136. “Alain
Locke.” Pop Culture Universe: Icons,
Idols, Ideas. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2013.
135. “Alain
Locke.” The American Mosaic: The
African American Experience. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO,
2013.
134. “Harlem
Renaissance.” The American Mosaic:
The African American Experience. Santa Barbara, CA:
ABC-CLIO, 2013.
133. “Science
and Religion Are Complementary.” World
Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Santa
Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2013.
132. “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.)
131. “Chapter 13: Baha’i
Faith.” The Wiley-Blackwell Companion
to Religion and Social Justice. Edited by Michael
D. Palmer and Stanley M. Burgess. Malden, MA/Oxford,
2012. Pp. 210–223.
130. “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.]
129. “The
Constitutionality of Teaching Islam: The University
of North Carolina Qur’an Controversy.” Essay
VIII. Observing the Observer: The State of Islamic
Studies in American Universities. Edited by
Mumtaz Ahmad, Zahid H. Bukhari and Sulayman S. Nyang.
Herndon, VA: International Institute of Islamic Thought,
2012. Pp. 137–177.
128. “America
is a Multi-Faith Nation.” World Religions:
Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Santa Barbara,
CA: ABC-CLIO, 2012.
[Introduces Buck’s “DREAMS Paradigm.”
“DREAMS” is a mnemonic acronym for the Doctrinal,
Ritual, Ethical, Artistic, Mystical, and Social dimensions
of religion. Developed as a classroom tool (for university
students) in formally comparing world religions.]
[*111–125]
Religious
Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays,
Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations.
By J. Gordon Melton, with James A. Beverley, Christopher
Buck, and Constance A. Jones. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO,
2011.
125. “‘Abdu’l-Baha,
Ascension of (November 28).” Religious
Celebrations. (1:1–4.)
124. “Ayyam-i-Ha
(Baha’i Intercalary Days) (February 25–March
1).” Religious Celebrations. (1:60–63.)
123. “Bab,
Festival of the Birth of the (October 20).”
(Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious
Celebrations. (1:65–67.)
121. “Bab,
Martyrdom of the (July 9).” Religious
Celebrations. (1:73–76.)
120. “Baha’i
Calendar and Rhythms of Worship.” (Christopher
Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious Celebrations.
(1:79–86.)
119. “Baha’i
Fast (March 2–20).” Religious
Celebrations. (1:94–96.)
118. “Baha’u’llah,
Ascension of (May 29).” Religious
Celebrations. (1:96–99.)
117. “Baha’u’llah,
Festival of the Birth of (November 12).”
(Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious
Celebrations. (1:99–102.)
116. “Covenant,
Day of the (November 26).” Religious
Celebrations. (1:225–228.)
115. “Naw-Rúz,
Festival of (March 21).” Religious
Celebrations. (2:225–228.)
114. “Nineteen-Day
Feast (Baha’i).” Religious
Celebrations. (2:641–645.)
113. “Race
Unity Day.” Religious Celebrations.
(2:727–731.)
112. “Ridvan,
Festival of (April 20–May 2).”
Religious Celebrations. (2:744–747.)
111. “World
Religion Day (January).” Religious
Celebrations. (2:936–939.)
110. “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.
109. “Baha’u’llah’s Bisharat (Glad-Tidings):
A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen.” Persian
translations by Faruq Izadinia, serially published. Persian
translation, Part 4: Payam-i-Baha’i,
No. 374 (January 2011): 28–30.
105. “Kahlil
Gibran.” American Writers: A Collection
of Literary Biographies. Supplement XX. Edited by
Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner’s Reference/The
Gale Group, 2010. Pp. 113–129.
104. “Baha’i
Temples.” Religions of the World:
A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices.
2nd edition. Edited by J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann.
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010. Vol. 6, pp. 2817–2821.
103. “Birth
of the Bab.” By Christopher Buck and
J. Gordon Melton. Religions of the World, 2010.
Vol. 1, pp. 352–353.
