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Christopher
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Pittsburgh, PA

Christopher Buck (Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1996; J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2006) is an attorney (Pittsburgh), independent scholar, faculty instructor at the Wilmette Institute (2001–present, Department of Bahá’í History & Texts, distance education), and former professor at Michigan State University (2000–2004, visiting assistant professor), Quincy University (1999–2000, visiting assistant professor), Millikin University (1997–1999, assistant professor) and Carleton University (1994–1996, sessional lecturer). Dr. Buck is the author of several books, including: Bahá’í Faith: The Basics (2021); God & Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America (2015), with an introduction by J. Gordon Melton (Distinguished Professor of American Religious History, Baylor University); Religious Myths and Visions of America (2009, “an original contribution to American studies,” Journal of American History, June 2011); Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy (2005), Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha'i Faith (1999), Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i Iqan (1995/2004), and Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations (co-author, 2011). He has also contributed chapters in such books as: Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2021); Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa (2019, three chapters); The Baha’i Faith and African American History (2019, two chapters); Abdu’l-Baha’s Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity (2013); Observing the Observer: The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities (2012); American Writers: “David Bottoms” (2018), “Deganawida, the Peacemaker” (2016); “Kahlil Gibran” (2010); and “Alain Locke” (2004); British Writers: “Ninian Smart” (2018); and “Edward Granville Browne” (2015); The Islamic World (2008); and The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an (2006/2017). He has published a number of academic journal articles and encyclopedia articles as well. As for popular, online articles, Buck has contributed over 350 articles to BahaiTeachings.org, and has collaborated with Kevin Locke (Tokaheya Inajin in Lakota, translation “First to Rise”), renowned Lakota hoop dancer and flutist, on the ongoing “Indigenous Messengers of God” series (80 articles so far, culminating in three articles on “Indigenous Land and Spiritual Acknowledgments”). In 2021, Buck and Locke teamed up to teach an online course, “The Great Spirit Speaks: Voices of the Wise Ones” (offered three times in 2021, by popular demand).

BY Christopher Buck
SPIRITUALITY
Honoring Your Departed Mother and Father

Honoring Your Departed Mother and Father

Christopher Buck | May 11, 2014
HISTORY
Iroquois Confederacy (Six Nations) & World Federation (All Nations)

Iroquois Confederacy (Six Nations) & World Federation (All Nations)

Christopher Buck | May 2, 2014
RELIGION
The Baha’i Calendar: Transforming Time

The Baha’i Calendar: Transforming Time

Christopher Buck | May 2, 2014

JUSTICE
Equality (& Superiority) of Women

Equality (& Superiority) of Women

Christopher Buck | Apr 30, 2014
HISTORY
Two Great Peacemakers: Deganawida & Baha’u’llah

Two Great Peacemakers: Deganawida & Baha’u’llah

Christopher Buck | Apr 25, 2014
HISTORY
The Great Law of Peace

The Great Law of Peace

Christopher Buck | Apr 23, 2014

HISTORY
Princeton University: “Fifty Baha’i Principles of Unity”

Princeton University: “Fifty Baha’i Principles of Unity”

Christopher Buck | Apr 8, 2014
RELIGION
Comparing the Teachings of Two Peacemakers

Comparing the Teachings of Two Peacemakers

Christopher Buck | Apr 2, 2014
HISTORY
The First Baha’i College

The First Baha’i College

Christopher Buck | Mar 30, 2014

HISTORY
The Return of Viracocha, the Prophet of the Incas

The Return of Viracocha, the Prophet of the Incas

Christopher Buck | Mar 28, 2014
HISTORY
The Baha’i Prayer that Freed the Slaves

The Baha’i Prayer that Freed the Slaves

Christopher Buck | Mar 25, 2014
RELIGION
The Return of White Buffalo Calf Woman

The Return of White Buffalo Calf Woman

Christopher Buck | Mar 22, 2014

HISTORY
Quetzalcoatl, the “Plumed Serpent”

Quetzalcoatl, the “Plumed Serpent”

Christopher Buck | Mar 18, 2014
SPIRITUALITY
Jesus said: “Become passers-by.”

Jesus said: “Become passers-by.”

Christopher Buck | Mar 11, 2014
HISTORY
Native American Messengers of God

Native American Messengers of God

Christopher Buck | Mar 7, 2014

HISTORY
The “Lincoln of the Spirit” and the “Black Plato”

The “Lincoln of the Spirit” and the “Black Plato”

Christopher Buck | Feb 21, 2014
HISTORY
The Shining Light of Black Spirit

The Shining Light of Black Spirit

Christopher Buck | Feb 12, 2014
HISTORY
Robert Turner, Slave by Birth, Freed by Lincoln, Enlightened by Faith

Robert Turner, Slave by Birth, Freed by Lincoln, Enlightened by Faith

Christopher Buck | Feb 11, 2014

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