F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile Note: All texts highlighted in blue are linked to specific websites. So select and “click” on a blue link to view item of interest online. PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE 2007–present PRIBANIC & PRIBANIC, LLC (White Oak, Pennsylvania). • Associate Attorney: On April 8, 2007, hired by Victor H. Pribanic, Esq., named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for: Medical Malpractice Law: Plaintiffs, Pittsburgh (2024) (2020) (2017) (2014); Product Liability Litigation: Plaintiffs, Pittsburgh (2024) (2020) (2018) (2015) (2012) (2010); Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs, Pittsburgh (2023). See Aleeza Furman, “$3.25M Verdict Cracks Med Mal Plaintiffs’ Decades-Long Losing Streak in Northwestern Pa.,” The Legal Intelligencer (July 5, 2023). • “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 Ranking: In “Best Law Firms Ranked by Best Lawyers” (14th Edition, 2024), “Pribanic & Pribanic, LLC”: Regional Rankings Pittsburgh: Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. (Prior “Tier 1” rankings were given in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.) • Bar Admissions: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2007–present); U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2007–present). • Attorney Video: Brief video (1:07) on the key role that an Associate Attorney provides in preparing a case for trial or settlement. • Professional Goal: To settle (or otherwise resolve) as many cases as possible, without going to trial. • Professional Achievement: Excellent track record settling (or otherwise resolving) assigned cases without going to trial. • In over 17 years of law practice (April 8, 2007 to present), only two of my assigned cases ever went to trial (January 2012 and July 2019). One other case went to binding arbitration (June 2011). THREE REPRESENTATIVE ATTORNEY “WORK PRODUCTS” 1. Representative Attorney “Work Product” in a “Product Liability” Case: 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 395: CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 395 | Type: Response & Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response Opposing the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment” and “Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Response Opposing the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-10-09 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti. See also legal news story: Abraham Moussako, “Goodyear Can’t Win Sanctions Over Missing Part In Crash Suit,” Law360 (New York, June 26, 2017). (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 2. Representative Attorney “Work Product” in a “Medical Malpractice” Case: 2021 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 14: McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP.; and MEDEVAC AMBULANCE SERVICE | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 14 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2021-07-19. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 3. Representative Attorney “Work Products” in “Medical Malpractice,” “Product Liability,” “Wrongful Death” and Other “Personal Injury” cases: See “SELECTED LEXIS PUBLICATIONS” section below (pp. 44 ff.) for citations to well over 200 published legal briefs, complaints, etc. Page 1 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile THREE CLIENT ENDORSEMENTS • First Client Endorsement: (See “Reviews” online, https://pribanic.com/testimonials/.) • “Pribanic & Pribanic law firm handled my family’s wrongful death suit with respect, caring and professionalism: I chose Pribanic & Pribanic after my family was involved in a devastating motor vehicle accident.” • “My husband tragically lost his life, while I was left burned and scarred. The accident was a result of a company’s product failure. I was scared, didn’t know where to turn, or how to start the process of litigation. I met with Jeffrey Pribanic who was very caring and honest about what I should expect. Jeffrey introduced me to Christopher Buck, Esq. Mr. Buck and the office staff kept me in constant contact. They were my guides to navigating the mountains of paperwork and medical records I had to provide for the case.” • “At the deposition, I met Victor Pribanic. He was astute, professional, and skilled as an attorney. He had a wealth of knowledge in the subject of wrongful death cases. I have an abounding respect for Victor. He protected me in the deposition, preventing the company’s representation from showing images (evidence) he knew I couldn’t handle.” He worked closely with Mr. Buck. Mr. Buck described the case as the “David and Goliath case.” We were up against a large company and had many obstacles along the way.” • “The law firm brought in a gentleman that was a witness to the accident. This man, Edgar Esquivel, lifted a transmission from my back and carried me to safety. Edgar also broke windows to free my sons and their friend from the crash. A few years after the accident, I was able to reunite with Edgar at his restaurant in Trenton, NJ. I presented him with a plaque fit for a “Hero.” Edgar’s testimony was pivotal to the settlement of this case.” • “Saturday, May 4th, 2024, Edgar was at a Fair in his home country of Guatemala. Edgar was shot by an armed man at the festival and lost his life. He was a humanitarian, a family and godly man. He was a jovial man who loved his friends and family. I will never forget the advice he gave when we spoke on the phone or in person, “Live your life.” I will forever be grateful to the Pribanic & Pribanic law firm and Edgar Esquivel for giving me my life back and gave me strength and the means to live it fully!” • — Brenda (Charcalla) Bisbee (May 7, 2024). • Second Client Endorsement: • “Pribanic & Pribanic was a superb law firm to handle my medical negligence case. My first call to the office was encouraging, as I was directed to Cheryl [Cheryl Penrod, RN, Esq.] to evaluate my situation. Chris [Christopher Buck, Ph.D., Esq.] was an amazing lawyer who was assigned to my case. I learned much about the legal procedures as Chris clearly explained each step of the process until the final negotiation. I greatly appreciated Chris’s communication skills as he treated me with respect and personal concern. Victor [Victor H. Pribanic, Esq.] brought all aspects of my case together as he negotiated an excellent settlement to bring closure to my situation. He is definitely gifted in his chosen field. It was a pleasure working with this exceptional law firm.” • — Laurene Harshbarger, Pennsylvania (March 9, 2022). • Third Client Endorsement: • “To Whom It May Concern:” • “This letter is written on behalf of Dr. Christopher Buck, an attorney with the law firm of Pribanic & Pribanic, whom my husband and I had the privilege of working with during the years on 2008/09. Our litigation required an attorney with a deep research background and we found that Dr. Buck was the individual for the job.” • “Over the course of the two years, our ongoing case benefited from Dr. Buck’s efficient, effective, diligent, and determined methods of providing background knowledge and research relevant to our case. He consistently met timelines and took time to explain our legal issues in such a way that we understood the events of the complicated situation. It appeared that he was never too busy to respond to our questions.” • “Based upon his deep knowledge base, his dedication to his clients, and his outstanding ability to “get the job done,” we would highly recommend his expertise to anyone in need.” • — “Sincerely, Susan E. Burns” (July 12, 2010). Page 2 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ORCID PROFILE • 0000-0002-9936-3869 ACADEMIA EDU • psu-us.academia.edu/ChristopherBuck (“A highly followed author.”) • “Total Views 120,64 Top 0.5%” (as of September 1, 2024). GOOGLE SCHOLAR • https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s9r8JCYAAAAJ&hl=en. (Academic citations: 710, as of September 1, 2024.) RESEARCH GATE • https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-Buck-3 2001–present WILMETTE INSTITUTE (Wilmette, Illinois). • Position: Faculty instructor (Department of Bahá’í History & Texts). Extension courses. (Distance education.) • Faculty Web Page: https://wilmetteinstitute.org/faculty/christopher-buck/. COURSES TAUGHT (63) Introducing the Kitáb-i-Aqdas for Deepening, Devotion, Discourse (ST055, 20-Nov-24, forthcoming); (62) Introducing Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh for Deepening, Devotion, Discourse (Bahá’í History & Texts (ST055, 24Apr-24); (61) Introducing Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude for Deepening, Devotion, Discourse (Bahá’í History & Texts, ST040, 20-Sept-2023); (60) Bahá’u’lláh’s Early Mystic Writings (ST034, 08-Mar-2023); (59) Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (ST055, 19-May-2022); (58) Introduction to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (17-Mar-2022); (57) The Great Spirit Speaks: Voices of the Wise Ones (RL069, with Kevin Locke, 17-Feb-2022); (56) Bahá’u’lláh’s Proclamation to Kings and Ecclesiastics: The Summons of the Lord of Hosts (ST046, 02Dec-21); (55) The Kitáb-i-Íqán: An Introduction (ST040, 26-Aug-21); (54) The Great Spirit Speaks: Voices of the Wise Ones (RL069, with Kevin Locke, 03-Jun-2021); (53) Gems of Divine Mysteries and Other Early Tablets by Bahá’u’lláh (RL037, 06-May-21); (52) Bahá’u’lláh’s Early Mystic Writings (ST034, 18-Feb-2021); (51) The Great Spirit Speaks: Voices of the Wise Ones (RL069, with Kevin Locke, 11-Feb-2021); (50) Tabernacle of Unity (26-Jul-20); (49) Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (ST055, 07-May-2020); (48) Introduction to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (09-Jan-20); (47) Bahá’u’lláh’s Proclamation to World Leaders: The Summons of the Lord of Hosts (20-Nov-19); (46) The Kitáb-i-Íqán: An Introduction (15-Jun-19); (45) From Mysticism to Prophecy: Gems of Divine Mysteries and Other Early (Baghdad Period) Tablets by Bahá’u’lláh (18-Apr-19); (44) Bahá’u’lláh’s Early Mystic Writings (25-Jan-19); (43) Exploring Bahá’u’lláh’s Last Major Work: Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (15-Oct-18); (42) The Destiny of America (25-Aug-18); (41) Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (10-May-18); (40) A Study of the Lawh-i-Sultán (Tablet to the King) (25-Feb-18); (39) Introduction to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (10-Jan-18); (38) Summons of the Lord of Hosts (10Oct-17); (37) The Kitáb-i-Íqán: An Introduction (01-Aug-17); (36) Gems of Divine Mysteries and Other Early Tablets by Bahá’u’lláh (10-May-17); (35) Bahá’u’lláh’s Early Mystic Writings (22-Jan-17); (34) The Epistle of Kings: A Comprehensive Study of Súriy-i-Mulúk, Bahá’u’lláh’s First Proclamatory Tablet to the Kings of the Nineteenth Century (27-Nov-16); (33) Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (10-Oct-16); (32) The Destiny of America (15-Jul-16); (31) Introduction to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (22-Apr-16); (30) Summons of the Lord of Hosts (22-Jan-16); (29) The Kitáb-i-Íqán: An Introduction (10-Oct-15); (28) Two Peacemakers: Deganawida and Bahá’u’lláh (07Sep-15); (27) Some Answered Questions (10-Jul-15); (26) Gems of Divine Mysteries and Other Early Tablets by Bahá’u’lláh (10-Jul-15); (25) Religious Myths and Visions of America (10-May-15); (24) Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (20-Jan-15); (23) Tabernacle of Unity (01-Nov-14); (22) Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (10-Jul-14); (21) Destiny of America (10-May-14); (20) Kitáb-i-Aqdas (22-Mar-14); (19) Summons of the Lord of Hosts (01-Dec-13); (18) Life of Bahá’u’lláh (01-Nov-13); (17) Zoroastrianism for Deepening and Dialogue (01-Jul-13); (16) The Kitáb-i-Íqán: An Introduction (15-Aug-13); (15) Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (02-Jan-13); (14) Islam for Deepening and Dialogue (15-Nov-12); (13) Tabernacle of Unity (15-Aug-12); (12) Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation: A Systematic Survey (15-May-12); (11) Exploring the Qur’an (15-Apr-12); (10) Islam for Deepening and Dialogue (01-Oct-11); (9) Kitáb-i-Íqán and Gems of Divine Mysteries (01-Mar-11); (8) Islam for Deepening and Dialogue (22-Oct-10); (7) Zoroastrianism for Deepening and Dialogue (15-Jul-10); (6) Bahá’u’lláh’s Mystic Writings (01-Nov-03); (5) Kitáb-i-Íqán (15-Dec-02); (4) Mission and Destiny of America Page 3 of 111 F Academic Profile F Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile (10-Oct-02); (3) Century of Light (01-Sep-02); (2) Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation: A Systematic Survey (01-Nov-01); (1) Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (15-May-01). 2011 (Fall Semester) PENN STATE GREATER ALLEGHENY (McKeesport, Pennsylvania). • Rank: Adjunct Instructor (under Academic Affairs). (“Penn State” is the brand name for “Pennsylvania State University.”) COURSE TAUGHT Introduction to Criminal Justice (Fall 2011). 2000–2004 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Michigan). • Department: Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (formerly, American Thought and Language, or “ATL”). • Affiliation: Integrative Arts and Humanities (IAH). • Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor. • MSU Academic Website: http://www.msu.edu/~buckc (Wayback Machine, February 5, 2004 capture). COURSES TAUGHT • 2003–2004: Religious Myths of America (IAH-211C, 2003–2004). • 2000–2004: The Evolution of American Thought: Poetry as Social Commentary (ATL-150/WRA-150). • 2000–2002: Writing: Public Life in America (ATL-135, 2000–2002) (Community Service-Learning Writing Project). • 2000 (Fall Semester): The Evolution of American Thought. Special Topic: Perspectives on America: Race, Religion, and the Evolution of American Thought (Sections 001, 002, and 033). PEDAGOGICAL METHODS Course Syllabi • Religious Myths of America (Spring 2004): “IAH 211C, Areas Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: The Americas. Focus on: Religious Myths of America.” • Visions of America (2004): “Visions of America: American Poetry as Social Commentary” (Course Syllabus, Michigan State University, Spring 2004). • Visions of America (2002): “Writing: The Evolution of American Thought: Visions of America” (ATL-150). Race Relations Textbook adopted as Required Reading (Fall Semester, 2000): Understanding Interracial Unity • Race Relations Textbook: Adopted course text: Richard W. Thomas, Understanding Interracial Unity: A Study of U.S. Race Relations. Sage Series on Race and Ethnic Relations, Vol. 16. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996.) • Race Relations Guest Speaker: At the end of the semester, I invited author, Prof. Richard W. Thomas, to speak to my students on the importance of taking the “moral opportunity” to promote ideal race relations. Course Readers • Visions of America: Poems and Lyrics on the Idea of America: (Evolution of American Thought: Poetry as Social Commentary). Edited by Christopher Buck. Ann Arbor: XanEdu, 2003. ISBN 1-59399-020-0. (CoursePack page layout designed by John A. Dowell, Technology Literacy Specialist, MSU). Page 4 of 111 F Academic Profile • F Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile Religious Myths of America: Edited by Christopher Buck. Ann Arbor: XanEdu, 2003. ISBN 1-59399-022-7. Course Software Design: “The Toulmin Wizard” • “The Toulmin Wizard” Learning Software: Developed online software program, “The Toulmin Wizard,” in collaboration with a student programmer, enabling students to generate their own Toulmin arguments through a sequenced, online tutorial. Coded in PERL. • “CREATOR Paradigm”: Taught the Toulmin model of argument, using Buck’s “CREATOR Paradigm”: Claim (& Qualifier), Reasons, Evidence, Authority, Truths (Warrants), Objections, Refutation. Public Debut Presentation of Historic Video • Public Debut: On February 9, 2004, I presented a video of this historic speech, “Never Again” by Kevin Gover, Head of Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”), on the occasion of the BIA’s 175th anniversary (September 8, 2000), to the public for the first time at Michigan State University. • View video online: https://vimeo.com/404428918 (posted on Vimeo on April 5, 2020). • Source: Obtained by special request (by Christopher Buck) from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Telecommunications Service Office (Requisition DI-4-00479, 12-16-2003). • Digital Version: “Analog to digital conversion” (from VHS) by Harkirat Chawla (one of my former students, graduated Summer 2007), Michigan State University. (Credits appear at end of video.) • Related Publication: Published peer-reviewed academic journal article based on this historic, official apology: Christopher Buck, “‘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. STUDENT EVALUATIONS • International Student Evaluation: “From all the activities I enjoy, writing has always been among my most favorite ones. Whether it is English or Spanish, I know I can do it better than before, and I know most of this knowledge and improvement is thanks to Dr. Buck. Despite the fact that we are already in 2011, I still remember what I accomplished at my ATL-150 course: the teamwork, the readings, the research at the library, the presentations … and the motivation and guidance from our professor: “Ana, I see that you have a promising future.” Such phrase stayed in my mind since that first semester at MSU, since it was one of the motivations I carried with me in the latter years while undertaking the challenging and exciting life of the engineering undergraduate student. And today, here at my home country, I am writing a letter of recommendation for my professor. Today, back in Peru, I did not hesitate to do so since I am simply grateful.”— Ana Maria Almonte, Civil Engineer, B.Sc. (Michigan State University (2007); M.S. (University of Central Florida, 2009), September 7, 2011. • Student Evaluation: “Professor Buck encouraged his students to become aware of their surroundings. … As an example, a class assignment was attendance at the Race in 21st-Century America conference that occurred April 4–6, 2001 at the Kellogg Center (MSU). I think that attendance at this conference changed the view of many individuals, including myself. With Dr. Buck encouraging students to attend and recognizing the importance of race relations within the class atmosphere, as well as globally, students began to identify the impact on their own lives and communities beginning with Michigan State University.”—April L. Sutton, MSU student (College of Engineering & College of Education), June 3, 2001. COURSE-BASED BOOKS PUBLISHED Generation Y Speaks Out (2002) • Generation Y Speaks Out: Public Policy Perspectives Through Service-Learning: (Short subtitle: A Policy Guide • 2002.) Edited by David W. Stowe, Christopher Buck, and Shanetta Martin. East Lansing, MI: Michigan Nonprofit Association and Michigan’s Children, 2002. • MSU Press Release: “MSU Students Give Voice to Social Issues” (MSU “University Relations” press release, April 24, 2001). (Accessed June 2, 2024.) Page 5 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile • Presented by MSU students to Michigan state legislators: MSU students later presented copies of Generation Y Speaks Out to Michigan state legislators to update them on issues important to their youngest voters (Fall 2002). • Photo (with students, taken Dec. 4, 2001): “Credits.” Religious Myths and Visions of America (2009) • Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America’s World Role. Santa Barbara, CA/ Westport, CT: ABC-CLIO / Praeger, 2009. (First edition.) God & Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America (2015) • God & Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America. (Introduction by J. Gordon Melton, Distinguished Professor of American Religious History, Institute for Studies in Religion, Baylor University.) Kingston, NY: Educator’s International Press, 2015. (Revised edition of Religious Myths and Visions of America (2009).) Teaching Philosophy Enhancing student learning is all about engaging, equipping, empowering, and edifying students: 1. 2. 3. 4. Engage your Students: a. Ignite: Excite and instill some passion in your students for the course topic (motivational pedagogy). b. Innovate: Create fresh approaches to the subject matter (experimental pedagogy). c. Interact: Get the students to interact with each other, while interacting with your students (dynamic pedagogy). Equip your Students: a. Interrogate: Encourage your students to question (problematize) and then motivate them to solve (critical thinking pedagogy). b. Integrate: Try to relate the curriculum to current events, and then get your students to do this on their own (analogical pedagogy). c. Investigate: Teach students to “think” through the material by providing interpretive frameworks of analysis (methodological pedagogy). Empower your Students: a. Individualize: When appropriate, let the student choose or propose a research assignment of individual interest (adaptive pedagogy). b. Improve: No matter what, help your student advance and progress—to the best of his or her ability—to gain a sense of achievement (potentializing pedagogy). c. Internalize: Help your students understand the implications or significance of what they’re learning (relational pedagogy). Edify your Students: a. Engender self-esteem b. Encourage excellence. c. Enhance ethical, moral and social intelligence. DEPARTMENT CHAIR’S EVALUATION • Dept. Chair’s Evaluation: “One of his most significant strengths is his absolute commitment to high quality and challenging instruction and to learning that actively and regularly engages students. … He gives students the conceptual tools they need to do work at higher levels so that they can synthesize and integrate information or texts into a fuller understanding of their cultural meanings and applications. I have been in his classroom at least three or four times every year at his invitation and seen the kinds of high quality group reports and PowerPoint presentations (with visuals, audio, and video) his students produce.” —Douglas A. Noverr (d. 2020), Professor and Chair, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, Michigan State University, January 13, 2005. Page 6 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2002–2003 CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan). • Rank: Adjunct Professor. • Appointment: Department of Philosophy and Religion. COURSE TAUGHT • Fall 2002 and Spring 2003: Islam (REL 314). 22000–2001 QUINCY UNIVERSITY (Quincy, Illinois). (“A Catholic Franciscan University.”) • Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor. • Appointment: Department of Theology and Philosophy. COURSES TAUGHT • Fall 1999 & Spring 2000: World Religions (TRS 224-01/-02). • Fall 1999 & Spring 2000: Comparative Religions (TRS 334-01/-02). • Fall 1999: Theology Seminar: Christ, the God-Man (TRS 356-01). • Spring 2000: Theology Seminar: Theologies of America (TRS 356-02). PEDAGOGICAL METHODS • Emperor Akbar Debates: In world religions (“Myths & Ritual”) courses, I played the role of “Emperor Akbar” (in costume of royal turban and cape), the Mughal king in India who invited religious sages to his court, and staged student classroom debates on classic existential questions. • Great Religious Scholars: Students would impersonate great religious scholars of history and present the perspectives of world religions on perennial as well as contemporary issues. • Court Jester: Appointed a “court jester” to begin each session with religious jokes. • Dramatizing Parables: Had students dramatize parables from world religions through in-class skits or homemade videos. STUDENT EVALUATIONS • “Dr. Buck has been one of the most versatile professors I have had the pleasure to learn from. … As the year continued…, he sought to consistently challenge our development by assigning each student in the course a world religion and bringing us together to present, debate, and collaborate on their differences and similarities in both theory and practice. These interactions were instrumental in teaching me to understand and appreciate not only theology, but diversity as well, which has been a great asset in my work as a psychotherapist.”—Nabeel T. Yehyawi, M.A., Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, University of Indianapolis (September 6, 2007). Now Nabeel Yehyawi, Psy.D., neuropsychologist in Des Moines, Iowa, specializing in neuropsychology and psychology, and is affiliated with Veterans Health Administration (VA) and VA Central Iowa Health Care System.) 1997–1999 MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (Decatur, Illinois). • Rank: Assistant Professor. • Appointment: Religion Department. See “Faculty List, University Archives: Millikin Faculty: A Tradition of Excellence”: (“Buck, Christopher G. 1997-1999 Religion”). (January 7, 2017 Wayback Machine “snapshot.”) Page 7 of 111 F Academic Profile Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile COURSES TAUGHT • Fall 1997: University Seminar: God and Apple Pie: Visions of America’s Spiritual Destiny (IN-140-22); Religion in Human Experience (RE-100-01; RE-100-04); Religions of the World: Asian Religions (RE-282-01; RE-382-01). • January 1998: Immersion Course: Seminar in Religion: Paradise & Paradigm (RE-382-01). • Spring 1998: World Religions in America (IN-151-12); Religion in Human Experience (RE-100-03; RE-100-05); Religions of the World: Western Religions (RE-308-01); Independent Study: Academic Study of the Apocalypse (RE-391-90). • Fall 1998: University Seminar: Types of Salvation: Critical Writing, Reading, and Researching I (IN-140-21); Religion in Human Experience (RE-100-03; RE-100-05). • Summer 1998: Religion in Human Experience (RE-100-19). • Spring 1999: African-American Spirituality and the Conscience of America (RE-204-01); Religions of the World: South Asia (India), East Asia (China/Japan), West Asia (Arabia/Persia) (RE-308-01); University Seminar: Types of Salvation: Critical Writing, Reading, and Researching II (IN-151-20/IN-151-21). PEDAGOGICAL METHODS Course Syllabus • “African American Spirituality and the Conscience of America” (Spring 1999): “African American Spirituality and the Conscience of America: Syllabus for RE-204, MWF 1:00–1:50 p.m., LIB 13. Millikin University (Spring Semester, 1999), Decatur, IL.” • Typology of African-American Religions: At request of minority students (after several racial incidents on campus), designed and taught course, African American Spirituality and the Conscience of America. Designed and developed an original typology of African American religions, with three primary classifications: (1) Indigenous: Santeria, Voodoo, Rastafarianism. (2) Independent: NBC USA, Inc., AME and AMEZ, COGIC, and other historical Black churches, as well as the NOI (Nation of Islam). (3) Integrated: Catholicism, traditional Islam, Bahá’í Faith, etc. • Typology for Study of World Religions: Developed “DREAMS Paradigm” for world religions courses. DREAMS is a mnemonic acronym for the Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethical, Artistic, Mystical, and Social dimensions of religion. Mnemonic acronyms developed for sub-categories in each dimension of religion as well. See: Entry #201 infra, for complete details of the “DREAMS Paradigm.” PROVOST’S AND DEPT. CHAIR’S EVALUATIONS • Provost’s Evaluation: “Dr. Buck was one of the chief proponents of the holistic elements of the University’s curriculum. He regularly focused institutional attention on issues of mission and vision. Just this past week, he brought together a group of community and institutional leaders to establish an agreement that will enhance community service by Millikin students. … People like Chris belong in the academy. They ennoble our profession.”—Mauri A. Ditzler, Acting Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, May 1999. • Dept. Chair’s Evaluation: “Dr. Buck really has received no recognition, except from me and his students, for having created a new course, ‘African-American Spirituality.’ It remains to be seen whether or not this course will be taken up by Dr. Buck’s successor. But I can say that this, along with his many informal contacts among minority students here at Millikin, has gained for Dr. Buck the respect and admiration of many of our African-American students.”—Dr. Ed Yonan, Chair, Religion Department, April 19, 1999. SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT (& CONTRACT) • Largest Service-Learning Project: Launched Millikin University’s largest service-learning project (Jan. 1998), with approximately 80 of my students involved, from freshmen to seniors, as part of my course requirements. (All other service-learning students at Millikin University primarily were first-year “Freshmen.”) Page 8 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile • Community Partner Agreement: On May 12, 1999, Millikin University’s president, Thomas Flynn, signed a formal “Community Partner Agreement” with the Lutheran School Association’s superintendent, Charles Winterstein, in a public ceremony, generating positive media coverage and press publicity by local television and newspaper. • News Story: Valerie Wells, “Millikin, LSA sign service learning agreement,” Herald & Review (Decatur, Illinois, Thursday, May 13, 1999, Page A3.) (Database: Newspapers.com. Clipping courtesy of Steven Kolins, January 7, 2023.) 1994–1996 CARLETON UNIVERSITY (Ottawa, Canada). • Rank: Sessional Lecturer. • Appointment: Department of Religion (1993–1996). COURSE TAUGHT • Introduction to Islam: Revelation, Tradition, Principle (34.109*, 1994–1996). PEDAGOGICAL METHODS • Typology of Islam (“Seven Responses to Modernity”): Taught contemporary Islam through a typology of seven responses to modernity (Radical Islamism, Traditionalism, Neo-Traditionalism, Modernism, Secularism, Postmodernism, and Post-Islamism). Asked students to interpret current events in the Muslim world in light of one or more of these seven Islamic responses to modernity. STUDENT EVALUATIONS • Teaching Evaluations: 3.9 (Winter 1994); 4.1 (Winter 1995); and 4.1 (Winter 1996). (Student evaluations on a 5.0 scale.) Page 9 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile BOOKS 1. 2021 Buck, Christopher. Bahá’í Faith: The Basics. Series: The Basics. Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), 2021. DOI: 10.4324/9780429023088. Purchase printed editions online here: Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Bahai-Faith-The-Basics/Buck/p/ book/9781138346161; Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bahai-Faith-Basics-Christopher-Buck/ dp/1138346160; Bahá’í Bookstore: https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Bahai-Faith-The-BasicsP10239.aspx. 2. 2016 Buck, Christopher. Baha’i Faith: A Quick Reference. Series: Quick Reference Guides. New York: Facts On File (Infobase Publishing), 2016. eBook. Purchase online here: https:// www.infobasepublishing.com/Bookdetail.aspx?ISBN=1438166753&Ebooks=1 (Facts On File). 3. 2015 Buck, Christopher. God & Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America. Kingston, NY: Educator’s International Press, 2015. Purchase online here (while copies are still in stock): https://www.amazon.com/God-Apple-Pie-Religious-Visions/dp/1891928457 (Amazon). 4. 2011 Melton, J. Gordon, Editor, with James A. Beverley, Christopher Buck, and Constance A. Jones. Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. 2 volumes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO (now Bloomsbury), 2011. Purchase online here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/religious-celebrations-2-volumes-9781598842050/ (Bloomsbury); or https://www.amazon.com/Religious-Celebrations-volumes-EncyclopediaCommemorations/dp/1598842056 (Amazon). 5. 2009 Buck, Christopher. Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America’s World Role. Westport, CT: Praeger (ABC-CLIO, now Bloomsbury), 2009. Purchase online here: Link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/religious-myths-and-visions-ofamerica-9780313359590/ (Bloomsbury); or https://www.amazon.com/Religious-Myths-VisionsAmerica-Redefined/dp/0313359598 (Amazon). 6. 2005 Buck, Christopher. Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy. Series: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Volume 18. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2005. Purchase online here: https:// www.kalimatpress.com/product/alain-locke-faith-and-philosophy/ (Kalimát Press); or https:// www.amazon.com/Alain-Locke-Philosophy-STUDIES-RELIGIONS/dp/189068838X (Amazon). 7. 2002 Stowe, David W., Christopher Buck, and Shanetta L. Martin, editors. Generation Y Speaks Out: Public Policy Perspectives Through Service-Learning. East Lansing, MI: Michigan Nonprofit Association and Michigan’s Children, 2002. (Out of print.) Available online here: https:// www.academia.edu/4333633/Generation_Y_Speaks_Out_A_Policy_Guide_2002_. 8. 1999 Buck, Christopher. Paradise & Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith. New York: SUNY Press (State University of New York Press), 1999. Distributed by Kalimát Press. Series: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Volume 10. Purchase online here: https:// sunypress.edu/Books/P/Paradise-and-Paradigm (SUNY Press); or https://www.kalimatpress.com/ product/paradise-and-paradigm-key-symbols-in-persian-christianity-and-the-baha%c2%92ifaith/ (Kalimát Press); or https://www.amazon.com/Paradise-Paradigm-Symbols-ChristianityReligions/dp/0791440621 (Amazon). 9. 1995 Buck, Christopher. Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán. Series: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Volume 7. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1995. Purchase online here: https://www.kalimatpress.com/product/symbol-and-secret-quran-commentary-inbahaullahs-kitab-i-iqan/ (Kalimát Press); or https://www.amazon.com/Symbol-SecretCommentary-Baha%CC%81%CA%BCu%CA%BClla%CC%81hs-Religions/dp/0933770804 (Amazon). Page 10 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS 2024–2025 (In Progress) 2012. 2024 The Bahá’í Faith and the Black Intelligentsia: Race, Religion, and Nation. “Introduction” by Richard W. Thomas, Professor Emeritus of History, Michigan State University. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 29. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2024. (Forthcoming.) 2011. 2024 The Great Spirit Speaks: Indigenous Messengers of God. By Christopher Buck and Kevin Locke (with Bitahnii Wayne Wilson, Paula Bidwell, Craig Alan Volker, Nosratollah Mohammadhosseini, Necati Alkan, and others). Edited by David Langness. “Foreword” by Ceylan IsgorLocke. (Manuscript currently under consideration. Publisher to be determined.) 210. 2024 “‘Abdu’l-Bahá on Ideal Race Relations: Interracial Emancipation, Advancement, Amity.” In: ʻAbdu’l-Bahá, the Son of Persia: A Forgotten Chapter of the History of Enlightenment in Iran. A Memorial Volume on the Centenary of the Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 28 November 2021. Edited by Fereydun Vahman and Necati Alkan. English edition. (Publisher to be determined.) 209. 2024 Review of Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh (2nd Edition). By Nader Saiedi. Ottawa, ON: Association for Bahá’í Studies, 2023. Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 33, No. 4 (2023). (Forthcoming, September, 2024.) 208. 2024 Review of The World of the Bahá’í Faith. Edited by Robert H. Stockman. London and New York: Routledge, 2022. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, Vol. 28, Issue 1 (August 2024): 112–114. DOI: 10.1353/nvr.2024.a935570. (Published on or before August 7, 2024.) 207. 2024 Review of The Baha’i Faith in India: A Developmental Stage Approach. By William Garlington. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Volume 28. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2023. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, Vol. 27, No. 4 (May 2024): pp. 124–125. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/nvr.2024.a929290. 206. 2024 “Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhī, Bābī and Bahā’ī Exegesis of the ‘Seal of the Prophets’ (Q. 33:40).” By Christopher Buck and Youli A. Ioannesyan. In: The Bahā’ī Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations. (Pp. 97–118.) Edited by Moojan Momen and Zackery Mirza Heern. (Basel, Beijing, Wuhan, Barcelona, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Cluj, Manchester: MDPI Books, March 2024). (238 pages.) ISBN 978-3-7258-0143-5 (Hardback). ISBN 978-3-7258-0144-2 (PDF). DOI: https:// doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-7258-0144-2. (“Special Issue Reprint.”) (Published online, March 4, 2024.) 2024 Abstract: The appearance of post-Islamic religions, the Bābī and Bahā’ī Faiths, is a theoretical impossibility from an orthodox Muslim perspective, since the Qur’ān designates the Prophet Muḥammad as the “Seal of the Prophets” (Q. 33:40), widely understood as meaning the “Last of the Prophets.” To overcome this problem, the respective prophet-founders, the Bāb (1819–1850) and Bahā’u’llāh (1817–1892), each presented novel approaches, which this article will explore. In short, the Bāb revealed a “new” Qur’ān, i.e. the Qayyūm al-Asmā’ (1844), and Bahā’u’llāh wrote the Kitāb-i Īqān (Book of Certitude) in January 1861. While acknowledging Muḥammad as the last prophet in the “Prophetic Cycle,” the Bāb and Bahā’u’llāh inaugurated the advent of the “Cycle of Fulfillment.” This new era was foretold in the Qur’ān by way of a symbolic code, understood metaphorically and spiritually. A key concept is that of the “divine presence” (liqā’ Allāh), i.e. the encounter/“meeting” with God, whereby Q. 33:44, Q. 83:6, Q. 7:35 (and their respective parallels) effectively transcend Q. 33:40. Recognizing that the Bāb and Bahā’u’llāh each represents the “divine presence” thereby constitutes a “realized eschatology.”* * This paper represents the first time that a wide-ranging survey and analysis of the Shaykhī, Bābī, and Bahā’ī viewpoints on the subject of the “Seal of the Prophets” has been made and is the result of a collaboration between two scholars working in the United States and Russia. Page 11 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile 205. CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2024 Review of Mark Twain: Preacher, Prophet, and Social Philosopher. By Gary Scott Smith. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. (Spiritual Lives.) Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online Feb. 26, 2024, although the review is dated Sept. 12, 2023.) 2023 Chapter title (in Persian/Farsi): 2023 204. ‫ پیشرفت و همبستگی نژادی‬،‫عبدالبهاء و مساأله ی نژاد ازادی‬ [Transliteration: “‘Abdu’l-Bahá’ va masá’iliy-i nizhád-i-ázádí, píshraft, va hambastigíy-i-nizhádí: (“‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the Question of Race: Freedom, Progress, and Racial Solidarity.”] (Translated from the original English version into Persian by Pooya Movahhed.) In: Book title (in Persian/Farsi): ‫عبدالبهاء فرزند ایران بخش فراموش شدهی تاریخ روشنفکری ایران‬ [Transliteration: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Farzand-i-Írán: Bakhsh-i-Farámúsh–Shudiy-i-Táríkh-i-Rawshanfikríy-iÍrán.] English title page: ʻAbdu’l-Baha, the Son of Persia[:] The Forgotten Chapter of the History of Enlightenment in Iran. A Memorial Volume on the Centenary of [the] Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, 28 November 2021. Edited by Fereydun Vahman (Professor Emeritus, University of Copenhagen). Persian edition. Hardcover. 12 chapters, 672 pp. (655 pp. + front & back matter, unpaginated). Sweden: Baran Publishers, September, 2023. ISBN 978-91-88653-42-0. Chapter 4. Pp. 313–349. Also available from: (1) Bahá’í Bookstore (U.S.): https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Abdul-Baha-the-Son-of-PersiaPersian-P10734.aspx; and (2) Bahá’í Books (Australia): https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/life-and-times-of-abdulbaha-about/products/abdulbaha-the-son-of-persia. 203. 2023 Review of Religion as Relation: Studying Religion in Context (Sheffield, UK: Equinox, 2021). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online June 6, 2023.) 202. 2023 “Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhī, Bābī and Bahā’ī Exegesis of the ‘Seal of the Prophets’ (Q. 33:40).” By Christopher Buck and Youli A. Ioannesyan. Religions (peer-reviewed, open access journal), Vol. 14, Issue 3 (Article 341). DOI: 10.3390/rel14030341. (Published online: March 4, 2023.) For the Abstract, see Entry #206, supra. (This article belongs to the Special Issue, The Bahā’ī Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations.) 201. 