102. “Birth/Ascension
of Baha’u’llah.” By Christopher
Buck and J. Gordon Melton. Religions of the World,
2010. Vol. 1, pp. 353–355.
101. “Ridvan,
Festival of.” Religions of the World,
2010. Vol. 5, pp. 2414–2416.
100. “World
Religion Day.” Religions of the World,
2010. Vol. 6, pp. 3138–3140.
99. “Plessy
v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia of
African American History. Edited by Leslie Alexander
& Walter Rucker. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
Pp. 959–963 (Vol. 3).
98. “Thirteenth
Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African
American History, 2010. Pp. 549–550 (Vol.
2).
97. “Fifteenth
Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African
American History, 2010. Pp. 768–770 (Vol.
3).
96. “Alain
Locke.” Encyclopedia of African American
History, 2010. Pp. 224–227 (Vol. 1).
95. “Harlem
Renaissance.” Encyclopedia of African
American History, 2010. Pp. 795–799 (Vol.
3).
94. “New
Negro Movement.” Encyclopedia of
African American History, 2010. Pp. 925–927
(Vol. 3).
93. “Talented
Tenth.” Encyclopedia of African American
History, 2010. Pp. 1047–1048 (Vol. 3).
92. Johnson
v. City of Memphis, No. 10-696, Supreme
Court of the United States, November 22, 2010, Petition for
Writ of Certiorari, Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
with Appendix. Online via Lexis: 2010 U.S. Briefs 696.
91. Buck
v. Thomas M. Cooley Law School, No. 09-1545,
Supreme Court of the United States, June 15, 2010, Petition for Writ
of Certiorari, Petition for Writ of Certiorari,
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with Appendix. Online
via Lexis: 2009 U.S. Briefs 1545.
89. Persian
translation: “The Trial of the Yaran
under the Iranian ‘Citizens’ Rights’
and ‘Legal Procedures for Revolutionary Courts’
Standards.” Iran Press Watch Farsi
(January 15, 2012). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia.
87. Persian
translation: “The Trial of the Yaran
under Iranian Criminal Procedure: ‘The Justice of
God’ or Procedural Injustice?” Iran Press
Watch Farsi (February 13, 2010). Persian translation
by Faruq Izadinia.
86. “Iranian
Islam, not the Yaran, on Trial in the Court
of International Opinion.” Iran Press Watch
(January 12, 2010).
85. Persian
translation: “Iranian Islam, not
the Yaran, on Trial in the Court of International Opinion.”
Iran Press Watch Farsi (January 17, 2010).
Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia.
84. Religious
Myths and Visions of America: How
Minority Faiths Redefined America’s World Role.
Santa Barbara, CA/Westport, CT: ABC-CLIO/Praeger, 2009.
83. Willyoung
v. Colorado Custom Hardware, Inc.
et al., 2009 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 44038 (W.D.
Pa. 2009). [First Legal Brief.] Online via Lexis.
82. Willyoung
v. Colorado Custom Hardware, Inc.
et al., 2009 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions
LEXIS 44039 (W.D. Pa. 2009). [Second Legal Brief.] Online
via Lexis.
81. “Criminalizing
the Baha’i Religion.” Iran
Press Watch (March 15, 2009). Persian
translation by Faruq Izadinia.
80. “Irani
Irony: International War Crimes vis-a-vis Internal
Peace Crimes.” Iran Press Watch (February
28, 2009). Persian
Translation by Faruq Izadinia.
79. “If ‘We are the world,’ then ‘We
are Iran’: Time to Join the Global
Day of Action for Iran.” Iran
Press Watch (July 25, 2009).
78. “Denial
of Education: An Appeal by an Academic.”
Iran Press Watch (December 9, 2008).
76. “Religious
Minority Rights.” The Islamic World. Edited
by Andrew Rippin. London/New York: Routledge, 2008. Pp.
