- Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul (2001). Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretations of the word al-Rum, transl. "Rome" or "Byzantium"; different types of soul; the soul's progress through the realms of creation.
- Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Abdu'l-Bahá's Phrasings about the Next World in Memorials of the Faithful (1995). In Memorials of the Faithful, 'Abdu'l-Bahá describes the lives of around 80 Bahá'ís. He closes these descriptions with a phrase about the person's soul moving to the afterlife.
- Catherine Bigonnesse, Jean Marc Bigonnesse. Achieving Universal Participation of Older Adults: An Exploration of Its Challenges and Spiritual Foundations (2015). On involving older adults in the process of participation in society; some of the root causes of ageism, such as avoiding the topic of death and a materialistic view of the soul; the role of older adults in the process of community building.
- Universal House of Justice. Animal Spirits (1995-03-09). Letter to an individual believer on the question if animals possess a surviving spiritual reality.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney; first published in 1908, the new 2014 edition has been extensively retranslated.
- Ian Kluge. Answered Questions, Some: A Philosophical Perspective (2009). Philosophical foundations of the Bahá’í teachings, including ontology, theology, epistemology, philosophical anthropology and psychology, and personal and social ethics.
- Adib Masumian. Arabic and Persian Originals of Metaphysical Terms in the Bahá'í Writings (2024-09). Transliteration with Arabic and Persian script of the words soul, spirit, self, mind, heart, and spirit of faith.
- Ian Kluge. Aristotelian Substratum of the Bahá'í Writings, The (2003). There is a pervasive and far-reaching congruence of Aristotle and the Bahá’í Writings. This Aristotelian substratum makes it is possible to resolve many apparent paradoxes in the Writings.
- Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). Constituents of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist arguments; eschatological character of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; Bahá'í eschatology provides answers to many feminist and ecological objections.
- William S. Hatcher, Douglas Martin. Baha'i Faith, The: The Emerging Global Religion (1985/2011). Overview of Bahá'í history and teachings, designed as an introductory textbook. Available in English or in Persian.
- Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í Perspective on the Concept of "Karma" (2006-09-05). Summary of the meaning of karma in Hinduism and Buddhism; Bahá'í views on karma and reincarnation as shown by selected passages in the Hidden Words and other Writings.
- Ian Kluge. Bahá'í Philosophy of Human Nature, The (2017). How the essential reality of the individual — the human soul and its powers of rational thought, willpower, memory, and reflection — translates these capacities into physical action through the intermediary of the brain.
- Hoda Mahmoudi, Gloria Teckie. Bahá'í Physicians: Emerging Roles and Responsibilities (2010). The role of a Bahá'í doctor; the relationship between medical intervention and health of the mind, soul, as well as body; the patient's role in maintaining their own health; a Bahá'í approach to health-care delivery.
- Ernie Jones, comp. Bahá'í Teachings on The Universe (2017/2022). Compilation of writings related to the cosmos, the worlds of God, and spiritual evolution.
- Sateh Bayat, Vafa Bayat. Bahá'í Understanding of Reincarnation in Relation to the World's Faiths, A (2005). Concepts of reincarnation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Bahá'í religion's rejection of the idea of reincarnation; its model of a spiritual progress which continues after death.
- Francis Henry Skrine. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds (1912). An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Bahá'í history and teachings, written with "express approval" of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
- Rhett Diessner. Beauty of the Human Psyche, The: The Patterns of the Virtues (2016). Insights from science and the Bahá'í Writings combine to show how the human soul is a shining of divine attributes reflected into our mind, where they manifest as virtuous thoughts and spiritual emotions.
- Nader Saiedi. Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity (2011). We have arrived at a turning point in human evolution: the moment of the birth of the human being. This paper examines the development of this idea in the Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and its opposite concept, dehumanization.
- Anjam Khursheed. Body, Mind, Soul and Spirit (1998). The Bahá'í view of human nature involves an interaction between spirit, soul and body — these three elements exist both in the Semitic religions and in the Far Eastern ones; Western dualist and Eastern monist traditions are in fact all tripartite.
- Necati Alkan. "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95 (2001). A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Bahá: his commentary on the Quaranic Sura of the Fig (#95).
