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Previous Books
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Dr. Buck’s fourth book: Alain
Locke: Faith & Philosophy (2005)
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Dr. Buck’s third book: Generation
Y Speaks Out: A Policy Guide (2002)
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Dr. Buck’s second book: Paradise
& Paradigm (1999)
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Dr. Buck’s first book: Symbol
& Secret (2004/1995)
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Ramz va Ráz (2008)
Persian translation of Symbol & Secret
(2004/1995)
translated by Khosrow Dehghání.
Book Chapters
“Religious
Minority Rights.” The Islamic World (2008)
“Discovering.”
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an
(2006)
“Alain
Locke.” American Writers
XIV (2004)
“Alain
Locke and Cultural Pluralism.” Search
for Values (2004)
“Bahá’í
Universalism and Native Prophets.” Reason
and Revelation (2002)
Editorials
“Criminalizing
the Baha’i Religion .” Iran Press
Watch (2009)
“Irani
Irony.” Iran Press Watch (2009)
Persian Translations
Persian
translation of “Criminalizing the Baha’i
Religion .” Iran Press Watch (2009)
Persian
translation of “Irani Irony.” Iran
Press Watch (2009)
Persian
translation of “Religious Minority Rights.”
The Islamic World (2008)
Persian
translation of “Beyond
the ‘Seal of the Prophets’: Baha’ullah’s Book of
Certitude (Ketab-e Iqan).” Religious
Texts in Iranian Languages (2007)
translated by Khosrow Dehghání (2008)
Persian
translation of “Discovering
[the Qur'an].” The
Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an (2006)
Persian
translation of “Islam
and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís” (2005)
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Ramz va Ráz (2008)
Persian translation of Symbol
& Secret (2004/1995)
translated by Khosrow Dehghání
Curriculum Vitae
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Dr. Buck’s Curriculum
Vitae (= Academic Résumé)
Bahá’í Studies
“Religious
Minority Rights.” The Islamic World
(2008)
“Bahá’í
Faith and Social Action.” Encyclopedia
of Activism and Social Justice (2007)
“Islam
and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís”
(2005)
“Islam
and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.”
Persian Translation (2005)
“The
Eschatology of Globalization: Bahá’u’lláh’s
Multiple-Messiahship Revisited” (2004)
“Bahá’ís.”
Encyclopaedia
of the Qur’an (2001)
“A
Symbolic Profile of the Bahá’í Faith” (1998)
“The
Kitáb-i Íqán: An Introduction”
(1998)
“Bahá’u’lláh
as Zoroastrian Saviour” (1998)
Paradise
and Paradigm, Ph.D. Dissertation: University
of Toronto (1996)
“Native
Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá’í
Universalism” (1996)
Alain Locke Studies
View
Rare Film Clip of Alain
Locke in Washington, D.C. (1937)
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Rare Film Clip of Alain
Locke at Howard University (1937)
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Rare Film Clip of Alain
Locke at Harmon Art Exhibit (1933)
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if viewed in QuickTime 7 for Windows or Mac
Christopher
Buck and Betty J. Fisher, “Alain Locke:
Four Talks Redefining Democracy, Education, and World Citizenship”
World Order
(2008)
“Alain
Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá’í Pluralist”
World
Order (2005)
“Alain
Locke.” American Writers
XIV (2004)
“Alain
Locke and Cultural Pluralism.” Search
for Values (2004)
“Alain
Locke: Bahá’í Philosopher” (2002)
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Dr. Buck’s Alain
Locke Centenary Program presentation, “Alain
Locke ‘Race Amity’ & the Bahá’í Faith”
(American Association of Rhodes Scholars,
Blackburn Hall, Howard University (24 September 2007):
Keynote
presentation (PDF with presenter’s notes).
(3.5 MB)
PDF
of Alain
Locke Centenary Program (2007)
Cover/Back Page
PDF
of Alain
Locke Centenary Program (2007)
Program Events
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“Alain Locke: Bahá’í Principles & the Salvation
of Democracy.” Martha Root Memorial Lecture
Series. Chautauqua Institution.