638–655. [Final chapter.] See also: Iran Press
Watch (December 3, 2008).
75. Persian
Translation: “Religious Minority Rights.”
Iran Press Watch Farsi (December 3, 2008). Persian
translation by Faruq Izadinia.
74. “Islam
and Minorities: The Case of the Baha’is.” Iran
Press Watch (November 29, 2008). Persian translation
by Faruq Izadinia.
73. Persian
Translation: “Islam and Minorities: The
Case of the Baha’is.” Iran Press
Watch Farsi (November 29, 2008). Persian translation
by Faruq Izadinia.
72. “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.
71. “Robert
Hayden’s ‘American Journal’:
A Multidimensional Analysis.” Online Journal
of Baha’i Studies 2 (2008): 1–37.
70. “Plessy
v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia
of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard
T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008.
Pp. 1048–1051.
69. “Bureau
of Indian Affairs.” Encyclopedia
of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Pp. 215–220.
68. “Melting
Pot.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity,
and Society. Pp. 885–888.
67. “Harlem
Renaissance.” Encyclopedia of
Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Pp. 585–588.
66. “Talented
Tenth.” Encyclopedia of Race,
Ethnicity, and Society. Pp. 1295–1297.
65. “Beyond
the ‘Seal of the Prophets’
: Baha’u’llah’s Book of Certitude (Ketab-e
Iqan).” Religious
Texts in Iranian Languages. Edited by Clause Pedersen
& Fereydun Vahman. København (Copenhagen):
Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, 2007. Pp.
369–378. Persian
translation by Khosrow Dehghani.
64. “Judicial
Activism.” Encyclopedia of Activism
and Social Justice. Edited by Gary L. Anderson &
Kathryn G. Herr. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications,
2007. Vol. 2, 785–789.
63. “Baha’i
Faith and Social Action.” Encyclopedia
of Activism and Social Justice. Vol. 1, 208–213.
62. “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.
60. “Discovering” [the
Qur’an]. The Blackwell Companion
to the Qur’an. Edited by Andrew Rippin.
Oxford: Blackwell, 2006. Pp. 18–35. [Lead chapter.]
59. Persian
Translation: “Discovering” [the
Qur’an]. The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an.
Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia.
57. “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.
56. “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).]
55. “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. Persian
translation by Faruq Izadinia.
54. Symbol
and Secret: Qur’an Commentary
in Baha’u’llah’s Kitab-i Iqan.
Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 2004.
53. Persian
translation: Ramz va Raz. Persian
translation by Khosrow Dehghani.
52. “Robert
Hayden.” Oxford Encyclopedia
of American Literature. Edited by Jay Parini.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Vol. 2, 177–181.
51. “Alain
Locke.” American Writers: A
Collection of Literary Biographies. Supplement XIV.
Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner’s
Reference/The Gale Group, 2004. Pp. 195–219.
50. “Alain
Locke and Cultural Pluralism.” Search
for Values: Ethics in Baha’i Thought. Edited
by Seena Fazel and John Danesh. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press,
2004. Pp. 94–158.
49. “The
Eschatology of Globalization: Baha’u’llah’s
Multiple-Messiahship Revisited.” Studies
in Modern Religions, Religious Movements and the Babi-Baha’i
Faiths. Edited by Moshe Sharon. Numen Book Series:
Studies in the History of Religions, 104. Leiden: Brill
Academic Publishers, 2004. Pp. 143–178.
48. Review
of Nader Saiedi, Logos and Civilization:
Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Baha’u’llah. H-Bahai,
H-Net Reviews (March 2004).
47. “Religious
Myths of America” (Syllabus). American
Academy of Religion Syllabus Project (March 2004).
[Invited by the American Academy of Religion.]
45. “In
Memoriam:
Willard G. Oxtoby 1933–2003.” Religious
Studies News 18.3 (May 2003): 10. [Invited by the
American Academy of Religion.]
44. Generation
Y Speaks Out: A Policy Guide.