2023 “Public Schools May ‘Teach about Religion’—Not ‘Teach Religion’.” In Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society, ABC-CLIO, 2023. Entry ID: 2045124. https://issues2.abc-clio.com/Search/ Display/2045124. [ABC-CLIO database subscription required.] Originally published in 2012 in ABC-CLIO’s “World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy” database. (See Entry #102, infra.) • Invited essay, intended as model “argument essay” for undergraduate students. • Introduces Christopher Buck’s “CLEAR Argument Paradigm,” a generative model (based on British philosopher Stephen Toulmin’s paradigm for analyzing arguments) to assist students in writing argument essays: (1) “Claim” (Opinion, Stance, Thesis); (2) “Limits” (Qualifier); (3) “Evidence” (Reasons, Grounds); (4) “Assumptions” (Warrants and Backing); and (5) “Rebuttal” (advance responses to foreseeable objections). Page 12 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile • Also introduces Buck’s “DREAMS Paradigm”—a mnemonic acronym for the following six dimensions of religion: (1) “Doctrinal”; (2) “Ritual”; (3) “Ethical”; (4) “Artistic”; (5) “Mystical”; and (6) “Social.” • Based on the model originally proposed by Scottish scholar (and founder of the academic study of religion in Britain), Ninian Smart (1927–2001), in Worldviews: Crosscultural Explorations of Human Beliefs (1983, six “dimensions”) and Dimensions of the Sacred (1996, seven “dimensions”), but further refined by adding four subcategories within each “dimension” of religion. • Developed as a classroom tool (for university students) for formally comparing world religions (where Smart’s “Materialistic” dimension is subsumed in Buck’s “Artistic” dimension): The DREAMS Paradigm Doctrinal Dimension (metaphysics, philosophy of religion) [Acronym: CASE.] • Cosmology (cosmogony/theodicy). • Anthropology (soul/consciousness/purpose). • Soteriology (predicament/salvation). • Eschatology (afterlife/apocalypse). Ritual Dimension (anthropology of religion) [Acronym: CROW.] • Calendar (type/special features). • Rites of Passage (rites of life/life-crisis rites/rites of faith). • Observances (festivals and fasts/pilgrimages). • Worship (communal/domestic). Ethical Dimension (philosophy of religion) [Acronym: LIVE.] • Laws (prescriptions/proscriptions). • Intentions (motives/reactions). • Virtues (saints/saintliness). • Ethics (moral principles/social principles). Artistic Dimension (art history, iconography) [Acronym: MAPS.] • Music (liturgical/devotional). • Art & Architecture (visual arts, temples, shrines, pilgrimage sites/assembly halls). • Performance (dance/drama). • Symbols (literary/concrete). Mystical Dimension (psychology of religion) [Acronym: GASP.] • Goal of Attainment (quest/preparation). • Activities (spiritual exercises/mystical orders). • Stages (path/progress). • Peak Experiences (visions, auditions/transformations). Social Dimension (sociology of religion) [Acronym: DORM.] • Distribution (heartland/diaspora). • Organization (hierarchy/community). • Relations (church/state relations/interfaith relations). • Missions (domestic/foreign). Page 13 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile • “DREAMS Paradigm” also published in Buck, “Ninian Smart (1927–2001).” British Writers, Supplement XXIV. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Charles Scribner’s Sons/The Gale Group, 2018. Pp. 269–283. (See Entry #163, infra.) • “DREAMS Paradigm” also published in Buck, Review of Moojan Momen, The Phenomenon of Religion. Baha’i Studies Review 9 (1999): 93–99. (See Entry #29, infra.) 2022 200. 2022 Gamal Hassan, translator. Arabic translation of: “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism, ‫أسـ ـ ـ ـ ــال ـ ـ ـ ـ ـيـب‬ ‫الـ ـ ـ ـ ّرم ـ ـ ــزي ـ ـ ــة ف ـ ـ ــي اإلس ـ ـ ــالم‬.” Published online by the Burhán Institute, March 7, 2022. Original English version: “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism.” (See Entry #160, infra.) (Previously unpublished section of the author’s Master’s thesis: Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith, Chapter 3, “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism,” pp. 69– 145. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/20147. See entries #149 and #7, infra.) 199. 2022 Erfan Sabeti, Ph.D., translator. Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, “Naw-Rúz, Festival of (March 21).” Payám-i-Bahá’í, No. 508 (March 2022): 47–50. (Print edition of Entry #127, infra.) (Persian-language Bahá’í magazine, published since 1979 under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of France.) Dr. Erfan Sabeti’s English-to-Persian translation of this academic article was originally published online on AASOO.Org (Article 91), the Persianlanguage intellectual outlet administered by the Taslimi Foundation, in 2016: http://aasoo.org/ articles/91/. 198. 2021 “Bahá’í Prayers for Good Governance.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies 56.4 (Fall 2021): 562–595. DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2021.0033. (Published on, or before, December 30, 2021 (when author’s copies were sent) by Sheridan Press.) Available on Project MUSE (“Launched on MUSE 2022-01-05”): https://muse.jhu.edu/article/842679. 197. 2021 Review of Being Human: Baha’i Perspectives on Islam, Modernity, and Peace (“Expanded Edition”), by Todd Lawson. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 25. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2020. Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online December 6, 2021.) 196. 2021 “The ‘Bahá’í Question’ in Iran: Influence of International Law on ‘Islamic Law’.” In: Menschenrechte in der Islamischen Republik Iran: Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Edited by Anja Pistor-Hatam (Würzburg, Germany: Ergon-Verlag, 2021). Pp. 161–188. ISBN print: 978-3-95650-715-1. ISBN online: 978-3-95650-716-8. (Published on May 5, 2021.) Paperback e d i t i o n : S e e a m a z o n .c o m . S e e a l s o K i n d l e e d i t i o n . D O I : h t t p : / / d x .d o i .o rg / 10.5771/9783956507168-161. 2021 Book Description (by Anja Pistor-Hatam, editor): The Islamic Republic of Iran is bound by the customary content of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In Iran’s constitution, however, equal rights apply only to Muslims. Also, the protection by law in the constitution is granted to the citizens of the Islamic Republic exclusively within the framework of the Twelver Shiite interpretation of Islamic law. As a result, there are different rights for different people, depending on gender and religion. How universal human rights are discussed and dealt with in Iran on this basis is the subject of this anthology. 195. 2021 Review of 175 Years of Persecution: A History of the Babis & Bahá’ís of Iran, by Fereydun Vahman. London: Oneworld Publications, 2019. Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online March 22, 2021.) 194. 2021 Bahá’í Faith: The Basics. Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge (imprint of Taylor & Francis), 2021. DOI: 10.4324/9780429023088. Released: Nov. 26, 2020 (Print Book); Nov. 27, 2020 (eBook). ISBN: Hardbound: 9781138346178 | Paperback: 9781138346161 | eBook: 9780429023088 (available in Apple Books and other vendors) | Kindle: 9781138346161 | Nook Book: 9780429663024 | Google eBook: 978042966302s | PDF eBook: 9780429665745 | ePub eBook: 9780429663024 | Kobo eBook: 9780429663024 | Mobipocket eBook: 9780429660306 | Walmart 586604574. Page 14 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile The Basics series is “intended for students approaching a subject for the first time, the books both introduce the essentials of a subject and provide an ideal springboard for further study.” Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Introduction: What is the Bahá’í Faith? Beliefs: Bahá’í Spiritual Teachings Principles: Bahá’í Social Teachings History: Bahá’u’lláh and His Covenant Scripture and Authoritative Writings: Bahá’í Sacred Texts and Inspired Guidance Institutions: The Bahá’í Administrative Order Building Community: What Bahá’ís Do Social Action: Social and Economic Development Public Discourse: The Bahá’í International Community Vision: Foundations for a Future Golden Age • Libraries Worldwide: Total (print & eBook editions): 180 Libraries (in five editions). [WorldCat, June 1, 2024.] Adopted as a Course Textbook: • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2023): Included in syllabus, “Certitude and Conviction in the Baha’i Faith: Reading the Kitab-i Iqan” (Spring Semester, 2023), taught by Sivan Lerer, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. • Claremont School of Theology (2022): Required textbook for course, “The Future of Religions: The Bahá’í Faith” (Spring 2022), taught by Roland Faber, Kilsby Family/John B. Cobb Jr. Professor of Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology (Branch Campus: Willamette University). See Roland Faber, “Courses.” • Todd Lawson, Professor Emeritus of Islamic Thought, University of Toronto, Canada: Endorsement (appears on first page of book): This excellent, beautifully organized introduction provides an accurate and unusually rich entré into a relatively new and still somehow frequently misunderstood religion. The author, Christopher Buck, is a leading scholar of the Bahá’í religion. His book is richly enhanced with quotations from official translations of the Bahá’í sacred writings, insights into the formation of distinctive Bahá’í institutions and rare glimpses of key moments in Bahá’í intellectual history from an introduction to the influential African American Bahá’í philosopher, Alain Locke (d. 1954) known as ‘the father of the Harlem Renaissance’, to a discussion of the more recent development of the Ruhi Institute process. • Moojan Momen, Review of Baha’i Faith: The Basics by Christopher Buck, Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions Vol. 25, No. 3 (February 2022), pp. 137–138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2022.25.3.137. Excerpts: The activities, focus, and concepts in the Baha’i world are changing so rapidly at present, especially in the area of developing new approaches to community building, that any published introductory book soon becomes out-of-date. So it is good to see another introductory book on the Baha’i Faith published, in particular since it surveys recent developments well. For anyone wishing to find out about the Baha’i Faith and the current activities of the Baha’i community, this book can be recommended. Christopher Buck presents an insider view of the Baha’i Faith, but one that is descriptive rather than prescriptive. … Buck presents all of this information in a clear and well-structured manner. He accompanies his own words with appropriate extracts from authoritative Baha’i texts to illustrate the points that he is making. He also draws on examples of the activities of the Baha’i community from different locations across the world. … Page 15 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile In summary, there are a good many introductory books on the market but this one can be recommended for two reasons. First, it is well-written and as reasonably comprehensive as such brief introductory books can hope to be. Second, it is up-to-date covering many of the recent changes in the Baha’i community that older similar books do not. • Roland Faber, Kilsby Family/John B. Cobb Jr. Professor of Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology (Branch Campus: Willamette University). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online December 6, 2021.) Excerpts: Christopher Buck’s introduction to the Baha’i Faith, Baha’i Faith: The Basics, is insightful and comprehensive. While engaging the basics, it reflects not only the official positions of the faith’s institutions (as represented by documents and webpage references) but also the scholarship of the author. This is evident in the way the book is structured, in its fine-grained explications of diverse questions, in its explanations of subjects and facts, in the contextualization of historical and intellectual connections across diverse areas of the developing and current context of the religion reviewed, and in the selection of materials and quotations from Baha’i scriptures. … This book is a trove of insights and perspectives that will inform both the reader who is unfamiliar with the Baha’i universe and the practitioner who seeks information and inspiration. What’s more, this book will be a good resource for all fundamental aspects of the Baha’i religion and in the concert of diverse religions and spiritualities today. One should not miss its unique message to humanity. • Susan Maneck, Review of Baha’i Faith: The Basics (2021) by Christopher Buck, Journal of Religious History, Vol. 46, Iss. 2 (20 April 2022), pp. 379–381. DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1111/1467-9809.12860. Excerpts: The most important contribution of this work to the literature on the Baha’i Faith consists of its focus on current Baha’i community life and its description of core activities which include devotional meetings, children’s classes, junior youth groups, and adult study circles, even describing the current curriculum being used for those activities. Attention is given as well to social and economic development projects and Baha’i participation in public discourse, all elements not covered in previous introductory material. In other words, this text focuses much more broadly on what Baha’is do, rather than simply what they believe. …zThis text serves as a good up-to-date presentation of current Baha’i beliefs and practices. This introduction goes beyond existing textbooks in both scope and detail. It will be warmly welcomed by researchers and students of the Bahá’í Faith.” • Jack McLean, “Baha’i Faith: The Basics by Christopher Buck: Review (2021).” Excerpts: One outstanding feature of this book for either Bahá’ís or non-Bahá’ís is its contemporary relevance. Even well-informed readers could not possibly be fully aware of the over-view presented by Buck of all the multifarious activities taking place in the Bahá’í world community. … Buck’s treatment of the material is throughout well-researched, and rich in the detail that an alert reader expects. In sum, despite its unpretentious title, this book is more than the Basics of the Bahá’í Faith. It not only covers well the religion’s early history, three central holy figures, spiritual and social teachings and organization, but also it presents a complete contemporary picture of the remarkably diverse economic, social, and spiritual activities that are being planned and executed by the Bahá’í community in all countries of the world. 2020 193. 2020 Review of The Ocean of God: On the Transreligious Future of Religions, by Roland Faber. New York: Anthem Press, 2019. Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online July 30, 2020.) Page 16 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 192. 2020 Review of Tafsir as Mystical Experience: Intimacy and Ecstasy in Quran Commentary. Tafsīr sūrat al-baqara by Sayyid ‘Alī Muhammad Shīrāzī, The Báb (1819–1850), by Todd Lawson. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2018. Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online April 30, 2020.) 191. 2020 “The Anatomy of Figuration: Maimonides’ Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29).” Sephardic Heritage Update, Newsletter Special: Maimonides Resources, pp. 6– 20. (“A Publication of the Center for Sephardic Heritage, published January 6, 2020 online, with introduction by editor, David Sasha (pp. 6–7), and by Christopher Buck (“Author Introduction,” p. 7.) 2020 publication (not peer-reviewed) of 1990 graduate school paper. [“Text of Oral Presentation. Submitted to Professor Andrew Rippin, Religious Studies 601.01: Interpretation of Scripture (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 19 March 1990).”] 190. 2019 “The First Recorded Bahá’í Fireside.” Baha’i Studies Review 21 (cover date, 2015; publication date, 2019): 57–85. (Invited article. Published on or before November 20, 2019.) DOI: 10.1386/ bsr.21.1.57_1. 189. 2019 “Bahá’í Contributions to Interfaith Relations.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies 54.2 (Spring 2019): 260–277. (Published August 2019.) DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2019.0018. Available in Project MUSE (“Launched on MUSE: 2019-8-29”). 188. 2019 “Foreword.” Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet. London: Saqi Books, 2019. Pp. iii–viii. Hardbound: 352 pages. ISBN-10: 0863563880; ISBN-13: 978-0863563881. (Release date: November 7, 2019. Prepublication release: July 2019.) 2019 Review • Review by Kirsten Mogensen: Nordicum-Mediterraneum: Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies, Vol. 15, no. 1 (2020). Excerpts: “The Arab spring has awakened the world to the legitimate aspirations of Muslims worldwide to democracy—inspired by western values yet infused by Islamic ideals,” writes Dr. Christopher Buck, an independent scholar and attorney from the USA, in one of his essays in Winds of Change (p. 87). Unfortunately, such legitimate aspirations have not yet been met, and the MENA region is as war-torn as ever. […] Buck is the author of three analyses related to norms, ethics and law. One is about good governance, one about the possible development of a shared moral compass for Sunnis and Shi’is, and the third about testing the value of Sharia laws. In each case, the methodology is the same. Buck interprets key Islamic texts and discusses Islamic practices. For example, he interprets basic principles for good governance from a letter written by the sonin-law of the Prophet Muhammad, Caliph Ali, who is respected by both Sunnis and Shi‘is. This respect is important because his idea is to create a set of shared Islamic guidelines for good governance. He interprets the spirit of each paragraph in the letter and relates it to present-day situations. In the two other essays the key text is the Qur’an. In one of these essays, he asks: “Does Islamic law mirror Islamic ethics”? (p. 169). A Pew Research Center survey cited in his article found that most Muslims in many countries approve of executing apostates. Buck writes: “There is a clear contradiction between the sharia law of apostacy and Islamic claims to ‘freedom of religion’ and to a well-known Qur’anic verse: ‘Let there be no compulsion in religion’” (p. 176). Buck then discusses this difference and Islamic scholars’ writings about it. Saqi Books • On Saqi Books, see: Kamila Shamsie, “Books under fire in Beirut,” The Guardian (19 Aug. 2006). Page 17 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 187. 2019 “Chapter 6: Religion of Peace: Islamic Principles of Good Governance.” Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet. London: Saqi Books, 2019. Pp. 87–111. (Release date: November 7, 2019. Prepublication release: July 2019.) 186. 2019 “Chapter 8: Defining Islamic Social Principles: A Preamble.” Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet. London: Saqi Books, 2019. Pp. 125–133. (Release date: November 7, 2019. Prepublication release: July 2019.) 185. 2019 “Chapter 11: ‘Be Just’: Quranic Ethics as Benchmarks for Islamic Law.” Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet. London: Saqi Books, 2019. Pp. 168–181. (Release date: November 7, 2019. Prepublication release: July 2019.) 184. 2019 “Alain Locke’s ‘Moral Imperatives for World Order’ Revisited.” Journal of Bahá’í Studies 29.1–2 (Spring/Summer 2019): 37–64. [March, 2019. Published online on July 17, 2019.] DOI: 10.31581/ jbs-29.1-2.5(2019). 183. 2019 Gamal Hassan, translator. Arabic translation of: “Kahlil Gibran.” American Writers, Supplement XX. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner’s Reference/The Gale Group, 2010. Pp. 113–129. Translated from English into Arabic by Mr. Gamal Hassan. (Arabic translation commissioned by the Burhán Institute.) Published online: July 6, 2019. This article was highly recommended by the late Suheil Bushrui, BA, PhD, Hon LHD (d. 2015), who wrote: “Not only did Dr. Buck contribute an excellent Entry on Gibran, he also provided overwhelming support for Gibran’s inclusion in the American literary canon.” (See Dr. Bushrui’s “Letter of Reference” at the very end of this CV.) Shortly before he passed away at the age of 85, Dr. Bushrui planned to have this article translated into Arabic for the Arabic-speaking readers. Dr. Bushrui—as (former) Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace, University of Maryland—was recognized as “the world’s foremost authority on the works of Lebanese poet, artist and writer Kahlil Gibran.” See also the French translation by Philippe Maryssael. (See Entry #177, infra.) 182. 2019 “Robert Hayden.” By Christopher Buck and Derik Smith (Claremont McKenna College). Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. (Published online: April 26, 2019.) DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.485. Summary and Keywords Robert Hayden was made poet laureate of Senegal in 1966 and ten years later became America’s first Black poet laureate. He was acclaimed as “People’s Poet” early in his career, but he was largely ignored by the American literary establishment until late in life. 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 relentlessly heterogeneous America. As he figured it in his late-in-life poem, “[American Journal],” national identity was best metaphorized in “bankers grey afro and dashiki long hair and jeans / hard hat yarmulka mini skirt.” Hayden’s archetypal efforts to demonstrate the kaleidoscopic quality of both black and American identity produced an art that transcended propagandistic categories of race and nation, and pathed the way for a large cadre of late 20th and early 21st century poets who, like Hayden, understand themselves to be simultaneously black and American, but ultimately human. Keywords: Robert Hayden, poetry, poet laureate, Black Arts Movement, national identity, African American, Bicentennial, Bahá’í. 181. 2019 Review of Kayanerenkó:wa: The Great Law of Peace, by Kayanesenh Paul Williams (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2018). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: February 25, 2019.) 180. 2019 Review of Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, 5th Ed., by Andrew Rippin and Teresa Bernheimer (New York, NY: Routledge, 2018). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: January 5, 2019.) Page 18 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 179. 2019 “Chapter 1: The Bahá’í ‘Pupil of the Eye’ Metaphor: Promoting Ideal Race Relations in Jim Crow America.” The Bahá’í Faith and African American History: Creating Racial and Religious Diversity. Edited by Loni Bramson. Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books, 2019. Pp. 1–41. (Release date: December 3, 2018.) Cloth ISBN: 978-1-4985-7002-2. Paper ISBN: 978-1-4985-7004-6. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4985-7003-9. 178. 2019 “Chapter 3: Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá’í Faith.” The Bahá’í Faith and African American History: Creating Racial and Religious Diversity. Edited by Loni Bramson. Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books, 2019. Pp. 91–116. (Release date: December 3, 2018.) Cloth ISBN: 978-1-4985-7002-2. Paper ISBN: 978-1-4985-7004-6. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4985-7003-9. 2018 Christopher Buck, “Un auteur américain: Khalil Gibran (Bécharré 29, 6 janvier 1883—New York, 10 avril 1931),” trans. Philippe Maryssael, Khalil Gibran—Le Fol: Ses Paraboles et Poèmes. Traduit de l’anglais: The Madman: His Parables and Poems (Arlon, Belgium: DEMDEL Éditions, 2018). Pp. lxv–ciii. ISBN 978-2-87549-265-4. https://www.demdel-editions.com/arts-et-essais/ 241-87549-265-9872875492654.html. 2018 177. [French translation of Christopher Buck, “Kahlil Gibran.” American Writers, Supplement XX. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner’s Reference/The Gale Group, 2010. Pp. 113– 129. Note: The Madman was Kahlil Gibran’s first work in English.] 176. 2018 “Introduction.” Winds of Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Crisis, Catharsis, and Renewal, ed. Behrooz Sabet and Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation of English original by Gamal Hassan (‫ فـي الشـرق األوسـط وشـمال أفـريـقيا‬:‫)ريـاح الـتغيير‬. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi, 2018. Pp. 17–24. (Release date: November 1, 2018.) ISBN: 9786140320994. eBook ISBN: 9786140301894.: ‫ ريـاح الـتغيير فـي الشـرق األوسـط وشـمال أفـريـقيا‬.‫ سـيروس روحـانـي وبهـروز ثـابـت‬:‫إعـداد وتحـريـر‬ ‫ التح ّول‬،‫ االنفراج‬،‫ األزمة‬:. Beirut: Dar al Saqi, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central. 175. 2018 “Chapter 5: Religion of Peace: Islamic Principles of Good Governance.” Winds of Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Crisis, Catharsis, and Renewal, ed. Behrooz Sabet and Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation of English original by Gamal Hassan (‫ ف ـ ــي الش ـ ــرق األوس ـ ــط وش ـ ــمال أف ـ ــري ـ ــقيا‬:‫)ري ـ ــاح ال ـ ــتغيير‬. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi, 2018. Pp. 133–166. (Release date: November 1, 2018.) ISBN: 9786140320994. eBook ISBN: 9786140301894.: ‫ ريـاح الـتغيير فـي الشـرق األوسـط وشـمال أفـريـقيا‬.‫ سـيروس روحـانـي وبهـروز ثـابـت‬:‫إعـداد وتحـريـر‬ ‫ التح ّول‬،‫ االنفراج‬،‫ األزمة‬: Beirut: Dar al Saqi, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central. 174. 2018 “Chapter 6: Defining Islamic Social Principles: A Preamble.” Winds of Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Crisis, Catharsis, and Renewal, ed. Behrooz Sabet and Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation of English original by Gamal Hassan (‫ فـي الشـرق األوسـط وشـمال أفـريـقيا‬:‫)ريـاح الـتغيير‬. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi, 2018. Pp. 167–180. (Release date: November 1, 2018.) ISBN: 9786140320994. eBook ISBN: 9786140301894.: ‫ ريـاح الـتغيير فـي الشـرق األوسـط وشـمال أفـريـقيا‬.‫ سـيروس روحـانـي وبهـروز ثـابـت‬:‫إعـداد وتحـريـر‬ ‫ التح ّول‬،‫ االنفراج‬،‫ األزمة‬: Beirut: Dar al Saqi, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central. 173. 2018 “Chapter 7: ‘Be Just’: Quranic Ethics as Benchmarks for Islamic Law.” Winds of Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Crisis, Catharsis, and Renewal, ed. Behrooz Sabet and Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation of English original by Gamal Hassan (‫ ف ـ ــي الش ـ ــرق األوس ـ ــط وش ـ ــمال أف ـ ــري ـ ــقيا‬:‫)ري ـ ــاح ال ـ ــتغيير‬. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi, 2018. Pp. 181–198. (Release date: November 1, 2018.) ISBN: 9786140320994. eBook ISBN: 9786140301894.: ‫ ريـاح الـتغيير فـي الشـرق األوسـط وشـمال أفـريـقيا‬.‫ سـيروس روحـانـي وبهـروز ثـابـت‬:‫إعـداد وتحـريـر‬ ‫ التح ّول‬،‫ االنفراج‬،‫ األزمة‬: Beirut: Dar al Saqi, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central. 172. 2018 Review of The Production of American Religious Freedom, by Finbarr Curtis (New York: New York University Press, 2016). Journal of Law and Religion (Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. Cambridge University Press) 33.2 (August 2018): pp. 310–314. (Published online: October 30, 2018.) (DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2018.34.) Page 19 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 171. 2018 Review of The Pragmatist Turn: Religion, the Enlightenment, and the Formation of American Literature by Giles Gunn (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2017). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: September 28, 2018.) 170. 2018 “Author Interview,” with Christopher Buck, author of God & Apple Pie (2015) by Troy Mikanovich, Assistant Editor, and Christopher Buck. Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: September 14, 2018.) 169. 2018 “Political Philosophy: Alain Locke’s Philosophy of Democracy.” Studies in Bahá’í Philosophy: Selected Articles. Global Faith Book Series, Vol. 1 (pp. 222–248). Sponsored by Center for Global Philosophy and Religion. Edited by Mikhail Sergeev (Boston: M-Graphics Publishing, 2018). (Released August 1, 2018.) ISBN-10: 1940220904. ISBN-13: 978-1940220901. 168. 2018 Review of How to Do Comparative Theology. Edited by Francis X. Clooney, S.J. and Klaus von Stosch (New York: Fordham University Press, 2018). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: April 30, 2018.) 167. 2018 “Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá’u’lláh (Acre, 1890).” By Christopher Buck and Youli A. Ioannesyan. Baha’i Studies Review 20 (cover date, 2014; publication date, 2018): 21–38. (Edited by Steve Cooney.) (Published online: January 11, 2018.) DOI: 10.1386/ bsr.20.1.21_1. 166. 2018 “Baha’u’llah’s ‘Paradise of Justice’.” By Christopher Buck and Adib Masumian. Baha’i Studies Review 20 (cover date, 2014; publication date, 2018): 97–134. (Edited by Steve Cooney.) (Published online: January 11, 2018.) DOI: 10.1386/bsr.20.1.97_7. 165. 2018 Review of The Americas’ First Theologies: Early Sources of Post-Contact Indigenous Religion. Edited and translated by Garry Sparks (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2017). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: January 9, 2018.) 164. 2018 “David Bottoms.” American Writers, Supplement XXVIII. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Charles Scribner’s Sons/The Gale Group, 2018. Pp. 21–36. ISBN-13: 978-0684325170. (Release date: September 22, 2017.) Available in the “Gale eBooks” database. 163. 2018 “Ninian Smart (1927–2001).” British Writers, Supplement XXIV. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Charles Scribner’s Sons/The Gale Group, 2018. Pp. 269–283. ISBN-13: 978-0684325156. (Release date: September 8, 2017.) (Available in the “Gale eBooks” database.) 162. 2017 “Robert Hayden.” Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature (online reprint of original article; for print version, see #41 below): https://oxfordre.com/literature/view/10.1093/acrefore/ 9780190201098.001.0001/acrefore-9780190201098-e-485/version/0. (Published online: July or September 2017.) [For updated article (with co-author, Derik Smith, published online on April 26, 2019), see Entry #182, above.] 161. 2017 Review of The Bahá’ís of America: The Growth of a Religious Movement, by Mike McMullen (New York: NYU Press, 2015). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: August 23, 2017.) 160. 2017 “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism.” Published online by the Burhán Institute, February 2, 2017. (Previously unpublished section of the author’s Master’s thesis: Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith, Chapter 3, “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism,” pp. 69–145. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/20147. See Entry #7, infra.) Arabic translation, by Gamal Hassan, “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism, ‫أسـ ــالـ ــيب الـ ـ ّـرمـ ــزيـ ــة‬ ‫”في اإلسالم‬, published online by the Burhán Institute, March 7, 2022. (See Entry #200, supra.) 159. 2017 Review of The Imperatives of Progressive Islam, by Adis Duderija (New York: Routledge, 2017). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: May 29, 2017.) 2017 Page 20 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile 158. 2017 CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile “The 1893 Russian Publication of Bahá’u’lláh’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 (cover date, 2013; publication date, 2017): 3–44. (Edited by Steve Cooney.) (Published June 2017.) DOI: 10.1386/bsr.19.1.3_1. Citation in Cyrillic: “%у'()*aц)я .о() ) 0a12щaн)я 5aхaу((ы 1 8осс)) 1 1893 :.: A*a<2м)ч2с*о2 о'осно1aн)2 нa?нaч2н)я A'<у(-5aхa пр22мн)*ом”. A1торы: Cр)стоф2р 5a* ) E()F A. Gоaнн2сян. Oпу'()*о1aно 1 Baha’i Studies Review 19 (2017): 3–44. (82<. Iт)1 Cун)). DOI: 10.1386/bsr.19.1.3_1.) 157. 2017 “Discovering” [the Qur’an]. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an. Second edition. Edited by Andrew Rippin and Jawid Mojaddedi. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Pp. 23–42. ISBN: 978-1-118-96480-4. (Published April 21, 2017.) Available online via Wiley Online Library (through subscribing universities). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118964873.ch2. 156. 2017 Review of Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers, by Daniel L. Dreisbach (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: March 23, 2017.) 155. 2017 Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, “Beyond the ‘Seal of the Prophets’: Bahā’u’llāh’s Book of Certitude (Ketāb-e Iqān).” Religious Texts in Iranian Languages. Edited by Clause Pedersen & Fereydun Vahman. KJbenhavn (Copenhagen): Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, 2007. Pp. 369–378. Persian translation by Khosrow Dehghani. 154. 2017 Ramz va Rāz. Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 7. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1995. Reprinted 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0933770805. ISBN-10: 0933770804. (“Christopher Buck’s book represents the first book-length attempt in the English language to analyse one of the major works of Bahā’u’llāh. … Buck has created a good starting point for what one would anticipate will be a new genre: critical analyses of the writings of Bahā’u’llāh.”—Moojan Momen, Review of Symbol and Secret, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Third Series) 7.2 (July 1997): 290– 291.) Persian translation by Khosrow Dehghani. Sponsor: Translation commissioned by the “Advanced Bahá’í Studies Institute” for two courses: “1. Since the Kitáb-i-Íqán is the main textbook of the course titled ‘Study of the Writings VI’, we will use Symbols and Secrets [sic] in the areas of introduction, understanding and comprehension, the station of Íqán [sic] among the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, and its place in the expository literature.” And: “2. In the advanced level of ‘Studies in Religions’, Kitáb-i-Íqán is the textbook. Therefore, parts of Symbols and Secrets [sic] will be used from the perspectives of methodology and research in religious studies.” — Translation (August 2005) by the National Persian-American Affairs Office, [U.S.] Bahá’í National Center, sent as an enclosure with a cover letter by Manuchehr Derakhshani, Director, Persian-American Affairs Office (October 27, 2005). 2016 153. 2016 “Bahāʾīs [Supplement 2016]” (3,940 words). In: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān: Supplement. General Editor: Johanna Pink, University of Freiburg. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. (Published online on December 1, 2016.) DOI: 10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQCOM_050505. Original, longer article: Invited, accepted, and edited (6,160 words) and briefly published online (as I recall). Then a new word-limit was imposed, such that I had to cut 2,255 words. DOI: http:// dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17267.25123. 152. 2016 Review of New Patterns for Comparative Religion: Passages to an Evolutionary Perspective, by William E. Paden (New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016). Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: 2016.) 151. 2016 “‘Be Just’: Quranic Ethics as Benchmarks for Islamic Law.” (English, with Arabic translation by Gamal Hassan.) Burhán Institute. (Published online.) https://burhaninstitute.org/?p=501. 150. 2016 “Defining Islamic Social Principles: A Preamble.” (English, with Arabic translation by Gamal Hassan.) Burhán Institute. (Published online.) https://burhaninstitute.org/?p=517. Page 21 of 111 F Academic Profile 149. F Christopher Buck PhD Esq 2016 CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile “Religion of Peace: Islamic Principles of Good Governance.” (English, with Arabic translation by Gamal Hassan.) Burhán Institute. (Published online August 12, 2016.) https:// burhaninstitute.org/?p=525. [#140–#148]: 2016 (1) “Commentaries” (Four Argument Essays); (2) “Baha’i Faith”; (3) “Islam”; (4) “Ismaili Islam”; (5) “Jainism”; (6) “Shia Islam”; (7) “Sikhism”; (8) “Sufism”; (9) “Sunni Islam”; and (10) “Zoroastrianism”). World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. Santa Barbara, CA: ABCCLIO Solutions. (Academic Edition.) Advisor: J. Gordon Melton (Distinguished Professor of American Religious History, Institute for Studies in Religion, Baylor University). (Release date: August 5, 2016. • “Commentaries” (Four Argument Essays): See separate entries: • “Religions Share Enduring Values,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1618411. (Entry #101, infra.) • “Public Schools May ‘Teach About Religion’—Not ‘Teach Religion’,” https://religion2.abcclio.com/Search/Display/1771185. (Entry #201, supra.) • “America is a Multifaith Nation,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1773599. (Entry #103, infra.) • “Science and Religion Are Complementary,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/ 1789863. (Entry #123, infra.) • For articles on “Baha’i,” “Islam,” “Ismaili Islam,” “Jainism,” “Shia Islam,” “Sikhism,” “Sufism,” “Sunni Islam,” and “Zoroastrianism,” see below. 148. 2016 “Baha’i.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Baha’i: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/ 2022575. • “Baha’i: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022573. • “Baha’i: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022576. • “Baha’i: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022577. • “Ascension of Abdul-Baha,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693723. • “Ayyam-i-Ha,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693722. • “Martyrdom of the Bab,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693745. • “Baha’i Fast,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693749. • “Baha’i Temples,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1577426. • “Day of the Covenant,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1694568. • “Nineteen-Day Feast,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1696449. • “Race Unity Day,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1697218. • “Festival of Ridvan,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1577689. • “World Religion Day,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1577596. 147. 2016 “Islam.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Islam: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2018149. • “Islam: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2018135. • “Islam: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2018150. Page 22 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile • “Islam: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2018151. 146. 2016 “Ismaili Islam.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Ismaili Islam: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/ 2021840. • “Ismaili Islam: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021839. • “Ismaili Islam: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/ 2021841. • “Ismaili Islam: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021842. 145. 2016 “Jainism.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Jainism: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022541. • “Jainism: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022540. • “Jainism: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022542. • “Jainism: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022543. 144. 2016 “Shia Islam.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Shia: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2020530. • “Shia: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2020529. • “Shia: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2020531. • “Shia: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2020532. 143. 2016 “Sikhism.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Sikhism: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021991. • “Sikhism: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021990. • “Sikhism: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021992. • “Sikhism: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021993. 142. 2016 “Sufism.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Sufism: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022352. • “Sufism: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022350. • “Sufism: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022353. • “Sufism: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022354. 141. 2016 “Sunni Islam.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Sunni: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021844. • “Sunni: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021843. • “Sunni: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021845. • “Sunni: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2021846. Page 23 of 111 F Academic Profile 140. F Christopher Buck PhD Esq 2016 CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile “Zoroastrianism.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. Online database. (Release date: August 5, 2016.) • “Zoroastrianism: Fundamentals of the Faith,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/ 2022356. • “Zoroastrianism: Origins,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022355. • “Zoroastrianism: Spread & Development,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/ 2022357. • “Zoroastrianism: Modern Practices,” https://religion2.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2022358. 139. 2016 Erfan Sabeti, Ph.D., translator. Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, “The Interracial ‘Bahá’í 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: Bahá’í History, guest-edited by Todd Lawson.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9809.2012.01230.x. Note: Dr. Erfan Sabeti’s English-to-Persian translation of this academic article was originally published online on AASOO.org (Article 93), the Persian-language intellectual outlet administered by the Taslimi Foundation, in 2016: http://aasoo.org/articles/93/. 138. 2016 Erfan Sabeti, Ph.D., translator. Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, “Naw-Rúz, Festival of (March 21).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. By J. Gordon Melton, Editor, with James A. Beverley, Christopher Buck, and Constance A. Jones. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-59884-205-0. eISBN: 978-1-59884-206-7. Pub. date: September 13, 2011. Vol. 2, pp. 225–228. Published online: http://aasoo.org/articles/91/. 137. 2016 Baha’i Faith: A Quick Reference. Series: Quick Reference Guides. New York: Facts On File (imprint of Infobase Publishing), 2016. (Release date: March 1, 2016.) (ISBN-13: 978-1-4381-6675-9.) Electronic publication (eBook/ePub) edition. 136. 2016 Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.” 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.) Published online: http://negah.org/2295. (January 30, 2016.) Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 135. 2016 “Deganawida, the Peacemaker.” In American Writers, Supplement XXVI, edited by Jay Parini, 81– 100. Farmington Hills, MI: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2016. Gale eBooks. Gale Document Number: GALE|CX3629300014. (Released September 28, 2015.) 134. 2015 Review of Inventing a Christian America: The Myth of the Religious Founding. By Steven K. Green (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). Journal of the American Academy of Religion 83.4 (December 2015): 1183–1186. (“Published: 09 September 2015.”) DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ jaarel/lfv068. 133. 