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Marriage & Family
Religious Articles and Websites

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I. Overview

• 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

• 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

Programs of Study

• 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

• Questions to Ask a Potential Spouse: From twodoves.net

V. Sexuality and Gender Roles

• 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
• 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
• 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

VI. Fertility and Parenting

• 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

• Cardin, H. (2006). Partners in spirit: What couples say about marriages that work. Selection available at Google books.
• 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
• 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

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

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
• 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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