key to Expansion - Coe,Roger (Baha'i News, 1986)
The use of technology by and its impact upon Bahá'í scholarship. Available also as audiobook.
Originally presented at the 1985 conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies under the title "Technology in Bahá'í Scholarship - A Prospectus." Audio version originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org. This article had the distinction of being the longest article printed in Baha'i News.

Communicative Interaction: Relating Habermasian Universalism to Baha'i Consultation - Winters,Jonah (1996)
The philosophy of Jurgen Habermas has been influential in formulating definitions of morality. These theories are similar to the unique use by Bahá'ís of "consultation" as a tool for creating civil societies and nonrepressive moral codes.
Written for a graduate course on Postmodernism and Religion, University of Toronto, 1996.
Keywords: Consultation; Jürgen Habermas; Philosophy; University of Toronto

Community Agency and Islamic Education in Contemporary Zanzibar - Bolton,Caitlyn (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2020)
Western political philosophy is primarily concerned with the dynamics of rights and responsibilities between the individual and the institutions; the concept of community is overlooked in such theories, and is even antithetical to the modern nation-state.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/320. See also complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Zanzibar, Tanzania

Community and Collective Action - Correa,Gustavo (Baha'i World, 2015)
On the hopeful efforts of groups of people around the world to build a new kind of community based on the oneness of humankind, and the vision and process guiding these efforts.
Adapted from a talk given at the Bahá’í World Centre in 2015. Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where this article is also available as HTML.
Keywords: Community (general); Community building; Gustavo Correa; Institute process; Social action

Community Development - Lample,Paul (2010)
Talk by a member of the House of Justice on improving the plight of humanity in light of the Five-Year Plan.
Title of talk provided by the file name of the audio file when I received it. Date and location of this talk not known; contact me if you know. One clue to the date is around the 1:12:25 mark where Lample refers to a recent Ridvan message from the House calling for Bahá'ís to "seize this process of learning ... in the few remaining months of the Plan." As Lample was elected to the House in 2005, this would have to be a reference to the 2001-2006 Five-Year Plan. One email received by the Library said "...I think it's from 2005. Mrs. Javidukht Khadem is in the audience, who Lample acknowledges, and she died in 2007. He later also speaks about sixteen years left to the sequences of plans in motion, ending in 2021. Also, Robert Henderson was no longer the Secretary after 2007, so he would most likely not be in Chicago in 2010 and Ken Bowers, as the NSA secretary would have introduced him." [-J.W. 2022]

Community Functioning, Issues Concerning: Fostering the Development of Bahá'í Communities - Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Compilation of Compilations, 2000)
Extensive guidance on community development. Includes extracts from letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi on fostering the evolution of Bahá'í communities.
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Administration; Bahá'í Faith, Evolutionary nature of; Change; Community (general); Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies; Spiritual Assemblies; Unity

Community Histories - Hollinger,Richard, editor (Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1992)
Essay on the diversity of Western Bahá'í communities, followed by six histories of selected local communities in the United States, Britain, and Canada.
Order a copy of the book here.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Baltimore, MD; California, USA; Canada; Kalimat Press; Kansas, USA; Kenosha, WI; Maryland, USA; Nova Scotia, Canada; Sacramento, CA; Saint John, NB; Sociology; Texas, USA; United Kingdom; United States (documents); Wisconsin, USA

Community Histories, by Richard Hollinger: Review - Hassall,Graham (Baha'i Studies Review, 1995)

Community in Diversity: The New Man - Hulme,Peter (Baha'i Studies Review, 1991)
The focus of this presentation is the community of selves within each of us. Where is the evidence that we are more than one self?
Keywords: Psychology; Self

Community under Siege: The Ordeal of the Bahá'ís of Shiraz - Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC, 2007)
Account of the persecutions of the Bahá'ís in Shiraz by the IHRDC (2007).
Mirrored from www.iranhrdc.org. See also A Faith Denied: The Persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran and Crimes Against Humanity: The Islamic Republic’s Attacks on the Bahá’ís.
Keywords: 1970s; 1983; Persecution, Iran

Community, Baha'i - Hoonaard, van den,Will C. (1993)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project.

Companion to Proofs of the Prophets - Terry,Peter (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.
Keywords: Manifestations of God; Proofs

Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions - Momen,Moojan (Baha'i Studies Review, 1995)
Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
This table has been copied from Momen's article Bahá'u'lláh's prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions"; see complete article for a better understanding of the details outlined below.
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Bahá'u'lláh; Buddha; Buddhism; Báb, The; Christianity; Conference of Badasht (1848); Exile (banishment); Holy Spirit; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jesus Christ; Judaism; Laws; Manifestations of God; Meditation; Messianism; Moses; Muhammad (Prophet); Opposition; Prophecies; Qiblih; Return; Tablets to kings and rulers; Unity of religion

Comparative Religion - Parrinder,Geoffrey (George Allen & Unwin, 1962)
Three passing mentions.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Mentions