- Universal House of Justice. Celestial Pavilion, Inmates of (2003).
- Diane Robinson Kerr. Comparison of God and Soul Concepts from a Bahá'í and Hindu Point of View: Conceptions and Experiences of the Afterlife (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.
- Ehsan Bayat, comp. Compilation on the "Inner Reality" (2008).
- Juan Cole. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The (1982). Lengthy overview of Bahá'í theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots.
- William S. Hatcher. Concept of Spirituality, The (1986). Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Bahá'í World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," "Process of Spiritual Growth," and "Collective Dimension of Spirituality."
- Universal House of Justice. Condition of non-Bahá'í Relatives after Death, The (1991-08-28). Four questions: Do the non-Bahá'í parents of believers become Bahá'ís in the next world? What is the definition of "kin"? What is the requisite spiritual state of the believer? What conditions are associated with the divine bounty?
- Jack McLean. Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light (2022). Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Bahá by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and other Europeans; recollections of Shoghi Effendi by ten individuals; dreams and visions; eulogies of the author's parents; travel teaching across Russia.
- Hooper Dunbar. Consciousness, Creation, and the Soul (1988-06-13).
- Shahrzad Sabet. Crisis of Identity, The (2023-01-17). Exploring how the Bahá’í principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractable tension between oneness and diversity.
- Moshe Sharon. Death and Dying in the Bahá'í Faith (2003). Brief summary of Bahá'í history and theological background; the three layers of existence; death as the transition between levels of reality; Bahá'í burial laws.
- Universal House of Justice. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan (2022-11-01). Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa.
- Patricia McIlvride. Depression, Stigma, and the Soul (2017). New recovery models, like interpersonal neurobiology, are challenging the medical model in the treatment of mental illness. By defining the mind as transcendent and both embodied and relational, new avenues of healing become possible.
- Muhammad Iqbal. Development of Metaphysics in Persia, The: A Contribution to the History of Muslim Philosophy (1908). Short philosophical observations on the theology of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.
- Jack McLean. Dimensions in Spirituality: Presentation (1995-10). A summary of some concepts found in the book Dimensions in Spirituality: care of the soul, wisdom, prophetic faith, value of life tests, and creating a spiritual society.
- Jack McLean. Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith (1994). The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer and meditation; a paradigm of spirituality and life tests; spiritual anthropology — the self and the soul; imagination; faith, love, and knowledge.
- Michael Sabet. Discerning a Framework for the Treatment of Animals in the Bahá'í Writings: Ethics, Ontology, and Discourse (2023-01). Bahá'í exegesis can discern a framework governing the treatment of animals and our relationship to the natural world; examination of the author’s own relationship with animals; ethics of kindness and justice flow from underlying ontological principles.
- Bahá'í International Community. El Desarrollo Sostenible y el Espíritu Humano (1992-06). El Desarrollo Sostenible y el Espíritu Humano, presentado Río de Janeiro, Brasil, junio de 1992.
- James B. Thomas. Elements of Immortality: A Nexus of Proofs by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions (2009-05). This paper approaches the mystery of immortality in four steps that are based on objective reasoning by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: the spirit of man; immortality of the spirit; proof with respect to progress after death; entrance into the Kingdom of God.
- Stanwood Cobb. Essential Mysticism, The (1918). Clarification of some of the spiritual problems of humanity; the real value of Oriental mysticism; the mystery of the soul of man in terms not of psychology but of daily life; the value of spirituality in daily life.
- Julio Savi. Eternal Quest for God: An Introduction to the Divine Philosophy of Abdu'l-Baha (1989). A philosophical theology based on the Bahá'í writings.
- Aline Shane-Devin. Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca (1907-10). [needs abstract]
- Hooper Dunbar. Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series (2011-04). Six lectures series at Bosch Bahá'í School, April 15-17 2011.
- Hooper Dunbar. Forces of Our Time, The (1986). Excerpt from a talk presented at the "Prepare for Peace" conference, Long Beach, California, August 1985.
- Bahá'u'lláh. George Townshend, comp. Glad Tidings of Bahá'u'lláh, The: Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahá'ís (1949/1975). A compilation with some notes, on the topics of building the world, God’s command and exhortation, proclamation of the day of God, and the journey of the soul.
