Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 18, 2001, Page 110
Religion,30(2), 109-125. Electronic version retrieved January 9, 2002 from Juan R.I. Cole
website: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/bahai/2000/dialala2.htm
23 Rogers, Dennis (2001). My experience as a member of the Baha’i Faith. Retrieved from Bahai
Faith &Religious Freedom of Conscience: http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/bahai/Ex16.htm
24 New Mexico lawsuit against Baha’i institutions for fraud and libel. While this lawsuit was
dismissed, the complaint paints a vivid portrait of a dysfunctional Baha‘i community. The attitude
of this chairman, and his claim to be the ―Voice of God‖ was also confirmed by a former Baha‘i
who lived in that community during the 1980s. See Hazini, Nima (2001) My memories of the
Albuquerque Baha’i community. Retrieved January 9, 2002 from talk.religion.bahai archives:
http://groups.google.com
25 Conkin, Paul K.(1997). American originals: Homemade varieties of Christianity. Chapel Hill,
NC: University of North Carolina Press pp.157-159.
26 Talk given by Firuz Kazemzadeh in March 1988 in Los Angeles, quoted in Cole‘s Race, Immorality,
and Money.
27 Universal House Justice. (1988). June 21 letter to Steven Scholl.
28 Cole. (1998) The Baha’i Faith as panopticon.
29 Culhane, Terry. (1999).My Case -A letter to my friends. Retrieved January 9, 2002 from Baha‘i
Faith &Religious Freedom of Conscience:
http://members.fortunecity.com/bahaicensorship/Culhane.htm
30 Universal House of Justice. (2001). Institution of the Counsellors.
31 Universal House of Justice. (1988). Individual Rights and Freedoms in the world order of
Baha’u’llah. Universal House of Justice. (1982). December 2 Letter to Juan Cole. Retrieved
January 8, 2002 from the Baha‘i Academics Resource Library: http://bahai-
library.org/uhj/salmani.letters.html
32 Some Baha‘i academics have quietly declined to cooperate with review, something which seems to
be tacitly tolerated, at least in some cases. However, one who openly announced to the NSA that
he was not going to submit his work to review got a stern warning letter back that threatened to
take his administrative rights away if he did not.
33 Universal House of Justice. (1992) December10 letter to an individual Baha’i. Issues related to
the study of the Baha’i Faith.
34 Universal House of Justice. (1988). Individual rights and freedoms in the world order of
Baha’u’llah.
35 Maneck, Susan (1992) September 21 letter to the Universal House of Justice. Retrieved
January 9, 2002 from Susan Maneck‘s Site:
http://bahaistudies.net/susanmaneck/House_letter_academic_methodologies.html
36 Universal House of Justice. (1982). December 2 letter to Juan Cole. This letter describes the
UHJ‘s motivation in ordering the deletion of passages in the published version of the memoirs of a
close companion of Baha‘u‘llah, saying ―. ..certain of Salmani‘s accounts are misleading and
unworthy and, apart from distorting the Faith for the average reader, can provide material for the
enemies of the Faith who at the present time are seizing every opportunity to attack the Cause
and blacken its reputation.‖
37 Universal House of Justice.(1999). April 7 letter to National Spiritual Assemblies.
38 Letter of Douglas Martin via the Secretariat of the Baha’i World Center concerning Juan
R.I. Cole’s book Modernity and the Millennium. (2000). Retrieved January 9, 2002 from
Juan R.I. Cole website: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/1999/modernit.htm This web
page contains excerpts from the Baha‘i World Center, dated August 3, 2000 to an individual
Baha‘i, interspersed with Cole‘s commentary. For further examples of criticisms of academic
examinations of Baha‘i history see The new role of the scholar in Baha’i society mentioned
above.
39 Universal House o f Justice. (2001). Five Year Plan.
40 Stockman, Robert.(1995) The American Baha’i Community in the Nineties Electronic version
retrieved January 9, 2002 from Baha‘i Academics Resource Library: http://bahai-
library.org/articles/american.community.html. Originally published in Dr. Timothy Miller
(Ed.).(1995). America’s alternative religions. Albany: SUNY Press.
