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  1. Christopher Buck. 175 Years of Persecution: A History of the Bábís and Bahá'ís of Iran, by Fereydun Vahman: Review (2021-03-22). Reviews.
  2. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. 1893 Russian Publication of Baha'u'llah's Last Will and Testament, The: An Academic Attestation of 'Abdu'l-Baha's Successorship (2017). On the content of the Kitab-i-Ahdi, its manuscript history, and textual variants; Andalib's eyewitness account of its unveiling; Tumanski's scholarly work; contemporary attestation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's successorship by Tumanski and other Russian notables. Articles.
  3. Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck. `Abdu'l-Bahá's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Discourse for Interracial Emancipation (2012-12-22). Presentation at Grand Canyon Bahá'í Conference on Abdu'l-Bahá and the Black Intelligentsia, especially W. E. B. Du Bois; his speech to the NAACP; and reproductions of many newspaper clippings covering his visit to Washington, DC. Presentations.
  4. Christopher Buck. Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation (2013). Overview of the event, press coverage, publications of the speech, the Emancipation Proclamation "myth" and its historical influence, the role of whites, and the rhetoric of progress. Articles.
  5. Christopher Buck. Abdu'l-Baha's Life and Legacy: Key Facts (2021-12-11). The key principles of Bahá’u’lláh that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá expounded are part of his "living legacy" — i.e. these new or special principles are useful for presenting information about the Bahá’í Faith today. Presentations.
  6. Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy (2019). Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world." Presentations.
  7. Christopher Buck. 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of (November 28) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  8. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke (2004). The life and ideas of the leading African-American intellectual Alain Locke and his involvement with the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
  9. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Baha'i Philosopher (2001/2002). Biography of one of the important African American intellectuals and his impact on American thought and culture. Includes two letters written by or on behalf of Shoghi Effendi. Articles.
  10. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy (2005). The importance of Alain Locke (1885-1954), the 'Dean' of the Harlem Renaissance (1919-1934), and an American Bahá'í. Books.
  11. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke (2013). Encyclopedia.
  12. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: 'Race Amity' and the Bahá'í Faith (2007-09-24). Presentation in slide format about the "First Black Rhodes Scholar." Presentations.
  13. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Bahá'í Principles and the Salvation of Democracy (2007). Long presentation in slide format on the history and influence of Alain Locke. Presentations.
  14. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke and Cultural Pluralism (2004). The worldview of the African American thinker Alain Locke as a Bahá'í, his secular perspective as a philosopher, and the synergy between his confessional and professional essays. Articles.
  15. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá'í Faith (2018). Locke was cynical about the prospect of real progress in race relations within Christianity itself, but he saw potential in Bahá'í efforts to promote race amity and making democracy more egalitarian in terms of the rights of minorities. Articles.
  16. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke's "Moral Imperatives for World Order" Revisited (2019). In public speeches presented in 1944 Locke argues that racism, although an American problem, is not purely a domestic issue; it has bilateral and multilateral consequences; unity of races, religions, and nations is a moral imperative. Articles.
  17. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke's Philosophy of Democracy (2015). For Locke, democracy was more than its narrow political definition, but multidimensional, encompassing local, moral, political, economic, and cultural stages — a model against which he measured America’s fidelity to its democratic ideal. Articles.
  18. Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá'í Pluralist: 94th Annual Commemoration of 'Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Visit to Howard University (2006-04-15). Available both as audio and PDF, and includes press release. Presentations.
  19. Christopher Buck, Alain Locke. Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Baha'i Pluralist: includes Alain Locke in his Own Words: Three Essays and a poem (2005). Article by Buck, poem "The Moon Maiden" and three essays by Locke introduced by Buck: "The Gospel for the Twentieth Century," "Peace between Black and White in the United States," and "Five Phases of Democracy: Farewell Address at Talladega College." Articles.
  20. Christopher Buck. America is a Multifaith Nation (2012). While the United States was once a "Christian" nation, it is now a multi-faith one. Includes short overview of American religious history, and statistics of church membership. Encyclopedia.