- Adib Taherzadeh. Growing in the Bahá'í Faith (1984). Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of the soul, our purpose, and personal and collective growth.
- George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world.
- Robert Stockman. Heaven (1995).
- Michael L. Penn. Human Nature and Mental Health: A Bahá'í-Inspired Perspective (2015). Overview of one research-practitioner’s understanding of the nature of mind from the perspective of the Bahá’í teachings, and implications of this view for understanding mental health and mental illness.
- Alí-Akbar Furútan. Human Soul and its Immortality, The (1970). On the three kinds of spirit — human, animal, vegetable; 9 proofs for the existence of the soul; 13 proofs for the immortality of souls; miscellaneous matters relating to the human soul.
- Adib Taherzadeh. Human Soul, The (n.d.).
- Ali Murad Davudi. Riaz Masrour, trans, Vahid Rafati, comp. Human Station in the Bahá'í Faith: Selected Sections: Philosophy and Knowledge of the Divine (2013). A collection of talks by the Bahá’í teacher and philosopher Dr. A. M. Dávúdí on selected philosophical topics, including one on the subject of the non-political nature of the Bahá’í Faith and non-involvement in partisan politics.
- Ross Woodman. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul (1993). Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. The bridegroom, Bahá'ulláh, enters union as the marriage of the Manifestation with the Maid of Heaven, who releases the Logos and the newly created soul.
- Universal House of Justice. In Vitro Fertilization and Related Issues (2003-05-19). Short compilation of excerpts from the House on IVF, artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, and the condition of the soul in relation to the
various techniques to assist in the fertilization of the ovum.
- Yeo Yew Hock. Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An (1998). The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenment vs. the "True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness" of the Seven Valleys; sunyata/emptiness and Buddhist monism vs. the Valley of Unity's nonduality.
- Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An (2007). Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical character of this world.
- Annemarie Schimmel. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith (1990). One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed views on the the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in his dissertation "The Development of Metaphysics in Persia" and his poetical magnum opus the Javidnama.
- Shoghi Effendi. Letter to Dr J. W. Freudenberg, Auckland, New Zealand (1946-06-07). Letter on behalf of Shoghi Effendi about philosophy, body, mind, soul, evolution, and about not taking many of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's statements as dogmatic finalities.
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Life after Death: Warwick Leaflets (2002).
- Diane Robinson Kerr. Life After Death from a Bahá'í Perspective (2014). Quotations from the Writings with some explanations, to trace the journey of the soul, the purpose of life, description of the afterlife, and the nature of belief itself.
- Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Life, Death and Immortality: The Taoist Religion in Singapore and the Bahá'í Faith (1997). Main features of Taoist practices in Singapore compared with Bahá'í which, at first glance, could not be more disparate; whether unity may be found behind the apparent dichotomy; spanning the gulf between these two distinct religions from different times.
- Ahang Rabbani, trans, Ahang Rabbani, ed. Lifetime with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, A: Reminiscences of Khalíl Shahídí (2008). Extensive recollections of four decades with the Holy Family in the time of Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Includes appendices on the next Manifestation, Bahá'í holy days, avoidance of tobacco, penmanship, and observations on daily life of the time.
- Alan Bryson. Light after Death: The Baha'i Faith and the Near-Death Experience (1993). The parallels between the NDE and the Bahá'í writings concerning life after death.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Australia, comp. Light and Mercy: Mental Health and Tests and Difficulties (2021). The physical and mental impact of the continuing pandemic is evident around us, and the members of the Baha’i community are not immune. This publication will be of assistance and support to the friends both individually and collectively.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Ross Woodman. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation (1997). To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the Word as the originating power of creation.
- Gerald Filson. Mind: "The Power of the Human Spirit" (2023-07). Correlating Bahá’í concepts of the mind with insights from philosophy; conceptual ways of knowing; implications of language for philosophy of mind; science and religion both shed light on the capacities and nature of the mind, including the spiritual.
- Faraneh Vargha-Khadem. Mind and Spirit: Convergence of Neuroscience and Revealed Knowledge (2005-08-13).
- Ali Kuli Khan, Marzieh Gail. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl in America (1945). Khan's personal recollections of Gulpaygani, with mentions of other early American Bahá'ís.