2015 “Alain Locke’s Philosophy of Democracy.” Studies in Bahá’í Philosophy 4 (2015): 24–45. Republished as a book chapter: “Political Philosophy: Alain Locke’s Philosophy of Democracy” (2018). (See Entry #169, supra.) 132. 2015 God & Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America. (Introduction by J. Gordon Melton, Distinguished Professor of American Religious History, Institute for Studies in Religion, Baylor University.) Kingston, NY: Educator’s International Press, 2015. (Hardbound release date: March 27, 2015; Paperback release date: November 10, 2015.) [Note: Now out-of-print. Educator’s International Press when out of business in 2019, sad to say. Search online for vendors that may have remaining stock, such as Amazon.com. Used copies may still be found on eBay.] ISBNs: Hard-bound: 9781891928154 | Paperback: 9781891928451 | Kindle: 9781891928185 | Nook Book: 9781891928222 | Google eBook: 9781891928307. Available online via EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection (through sub-scribing universities). 2015 Page 24 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile • CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile Libraries Worldwide: Total (print & eBook editions): 95 Libraries (in 2 editions). [WorldCat, June 1, 2024.] “Held by Big Ten Academic Alliance” (WorldCat). See https://www.amazon.com/GodApple-Pie-Religious-Visions/dp/1891928457. Reviews 131. 2015 • “Author Interview.” With Christopher Buck, author of God & Apple Pie (2015). By Troy Mikanovich, Assistant Editor, and Christopher Buck. Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: September 14, 2018.) • Reading Religion (“A Publication of the American Academy of Religions). Review of God & Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America by Emily Goshey (PhD candidate, religious studies, Princeton University): “This overview of religions in America and their relationship with America as both “nation and notion” covers tremendous ground. … • God and Apple Pie is a veritable encyclopedia of both primary and secondary sources, but with the benefit of a more digestible presentation and a coherent narrative framework. Although the numerous, lengthy block quotes require some extra work from the reader, the overall effect is to empower the reader to see for themselves exactly how people within a given tradition mythologize and theologize America. That is to say, Buck shows as well as tells. … God and Apple Pie offers a valuable contribution to readers looking to understand why religion matters in America and how different American religious groups have seen their relationship with their country. Any reader, no matter how well versed in religious traditions, would learn a great deal by perusing its pages.” (Published online: August 14, 2017.) • Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 20.4 (May 2017): pp. 130–131. Review by Donald A. Westbrook (UCLA): “Thus, the volume has clear import for both theological studies and religious studies, and is unique in that it attempts to summarize, systematize, and synthesize the visionary and mythical examples it deftly surveys. … On the whole, this revised and expanded volume is impressive for the breadth and depth it accomplishes and will be of value to researchers, teachers, and especially general readers.” DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1525/nr.2017.20.4.130 • Religion: (Published online: October 26, 2016.) Review by Daniel Liechty PhD, DMin, ACSW (Professor of Social Work, Illinois State University): “Fascinating … The chapter on Mormonism … is itself alone worth the price of the book. Other chapters, on Black Muslim and contemporary Islamic views, as well as Buddhist and Bahá’í visions of America … are, to my knowledge, the very best sources available for summarization of this material. … The reading itself is quite accessible. It could easily function not only as an undergraduate textbook, but also as the main reading for any adult education class or discussion group.” DOI: dx.doi.org/ 10.1080/0048721X.2016.1244636. “Fifty Bahá’í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation.” Baha’i Studies Review 18 (cover date, 2012; publication date, 2015): 3–44. (Published June 23, 2015.) (Edited by Steve Cooney.) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/bsr.18.1.3_1. (Presented at Princeton University, February 21, 2014.) Video of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38_ElzcX6Wo. Abstract The Baha’i Faith, a young world religion, offers principles of unity – from family relations to international relations – as a paradigm for social salvation. These principles may be studied within the analytic prism of an ‘illness/cure’ approach to religious soteriologies – a conceptual model in the phenomenology of religions popularized by Stephen Prothero. World religions are systems of salvation, liberation or harmony. Their respective offers of salvation, liberation or harmony respond directly to the human predicament, as defined by each religion. If humanity is plagued by sin, then Christianity’s redemptive offer of salvation from sin makes perfect sense. Early Buddhism’s offer of liberation – from the fundamental problem of suffering – also fits perfectly in this model. In the Baha’i religion, the plight facing the world is profound estrangement at all levels of society. Page 25 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile Therefore the social salvation that the Baha’i religion offers are precepts and practices that augment unity and harmony, as Baha’u’llah proclaims: The distinguishing feature that marketh the pre-eminent character of this Supreme Revelation consisteth in that We have … blotted out from the pages of God’s holy Book whatsoever hath been the cause of strife, of malice and mischief amongst the children of men, and have … laid down the essential prerequisites of concord, of understanding, of complete and enduring unity. After reviewing Raymond Piper’s typology, fifty (50) Baha’i principles of unity are enumerated and briefly described: types of unity propounded by Baha’u’llah in the Tablet of Unity (Lawḥ-i Ittiḥād); types of unity forecast by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in the ‘The Seven Candles of Unity’; and types of unity articulated by Shoghi Effendi – a splendid array of understudied elements of the Baha’i social gospel. Since the present study is a first extended survey – of the notion of unity vis-à-vis the Baha’i Faith, based squarely on authenticated primary sources – results are preliminary, not definitive. Note: Thanks to Emily Goshey, PhD (for setting up this event with Princeton), and to Tahi Hicks and Sahand Keshavarz Rahbar (for posting the video of the presentation). See also 2017 update, with original Arabic and Persian primary sources added, with links to online texts, where available: “Fifty Baha’i Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation (2017 update).” 130. 2015 Review of Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam: Qur’an, Exegesis, Messianism, and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion, by Todd Lawson (Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge, 2012). [Release date (i.e. when first published and available for purchase): October 26, 2011.] Baha’i Studies Review 18 (cover date, 2012; publication date, 2015): 153–161. DOI: https://intellectdiscover.com/content/ journals/10.1386/bsr.18.1.153_5/. (Published June 23, 2015.) 129. 2015 Review of Philosophic Values and World Citizenship: Locke to Obama and Beyond. Edited by Jacoby Adeshai Carter and Leonard Harris (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2010). Baha’i Studies Review 18 (cover date, 2012; publication date, 2015): 172–178. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ bsr.18.1.153_5. (Published June 23, 2015.) 128. 2015 Review of The Development of the Babi/Bahá’í Communities: Exploring Baron Rosen’s Archives, by Youli Ioannesyan. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 18.4 (May 2015): 123–125. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/nr.2015.18.4.123. 127. 2015 “Edward Granville Browne (1862–1926).” British Writers, Supplement XXI. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Charles Scribner’s Sons/The Gale Group, 2015. Pp. 17–33. (Released September 3, 2014.) (Available in the “Gale eBooks” database.) 126. 2014 “Baha’i: Theological Exchanges, Current Issues.” Handbook of Religion: A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices. Edited by Terry C. Muck, Harold A. Netland, and Gerald R. McDermott. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. Pp. 720–724. 125. 2014 “Baha’i: History, Beliefs, Practices.” Handbook of Religion: A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices. Edited by Terry C. Muck, Harold A. Netland, and Gerald R. McDermott. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. Pp. 714–719. 124. 2013 “‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation.” In: ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity. Edited by Negar Mottahedeh. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Pp. 111–144. DOI: 10.1057/9781137032010_6. 123. 2013 “Science and Religion Are Complementary.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Academic Edition: ISBN 978-1-61069-122-2.) Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2013. 2014 2013 • Invited essay, intended as model “argument essay” for undergraduate students. Page 26 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile • Introduces Christopher Buck’s “CLEAR Argument Paradigm,” a generative model (based on British philosopher Stephen Toulmin’s paradigm for analyzing arguments) to assist students in writing argument essays: (1) “Claim” (Opinion, Stance, Thesis); (2) “Limits” (Qualifier); (3) “Evidence” (Reasons, Grounds); (4) “Assumptions” (Warrants and Backing); and (5) “Rebuttal” (advance responses to foreseeable objections). 122. 2013 “Alain Locke.” American History, ABC-CLIO. (Online database.) https://americanhistory.abcclio.com/Search/Display/1886662. [Entry ID: 1886662, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 121. 2013 “Alain Locke.” Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas, ABC-CLIO. (Online database.) https:// popculture.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1764354. [Entry ID: 1764354, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 120. 2013 “Alain Locke.” The American Mosaic: The African American Experience, ABC-CLIO. Edited by Marian Perales, Spencer R. Crew, and Joe E. Watkins. (Online database.) https:// africanamerican.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1477693. [Entry ID: 1477693, as of Feb. 19, 2023.] 119. 2013 “Harlem Renaissance.” The American Mosaic: The African American Experience, ABC-CLIO. (Online database.) https://africanamerican.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1477366. [Entry ID: 1477366, as of Feb. 19, 2023.] 118. 2013 “New Negro Movement.” The American Mosaic: The African American Experience, ABC-CLIO. (Online database.) https://africanamerican.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1477437. [Entry ID: 1477437, as of Feb. 19, 2023.] 117. 2013 “Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https://religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693723. [Entry ID: 1693723, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 116. 2013 “Ayyam-i-Ha.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https:// religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693722. [Entry ID: 1693722, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 115. 2013 “Baha’i Fast.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https:// religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693749. [Entry ID: 1693749, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 114. 2013 “Baha’i Temples.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https:// religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1577426. [Entry ID: 1577426, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 113. 2013 “Birth of the Bab.” (By J. Gordon Melton and Christopher Buck.) World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https://religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1571548. [Entry ID: 1571548, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 112. 2013 “Day of the Covenant.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https:// religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1694568. [Entry ID: 1694568, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 111. 2013 “Festival of Ridvan.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https:// religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1577689. [Entry ID: 1577689, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 110. 2013 “Martyrdom of the Bab.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https://religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1693745. [Entry ID: 1693745, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 109. 2013 “Nineteen-Day Feast.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) https:// religion.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1696449. [Entry ID: 1696449, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 108. 2013 “Race Unity Day.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Online database.) religion.abcclio.com/Search/Display/1697218. [Entry ID: 1697218, as of Dec. 13, 2022.] 107. 2012 “The Interracial ‘Bahá’í 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: Bahá’í History, guest-edited by Todd Lawson.) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9809.2012.01230.x. 106. 2012 “Chapter 13: Bahá’í Faith.” The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice. Edited by Michael D. Palmer and Stanley M. Burgess. Malden, MA, Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. (Published April 30, 2012.) Pp. 210–223. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444355390.ch13. (“The first publication to offer a comparative study of social justice for each of the major world religions.”) 2012 Page 27 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 105. 2012 “The Bahá’í ‘Race Amity’ Movement and the Black Intelligentsia in Jim Crow America: Alain Locke and Robert S. Abbott.” Baha’i Studies Review 17 (cover date, 2011; publication date, 2012): 3– 46. (Edited by Steve Cooney.) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/bsr.17.3_1. [Published September 2012.] 104. 2012 “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. (Release date: July 1, 2012). Pp. 137–177. Review: The editors describe Christopher Buck’s essay as the first comprehensive treatment of the 2002 University of North Carolina controversy, characterized by Michael Sells as “suing the Koran on behalf of the Bible” (pp. xxiii and 138). This narrative-cum-analytic essay by an attorney and independent scholar documents an important post-9/11 controversy at a major university and demonstrates that even the academic study of Islam is not safe from what some observers have called the “Islamophobia industry.” (Usaama al-Azami, Review of Observing the Observer: The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities (2012). The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 30:3 (2013): 94–97 [96]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v30i3.1100.) 103. 2012 “America is a Multifaith Nation.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Academic Edition: ISBN 978-1-61069-122-2.) Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2012. • Invited essay, intended as model “argument essay” for undergraduate students. • Introduces Christopher Buck’s “CLEAR Argument Paradigm,” a generative model (based on British philosopher Stephen Toulmin’s paradigm for analyzing arguments) to assist students in writing argument essays: (1) “Claim” (Opinion, Stance, Thesis); (2) “Limits” (Qualifier); (3) “Evidence” (Reasons, Grounds); (4) “Assumptions” (Warrants and Backing); and (5) “Rebuttal” (advance responses to foreseeable objections). 102. 2012 “Public Schools May ‘Teach About Religion’—Not ‘Teach Religion’.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Academic Edition: ISBN 978-1-61069-122-2.) Santa Barbara, CA: ABCCLIO, 2012. (See Entry #201, supra, for fuller description.) 101. 2012 “Religions Share Enduring Values.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Academic Edition: ISBN 978-1-61069-122-2.) Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. • Invited essay, intended as model “argument essay” for undergraduate students. • Introduces Christopher Buck’s “CLEAR Argument Paradigm,” a generative model (based on British philosopher Stephen Toulmin’s paradigm for analyzing arguments) to assist students in writing argument essays: (1) “Claim” (Opinion, Stance, Thesis); (2) “Limits” (Qualifier); (3) “Evidence” (Reasons, Grounds); (4) “Assumptions” (Warrants and Backing); and (5) “Rebuttal” (advance responses to foreseeable objections). 100. 2012 Persian translation of: “Baha’u’llah’s Bishārāt (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. Posted on Negah: http://negah.org/1498. (January 17, 2012.) Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. See also (serially published): Entries #81–84, below. [See Entry #80 for original English publication.] 2011 [#85–#99]: 99. 2011 Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. By J. Gordon Melton, Editor, with James A. Beverley, Christopher Buck, and Constance A. Jones. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-59884-205-0. eISBN: 978-1-59884-206-7. Pub. date: September 13, 2011. [See below for entries.] 2011 “‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Ascension of (November 28).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:1–4.) Page 28 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 98. 2011 “Ayyám-i-Há (Bahá’í Intercalary Days) (February 25–March 1).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:60–63.) 97. 2011 “Báb, Festival of the Birth of the (October 20).” (Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:65–67.) 96. 2011 “Báb, Festival of the Declaration of the (May 23).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:67–73.) 95. 2011 “Bab, Martyrdom of the (July 9).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:73–76.) 94. 2011 “Bahá’í Calendar and Rhythms of Worship.” (Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:79–86.) Discusses theory of “theophoric metamorphosis”: Time is invested with spiritual significance by the naming of weekdays, days of the month, months, years, and cycles of years after godly perfections that can be translated into goodly virtues, such as “Beauty” (Jamál) “Knowledge” (‘Ilm), “Honor” (Sharaf), and “Grandeur” (‘Azamat), which are names of 4 of the 19 Bahá’í months. These dynamic “names of God” each highlight a distinctive quality of sterling character and human nobility, in a process of transformation that may, to coin the present author’s term, be called theophoric metamorphosis. Literally, the term “theophoric,” as its Greek root indicates, means “God-bearing.” Here, the “names” of God may be conceived of as “qualities” or, better still, as “powers” of God that can be potentially manifested by man (and, to a lesser degree, by each created thing when it reaches its potential state of perfection). (p. 79) 93. 2011 “Bahá’í Fast (March 2–20).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:94–96.) 92. 2011 “Bahá’u’lláh, Ascension of (May 29).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:96–99.) 91. 2011 “Bahá’u’lláh, Festival of the Birth of (November 12).” (Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:99–102.) 90. 2011 “Covenant, Day of the (November 26).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:225–228.) 89. 2011 “Naw-Rúz, Festival of (March 21).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:620–623.) 88. 2011 “Nineteen-Day Feast (Bahá’í).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:641–645.) 87. 2011 “Race Unity Day.” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:727–731.) 86. 2011 “Ridván, Festival of (April 20–May 2).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:744–747.) 85. 2011 “World Religion Day (January).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:936–939.) 84. 2011 “Baha’u’llah’s Bishārāt (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen. Persian translation, Part 4: Payám-i-Bahá’í, No. 374 (January 2011): 28–30. Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. [See Entry #80 for original English publication.] 2010 “Baha’u’llah’s Bishārāt (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen. Persian translation, Part 3: Payám-i-Bahá’í, No. 373 (December 2010): 35–45. Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. [See Entry #80 for original English publication.] 2010 83. Page 29 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 82. 2010 “Baha’u’llah’s Bishārāt (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen. Persian translation, Part 2: Payám-i-Bahá’í, No. 372 (November 2010): 14–18. Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. [See Entry #80 for original English publication.] 81. 2010 “Baha’u’llah’s Bishārāt (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen. Persian translation, Part 1: Payám-i-Bahá’í, No. 371 (October 2010): 51–57. Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. [See Entry #80 for original English publication.] 80. 2010 “Baha’u’llah’s Bishārāt (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen.” By Christopher Buck and Youli A. Ioannesyan. Baha’i Studies Review 16 (2010): 3–28. (Edited by Moojan Momen.) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/bsr.16.3/1. Abstract: This article is a historical and textual study of the one of the major writings of Baha’u’llah: the Lawḥ-i Bishārāt (‘Tablet of Glad-Tidings’), revealed circa 1891, and advances new theories as to its provenance and purpose. The ‘Tablet of Glad-Tidings’ is a selective compendium of Baha’u’llah’s laws and principles, sequentially presented in a series of fifteen ‘Glad-Tidings.’ As the Arabic term, bishārāt, suggests, these ‘Glad-Tidings’ were a public announcement of some of the essential teachings of the new Baha’i religion. The ‘Glad-Tidings’ is the most extensive of several ‘Tablets’ by Baha’u’llah that present key teachings in a numbered structure. The Glad-Tidings may, in part, be regarded as serially articulated ‘world reforms’ intermixed with religious reforms emanating from Baha’u’llah in his professed role as ‘World Reformer.’ The ‘Glad-Tidings’ also functioned analogously (albeit anachronistically) to a press release, serving not only as a public proclamation, but to rectify the inaccuracies and gross misrepresentations that had previously circulated in print. Intended for widespread translation and publication, the Glad-Tidings was sent to scholars—notably Russian orientalist, Baron Viktor Rosen (1849–1908) and Cambridge Orientalist, Edward Granville Browne (1862–1926)—and possibly pre-revolutionary Russian statesmen as well. As a ‘Proclamatory Aqdas,’ the Tablet of Glad-Tidings was part of a much broader proclamation by Baha’u’llah, who proclaimed his mission to the political and religious leaders of the world. This study will argue that the Baha’u’llah may have revealed the Tablet of Glad-Tidings for E.G. Browne—or rather through him, since Baha’u’llah evidently intended that Browne should translate and publish the Bishārāt in order to make the nature of the Baha'i teachings more widely known. This would then correct the distortions that had previously been published regarding Baha’u’llah's purpose and the nature of the religion that he founded, thereby, promoting a public awareness that a new world religion was on the horizon of modernity. 79. 2010 “Kahlil Gibran.” American Writers, Supplement XX. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner’s Reference/The Gale Group, 2010. Pp. 113–129. (Available in the “Gale eBooks” database.) Translated from English into Arabic by Mr. Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation commissioned by the Burhán Institute. (See Entry #183, supra.) Published online: July 6, 2019. Translated into French by Philippe Maryssael. (See Entry #177, supra.) This article was highly recommended by the late Suheil Bushrui, BA, PhD, Hon LHD (d. 2015), who wrote: “Not only did Dr. Buck contribute an excellent Entry on Gibran, he also provided overwhelming support for Gibran’s inclusion in the American literary canon.” (See Dr. Bushrui’s “Letter of Reference” at the very end of this CV.) Shortly before he passed away at the age of 85, Dr. Bushrui planned to have this article translated into Arabic for the Arabic-speaking readers. Dr. Bushrui—as (former) Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace, University of Maryland—was recognized as “the world’s foremost authority on the works of Lebanese poet, artist and writer Kahlil Gibran.” 78. 2010 “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. 77. 2010 “Birth of the Bab.” By Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton. 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. 1, pp. 352–353. Page 30 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 76. 2010 “Birth/Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh.” By Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton. 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. 1, pp. 353–355. 75. 2010 “Ridván, Festival of.” Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2010, Vol. 5, pp. 2414–2416. 74. 2010 “World Religion Day.” Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. 2nd edition., 2010, Vol. 6, pp. 3138–3140. 73. 2010 “Plessy v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia of African American History. Edited by Leslie M. Alexander and Walter C. Rucker. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010. Pp. 959–963 (Vol. 3). 72. 2010 “Thirteenth Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 549–550 (Vol. 2). 71. 2010 “Fifteenth Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 768–770 (Vol. 3). 70. 2010 “Locke, Alain.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 224–227 (Vol. 1). 69. 2010 “Harlem Renaissance.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 795–799 (Vol. 3). 68. 2010 “New Negro Movement.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 925–927 (Vol. 3). 67. 2010 “Talented Tenth.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 1047–1048 (Vol. 3). 2009 Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America’s World Role. Santa Barbara, CA/Westport, CT: ABC-CLIO/Praeger, 2009 (now Bloomsbury Publishing). Hardbound edition. ISBN: 978-0-313-35959-0. e-ISBN: 978-0-313-35960-6. 325 pp. (and front matter). (Release date: April 30, 2009.) (Now “Open Access.”) 2009 66. Description At the heart of American studies is the idea of America itself. Here, Buck looks at the religious significance of America by examining those religions that have attached some kind of spiritual meaning to America. The author explores how American Protestantism—and nine minority faiths—have projected America into the mainstream of world history by defining—and by redefining—America’s world role. Surveying the religious myths and visions of America of ten religions, Buck shows how minority faiths have redefined America’s sense of national purpose. This book invites serious reflection on what it means to be an American, particularly from a religious perspective. Religious myths of America are thought-orienting narratives that serve as vehicles of spiritual and social truths about the United States itself. Religious visions of America are action-oriented agendas that articulate the goals to which America should aspire and the role it should play in the community of nations. Buck examines the distinctive perspectives held by ten religious traditions that inform and expand on the notion of America, and its place in the world. He covers Native American, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Christian Identity, Black Muslim, Islamic, Buddhist, and Baha’i beliefs and invites serious reflection on what it means to be an American, particularly from a religious perspective. • Libraries Worldwide: Total (print & eBook editions): 1,030 Libraries (in 3 editions). [WorldCat, June 1, 2024.] “Held by Big Ten Academic Alliance.” See http://www.amazon.com/ReligiousMyths-Visions-America-Redefined/dp/0313359598. Reviews • Journal of American History 98.1 (June 2011): 279–280. Review by Richard Kyle (Tabor College): “The book’s claim to originality is that it presents a novel view of America, namely, from the perspective of minority religions. Because these minority religions have modified the vision of America, the author claims that his book can be summarized in this phrase: ‘religions remythologize and re-envision America.’ By this he means that minority faiths have helped shape how the world perceives America. Page 31 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile Buck defends his thesis by selecting ten religious groups, eight of which can be regarded as minority faiths in America. The primary criterion for those chosen is that they ‘have something to say about America, whether positive or negative’ (p. 3) […] Religious Myths and Visions of America has many strengths. The author has defended his thesis with solid research. He has also made an original contribution to American studies.” DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/ jar176. • Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 15.3 (February 2012): 139–141. Review by Irén E. Annus (University of Szeged, Hungary): “This volume may be of interest to readers involved not only in Religious Studies, but also in Political Science, History, Intellectual History, American Studies, and Cultural Studies. … In the course of the detailed and well-documented analysis of individual religions, Buck reveals a highly elaborate and in-depth picture of the various beliefs, which is indeed impressive. … He argues that the original myth and vision of America as a nation was captured by the Protestant notion of manifest destiny. This has been challenged by the other faiths … that have transformed the idea of manifest destiny into America’s common destiny. … The book is overall a fresh and stimulating cultural reading of some of America’s religions and the complex ways in which their followers make sense of and act in the world.” DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2012.15.3.139. [Electronic Databases (full text available): ATLA Religion Database; JSTOR.] • Multicultural Review 18.4 (Winter 2009): 66. Review by Vladimir F. Wertsman (New York Public Library): “This interesting, thoroughly researched scholarly study examines how ten minor religions interpreted America’s reality (“nation and notion”) and generated numerous religious myths and visions of America. … [T]his volume is certainly a welcome addition to the topic of racial, cultural, and ethnic studies. … Recommended for comparative ethnic and religion collections.” DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0048721X.2016.1244636. 2008 65. 2008 “Religious Minority Rights.” The Islamic World. Edited by Andrew Rippin. Abingdon, UK, and N e w Yo r k : R o u t l e d g e , 2 0 0 8 . P p . 6 3 8 – 6 5 5 . [ F i n a l c h a p t e r. ] D O I : h t t p s : / / www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203019139.ch49. 64. 2008 Persian translation of “Religious Minority Rights.” The Islamic World. Edited by Andrew Rippin. Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge, 2008. Pp. 638–655. [Final chapter.] Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. DOI: https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203019139.ch49. 63. 2008 “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.] 62. 2008 “Robert Hayden’s ‘[American Journal]’: A Multidimensional Analysis.” Online Journal of Bahá’í Studies 2 (2008): 1–37. 61. 2008 “Bureau of Indian Affairs.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Vol. 1, pp. 215–220. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4135/9781412963879.n91. 60. 2008 “Harlem Renaissance.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Vol. 2, pp. 585–588. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4135/9781412963879.n238. 59. 2008 “Melting Pot.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Vol. 2, pp. 885–888. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4135/9781412963879.n361. 58. 2008 “Plessy v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Vol. 2, pp. 1048–1051. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4135/9781412963879.n429. Page 32 of 111 F Academic Profile 57. F Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 2008 “Talented Tenth.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Vol. 3, pp. 1295–1297. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4135/9781412963879.n541. 56. 2007 “Beyond the ‘Seal of the Prophets’: Bahā’u’llāh’s Book of Certitude (Ketāb-e Iqān).” Religious Texts in Iranian Languages. Edited by Clause Pedersen & Fereydun Vahman. KJbenhavn (Copenhagen): The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters / Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab—Historiske-filosofiske Meddelelser 98, KJbenhavn, 2007. Pp. 369–378. [Courtesy of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, this entire multi-author work is now available online: http://www.royalacademy.dk/Publications/Low/2085_.pdf.] Included in syllabus, “Certitude and Conviction in the Baha’i Faith: Reading the Kitab-i Iqan” (Spring Semester, 2023), taught by Sivan Lerer, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 55. 2007 “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. DOI: http:// dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n459. 54. 2007 “Baha’i Faith and Social Action.” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Vol. 1, 208–213. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n97. 53. 2007 “Messengers of God in North America Revisited: An Exegesis of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Tablet to Amir Khan.” Co-authored by Don Addison (Choctaw). Online Journal of Bahá’í Studies 1 (2007): 180–270. 2006 “‘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. Available in Project MUSE (“Launched on MUSE: 2006-08-09”). 2007 2006 52. • “Never Again”: Kevin Gover’s Historic Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (September 8, 2000): Video of historic speech, “Never Again,” by Kevin Gover, Head of Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”), on the occasion of the BIA’s 175th anniversary (September 8, 2000). Obtained by special request (by Christopher Buck) from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Telecommunications Service Office (Requisition DI-4-00479, 12-16-2003). • “Analog to digital conversion” (from VHS) by Harkirat Chawla (one of my former students), Michigan State University. (Credits appear at end of video.) • View video online: https://vimeo.com/404428918 (posted on Vimeo on April 5, 2020). 51. 2006 “Discovering” [the Qur’an]. The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an. Edited by Andrew Rippin. O x fo rd : B l a c kwe l l , 2 0 0 6. P p. 1 8 – 3 5. [ L e a d c h a p te r. ] D O I : h t t p : / / d x .d o i .o rg / 10.1002/9780470751428.ch2. [A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007.] 50. 2006 Persian translation of “Discovering” [the Qur’an]. The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an. Edited by Andrew Rippin. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006. Pp. 18–35. [Lead chapter.] Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 2005 Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 14. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2005. Release date: July 3, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-1890688387. ISBN-10: 189068838X. 2005 49. • Libraries Worldwide: Total (print edition): 45 Libraries (in 1 edition). [WorldCat, June 1, 2024.] In print. (Order from Kalimát Press: http://www.kalimat.com/Locke.html.) • Cited in The Bahá’í World: An International Record. Prepared under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice. Volume 33 (2004–2005). (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2006), “Selected New Publications in English,” p. 305.) Page 33 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile Reviews 48. 2005 • Derik Smith. World Order 38.3 (2006/2007): 42–48 (published in 2008): ”Christopher Buck’s recent book, Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, is a welcome addition to the literature on early twentieth-century American and African American culture. But, perhaps more important, Buck’s study is a significant contribution to scholarship on the history of the Bahá’í Faith in the United States. … Any future study of Locke must necessarily make its way through Christopher Buck’s Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy. The scholar forcefully proves his thesis that, in Locke’s thinking, philosophy and religious belief operated as synergistic terms. He has shown that the Bahá’í Faith was integral to Locke’s life and ideology. … Yet, after reading Buck’s work, it is difficult to imagine Locke the philosopher rapt in prayer. Of course, this is not a shortcoming of the book. Rather it is an indication that, while he may have wanted to portray a more pious figure, Buck maintains the vow he made in his introduction to Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy “to constrain any grandiose claims on Locke as a Bahá’í.” • M. Anthony Fitchue. Journal of African American History 92.1 (Winter 2007): 131–133: “But the jewels in this book are unmistakable. … Clearly, Buck has given voice to the men and women who not only put the Bahá’í faith first in their lives, but also left key documents, personal letters, notes, and memoranda related to the life of philosopher Alain LeRoy Locke for future researchers to ponder and use for years to come.” (Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20064165.) • William P. Collins. Insights (Library of Congress Professional Association Newsletter) 38.1–3 (Jan–Oct 2006): 10–12: “Both of these books [Lights of the Spirit and Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy] go a long way toward correcting the historians’ failure to note the important role played by the Bahá’í Faith and prominent African-American Bahá’ís in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.” • “Selected New Publications.” The Bahá’í World (2004–2005): An International Record (Vol. 33; Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2006): p. 305. “Alain Locke was one of the leading African-American intellectuals of his day. Best known as the father of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, he also pioneered calls for multicultural democracy. This book is a study of Locke’s identity and commitment as a Bahá’í, and explores how the Bahá’í principles influenced Locke’s thinking.” “Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá’í Pluralist.” Special Issue: “Alain Locke: Dean of the Harlem Renaissance and Bahá’í Race-Amity Leader.” World Order 36.3 (2005): pp. 7– 36. Award: Winner of the 2006 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award of Excellence: Class B. Periodicals—Single Issue, Magazine, National (B-1), for excellence in religion communications and public relations. Awarded to: (1) Dr. Betty J. Fisher, Editor; (2) World Order magazine; and (3) the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. See http:// www.religioncommunicators.org/assets/documents/derosehinkhouseawardwinners2006.pdf. 47. 2005 “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); and “Five Phases of Democracy” (45–48).] 46. 2005 “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.” 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.) 45. 2005 Persian translation of “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.” 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.) Page 34 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2004 44. 2004 Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 7. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1995/2004. ISBN-13: 978-0933770805. ISBN-10: 0933770804. [Republished with gold-colored cover, rather than original light blue cover.] (“Christopher Buck’s book represents the first book-length attempt in the English language to analyse one of the major works of Bahā’u’llāh. … Buck has created a good starting point for what one would anticipate will be a new genre: critical analyses of the writings of Bahā’u’llāh.” — Moojan Momen, Review of Symbol and Secret, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Third Series) 7.2 (July 1997): 290–291.) (See Entry #14, infra.) Included in syllabus, “Certitude and Conviction in the Baha’i Faith: Reading the Kitab-i Iqan” (Spring Semester, 2023), taught by Sivan Lerer, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Updated version posted online June 1, 2024. 43. 2004 “The Eschatology of Globalization: The Multiple-Messiahship of Bahāʾuʾllāh Revisited." Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements and the Bābī-Bahāʾī Faiths. Edited by Moshe Sharon. Numen Book Series: Studies in the History of Religions, 104. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2004. Pp. 143–178. (Released September 1, 2004.) Available online via EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection (through subscribing universities). DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1163/9789047405573_008. News story: Bahá’í World News Service, “Bahá’í Chair at Hebrew University hosts conference on modern religions” (January 18, 2001), https://news.bahai.org/story/84/. Photo of present writer speaking during a discussion in one of the conference plenary sessions: https://www.datocmsassets.com/6348/1543418239-bwns4665-0.jpg. 42. 2004 “Alain Locke.” American Writers, Supplement XIV. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner’s Reference/The Gale Group, 2004. Pp. 195–219. (Released September 22, 2004.) (Available in the “Gale eBooks” database.) 41. 2004 “Hayden, Robert.” Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. Edited by Jay Parini. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Vol. 2, 177–181. Reviews: 2004 Choice “Outstanding Academic Title”; 2004 Pennsylvania School Librarians Association “Best Reference Title”; 2004 Library Journal: Best Reference. eISBN: 9780195307726. Published online, “Hayden, Robert” (26 July 2017) in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/ 9780190201098.013.485. Note: Same DOI for both 2004 (“Published online: 26 July 2017”) and 2017 (“Published online: 26 September 2017”) versions. Choose “Previous version” for the original 2004 article. Choose “Latest version” for the 2017 article, co-authored by Derik Smith. (See Entry #182, supra.) 40. 2004 “Alain Locke and Cultural Pluralism.” Search for Values: Ethics in Bahá’í Thought. Edited by Seena Fazel and John Danesh. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2004. Pp. 94–158. (Cited in The Bahá’í World, 2003–2004, “Selected New Publications,” p. 256.) 39. 2004 Review of Nader Saiedi, Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. H-Bahai, H-Net Reviews (May 2004). 38. 2004 “Religious Myths of America” (Syllabus). American Academy of Religion Syllabus Project (March 2004). [Invited by the American Academy of Religion.] 37. 2003 Review of Daniel Grolin, Jesus and Early Christianity in the Gospels: A New Dialogue. Baha’i Studies Review 11 (2003): 108–112. 36. 2003 “In Memoriam: Willard G. Oxtoby 1933–2003.” Religious Studies News 18.3 (May 2003): 10. [Invited by the American Academy of Religion.] 2003 Page 35 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2002 35. 2002 Generation Y Speaks Out: Public Policy Perspectives Through Service-Learning. (Alternative title: Generation Y Speaks Out: A Policy Guide • 2002.) Edited by David W. Stowe, Christopher Buck, and Shanetta Martin. East Lansing, MI: Michigan Nonprofit Association and Michigan’s Children, 2002. [See David Cooper and Eric Fretz, “The Service Learning Writing Project: ReWriting the Humanities Through Service-Learning and Public Work,” Reflections 5.1 (2005): 133– 152.] 34. 2002 “Bahá’í Universalism and Native Prophets.” Reason and Revelation: New Directions in Bahá’í Thought. Edited by Seena Fazel and John Danesh. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2002. Pp. 172–201. (Cited in The Bahá’í World, 2002–2003, “Selected New Publications,” p. 293.) 33. 2002 “Alain Locke: Bahá’í Philosopher.” Baha’i Studies Review 10 (2001/2002): 7–49. [Article invited by editor, Dr. Seena Fazel, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, The Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford.] 2001 “Bahāʾīs.” Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an. Edited by Jane McAuliffe. Vol. One: pp. 197–199. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2001. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQSIM_00042. See http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-the-quran/bahaisEQSIM_00042. 2001 32. Note: The Persian (Farsi) translation of this article, ‫ ب ـ ـ ـ ــهائ ـ ـ ـ ــیت ک ـ ـ ـ ــریس ـ ـ ـ ــتوف ـ ـ ـ ــر ج ـ ـ ـ ــورج ب ـ ـ ـ ــوک‬, was apparently excluded from publication by the “EQ Persian Translation Project,” presumably due to the controversial nature of the Bahá’í Faith (i.e. the problem of a post-Islamic religion) as a legitimate academic topic in an Islamic studies context. See: https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/ 2 0 1 4 / 0 6 / 2 3 / e q - p e r s i a n a n d h t t p s : / / w w w. a c a d e m i a . e d u / 2 3 1 8 5 0 8 2 / Encyclopaedia_of_the_Quran_Persian_Translation_Vol._1. 2000 31. 2000 Review of Will C. van den Hoonard, The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898– 1948. University of Toronto Quarterly 69.1 (Winter 2000): 290–291. 1999 Paradise & Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999. ISBN-10: 0791440613. ISBN-13: 978-0791440612. (Release date: May 13, 1999.) Distributed as an imprint by Kalimát Press (by permission of SUNY Press) as Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 10.) First formal (academic) comparison of the Bahá’í Faith and Christianity, notwithstanding a wealth of apologetic literature on this topic: 1999 30. In this work, Buck compares early Syriac (“Persian”) Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith, new world religion, in a novel approach that the author terms “symbolic paradigm analysis,” as the first sentence of the book intimates: “Religions enshrine symbols, the stained-glass windows of faith.” As part of this ground-breaking methodological experiment, Buck has designed a “theoretically modular” systematic comparison of the hymns of the greatest poet of early Christianity, Saint Ephrem the Syrian, and the richly imagistic writings of the founder of the Bahá’í religion, Bahá’u’lláh. “Symbolic profiles” of Syriac Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith are then constructed in order to examine parallels and differences within these religious systems. Each “symbolic profile” of the Syriac and Bahá’í worldviews consists of a constellation of six “root metaphors” and six “key scenarios,” both of which are then mapped out onto Ninian Smart’s original six “dimensions of religion.” As Buck skillfully demonstrates, formal similarities between any two religions are best comprehended in terms of paradigmatic differences, which nuance all parallels through a process of “symbolic transformation.” Buck also shows the communal reflexivity of paradise imagery in representing the ideal faith-community in both traditions. Page 36 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile Cover illustration: By Shiew Yeu Loh (one of my former students at Millikin University—an international student from Malaysia, and now a professional Senior External Development Artist at Electronic Arts (Computer Games), Redwood City, CA). Cited in The Bahá’í World: An International Record. Prepared under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice. Volume 27 (1998–99). (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2000), p. 331. • Libraries Worldwide: Total (print & eBook editions): 1,806 Libraries (in 9 editions). [WorldCat, Jun 1, 2024.] Available online via EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection (through subscribing universities). (Cited in The Bahá’í World, 1998–99, “Selected New Publications,” p. 331.) Reviews • Kathleen McVey. International Journal of Middle East Studies 35.3 (Aug. 2003): 494–496. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020743803220213. • Will C. van den Hoonaard. Studies in Religion. Sciences Religieuses 31.3–4 (2002): 501–502. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/000842980203100365. • Brannon Wheeler. Religious Studies Review 28.3 (July 2002): 293: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ j.1748-0922.2002.tb00382.x. “Buck’s theoretically innovative analysis of ‘paradigmatic differences’ in East Syrian (or Nestorian) Christianity and the early Bahá’í faith is a fascinating and intellectually challenging book. … Buck’s analysis is both creative and convincing, especially his focus on the notion of paradise in the two traditions. … In all, a forceful and clearly argued book which should be read by scholars interested in questions of religious symbolism and the comparative method.” • Andrew Rippin. University of Toronto Quarterly 71.1 (Winter 2001/2002): 170–172. • William Collins. Baha’i Studies Review 10 (2001/2002): 157–160. • Edward G. Farrugia, S.J. Orientalia Christiana Periodica 66.2 (2000): 480–483. • In a nutshell, the symbolic approach may be said to reveal “creeds beyond words” (p. 315). To the author’s mind, in both early Christian and modern Baha’i texts one may observe a logic of higher agreement aiming at a synthetic unity of opposites. Soteriology is for the author the single most important heuristic key for comparing both religions (p. 315). But, while the Baha’i faith does not have a sacramental worldview, the paradigm of purity in Syriac Christianity presupposes a state of sanctification achieved through sacramental divinization (p. 317f). • In the past, comparative religion fell into disrepute because of its poaching on alien territory and drawing conclusions unwarranted by the facts. On his own avowed methodological stance of not forcing identities but of explaining similarities by way of difference, Buck seems to have avoided the strictures against the old methods of comparison (see p. 320). Since the reviewer’s competence does not include the Baha’i religion, this review has purposely restricted itself to the presentation of East Syrian Christianity, which, besides providing much useful information, takes pains to avoid caricature. • John Renard. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin 34.2 (2000): 212–213. DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1017/s0026318400040517. • Daniel Grolin. H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences (July 2000). Harold Coward. (Unpublished) (2000). • “Selected New Publications.” The Bahá’í World (1998–99): An International Record (Vol. 27; Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 2000), p. 331. Page 37 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile Post-publication Scholarship: Stimulated New Research on Syro-Persian Texts • In 2003, “Appendix IV: Fragments of a Lost Persian Christian Liturgy” (Paradise & Paradigm, pp. 345–349) stimulated new research on Syro-Persian texts (i.e. New Persian in Syriac script) that partly began with this article: • Paola Orsatti, “Syro-Persian Formulas In Poetic Form In Baptism Liturgy,” Persian Origins— Early Judaeo-Persian and the Emergence of New Persian. Collected Papers of the Symposium, Göttingen 1999. Edited by Ludwig Paul (Iranica Vol. 6, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2003), pp. 147–176. [Citation: See p. 149, n. 10.] • In the same volume, see also: Mauro Maggi, “New Persian Glosses in East Syriac Texts of the Eighth to Tenth Centuries,” in Persian Origins—Early Judaeo-Persian and the Emergence of New Persian, pp. 111–145. [no reference to “Appendix IV,” however.] • For recent scholarship on Syro-Persian texts, see: Sebastian Brock, Alexey Muraviev, and Peter Zieme, “The Syriac Marriage Ritual in the trilingual manuscript from Beijing/Taipei,” Orientalia Christiana Periodica, Vol. 89, No. 1 (2023): 33–75. 1999 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) for formally comparing world religions. See also Entry #201, supra.] 28. 1998 “A Symbolic Profile of the Bahá’í Faith.” Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4 (1998): 1–48. [Published December, 1998.] DOI: https://doi.org/10.31581/jbs-8.4.1(1998). 27. 1998 “Baha’u’llah as Zoroastrian Saviour.” Baha’i Studies Review 8 (1998): 14–33. 26. 1998 “The Kitáb-i Íqán: An Introduction to Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude, with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs.” Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi & Bahá’í Studies 2.5 (June 1998). 25. 1998 New World Transliterator. Calgary: Symmetry Specialty Foundry, 1998. 29. 1998 Reviews 24. • Brannon Wheeler. Religious Studies Review 24.4 (Oct. 1998): 385. • Kevin Reinhart. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin 27.2 (Dec. 1993): 294. • New World Transliterator was used by the State University of New York Press to typeset Paradise & Paradigm (1999) and by Kalimát Press to typeset Symbol and Secret (1999/2004). 1998 Review of Moshe Idel and Bernard McGinn (eds.), Mystical Union in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious Studies Review 24.4 (Oct. 1998): 385. 23. 1997 Reviews of Peter Smith, A Short History of the Bahá’í Faith; and Moojan Momen, A Short Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith. Baha’i Studies Review 7 (1997): 95–99. 22. 1997 Review of Willard G. Oxtoby, World Religions: Western Traditions/Eastern Traditions. Religious Studies Review 23.3 (July 1997): 263. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-0922.1997.tb00325.x. 21. 1997 Review of Juan R. I. Cole, “Behold the Man: Bahá’u’lláh on the Life of Jesus.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 65.1 (1997): 47–71. Reviews of Shaykhi, Babi & Bahá’í Studies, No. 1 (May 1997). 1997 Page 38 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 1996 20. 1996 Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in ‘Persian’ Christianity and the Bahā’ī Faith. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toronto (Canada). Advisor: Willard G. Oxtoby. (Defended Friday, 21 June 1996. See “PhD Orals,” University of Toronto, The Bulletin 49.20 (June 3, 1996), p. 6.) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1996. Dissertation/thesis number: NN18989. ProQuest document ID: 304295878. ISBN: 978-0-612-18989-8. [Published by SUNY Press in 1999 as Paradise & Paradigm.] Abstract: DAI-A 58/06, Dissertation Abstracts International: Abstract Symbols enshrine ideas. Sacred symbols present an explorable treasury of religious thought— an information-rich, condensed language of spirituality. “We can see that an essential ingredient of the modern study of religion,” writes Ninian Smart, “is symbolic analysis, which tries to throw light on the various themes which an be discovered cross-culturally through the exploration of various worldviews.” An experiment in comparative method, reflecting the author’s research interests in “Persian” religions from Zarathustra to Baha’u’llah, this study compares “key symbols” in early Syriac Christianity and the Baha’i Faith. Historically, as the “Church of Persia” in Sasanian Iran, the East Syrian (Nestorian) “Church of the East” was the pre-Islamic antecedent to the Baha’i religion. During preliminary research, this finding fell into focus: In both traditions, many dominant symbols are related to notions of Paradise. Why? Because Paradise allegorizes ideals. Visions of Paradise are the stained-glass windows of worldviews, encompassing most of the imagery—or “key symbols”—to be analyzed in this study. Adequate description is a requisite for explanation. Smart’s “Dimensional Model” assigns six “dimensions” to each religion. For mnemonic purposes, the present writer has coined the acronym “DREEMS” (Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethical, Experiential, Mythic, Social) to represent these dimensions. Defining religions as systems of symbols (Geertz), this study focuses on “key symbols” (Ortner), comprised of thought-orienting “root metaphors” and action-incentive “key scenarios.” Providing wholistic descriptions of religions as symbol systems for worldview analysis, the invention of a “symbolic profile” orders an array of dominant, ideationally indexed images within respective “dimensions.” These “symbolic profiles” are synoptic mappings of dominant “key symbols” within each tradition. Key symbols for the various dimensions of the DREEMS map are charted. Formally affine and distinctive symbols are compared by an inventory of features, with respect to superordinating paradigms of each religion. Paradigms render parallels intelligible. Syriac Christianity exhibits a paradigm of transformational purity. A paradigm of concentric unity structures the Baha’i worldview. As an added agenda for what William Paden has recently called the “new comparativism,” this study proposes the following axiom for further research and refinement: “Parallels yield paradoxes of commensurability resolvable by paradigm ‘logics’ within religious systems, resulting in symbolic transformation.” (Emphasis added.) 19. 1996 “The Universality of the Church of the East: How Persian was Persian Christianity?” Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society 10.1 (1996): 54–95. [Latest citation: Cellurale, M. (2023). “Migraciones, religiones y derecho: la tradición de la Iglesia siria oriental «nestoriana» (siglos V-XXI).” Spanish, with English Abstract: Migrations, Religions and Law: The Tradition of the “Nestorian” Church of the East (5th–21st Centuries).] Português [Abstract]. Derecho PUCP [semi-annual journal of the of the Law Faculty of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru], (90), 249–313 (cited on pp. 255, 260, 265, and 298). DOI: https:// doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.202301.008. 18. 1996 “Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá’í Universalism.” Baha’i Studies Review 6 (1996): 97–133. (Edited by John Danesh and Seen Fazel. Invited in 1993 by Christine Zerbinis, editor, Journal of Bahá’í Studies.) [Award for Excellence in Bahá’í Studies. Association for Bahá’í Studies, 1994.] 17. 1996 Review of Denis MacEoin, Rituals in Babism and Bahá’ísm. International Journal of Middle East Studies 28.3 (August 1996): 418–422. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0020743800063546. Page 39 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 16. 1996 Review of Udo Schaefer, Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm. Baha’i Studies Review 6 (1996): 68–71. 15. 1996 Review of R.W. Ferrier, A Journey to Persia: Jean Chardin’s Portrait of A Seventeenth-Century Empire. Periodica Islamica: An International Contents Journal 6.3 (1996): 71–72. 1995 Symbol & Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 7. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1995. Reprinted 2004. ISBN-13: 978- 0933770805. ISBN-10: 0933770804. (“Christopher Buck’s book represents the first book-length attempt in the English language to analyse one of the major works of Bahā’u’llāh. … Buck has created a good starting point for what one would anticipate will be a new genre: critical analyses of the writings of Bahā’u’llāh.”—Moojan Momen, Review of Symbol and Secret, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Third Series) 7.2 (July 1997): 290–291.) [Thesis topic originally recommended by Todd Lawson.] Updated version posted online June 1, 2024. 1995 14. • Course Text: Included in syllabus, “Certitude and Conviction in the Baha’i Faith: Reading the Kitab-i Iqan” (Spring Semester, 2023), taught by Sivan Lerer, Ph.D., Teaching Associate, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. • Award: “The Bosch Bookshop Book of the Year Award for 1995–96.” See “Canada Roundup,” Bahá’í Canada, Vol. 9, No. 5 (Nov. 1996), p. 11. (Cited in The Bahá’í World, 1995–96, “Selected New Publications,” p. 330.) • Libraries Worldwide: Total (print editions): 38 Libraries (in 2 editions). [WorldCat, June 1, 2024.] Reviews • Moojan Momen. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Third Series) 7.2 (July 1997): 290–91. “Christopher Buck’s book represents the first book-length attempt in the English language to analyse one of the major works of Bahā’u’llāh. … One main theme that Buck explores in this book is the question of whether the text of the Īqān contains hints by Bahā’u’llāh of his future claim. Some have expressed doubt as to whether any such hints exist but Buck demonstrates, conclusively I think, that there are many covert and even overt indications of what he calls ‘Bahā’u’llāh’s messianic secret’. … Buck has created a good starting point for what one would anticipate will be a new genre: critical analyses of the writings of Bahā’u’llāh.” • John Hatcher. Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Bulletin 30.1 (July 1996): 70–71. “Buck offers insightful analysis of Bahā’u’llāh’s exegetical technique.” • Frank Lewis. Baha’i Studies Review 6 (1996): 76–91 [16 pp.]. “Buck’s analysis of Bahaullah’s [sic: Baha’u’llah’s] appeal to Koran 33:44 promising attainment to the divine Presence on the Day of Resurrection (itself allegorically interpreted by Bahaullah [sic: Baha’u’llah] as the advent day of a new prophet), as a counter-argument to the nearby verse (33:40) about the ‘Seal of the Prophets’ is simply brilliant”. … “Symbol and Secret is a ground-breaking study, setting a standard for and describing the agenda of the exegesis of Bahai texts for some time to come.” • Jonah Winters. Iranian Studies 32.1 (Winter 1999): 141–145. “Buck has undertaken a project that is to be commended on many fronts. This study is daring in that it is the first extended analysis of the Islamic context and content of Baha’ullah’s thought and writings. The rigor with which Buck has treated his topics is a model for anyone engaging in textual scholarship: his research is broad, his attention to detail thorough, and his coverage of the topics exhaustive. Finally, many of his conclusions, the light he throws on the Íqán and its content, and in places even his methods are frankly brilliant.” DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00210869908701948. Jonah Winters. Journal of Bahá’í Studies 9.3 (September 1999): 69–75. “Christopher Buck’s Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán (Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, volume 7) can be seen as a work of genius: it is ground-breaking—daring, innovative, and even brilliant. … Page 40 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile As Symbol and Secret is the first work written in English to examine Bahá’í scripture and hermeneutics in any analytical depth, Buck’s work can without exaggeration be declared seminal. … First, this study is daring in that it is the first extended analysis of the Islamic context and content of Bahá’u’lláh’s thought and writings. Buck’s tangential self-defense on pages 260–261 indicates that he, too, is well aware of the daringness of the topic and of his academic approach to it. Second, the rigour with which Buck has treated his topics is a model for anyone engaging in textual scholarship: his research is broad, his attention to detail thorough, and his coverage of the topics exhaustive. Finally, many of his conclusions, the light he throws on the Íqán and its content, and in places even his methods are frankly brilliant.” DOI: https://doi.org/10.31581/ jbs-9.3(1999). 13. 1995 “Computing Strategies for Transliterating Syriac.” SyrCOM-95: Proceedings of the First International Forum on Syriac Computing (in association with Syriac Symposium II), June 8, 1995, the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Edited by George Anton Kiraz. Cambridge: Syriac Computing Institute, 1995. Pp. 113–126. [Post-conference on-demand proceedings volume.] 12. 1995 “Sapiential Theōsis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymns on Paradise.” Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society 9.2 (1995): 80–125. 1994 “Book Reviewer’s Response to Commentary on Review of The Prophecies of Jesus.” Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1994): 72–77. [Rejoinder. Published March, 1994.] DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.31581/jbs-6.1.6(1994). [“This article is not available to download at the present time.”] 10. 1992 Review of Michael Sours, The Prophecies of Jesus. Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2 (1992): 79– 86. [Published June, 1992.] DOI: https://doi.org/10.31581/jbs-5.2(1992). 9. 1992 “Bahá’u’lláh as ‘World Reformer’: Correction.” Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1 (1992): 69– 72. [Published March, 1992.] DOI: https://doi.org/10.31581/jbs-5.1(1992). [“Correction” not listed or published online.] 1991 “Bahá’u’lláh as ‘World Reformer’.” Journal of Bahá’í Studies 3.4 (December, 1991): 23–70. [Award for Excellence in Bahá’í Studies. Association for Bahá’í Studies, 1991.] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.31581/jbs-3.4.2(1991). Award for Excellence in Bahá’í Studies. Association for Bahá’í Studies, 1991. 1994 11. 1992 1991 8. Note: This article originally was the last chapter of the author’s University of Calgary Master’s thesis: Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith (Chapter 5: “The Authority of the Reformer,” pp. 239–296). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.11575/PRISM/20147. See Entry #7, infra.] 7. 1991 Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith. Master’s Thesis. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 252247601. University of Calgary (Canada), University of Calgary Library catalogue no.: BP 365 B83 1991. Collection: Legacy Theses. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/20147. Courtesy of Kathryn Ruddock, Manager, Digitization & Repository Services, University of Calgary. Posted online on May 9, 2018. [Thesis topic originally recommended by Todd Lawson.] Publication: Thesis published (with new final chapter) in 1995/2004 as Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán.] Cited in “A Bibliography of Theses Relating to the Bahá’í Faith,” in The Bahá’í World: An International Record. Prepared under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice. Volume XX (1986–1992). (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 1998), p. 1044. Libraries Worldwide: Total (print editions): 6 Libraries (in 5 editions). [WorldCat, June 2, 2024.] 6. 1991 “EasternEnglish Transliteration Typeface.” Middle East Studies Association Bulletin 25.1 (July 1991): 96–99. Page 41 of 111 F Academic Profile 5. F Christopher Buck PhD Esq 1991 CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile Táj-i-Vahháj: Crown of Glory. Memoirs of Jináb-i-Azíz’u’lláh Azízí. Translated from the original Persian by Nahzy Abadi Buck & Christopher Buck. (First published New York, 1988.) English translation edited by Hamid & Sandra Azizi. North Vancouver, B.C., 1991. [Privately published. Peer-reviewed by editors.] 182 pp. Published online (May 2, 2016). 1986 4. 1986 “A Unique Eschatological Interface: Bahá’u’lláh and Cross-Cultural Messianism.” In Iran. Edited by Peter Smith. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1986. Pp. 157–179. 1984 “The Identity of the Sābi’ūn: 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. Electronic Database (full text available): ATLA Religion Database; Wiley. 1984 3. Excerpts: “To make sense of the demographic puzzle in which the Sabians figure as the least familiar piece, a fresh methodological ‘angle’ is suggested by the inconclusive data obtained from the study of Muslim commentators. Their indecisive witness is itself a problem which may need to be explained in other ways than simply as resulting from educated speculation. Complementary to McAuliffe’s illustrative exegetical survey, the present study employs, therefore, an historical methodology which enables us to place history alongside tradition. A comparison will be drawn between the prominent religious communities Islam encountered during its first two centuries of expansion and the groups identified as sābiʾūn by Arabic and Persian authorities, primarily of the tenth century. Moreover, data gleaned from pre-Islamic sources will offer an independent witness, especially crucial for determining who the Qurʾanic Sabians originally were. Waardenburg provides a fairly sequential list of religious communities encountered in the course of conquests outside Arabia during the seventh and eighth centuries A.D.” (p. 172). […] “Our study has shown that the issue of the apparent confusion among Muslim exegetes over the identity of the Sabians is resolved once the historical circumstances are grasped. Exactly because it was imprecise, the word sābiʾūn functioned as a term of great legal importance by contributing to an attitude of toleration towards minority religions under Muslim rule. The term evolved from a once-specific designation to a classification which, adapted to ever new historical contexts, expanded its meaning to embrace peoples of otherwise uncertain standing, giving them a place of security within a Qurʾanically sanctioned framework.” (p. 186) 1983 2. 1983 “Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A ‘Trajectory’ of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Bahá’í Theophanology.” Abstracts: American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 1983 (Dallas). Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1983, p. 86. • Cited twice by Hans Küng (d. April 6, 2021): • From New York Times obituary: “Peter Hebblethwaite, a Vatican expert, wrote that all Dr. Küng’s proposals at the Second Vatican Council were accepted, some in modified form, in the council’s final documents. ‘Never again would a theologian have such influence,’ he wrote.” — Douglas Martin, “Hans Küng, Catholic Theologian Critical of the Church, Dies at 93,” New York Times (April 6, 2021, emphasis added). https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/world/europe/ hans-kung-dead.html.) • Citations by Hans Küng: • “Present-day scholars like Christopher Buck also have come to the same conclusion: ‘In the course of time the Ebionites together with the Sabaean Baptists seem to have become established in Arabia. Page 42 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile This fertilization invites the hypothesis that the Qur’an reflects Ebionite prophetology’.”—Hans Küng, Christianity: Essence, History, and Future (New York: Continuum, 1995), p. 106 and 819, n. 177. • 1. 1983 “Present-day scholars too have concluded: ‘In the course of time the Ebionites together with the Sabaean Baptists seem to have become established in Arabia. This fertilization invites the hypothesis that the Qur’an reflects Ebionite prophetology’.”—Hans Küng, Islam: Past, Present, and Future. Translated by John Bowden (Oxford: Oneworld, 2007), p. 42 and p. 672, note 58: “C. Buck, report to American Academy of Religion, Abstracts AAR/SBL 1983.” “On Jesus’ Cry from the Cross.” Bahá’í Studies Bulletin 1.4 (March 1983): 111–113. Page 43 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile SELECTED LEXIS PUBLICATIONS 2024 235. 2024 ATKIN v. 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ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-18-015958 | Reporter: 2024 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 1 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2024-01-22. 230. 2023 CEREZO v. UPMC | Case No. GD-23-001718 | Reporter: CEREZO v. UPMC, 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1016 | Type: Motion-Other (Title: “Supplemental Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendants’ Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-12-06. 229. 2023 WILLIAM ADAMS, III, Ex’r of the ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ADAMS v. BUTLER EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ASSOCS | Case No. A.D. 2017-11044 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1014 (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendants Butler Health System and Butler Memorial Hospital’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2023-11-28. 228. 2023 WILLIAM ADAMS, III, Ex’r of the ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ADAMS v. BUTLER EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ASSOCS | Case No. A.D. 2017-11044 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1013 (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant Butler Emergency Physicians Associates’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2023-11-20. 227. 2023 RUCKERT v. REHABILITATION & PAIN SPECIALISTS, P.C. | Case No. GD-15-010687 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 13 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pre-Trial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-11-20. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2024-01-31.) 226. 2023 LUNARDI v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-015339 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 8 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pre-Trial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-10-02. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2024-01-05.) 225. 2023 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 9 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-10-02. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) 224. 2023 CEREZO v. UPMC | Case No. GD-23-001718 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1015 | Type: Motion-Other (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendants’ Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-09-27. 2023 Page 44 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 223. 2023 CEREZO v. UPMC | Case No. GD-23-001718 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 5499 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-08-23. 222. 2023 CARNEY v. PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSP. | Case No. 2023-24-CD | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 5399 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County | Date filed: 2023-08-08. 221. 2023 BOLIN v. JEFFERSON REGIONAL MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-15-014661 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 5 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Amended Pre-Trial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-07-24. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-10-16.) 220. 2023 CEREZO v. UPMC | Case No. GD-23-001718 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 3799 | Type: Complaint (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-07-20. 219. 2023 TEETS v. EXCELA HEALTH WESTMORELAND HOSP. EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, INC. | Case No. 1825 of 2016 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 165 | Type: Motion for Leave to File (Title: “Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2023-07-12. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-07-20.) 218. 2023 ADAMS v. WILDPRET | Case No. AD 17-11045 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 166 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant Butler Emergency Physicians Associates’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2023-07-10. 217. 2023 GRECH v. HEALTHCARE | Case No. 2022-3160 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 164 | Type: Motion—Other (Title: “Response to Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2023-06-26. 216. 2023 ADAMS v. WILDPRET | Case No. AD 17-11045 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 163 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Supplemental Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Response to Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2023-06-06. 215. 2023 ADAMS v. WILDPRET | Case No. AD 17-11045 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 162 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Response to Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2023-06-05. 214. 2023 ADAMS v. WILDPRET | Case No. AD 17-11045 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 161 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Response to Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2023-06-02. 213. 2023 CEREZO v. UPMC | Case No. GD-23-001718 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 3453 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-05-30. 212. 2023 GRECH v. HEALTHCARE | Case No. 2022-3160 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 3452 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2023-05-19. 211. 2023 GRECH v. HEALTHCARE | Case No. 2022-3160 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 538 | Type: Complaint (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2023-04-04. 210. 2023 SHEARER v. HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 10155-2022 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 4 | Type: Motion—Other (Title: “Omnibus Responses to Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint, Proposed Order, and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County | Date filed: 2023-01-30. Page 45 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 209. 2023 GRECH v. HEALTHCARE | Case No. 2022-3160 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 3 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2023-01-27. 208. 2023 WOOD v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-17-005105 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 1 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pre-Trial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-01-17. 207. 2023 LAWRENCE v. UPMC | Case No. GD-22-001945 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 2 | Type: Complaint (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2023-01-03. 206. 2023 SHEARER v. HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 10155-2022 | Reporter: 2023 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 1 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Fourth Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County | Date filed: 2023-01-03. 205. 2022 SHEARER v. HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 10155-2022 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 9114 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County | Date filed: 2022-11-28. 204. 2022 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 6 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiff's Second Supplemental Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2022-11-23. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 203. 2022 MAZZADRA v. ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEM. HOSP. | Case No. 2022-0969 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 8554 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County | Date filed: 2022-11-01. 202. 2022 RANKIN v. GEISINGER HEALTH SYS. | Case No. CP-44-CV-494-2022 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 8552 | Type: Complaint (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County | Date filed: 2022-10-28. 201. 2022 SHEARER v. HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 10155-2022 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 8553 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County | Date filed: 2022-10-25. 200. 2022 SHEARER v. HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 10155-2022 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 6362 | Type: Complaint (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County | Date filed: 2022-09-28. 199. 2022 SHIPPY v. ALTOONA | Case No. 2022 GN 1792 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 11058 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Blair County | Date filed: 2022-08-18. 198. 2022 RANKIN v. GEISINGER HEALTH SYS. | Case No. CP-44-CV-494-2022 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 6299 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County | Date filed: 2022-09-15. 197. 2022 LAWRENCE v. UPMC | Case No. GD-22-001945 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 6298 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2022-09-07. 196. 2022 SHEARER v. HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 10155-2022 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 6297 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County | Date filed: 2022-08-29. 195. 2022 EMMONDS v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-22-8031 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 5298 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2022-08-17. 2022 Page 46 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 194. 2022 HIGGINS v. NOVAK | Case No. 2022-0777 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 3934 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2022-06-22. 193. 2022 JOHNSON v. UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE | Case No. GD-22-6917 | Reporter: PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 3933 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2022-06-08. 192. 2022 KISER v. CLARION HOSP. | Case No. 504 CD 2021 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 208 | Type: Motion–Other (Title: “Omnibus Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Responses to Preliminary Objections by Defendants to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County | Date filed: 2022-06-06 | Date heard: 2022-06-13 | Judge: Hon. James G. Arner, presiding. 191. 2022 MANKO v. UPMC HOME HEALTHCARE OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | Case No. 10083 of 2022 | Reporter: 2022 PA S. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 1 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County | Date filed: 2022-05-24. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2024-04-16.) 190. 2022 ICKES v. CONEMAUGH HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 2018-GN-1454 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 3 | Type: Initial Brief: In (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Blair County | Date filed: 2022-05-06 | Date heard: 2022-06-13 | Judge: Hon. Jackie Atherton Bernard, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-05-06.) 189. 2022 BECKMAN v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-22-000056 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 1458 | Type: Complaint (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2022-04-15. 188. 2022 KISER v. CLARION HOSP. | Case No. 504 CD 2021 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 1393 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County | Date filed: 2022-04-08. 187. 2022 M.H.M. v. GUTHRIE ROBERT PACKER HOSP. | Case No. 2020-MM0008 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 1292 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County | Date filed: 2022-04-02. 186. 2022 MUSHINSKY v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK HEALTHCARE@HOME | Case No. GD-19-002986 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 2 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiff's Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2022-03-14 | Judge: Hon. Philip A. Ignelzi, presiding. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-05-06.) (Settled with the other Defendants for a confidential sum on 2022-12-28.) 185. 2022 KISER v. CLARION HOSP. | Case No. 504 CD 2021 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 1 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County | Date filed: 2022-02-02. 184. 2022 BISS v. UPMC | Case No. GD-18-003604 | Reporter: 2022 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 1 | Type: Briefs (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2022-01-18. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-23.) 183. 2021 BOLIN v. JEFFERSON REGIONAL MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-15-014661 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1415 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendants’ Motion for Frye Hearing, and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2021-12-23. Date heard: 2021-12-13 (Frye hearing conducted prior to filing Brief.) Judge: Hon. John T. McVay, Jr., presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-10-16.) 