Compare: Bahá'í Faith, Islam, Christianity, Judaism - Author unknown, compiler (2009)
Comparison charts of statistics, basic beliefs, origins, and history.
Mirrored from religionfacts.com.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Judaism

Comparison of God and Soul Concepts from a Bahá'í and Hindu Point of View: Conceptions and Experiences of the Afterlife - Kerr,Diane Robinson (2014)
Common ground between Hinduism’s Brahman and the Bahá'í conception of God, and the complex understanding they propose of the soul and Atman.
Mirrored with permission from the author's website, where she has many other articles, and two ebooks for sale: The Coming of Age of Humanity and Mending the Circle: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Groups.
Keywords: Atman; God; Hinduism; Interfaith dialogue; Life after death (afterlife); Philosophy; Philosophy, Hindu; Reincarnation; Soul

Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh - Bradford,Dianne (1998)
Comparison of stages in The Four Valleys with three approaches from Islam: Theologians, Muslim Philosophers, and Mystics.
Presented as a homework assignment for the Wilmette Institute's "Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh" Course, year one. See also Dianne Bradford's personal homepage
Keywords: Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Islam; Mysticism; Philosophy; Theology

Comparison of the concepts of Prophet and Messenger in Islam and Manifestation in the Baha'i Faith - Ater,Richard (1997)
Analytical overview of the theology of prophethood in both religions.
Keywords: Angels; Criticism and apologetics; Finality; Holy Spirit; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Manifestations of God; Prophets; Seal of the Prophets

Comparison of the Seven Valleys and the American Indian Peace Shield - Bailey,Nina (1999)
Comparison study between the spiritual teachings of the ancient Native American Indian Peace Shield and the spiritual journey described by Bahá'u'lláh in The Seven Valleys
Written as homework for the Wilmette Institute.
Keywords: Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Native Americans

Compassion or Karuna as Understood in the Bahá'í Religion - Merchant,Ali K. (Global Religious Vision, 2001)
A brief overview of the meaning of ethics and the divine origin of compassion.
Mirrored from globalvisionpub.com [archived].
Keywords: Compassion; Ethics; Hinduism; Interfaith dialogue; Philosophy; Philosophy, Hindu

Compassionate Woman: The Life and Legacy of Patricia Locke by John Kolstoe: Review - Verge,Patricia (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2012)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/353. See also original scan.
Keywords: Native Americans; Patricia Locke; United States (documents)

Competing for the Oneness Of Mankind: The Influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games - Barnes,Kiser (Australian Baha'i Studies, 2001)
The influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games and how it relates to the principle of the oneness of mankind.
See also the rest of this issue.
Keywords: Competition; Dawn-Breakers (book); Equality; Fire; Gods and Goddesses; Greece; Heroism; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Sydney; Olympic Games; Religion (general); Sports; Sydney, Australia; Transformation; Unity; Unity of humanity; Virtues; Wealth and poverty

Compilation "L'état actuel de désordre et de confusion du monde," Centre International d'Enseignement - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (2020)
Compilation du Centre International d'Enseignement.
Translation of "The World's Current State of Disorder and Confusion." See also Persian translation.
Keywords: Calamities and catastrophes; Crisis; Disorder and confusion; Hope; Integration and disintegration; Social action; Suffering; Tests and difficulties

Compilation of Compilations: Volume 1 - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Bahá'í Publications Australia, 1991)
These online versions were typed by volunteers unknown, and proofread by Romane Takkenberg in 2010. The PDF versions were also prepared by Takkenberg. See also Volume 2 and Volume 3.
Keywords: All subjects; Compilation of Compilations (book); Compilations

Compilation of Compilations: Volume 2 - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Bahá'í Publications Australia, 1991)
These online versions were typed by volunteers unknown, and proofread by Romane Takkenberg in 2010. The PDF versions were also prepared by Takkenberg. See also Volume 1 and Volume 3.
Keywords: All subjects; Compilation of Compilations (book); Compilations

Compilation of Compilations: Volume 3 - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Bahá'í Publications Australia, 2000)
These online versions were typed by volunteers unknown, and proofread by Romane Takkenberg in 2010. The PDF versions were also prepared by Takkenberg. See also Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Keywords: All subjects; Compilation of Compilations (book); Compilations

Compilation of Extracts Regarding Arius - Research Department of the Universal House of Justice; Abdul-Bahá; Gulpáygání,Mirza Abu'l-Faḍl (1991)
Collection of materials regarding an early Christian theologian who, in expounding that Christ was subordinate to God the Father, discarded the trinity and fractured the unity of the Church.
This text taken from a PDF created from a personal email archive (Steven Kolins); this document was transcoded from emails sent in the late 1990s, so some formatting may have been lost from the original and some content has been redacted. See also Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha Concerning Arius (UHJ, 1998).
Keywords: Arius; Christianity; Covenant; Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl Gulpáygání; Research Department, Questions and answers; Trinity; Unity