  21. Christopher Buck. Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29) (2020). Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in his book The Guide for the Perplexed. The Bahá'í Faith is mentioned in the Introduction; some interpretations are similar to concepts from the Iqan. Articles.
  22. Christopher Buck. "And universal peace — in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles (2022-09). Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's answer to the question "What has Bahá’u’lláh brought that we have not heard before?" Presentations.
  23. Christopher Buck, et al.. As Others See Him: Jesus asks all people 'Who do people say that I am?': Replies from several non-Christians (1997-03-30). A short collection of non-Christian perspectives on Jesus, published in commemoration of Easter. Newspapers.
  24. Alain Locke. Christopher Buck, comp. Audio and video clips (1933-1940). Audio.
  25. Christopher Buck. Ayyám-i-Há (February 25) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  26. Christopher Buck, J. Gordon Melton. Bab, Birth of (2010). Encyclopedia.
  27. Christopher Buck, J. Gordon Melton. Bab, Birth of (2010). Encyclopedia.
  28. Christopher Buck, J. Gordon Melton. Báb, Festival of the Birth of the (October 20) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  29. Christopher Buck. Báb, Martyrdom of the (July 9) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  30. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í: History, Beliefs, Practices, Theological Exchanges, and Current Issues (2014). Brief overviews of Bahá'í history and thought. Encyclopedia.
  31. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í "Pupil of the Eye" Metaphor, The: Promoting Ideal Race Relations in Jim Crow America (2018). On the notable contribution to promoting ideal race relations in Jim Crow America by the Bahá'í Faith which, though small in number, was socially significant in its concerted efforts to foster and advance harmony between the races. Articles.
  32. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í 'Race Amity' Movement and the Black Intelligentsia in Jim Crow America, The: Alain Locke and Robert Abbott (2011). W. E. B. Du Bois, Alain L. Locke and Robert S. Abbott, ranked as the 4th, 36th and 41st most influential in African American history, all expressed interest in the Baha’i ethic of world unity, from family to international relations, and social crisis. Articles.
  33. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Contributions to Interfaith Relations (2019). A close look at the House's "Letter to the World’s Religious Leaders" as a contribution to interfaith discourse. Articles.
  34. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Faith: The Basics (2021). Introduction "What is the Bahá'í Faith?", front-matter, and back-matter. Excerpts.
  35. Christopher Buck. Baha'i Faith and Social Action (2007). Encyclopedia.
  36. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Faith, The (2012). Encyclopedia.
  37. Christopher Buck. Baha'i Faith: The Basics: Presentation for Book Launch (2021-02-26). PowerPoint for live Zoom book launch of Bahá’í Faith: The Basics (Routledge, 2020), hosted by the Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute, on February 26, 2021; includes brief book excerpts. Presentations.
  38. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Prayers for Good Governance (2021 Fall). Bahá’u’lláh encouraged Bahá’ís to pray for their rulers. This essay presents a newly authorized translation of "A Prayer for the confirmation of the American Government," and a provisional translation of a prayer of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for the Ottoman Caliphate. Articles.
  39. Christopher Buck. 'Bahá'í Question' in Iran: Influence of International Law on 'Islamic Law' (2021). On the "Baha’i question," a secret Iranian government document from 1991 which sets out oppressive policies to persecute or imprison Bahá'ís, and the history of the legal and practical implementation of such policies. Articles.
  40. Christopher Buck. Baha'i Reflections on the "Seal of the Prophets" (2013-2017). Three blog entries of personal reflections: Unsealing the “Seal of the Prophets” (2013); The Seal of the Prophets: Meeting God on the Last Day (2016); Muhammad: the Last Prophet? (2017). Essays.
  41. Christopher Buck. Bahá'í Universalism and Native Prophets (2002). Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Bahá'í category of "Manifestations of God" using the Iroquois prophet Deganawida as an example. Articles.
  42. Christopher Buck. Bahá'ís (2001). The Bahá'í Faith's continuities and discontinuities with Islam. This is the only Bahá'í-related article in The Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an. Encyclopedia.
  43. Christopher Buck. Jane Dammen McAuliffe, ed. Baha'is (2016). The Bahá'í Faith's continuities and discontinuities with Islam. This is the only Bahá'í-related article in The Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an. Encyclopedia.
