1. 2025-04-21. Global Community, A. Bahá'í World. — The global Baha’i community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles throug...
2. 2022-11-01. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
3. 2022-08-03. Pursuit of Social Justice, The. Michael Karlberg. — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
4. 2022-02-17. Term Limits for Members of Spiritual Assemblies. Universal House of Justice. — Quotations from Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice on matters regarding Baha'i electi...
5. 2018-05-03. 35 Common Objections to the Bahá'í Faith. Bridging Beliefs. — Responses to common critiques of, doubts about, and objections to the Baha'i Faith and against relig...
6. 2018. Power and the Bahá'í community. Moojan Momen. — While Baha'i social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the...
7. 2013-2018/2023. Various Essays. Susan Gammage. — 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Baha'i life, life coaching and counselling, ...
8. 2012-11-07. Electoral Process, Bahá'í: Clarifications, and Three Way Tie. Universal House of Justice. — How to resolve a 3-way tie when 2 parties are minorities; when voting, should one consider age distr...
9. 2010/2021. Essays on Bahá'í Topics. James J. Keene. — Three sample chapters from a collection of essays: Universal Currency is Now, Baha'i Election Primer...
10. 2010. Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan. Douglas Martin. — A series of eight short talks (total around two hours), in both audio and video formats, on the evol...
11. 2008. How Bahá'ís Should Vote. Arash Abizadeh. — When voting, Baha'is should consider the qualifications of individual Assembly members, the collecti...
12. 2007-03-25. Electoral Process, Bahá'í. Universal House of Justice. — Refers to the responsibility of individual Baha'is in participating in Baha'i elections and mentions...
13. 2006-05. Bahá'í Electoral Process, The: Servant Leadership or New Paradigm?. Vickie Hu Poirier. — Exploratory survey of the unique electoral and leadership model which exists in the Baha’i communi...
14. 2005. Universal House of Justice: Significance, Origin, Authority, and Election, The. Shahin Vafai.
15. 2005. Democratic Elections without Campaigns? Normative Foundations of National Baha'i Elections. Arash Abizadeh. — Article on the philosophical foundations and core values of Baha’i elections, with particular atte...
16. 2003-07. Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest, The. Michael Karlberg. — In our culture, political and legal institutions are structured as contests and reform is characteri...
17. 2001. Human Rights and the Rights of the Child: Implications for Children's Participation in the Bahá'í Community. Greg Duly. — Are human rights universal? Do rights have spiritual or religious influences? What is the relevance ...
18. 2000-07-18. "Democratization" and the Bahá'í Administrative Order. Universal House of Justice. — Letter regarding democracy, "Baha'i democratization," theocracy, authority, and the Baha’i Adminis...
19. 2000. National Convention, The. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
20. 2000. Elections: Sanctity and Nature of Bahá'í Elections. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
21. 1999. Elections, Bahá'í: Defining a "Minority" for the Purpose of Resolving a Tie for Ninth Place. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
22. 1998. Extracts from Letters Written by or on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi Regarding the Absence of Clergy in the Baha'i Faith. Shoghi Effendi. — Compilation included with a memorandum from the House of Justice from 1998/02/11 regarding the aboli...
23. 1996-08-18. Electioneering. Universal House of Justice. — On how to recognize and avoid "electioneering," and how to determine who to vote for in the Baha'i a...
24. 1996. Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?. Viva Rodwell. — Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture.
25. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. .
26. 1992-12. National Convention, The. Universal House of Justice.
27. 1991. Elections, Baha'i. Shoghi Effendi.
28. 1989. Bahá'í Conventions. Moojan Momen. — Brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
29. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
30. 1987. Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace. John Huddleston. — Highlights a few points in the Baha'i approach to government and collective action.
31. 1986. Six-Year Plan, 1986-1992. Universal House of Justice. — Outline of Baha'i goals for 1986-1992, and collection of letters from the House.
32. 1982. Canadian National Convention functioning. Universal House of Justice. — Reply to questions from an individual about the functioning of the National Convention in Canada wit...
33. 1976. Spiritual Assembly's Growing Pains, A. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — A play, in 28 pages, showing "some of the workings of a Baha'i Spiritual Assembly: some of the blund...
34. 1950/1973. Principles of Bahá'í Administration. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. . — A guide to procedure in the life and organic activity of the Baha'i community, prepared from three m...
35. 1943-05-25. Letter to John B. Cornell. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Short personal letter relating answers from Shoghi Effendi to various questions of Cornell, on votin...

1. 1899-00-03 — A local spiritual assembly called "The Consulting Assembly of Tihran", a forerunner of the National ...
2. 1922-04-25 — A National Spiritual Assembly was elected in the United States to replace the Executive Board of the...
3. 1923-03-12 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to Baha'is in America, Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japa...
4. 1963-04-21 — Establishment of the Universal House of Justice The Universal House of Justice was elected for th...
5. 1963-04-22 — The results of the election of the Universal House of Justice were announced at the close of the mor...
6. 1968-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for a second time by delegates from 81 National Spiritual...
7. 1973-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the third time. The conference was attended by 472 Na...
8. 1978-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the fourth time at the International Convention held ...
9. 1983-04-29 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the fifth time at the International Convention held i...
10. 1985-07-21 — Prior to this time, some national communities elected their delegates to the National Conventions on...
11. 1988-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice was elected for the sixth time at the International Convention held i...
12. 1993-04-29 — The seventh Baha'i International Convention at the World Centre. Those elected to the Universal Hous...
13. 1997-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice restricted the formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies to the first d...
14. 2003-04-29 — The ninth election of the Universal House of Justice by postal ballot by 1,544 electors from 178 cou...
15. 2005-03-20 — The election of Dr. Payman Mohajer and Mr. Paul Lample to the vacancies on the Universal House of Ju...
16. 2007-03-25 — The Universal House of Justice addressed a message to the Baha'is of
17. 2013-04-29 — The 11th International Baha'i Convention in Haifa and the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Conventi...
18. 2016-08-04 — In a letter to National Spiritual Assemblies, communities were encouraged to establish electoral uni...
19. 2021-04-21 — In its Ridvan Message the Universal House of Justice lowered the age from 21 to 18 at which a believ...
20. 2021-12-30 — As per the 30 December 2021 message o the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors, 22 Lo...

1. 1985-07-21 — Prior to this time, some national communities elected their delegates to the National Conventions on...
2. 2016-08-04 — In a letter to National Spiritual Assemblies, communities were encouraged to establish electoral uni...
3. 2022-04-20 — The National Spiritual Assembly announced that two localities, Toronto and Ottawa, would be the firs...

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