Lake Chautauqua NY (12
August 2007): Keynote
presentation (PDF). (8.4
MB)
African American Studies
“Robert
Hayden’s "‘American Journal’: A Multidimensional
Analysis” OJBS:
Online Journal of Bahá’í Studies
(2008)
“Harlem
Renaissance.” Encyclopedia of Race,
Ethnicity, and Society (2008)
“Talented
Tenth.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity,
and Society (2008)
“Melting
Pot.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity,
and Society (2008)
“Robert
Hayden.” Encyclopedia of American Literature
(2004)
Legal Studies
“Religious
Minority Rights.” The Islamic World
(2008)
“Plessy
v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia of Race,
Ethnicity, and Society (2008)
“Judicial
Activism.” Encyclopedia of Activism
and Social Justice (2007)
“‘Never
Again’: Kevin Gover’s Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.”
Wicazo Sa Review (2006)
Islamic Studies
“Religious
Minority Rights.” The Islamic World
(2008)
“Discovering.”
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an
(2006)
“Islam
and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís” (2005)
“Identity
of the Sabians” (1984)
Native American Studies
“Bureau
of Indian Affairs.” Encyclopedia of
Race, Ethnicity, and Society (2008)
“Messengers
of God in North America Revisited.” OJBS:
Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies (2007)
“‘Never
Again’: Kevin Gover’s Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.”
Wicazo Sa Review (2006)
“Bahá’í
Universalism and Native Prophets.” Reason
and Revelation (2002)
“Native
Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá’í
Universalism” (1996)
Download
video (or view streaming video): “Remarks
of Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs: Address to Tribal
Leaders" (8
September 2000). This rare video
was obtained by Dr. Christopher Buck directly from the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. It is provided here as a public service. Legally,
this video is “public domain” and may be freely distributed
for educational purposes.
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Dr. Buck's Native
American Heritage Day presentation, “‘Never
Again’: Kevin Gover’s B.I.A. Apology” (Pittsburgh,
24 September 2007) here: PDF
of Keynote presentation
(3.9 MB)
Syriac Studies
“How
Persian was Persian Christianity?” (1996)
“Ephrem
the Syrian’s Hymns on Paradise” (1995)
Zoroastrian Studies
Book Reviews
Review
of Logos &
Civilization (2004)
Review
of Jesus &
Early Christianity (2003)
Review
of Origins
of the Bahá’í Community of Canada
(2000)
Review
of The Phenomenon of Religion
(1999)
Review
of A Short
History of the Bahá’í Faith (1997)
Review
of “Bahá’u’lláh
on the Life of Jesus” (1997)
Review
of Rituals
in Babism and Baha’ism (1996)
Review
of Beyond the
Clash of Religions (1996)
Reviews of Faith & Philosophy
Journal
of African American History (2007)
Insights
(Library of Congress Professional Association
Newsletter) (2006)
Reviews of Paradise & Paradigm
International
Journal of Middle East Studies (2003)
University
of Toronto Quarterly (2002)
Middle
East Studies Association Bulletin
(2000)
Reviews of Symbol & Secret
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entire text file of Symbol
& Secret (1995/2004)
Early Publications
“A
Forum: Concerning Saint Paul.” World Order (1979)
Software
Download
New World Transliterator
(1999) (Mac OS TrueType
font)
Interviews
Hear
“33 Bahá’í Principles
of Unity.” Bahá’í
Radio (18 Nov 2004)
(Persian/English)
Family News
“Teenage
Genius: 18-year-old Senior to Graduate from MSU, Pursue Doctorate”
(2006)
“MSU
Child Geniuses Found” (2005)
“14-year
old ‘Genius’ Becomes Spartan” (2002)
“Ashraf
Abadi” (1929–2006)
Obituary
Contact
Christopher Buck, Ph.D., J.D.
P. O. Box 8183
Pittsburgh, PA 15217-0183
E-mail: buckc-AT-msu.edu
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