  44. Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah as 'World Reformer' (1991). This article places Bahá'u'lláh in the context of Islamic reform by comparing him to several contemporary Iranian reformers. Bahá'u'lláh prosecuted his proposed reforms in three stages: (1) Bábí reform; (2) Persian reform; and (3) world reform. Articles.
  45. Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah as Zoroastrian saviour (1998). Examines the Bahá'í view of Zoroastrianism to understand tensions between scholarship and "messiahship" and topics such as proof texts and prophecy. Articles.
  46. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Bahá'u'lláh's Bishárát (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen (2010-04). Historical and textual study of the one of the major writings of Bahá'u'lláh, and new theories as to its provenance and purpose; it may have been revealed for E. G. Browne. Includes Persian translation (following the English section). Articles.
  47. Christopher Buck, Adib Masumian. Baha'u'llah's Paradise of Justice: Commentary and Translation (2014/2018). The tablet Riḍvānu’l-‘Adl, "Paradise of Justice," shows how the concept of justice — which encompasses both faith and action — is the essence of the Baha’i concept of salvation, both individual and societal. Articles.
  48. Donald Addison, Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Badi'u'llah: Parallels to Bahá'í Teachings by Native American Messengers of God (2007). Compilation of writings from Native American traditions and analogous texts from Bahá'í scripture. Compilations-personal.
  49. Christopher Buck. Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of (May 29) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  50. Christopher Buck, J. Gordon Melton. Bahá'u'lláh, Birth/Ascension of (2010-09). Encyclopedia.
  51. Christopher Buck, J. Gordon Melton. Bahá'u'lláh, Festival of the Birth of (November 12) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  52. Brent Poirier, Christopher Buck, Moojan Momen, Jonah Winters. Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1997). Study.
  53. Christopher Buck. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus, by Juan Cole: Review (1997). Reviews.
  54. Christopher Buck. Being Human: Bahá'í Perspectives on Islam, Modernity, and Peace, by Todd Lawson: Review (2021-11-30). Reviews.
  55. Christopher Buck. Beyond the "Seal of the Prophets": Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude (2007). The Bábí background of the Iqán, the nature of interpretation and exegesis, and the place of Muhammad. Articles.
  56. Christopher Buck. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm, by Udo Schaefer: Review (1996). Reviews.
  57. Christopher Buck, J. Gordon Melton. Calendar, Bahá'í, and Rhythms of Worship (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  58. Christopher Buck. Constitutionality of Teaching Islam, The: The University of North Carolina Qur'an Controversy (2012-07). Legal commentary on the lawsuit Yacovelli v. Moeser, filed in 2002 against UNC Chapel Hill over its academic orientation program requiring freshmen to read selected passages from the Qur’an. Includes review of Sell's Approaching the Qur'an. Articles.
  59. Christopher Buck. Covenant, Day of the (November 26) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  60. Christopher Buck. Criminalizing the Bahá'í Religion (2009-03-15). The opposite of freedom of religion is the banning of religion; the Bahá'í community in Iran being a case in point; the pattern of oppression. Newspapers.
  61. Aziz'u'llah Azizi. Nahzy Abadi Buck, trans, Christopher Buck, trans. Crown of Glory: Memoirs of Jinab-i-Aziz'u'llah Azizi (1991). Autobiography of Jináb-i-Azízí, "the Tailor," a companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá who travelled with the Master to London and Paris, and also met with Shoghi Effendi. Includes photographs, and provisional translations of several Tablets. Books.
  62. Christopher Buck. Declaration of the Báb, Festival of (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  63. Christopher Buck. Deganawida, the Peacemaker (2015). Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago. Encyclopedia.
  64. Christopher Buck. Discovering [The Qur'an] (2006). Academic study of the Qur'an, its themes, and how to begin interpreting it. Encyclopedia.
  65. Christopher Buck. Dynamic Bahá'í Principles - Expressed as Actions (2021-08-15). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá noted "special teachings of Bahá’u’lláh" as "new," "distinctive," and "not found in any of the sacred Books of the past" (1912). The book Bahá’í Faith: The Basics presents these as “dynamic Bahá’í principles, expressed as actions." Presentations.