182. 2021 KISER v. CLARION HOSP. | Case No. 504 CD 2021 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 7617 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County | Date filed: 2021-12-17. 2021 Page 47 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 181. 2021 HARSHBARGER v. ASSOCIATES IN FAMILY EYECARE | Case No. 2019-1427 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1414 | Type: Motion in Limine (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Omnibus Response to Defendants’ Motion in Limine to Exclude Mrs. Harshbarger’s Hearsay Testimony, and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2021-11-28. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-09.) 180. 2021 HARSHBARGER v. ASSOCIATES IN FAMILY EYECARE | Case No. 2019-1427 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 26 | Type: Initial Brief: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pre-Trial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2021-11-23. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-09.) 179. 2021 HALFHILL v. HEALTH | Case No. 2560 of 2021 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 7615 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2021-10-18. 178. 2021 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1315 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff's Response to Defendant Medevac’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2021-08-18. (Features, on p. 30, an innovative analytical tool, called a “Critical Events Matrix,” developed by Atty. Buck, in collaboration with a team of experts.) (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 177. 2021 MATALAVAGE v. SOMERSET HOSP. | Case No. 331 Civil 2019 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 5932 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County | Date filed: 2021-08-06. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-14.) 176. 2021 YASKO v. ASSOCIATES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY | Case No. GD-17-015763 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 16 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2021-07-19. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2020-11-10.) (Settled with other Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-12-9.) 175. 2021 MOGUSH v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-19-002569 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 15 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2021-07-19. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2021-09-28.) (Settled for a confidential sum on 2021-09-28.) 174. 2021 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 14 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2021-07-19. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 173. 2021 UMBEL v. UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL | Case No. 1132 of 2017 GD | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. BRIEFS LEXIS 17 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County | Date filed: 2021-07-14. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-08-12.) 172. 2021 ADAMS v. WILDPRET | Case No. AD 17-11045 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 10 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2021-07-07. 171. 2021 MOGUSH v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-19-002569 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 9 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2021-05-18. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2021-09-28.) Page 48 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 170. 2021 MYERS v. INDIANA REGIONAL MED. CTR. | Case No. 12096 CD 2020 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 188 | Type: Answer (Title: “Plaintiff’s Omnibus Responses to Defendants’ Preliminary Objections, and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County | Date filed: 2021-03-16. 169. 2021 PUGH v. NOVAK | Case No. 2019-3639 | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 219 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2021-01-11. 168. 2021 SHRUM v. UNIONTOWN HOSP. | Case No. 1351 of 2020 CD | Reporter: 2021 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 1 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County | Date filed: 2021-01-05. 167. 2020 MYERS v. INDIANA REGIONAL MED. CTR | Case No. 12096 CD 2020 | Reporter: 2020 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 9412 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County | Date filed: 2020-12-02. 166. 2020 GILBERT v. ZITELLI & BRODLAND | Case No. GD-20-000292 | Reporter: 2020 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 7778 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2020-10-08. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-04-29.) 165. 2020 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2020 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 3117 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Omnibus Responses to Defendants’ Motions to Summary Judgment, and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2020-09-18. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) 164. 2020 SPARICO v. McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2020 PA C.P. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 1874 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant Riverside’s Motion for Summary Judgement, Brief in Support, and Proposed Order of Court.”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2020-08-05. Redacted Zoom video of argument (based on my Brief) by colleague, Matthew Doebler: https://youtu.be/8NeNhO-T6go. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10.) 163. 2020 LUNARDI v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-015339 | Reporter: 2020 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 8401 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2020-07-27. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2024-01-05.) 162. 2019 PALONE v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-19-014753 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 8295 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-10-17. 161. 2019 JORDAN v. MEADVILLE MED. CTR. | Case No. AD-2019-471 | Reporter: | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County | Date filed: 2019-07-30. 160. 2019 WEEMS v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-18-015958 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 4806 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-07-26. 159. 2019 MUSHINSKY v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK HEALTHCARE@HOME | Case No. GD-19-002986 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 24443 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-07-15. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-05-06.) (Settled with the other Defendants for a confidential sum on 2022-12-28.) 2020 2019 Page 49 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 158. 2019 STAINS v. GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM | Case No. 2019-461 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 2305 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Mifflin County | Date filed: 2019-07-01. 157. 2019 MUSHINSKY v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK HEALTHCARE@HOME | Case No. GD-19-002986 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 573 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-06-07. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-05-06.) (Settled with the other Defendants for a confidential sum on 2022-12-28.) 156. 2019 LIBERATORE v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-18-012089 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 578; 2019 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 20240 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-05-27. 155. 2019 WEEMS v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-18-015958 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 576 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-05-27. 154. 2019 MATALAVAGE v. SOMERSET HOSP. | Case No. 331 Civil 2019 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 574 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County | Date filed: 2019-05-14. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-14.) 153. 2019 HANNOLD v. CLARION HOSP. | Case No. 95 CD 2018 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 23989 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County | Date filed: 2019-04-17. 152. 2019 HARSHBARGER v. ASSOCIATES IN FAMILY EYECARE | Case No. 2019-1427 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 581 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2019-04-11. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-09.) 151. 2019 KIKTA v. ST. CLAIR MEM. HOSP. | Case No. GD-19-005432 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 580; 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 1407; 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 1804 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-04-08; 2019-04-11. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-07-27.) 150. 2019 GRZYB v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-19-004588 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 577 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-03-26. 149. 2019 BELLORA v. ST. CLAIR MEM. HOSP. | Case No. GD-18-003149 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 575; 2019 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 23955 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-02-20. 148. 2019 SCHORR v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-18-015398 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 579; 2019 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 19489 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-02-11. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-08-03.) 147. 2019 WILLIAM E. ADAMS, III, Ex’r of the ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ADAMS v. WILDPRET | Case No. A.D. 2017-11044 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 219 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Sixth Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2019-01-18. 146. 2019 WOOD v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-17-005105 | Reporter: 2019 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 1 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2019-01-05. Page 50 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2018 145. 2018 LUNARDI v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-015339 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 9495 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-11-18. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2024-01-05.) 144. 2018 YOWONSKE v. JAIN | Case No. 2504 of 2018 GD | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 6179 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County | Date filed: 2018-11-15. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2021-12-06.) 143. 2018 WILLIAM E. ADAMS, III, Executor of the ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ADAMS v. WILDPRET | Case No. A.D. 2017-11044 | Reporter: PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 6180 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Fifth Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Butler County | Date filed: 2018-11-13. 142. 2018 KOSS v. Plaintiffs, UNIV. ORTHOPEDICS CTR. | Case No. 2018-4177 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 16656 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Centre County | Date filed: 2018-10-13. 141. 2018 ICKES v. CONEMAUGH HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 2018-GN-1454 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 12351 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Blair County | Date filed: 2018-10-05. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-05-13.) 140. 2018 LASURE v. MERCY | Case No. GD-17-016589 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 9008; 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 12352 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-09-13. 139. 2018 LUNARDI v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-015339 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 8922 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-08-30. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2024-01-05.) 138. 2018 LASURE v. MERCY | Case No. GD-17-016589 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 8904; 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 9008; 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 8922 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-08-05; 2018-08-31. 137. 2018 DOBRANSKY v. EQT PROD. CO. | Case No. AD-142-2014 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 3668 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Omnibus Brief Opposing Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment and to Exclude Expert Testimony”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Greene County | Date filed: 2018-08–01. 136. 2018 BISS v. UPMC | Case No. GD-18-003604 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 6177; 2018 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 17716 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-07-12; 2018-07-14. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-23.) 135. 2018 YASKO v. ASSOCIATES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY | Case No. GD-17-015763 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 9006 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-04-28. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2020-11-10.) (Settled with other Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-12-9.) 134. 2018 HARVEY v. RENEWAL, INC. | Case No. 2014-1772 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 7730 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2018-04-20. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2019-02-19.) 133. 2018 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 365 | Type: Motion (Title: “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Omnibus Response to Defendants’ Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-03-12. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) Page 51 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 132. 2018 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 648 | Type: Motion (Title: “Omnibus Response to Defendants’ Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-03-12. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) 131. 2018 WOLFGANG v. UPPER ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 2017-10883 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 6178 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of McKean County | Date filed: 2018-02-28. See Aleeza Furman, “$3.25M Verdict Cracks Med Mal Plaintiffs’ Decades-Long Losing Streak in Northwestern Pa.,” The Legal Intelligencer (July 5, 2023). 130. 2018 EICHENAUER v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-17-013280 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 550 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2,018-02-05. 129. 2018 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 4409; 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 1017 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-02-03; 2018-02-04. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) 128. 2018 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2018 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 4399 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2018-01-01. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) 127. 2017 MENDLER v. HEALTH | Case No. CV-17-1838 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 25542 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County | Date filed: 2017-12-27. 126. 2017 EICHENAUER v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-17-013280 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 11689 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-12-14. 125. 2017 GIANNANDREA v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-014402 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 7561 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-12-12. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2020-03-01.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2020-04-02.) 124. 2017 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 6081 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-12-06. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) 123. 2017 YASKO v. ASSOCIATES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY | Case No. GD-17-015763 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 15132 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-11-19. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2020-11-10.) (Settled with other Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-12-9.) 122. 2017 KELLER v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-011024 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 6081 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-11-12. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-11-22.) 121. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: [N/A] | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pretrial Statement”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-11-10. See: Charcalla v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; 2017 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 18867 | No. 13-204 | December 13, 2017 | Headline: TRANSPORTATION; Defective manufacture of truck tire | Case Resolution: mediation | Published Date: April/May 2018 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 2017 Page 52 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 120. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. DIST. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 60973 | Type: Response & Brief (Title: “Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Response Opposing The Goodyear (Title: “Goodyear”) Tire & Rubber Company’s Motion to Strike Certain Portions of and Exhibits to Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Summary Judgment”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-10-28 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 119. 2017 UMBEL v. UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL | Case No. 1132 of 2017 GD | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 12058 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County | Date filed: 2017-10-24. (Settled with one Defendant for a confidential sum on 2022-08-12.) 118. 2017 GIANNANDREA v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-17-014402 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 19944 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-10-22. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2020-03-01.) (Settled for a confidential sum on 2020-03-01.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2020-04-02.) 117. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 395 | Type: Response & Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response Opposing the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment” and “Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Response Opposing the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-10-09 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. Online: https://pribanic.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2021/06/charcalla-v.-goodyear-tire-rubber-co.-1.pdf. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 116. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 397 | Type: Response & Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Brief in Response to Defendant, The Goodyear Tire & Company’s (Title: “Goodyear”) Motion for a Choice of Law Determination”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-09-12 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 115. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. DIST. CT. MOTIONS LEXIS 43331 | Type: Response & Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant, The Goodyear Tire & Company’s (Title: “Goodyear”) Motion for a Choice of Law Determination”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-09-12 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 114. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 392 | Type: Response & Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Sanctions” and “Plaintiffs’ Brief Opposing Defendant The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Sanctions”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-09-12 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 113. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: [N/A] | Type: Motion (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Third Request for Production of Documents”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-07-09 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 112. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: [N/A] | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-07-09 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 111. 2017 HARVEY v. RENEWAL, INC. | Case No. 2014-1772 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 11036 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Sur-Reply”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2017-05-26. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2019-02-19.) Page 53 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 110. 2017 SHAFFER v. CONEMAUGH MEM. MED. CTR. | Case No. 2016-3184 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 25544 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2017-05-05. 109. 2017 HARVEY v. RENEWAL, INC. | Case No. 2014-1772 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 11037 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2017-05-18. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2019-02-19.) 108. 2017 AMOS-ABANYIE v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-16-021002 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 4922 | Type: Motions (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Preliminary Objections to First Amended Complaint” and “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Response to Preliminary Objections to First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-04-10. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-01.) 107. 2017 RESNICK v. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH OF UPMC | Case No. GD-14-009949 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 283; 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2233 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-03-20. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2017-05-31.) 106. 2017 NORGREN v. JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Case No. GD-14-014788 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 2675 | Type: Pleading (“Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-02-28. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2019-01-19.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2019-10-01.) 105. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 397 | Type: Brief (“Plaintiff’s Brief in Response to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Choice of Law Determination”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-02-20 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 104. 2017 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 392 | Type: Brief (“Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Sanctions” and “Plaintiff’s Brief Opposing Defendant The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Sanctions”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2017-02-20 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 103. 2017 AMOS-ABANYIE v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-16-021002 | Reporter: 2017 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 2096 | Type: Pleading (“First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2017-01-21. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-01.) 102. 2016 SPARICO v. UPMC McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 3763 | Type: Motions (“Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant Riverside’s Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s Fifth Amended Complaint, Brief in Support Thereof, and Proposed Order”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-12-20. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10.) 101. 2016 SPARICO v. UPMC McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 29910 | Type: Pleading (“Fifth Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-11-08. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10.) 100. 2016 AMOS-ABANYIE v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-16-21002 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 37270 | Type: Pleading (“Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-10-31. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2022-02-01.) 2016 Page 54 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 99. 2016 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2016 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 183. | Type: Brief (“Plaintiff’s Motion for Limited Discovery”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2016-10-26 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 98. 2016 ARNOLD v. ELK REGIONAL HEALTH SYS. | Case No. 2011-1131 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 30 | Type: Motion in Limine (“Brief in Reply to Defendant Dr. Reddy’s Response to Plaintiff’s Third Motion in Limine to Preclude Informed Consent Defense”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County | Date filed: 2016-10-19. 97. 2016 SPARICO v. UPMC McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 29909 | Type: Pleading (“Fourth Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-09-30. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10.) 96. 2016 SPARICO v. UPMC McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 25666; 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 33288 | Type: Pleading (“Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-08-26. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10. 95. 2016 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. & MEDEVAC AMBULANCE SERV. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 29934 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Fourth Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-08-15. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 94. 2016 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2016 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 176 | Type: Response and Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment” and “Plaintiff’s Brief Opposing Defendant the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2016-08-08 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 93. 2016 SOLTIS v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-16-13897 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 2404 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-07-28. (Settled for a confidential sum shortly before signed Release date of 2019-09-08.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2019-12-18.) 92. 2016 McARAW v. LEE LOOKABAUGH | Case No. GD-12-009706 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3005 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pretrial Narrative Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-07-22. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-07-28.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2016-08-02.) 91. 2016 SPARICO v. UPMC McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 25632; 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 33254 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-07-19. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10.) 90. 2016 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2016 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 186 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Brief in Response to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion for Choice of Law Determination”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2016-07-13 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 89. 2016 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. & MEDEVAC AMBULANCE SERV. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 25667; 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 33289 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-06-22. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) Page 55 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 88. 2016 SPARICO v. UPMC McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 29908 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-06-20. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10.) 87. 2016 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. & MEDEVAC AMBULANCE SERV. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 25636; 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 33258 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-06-01. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 86. 2016 TEETS v. EXCELA HEALTH WESTMORELAND HOSP. EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, INC. | Case No. 1825 of 2016 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 46296 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2016-06-01. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-07-20.) 85. 2016 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2016 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 179 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Brief in Response to Defendant the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion to Exclude the Testimony, Opinions, and Reports of Dennis Carlson”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2016-05-25 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 84. 2016 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2016 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 180 | Type: Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Brief in Response to Defendant the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Motion to Exclude the Testimony, Opinions, and Reports of Bill Woehrle”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2016-05-25 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 83. 2016 SPARICO v. UPMC McKEESPORT | Case No. GD-16-000655 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 26857| Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-05-23. (Settled for a confidential sum with UPMC on 2020-09-30.) (Settled for a confidential sum with Riverside on 2020-11-10.) 82. 2016 BABEO v. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK | Case No. GD-16-002076 | Reporter: 22016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 36803 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-05-23. 81. 2016 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. & MEDEVAC AMBULANCE SERV. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 29933 | Type: Pleading (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-05-14. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 80. 2016 McGUIGGAN v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. & MEDEVAC AMBULANCE SERV. | Case No. GD-16-001573 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 20469 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-04-04. (Settled with Defendant Medevac for a confidential sum on 2021-11-04.) (Settled with Defendant Allegheny General Hospital for a confidential sum on 2023-01-06.) 79. 2016 BRUNETTI v. WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYS. | Case No. GD-15-014650 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 45833 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2016-02-24. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2018-06-29.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2018-07-17.) 78. 2016 LUKETIC v. FIGAS | Case No. 6340 of 2013 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 32 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Sur-Reply to Defendants’ Reply”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2016-02-09. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-08-25.) 77. 2016 LUKETIC v. FIGAS | Case No. 6340 of 2013 | Reporter: 2016 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 31 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2016-01-26. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-08-25.) Page 56 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2015 76. 2015 BOLIN v. JEFFERSON REGIONAL MED. CTR. | Case No. GD-15-014661 | Reporter: 2015 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 30626 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2015-11-09. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2023-10-16.) 75. 2015 KELLY v. TOUCH NIGHTCLUB, INC. | Case No. GD-07-004895 | Reporter: 2015 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 17678 | Type: Motion (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2015-09-25. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-18.) 74. 2015 BROWN v. BLUMBERG | Case No. GD-15-006591 | Reporter: 2015 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 30584 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2015-06-01. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2018-03-13.) 73. 2015 JOLL v. WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM | Case No. GD-14-023155 | Reporter: 2015 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 25332 | Type: Brief (“Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2015-05-15. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2019-03-21.) 72. 2015 CERNIGLIA v. KIM | Case No. GD-14-020344 | Reporter: 2015 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 26383 | Type: Pleading (“Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2015-03-19. 71. 2014 MCCALL v. MAGEE-WOMENS HOSP. OF UPMC | Case No. GD-14-023156 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 19078 | Type: Pleading (“Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2014-12-18. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2016-08-04.) 70. 2014 CERNIGLIA v. KIM | Case No. GD-14-020344 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 21163 | Type: Pleading (“Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2014-11-05. 69. 2014 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 2014 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 23079 | Type: Brief (“Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Discovery and Brief in Support”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2014-10-14 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 68. 2014 MINCONE v. KAZOZA MAZZUKI | Case No. GD-10-020355 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 2 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (“Omnibus Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Responses to Defendants’ Respective Motions for Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2014-09-30. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2016-01-26.) 67. 2014 FOX v. UPMC HAMOT HOSP. | Case No. 12356-2013 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 33189 | Type: Pleading (“Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Erie County | Date filed: 2014-09-30. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2018-08-17.) 66. 2014 McARAW v. LEE LOOKABAUGH & ALL R.R. SERVS. CORP. | Case No. GD-12-009706 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 128 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (“Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant Lee Lookabaugh and Defendant All Railroad Services Corporation’s Renewed Motions for Partial Summary Judgment, and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2014-09-09. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-07-28.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2016-08-02.) 65. 2014 ESHAGHI v. THREE RIVERS OPTICAL COMPANY ET AL. | Case No. 2:14cv1068 | Reporter: [N/A] | Type: Pleading (“Complaint”) | Jurisdiction: Federal | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Pittsburgh) Date filed: 2014-08-11. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2015-03-18.) 2014 Page 57 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 64. 2014 ELI LONG, Plaintiff, v. PHILADELPHIA SQUARE MANAGEMENT CO., Defendant, v. DON HUEY CUSTOM BUILDING AND REMODELING, INC., Additional Defendant | Case No. 10632-CD-2013 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 1 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (“Plaintiff’s Omnibus Response to Defendants’ Joint Motion for Summary Judgment, and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County | Date filed: 2014-07-29. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-10-18.) 63. 2014 BURKE v. GEISINGER HEALTH SYS. FOUND. | Case No. 2014-1533 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 33 | Type: Pleading (“Second Amended Complaint”) | Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania | Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania (Centre County | Date filed: 2014-07-21. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-12-12.) 62. 2014 GIANNATTASIO v. MERCY JEANNETTE HOSP. | Case No. 5968 of 2008 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2 | Type: Brief (Title: “Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2014-07-14. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2015-05-19.) 61. 2014 MINCONE v. KAZOZA MAZZUKI | Case No. GD-10-020355 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 129 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Additional Defendant Erin Nicholson’s Motion for Summary Judgment, and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2014-06-15. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2016-01-26.) 60. 2014 RESNICK v. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH OF UPMC | Case No. GD-14-009949 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 14594 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2014-06-06. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2017-05-31.) 59. 2014 SMITH v. EXCELA HEALTH WESTMORELAND HOSP. | Case No. 913 of 2014 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 34 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Third Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2014-05-09. 58. 2014 LUKETIC v. FIGAS | Case No. 6340 of 2013 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 35 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2014-03-03. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-08-25.) 57. 2014 KRAVETZ v. FIGAS | Case No. 6343 of 2013 | Reporter: 2014 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 32 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2014-03-03. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-08-25.) 56. 2013 CHARCALLA v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | Case No. 13-204 | Reporter: 22013 U.S. Dist. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 15777 | Type: Brief (Title: “First Amended Complaint”) | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court (Erie) | Date filed: 2013-12-08 | Judge: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, presiding. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) (Settled for a confidential sum on 2017-12-13.) 55. 2013 LESLIE R. NEAL, Administrator of the ESTATE OF STEVEN M. GLATT v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO., ANDREW B. TUTTLE, CARLA JEAN GUSTAFSON, SAMANTHA M. GUSTAFSON, ANN M. GURSKY & FRANKLIN G. SUMMERSON, Administrators of the ESTATE OF ALLEN F. GURSKY | Case No. 2013-452 | Reporter: 2013 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 59 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Amended Complaint in Declaratory Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Elk County | Date filed: 2013-11-13. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2015-08-17.) 54. 2013 KIMMELL v. NAREA | Case No. GD-13-011220 | Reporter: 2013 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 1 | Type: Motions (Title: “Response to Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, With Brief in Support”)| Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2013-09-23. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2014-04-29.) 2013 Page 58 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 53. 2013 SHAEFFER v. REGIONAL INDUS. DEV. CORP. | Case No. GD-10-018065 | Reporter: 2013 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 2 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendant, Regional Industrial Development Corporation and Brief in Support Thereof”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2013-08-07. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2014-06-17.) 52. 2013 McARAW v. LEE LOOKABAUGH & ALL R.R. SERVS. CORP. | Case No. GD-12-009706 | Reporter: 2013 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 235 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant Lee Lookabaugh and Defendant All Railroad Services Corporation’s Motions for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2013-05-28. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2016-07-28.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2016-08-02.) 51. 2013 KIMMELL v. NAREA | Case No. GD-13-011220 | Reporter: 2013 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 2528 | Type: Motions (Title: “Response to Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint” and “Brief in Support of Response to Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2013-02-26. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2014-04-29.) 50. 2013 NEAL v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. | Case No. 2013-452 | Reporter: 2013 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 3 | Type: Motion (Title: “Response to Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint in Declaratory Judgment, and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Elk County | Date filed: 2013-01-15. