- Antinomies of Reason and the Theology of Revelation: Some Preliminary Thoughts. Nader Saiedi (1998). A thesis of Progressive Revelation offers a solution to the fundamental antinomies of philosophical discourse. This concept is applied to the Kantian antinomies of reason: the central question of modern philosophy. Articles.
- Baha'u'llah and Human Nobility. Nader Saiedi (2015). Perspectives on the concept of nobility, from Zoroaster to Max Weber and Nietzsche; Rousseau to Bahá'u'lláh; institutionalization of human dignity; reinterpretation of religion. Articles-unpublished.
- Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks. Nader Saiedi (2018). Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'llah's Revelation that relate to peace, and how Baha'u'llah reconstructs the concepts of victory, mystical poetry, interpretation, and the temple. Audio.
- Birth of Human Beings in the Writings of the Bab. Nader Saiedi (2010-12-30). A talk on an invited topic (the origin of humankind) from a scholar known for his unique familiarity with the works of The Bab. Audio.
- Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity. Nader Saiedi (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. Articles.
- Concealment and Revelation in Bahá'u'lláh's Book of the River. Nader Saiedi (1999). Analysis and provisional translation of Sahífiy-i-Shattíyyih (Book of the River); on Bahá'u'lláh's experience in the Síyáh-Chál and whether he considered himself a Manifestation of God prior to his Ridván declaration. Articles.
- Ethiopian King, The. Nader Saiedi, Omid Ghaemmaghami, trans. (2011). This article brings to light a number of hitherto unknown passages from the writings of the Báb about Haji Mubarak, the Báb’s Ethiopian servant. Articles.
- Fire and Light in the Báb's Tablet Proclaiming to be the Qá'im. Nader Saiedi (2016). Audio.
- From Oppression to Empowerment. Nader Saiedi (2016). On four contemporary types of oppression: in the international political order, forms of the state, economic structures, and forms of cultural identity; Bahá’u’lláh’s personal response to oppression; and a Bahá’í approach to empowerment and liberation. Articles.
- Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only). Nader Saiedi (2008). A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Báb. (Link to document, offsite; only the contents and index are on this site, for keyword searching.) Excerpts.
- Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar. Nader Saiedi (2015-04). A 99-minute talk on various aspects of the nature and history of the Bahá'í calendar. Audio.
- Introduction to Abdu'l-Baha's The Secret of Divine Civilization, An. Nader Saiedi (2000). 'Abdu'l-Bahá's The Secret of Divine Civilization in the context of the Iranian social and political situation of the day, and comments on its contribution to ongoing debates on certain religious, social, and political debates. Articles.
- List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org. Nader Saiedi (2017-2020). Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and global peace, critiquing materialism, nationalism, and advocating societal reform. Essays.
- Question-answer session from "Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age". Nader Saiedi, Alison Marshall, ed. (2024-08). Partial transcript of the Q&A portion of a talk on the Bahá'í writings and the need for scholars to index and translate these texts; the metaphysical nature of the Manifestations. Transcripts.
- Replacing the Sword with the Word: Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Peace. Nader Saiedi (2019-05). The writings of Bahá'u'lláh reconstruct foundational concepts such as mysticism, religion, and social order; theories of peace, including democratic, Marxist, and sociological. Articles.
- Short Chronological List of the Báb's Writings, A. Nader Saiedi, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. (2024-11). Overview of some of the major, or more frequently mentioned, works of the Báb in chronological order. Chronologies.
- Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi (2014). A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Bahá'í history, key writings, and the need for scholarly study, translation, and contextual analysis of Bahá'í texts. Audio.
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