  66. Christopher Buck. Edward Granville Browne (2014). Bio of E.G. Browne, with focus on his books and translations. Encyclopedia.
  67. Christopher Buck. Eschatology of Globalization, The: The Multiple Messiahship of Bahá'u'lláh Revisited (2004). This paper argues that Bahá'u'lláh's signal contribution to globalization was to ethicize and sacralize it. Articles.
  68. Christopher Buck. Fast, Bahá'í (March 2 (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  69. Christopher Buck. Feast, Nineteen-Day (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  70. Christopher Buck. Fifty Bahá'í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation (2014). World religions are systems of salvation, liberation, or harmony, in direct response to the perceived human predicament. To Baha’is, this predicament is profound estrangement and the solution is world unity, from family to international relations. Articles.
  71. Christopher Buck. First Recorded Bahá'í Fireside, The (2019). An episode from Browne's A Year Amongst the Persians which can be regarded as a first "fireside" — a meeting with Bahá'ís in Shiraz in March 1888. Articles.
  72. Christopher Buck, Juan Cole, William S. Hatcher. Forum Concerning St. Paul (1979 Summer). Responses to Hatcher's review (World Order, 1978) of Schaefer's Light Shineth in Darkness, by Buck, Hatcher, Gregory Shaw, Willibald Duerschmid, and Marzieh Gail (World Order, 13:4) and by Cole (World Order 13:2, Winter 1978). Articles.
  73. Alain Locke. Christopher Buck, ed, Betty J. Fisher, ed. Four Talks Redefining Democracy, Education, and World Citizenship (2008). The Preservation of the Democratic Ideal; Stretching Our Social Mind; On Becoming World Citizens; Creative Democracy. Includes introduction by Buck and Fisher. Articles.
  74. Christopher Buck. Fourth Candle, The: The Unity of Religion and Interfaith Dialogue (1986). What does "Unity in Religion" mean, and how does it apply for Bahá'ís' interactions with other religious communities? An essay inspired by Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet "Seven Candles of Unity," utopia, Hans Kung, and the Lesser Peace. Essays.
  75. Christopher Buck. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam, by Todd Lawson: Review (2012). Reviews.
  76. Christopher Buck. God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America (2015). The nation and the notion of America, as viewed through the lenses of Native American religions, Protestants and Catholic views, Judaism, Islam, Black Muslims, Buddhism, and the Bahá'í Faith; how minority faiths redefined America's world role. Books.
  77. Christopher Buck. Golden Age of Jewish/Christian Relations Revisited, The: The Contribution of H.J. Schoeps to Interfaith Dialogue (1984). On Bavarian historian Hans Joachim Schoeps, considered a foremost authority on early Jewish Christianity. Includes appendix of previously unpublished correspondence between Schoeps and Bahá'í scholar Udo Schaefer, in both German and English translation. Articles-unpublished.
  78. Christopher Buck. Harlem Renaissance (2013). Encyclopedia.
  79. Christopher Buck, Derik Smith. Hayden, Robert (2019). In his poetics of history and his nuanced representations of black life, Hayden's art showed that the African American experience was quintessentially American, and that blackness was an essential aspect of heterogeneous America. Biographies.
  80. Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck. Homosexuality in the Baha'i Faith and in World Religions (2004-08-01). Slides of two presentations: Christopher Buck's "Homosexuality in World Religions" and Nahzy Buck's "Homosexuality in the Bahá'í Faith." Presentations.
  81. Christopher Buck. Identity of the Sabi'un, The: An Historical Quest (1984-07). This article solves two problems that have long puzzled Islamicists: (1) How can the conflicting identifications of Sabians be explained? and (2) What was the Qur'an's original identification of the Sabians? Articles.
  82. Christopher Buck. Illuminator vs. Redeemer: Was Ebionite Adam/Christ Prophetology "Original," Anti-Pauline, or "Gnostic"? (1982/2012). Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is of interest because of the phenomenological resonance between the Ebionite Christian doctrine of the "True Prophet" with the Bahá’í doctrine of the “Manifestation of God.” Articles-unpublished.