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2015-08-17.) 49. 2012 GIANNATTASIO v. MERCY JEANNETTE HOSP. | Case No. 5968 of 2008 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 36 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2012-12-21. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2015-05-19.) 48. 2012 ROBB v. MERCY | Case No. GD-11-008904 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 9 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2012-12-06. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2014-05-06.) 47. 2012 RAMSEY v. TOWNER | Case No. GD-11-000064 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 14 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2012-10-19. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2013-06-03.) 46. 2012 LEPRESTI v. PRIME MED. GROUP, P.C. | Case No. 837 of 2009 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 13 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Response to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County | Date filed: 2012-07-17. [For the published opinion of President Judge, Gerald R Solomon, denying Defendant’s motion, see: Lepresti v. Prime Med. Grp., PC | 2012 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 1055 | Date filed: 2012-10-29.] (Settled for a confidential sum on 2013-02-27.) 45. 2012 PHILHOWER v. CSX TRANSP., INC. | Case No. 7717 of 2010 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 12 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2012-06-13. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2012-09-11.) 44. 2012 STANCHIK v. UPMC-MCKEESPORT | Case No. GD-09-006961 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 7 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiff’s Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2012-04-19. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2012-05-16.) 43. 2012 OWENS v. HUMANE SOCIETY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY, INC. | Case No. 3196-2006 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 1 | Type: Motion for Reconsideration (Title: “Brief in Response to Defendant’s Motion for Reconsideration/Certification for Interlocutory Appeal”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2012-04-09. (Settled for a confidential sum shortly before 2015-01-13.) 2012 Page 59 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 42. 2012 MOFFETT v. BRADFORD REGIONAL MED. CTR. | Case No. 966-CD-2008 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 6 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Brief in Response to Defendant’s Motion for Reconsideration”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of McKean County | Date filed: 2012-04-04. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2013-12-13.) 41. 2012 RUPERT v. FORD MOTOR CO. | Case No. 12-331 | Reporter: 2012 U.S. Dist. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 15326 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court Date filed: 2012-03-21. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2014-02-25.) 40. 2012 KEGLEY v. GIANT EAGLE, INC. | Case No. GD-08-026137 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 8 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2012-01-27. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2014-02-21.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2014-03-11.) 39. 2012 DEIBLER v. NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. | Case No. 11-929 | Reporter: 2012 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 24118 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law Opposing Summary Judgment”). | Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court Date filed: 2012-01-25. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2011-12-20.) 38. 2012 OWENS v. HUMANE SOCIETY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY, INC. | Case No. 3196-2006 | Reporter: 2012 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 2 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2012-01-06. (Settled for a confidential sum shortly before 2015-01-13.) 37. 2011 PETRICCA v. CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. | Case No. GD-08-009966 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 1 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Response to Defendant’s Reply Brief”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-12-11 (Settled for a confidential sum on 2012-03-19.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2012-07-12.) 36. 2011 PETRICCA v. CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. | Case No. GD-08-009966 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 5 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Reply Brief in Response to Plaintiff’s Response and Brief in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-12-09. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2012-03-19.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2012-07-12.) 35. 2011 PETRICCA v. CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. | Case No. GD-08-009966 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 2 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-11-28. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2012-03-19.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2012-07-12.) 34. 2011 KEGLEY v. GIANT EAGLE, INC. | Case No. GD-08-026137 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 8 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Amended Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-11-12. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2014-02-21.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2014-03-11.) 33. 2011 SMITH v. ALLEGHENY GEN. HOSP. | Case No. GD-08-027194 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-07-27. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2011–09-14.) (Settlement Petition & Order, 2012-01-24.) 32. 2011 HORNFECK v. WHITE OAK VILLAGE APTS. | Case No. GD-08-009234 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-04-06. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2011-08-25.) 31. 2011 FISHER v. UPMC PRESBYTERIAN HOSP. | Case No. GD-11-003901 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 22102 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-03-01. 2011 Page 60 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile 30. CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2011 COLUSCI v. KIM | Case No. GD-07-020080 | Reporter: 2011 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Pretrial Statement”) | Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania |Court: Court of Common Pleas (Allegheny County | Date filed: 2011-01-25. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2011-10-19.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2012-06-13.) 29. 2010 ERIE INS. EXCH. v. BASH | Case No. 11876-CD-2009 | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 3 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Brief in Support of Response to Motion for Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County | Date filed: 2010-12-01. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2012-05-02.) 28. 2010 JOHNSON v. CITY OF MEMPHIS | Case No. 10-696 | Reporter: 2010 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 4596 | Type: Petition for Writ of Certiorari (Title: “Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with Appendix”) | Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the United States Date filed: 2010-11-22. 27. 2010 TROUT v. LATROBE AREA MUN. AUTH. | Case No. 4729 of 2007 | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 1 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Brief in Support of Response to Motion for Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2010-11-01. 26. 2010 HATCH v. ANDERSON | Case No. 2007-00436 P | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 2 | Type: Motion for Directed Verdict (Title: “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion for Directed Verdict”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County | Date filed: 2010-08-09. 25. 2010 HATCH v. ANDERSON | Case No. 2007-00436 P | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 152 | Type: Motion in Limine (Title: “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion in Limine”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County | Date filed: 2010-08-09. 24. 2010 HATCH v. ANDERSON | Case No. 2007-00436 P | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 151 | Type: Motion (Title: “Plaintiff’s Memorandum on Duty of Care and Negligence Per Se and Brief Opposing Defendants’ Motion in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Request for Jury Instruction Request 3.07”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County | Date filed: 2010-08-09. 23. 2010 DEVINNEY v. CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM. HOSP. | Case No. 2008-2591 | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1 | Type: Trial Court Brief (Title: “Pretrial Statement”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2010-08-01. (Settled for a confidential sum shortly before signed Release, 2010-08-30.) 22. 2010 NOVOSEDLIAK v. NEIGHBORS | Case No. GD-03-26133 | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 150 | Type: Motion for Reconsideration (Title: “Statement of Errors Complained of on Appeal”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2010-07-20. 21. 2010 BUCK v. THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCH. | Case No. 09-1545 | Reporter: 2010 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 5215 | Type: Petition for Writ of Certiorari | Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal | Court: Supreme Court Date filed: 2010-06-15. 20. 2010 NOVOSEDLIAK v. NEIGHBORS | Case No. GD-03-26133 | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 149 | Type: Motion for Reconsideration (Title: “Petition for Reconsideration: Integrated Motion and Supporting Brief”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2010-05-28. 19. 2010 NOVOSEDLIAK v. NEIGHBORS | Case No. GD-03-26133 | Reporter: 2010 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 153 | Type: Motion in Limine Brief (Title: “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion in Limine RE: Statute of Limitations”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2010-05-16. 2009 ROBINSON v. QUAIRIERE | Case No. 2008-00349 | Reporter: 2009 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 35 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County | Date filed: 2009-12-11. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2012-11-05.) 2010 2009 18. Page 61 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 17. 2009 LEPRESTI v. PRIME MED. GROUP, P.C. | Case No. 837 of 2009 | Reporter: 2009 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 17 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County | Date filed: 2009-08-20. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2013-02-27.) 16. 2009 WILLYOUNG v. COLORADO CUSTOM HARDWARE, INC. | Case No. 1:08-cv-17-SJM | Reporter: 2009 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 44039 | Type: Motion to Dismiss (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Renewed Motion to Dismiss of The Bent Gate, Inc. t/d/b/a Bent Gate Mountaineering”) | Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court Date filed: 2009-03-09. (Settled for a confidential sum.) 15. 2009 WILLYOUNG v. COLORADO CUSTOM HARDWARE, INC. | Case No. 1:08-cv-17-SJM | Reporter: 2009 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 44038 | Type: Motion to Dismiss (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Colorado Custom Hardware’s Renewed Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2)”) | Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court Date filed: 2009-01-16. (Settled for a confidential sum.) 14. 2008 PINO v. NUSSBAUM | Case No. 2008-858 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 50 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Elk County | Date filed: 2008-12-29. (Settled for a confidential sum.) 13. 2008 SCOBBIE v. HORIZON | Case No. 2008-4049 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 46 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County | Date filed: 2008-12-22. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2011-10-12.) 12. 2008 MOFFETT v. BRADFORD REGIONAL MED. CTR. | Case No. 966-CD-2008 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 45 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Second Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of McKean County | Date filed: 2008-12-11. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2013-12-13.) 11. 2008 LOCKETT v. CLEARFIELD HOSP., CLEARFIELD AREA HEALTH SERVS. | Case No. 08-1691-CD | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 48 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Amended Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County | Date filed: 2008-11-05. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2010-09-24.) 10. 2008 DEIULIIS v. GREATER PITTSBURGH COUNCIL, INC. | Case No. 4904 OF 2006 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 13 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Brief in Support of Response to Motion for Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2008-10-31. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2009-11-11.) 9. 2008 DEIULIIS v. GREATER PITTSBURGH COUNCIL, INC. | Case No. 4904 OF 2006 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 12 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Response to Motion for Summary Judgment”). | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2008-10-31. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2009-11-11.) 8. 2008 DEIULIIS v. GREATER PITTSBURGH COUNCIL INC. | Case No. 4904 OF 2006 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Motions LEXIS 14 | Type: Motion for Summary Judgment (Title: “Plaintiffs’ Second Motion for Summary Judgment”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County | Date filed: 2008-09-25. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2009-11-11.) 7. 2008 DEVINNEY v. CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM. HOSP. | Case No. 2008-2591 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 340 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County | Date filed: 2008-05-14. (Settled for a confidential sum shortly before signed Release, 2010-08-30.) 6. 2008 HORNFECK v. WHITE OAK VILLAGE APTS. | Case No. GD-08-009234 | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 47 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2008-05-06. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2011-08-25.) 2008 Page 62 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 5. 2008 BURNS v. MAXILLOFACIAL | Case No. 08-146-2008-CD | Reporter: 2008 PA C.P. Ct. Pleadings LEXIS 49 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County | Date filed: 2008-02-13. (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2010-03-02.) 4. 2008 FALLA v. HARBAUGH | Case No. GD-07-024599 | Reporter: Falla et al. vs Harbaugh D.O. et al. | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2008-02-06. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2010-10-29.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2010-11-19.) 3. 2008 WILLYOUNG v. COLORADO CUSTOM HARDWARE, INC. et al. | Case No. 1:08cv17 | Reporter: 2009 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 44039 | Type: Response/Brief to Renewed Motion to Dismiss (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Renewed Motion to Dismiss of The Bent Gate, Inc. t/d/b/a Bent Gate Mountaineering”) | Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court Date filed: 2008-01-16. (Settled for a confidential sum.) 2. 2008 WILLYOUNG v. COLORADO CUSTOM HARDWARE, INC. et al. | Case No. 1:08cv17 | Reporter: 2009 U.S. Dist. Ct. Motions LEXIS 44038 | Response/Brief to Motion (Title: “Plaintiff’s Response to Renewed Motion to Dismiss of The Bent Gate, Inc. t/d/b/a Bent Gate Mountaineering” and “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Response to Renewed Motion to Dismiss of The Bent Gate, Inc. t/ d/b/a Bent Gate Mountaineering”) Type: Other Court Documents | Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal | Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court Date filed: 2008-01-16. (Settled for a confidential sum.) 2007 DIXON v. UPMC PRESBYTERIAN HOSP. | Case No. GD 07-14871 | Reporter: 2007 PA C.P. CT. PLEADINGS LEXIS 119 | Type: Pleading (Title: “Complaint”) | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | Date filed: 2007-12-28. (Settled for a confidential sum on 2013-12-16.) (“Settled and Discontinued” filed on 2014-2-26.) 2007 1. Page 63 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile LEGAL STUDIES PUBLICATIONS 2021 23. 2021 “The ‘Bahá’í Question’ in Iran: Influence of International Law on ‘Islamic Law’.” Menschenrechte in der Islamischen Republik Iran: Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Edited by Anja PistorHatam (Würzburg, Germany: Ergon-Verlag, 2021). Pp. 161–188. (Published on May 15, 2021.) Paperback edition: see amazon.com. See also Kindle edition. 2021. 22. 2019 “Chapter 6: Religion of Peace: Islamic Principles of Good Governance.” Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet. London: Saqi Books, 2019. Pp. 87–111. (Release date: November 7, 2019. Prepublication release: July 2019.) 21. 2019 “Chapter 8: Defining Islamic Social Principles: A Preamble.” Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet. London: Saqi Books, 2019. Pp. 125–133. (Release date: November 7, 2019. Prepublication release: July 2019.) 20. 2019 “Chapter 11: ‘Be Just’: Quranic Ethics as Benchmarks for Islamic Law.” Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet. London: Saqi Books, 2019. Pp. 168–181. (Release date: November 7, 2019. Prepublication release: July 2019. 19. 2018 “Chapter 5: Religion of Peace: Islamic Principles of Good Governance.” Winds of Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Crisis, Catharsis, and Renewal, ed. Behrooz Sabet and Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation of English original by Gamal Hassan (‫ ف ـ ــي الش ـ ــرق األوس ـ ــط وش ـ ــمال أف ـ ــري ـ ــقيا‬:‫)ري ـ ــاح ال ـ ــتغيير‬. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi, 2018. Pp. 133–166. (Release date: November 1, 2018.) ISBN: 9786140320994. 18. 2018 “Chapter 6: Defining Islamic Social Principles: A Preamble.” Winds of Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Crisis, Catharsis, and Renewal, ed. Behrooz Sabet and Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation of English original by Gamal Hassan (‫ فـي الشـرق األوسـط وشـمال أفـريـقيا‬:‫)ريـاح الـتغيير‬. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi, 2018. Pp. 167–180. (Release date: November 1, 2018.) ISBN: 9786140320994. 17. 2018 “Chapter 7: ‘Be Just’: Quranic Ethics as Benchmarks for Islamic Law.” Winds of Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Crisis, Catharsis, and Renewal, ed. Behrooz Sabet and Gamal Hassan. Arabic translation of English original by Gamal Hassan (‫ ف ـ ــي الش ـ ــرق األوس ـ ــط وش ـ ــمال أف ـ ــري ـ ــقيا‬:‫)ري ـ ــاح ال ـ ــتغيير‬. Beirut: Dar al-Saqi, 2018. Pp. 181–198. (Release date: November 1, 2018.) ISBN: 9786140320994 16. 2018 Review of The Production of American Religious Freedom, by Finbarr Curtis (New York: New York University Press, 2016). Journal of Law and Religion (Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. Cambridge University Press) 33.2 (October 2018): pp. 1–5. (Published online: October 30, 2018.) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jlr.2018.34.) 15. 2016 “‘Be Just’: Quranic Ethics as Benchmarks for Islamic Law.” (English, with Arabic translation by Gamal Hassan.) Burhán Institute. (Published online.) https://burhaninstitute.org/?p=501. 14. 2016 “Religion of Peace: Islamic Principles of Good Governance.” (English, with Arabic translation by Gamal Hassan.) Burhán Institute. (Published online August 12, 2016.) https:// burhaninstitute.org/?p=525. 13. 2016 Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.” 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.) Published online: http://negah.org/2295. (January 30, 2016.) Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 2019 2018 2016 Page 64 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 2012 12. 2012 “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. (Release date: July 1, 2012.) Pp. 137–177. Review: The editors describe Christopher Buck’s essay as the first comprehensive treatment of the 2002 University of North Carolina controversy, characterized by Michael Sells as “suing the Koran on behalf of the Bible” (pp. xxiii and 138). This narrative-cum-analytic essay by an attorney and independent scholar documents an important post-9/11 controversy at a major university and demonstrates that even the academic study of Islam is not safe from what some observers have called the “Islamophobia industry.” (Usaama al-Azami, Review of Observing the Observer: The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities (2012). The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 30:3 (2013): 94–97 [96].) 11. 2012 “Public Schools May ‘Teach About Religion’—Not ‘Teach Religion’.” World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy. (Academic Edition: ISBN 978-1-61069-122-2.) Santa Barbara, CA: ABCCLIO, 2012. [See Entry # 201, supra, for a full description.] 10. 2010 “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). 9. 2010 “Thirteenth Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 549–550 (Vol. 2). 8. 2010 “Fifteenth Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 768–770 (Vol. 3). 7. 2008 “Religious Minority Rights.” The Islamic World. Edited by Andrew Rippin. Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge, 2008. Pp. 638–655. [Final, capstone chapter.] DOI: https:// www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203019139.ch49. 6. 2008 Persian translation of “Religious Minority Rights.” The Islamic World. Edited by Andrew Rippin. Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge, 2008. Pp. 638–655. [Final chapter.] DOI: https:// www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203019139.ch49. Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 5. 2008 “Plessy v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Pp. 1048–1051. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4135/9781412963879.n429. 4. 2008 “Bureau of Indian Affairs.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Pp. 215–220. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.4135/9781412963879.n91. 2007 “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. DOI: http:// dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n459. 2006 “‘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. 2010 2008 2007 3. 2006 2. • View video online: https://vimeo.com/404428918 (posted on Vimeo on April 5, 2020). Page 65 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile • CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile Article based on the historic apology to Native Americans by Kevin Gover, Head of Bureau of Indian Affairs (September 8, 2000). Video obtained (by special request from Christopher Buck) from U.S. Department of the Interior, Telecommunications Service Office (Requisition DI-4-00479, 12-16-2003). Digital video converted from VHS cassette by one of my MSU students. 2005 1. 2005 “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.” 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.) HUMAN RIGHTS OP-EDS 16. 2010 “The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian ‘Citizens’ Rights’ and ‘Legal Procedures for Revolutionary Courts’ Standards.” Iran Press Watch (Feb. 20, 2010). 15. 2010 Persian translation: “The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian ‘Citizens’ Rights’ and ‘Legal Procedures for Revolutionary Courts’ Standards.” Iran Press Watch Farsi (Jan. 15, 2012). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 14. 2010 “The Trial of the Yaran under Iranian Criminal Procedure: ‘The Justice of God’ or Procedural Injustice?” Iran Press Watch (Feb. 6, 2010). 13. 2010 Persian translation: “The Trial of the Yaran under Iranian Criminal Procedure: ‘The Justice of God’ or Procedural Injustice?” Iran Press Watch Farsi (Feb. 13, 2010). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 12. 2010 “Iranian Islam, not the Yaran, on Trial in the Court of International Opinion.” Iran Press Watch (Jan. 12, 2010). 11. 2010 Persian translation: “Iranian Islam, not the Yaran, on Trial in the Court of International Opinion.” Iran Press Watch Farsi (Jan. 17, 2010). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 10. 2009 “Criminalizing the Bahá’í Religion.” Iran Press Watch (Mar. 15, 2009). 9. 2009 Persian translation: “Criminalizing the Bahá’í Religion.” Iran Press Watch (Mar. 15, 2009). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 8. 2009 “Irani Irony: International War Crimes vis-a-vis Internal Peace Crimes.” Iran Press Watch (Feb. 28, 2009). 7. 2009 Persian translation: “Irani Irony: International War Crimes vis-a-vis Internal Peace Crimes.” Iran Press Watch (Feb. 28, 2009). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 6. 2009 “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). 5. 2008 “Denial of Education: An Appeal by an Academic.” Iran Press Watch (Dec. 9, 2008). 4. 2008 “Religious Minority Rights.” The Islamic World. Edited by Andrew Rippin. Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge, 2008. Pp. 638–655. [Final chapter.] Iran Press Watch (Dec. 3, 2008). 3. 2008 Persian Translation: “Religious Minority Rights.” Iran Press Watch (Dec. 3, 2008). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. 2. 2008 “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.” Iran Press Watch (Nov. 29, 2008). 1. 2008 Persian Translation: “Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís.” Iran Press Watch (Nov. 29, 2008). Persian translation by Faruq Izadinia. Page 66 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile ARTICLES FOR BAHAITEACHINGS.ORG 2013–2024 (by Author and Co-authors) As of August 31, 2024, approx. 444 articles contributed to BahaiTeachings.org in English for online publication (including a number of co-authored articles, including 73 articles co-authored by the late Kevin Locke, who passed away on Sept. 30, 2022). (The website, however, has counted 372 articles as of August 31, 2024). This incomplete total is due to a software issue in tracking co-authored articles, evidently.) See also: “2017–2024: Articles Translated into Spanish” (infra). And: “2015–2021: Articles Translated into Portuguese”” (infra). The complete list of articles is as follows: 2013–2024 Christopher Buck (444 articles—as of 8–31–2024) http://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck (Note: Entries #166 [originally published] and #438 [republished] are numbered separately.) “Indigenous Messengers of God” (109 Articles): https://www.academia.edu/122782278/_Indigenous_Messengers_of_God_109_Articles_ 2015–2022 Christopher Buck and Kevin Locke (Lakota) (73 articles—as of 9-17-2022) https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-kevin-locke “Indigenous Messengers of God” (73 Articles by C. Buck and Kevin Locke): https://www.academia.edu/122879621/ _Indigenous_Messengers_of_God_73_Articles_by_C_Buck_and_Kevin_Locke_ 2020, 2023 Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins (13 articles—as of 10-14–2023) https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-steven-kolins/ 2022 Craig Alan Volker, Christopher Buck, and Kevin Locke (2 articles) https://bahaiteachings.org/indigenous-spirituality-papua-new-guinea/ 2016, 2020 Christopher Buck and Adib Masumian (4 articles) http://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-adib-masumian 2020 Christopher Buck and Charleen Maghzi-Ader (1 article) https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-charleen-maghzi-ader/ 2020 Christopher Buck and Joseph L. Lewis III (1 article) https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-joseph-l-lewis-iii/ 2019 Christopher Buck and Bitahnii Wayne Wilson (Navaho/Diné) (7 articles) https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-bitahnii-wayne-wilson 2019 Christopher Buck and Nosratollah “Nosrat” Mohammadhosseini, LL.D., M.A. (3 articles) https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-with-dr-nosratollah-mohammadhosse 2017 Christopher Buck and Joshua Hall (4 articles) http://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-joshua-hall 2016–2017 Christopher Buck and Necati Alkan (3 articles) http://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-necati-alkan 2017 Christopher Buck and Foad Seddigh (1 article) https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-foad-seddigh/ 2017 Christopher Buck and Richard Hollinger (1 article) http://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-richard-hollinger 2015–2016 Christopher Buck and Nahzy Abadi Buck (3 articles) Page 67 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile http://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-nahzy-abadi-buck 2014 Christopher Buck and Paula Bidwell (Lakota) (3 articles) http://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck-and-paula-bidwell 2013–2024 (BY SERIES) • Articles, by series, contributed by Christopher Buck (and various co-authors): • Indigenous Messengers of God (109 articles, as of Oct. 16, 2022): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/ indigenous-messengers-of-god/. “Indigenous Messengers of God” (109 Articles): https://www.academia.edu/122782278/_Indigenous_Messengers_of_God_109_Articles_ • Figuring Out Prophecy (93 articles, as of August 31, 2024): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/figuring-outprophecy/. • The Universal Emancipation Proclamation (81 articles, as of Feb. 27, 2023): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/ the-universal-emancipation-proclamation/. • Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions (46 articles, as of April 18, 2024): https:// bahaiteachings.org/series/transforming-time-turning-godly-perfections-into-goodly-actions/. • The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity (9 articles, as of March 18, 2023): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/ the-bahai-faith-and-early-christianity/. • The Báb’s Living Legacy (8 articles, as of Feb. 18, 2020): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/the-babs-livinglegacy/. • The World Beyond (7 articles, as of Aug. 7, 2020): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/the-world-beyond/. • The First Christian Baha’i (5 articles, as of Oct. 7, 2017): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/the-firstchristian-bahai/. • How to Connect with Your Local Baha’i Community (5 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/how-toconnect-with-your-local-bahai-community/. • 50 Baha’i Principles of Unity (4 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/50-bahai-principles-of-unity/. • The Passing Poetry of Life (4 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/the-passing-poetry-of-life/. • Baha’i Quotes that Changed My Life (4 articles, as of Oct. 13, 2013): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/bahaiquotes-that-changed-my-life/. • How Starbucks Can Welcome Every Color (3 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/how-starbucks-canwelcome-every-color/. • The Spiritual Search (3 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/the-spiritual-search/. • Monotheistic Religions in a Nutshell (2 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/monotheistic-religionsin-a-nutshell/. • How Baha’i Prayer Works (2 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/how-bahai-prayer-works/. • Looking into Paradise (2 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/looking-into-paradise/. • God and Gender (2 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/series/god-and-gender/. • Miscellaneous Articles [Not in Series] (49 articles): https://bahaiteachings.org/author/christopher-buck/. Page 68 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2013–2024 (Chronological) 2024 446. 2024 The Primary Baha’i Principle: Promoting World Peace | Christopher Buck | (Edited) Aug 13, 2024. (Part 94 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) (Forthcoming.) 445. 2024 The Oneness of Humanity: The Cornerstone of the Baha’i Teachings | Christopher Buck | Aug 31, 2024. (Part 93 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) (Forthcoming.) 444. 2024 Where to Find the Newest Baha’i Principles | Christopher Buck | Jul 1, 2024. (Part 92 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 443. 2024 ‘The Secret of Wealth’: The Baha’i Work Ethic | Christopher Buck | Jun 25, 2024. (Part 91 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 442. 2024 Baha’u’llah’s Specific Prophecies — Which Soon Came True | Christopher Buck | June 7, 2024. (Part 90 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 441. 2024 Memorizing the Months of the Baha’i Calendar | Christopher Buck | Apr 18, 2024. (Part 46 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 440. 2024 How to Find and Follow the Straight Path to a Virtuous Life | Christopher Buck | Apr 11, 2024. (Part 45 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 439. 2024 On Easter, Consider Christ’s Question: “Who Do You Say I Am”? | Christopher Buck | Mar 31, 2024. (Part 89 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 438. 2024 Pocahontas Pope: The First Black Baha’i in Washington, D.C. | Christopher Buck | Feb 27, 2024. (Republished as Part 81 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) [First published Sep 15, 2016 as (formerly) Part 38 under the title, “Do We Have Spiritual Ancestors? Meet Pocahontas Pope.” See Entry #166, infra.] 437. 2024 Why a Global Second Language Should Be Our First Priority | Christopher Buck | Feb 21, 2024. (Part 88 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 436. 2024 The Covenant: What Keeps the Baha’i Faith Unified? | Christopher Buck | Jan 14, 2023. (Part 87 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 435. 2024 What Is the Universal House of Justice? | Christopher Buck | Jan 9, 2024. (Part 86 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 434. 2024 How Can We Spiritualize Economics? | Christopher Buck | Jan 2, 2024. (Part 85 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 433. 2023 Universal Education: Can It Change the World? | Christopher Buck | Dec 27, 2023. (Part 84 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 432. 2023 Religions Should Unify – But How? | Christopher Buck | Nov 21, 2023. (Part 83 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 431. 2023 When New, Authentic Baha’i Teachings Come to Light | Christopher Buck | Nov 16, 2023. (Part 82 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 430. 2023 The Rainbow Circle: When a Black Church Welcomes All Colors | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Oct 14, 2023. (Part 80 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 429. 2023 Examining the Unique Spiritual Qualities of Women | Christopher Buck | Sep 27, 2023. (Part 81 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 428. 2023 The Harmony of Religion and Science: Both Principle and Prophecy | Christopher Buck | Sep 16, 2023. (Part 80 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 427. 2023 The Search for Truth as Principle and Prophecy | Christopher Buck | Aug 16, 2023. (Part 79 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 2023 Page 69 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 426. 2023 Abolition of Prejudice as Principle and Prophecy | Christopher Buck | Aug 10, 2023. (Part 78 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 425. 2023 Women’s Equality as Principle and Prophecy | Christopher Buck | June 13, 2023. (Part 77 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 424. 2023 The Baha’i Faith: 15 Completely New and Distinctive Principles | Christopher Buck | June 6, 2023. (Part 76 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 423. 2023 Caroline Simpson: Early Baha’i Advocate of Interracial Unity | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | May 24, 2023. (Part 79 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 422. 2023 A Christian Reverend’s Baha’i Intellectual Odyssey and Spiritual Quest | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | May 17, 2023. (Part 78 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 421. 2023 A Black Minister’s – and a New Baha’i’s – Advice on Promoting Race Amity | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | May 10, 2023. (Part 77 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 420. 2023 Why Would a Harlem Preacher Visit Africa to Teach the Baha’i Faith? | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | May 3, 2023. (Part 76 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 419. 2023 So That Worldly Prejudices May Not Remain | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Apr 13, 2023. (Part 75 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 418. 2023 Why a Harlem Baptist Preacher Became a Baha’i | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Apr 6, 2023. (Part 74 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 417. 2023 Baha’u’llah’s Principles As Prophecies | Christopher Buck | Mar 28, 2023. (Part 75 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 416. 2023 From Black Baptist Preacher to Baha’i Teacher | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Mar 24, 2023. (Part 73 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 415. 2023 Why Did People Accuse Moses of Murder? | Christopher Buck | Mar 18, 2023. (Part 9 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 414. 2023 Why Do People Have Enmity for Differences in Skin Color? | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Mar 10, 2023. (Part 72 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 413. 2023 A Persian Goes to Harlem – to Unite the Races | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Feb 28, 2023. (Part 71 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 412. 2023 Harlem’s First Emmanuel Church and the Baha’i Principle of Racial Unity | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Feb 16, 2023 (Part 70 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 411. 2023 “Harlem, 1920: An Entire Black Church Embraces the Baha’i Faith” (1920) | Christopher Buck and Steven Kolins | Feb 10, 2023 (Part 69 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 410. 2022 Was Adam the First Prophet? | Christopher Buck | Dec 24, 2022. (Part 8 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 409. 2022 The Prophet Adam and Original Sin | Christopher Buck | Dec 17, 2022. (Part 7 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 408. 2022 When a Holy Messenger Proclaims a New Message | Christopher Buck | Oct 16, 2022. (Part 74 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 407. 2022 Exploring the Multiple Ways the Prophets Speak to Us | Christopher Buck | Oct 10, 2022. (Part 73 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 406. 2022 The Passing of Lakota Legend Kevin Locke | David Langness & Christopher Buck | Oct 7, 2022. (Part 109 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 405. 12 Indigenous Commandments from The Gospel of the Redman | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Sep 17, 2022. (Part 108 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 2022 2022 Page 70 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 404. 2022 William Sears and The Gospel of the Redman | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Sep 11, 2022. (Part 107 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 403. 2022 Multiple Messiahship: Baha’u’llah as the Return of the Prophets | Christopher Buck | Aug 22, 2022. (Part 72 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 402. 2022 Does Nature Itself Have a Spiritual Purpose? | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Aug 14, 2022 (Part 106 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 401. 2022 When Patricia Locke Embraced the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Aug 7, 2022. (Part 105 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 400. 2022 Community Building and the Indigenous Concept of Two-Eyed Seeing | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jul 24, 2022. (Part 104 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 399. 2022 Baha’u’llah’s “Nine Modes” of Revelation: A Fathomless Ocean | Christopher Buck | Jul 19, 2022. (Part 71 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 398. 2022 Indigenous Transformers: Heroes, Tricksters, Monsters, and Caretakers | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jul 16, 2022. (Part 103 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 397. 2022 The Indigenous Teacher/Trickster Paradox | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jul 2, 2022. (Part 102 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 396. 2022 How the Australian Aboriginal Messengers of God Appeared | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 22, 2022. (Part 101 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 395. 2022 Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (“All Are Related”): White Buffalo Calf Woman | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 4, 2022. (Part 100 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 394. 2022 Encouraging Indigenous Land and Spiritual Acknowledgements | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | May 19, 2022. (Part 99 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 393. 2022 The Symbolism of Corn as the Seed of Faith | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | May 13, 2022. (Part 98 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 392. 2022 Iyatiku – Corn Woman – Acoma Pueblo Messenger of God | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Apr 30, 2022. (Part 97 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 391. 2022 Baha’u’llah’s Nine Modes of Discourse – Including Prophecies | Christopher Buck | Apr 23, 2022. (Part 70 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 390. 