- John S. Hatcher. Mizán of Affect in Material v. Metaphysical Models of Human Consciousness, The (2023-07). Though Bahá'í teachings hold that the soul progresses after the body ceases to exist, the physical brain is essential to our development; emotional processing requires a healthy brain; the brain-as-transceiver model can help treat affective disorders.
- Jena Khadem Khodadad. Mystery of Consciousness, The: Learning from Neuroscience and Insights from Bahá'í Sacred Writings (2019). On the neural basis of consciousness; the concepts of mind and soul as presented in the Bahá’í writings; whether consciousness may continue after the death of the brain; and if explanations lie in quantum mechanics.
- Gul Afroz Zaman. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The (1998). On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life on earth; Christian and Sufi esoteric traditions vs. Bahá'í mysticism; the central theme of attaining a "Heavenly Homeland" and closeness with the Creator.
- Farnaz Ma'sumian. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith (1995 Spring). An examination of the Bahá'í Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in the Bahá'í Faith.
- William S. Hatcher. Nature of the Soul (2003-10-19). Fireside talk at the Bahá'í Center in St. Petersburg.
- Reinee Pasarow. Near Death Experience (1993). Video talk by a person who had a life-changing near death experience as a teenager, became a seeker and Bahá'í, and did talks about her experience which also gave her the opportunity to teach about the Bahá'í Faith.
- Steven Kolins, comp. Near Death Experiences and the Bahá'í Faith (2012/2015). Literature search and research notes on the Bahá'í Faith and death, near death experiences (NDEs), and the afterlife.
- Universal House of Justice. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage (1994-07-06). Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality of the marriage bond; illumination of Bahá'u'lláh's tablets.
- Howard Colby Ives. Ocean of His Utterances, The (1963/1977). Unpublished study course in the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh using the books of Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l‑Baha, and Shoghi Effendi, compiled and with commentary by Ives. Not yet formatted.
- Farjam Majd. On Existence and Qualities of the Human Soul (2015). On the existence, nature, and necessity of a human soul vs. the souls of animals. Is the concept of a soul needed to explain something, such as continuation of life after physical death?
- Farjam Majd. Origins of Creation (2014). Some classical proofs of the existence of God; the meaning of proof, types of proof, and conditions of the existence of a proof; and contemporary reasons why some people believe God is not needed to explain the universe.
- Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1937 (1937). Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings.
- Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1956 (1956). Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious living, and immortality.
- William Barnes. Perception Into Faith: A Radical Discontinuity Within Unity (2001). Entering into eternal life is both a change of being and of perception; the two natures of man; faith versus good deeds as means for attaining eternal life; the Bahá’í 'spirit of faith'.
- Eamonn Moane. Perspectives on the Inseparable Twin Duties Prescribed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (2003). Religions differ in the balance of faith versus good works, the grace of God versus human strivings, and the scheme of salvation. To Bahá'ís, recognizing the Prophet and obedience to his laws are equal duties. For salvation, faith surpasses deeds.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Philosophical Statements by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Some Answered Questions (2019-12-08). Quotations extracted from Ian Kluge's article "Some Answered Questions: A Philosophical Perspective" (2009), using the 2014 revised edition of "Some Answered Questions".
- Myron Henry Phelps. Pilgrim Notes (1917). Notes taken by Phelps during his second visit to Acca, 1917, from the words of Abdul-Baha.
- William F. McCants, comp. Portal of God's Grace, A: Passages on Life after Death in the Baha'i Writings (2020). This fleeting life; death as a portal of joy and grace; the nature of the next life and other worlds; actions in this life and recompense in the next; spiritual progress; sanctified souls. Includes some new provisional translations.
- Duane Troxel. Powerpoints for Deepening (2004-2014). 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Bahá'í history, Central Figures, teachings, and relationship with Islam.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Ahmad Sohrab, trans. Prayer for Fathers (1921). Tablet revealed for Albert Windust, first American publisher of the Bahá'í Writings and founder of Star of the West, on the occasion of his father's passing.
- Aaron Alizadeh. Primum Non Nocere: Reflections of a Bahá'í Oncologist about Treating the Dying Patient (2015). Doctors must learn how to bring the topic of death into the physician-patient conversation. The Bahá’í Faith can help to address how death is perceived and discussed in the medical community.
