Reviews of academic studies on the Bahá’í Faith

  1. Desinformation als Methode: Die Baha'ismus Monographie des F. Ficicchia, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh and Ulrich Gollmer. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1995, 685 pages. Review by Heshmat Moayyad [PDF file], published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 8:3 (1998). (see also local copy [PDF file])

  2. Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The: Aspects of the sublime, by Suheil B. Bushrui. Bethesda, University Press of Maryland, 1995, 74 pages. Review by Sen McGlinn, published in the Bahá'í Studies Review, vol. 6 (1996).

  3. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Bahá'u'lláh's Kitáb-i-íqán (Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, volume 7), by Christopher Buck. Kalimát Press, Los Angeles, 1995, 326 pages. Review by Frank Lewis, published in the Bahá'í Studies Review, vol. 6 (1996).

  Miscellany
  1. "Association for Baha'i Studies - English-speaking Europe: a retrospective" (available as PDF only, 0.2MB) (May 2004). Extracted from the Associate vol. 38 (download entire newsletter, 0.5MB).

  2. "Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Uniqueness and Exclusivity in Christianity, A" (available as PDF only, 1.8MB). S Fazel and Khazeh Fananapazir. Published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies vol. 3 no. 1 (1990): 15-24. Differing interpretations of scriptural passages about exclusivity have caused conflicts between denominations. A Bahá'í approach, focussing on the Gospels and on progressive revelation, can reconcile these disagreements. Download PDF, 1.8MB)

  3. "How to Study Shoghi Effendi's Writings: Some Notes on Study Skills and Study Guides". S Fazel, Presented at the Religious Studies Special Interest Group of the ABS-ESE, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 1993. Unpublished.

  4. "Contemporary developments in Baha'i studies: an examination using citation analysis". S Fazel. Published as Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies, vol. 7, no. 1 (January, 2003).

  5. "Nabil-i Akbar" [apostle of Baha'u'llah, Hand of the Cause, and recipient of Tablet Wisdom]. M Foadi. Encyclopaedia Iranica (2005). Offsite; recommends custom font.

  6. "Shaykh Muhammad Ail Qaini" [apostle of Baha'u'llah]. M Foadi. Encyclopaedia Iranica (2005). Offsite; recommends custom font.