Abstract

 

This research note documents Bertrand Russell’s limited connections with the Bábí-Bahá’í religions. Drawing on a recently discovered letter from Russell to a British Bahá’í and other archival sources, we outline Russell’s interest in the Bábí-Bahá’í religions and his likely attendance at a single public meeting in London where he heard Abdu’l-Baha. These links confirm Russell’s engagement with a wider intellectual culture, including new religious and spiritual movements.