Edited by Christopher Buck, David Stowe & Shanetta
Martin. Lansing: Michigan Nonprofit Association &
Michigan’s Children, 2002.
43. “Baha’i
Universalism and Native Prophets.” Reason
and Revelation: New Directions in Baha’i Thought.
Edited by Seena Fazel and John Danesh. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press,
2002. Pp. 172–201.
41. “Baha’is.” Encyclopaedia
of the Qur’an. Edited by Jane McAuliffe. Vol.
One: 197–199. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers,
2001.
39. Paradise
and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian
Christianity and the Baha’i Faith. Albany:
State University of New York Press, 1999.
38. Review
of Moojan Momen, The Phenomenon of Religion. Baha’i
Studies Review 9 (1999): 93–99. [Introduces
Buck’s “DREAMS Paradigm.” “DREAMS”
is a mnemonic acronym for the Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethical,
Artistic, Mystical, and Social dimensions of religion.
Developed as a classroom tool (for university students)
in formally comparing world religions.]
36. “Baha’u’llah
as Zoroastrian Savior.” Baha’i
Studies Review 8 (1998): 14–33.
35. “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).
32. Reviews
of Peter Smith, A Short History of the Baha’i
Faith; and Moojan Momen, A Short
Introduction to the Baha’i Faith. Baha’i
Studies Review 7 (1997): 95–99.
31. Review
of Willard G. Oxtoby, World Religions:
Western Traditions/Eastern Traditions. Religious
Studies Review 23.3 (July 1997): 263.
29. Paradise
and Paradigm: Key Symbols in ‘Persian’
Christianity and the Baha’i Faith. Ph.D. Dissertation.
University of Toronto (Canada). ProQuest, UMI Dissertations
Publishing, 1996. NN18989. [Published in 1999 as Paradise
and Paradigm.]
28. “The Universality of the Church of the East:
How
Persian was Persian Christianity?” Journal
of the Assyrian Academic Society 10.1 (1996): 54–95.
27. “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.]
24. Review of R.W. Ferrier, A Journey to Persia:
Jean Chardin’s Portrait of A Seventeenth-Century
Empire. Periodica Islamica 6.3 (1996): 71–72.
23. Symbol
and Secret: Qur’an Commentary
in Baha’u’llah’s Kitab-i Iqan.
Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 1995, reprinted 2004.
21. Review of Michael Sours, The Prophecies of Jesus.
Journal of Baha’i Studies 5.2 (1992): 79–86;
6.1 (1994): 72–77. [Rejoinder.]
20. “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.]
19. Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Baha’u’llah’s
Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the
Baha’i Faith. Master’s Thesis. University
of Calgary (Canada), ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing,
1991. MM66879. [Published in 1995/2004 as Symbol and Secret.]
17. Taj-i-Vahhaj: Crown of Glory. Memoirs of Jinab-i-Aziz’u’llah
Azizi. Translated from the original Persian by Nahzy
Abadi Buck & Christopher Buck. English translation
edited by Hamid & Sandra Azizi. North Vancouver, B.C.,
1991. 182 pp.
16. “A Unique Eschatological Interface: Baha’u’llah
and Cross-Cultural Messianism.” In
Iran. Edited by Peter Smith. Los Angeles: Kalimat
Press, 1986. Pp. 157–179.
14. “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.]
13. “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.
12. “On
Jesus’ Cry from the Cross.” Baha’i
Studies Bulletin 1.4 (March 1983): 111–113.
10. “A Forum: Concerning
Saint Paul.” World Order 13.4
(Summer 1979): 7–9.
9. “Tin.”
Klipsun 6.4 (April 1976): 12–13. [Western
Washington State College. Short story. Issue won Mark
of Excellence Award by Society of Professional Journalists,
Seattle WA, as Region 10 winner in the student magazine
category.]
8. “Sorts
of Sorcery.” Klipsun 6.1 (Nov.
