Resource Materials

	“Let this gathering be a foreshadowing of what will, in very truth, take place in this world, when every child of God realizes that they are leaves of one tree, flowers in one garden, drops in one ocean, and sons and daughters of one Father, whose name is love!” ~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 30

Links below will go to resource pages, Adobe pdf files that you may save to your computer or print, or helpful websites. Please contribute or suggest additional resources via email to Susanne M. Alexander, susanne@marriagetransformation.com.

Quotations from Authoritative Bahá’í Sources or References Containing Quotations

• Marriage Preparation and Marriage
• 19-Day Feast Readings
• Devotional Programs
• Bahá’u'lláh's Marriage Law
• Applying Principles from the Universal House of Justice's Plans

Parental Consent

• Sources for guidance on consent from parents for marrying
• Potential form to use

Marital Difficulties/Troubled Marriages

• Consultation and Counseling
• Serious Marriage Problems
• Reconciliation, Separation, and Divorce

The Death of a Loved One; Help for the Grieving

Articles and Research Reports

Helpful articles with advice about relationships, marriage, and community building can be found on www.bahaireflections.com. To see the list of ones that Susanne Alexander has contributed, go to http://bahaireflections.com/contributors_/?uid=11.

Research report (2008): "Understanding Single Bahá’ís: A Look at the Current State of North American Single Bahá’ís Based on a Large Online Survey" Online link. PDF file.

Useful Websites

• Marriage Transformation: www.marriagetransformation.com/bahai.htm (includes character materials and discussion and action marriage connection modules on strengthening the marriage bond, assessing expectations and meeting needs, making time and service choices, and passionate and spiritual sex)
• Smart Marriages: www.smartmarriages.com
• National Healthy Marriage Resource Center: www.healthymarriageinfo.org
• Bahá’í Network on AIDS, Sexuality, Addictions, and Abuse (includes homosexuality)
  
• Fortress for Well-being & Salvation blog (Christiana Lawson)
• Resources on Abuse and Violence (Susan Gammage)
  
• Tahirih Justice Center (assistance for immigrant women and girls dealing with gender-based violence)

Counselors Who Are Bahá’ís

Marriage Transformation maintains a database of counselors, therapists, social workers, coaches, and more for referral and collaborating purposes. If you wish a referral or are willing to be included or need to provide updated information about you or your credentials, please email Susanne M. Alexander at susanne@marriagetransformation.com.

Information on the the Bahá’í Faith

Access: www.bahai.org. There are links on this site to websites for individual countries.