  83. Christopher Buck. Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A Trajectory of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Bahá'í Theophanology (1983). A continuity may be drawn by plotting a trajectory of prophetological concepts from Prophet Messianism to Baha'I Theophanology, wherein Ebionite Christology provides the missing link to an ideological evolution in Semitic milieus. Articles-unpublished.
  84. Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. Indigenous Messengers of God (2014-2020). 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Bahá'í teachings. Articles.
  85. Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. Indigenous Messengers of God (2021). PowerPoint for Zoom presentation “Divine Teachers of the Americas” by Kevin Locke, hosted by Green Acre Baha’i School, October 2021. Presentations.
  86. Christopher Buck. Indigenous Messengers of God: In Honor of Kevin Locke (1954-2022) (2022-12). Biographies and photos of Kevin and Patricia Locke and tributes to them; themes of respect for spiritual traditions, prophecies, and the destiny of indigenous peoples. Presentations.
  87. Christopher Buck. Interracial "Bahá'í Movement" and the Black Intelligentsia, The: The Case of W. E. B. Du Bois (2012-12). Du Bois’s encounters with the Baha’i religion from 1910 to 1953, his connection to the New York Baha’i community, and discussion of segregated Baha’i meetings in Tennessee in 1937. Articles.
  88. Christopher Buck. Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Baha'is (2003-06). "The Bahá'í question" is really a test case for whether Islam can legitimately claim to respect human rights today. Includes a Persian translation of the original article. Articles.
  89. Christopher Buck. Jesus and Early Christianity in the Gospels: A New Dialogue, by Daniel Grolin: Review (2003). Reviews.
  90. Christopher Buck. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings (2022-08-27). Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metaphors": it is the most comprehensive, pervasive symbol and allegory of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Bahá’í Writings. Presentations.
  91. Christopher Buck. Kahlil Gibran (2010). A detailed study of the life and work of the Arab-American author and artist Gibran (1883—1931), who achieved fame in the West through his book The Prophet; a Maronite Christian by birth, he was influenced by Sufi ideas and admired 'Abdu'l-Bahá'. Biographies.
  92. Christopher Buck. Kevin Locke and the Tablet to Amir Khan (2024-08-03). The late Kevin Locke believed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablet to Amír Khán establishes that Indigenous Messengers of God were sent to the Americas. This understanding of Progressive Revelation has implications for interactions with Indigenous people. Presentations.
  93. Christopher Buck. Kitab-i Iqan, The: An Introduction to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs (1998-06). Overview of the history and themes of the preeminent doctrinal work of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles-unpublished.
  94. Christopher Buck. Kitab-i-Iqan: An Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs (1998). The significance, context, style, exegical devices, background, contents, manuscripts, and printing history of the Kitab-i Iqan. Encyclopedia.
  95. Christopher Buck. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Dating the Iqan (1995). Study.
  96. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40) (2023). Survey and analysis of viewpoints on the meaning of "Seal of the Prophets"; the prophetic cycle and cycle of fulfillment; metaphorical and spiritual understandings of the "divine presence." Link to article (offsite). Articles.
  97. Shoghi Effendi, Ruhi Afnan, Alain Locke, et al.. Christopher Buck, comp. Letters to Alain Locke (2010). Collection of letters between Shoghi Effendi, his secretary, and Alain Locke, and related historical material on Locke. Histories.
  98. Christopher Buck. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2020). List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014. Bibliographies.
  99. Christopher Buck. Locke, Alain (2010). Encyclopedia.
  100. Christopher Buck. Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Nader Saiedi: Review (2004-03). Reviews.
  101. Christopher Buck, Donald Addison. Messengers of God in North America, Revisited: An Exegesis of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán (2007). The indigenous peoples of the Americas have their own claim to wisdom tradition, which derive from Messengers of God to First Nations. This principle is anchored in the Tablet to Amír Khán Áhan. Articles.
