- Naghme Naseri Morlock. From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States (2023). The denial of a national identity of Bahá'ís in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differences between immigrant and American Bahá'ís; the importance of religious identity; how religious, national, and cultural identities are negotiated.
- Frank Lewis, Puran Stevens. Iranian Refugees in America: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (1986). Introduction to Persian culture, history, and customs, designed as an aid in cultural understanding for Americans interacting with Iranian emigrants.
- Ronald Roesch. Psychology and Peace (1988). The relevance of psychology to the establishment of peace in the context of the Bahá’í peace message.
- Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings (2013). The Bahá'í Faith has much to say on the importance of reason, logic, and a "rational God," but the mind alone is not sufficient to attain transrational understanding. This paper examines the uses and limitations of reason in light of cultural differences.
- Deborah Clark Vance. Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference (2002-05). Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Bahá’í Faith [in the USA] to uncover a description of how they believe they can bring together diverse people; development of a linear model of multicultural communication.
- Deborah Clark Vance. Same Yet Different, The: Creating Unity Among the Diverse Members of the Bahá'í Faith (2002/2003 Winter). A study of the process by which people form a unified community from diverse cultures based on interviews with a small group of American Bahá’ís; the importance of foundational beliefs in this process; learning intercultural communication.
- Craig L. Volker. Translating the Bahá'í Writings (1990). In translating the Bahá’í writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting both the beauty of the original and accurately conveying its concepts; consultation is an integral part of the process; practical problems faced by translators.
- Stephen Licata. Transmission of Cultural Values in Persian Bahá'í Families, The (1997). On how immigrant Persian Bahá’í families have carried their cultural values to the U.S., how the move affected the development of their children, and the cultural adaptation process. Includes survey on cultural values among Persian Bahá'ís in Los Angeles.
- Deborah Clark Vance. Us and Them: Understanding Cultural Identity (2002-08). Identity formation and cultural identities are an important part of who we are, but we need to be aware that intergroup prejudices can obstruct mutual understanding.
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