41 dialogue editors. (1988) A modest proposal: Nine recommendations for the revitalization of the
Baha’i community. Retrieved January 9, 2002 from H-Bahai Discussion Network: http://www2.h-
net.msu.edu/~bahai/docs/vol2/modest.htm
42 Scholl, Steven. (1988). April 3 letter to the Universal House of Justice.
43 Universal House of Justice. (1988). June 21 letter to Steven Scholl.
Religion,30(2), 109-125. Electronic version retrieved January 9, 2002 from Juan R.I. Cole
website: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/bahai/2000/dialala2.htm
23 Rogers, Dennis (2001). My experience as a member of the Baha’i Faith. Retrieved from Bahai
Faith &Religious Freedom of Conscience: http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/bahai/Ex16.htm
24 New Mexico lawsuit against Baha’i institutions for fraud and libel. While this lawsuit was
dismissed, the complaint paints a vivid portrait of a dysfunctional Baha‘i community. The attitude
of this chairman, and his claim to be the ―Voice of God‖ was also confirmed by a former Baha‘i
who lived in that community during the 1980s. See Hazini, Nima (2001) My memories of the
Albuquerque Baha’i community. Retrieved January 9, 2002 from talk.religion.bahai archives:
http://groups.google.com
25 Conkin, Paul K.(1997). American originals: Homemade varieties of Christianity. Chapel Hill,
NC: University of North Carolina Press pp.157-159.
26 Talk given by Firuz Kazemzadeh in March 1988 in Los Angeles, quoted in Cole‘s Race, Immorality,
and Money.
27 Universal House Justice. (1988). June 21 letter to Steven Scholl.
28 Cole. (1998) The Baha’i Faith as panopticon.
29 Culhane, Terry. (1999).My Case -A letter to my friends. Retrieved January 9, 2002 from Baha‘i
Faith &Religious Freedom of Conscience:
http://members.fortunecity.com/bahaicensorship/Culhane.htm
30 Universal House of Justice. (2001). Institution of the Counsellors.
31 Universal House of Justice. (1988). Individual Rights and Freedoms in the world order of
Baha’u’llah. Universal House of Justice. (1982). December 2 Letter to Juan Cole. Retrieved
January 8, 2002 from the Baha‘i Academics Resource Library: http://bahai-
library.org/uhj/salmani.letters.html
32 Some Baha‘i academics have quietly declined to cooperate with review, something which seems to
be tacitly tolerated, at least in some cases. However, one who openly announced to the NSA that
he was not going to submit his work to review got a stern warning letter back that threatened to
take his administrative rights away if he did not.
33 Universal House of Justice. (1992) December10 letter to an individual Baha’i. Issues related to
the study of the Baha’i Faith.
34 Universal House of Justice. (1988). Individual rights and freedoms in the world order of
Baha’u’llah.
35 Maneck, Susan (1992) September 21 letter to the Universal House of Justice. Retrieved
January 9, 2002 from Susan Maneck‘s Site:
http://bahaistudies.net/susanmaneck/House_letter_academic_methodologies.html
36 Universal House of Justice. (1982). December 2 letter to Juan Cole. This letter describes the
UHJ‘s motivation in ordering the deletion of passages in the published version of the memoirs of a
close companion of Baha‘u‘llah, saying ―. ..certain of Salmani‘s accounts are misleading and
unworthy and, apart from distorting the Faith for the average reader, can provide material for the
enemies of the Faith who at the present time are seizing every opportunity to attack the Cause
and blacken its reputation.‖
37 Universal House of Justice.(1999). April 7 letter to National Spiritual Assemblies.
38 Letter of Douglas Martin via the Secretariat of the Baha’i World Center concerning Juan
R.I. Cole’s book Modernity and the Millennium. (2000). Retrieved January 9, 2002 from
Juan R.I. Cole website: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/1999/modernit.htm This web
page contains excerpts from the Baha‘i World Center, dated August 3, 2000 to an individual
Baha‘i, interspersed with Cole‘s commentary. For further examples of criticisms of academic
examinations of Baha‘i history see The new role of the scholar in Baha’i society mentioned
above.
39 Universal House o f Justice. (2001). Five Year Plan.
40 Stockman, Robert.(1995) The American Baha’i Community in the Nineties Electronic version
retrieved January 9, 2002 from Baha‘i Academics Resource Library: http://bahai-
library.org/articles/american.community.html. Originally published in Dr. Timothy Miller
(Ed.).(1995). America’s alternative religions. Albany: SUNY Press.
41 dialogue editors. (1988) A modest proposal: Nine recommendations for the revitalization of the
Baha’i community. Retrieved January 9, 2002 from H-Bahai Discussion Network: http://www2.h-
net.msu.edu/~bahai/docs/vol2/modest.htm
42 Scholl, Steven. (1988). April 3 letter to the Universal House of Justice.
43 Universal House of Justice. (1988). June 21 letter to Steven Scholl.
