Marriage and Family
Bahá’í Articles and Websites

Last Revised: December 2013

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I. Overview

• Scholarship (Compilation)
• Baha'i Scholarship: Statements from the World Centre, in Baha'i Studies Review. Universal House of Justice, 3:2 (Association for Baha'i Studies of English-Speaking Europe, 1993).

II.  Introduction

Lengthy Articles

• Association for Bahá'í Studies. (1983). The divine institution of marriage. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 1-8. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/50
• Eyford, R., & Eyford, H. (1983). Marriage: The eternal principle. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 35-48. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/53
• Khavari, K. (1983). Marriage and the nuclear family: A Bahá’í perspective. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 63-84. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/55
• Peirce, R. (2006). Creating a new Bahá'í marriage culture. Retrieved February 2010, from http://pizza.sandwich.net/articles/bahai-marriage-culture

Short Articles and Pamphlets

• Bahá’í International Community. (2010). Marriage and family life. Bahá’í Topics. Retrieved February 2010, from http://info.bahai.org/article-1-6-4-1.html
• Bahá’í International Community. (2010). The family in a world community. Bahá’í Topics. Retrieved February 2010, from http://info.bahai.org/article-1-7-6-5.html 
• Bahá’ís of the United States. (2010). Marriage and family life. Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai.us/bahai-marriage
• Lehman, D. (2002). Marriage as spiritual union. Planet Bahá'í. Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.planetbahai.org/cgi-bin/articles.pl?article=128
• Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Warwick. (n.d.). Family life. Warwick, England: Author. Retrieved February 2010, http://bahai-library.com/?file=warwick_bahai_marriage

Programs of Study

• Family- The Seeds of World Peace (Part 1) (Part 2) (Materials for fireside presentations)
• The Bahá’í Family from Bahá’í Study

III. Types of Families

• What's Your Religion's View of Marriage: The Daily of the University of Washington

IV. Mate Selection and Commitment

• twodoves.net -- meet single Bahá'ís
• Questions to Ask a Potential Spouse: From twodoves.net
• The Bahá'í singles ring -- connects websites operated by single Baha'is

V. Sexuality and Gender Roles

• Chittleborough, S. (1995). Requisites for family unity: The role of the father in the family. The Family: Our Hopes and Challenges. Retrieved December 2013, from http://bahai-library.com/chittleborough_requisites_family_unity
• Danesh, H. (1991). Marriage and sexuality. Edited and abbreviated transcript of a talk given in Springfield, Virginia, USA, in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Augusto López-Claros. Retrieved February 2010, http://bahai-library.org/talks/marriage.sexuality.html
• Hatcher, J. (1990). The equality of women: The Bahá’í principle of complementarity. Journal of Bahá’í Studies, 2(3). Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/journal/files/jbs/2.3%20Hatcher.pdf
• Huggins, J. (1990). Exploring male oppression from a family-systems perspective. Journal of Bahá’í Studies, 3(2). Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/journal/files/jbs/3.2%20Huggins.pdf
• Kahn, J. (2000). Promoting the equality of women and men: The role of the covenant. Journal of Bahá’í Studies, 10(2). Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/journal/files/jbs/10.1-2.Khan(scanned).pdf
• Mahmoudi, H. (1989). From oppression to equality: The emergence of the feminist perspective. Journal of Bahá’í Studies, 1(3). Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/journal/files/jbs/1.3%20Mahmoudi.pdf
• National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. (1997). Two wings of a bird: The equality of women and men. Wilmette, IL: Author. Retrieved March 2010, http://www.bahai.us/two-wings
• Robinson, B. A. (1996). The Bahá’í Faith and homosexuality. Ontario: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_bah.htm
• Ta'eed, L. (1994). Sex, gender, and new age stereotyping. Bahá’í Studies Review, 4(1). Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai-library.com/bsr/bsr04/46_taeed_gender.htm
• Woodman, M. (1989). The role of the feminine in the new era. Journal of Bahá’í Studies, 2(1). Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/journal/files/jbs/2.1.Woodman(scanned).pdf