2022 How Did Indigenous Americans Get There? | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 28, 2022. (Part 96 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 389. 2022 The Ancient Connections Between East and West | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 21, 2022. (Part 95 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 388. 2022 “Distant Time:” Understanding Indigenous Talking Animal Tales | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 13, 2022. (Part 94 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 387. 2022 The Search for Truth: Finding Marumda | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 5, 2022. (Part 93 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 386. 2022 Kuksu and Marumda: What Defines an Indigenous Holy Messenger? | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 16, 2022. (Part 92 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 385. 2022 The Peaceable Yam Prophet in Papua New Guinea | Craig Alan Volker, Christopher Buck, and Kevin Locke | Feb 5, 2022. (Part 91 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 384. 2022 Indigenous Spirituality: Papua New Guinea | Craig Alan Volker, Christopher Buck, and Kevin Locke | Jan 26, 2022. (Part 90 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 383. 2022 Patricia Locke’s Dual Belief in White Buffalo Calf Woman and Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jan 18, 2022. (Part 89 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) Page 71 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2021 382. 2021 A Luminary of Knowledge for Every Land | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Dec 22, 2021. (Part 88 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 381. 2021 Patricia Locke on Native American Manifestations of God | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Dec 18, 2021. (Part 87 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 380. 2021 To Interpret Prophecies, Add the Word “Spiritual” | Christopher Buck | Dec 8, 2021. (Part 69 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 379. 2021 Bochica, Indigenous Messenger of God in Colombia | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Nov 15, 2021. (Part 86 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 378. 2021 Tunupa, the Aymara Messenger of God from Lake Titicaca | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Nov 9, 2021. (Part 85 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 377. 2021 Ibeorgun, Spiritual Founder of Guna Culture | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Nov 2, 2021. (Part 84 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 376. 2021 Kuuchamaa, the Kumeyaay Indigenous Holy Messenger | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Oct 29, 2021. (Part 83 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 375. 2021 Mother Corn: Personification or Prophet? | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Oct 26, 2021. (Part 82 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 374. 2021 Does Progressive Revelation Include Indigenous Messengers of God? | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Oct 11, 2021. (Part 81 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 373. 2021 Dr. King Highlights Major Black Philosophers | Christopher Buck | Sep 13, 2021. (Part 68 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 372. 2021 Abdu’l-Baha: From Prisoner to Honored Guest | Christopher Buck | Aug 27, 2021. (Part 67 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 371. 2021 Champions of Unity: Abdu’l-Baha and Rabbi J. Leonard Levy | Christopher Buck | Aug 22, 2021. (Part 66 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 370. 2021 Alain Locke’s Advocacy of the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck and Michael Rochester | Jul 20, 2021. (Part 65 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 369. 2021 Alain Locke’s Final Baha’i Fireside Gathering | Christopher Buck and Michael Rochester | Jul 16, 2021. (Part 64 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 368. 2021 Seal of the Prophets, Unsealed | Christopher Buck and Dergham Aqiqi | Jun 30, 2021. (Part 68 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 367. 2021 After the Seal of the Prophets, the Prophetic Presence of God | Christopher Buck | Jun 27, 2021. (Part 67 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 366. 2021 Going Beyond Indigenous Recognition to Action | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 14, 2021. (Part 80 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 365. 2021 The Pawnee Homecoming, and What It Means to Live on Native Land | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 10, 2021. (Part 79 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 364. 2021 Indigenous Land and Spiritual Acknowledgment | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 7, 2021. (Part 78 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 363. 2021 The Public Reacts to the First Race Amity Convention in 1921 | Christopher Buck | May 31, 2021. (Part 63 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 362. 2021 Baha’u’llah’s Book of Certitude: Illuminating Spiritual Wisdom | Christopher Buck | May 29, 2021. (Part 66 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 361. 2021 100 Years Ago, Americans Came Together for Racial Amity | Christopher Buck | May 23, 2021. (Part 62 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 360. 2021 The First “Convention for Amity Between the Races” | Christopher Buck | May 21, 2021. (Part 61 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) Page 72 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 359. 2021 Baha’u’llah as the Return of Ulikron, Panama’s Indigenous Messenger | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Apr 12, 2021. (Part 77 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 358. 2021 Justice, Unity, Consultation: The Power to Transform the World | Christopher Buck | Mar 11, 2021. (Part 44 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 357. 2021 Nanabush, the Anishinaabe (Ojibway) Sacred Teacher and Trickster | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 18, 2021. (Part 76 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 356. 2021 Wesakechak, the Cree Sacred Lawgiver and Trickster | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 15, 2021. (Part 75 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 355. 2021 Gluskap: Trickster, Transformer, Teacher | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 11, 2021. (Part 74 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 354. 2020 America’s Black Newspaper and the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck | Dec 10, 2020. (Part 60 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 353. 2020 Dr. David Ruhe’s Tribute to Indigenous Messengers of God | Christopher Buck | Nov 26, 2020. (Part 73 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 352. 2020 How the Founder of America’s Most Important Black Newspaper Became a Baha’i | Christopher Buck | Nov 24, 2020. (Part 59 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 351. 2020 The Cheyenne Messenger Sweet Medicine’s Sacred Teachings | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Nov 19, 2020. (Part 72 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 350. 2020 The Fate of Baha’u’llah’s Faithful Servant Isfandiyar | Christopher Buck | Nov 17, 2020. (Part 58 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 349. 2020 Sweet Medicine’s Baha’i-like Path of Spiritual Brotherhood | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Nov 12, 2020. (Part 71 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 348. 2020 More on Isfandiyar, the Former Slave Baha’u’llah Set Free | Christopher Buck | Nov 10, 2020. (Part 57 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 347. 2020 Delving into Baha’u’llah’s Epistle to the Son of the Wolf | Christopher Buck | Oct 18, 2020. 346. 2020 Baha’i “Theosis”: Exemplifying Godly Attributes by Acquiring Virtues | Christopher Buck | Oct 10, 2020. (Part 43 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 345. 2020 How Our Questions Propel the Search after Truth | Christopher Buck | Oct 4, 2020. (Part 42 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 344. 2020 Two Questions About “Questions” as an Attribute of God | Christopher Buck | Sep 27, 2020. (Part 41 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 343. 2020 Voices of Earth and Sky – Discovering Indigenous Holy Ones | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Sep 23, 2020. (Part 70 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 342. 2020 White Buffalo Calf Woman’s Four Sacred Songs | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Sep 6, 2020. (Part 69 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 341. 2020 Abdu’l-Baha’s Visit to an African American Baha’i in San Francisco | Christopher Buck & Charleen Maghzi-Ader | Sep 4, 2020. (Part 56 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 340. 2020 Jesus Foretold the “Glory of God” – Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck & Adib Masumian | Aug 16, 2020. (Part 65 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 339. 2020 Honoring Indigenous Customs: Promoting Reciprocal Respect | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Aug 9, 2020. (Part 68 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 338. 2020 How Dreams Prove the World Beyond | Christopher Buck | Aug 7, 2020. (Part 7 in Series: “The World Beyond.”) 2020 Page 73 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 337. 2020 Was Baha’u’llah the Return of Krishna? | Christopher Buck | Aug 2, 2020. (Part 64 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 336. 2020 The Return of Krishna: Which One? | Christopher Buck | Jul 26, 2020. (Part 63 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 335. 2020 Why the Indigenous Messengers of God Matter | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jul 19, 2020. (Part 67 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 334. 2020 Listening to the Wise Ones – Voices of the Great Spirit | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 13, 2020. (Part 66 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 333. 2020 To “Reverence the Profound Spiritual Truths” in Indigenous Religions | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 6, 2020. (Part 65 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 332. 2020 African American Baha’is During Abdu’l-Baha’s Lifetime | Christopher Buck & Steven Kolins | Jun 1, 2020. (Part 55 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 331. 2020 How Baha’is Promote the Recognition of Indigenous Beliefs | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | May 30, 2020. (Part 64 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 330. 2020 How to Learn About the Writings of Baha’u’llah – Online | Christopher Buck | May 7, 2020. 329. 2020 Religion Renewed Means a New Religion | Christopher Buck | May 5, 2020. (Part 62 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 328. 2020 Kalki, the Hindus, and the Problem With Complex Prophecies | Christopher Buck | Apr 28, 2020. (Part 61 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 327. 2020 Zoroaster, the “Spirit of Purity” | Christopher Buck & Adib Masumian | Mar 26, 2020. (Part 60 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 326. 2020 The Baha’i Festival of Naw-Ruz, Explained | Christopher Buck | Mar 19, 2020. 325. 2020 Preserving Spiritual Seeds for Posterity and Prosperity | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 13, 2020. (Part 63 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 324. 2020 The Role of Intelligence in Racial Advancement: Teddy P. Brains | Christopher Buck & Joseph L. Lewis III | Mar 1, 2020. (Part 54 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 323. 2020 How Would a Prophet Advise His Sons? | Christopher Buck | Feb 27, 2020. 322. 2020 Sacred Council Fires and the Baha’i Spark | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 23, 2020. (Part 62 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 321. 2020 Two Faiths that Form One Entity | Christopher Buck & Nosratollah Mohammadhosseini | Feb 18, 2020. (Part 8 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 320. 2020 The Bab as a Primary Source of Baha’u’llah’s Teachings | Christopher Buck & Nosratollah Mohammadhosseini | Feb 17, 2020. (Part 7 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 319. 2020 Advance Permission, Appropriation and Sacred Indigenous Knowledge | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 13, 2020. (Part 61 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 318. 2020 The Spiritual Destiny of Indigenous Peoples | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 5, 2020. (Part 60 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 317. 2020 How Atonement Transforms the World | Christopher Buck | Feb 2, 2020. (Part 59 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 316. 2020 4 Indigenous Steps to “Enlighten the Whole World” | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jan 30, 2020. (Part 59 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 315. 2020 Baha’u’llah’s New Vision of Christ’s Atonement | Christopher Buck | Jan 26, 2020. (Part 58 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 314. 2020 How to Build Unity in a Dis-unified World | Christopher Buck | Jan 19, 2020. (Part 4 in Series: “50 Baha'i Principles of Unity.”) 313. 2020 Alain Locke: the Pulitzer Prize, Legacy and Privacy | Christopher Buck | Jan 12, 2020. (Part 53 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) Page 74 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile 312. CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2020 Zoroastrian Prophecies and the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck | Jan 5, 2020. (Part 57 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 311. 2019 The Zoroastrian Prophecies about the Bab and Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck | Dec 29, 2019. (Part 56 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 310. 2019 Gluskap: Ancient and Modern Teachings | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Dec 22, 2019. (Part 58 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 309. 2019 The Parallels Between John the Baptist and the Bab | Christopher Buck | Dec 18, 2019. (Part 55 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 308. 2019 Gluskap the Indigenous Messenger: Tall Tales, or Timeless Truths? | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Dec 15, 2019. (Part 57 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 307. 2019 How Dreams Prove the World Beyond | Christopher Buck | Dec 8, 2019. (Part 6 in Series: “The World Beyond.”) 306. 2019 The Legend of the Eastern Algonquian Holy Man Gluskap | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Dec 5, 2019. (Part 56 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 305. 2019 How the World Beyond Influences this World | Christopher Buck | Dec 1, 2019. (Part 5 in Series: “The World Beyond.”) 304. 2019 Keeping Indigenous Languages – and Adopting a Universal One | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Nov 28, 2019. (Part 55 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 303. 2019 How We Make Progress In the World Beyond | Christopher Buck | Nov 24, 2019. (Part 4 in Series: “The World Beyond.”) 302. 2019 What Will We Do In the World Beyond? | Christopher Buck | Nov 17, 2019. (Part 3 in Series: “The World Beyond.”) 301. 2019 Christ’s New Name: The Glory of God | Christopher Buck | Nov 10, 2019. (Part 54 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 300. 2019 Christ’s New Name and the New Jerusalem | Christopher Buck | Nov 3, 2019. (Part 53 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 299. 2019 Baha’i Social Principles First Proclaimed by the Bab | Christopher Buck | Oct 24, 2019. (Part 6 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 298. 2019 How the Bab’s Laws Affect Modern Baha’i Life | Christopher Buck | Oct 20, 2019. (Part 5 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 297. 2019 The Influence of the Bab’s Teachings on Baha’i Belief | Christopher Buck | Oct 16, 2019. (Part 4 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 296. 2019 How the Bab’s New Calendar Transforms Time | Christopher Buck | Oct 13, 2019. (Part 3 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 295. 2019 The Bab’s Influence on Baha’i Devotions | Christopher Buck | Oct 9, 2019. (Part 2 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 294. 2019 The Bab’s Influence on Baha’i Life Today | Christopher Buck | Oct 3, 2019. (Part 1 in Series: “The Bab’s Living Legacy.”) 293. 2019 Baha’u’llah and the Navajo Talking God | Christopher Buck & Bitahnii Wayne Wilson | Sep 29, 2019. (Part 54 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 292. 2019 How Navajo Traditions Lead to the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck & Bitahnii Wayne Wilson | Sep 21, 2019. (Part 53 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 291. 2019 Remembering “Forgotten” Indigenous Religions | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Sep 15, 2019. (Part 52 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 290. 2019 What Does It Mean to Be “Trans-religious?” | Christopher Buck | Sep 12, 2019. 2019 Page 75 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 289. 2019 The Right to Cultural Identity | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Sep 8, 2019. (Part 51 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 288. 2019 Twin Spiritual Perspectives: the Navajo and Baha’i Teachings | Christopher Buck & Bitahnii Wayne Wilson | Sep 1, 2019. (Part 50 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 287. 2019 5 Glimpses of the Afterlife from the Baha’i Writings | Christopher Buck | Aug 28, 2019. (Part 2 in Series: “The World Beyond.”) 286. 2019 Spiritual Traveling on the Rainbow and Corn Pollen Path | Christopher Buck & Bitahnii Wayne Wilson | Aug 25, 2019. (Part 49 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 285. 2019 How We Can Begin to Understand Our Afterlife | Christopher Buck | Aug 21, 2019. (Part 1 in Series: “The World Beyond.”) 284. 2019 Pressing on to Meet the Dawn: Patricia Locke | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Aug 18, 2019. (Part 48 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 283. 2019 The Sacred Covenant of the Navajos – and the Baha’is | Christopher Buck & Bitahnii Wayne Wilson | Aug 4, 2019. (Part 47 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 282. 2019 The Connections Between Navajo and Baha’i Spirituality | Christopher Buck & Bitahnii Wayne Wilson | Jul 28, 2019. (Part 46 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 281. 2019 The Navajo Spirit: The Diné Tradition and the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck & Bitahnii Wayne Wilson | Jul 21, 2019. (Part 45 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 280. 2019 What Can We Do About Cultural Appropriation? | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jul 14, 2019. (Part 44 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 279. 2019 Indigenous Spiritual Traditions and Cultural Colonialism | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 30, 2019. (Part 43 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 278. 2019 How to Be An Upholder and Defender of the Victims of Oppression | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 23, 2019. (Part 42 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 277. 2019 Why Baha’is Respect Indigenous Sacred Traditions | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 8, 2019. (Part 41 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 276. 2019 Breathmaker and Seminole Sacred Tradition | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jun 2, 2019. (Part 40 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 275. 2019 Native Messengers: Lone Man and the Mandan Sacred Values | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | May 26, 2019. (Part 39 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 274. 2019 The Indigenous Prophets: Lone Man in Mandan Sacred Tradition | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | May 19, 2019. (Part 38 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 273. 2019 Want to Add Some Inner Beauty? | Christopher Buck | May 12, 2019. (Part 40 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 272. 2019 Do All Peoples Have a Prophet? | Christopher Buck & Nosratollah Mohammadhosseini | May 9, 2019. (Part 37 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 271. 2019 Aboriginal and Baha’i: Merging Traditional and New | Christopher Buck | May 5, 2019. (Part 36 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 270. 2019 What Does the Aboriginal Rainbow Serpent Symbolize? | Christopher Buck | Apr 28, 2019. (Part 35 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) (“Updated” May 18, 2021.) 269. 2019 Bunjil the Aboriginal Deity and Why You Should Learn More About Him | Christopher Buck | Apr 21, 2019. (Part 34 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 268. 2019 Australian Aboriginal Identity and the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck | Apr 15, 2019. (Part 33 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 267. 2019 Quetzalcoatl and Indigenous Spiritual Truth | Christopher Buck | Apr 8, 2019. (Part 32 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) Page 76 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 266. 2019 Recognizing and Respecting Indigenous Messengers of God | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Apr 1, 2019. (Part 31 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 265. 2019 The Prophet the Book of Revelation Promised | Christopher Buck | Mar 22, 2019. (Part 52 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 264. 2019 The Book of Revelation, Chapter 20: A Baha’i Interpretation | Christopher Buck | Mar 18, 2019. (Part 51 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 263. 2019 Sweet Medicine: Cheyenne Messenger of God | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 5, 2019. (Part 30 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 262. 2019 Connecting, Unifying and Fulfilling Indigenous Spiritual Traditions | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 26, 2019. (Part 29 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 261. 2019 The Ten Commandments of Lakota Life | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 19, 2019. (Part 28 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 260. 2019 Satan in Prophecy: Symbol or Superstition? | Christopher Buck | Feb 16, 2019. (Part 50 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 259. 2019 White Buffalo Calf Woman’s Spiritual Message | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 12, 2019. (Part 27 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 258. 2019 When Indigenous Beliefs and the Baha’i Faith Meet | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Feb 5, 2019. (Part 26 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 257. 2019 Reason and the Resurrection: Can Faith Stand the Test of Science? | Christopher Buck | Feb 2, 2019. (Part 49 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 256. 2019 White Buffalo Calf Woman, The Peacemaker, and Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jan 29, 2019. (Part 25 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 255. 2019 America and Social Salvation | Christopher Buck | Jan 12, 2019. (Part 52 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 254. 2019 Does Humanity Have a Right to a Livable Climate? | Christopher Buck | Jan 2, 2019. 253. 2018 What Would Jesus Say Today? | Christopher Buck | Dec 25, 2018. (Part 48 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 252. 2018 Sir Isaac Newton & Baha’u’llah: A Harmony of Science and Religion | Christopher Buck | Dec 22, 2018. (Part 47 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 251. 2018 Paradise in Heaven and on Earth | Christopher Buck | Nov 25, 2018. (Part 46 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 250. 2018 An Antidote for Anti-Semitism | Christopher Buck | Nov 16, 2018. 249. 2018 A Baha’i Prayer for Good Governance | Christopher Buck | Nov 11, 2018. 248. 2018 Did Baha’u’llah Fulfill the Prophecies of Jesus? | Christopher Buck | Nov 6, 2018. (Part 45 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 247. 2018 Pittsburgh: How We Can All Respond to Anti-Semitism | Christopher Buck | Nov 2, 2018. 246. 2018 Do Baha’is Believe in the Day of Judgement? | Christopher Buck | Oct 28, 2018. (Part 44 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 245. 2018 Will There Really Be a Day of Judgement? | Christopher Buck | Oct 24, 2018. (Part 43 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 244. 2018 Baha’u’llah as the Prince of Peace | Christopher Buck | Oct 20, 2018. (Part 42 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 243. 2018 Baha’u’llah as the “Glory of His Father” | Christopher Buck | Oct 17, 2018. (Part 41 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 2018 Page 77 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 242. 2018 The Fascinating Story of Major Alfred Goggins | Christopher Buck | Oct 15, 2018. (Part 51 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 241. 2018 One of the First Positive Black Characters in American Film | Christopher Buck | Oct 12, 2018. (Part 50 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 240. 2018 Building the Moral Force that Sustains Society | Christopher Buck | Oct 7, 2018. (Part 49 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 239. 2018 How the Baha’is Fought Jim Crow in Miami | Christopher Buck | Sep 30, 2018. (Part 48 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 238. 2018 Why Did Early Black Civic Leaders Become Baha’is? | Christopher Buck | Sep 25, 2018. (Part 47 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 237. 2018 How a Baha’i Letter to a Black Man Revealed Dignity and Justice | Christopher Buck | Sep 20, 2018. (Part 46 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 236. 2018 What Happened in Miami when the Baha’is Integrated | Christopher Buck | Sep 1, 2018. (Part 45 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 235. 2018 The Early—and Integrated—Baha’i Community in Miami | Christopher Buck | Aug 30, 2018. (Part 44 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 234. 2018 How Miami’s Renowned Black Entrepreneur Became a Baha’i | Christopher Buck | Aug 26, 2018. (Part 43 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 233. 2018 Meet Miami’s First Black Millionaire, Who Worked to Worship | Christopher Buck | Aug 24, 2018. (Part 42 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 232. 2018 From Racial Bias Training to Race Unity | Christopher Buck | Aug 15, 2018. (Part 3 in Series: “How Starbucks Can Welcome Every Color.”) 231. 2018 How to Be Color Brave—and Color Befriending | Christopher Buck | Aug 10, 2018. (Part 2 in Series: “How Starbucks Can Welcome Every Color.”) 230. 2018 Starbucks: How to Become “Color Brave” | Christopher Buck | Aug 3, 2018. (Part 1 in Series: “How Starbucks Can Welcome Every Color.”) 229. 2018 He and She: the Spirit of Truth and the Holy Spirit | Christopher Buck | Jul 28, 2018. (Part 40 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 228. 2018 Baha’u’llah and Isaiah’s Triple Prophecy | Christopher Buck | Jul 20, 2018. (Part 39 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 227. 2018 God Asks Questions: We Should, Too | Christopher Buck | Jun 18, 2018. (Part 39 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 226. 2018 An Oxford Scholar on the Spirit of Truth | Christopher Buck | Jun 16, 2018. (Part 38 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 225. 2018 Baha’u’llah as the Spirit of Truth | Christopher Buck | Jun 15, 2018. (Part 37 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 224. 2018 The “Return” of Christ: What Does it Mean? | Christopher Buck | Jun 13, 2018. (Part 36 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 223. 2018 How to Test the Truth of a Prophecy | Christopher Buck | Jun 12, 2018. (Part 35 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 222. 2018 Do Prophecies Prove Anything? | Christopher Buck | Jun 11, 2018. (Part 34 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 221. 2018 Recognizing and Respecting the Sacred Lakota Traditions | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 13, 2018. (Part 24 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 220. 2018 Prophecy: Far More Predicative than Predictive | Christopher Buck | Mar 12, 2018. (Part 33 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) Page 78 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 219. 2018 White Buffalo Calf Woman: Messenger of God | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 12, 2018. (Part 23 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 218. 2018 How to Beware of False Prophecies | Christopher Buck | Feb 8, 2018. (Part 32 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 217. 2018 Science and Religion Are Complementary | Christopher Buck | Feb 5, 2018. 216. 2018 Baha’u’llah as the Future Buddha, Continued | Christopher Buck | Feb 3, 2018. (Part 31 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 215. 2018 Understanding Zoroaster and His Prophecies | Christopher Buck | Jan 29, 2018. (Part 30 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 214. 2018 Let’s De-Mystify Religious Prophecies | Christopher Buck | Jan 27, 2018. (Part 29 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 213. 2018 Baha’u’llah: the Zoroastrian Savior | Christopher Buck | Jan 26, 2018. (Part 28 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 212. 2018 Who is the New Maitreya Buddha? | Christopher Buck | Jan 25, 2018. (Part 27 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 211. 2018 The Prophecies of the Bhagavad-Gita | Christopher Buck | Jan 24, 2018. (Part 26 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 210. 2018 Who Was Krishna—and Has He Returned? | Christopher Buck | Jan 23, 2018. (Part 25 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 209. 2018 Baha’u’llah and the Return of Krishna | Christopher Buck | Jan 22, 2018. (Part 24 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 208. 2018 The Tenth Avatar | Christopher Buck | Jan 21, 2018. (Part 23 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 207. 2018 Awaiting the Hindu Messiah | Christopher Buck | Jan 19, 2018. (Part 22 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 206. 2018 The Graphic Battles in the Holy Books | Christopher Buck | Jan 17, 2018. (Part 21 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 205. 2018 Baha’u’llah as the Hindu Kalki Avatar | Christopher Buck | Jan 16, 2018. (Part 20 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 204. 2017 Prophecy, Secret Codes, and the Harmony of Science and Religion | Christopher Buck | Dec 31, 2017. (Part 19 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) (Part 19 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 203. 2017 Rapture, Apocalypse, and Prophecy: Symbolic, Not Literal | Christopher Buck | Dec 24, 2017. (Part 18 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 202. 2017 Using Your Spiritual Senses to Go Beyond the Literal | Christopher Buck | Nov 27, 2017. (Part 17 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 201. 2017 Baha’u’llah’s Most Holy Tablet—to the Christians | Christopher Buck | Oct 7, 2017. (Part 5 in Series: “The First Christian Baha’i.”) 200. 2017 Baha’u’llah Replies to the First Christian Baha’i—and to All Christians | Christopher Buck | Oct 6, 2017. (Part 4 in Series: “The First Christian Baha’i.”) 199. 2017 The First Christian Baha’i, and His Letter to Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck | Oct 5, 2017. (Part 3 in Series: “The First Christian Baha’i.”) 198. 2017 Baha’u’llah’s Welcome to the First Christian Baha’i | Christopher Buck & Joshua Hall | Oct 4, 2017. (Part 2 in Series: “The First Christian Baha’i.”) 197. 2017 The First Christian to Become a Baha’i | Christopher Buck | Oct 3, 2017. (Part 5\1 in Series: “The First Christian Baha’i.”) 2017 Page 79 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 196. 2017 A Baha’i Prayer for the United States Government | Christopher Buck | Aug 24, 2017. 195. 2017 The Secret of Understanding Miracles | Christopher Buck | Aug 3, 2017. (Part 16 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 194. 2017 Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of Emancipation | Christopher Buck | Jul 27, 2017. (Part 41 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 193. 2017 A Baha’i Prayer for Islam | Christopher Buck | Jul 7, 2017. 192. 2017 The Problem with Miracles | Christopher Buck | Jul 5, 2017. (Part 15 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 191. 2017 Demon Possession, the Devil and True Exorcism | Christopher Buck | Jun 5, 2017. 190. 2017 Muhammad: the Last Prophet? | Christopher Buck | May 15, 2017. (Part 14 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 189. 2017 A Key Islamic Prophecy, Fulfilled by a New Faith | Christopher Buck | May 13, 2017. (Part 13 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 188. 2017 New Teachings on the Virtue of Patience | Christopher Buck & Foad Seddigh | May 2, 2017. (Part 38 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 187. 2017 The Attributes of the Creator: One or Many? | Christopher Buck & Joshua Hall | Apr 30, 2017. (Part 137in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 186. 2017 Seeking Power To Do, Not Power Over | Christopher Buck & Joshua Hall | Apr 28, 2017. (Part 36 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 185. 2017 Reaching Across the Racial Divide | Christopher Buck | Apr 8, 2017. 184. 2017 Mysticism Feeds Our Souls | Christopher Buck | Apr 4, 2017. 183. 2017 The 3 Most Pressing Duties for Today’s Press | Christopher Buck | Mar 26, 2017. 182. 2017 Time to Celebrate the Renewal of the World | Christopher Buck | Mar 20, 2017. 181. 2017 Abdu’l-Baha Visits Phoebe Hearst’s Servant | Christopher Buck & Richard Hollinger | Mar 11, 2017. (Part 40 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 180. 2017 A Baha’i Prayer for America | Christopher Buck & Joshua Hall | Mar 4, 2017. 179. 2017 Two Spiritual Suns: Deganawida and Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck | Jan 31, 2017. (Part 22 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 178. 2017 Has God Sent Prophets to Every Culture? | Christopher Buck | Jan 26, 2017. (Part 21 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 177. 2017 No More Jihad: Muhammad’s Message in Baha’u’llah’s Dream | Christopher Buck & Necati Alkan | Jan 23, 2017. 176. 2016 How to Become Luminous | Christopher Buck | Nov 20, 2016. (Part 35 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 175. 2016 How to Be Truly Affectionate | Christopher Buck | Nov 19, 2016. (Part 34 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 174. 2016 A Time for Affection: From Passion to Compassion | Christopher Buck | Nov 17, 2016. (Part 33 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 173. 2016 Years of Bounty and Generosity | Christopher Buck | Nov 14, 2016. (Part 32 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 172. 2016 Looking at Justice in a Whole New Way | Christopher Buck & Adib Masumian | Nov 4, 2016. (Part 31 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 2016 Page 80 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 171. 2016 Justice, Equity and Courtesy: What do they have in Common? | Christopher Buck & Adib Masumian | Nov 3, 2016. (Part 30 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 170. 2016 Twin Birthdays: The Glorious Birth of Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck | Nov 1, 2016. 169. 2016 Twin Birthdays: The Mystery of the Birth of the Bab | Christopher Buck | Oct 31, 2016. 168. 2016 The Baha’i “Pupil of the Eye” Metaphor—What Does it Mean? | Christopher Buck | Sep 28, 2016. (Part 39 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 167. 2016 The Black Pupil of the Eye: The Source of Light | Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck | Sep 16, 2016. (Part 38 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 166. 2016 Do We Have Spiritual Ancestors? Meet Pocahontas Pope | Christopher Buck | Sep 15, 2016. Originally published as Part 38 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) [Republished Feb 27, 2024, as Part 81. See Entry #438, supra.] 165. 2016 The Black Pupil: Where the Light of the Spirit Shines | Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck | Sep 9, 2016. (Part 37 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 164. 2016 A Boy Achieves Spiritual Manhood | Christopher Buck | Sep 1, 2016. 163. 2016 The Phoenix Factor: Turning Myth into Reality | Christopher Buck | Aug 29, 2016. 162. 2016 Inner Gold: Alchemy of Attributes | Christopher Buck | Aug 13, 2016. (Part 29 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 161. 2016 The Fourth Answer: Recognizing Native Spirituality | Christopher Buck | Aug 9, 2016. (Part 20 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 160. 2016 The Cradle of Christianity—and Islam | Christopher Buck & Necati Alkan | Aug 6, 2016. (Part 6 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 159. 2016 Peter in Antioch—the Wisdom of the First Christians | Christopher Buck & Necati Alkan | Aug 3, 2016. (Part 5 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 158. 2016 How to Get Rich in God | Christopher Buck | Aug 1, 2016. (Part 4 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 157. 2016 The Year of Joy, and Becoming a Bringer of Delight | Christopher Buck | Jul 20, 2016. (Part 28 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 156. 2016 Is God Present? A Month of Questions, A Year of Answers | Christopher Buck | Jul 12, 2016. (Part 27 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 155. 2016 Love Holds the Universe Together | Christopher Buck | Jun 27, 2016. (Part 26 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 154. 2016 Zoroaster and Isaiah Converse: An Ancient Interfaith Dialogue? | Christopher Buck | Jun 20, 2016. 153. 2016 A Brand New Word—and a New Concept—for Generosity | Christopher Buck | Jun 16, 2016. (Part 25 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 152. 2016 Every Friday is “Independence” Day | Christopher Buck | Jun 11, 2016. (Part 24 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 151. 2016 Modest but Majestic: How to Reflect the Light of God | Christopher Buck | May 31, 2016. (Part 23 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 150. 2016 War and the Social Commentary of Poetry | Christopher Buck | May 29, 2016. (Part 4 in Series: “The Passing Poetry of Life.”) 149. 2016 Every Wednesday, Think of Justice | Christopher Buck | May 26, 2016. (Part 22 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 148. 2016 In Every Day of Every Week, Creating Channels of Grace | Christopher Buck | May 24, 2016. (Part 21 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) Page 81 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 147. 2016 When God Speaks—Eloquently | Christopher Buck | May 21, 2016. (Part 20 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 146. 2016 Developing Spiritual Power | Christopher Buck | May 20, 2016. (Part 19 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 145. 2016 Genius, Knowledge and Universal Enlightenment | Christopher Buck | May 16, 2016. (Part 18 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 144. 2016 The Mystical Source of Human Will-Power | Christopher Buck | May 13, 2016. (Part 17 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 143. 2016 Might as Spiritual Empowerment | Christopher Buck | May 11, 2016. (Part 16 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 142. 2016 Understanding Names and Attributes as Energies | Christopher Buck | May 8, 2016. (Part 15 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 141. 2016 Perfection as a Verb | Christopher Buck | May 6, 2016. (Part 14 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 140. 2016 Words as Deeds | Christopher Buck | May 3, 2016. (Part 13 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 139. 2016 Have Mercy! How to Be Merciful | Christopher Buck | May 1, 2016. (Part 12 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 138. 2016 How to Be Truly Honored—and Honorable | Christopher Buck | Apr 29, 2016. (Part 11 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 137. 2016 Using Light for Enlightenment | Christopher Buck | Apr 25, 2016. (Part 10 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 136. 2016 Developing Grandeur of Spirit | Christopher Buck | Apr 22, 2016. (Part 9 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 135. 2016 Glory: Respect is Better Than Fame | Christopher Buck | Apr 20, 2016. (Part 8 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 134. 2016 How to Personify Beauty | Christopher Buck | Apr 17, 2016. (Part 7 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 133. 2016 Poetic License and Mystical Wonderment | Christopher Buck | Apr 9, 2016. (Part 3 in Series: “The Passing Poetry of Life.”) 132. 2016 The Secret of Attaining Spiritual Splendor | Christopher Buck | Mar 27, 2016. (Part 6 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 131. 2016 Achieving Loftiness without Pride | Christopher Buck | Mar 14, 2016. (Part 5 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 130. 2016 Spiritual Dominion: How to Be In Control of Your Life | Christopher Buck | Mar 11, 2016. (Part 4 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 129. 2016 Poems as Treasures, Poems as Deeds | Christopher Buck | Mar 7, 2016. (Part 2 in Series: “The Passing Poetry of Life.”) 128. 2016 Thoughts as Deeds | Christopher Buck | Mar 6, 2016. (Part 1 in Series: “The Passing Poetry of Life.”) 127. 2016 What If You Ruled the World? Achieving Personal Sovereignty | Christopher Buck | Feb 22, 2016. (Part 3 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 126. 