  102. Christopher Buck. Mystery of the Sworded Warrior in Hindu Apocalypse, The: Was Kalki Visnuyas Bahá'u'lláh? (1980). Does Bahá'u'lláh fulfill messianic expectations associated with Kalki Vishnuyasas, the tenth incarnation of Vishnu who shall appear as a sword-wielding warrior riding a winged white steed, to slay the wicked and inaugurate the golden age? Articles-unpublished.
  103. Christopher Buck. Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá'í Universalism (1996). Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Bahá'í category of "Manifestations of God" using the Iroquois prophet Deganawida as an example. Articles.
  104. Christopher Buck. Naw-Rúz, Festival of (March 21) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  105. Christopher Buck. 'Never Again': Kevin Gover's Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (2006). This article does not mention the Bahá'í Faith, but was published in a social justice and human rights journal and written by a Bahá'í. Articles.
  106. Christopher Buck, Necati Alkan. No More Jihad: Muhammad's Message in Baha'u'llah's Dream (2017-01-23). Essay about a Tablet of Baha’u’llah in which He describes a dream in which He "associated" with the prophet Muhammad. Essays.
  107. Christopher Buck. On Jesus' Cry from the Cross (1983-03). Comments on an article by Stephen Lambden on "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Essays.
  108. Christopher Buck. Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review (1999-12). Reviews.
  109. Christopher Buck. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). Study of Bahá'í and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith." Books.
  110. Christopher Buck. Phenomenon of Religion, The by Moojan Momen: Review (1999). This review of The Phenomenon of Religion utilizes Buck's DREAMS paradigm: Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethical, Artistic, Mystical, and Social dimensions of religion, a refinement of the dimensional model of religion. Reviews.
  111. Christopher Buck. Philosophic Values and World Citizenship: Locke to Obama and Beyond, ed. Jacoby Adeshai Carter and Leonard Harris: Review (2012). Reviews.
  112. Michael W. Sours, Christopher Buck. Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Commentary and Responses (1994). Editorial statement about the nature of Bahá'í scholarship and academic debate, followed by responses from each of the authors. Reviews.
  113. Christopher Buck. Public Discourse on Race: Abdu'l-Bahá's 1912 Howard University Speech (2012-02-10). Presentation at Louhelen Bahá’í School on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the black intelligentsia, his views of the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation, and his message to African Americans and the "Whites." Presentations.
  114. Christopher Buck. Public Schools May "Teach About Religion" — Not "Teach Religion" (2012). History of legislation regarding how and when religious texts might be studied in public schools, and comments on pedagogical approaches. Encyclopedia.
  115. Christopher Buck. Race Unity Day (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  116. Christopher Buck. Religions Share Enduring Values (2011). Do all religions ultimately endorse the same spiritual values? Includes discussion of the "Golden Rule" and interfaith alliances. Encyclopedia.
  117. Christopher Buck. Religious Minority Rights (2008). Discussion of three minority religions within Islamic states that have experienced persecution and hardships which attracted the attention of the international community: the Alevis, the Ahmadiyya, and Bahá'ís. Articles.
  118. Christopher Buck. Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role (2010/2012). Survey and comparison of ten religions that feature collective religious beliefs about America's mission and destiny, particularly in terms of its world role. Presentations.
  119. Christopher Buck. Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role (2009). A celebration of America’s religious diversity, showing how this multi-faith nation can and should play a leading role in promoting peace and goodwill among races, religions and nations, both at home and abroad. (2-chapter excerpt) Books.
  120. Christopher Buck. Religious Myths of America (Syllabus) (2004-03). Course syllabus; invited contribution, American Academy of Religion Resources.
  121. Christopher Buck. Ridván, Festival of (2010/2012). Encyclopedia.
  122. Christopher Buck. Ridván, Festival of (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
  123. Christopher Buck. Rituals in Babism and Bahá'ísm, by Denis MacEoin: Review (1996-08). A compact, well-documented academic study including a representative selection of texts; by focussing only on texts it omits actual Bahá'í practice and over-emphasizes the ritual elements found in the Bahá'í Faith. Reviews.
  124. Christopher Buck. Robert Hayden (2004-01-29). The first African American poet-laureate of the United States (as Library of Congress "Consultant in Poetry"). Encyclopedia.