1975): 10–11. [Western Washington State College.
Interview with a Baha’i and former practitioner
of magick.]
7. “Probing the Dimensions of a Problem: Drug
Use at PLU?” Co-author: [Illegible.]
The Mooring Mast 50.11 (March 23, 1973): 14 (PLU
Archives, Mooring Mast 1972–73, pp. 246–47
of 316.) [Investigative news story.]
6. “PLU
Dismisses Judy Baker.” Co-author: Ray
Wheeler. The Mooring Mast 50.11 (November 17,
1972): 14 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast 1972–73,
p. 232 of 316.) [News story.]
5. “Final Statement on Socks.” The Mooring
Mast 50.11 (November 17, 1972): 14 (PLU Archives,
Mooring Mast 1972–73, p. 142 of 316.) [Poem.]
4. “The Walk.” The Mooring Mast 50.11
(November 17, 1972): 12 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast
1972–73, p. 140 of 316.) [Poem.]
3. “The Pond.” The Mooring Mast 50.8
(October 27, 1972): 2 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast
1972–73, p. 86 of 316.) [Poem.]
2. “Survival.”
The Mooring Mast 49.20 (April 7, 1972): 1 (PLU
Archives, Mooring Mast 1971–72, p. 253
of 333.) [Poem; cover.]
1. “While
We Watched the Crucifix.” The Mooring
Mast 49.18 (March 17, 1972): 1 (Pacific Lutheran
University [PLU] Archives, Mooring Mast 1971–72,
p. 233 of 333.) [Poem; cover.]
SELECTED
PRESENTATIONS
Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck, Tablet
of Glad-Tidings: A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen.
Grand Canyon Bahá'í Conference.
Phoenix, AZ (24 December 2012).
Religious
Myths and Visions of America: How
Minority Faiths Redefined America’s World Role.
Grand Canyon Bahá'í Conference.
Phoenix, AZ (23 December 2012).
Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck, ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's
1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War
Discourse for Interracial Emancipation. Grand Canyon
Bahá'í Conference. Phoenix, AZ (22
December 2012).
Alain
Locke: Pioneer of Multiculturalism and Race Amity.
National Race Amity Conference. Wheelock
College. Boston, MA (10 June 2011).
Never Again”: Kevin
Gover’s B.I.A. Apology to Native Americans.
Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board. Pittsburgh, PA
(19 November 2007).
Alain
Locke: “Race Amity” and the Bahá’í
Faith. Alain Locke Centenary Program.
Association of American Rhodes Scholars. Howard University.
Washington, DC (24 September 2007).
Alain
Locke: Bahá’í Principles and the Salvation
of Democracy. Martha Root Memorial Lecture Series.
Chautauqua Institution. Lake Chautauqua, NY (12 August
2007).
2006 Alain
Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá’í
Pluralist. Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel.
Howard University. Washington, DC (15 April 2006).
The
Eschatology of Globalization: Bahá’u’lláh’s
Multiple-Messiahship Revisited. First International
Conference on Modern Religions and Religious Movements.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel
(18 December 2000).
FAMILY
“Teenage
Genius: 18-year-old Senior to Graduate from MSU, Pursue
Doctorate” (2006).
“MSU
Baha'i Seminar” (2005).
“MSU
Child Geniuses Found” (2005).
“14-year-old
'Genius' Becomes Spartan” (2002).
Buck Family Tree: George
Buck (researched by Carter Buck).
Buck Family Tree: Sandra
Barnett [Buck] (researched by Carter Buck).
ATHLETICS
Champion,
Two-Mile Race Walk, NAIA District #1 (Spring
1972).
PLU's
First Head Coach, Women's Track & Field
(Spring 1971).
CHILDHOOD
“Ashraf Abadi” (1929–2006).” Obituary.
CONTACT
Christopher Buck PhD JD
P.O. Box 8183
Pittsburgh, PA 15217-0183
Email: buckc-AT-msu.edu