VI. Fertility and Parenting

• Morman, M. (1996). A short introduction to the Bahá’í Faith (Excerpt: The family). London: OneWorld Publications. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.northill.demon.co.uk/bahai/intro2.htm
• Bahá’í Parenting: A bimonthly electronic newsletter dedicated to raising families with strong spiritual values
• Bahá’í Education: Homepage of the US National Bahá’í Education and Schools Office
• Children's Spiritual Education: Foundations for a Spiritual Education
• Bahá'í Mothers mailing list/discussion group. To join, send an email to bahai-women-request@bcca.org

• Bruwer, M. (1983). The poetry of loving: Family therapy and the Bahá’í Faith. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 9-22. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/51
• Cardin, H. (2006). Partners in spirit: What couples say about marriages that work. Selection available at Google books.
• Danesh, H. (1983). The development and dimensions of love in marriage. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 9-22. Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/52
• Danesh, H. (1994). The violence-free family: Building block of peaceful civilization. New York: Bahá’í International Community United Nations Office. Retrieved February 2010, from http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/94-0523.htm
• Ghadirian, A. (1983). Human responses to life stress and suffering. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 35-48. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/54
• Mahmoudi, H., & Ahmadiyeh, N. (2002). Resilience in children: Within a spiritual, social, and neurobiological framework. The Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 12(1/4). February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/journal/files/jbs/12.14%20Mahmoudi%20&%20Ahmadiyeh.PDF
• Mahmoudi, H., & DaBell, R. (1992). Rights and responsibilities in the Bahá’í family system. The Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 5(3). February 2010, from http://www.bahai-studies.ca/journal/files/jbs/5.2.Mahmoudi&DaBell(scanned).pdf
• Pesechkian, N. (1983). Applications of positive psychotherapy for marriage and family therapy. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 101-122. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/57
• Semple, I. (2010). The indispensability of consultation for ordering human affairs. Lights of Irfan, 11. Retrieved December 2013, from http://bahai-library.com/semple_indispensibility_consultation
• Universal House of Justice. (1980). Relationship between husband and wife. In G. Marks (compiler). (1996). Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986: The Third Epoch of the Formative Age (470-473). Wilmette, Ill.: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. Retrieved February 2010, http://bahai-library.org/uhj/husband.wife.html
• Healing Through Unity: Newsletter dedicated to serving the principles of physical and spiritual health

VIII. Marriage, Work and Economics

• Bahá'í International Community Office of Public Information. (1995). The prosperity of humankind. Haifa, Israel: Author. Retrieved March 2010, http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/95-0303.htm
• Bahá'í International Community Office of Public Information. (2010). Rethinking prosperity: Forging alternatives to a culture of consumerism. New York: Author. Retrieved May 2010, from  http://www.bic.org/statements-and-reports/bic-statements/10-0503.htm
• Kingdon, G. (1999). Education of women and socio-economic development. Paper presented at the 3rd Conference of the International Environment Forum, organized jointly with the Bahá'í Agency for Social and Economic Development - United Kingdom, 15-18 August, Sidcot, United Kingdom. Retrieved March 2010, http://www.bcca.org/ief/dking99c.htm

IX. Dissolution of Marriages

• Mothersill, K. (1983). Marriage breakdown in North America: A psychological perspective. Bahá’í Studies Notebook, 3(1 & 2), 85-100. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bahai-studies.ca/node/56

X. Marriage and Family Strengths and Needs

• Bahá’í International Community. (1987). The family in a world community. New York: Author. Retrieved February 2010, http://www.bic-un.bahai.org/93-1125.htm
• Hatcher, J. (1994). Unsealing the choice wine at the family reunion. Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 6(3). Retrieved from http://bahai-library.com/hatcher_unsealing_choice_wine
• Hoonaard, W., & Hoonaard, D. (1993). Family life. The Bahá’í Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 2010, from http://bahai-library.com/encyclopedia/family.life.html
• Mahmoudi, H., & Dabell, R. (1992). Rights and responsibilities in the Bahá’í family system. Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 5(2). Retrieved December 2013, from http://bahai-library.com/mahmoudi_bahai_family_system

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