This page lists just my articles published in (peer-reviewed) journals. See also other articles and all my publications.
26. — “The 1893 Russian Publication of Baha’u’llah’s Last Will and Testament: An Academic Attestation of `Abdu’l-Baha’s Successorship.” By Christopher Buck and Youli A. Ioannesyan. Baha’i Studies Review 19 (2014). (Accepted for publication. Forthcoming.)
25. — “Fifty Baha’i Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation.” Baha’i Studies Review 18 (2014). (Forthcoming.)
24. — “The Interracial `Baha’i Movement’ and the Black Intelligentsia: The Case of W. E. B. Du Bois.” Journal of Religious History 36.4 (December 2012):542–562. (Special Issue: Baha’i History, guest-edited by Todd Lawson.) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9809.2012.01230.x.
23. — “The Baha’i `Race Amity’ Movement and the Black Intelligentsia in Jim Crow America: Alain Locke and Robert S. Abbott.” Baha’i Studies Review 17 (2011): 3–46. [Published September 2012.] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/bsr.17.3_1.
22. — “America is a Multifaith Nation.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2012.
21. — “Baha’u’llah’s Bisharat (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen.” By Christopher Buck and Youli A. Ioannesyan. Baha’i Studies Review 16 (2010): 3–28. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/bsr.16.3/1.
20. — “Alain Locke: Four Talks Redefining Democracy, Education, and World Citizenship.” Edited and introduced by Christopher Buck and Betty J. Fisher. World Order 38.3 (2006/2007): 21–41. [Features four previously unpublished speeches by Alain Locke: “The Preservation of the Democratic Ideal” (1938 or 1939); “Stretching Our Social Mind” (1944); “On Becoming World Citizens” (1946); “Creative Democracy” (1946 or 1947). Published in 2008. See also primary audio and video sources about Alain Locke at bahai-library.com/locke_audio_video.
19. — “Robert Hayden’s `[American Journal]’: A Multidimensional Analysis.” Online Journal of Baha’i Studies 2 (2008): 1–37.
18. — “`Never Again': Kevin Gover’s Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.” Wicazo Sa Review: A Journal of Native American Studies 21.1 (2006): 97–126. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/wic.2006.0002. See the video referenced in this paper: Kevin_Gover_BIA_Speech.mpg.
17. — “Messengers of God in North America Revisited: An Exegesis of `Abdu’l-Baha’s Tablet to Amir Khan.” Co-authored by Donald Addison. Online Journal of Baha’i Studies 1 (2007): 180–270.
16. — Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 2005.
15. — “Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Baha’i Pluralist.” Special Issue: Alain Locke: Dean of the Harlem Renaissance and Baha’i Race-Amity Leader. World Order 36.3 (2005): 7–36.
14. — “Alain Locke in His Own Words: Three Essays.” Edited and annotated by Christopher Buck and Betty J. Fisher. World Order 36.3 (2005): 37–48. [Features four previously unpublished works by Alain Locke: “The Moon Maiden” (37) • “The Gospel for the Twentieth Century” (39–42) • “Peace between Black and White in the United States” (42–45) • “Five Phases of Democracy” (45–48).]
13. — “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Baha’is.” Studies in Contemporary Islam 5.1–2 (Spring/Fall 2003): 83–106. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Conference of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies (ACSIS), University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, 2–3 May 2003. Published June 2005.
12. — “Alain Locke: Baha’i Philosopher.” Baha’i Studies Review 10 (2001/2002): 7–49.
11. — “A Symbolic Profile of the Baha’i Faith.” Journal of Baha’i Studies 8.4 (1998): 1–48.
10. — “Baha’u’llah as Zoroastrian Saviour.” Baha’i Studies Review 8 (1998): 14–33.
9. — “The Kitab-i Iqan: An Introduction to Baha’u’llah’s Book of Certitude, with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs.” Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi & Baha’i Studies 2.5 (June 1998).
8. — “The Universality of the Church of the East: How Persian was Persian Christianity?” Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society 10.1 (1996): 54–95.
7. — “Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Baha’i Universalism.” Baha’i Studies Review 6 (1996): 97–133. [Award for Excellence in Baha’i Studies. Association for Baha’i Studies, 1994.]
6. — “Sapiential Theosis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymns on Paradise.” Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society 9.2 (1995): 80–125.
5. — “Baha’u’llah as `World Reformer’.” Journal of Baha’i Studies 3.4 (1991): 23–70; 5.1 (1992): 69–72 [Correction.] [Award for Excellence in Baha’i Studies. Association for Baha’i Studies, 1991.]
4. — “Eastern English Transliteration Typeface.” Middle East Studies Association Bulletin 25 (1991): 96–99.
3. — “The Identity of the Sabi’un: An Historical Quest.” The Muslim World 74.3/4 (July/Oct. 1984): 172–186. [Published online 3 April 2007, Wiley Online Library.] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-1913.1984.tb03453.x.
2. — “Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A `Trajectory’ of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Baha’i Theophanology.” Abstracts: American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 1983 (Dallas). Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1983. P. 86.
1. — “On Jesus’ Cry from the Cross.” Baha’i Studies Bulletin 1.4 (March 1983): 111–113.