- 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.
- Ian Kluge. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion (2001-09-02). How to study the Bahá'í Writings through the use of logic.
- Keven Brown. Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A (2002/2012). Bahá'u'lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá referred to the 'hidden craft' of alchemy as part of divine philosophy, but which would only be used wisely and properly appreciated after the attainment of human maturity; some Bábí and Bahá'í references to alchemy.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Reincarnation and the Nature and Progress of the Soul (n.d.).
- Universal House of Justice. Reincarnation, Rebirth and the Progress of the Soul (1995-04-25). On reincarnation, the Soul and the Concept of “Return,” and The Mind and “Former Life Memories."
- David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim) (2022). Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en sociale principes; heilige oorlog en vechten; redenen achter de reputatie van de islam als een oorlogsreligie; apocalypse.
- Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Reproduction and other Biological Subjects (2000). Embryology; reproduction; biology; genetic engineering
- Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Bahá'í view to Christians.
- Ruhi Institute. Ruhi book series (1987-2024). Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
- Universal House of Justice. Science and Sacred Scriptures (2016-02-21). On scientific findings vs. personal interpretation of the Sacred Writings, and a paragraph regarding evolution in the 2014 foreword of Some Answered Questions.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' (2002). Provisional translations of three selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá'.
- Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Soul in Chinese and Bahá'í Belief, The (1998). On Chinese religions and the Bahá'í Faith; their beliefs in the presence of a soul and an afterlife; the nature of the soul and the human being; the human quest for happiness and meaning in life; free will and its relation to justice.
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Soul, Life of the: Warwick Leaflets (1990).
- Henry Corbin. Nancy Pearson, trans. Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran (1977). An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Islamic Shi'ite concepts of spirit-body identity. Includes descriptions of cosmologies in Zoroastrian, Shi'i Islamic and Shaykhi philosophies.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland, Adib Taherzadeh. Spiritualization of the Bahá'í Community: A Plan for Teaching (1982). A three-part collection consisting of a letter from the NSA of Ireland, a letter from Taherzadeh to the Bahá'ís of Ireland regarding the spiritualization of the Bahá'í community, and the preamble for a plan of action for teaching.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. Suffering of the Exalted Letters (2017). Tablet written in Baghdad about death and the development of the human soul.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion, A (2001). Historical examples (re astronomy, the human soul, and death) showing that when a scientific theory does not correspond with Scripture, it is often later found to be incorrect.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. Tablet of Consolation (2017). Letter to an early believer following the death of his father, in which Bahá'u'lláh teaches that death should not be a cause of grief, but is a transition in the journey of drawing nearer to God, who is the true source of comfort and solace.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Tablet of the Manifestation (Lawh-i-Zuhur) (1998).
- Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas) (2016). On some situations relating to a person’s private rights, in this case theft and debt, with a larger meditation on the spiritual rights a person earns through righteous deeds, and God’s promise to reward good deeds and punish the wrong.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Tablet to Auguste Forel (1976). A letter of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, in reply to questions asked by the Swiss scientist Auguste-Henri Forel, dated 21 September 1921.
- Mamie L. Seto. Tests: Their Spiritual Value (1940). Abdu'l-Bahá's views on the spiritual effects of suffering and trials, and their necessity for personal growth of the soul.
- Vahid Houston Ranjbar (published as Vahid Ranjbar). The Quantum State Function, Platonic Forms, and the Ethereal Substance: Reflections on the Potential of Philosophy to Contribute to the Harmony of Science and Religion (2023-01). Science and philosophy correlate to concepts from the knowledge system of religion; the ethereal substance described by Abdu’l-Bahá belongs to Plato’s idealized realm and resonates with the modern understanding of a quantum field.
- Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
- David Russell Garcia. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim) (2003-10). A lengthy overview of the Qur'án and its themes for a Bahá'í audience; holy war and fighting; reasons behind Islám's reputation as a war-like religion; theology of Islám vs. Christianity; laws and admonitions; spiritual and social principles; apocalypse.
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Why Are We Here: Meaning of Life: Warwick Leaflets (2003).
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