  125. Christopher Buck. Robert Hayden's 'American Journal': A Multidimensional Analysis (2008). A study of an often neglected poem which combines an informal cultural analysis of the USA with a social commentary on the world. It treats the human race from a universal perspective, emphasizing the importance of human solidarity. Articles.
  126. Christopher Buck. Sapiential Theosis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian's Hymns on Paradise (1995). Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha’i Faith (Albany: SUNY Press, 1999). St. Eprem the Syrian is generally regarded as the greatest Christian poet of Late Antiquity. Articles.
  127. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá'u'lláh (Acre, 1890) (2018). Details of E.G. Browne's handwritten notes about his meeting with Bahá'u'lláh, his stay in Akka in April 1890, and his correspondence with Russian academics. Articles.
  128. Christopher Buck. Science and Religion Are Complementary (2013). Encyclopedia.
  129. Christopher Buck. "Seal of the Prophets" and "Divine Presence": Why These Two Key Verses Should Be Read Together (2022-06). On two verses from the Qur'án on Muhammad as the "Seal of the Prophets" and the meaning of "attainment unto the divine Presence"; Shoghi Effendi as translator; comments by Nader Saiedi and Dergham Aqiqi; explanations from Kamalu'd-Din Bakhtavar. Presentations.
  130. Christopher Buck. Short History of the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Smith, and Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Reviews (1997). Reviews.
  131. Christopher Buck. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan (1995/2012/2021/2024). Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Persian translation. Books.
  132. Christopher Buck. Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith, A (1998). A “symbolic profile” of Bahá’í consciousness as shaped by the writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ancillary texts: Ninian Smart’s dimensional model of religion is used to order and classify the symbols, together with insights from Sherry Ortner & John Wansbrough. Articles.
  133. Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck. Tablet of Glad-Tidings: A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen (2012-12-24). The Lawh-i-Bishárát as a Proclamatory Aqdas and public announcement of principles from 'The Most Holy Book'; a proclamation to scholars and statesmen; Cambridge manuscripts from the E.G. Browne Collection; response to modernity; Persian original. Presentations.
  134. Bahá'u'lláh. Nahzy Abadi Buck, trans, Christopher Buck, trans. Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní): Excerpts (1986). Excerpts translated by Christopher and Nahzy Buck in Studies in Bábí and Bahá’í History vol. 3 (Kalimát Press, 1986) and by Shoghi Effendi in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Translations.
  135. Christopher Buck. Tafsír as Mystical Experience, by Todd Lawson: Review (2020-04). Reviews.
  136. Christopher Buck. Temples, Bahá'í (2011). Encyclopedia.
  137. Christopher Buck. Temples, Bahá'í (2010). Encyclopedia.
  138. Christopher Buck. The Bahá'ís of America: The Growth of a Religious Movement, by Mike McMullen: Review (2017-08-22). Reviews.
  139. Christopher Buck. The Development of the Bábí/Bahá'í Communities: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives, by Youli Ioannesyan: Review (2015-05). Reviews.
  140. Christopher Buck. The Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Review (1992). Reviews.
  141. Christopher Buck. Trial of The Yaran ("Friends in Iran"): Six Essays (2009-2010). Six essays by Buck from a legal perspective about the extended imprisonment of seven Bahá'í leaders in Tehran. Newspapers.
  142. Christopher Buck. Trial of the Yaran under Iranian Criminal Procedure: “The Justice of God” or Procedural Injustice?, The: Iranian Islam, not the Yaran, on trial in the court of international opinion (2010-01). Two essays about legal issues associated with the 2009-2010 trial of the Yaran, the former informal group of leaders of the Bahá'í community of Iran. Newspapers.
  143. Christopher Buck. Unique Eschatological Interface, A: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism (1986). Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions. Articles.
  144. Christopher Buck. Universality of the Church of the East, The: How Persian was Persian Christianity? (1996). Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha’i Faith (Albany: SUNY Press, 1999. Articles.
  145. Christopher Buck. World Religion Day (2010). Encyclopedia.
  146. Christopher Buck. World Religion Day (January) (2011-09). Encyclopedia.
 
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