Compilation of the Holy Utterances of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá, Concerning the Most Great Peace, War and Duty of the Bahá'ís toward their Government - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (The Tudor Press, 1918)
An early compilation, prepared for the Tenth Annual Convention, April 1918.
This book is online in a variety of formats at archive.org. Three versions are provided here: the original image scan, an OpenOffice version proofread and formatted by Ernie Jones (2017), and a PDF of the proofread version.
Keywords: Peace; Politics; War

Compilation of Utterances from the Pen of Abdul-Baha Regarding His Station - Abdul-Bahá (1906)
Compilation prepared in response to "different opinions and statements" regarding the station of Abdu'l-Bahá. Prefaced by a letter from Mirza Assad'ullah.
M. Ahmad Esphahani, credited as translator, is actually Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; this was before he adopted that last name for himself. The document does not state if it was compiled by Assad'ullah as well, but it seems likely from the cover letter. Similarly, it is not stated if the entire collection was translated by Sohrab or just the cover letter. [- A. Masumian]
Keywords: Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; Names and titles; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Station of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Compilation on Change and Importance of Transformation - Bayat,Ehsan, compiler (2008)
Keywords: Change; Social change; Transformation

Compilation on Detachment - Bayat,Ehsan, compiler (2008)
Keywords: Detachment

Compilation on "Spiritual Beauty" - Bayat,Ehsan, compiler (2008)
Keywords: Beauty; Spirituality

Compilation on the Importance of Thankfulness, Gratitude, and Contentment - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (2004)
Keywords: Contentment; Praise; Thankfulness and gratitude

Compilation on the Indians of the Western Hemisphere - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (2017)
Originally compiled as part of a bibliography and course materials for the Wilmette Institute, see American Indians and the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: Indigenous people; Native Americans; United States (documents)

Compilation on the "Inner Reality" - Bayat,Ehsan, compiler (2008)
Keywords: Human nature; Mind; Philosophy; Reality; Soul

Compilation on the "Recognition of Him" - Bayat,Ehsan, compiler (2007)
On the subject of the recognition of the Manifestation of God.
Keywords: Manifestations of God; Manifestations of God, Recognition of

Compilation: Blessings in Teaching Children - Barnes,Kiser, compiler (Juxta Publishing, 2003)
Writings on the subject of the teaching and education of children.
Mirrored with permission from juxta.com/ebooks/blessings-in-teaching-children. See publisher's electronic distribution license.
Keywords: Children; Education; Kiser Barnes

Compilation: Blessings of Service - Barnes,Kiser, compiler (Juxta Publishing, 2002)
Mirrored with permission from juxta.com/ebooks/blessings-of-service. See publisher's electronic distribution license.
Keywords: Kiser Barnes; Service

Computers in the Bahá'í Community through Ridván 1992 - Deamer,Bryn; Kolins,Steven (Baha'i World, 1992)
Historical overview of the use of computers in the Bahá'í Faith.
Also published in Scriptum. See also a 30-year follow-up presentation for The Reference Desk: Projects that Support Bahá'í Scholarship in the Digital Age (2022). For up-to-date discussions of computer technology in the Bahá'í community, join our email list "Tech," bahai-library-lists.com/tech.
Keywords: 1992; Bahá'í World Centre; Communication; Computers; Internet; Technology

Comunidade Bahá'í em Portugal - Moreira,Rute (Correio da Manha, 2001)
An article published in a Portuguese Newspaper with an introductory text to the Bahai Faith.
Originally posted at www.correiodamanha.pt..

Comunidades Sostenibles en un Mundo Integrante - Bahá'í International Community (1996)
Enunciado presentó por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í a la Conferencia sobre Domicilios Humanos (Albergue II) de las Naciones Unidas. Estanbul, Turquía, 3 al 14 de junio de 1996.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Statements; Sustainable development

Concealment and Burial of the Báb - Terry,Peter (A Most Noble Pattern: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb, 2012)
This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells the story of the death and burial of the Bab, compiled from the reports of several eye-witnesses consulted by the author.
See also A Prophet in Modern Times, Terry's annotated partial translation of Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab.
Keywords: 1848; Akka, Israel; Báb, Burial of; Báb, Martyrdom of; Báb, Remains of; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Báb, The; Eyewitness; Haifa, Israel; Iran (documents); Mount Carmel; Tehran, Iran

Concealment and Revelation in Bahá'u'lláh's Book of the River - Saiedi,Nader (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1999)
Analysis and provisional translation of Sahífiy-i-Shattíyyih (Book of the River); on Bahá'u'lláh's experience in the Síyáh-Chál and whether he considered himself a Manifestation of God prior to his Ridván declaration.
Also available as an updated Word document, prepared by M. Thomas (2022). Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/114.
Keywords: Alexander the Great; Baghdad, Iraq; Bahá'u'lláh, Declaration of; Concealment; Criticism and apologetics; Dhu al-Qarnayn; Gog and Magog; Hidden Words, First (Arabic); Iraq; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Manifestations of God, Gradual disclosure of; Rivers; Shahifiy-i-Shattiyyih (Book of the River); Síyáh-Chál (Black Pit, Tehran); Tigris River