Some introductory books on the Bahá’í Faith

These books are selected mainly from those which are freely available for downloading. 

(F means free download, E non-free ebook, P printed book.)  

1. Bahá’í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion. William S. Hatcher and J. Douglas Martin. Bahá'í Publishing (US). A through and well-researched introduction. 253 pages. (FP)

2. Bahá’ís, The. Popular magazine-format introduction to the Bahá’í Faith. Available from Bahá'í Publishing (US) here. (FP)

3. Baháʼu'lláh and the New Era. J.E. Esselmont. Bahá'í Publishing Trust (UK). An excellent and readable general introduction. Has been popular for many years. 233 pages. (FP)*

4. God Speaks Again: An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith. Kenneth E. Bowers. Bahá'í Publishing (US). In placing the life of Baha’u’llah at the center of the story, he reveals an authentically inspiring figure and the inseparable connection between a new religion and an extraordinary human being touched by His Creator. 296 pages. (EP)

5. Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith. A good general introduction. 183 pages. Downloadable here. (F)

6. New Garden, The. Hushmand Fathea’zam. Bahá'í Publishing Trust of India. A popular, inexpensive, readable, multi-religion introduction. (P)

7. Prescription for Living. Rúhíyyih Rabbání. Bahá'í Publishing Trust of India. Handling life from a Bahá'í perspective. (FP)

8. Release the Sun. William Sears. Bahá'í Publishing (US). While Christians anticipated the return of Jesus Christ, a wave of expectation swept through Islam that the "Lord of the Age" would soon appear. A very readable account of exciting events. 323 pages. (EP)

9. Station and Claims of Baha'u'llah. Michael Sours. Bahá'í Publishing (US). Explores Baha'u'llah's challenging claims about His Revelation and the day we are living in… in the context of His teachings concerning the oneness of the Founders of the world's great religions. 231 pages. (P)

10. 1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Bahá'í Faith. Eileen Maddocks. Introduces the Faith using prophecies from three religions. Available on Amazon.(EP) 

Most of these are available from Bahá'í Ebooks. Some are available at the publishers below:

Bahá'í Literature & Publication Trust (India) - www.bahaipublishingtrust.in

Bahá'í Publishing Trust or Bahá'í Publishing (US) - www.bahaibookstore.com/