Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute in Eloy, Ariz., offers a variety of Bahá’í spiritual programs.

The Bosch Bahá’í School, Retreat and Conference Center near Santa Cruz, Calif., offers classes for Bahá’ís of all ages. Founder John Bosch, a Swiss national who came to America in 1879, studied with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the successor to Bahá’u’lláh.

The Gallup Center for Muslim Studies’ “Muslim Americans: A National Portrait” provides demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Muslim Americans and measures attitudes.

April 8, 2013, National Catholic Reporter article about Pope Francis’ environmental beliefs.

Todd Lawson is an associate professor in the department of Near and Middle Eastern civilizations at the University of Toronto. A specialist in Islamic mysticism, he has written about the Bahá’í Faith.

Arthur Dahl is a member of the Bahá’í Faith, retired deputy assistant executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme and now coordinator of the UNEP/University of Geneva Programme of Advanced Studies in Environmental Diplomacy. He can speak about Bahá’ís and sustainable development and climate change. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.

June 5, 2013, Huffington Post article about Pope Francis’ speech on World Environment Day in which he cited scripture in calling for people to care for the environment and decried the influence of money in the world.

The Association for Bahai Studies—North America includes Bahá’í scholars from around the world. It publishes The Journal of Bahá’í Studies and holds an annual conference.

Robert H. Stockman is an adjunct faculty member of the department of religious studies at DePaul University in Chicago. He is a Bahá’í who has written about the history of the faith in America.