2016 The Seal of the Prophets: Meeting God on the Last Day | Christopher Buck | Feb 12, 2016. (Part 12 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 125. 2016 The Baha’i Month, and Godly Attribute, of Questions | Christopher Buck | Jan 26, 2016. (Part 2 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 124. 2016 Baha’u’llah on America’s Spiritual Destiny | Christopher Buck | Jan 24, 2016. Page 82 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 123. 2016 A Prophet’s Advice to His Sons | Christopher Buck | Jan 20, 2016. 122. 2016 White Buffalo Maiden’s Sacred Songs | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Jan 18, 2016. (Part 19 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 121. 2016 Do We Need A World Religion Day? | Christopher Buck | Jan 16, 2016. 120. 2016 The Perfect Results when the Races Intermarry | Christopher Buck | Jan 14, 2016. (Part 36 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 119. 2016 President Teddy Roosevelt and the Baha’i Faith | Christopher Buck | Jan 6, 2016. 118. 2015 Where Heaven and Earth Meet | Christopher Buck | Dec 29, 2015. (Part 35 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 117. 2015 Memphis 1917: Building Racial Unity in the Lynching Era | Christopher Buck | Dec 27, 2015. (Part 34 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 116. 2015 The New Jerusalem: Literal or Symbolic? | Christopher Buck | Nov 22, 2015. (Part 11 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 115. 2015 Revering Christ and Baha’u’llah as Heart and Soul | Christopher Buck | Sep 27, 2015. (Part 10 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 114. 2015 The Trials of the Spiritual Tourist | Christopher Buck | Aug 27, 2015. (Part 3 in Series: “The Spiritual Search.”) 113. 2015 The Power of Contentment | Christopher Buck | Aug 22, 2015. 112. 2015 The Pupil of the Eye: An Ennobling Racial Metaphor | Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck | Aug 20, 2015. (Part 33 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 111. 2015 Alain Locke—the Black Plato—Goes to the Holy Land | Christopher Buck | Aug 16, 2015. (Part 32 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 110. 2015 What Do “the Wolf and the Lamb” Symbolize? | Christopher Buck | Aug 6, 2015. (“Updated” version published on Sep 9, 2021.) (Part 9 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 109. 2015 Understanding the Prophecy of the Sun, Moon & Stars | Christopher Buck | Aug 4, 2015. (Part 8 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 108. 2015 Decoding Prophetic Code: One Baha’i Example | Christopher Buck | Aug 3, 2015. (Part 7 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 107. 2015 How Do We Teach the Young not to Hate? | Christopher Buck | Jul 24, 2015. (Part 31 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 106. 2015 Resolving the Paradox: Why Evil Does–and Does Not–Exist | Christopher Buck | Jul 21, 2015. (Part 3 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 105. 2015 Why Did God Allow the Holocaust? (Wrong Question) | Christopher Buck | Jul 14, 2015. 104. 2015 Langston Hughes and Alain Locke go to Palestine—or Do They? | Christopher Buck | Jul 8, 2015. (Part 30 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 103. 2015 Getting Answers to the Deepest Spiritual Questions | Christopher Buck | Jul 6, 2015. 102. 2015 How One Baha’i Battled Jim Crow | Christopher Buck | Jun 24, 2015. (Part 29 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 101. 2015 Journey to the City of God | Christopher Buck | Jun 20, 2015. (Part 2 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 100. 2015 Memphis Baha’is—Both Black & White—Finally Break Bread Together | Christopher Buck | Jun 19, 2015. (Part 28 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 99. 2015 Despite Jim Crow, the Memphis Baha’is Contemplate Integration | Christopher Buck | Jun 17, 2015. (Part 27 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 2015 Page 83 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 98. 2015 Breaking Bread between Black & White in the Jim Crow Era | Christopher Buck | Jun 15, 2015. (Part 26 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 97. 2015 Music and Inner Harmony | Christopher Buck | Jun 7, 2015. 96. 2015 Identifying Figurative Language to Interpret Prophecies | Christopher Buck | Jun 4, 2015. (Part 6 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 95. 2015 4 Steps for Understanding the Mysteries of Prophecy | Christopher Buck | May 29, 2015. (Part 5 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 94. 2015 Progressive Revelation: Historical and Contemporary | Christopher Buck | May 21, 2015. 93. 2015 True Prophets, the Early Years of Faith and Ebionite Christianity | Christopher Buck | May 18, 2015. (Part 1 in Series: “The Baha’i Faith and Early Christianity.”) 92. 2015 God & Apple Pie–A New Look at American Religions | Christopher Buck | May 12, 2015. 91. 2015 How the World’s Newest Religion Began | Christopher Buck | May 6, 2015. (Part 2 in Series: “Looking Into Paradise.”) 90. 2015 Celebrating the Twelve-Day Festival of Ridvan | Christopher Buck | May 2, 2015. (Part 1 in Series: “Looking Into Paradise.”) 89. 2015 Open Letter about Race to Starbucks and USA Today | Christopher Buck | Apr 11, 2015. (Part 25 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 88. 2015 Salvation: For One and All | Christopher Buck | Apr 7, 2015. (Part 24 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 87. 2015 When Do Prophets Know Their Destiny? | Christopher Buck | Apr 6, 2015. 86. 2015 Using History to Make History | Christopher Buck | Mar 30, 2015. (Part 5 in Series: “How to Connect with Your Local Baha’i Community.”) 85. 2015 Little Angels Need Heavenly Teachings | Christopher Buck | Mar 29, 2015. (Part 4 in Series: “How to Connect with Your Local Baha’i Community.”) 84. 2015 The Power & the Great Power Bring Peace | Christopher Buck | Mar 25, 2015. (Part 18 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 83. 2015 The Joy of Promoting Happiness—Without Proselytizing | Christopher Buck | Mar 24, 2015. (Part 3 in Series: “How to Connect with Your Local Baha’i Community.”) 82. 2015 Circle the World with Study Circles | Christopher Buck | Mar 23, 2015. (Part 2 in Series: “How to Connect with Your Local Baha’i Community.”) 81. 2015 Improving Your Neighborhood | Christopher Buck | Mar 22, 2015. (Part 1 in Series: “How to Connect with Your Local Baha’i Community.”) 80. 2015 The Life and Death of Satan | Christopher Buck | Mar 8, 2015. 79. 2015 Want Peace? Teach the Children First | Christopher Buck | Mar 6, 2015. (Part 17 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 78. 2015 White Buffalo Maiden: Sacred Rites, Dances, Songs, Values | Christopher Buck & Kevin Locke | Mar 5, 2015. (Part 16 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 77. 2014 The Grace of God is One | Christopher Buck | Nov 28, 2014. (Part 2 in Series: “Monotheistic Religions in a Nutshell.”) 76. 2014 Do You Believe in One God? | Christopher Buck | Nov 23, 2014. (Part 1 in Series: “Monotheistic Religions in a Nutshell.”) 75. 2014 The Harmonic Power of Science and Religion | Christopher Buck | Nov 5, 2014. 74. 2014 “King among Men”: Meet The Slave Baha’u’llah Freed | Christopher Buck | Nov 3, 2014. (Part 23 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 2014 Page 84 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 73. 2014 How Can I Learn More about the Baha’i Faith? | Christopher Buck | Oct 30, 2014. 72. 2014 Defending Islam from the Islamic State | Christopher Buck | Oct 16, 2014. 71. 2014 Sing the Ballad of Alain Locke±Burying the Black Plato | Christopher Buck | Oct 10, 2014. (Part 22 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 70. 2014 Laying a Great Man to Rest—the Final Interment of Alain Locke | Christopher Buck | Oct 7, 2014. (Part 21 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 69. 2014 God Has Sent Messengers to All People | Christopher Buck & Paula Bidwell | Oct 2, 2014. (Part 15 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 68. 2014 The Prophet, the Abolitionist, the Liberator | Christopher Buck | Sep 28, 2014. (Part 20 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 67. 2014 Liberating Every Slave | Christopher Buck | Sep 24, 2014. (Part 19 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 66. 2014 The Slave’s Prayer of Freedom | Christopher Buck | Sep 22, 2014. (Part 18 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 65. 2014 In Spiritual Matters, Handsome is as Handsome Does | Christopher Buck | Sep 15, 2014. (Part 14 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 64. 2014 Deganawida Converts Hiawatha: From Cannibalism to Compassion | Christopher Buck | Sep 13, 2014. (Part 13 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 63. 2014 The Reality of the Perfections of Christ | Christopher Buck | Sep 4, 2014. (Part 4 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 62. 2014 The Prophets: Each One Identical with the Other | Christopher Buck | Sep 1, 2014. (Part 3 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 61. 2014 Christ’s Return: What will His Name Not Be? | Christopher Buck | Aug 28, 2014. (Part 2 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 60. 2014 Manifest Destiny and Native American Religion | Christopher Buck & Paula Bidwell | Aug 20, 2014. (Part 12 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 59. 2014 Native Messengers of God: One Native Baha’i’s Perspective | Christopher Buck & Paula Bidwell | Aug 18, 2014. (Part 11 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 58. 2014 Native Messengers of God: Another Baha’i Perspective | Christopher Buck (with Baha’i scholar, Dr. Necati Alkan) | Aug 5, 2014. (Part 10 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 57. 2014 Native Messengers of God: One Baha’i Perspective | Christopher Buck | Jul 30, 2014. (Part 9 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 56. 2014 Black Plato on World Citizenship | Christopher Buck | Jul 25, 2014. (Part 17 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 55. 2014 Religion and That Mystic Feeling | Christopher Buck | Jul 24, 2014. (Part 3 in Series: “50 Baha'i Principles of Unity.”) 54. 2014 God, the Divine Feminine and the Maid of Heaven | Christopher Buck | Jul 11, 2014. (Part 2 in Series: “God and Gender.”) 53. 2014 God and Gender | Christopher Buck | Jul 9, 2014. (Part 1 in Series: “God and Gender.”) 52. 2014 Baha’i Prayer: With a Little Help from My Friends | Christopher Buck | Jul 1, 2014. (Part 2 in Series: “How Baha'i Prayer Works.”) 51. 2014 How Baha’i Prayer Works | Christopher Buck | Jun 20, 2014. (Part 1 in Series: “How Baha'i Prayer Works.”) 50. 2014 50 Baha’i Principles of Unity: From Individual to International Relations | Christopher Buck | Jun 10, 2014. (Part 2 in Series: “50 Baha'i Principles of Unity.”) 49. 2014 “Cartoon Man” Comes Back: A Simple Act of Trustworthiness | Christopher Buck | Jun 6, 2014. Page 85 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 48. 2014 Black Plato’s Advice to Black Graduates | Christopher Buck | May 27, 2014. (Part 16 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 47. 2014 Black Plato and the Harlem Renaissance | Christopher Buck | May 25, 2014. (Part 15 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 46. 2014 What Will They Say When You Die? | Christopher Buck | May 23, 2014. 45. 2014 First Baha’i Race Relations Event | Christopher Buck | May 21, 2014. (Part 14 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 44. 2014 Poet Laureate Robert Hayden’s Poem on America | Christopher Buck | May 16, 2014. (Part 13 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 43. 2014 America’s Bicentennial Poem | Christopher Buck | May 12, 2014. (Part 12 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 42. 2014 Honoring Your Departed Mother and Father | Christopher Buck | May 11, 2014. 41. 2014 Iroquois Confederacy (Six Nations) & World Federation (All Nations) | Christopher Buck | May 2, 2014. (Part 8 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 40. 2014 The Baha’i Calendar: Transforming Time | Christopher Buck | May 2, 2014. (Part 1 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) 39. 2014 Equality (& Superiority) of Women | Christopher Buck | Apr 30, 2014. 38. 2014 Two Great Peacemakers: Deganawida & Baha’u’llah | Christopher Buck | Apr 25, 2014. (Part 7 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 37. 2014 The Great Law of Peace | Christopher Buck | Apr 23, 2014. (Part 6 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 36. 2014 Princeton University: “Fifty Baha’i Principles of Unity” | Christopher Buck | Apr 8, 2014. (Part 1 in Series: “50 Baha'i Principles of Unity.”) 35. 2014 Comparing the Teachings of Two Peacemakers | Christopher Buck | Apr 2, 2014. (Part 5 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 34. 2014 The First Baha’i College | Christopher Buck | Mar 30, 2014. (Part 11 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 33. 2014 The Return of Viracocha, the Prophet of the Incas | Christopher Buck | Mar 28, 2014. (Part 4 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 32. 2014 The Baha’i Prayer that Freed the Slaves | Christopher Buck | Mar 25, 2014. (Part 10 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 31. 2014 The Return of White Buffalo Calf Woman | Christopher Buck | Mar 22, 2014. (Part 3 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 30. 2014 Quetzalcoatl, the “Plumed Serpent” | Christopher Buck | Mar 18, 2014. (Part 2 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 29. 2014 Jesus said: “Become passers-by.” | Christopher Buck | Mar 11, 2014. 28. 2014 Native American Messengers of God | Christopher Buck | Mar 7, 2014. (Part 1 in Series: “Indigenous Messengers of God.”) 27. 2014 The “Lincoln of the Spirit” and the “Black Plato” | Christopher Buck | Feb 21, 2014. (Part 9 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 26. 2014 The Shining Light of Black Spirit | Christopher Buck | Feb 12, 2014. (Part 8 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 25. 2014 Robert Turner, Slave by Birth, Freed by Lincoln, Enlightened by Faith | Christopher Buck | Feb 11, 2014. (Part 7 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 24. 2014 Devil in the Details; Angel in the Patterns | Christopher Buck | Feb 9, 2014. (Part 6 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) Page 86 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 23. 2014 The New Baha’i Teachings – Religion Revitalized | Christopher Buck | Jan 30, 2014. 22. 2014 Interracial Emancipation: Freedom from Racism | Christopher Buck | Jan 25, 2014. (Part 5 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 21. 2014 The Races – Robed in Black or White | Christopher Buck | Jan 21, 2014. (Part 4 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 20. 2014 A Slave Educates a Prophet | Christopher Buck | Jan 16, 2014. (Part 3 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 19. 2014 Baha’u’llah Frees the Slaves | Christopher Buck | Jan 13, 2014. (Part 2 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 18. 2014 The Universal Emancipation Proclamation | Christopher Buck | Jan 12, 2014. (Part 1 in Series: “The Universal Emancipation Proclamation.”) 17. 2014 Sports Equity: Competing for Gender Equality | Christopher Buck | Jan 10, 2014. 16. 2014 Truth Unifies, Lies Divide | Christopher Buck | Jan 3, 2014. 15. 2013 The Baha’i Gospel of Unity | Christopher Buck | Nov 27, 2013. 14. 2013 Narrowing Your Search – Part 2 | Christopher Buck | Nov 4, 2013. (Part 2 in Series: “The Spiritual Search.”) 13. 2013 Narrowing Your Search – Part 1 | Christopher Buck | Nov 3, 2013. (Part 1 in Series: “The Spiritual Search.”) 12. 2013 New Teachings on Christ | Christopher Buck | Nov 1, 2013. 11. 2013 A Way to Make Tomorrow Better | Christopher Buck | Oct 20, 2013. 10. 2013 A Way to Make Today Better | Christopher Buck | Oct 19, 2013. 9. 2013 Perfecting Your Work | Christopher Buck | Oct 13, 2013. (Part 7 in Series: “Baha’i Quotes That Changed My Life.”) (Features present writer’s poem, “Lunula (fingernail tale).”) 8. 2013 Unsealing the “Seal of the Prophets” | Christopher Buck | Oct 1, 2013. (Part 1 in Series: “Figuring Out Prophecy.”) 7. 2013 Kind Words Mean More | Christopher Buck | Sep 23, 2013. (Part 6 in Series: “Baha’i Quotes That Changed My Life.”) 6. 2013 Satan’s Epitaph | Christopher Buck | Sep 15, 2013. (Part 5 in Series: “Baha’i Quotes That Changed My Life.”) 5. 2013 Our Eyes Mirror the Animals | Christopher Buck | Sep 7, 2013. 4. 2013 Awakening Empathy for Every Living Thing | Christopher Buck | Sep 3, 2013. 3. 2013 A Mouse in My Spiritual House | Christopher Buck | Aug 30, 2013. 2. 2013 Animals’ Eyes Are the Mirrors of Our Souls | Christopher Buck | Aug 20, 2013. 1. 2013 From Frightened to Enlightened | Christopher Buck | Aug 6, 2013. (Part 2 in Series: “Baha’i Quotes That Changed My Life.”) 2013 Page 87 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 2017–2024: Articles Translated into Spanish (Translated by Oriana Vento since May, 2018) As of August 29, 2024, 53 articles have been translated into Spanish (49 articles translated by Oriana Vento), as follows: 53. 2024 ¿Por qué acusaron a Moisés de asesinato? (“Why Did People Accuse Moses of Murder?”) | Christopher Buck | “Mar 18, 2023” [Published online, Ago 29, 2024]. 52. 2024 Profecías específicas de Bahá’u’lláh que pronto se hicieron realidad (“Baha’u’llah’s Specific Prophecies — Which Soon Came True”) | Christopher Buck | Jun 12, 2024. (Parte 9 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 51. 2024 Por qué un segundo idioma mundial debe ser una prioridad (“Why a Global Second Language Should Be Our First Priority”) | Christopher Buck | Feb 27, 2024. (Parte 8 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 50. 2024 ¿Cómo podemos espiritualizar la economía? (“How Can We Spiritualize Economics?”) | Christopher Buck | Ene 5, 2024. (Parte 7 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 49. 2023 Armonía entre ciencia y religión: Principio y profecía (“The Harmony of Religion and Science: Both Principle and Prophecy”) | Christopher Buck | Sep 18, 2023. (Parte 6 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 48. 2023 Igualdad de la mujer: el principio y la profecía bahá’ís (“Women’s Equality: Baha’i Principle and Prophecy”) | Christopher Buck | Jun 20, 2023. (Parte 5 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 47. 2023 Los principios de Bahá’u’lláh como profecías (“Baha’u’llah’s Principles As Prophecies”) | Christopher Buck | Mar 28, 2023. (Parte 4 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 46. 2022 ¿Adán fue el primer profeta? (“Was Adam the First Prophet?”) | Christopher Buck | Dic 24, 2022. 45. 2022 El profeta Adán y el pecado original (“The Prophet Adam and Original Sin”) | Christopher Buck | Dic 17, 2022. 44. 2022 Cuando un mensajero divino proclama un nuevo mensaje (“When a Holy Messenger Proclaims a New Message”) | Christopher Buck | Oct 19, 2022. 43. 2022 Explorando las múltiples formas en que los profetas nos hablan (“Exploring the Multiple Ways the Prophets Speak to Us”) | Christopher Buck | Oct 11, 2022. 42. 2022 Fallece la leyenda lakota Kevin Locke (“The Passing of Lakota Legend Kevin Locke”) | David Langness, Christopher Buck | Oct 8, 2022. 41. 2022 William Sears y el Evangelio del Hombre Rojo (“William Sears and The Gospel of the Redman”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Sep 9, 2022. (Parte 3 in Series: Mensajeros de Dios nativos americanos.) 40. 2022 ¿Dios está presente? Un mes de preguntas, un año de respuesta (“Is God Present? A Month of Questions, A Year of Answers”) | Christopher Buck | Sep 7, 2022. (Parte 4 in Series: Tiempo de transformación: Convirtiendo las perfecciones divinas en acciones divinas.) 39. 2022 ¿La naturaleza tiene un propósito espiritual? (“Does Nature Itself Have a Spiritual Purpose?”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Ago 14, 2022. 38. 2022 Cuando Patricia Locke abrazó la fe bahá’í (“When Patricia Locke Embraced the Baha’i Faith”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Ago 7, 2022. 37. 2022 Los «nueve modos» de revelación de Bahá’u’lláh: Un océano insondable (“Baha’u’llah’s “Nine Modes” of Revelation: A Fathomless Ocean”) | Christopher Buck | Jul 19, 2022. 36. 2022 Fomentando el reconocimiento de la tierra indígena y espiritual (“Encouraging Indigenous Land and Spiritual Acknowledgements”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Jun 2, 2022. 35. 2022 El simbolismo del maíz como semilla de fe (“The Symbolism of Corn as the Seed of Faith”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | May 14, 2022. 34. 2022 Los nueve modos de discurso de Bahá’u’lláh: incluyendo las profecías (“Baha’u’llah’s Nine Modes of Discourse – Including Prophecies”) | Christopher Buck | Abr 23, 2022. Page 88 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 33. 2022 «Tiempos lejanos»: Cómo entender los cuentos indígenas de animales parlantes (““Distant Time:” Understanding Indigenous Talking Animal Tales”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Mar 13, 2022. 32. 2022 La búsqueda de la verdad: encontrando a Marumda (“The Search for Truth: Finding Marumda”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Mar 11, 2022. 31. 2022 Kuksu y Marumda: ¿qué define a un mensajero divino indígena? (“Kuksu and Marumda: What Defines an Indigenous Holy Messenger?”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Feb 16, 2022. 30. 2022 Quetzalcóatl y la verdad espiritual indígena (“Quetzalcoatl and Indigenous Spiritual Truth”) | Christopher Buck | Feb 11, 2022. 29. 2022 Espiritualidad de los pueblos indígenas: Papúa Nueva Guinea (“Indigenous Spirituality: Papua New Guinea”) | Craig Alan Volker, Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Jan 28, 2022. 28. 2022 La doble creencia de Patricia Locke en la Mujer Búfalo Blanco y en Bahá’u’lláh (“Patricia Locke’s Dual Belief in White Buffalo Calf Woman and Baha’u’llah”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Jan 18, 2022. 27. 2021 Una luminaria de conocimiento para cada pueblo (“A Luminary of Knowledge for Every Land”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Dic 28, 2021. 26. 2021 Patricia Locke: las manifestaciones de Dios de los nativos americanos (“Patricia Locke on Native American Manifestations of God”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Dic 26, 2021. 25. 2021 Al interpretar las profecías, añadamos la palabra «espiritual» (“To Interpret Prophecies, Add the Word “Spiritual””) | Christopher Buck | Dic 10, 2021. 24. 2021 Bochica, el mensajero de Dios indígena de Colombia (“Bochica, Indigenous Messenger of God in Colombia”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Nov 17, 2021. 23. 2021 Tunupa, el Aymara mensajero de Dios del lago Titicaca (“Tunupa, the Aymara Messenger of God from Lake Titicaca”) | Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke | Nov 16, 2021. 22. 2021 Defensores de la unidad: Abdu’l-Bahá y el rabino J. Leonard Levy (“Champions of Unity: Abdu’lBaha and Rabbi J. Leonard Levy”) | Christopher Buck | Ago 29, 2021. 21. 2021 Cómo los sueños demuestran el mundo del más allá (“How Dreams Prove the World Beyond”) | Christopher Buck | Ago 1, 2021. 20. 2021 Después del Sello de los profetas: la presencia profética de Dios (“After the Seal of the Prophets, the Prophetic Presence of God”) | Christopher Buck | Jul 1, 2021. (Parte 3 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 19. 2021 Cómo el libro de la certeza de Bahá’u’lláh emana sabiduría espiritual (“Baha’u’llah’s Book of Certitude: Illuminating Spiritual Wisdom”) | Christopher Buck | Jun 3, 2021. 18. 2020 El destino del fiel sirviente de Bahá’u’lláh, Isfandiyar (“The Fate of Baha’u’llah’s Faithful Servant Isfandiyar”) | Christopher Buck | Nov 30, 2020. 17. 2020 Más sobre Isfandiyar, el ex esclavo que Bahá’u’lláh liberó (“More on Isfandiyar, the Former Slave Baha’u’llah Set Free”) | Christopher Buck | Nov 28, 2020. 16. 2020 Profundizando en la Epístola de Bahá’u’lláh al Hijo del Lobo (“Delving into Baha’u’llah’s Epistle to the Son of the Wolf”) | Christopher Buck | Nov 1, 2020. 15. 2020 El regreso de Krishna: ¿cuál de ellos? (“The Return of Krishna: Which One?”) | Christopher Buck | Ago 2, 2020. 14. 2020 Las profecías zoroastrianas y la Fe bahá’í (“Zoroastrian Prophecies and the Baha’i Faith”) | Christopher Buck | Ene 23, 2020. 13. 2019 Cómo el mundo del más allá influye en este mundo (“How the World Beyond Influences this World”) | Christopher Buck | Dic 9, 2019. 12. 2019 ¿Cómo progresamos en el mundo más allá? (“How We Make Progress In the World Beyond”) | Christopher Buck | Nov 29, 2019. Page 89 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 11. 2019 Cómo las leyes del Bab afectan la vida bahá’í moderna (“How the Bab’s Laws Affect Modern Baha’i Life”) | Christopher Buck | Oct 23, 2019. 10. 2019 La influencia del Bab en la vida bahá’í actual (“The Influence of the Bab’s Teachings on Baha’i Belief”) | Christopher Buck | Oct 7, 2019. 9. 2019 Sir Isaac Newton y Bahá’u’lláh: armonía de la ciencia y la religión (“Sir Isaac Newton & Baha’u’llah: a Harmony of Science and Religion”) | Christopher Buck | Feb 26, 2019. 8. 2018 ¿Cumplió Bahá’u’lláh las profecías de Jesús? (“Did Baha’u’llah Fulfill the Prophecies of Jesus?”) | Christopher Buck | Nov 15, 2018. (Parte 2 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 7. 2018 El «regreso» de Cristo: ¿qué significa? (“The “Return” of Christ: What Does it Mean?”) | Christopher Buck | Jul 20, 2018. (Parte 1 in Series: “Descifrando las profecías.”) 6. 2018 Dios hace preguntas: nosotros también deberíamos (“God Asks Questions: We Should, Too”) | Christopher Buck | Jul 9, 2018. (Parte 3 in Series: Tiempo de transformación: Convirtiendo las perfecciones divinas en acciones divinas.) 5. 2018 La ciencia y la religión son complementarias (“Science and Religion Are Complementary”) | Christopher Buck | May 24, 2018. 4. 2017 Cada viernes es el «día de la independencia» (“Every Friday is ‘Independence’ Day”) | Christopher Buck | Jul 18, 2017. (Parte 2 in Series: Tiempo de transformación: Convirtiendo las perfecciones divinas en acciones divinas.) 3. 2017 Cómo ser verdaderamente afectivos (“How to Be Truly Affectionate”) | Christopher Buck | Jul 8, 2017. (Parte 1 in Series: Tiempo de transformación: Convirtiendo las perfecciones divinas en acciones divinas.) 2. 2017 Dios ha enviado mensajeros a todos los pueblos (“God Has Sent Messengers to All People”) | Christopher Buck and Paula Bidwell | Abr 18, 2017. (Parte 2 in Series: Mensajeros de Dios nativos americanos.) 1. 2017 ¿Dios ha enviado Profetas a todas las culturas? (“Has God Sent Prophets to Every Culture?”) | Christopher Buck | Abr 15, 2017. (Parte 1 in Series: Mensajeros de Dios nativos americanos.) 2015–2021: Articles Translated into Portuguese (Translated by Marco Oliveira) As of March 19, 2021, 27 articles translated into Portuguese (by Marco Oliveira) as follows: 27. 2021 Explicar o Festival de Naw-Rúz (“The Baha’i Festival of Naw-Ruz, Explained”) | Christopher Buck | 19 Mar 2021. 26. 2020 Um livro sobre a Epístola da Paciência (“New Teachings on the Virtue of Patience”) | Christopher Buck and Foad Seddigh | 9 May 2020. 25. 2020 Perguntas: um Mês Bahá’í e um Atributo Divino (“The Baha’i Month, and Godly Attribute, of Questions”) | Christopher Buck | 2 May 2020. 24. 2020 Deus, o Feminino Divino e a Virgem Celestial (“God, the Divine Feminine and the Maid of Heaven”) | Christopher Buck | 22 Feb 2020. 23. 2020 Deus e o Género (“God and Gender”) | Christopher Buck | 15 Feb 2020. 22. 2019 Como as Leis do Báb afectam a actual vida Bahá’í (“How the Bab’s Laws Affect Modern Baha’i Life”) | Christopher Buck | 2 Nov 2019. 21. 2019 A influência dos ensinamentos do Bab na Fé Bahá’í (“The Influence of the Bab’s Teachings on Baha’i Belief”) | Christopher Buck | 26 Oct 2019. 20. 2019 Como o novo Calendário do Bab transforma o tempo (“How the Bab’s New Calendar Transforms Time”) | Christopher Buck | 19 Oct 2019. 19. 2019 A Influência do Báb nas Devoções Bahá’ís (“The Bab’s Influence on Baha’i Devotions”) | Christopher Buck | 12 Oct 2019. Page 90 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 18. 2019 A influência do Báb na Vida Bahá’í de hoje (“The Bab’s Influence on Baha’i Life Today”) | Christopher Buck | 5 Oct 2019. 17. 2019 Isaac Newton e Bahá’u’lláh: a harmonia entre ciência e religião (“Sir Isaac Newton & Baha’u’llah: a Harmony of Science and Religion”) | Christopher Buck | 21 Sep 2019. 16. 2019 Ressurreição dos Mortos: Entre a Fé e a Razão (“Reason and the Resurrection: Can Faith Stand the Test of Science?”) | Christopher Buck | 4 May 2019. 15. 2019 O Problema dos Milagres (“The Problem with Miracles”) | Christopher Buck | 23 Feb 2019. 14. 2019 A Epistola Mais Sagrada–a Epístola aos Cristãos (“Baha’u’llah’s Most Holy Tablet—to the Christians”) | Christopher Buck | 16 Feb 2019. 13. 2019 Bahá’u’lláh responde a um Cristão–e a todos os Cristãos (“Baha’u’llah Replies to the First Christian Baha’i–and to All Christians”) | Christopher Buck | 2 Feb 2019. 12. 2019 A carta de um Cristão para Bahá’u’lláh (“The First Christian Baha’i, and His Letter to Baha’u’llah”) | Christopher Buck | 19 Jan 2019. 11. 2019 Bahá’u’lláh recebe o primeiro Cristão (“Baha’u’llah’s Welcome to the First Christian Baha’i”) | Christopher Buck & Joshua Hall | 12 Jan 2019. 10. 2019 O primeiro Cristão a tornar-se Bahá’í (“The First Christian to Become a Baha’i”) | Christopher Buck | 5 Jan 2019. 9. 2018 Deus faz perguntas; nós também devemos fazer (“God Asks Questions: We Should, Too”) | Christopher Buck | 15 Jul 2018. 8. 2017 Maomé: o Último Profeta? (“Muhammad: the Last Prophet?”) | Christopher Buck | 25 Nov 2017. 7. 2017 O Selo dos Profetas: o encontro com Deus no Último Dia (“The Seal of the Prophets: Meeting God on the Last Day”) | Christopher Buck | 18 Nov 2017. 6. 2017 Venerar Cristo e Bahá’u’lláh como Coração e Alma (“Revering Christ and Baha’u’llah as Heart and Soul”) | Christopher Buck | 11 Nov 2017. 5. 2017 Identificar a Linguagem Figurada para interpretar as Profecias (“Identifying Figurative Language to Interpret Prophecies”) | Christopher Buck | 4 Nov 2017. 4. 2017 4 Passos para entender os Mistérios da Profecia (“4 Steps for Understanding the Mysteries of Prophecy”) | Christopher Buck | 28 Oct 2017. 3. 2017 O Epitáfio de Satanás (“Satan’s Epitaph”) | Christopher Buck | 30 Sep 2017. 2. 2015 A graça de Deus é uma só (“The Grace of God is One”) | Christopher Buck | 1 Aug 2015. 1. 2015 Quem acredita no Deus único? (“Do You Believe in One God?”) | Christopher Buck | 25 Jul 2015. 2024: Articles Translated into Persian (Farsi) As of June 9, 2022, 1 article translated into Persian (Farsi) as follows: 1. 2024 Persian (Farsi) translation (2017) of the following article: Understanding Names and Attributes as Energies | Christopher Buck | May 8, 2016. (Part 15 in Series: Transforming Time: Turning Godly Perfections Into Goodly Actions.”) (Uploaded to Academia.edu on June 9, 2024.) Page 91 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile BLOGS, MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 15. 2022 “A ‘Science of Religion’ Approach to ‘Figuring Out Prophecy’.” Bahá’í Faith in Clearwater Florida (January 17, 2022). 14. 1997 “Baha’i and Jesus.” In Buck, et al.: “Easter Sunday: As others see him: Jesus asks all people ‘Who do people say that I am?’ Here are replies from several non-Christians.” The Ottawa Citizen (March 30, 1997, Sunday, Final Edition) “The Citizen’s Weekly,” Page M7 (p. 33). https:// www.newspapers.com/image/465252830/?clipping_id=141348980. (Invited submission, per religion editor’s request.) 13. 1989 “Learning from one another” (Letter to the Editor). Surrey Leader (Sunday, February 5, 1989), Page 7. 12. 1986 “The Fourth Candle: The Unity of Religion and Interfaith Dialogue.” Dialogue Magazine 1.2 (May 1986): 9–11. [Invited article.] 11. 1982 “Some Important Documents for the History And Doctrines of Ebionite Christianity. KP and AJ passages are taken from The Clementina, in Vol. 8 of the Ante-Nicene Fathers (Eerdmans, 1981 reprint). Compiled by Christopher Buck and word-processed by Carol Lenhard, December 1982, Bellingham, WA.” 10. 1979 “A Forum: Concerning Saint Paul.” World Order 13.4 (Summer 1979): 7–9. 9. 1976 “Tin.” Klipsun 6.4 (April 1976): 12–13. Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University). Short story. Issue won Mark of Excellence Award by Society of Professional Journalists, Seattle WA, as Region 10 winner in the student magazine category. Republished: Part 1: “A Mouse in My Spiritual House.” BahaiTeachings.org (August 30, 2013); Part 2: “Awakening Empathy for Every Living Thing.” Bahai-Teachings.org (September 3, 2013). 8. 1975 “Sorts of Sorcery” Klipsun 6.1 (Nov. 1975): 10–11. Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University). Interview with Thomas Ernest Cicchitti, Jr. (d. 2017), a Bahá’í and former practitioner of magick. 7. 1972 “Probing the Dimensions of a Problem: Drug Use at PLU?” Co-author: [Illegible.] The Mooring Mast 50.11 (Mar. 23, 1973): 14 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast 1972–73, pp. 246–47 of 316.) [Investigative news story.] 6. 1972 “PLU Dismisses Judy Baker.” Co-author: Ray Wheeler. The Mooring Mast 50.11 (Nov. 17, 1972): 14 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast 1972–73, p. 232 of 316.) [News story.] 5. 1972 “Final Statement on Socks.” The Mooring Mast 50.11 (Nov. 17, 1972): 14 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast 1972–73, p. 142 of 316.) [Poem.] 4. 1972 “The Walk.” The Mooring Mast 50.11 (Nov. 17, 1972): 12 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast 1972–73, p. 140 of 316. [Poem.] 3. 1972 “The Pond.” The Mooring Mast 50.8 (Oct. 27, 1972): 2 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast 1972–73, p. 86 of 316. [Poem.] 2. 1972 “Survival.” The Mooring Mast 49.20 (Apr. 7, 1972): 1 (PLU Archives, Mooring Mast 1971–72, p. 253 of 333.) [Poem; cover.] 1. 1972 “While We Watched the Crucifix.” The Mooring Mast 49.18 (Mar. 17, 1972): 1 (Pacific Lutheran University [PLU] Archives, Mooring Mast 1971–72, p. 233 of 333.) [Poem; cover.] UNPUBLISHED PAPERS 1980 2. 1988 “The Christology of Bahá’u’lláh with Special Reference to the First Christian Bahá’í.” (Cited by Juan R.I. Cole, “Behold the Man: Baha’u’llah on the Life of Jesus,” Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LXV, Issue 1 (Spring 1997), pp. 47–71 [see pp. 67, 69], https://doi.org/ 10.1093/jaarel/LXV.1.47. Page 92 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile [See edit and notes enclosed in letter, dated 18 January 1989 to the present writer, by the late Dr. David S. Ruhe, M.D. (1914–2005), former member of the Universal House of Justice (from 1968 to 1993), the international governing council of the Bahá’í Faith.] 1. 1980 “The Mystery of the Sworded Warrior in Hindu Apocalypse: Was Kalki Viṣṇuyaśas Bahá’u’lláh?” (1980). INTERVIEWS 6. 2021 “Bahá’í Faith.” Invited Zoom interview by Rev. Jon Hoin (United Methodist Pastor in Columbia, SC) for “Logos(ish)” podcast. (Sunday, July 18, 2021.) (Podcast yet to be edited and posted online.) 5. 2018 “Author Interview,” with Christopher Buck, author of God & Apple Pie (2015) by Troy Mikanovich, Assistant Editor, and Christopher Buck. Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. (Published online: September 14, 2018.) 4. 2014 “Christopher Buck.” A Bahá’í Perspective. Radio Show & Podcast. Hosted by Warren OdessGillett. December 14, 2014. (Podcast length: 59:00.) 3. 1998 Valerie Wells, “Desert of the Soul: Bahá’ís, who preach peace and brotherhood for all of humankind, still face relentless persecution in the land where their gentle faith was born.” Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois: Saturday, November 14, 1998), Page D1 (p. 29) and D4 (p. 32). (Interview with Nahzy Abadi Buck, Christopher Buck, et al.) https://www.newspapers.com/ image/77422474/, and https://www.newspapers.com/image/77422477/. 2. 1997 “Baha’i and Jesus.” In Buck, et al.: “Easter Sunday: As others see him: Jesus asks all people ‘Who do people say that I am?’ Here are replies from several non-Christians.” The Ottawa Citizen (March 30, 1997, Sunday, Final Edition) “The Citizen’s Weekly,” Page M7 (p. 33). https:// www.newspapers.com/image/465252830/?clipping_id=141348980. (Invited submission, per religion editor’s request.) 1. 1989 Douglas Todd (Sun Religion Reporter), “Baha’i Believers Persecuted in Iran.” The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Saturday, 17 June 1989), Page E13 (p. 71). https:// www.newspapers.com/image/495382816/. (Interview with Nahzy Abadi Buck and Christopher Buck.) See also: Nancy Knickerbocker, “Baha’is gathering here to honor their martyrs.” The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Friday, July 3, 1987), Page B4 (p. 9). https:// www.newspapers.com/image/495420272/. (Interview with Nahzy Abadi Buck.) Page 93 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile PRESENTATIONS 2024 “Kevin Locke and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablet to Amír Khán.” 48th Annual Conference, Association for Bahá’í Studies (ABS), Atlanta, Georgia (August 2–4, 2024). Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PowerPoint presentation (315 slides) available online. 2023 “Christ’s “Quickening Power” and Bahá’u’lláh’s “Quickeners of Mankind”: Comparing Syriac Christian and Bahá’í Paradigms of Salvation, with Special Reference to Theōsis.” Invited Zoom presentation for “Bahá’í Explorations” program (# 108) hosted by the Clearwater Bahá’í Community in Florida. Zoom video online. PowerPoint presentation (53 slides) available online. (Sunday, December 10, 2023.) 2023 “Four Steps for Figuring Out Prophecy.” Invited Zoom presentation for “Bahá’í Explorations” program hosted by the Clearwater Bahá’í Community in Florida. Zoom video online. PowerPoint presentation (81 slides) available online. (Sunday, February 5, 2023.) 2022 “Indigenous Messengers of God: In honor of Kevin Locke (1954–2022).” Presented by Dr. Christopher Buck; followed by Dr. Littlebrave Beaston (on behalf of the Patricia Locke Foundation); and Mr. Dennis Stafford, “Keeping Kevin Locke’s Legacy Alive.” Bahá’í Chronicles, Special Guest Speakers Series. Zoom video online. PowerPoint presentation (232 slides) available online. (Sunday, December 18, 2022.) 2022 “‘And universal peace—in what Book is this written?’: How and Why ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Identified “New” and Distinctive Bahá’í Principles.” Bahá’í Chronicles, Special Guest Speakers Series. Zoom video online. PowerPoint presentation (95 slides) available online. (Sunday, September 18, 2022.) 2022 “Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá’í Writings.” Invited Zoom presentation (“Lecture 6”) for the “8th Annual Raymond Flournoy Course on Islam and the Bahá’í Faith.” Organized and hosted by Todd Lawson, Ph.D. (Emeritus Professor of Islamic Thought, University of Toronto) on behalf of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Montréal. PowerPoint presentation (116 slides) available online. (Saturday, August 27, 2022.) Link and passcode to Zoom video: https://utoronto.zoom.us/rec/share/ ifSVkbXiNZH6sOUHX3q7pyD3jBL6wCNhKIUhmJPu7h7N6jknfj2jp6Qsx2UCdv9X._43p2B6DZeA936lr. Passcode: HZ$FFU0ej$. 2022 “‘Seal of the Prophets’ (Q. 33:40) & ‘Divine Presence’ (Q. 33:44): Why These Two Key Verses Should Be Read Together.” Invited Zoom presentation for “Bahá’í Explorations” program hosted by the Clearwater Bahá’í Community in Florida. PowerPoint presentation (40 slides) available online. (Sunday, June 26, 2022.) 2021 “‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Life and Legacy: Key Facts.” The Centenary of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (1921– 2021). Winchester Thurston Upper School, Pittsburgh. The key principles of Bahá’u’lláh that ‘Abdu’lBahá 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. Bahá’u’lláh’s “Special” Teachings, according to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Nov. 15, 1912/Dec. 2, 1912, New York) include: (1) Search for Truth; (2) See Humankind as One; (3) See Religion as One; (4) Religions Should Unify; (5) Religion Respects Science; (6) Women and Men Are Equal; (7) Abolish Every Prejudice; (8) Promote World Peace; (9) Provide Education for All; (10) Economic Problems Require Spiritual Solutions; (11) The Universal House of Justice is Unique; (12) The Special Bahá’í “Covenant” Protects Bahá’í Unity; (13) Adopt a Universal Auxiliary Language; (14) Work is Worship; (15) The Bahá’í Faith Offers Other “New Principles.” PowerPoint presentation online. (Saturday, December 11, 2021.) 2021 “The Great Spirit Speaks: Voices of the Wise Ones.” Presented by Christopher Buck and Kevin Locke. Invited Zoom presentation for “Bahá’í Explorations” (#90) hosted by the Clearwater Bahá’í Community in Florida. Zoom video and PowerPoint presentation and short biography of Kevin Locke, and short biography of Christopher Buck, online. (Sunday, November 28, 2021.) • See also: • “Overview of the Spiritual Heritage of this Half of the Planet, a Bahá’í Perspective – Kevin Locke,” Bahá’í Faith Modern Perspectives (June 21, 2020). Beginning at 4:17 in his talk, Kevin Locke introduces the first version of our collaborative PowerPoint presentation (April 14, 2020), and then introduces the “Tablet to Amír Khán” (beginning at 13:08). Page 94 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile • 2021 CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile “Divine Teachers of the Americas with Kevin Locke,” Green Acre Bahá’í School (Nov. 1, 2021). Beginning at 9:18 in his talk, Kevin Locke introduces the next version of our collaborative PowerPoint presentation (August 22, 2021), and then introduces the “Tablet to Amír Khán” (beginning at 24:20). “Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Centered on Spiritual Reality.” Online presentation by the Patricia Locke Foundation to the 2021 Parliament of the World’s Religions on Sunday, October 17, 2021 (10:00–10:45 a.m. EST). Pre-recorded video entitled, “Encouraging Grassroots Indigenous Land & Spiritual Acknowledgements” (44:12). After final editing, this video was posted online on December 15, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63Xt7ycWFk. (See also Patricia Locke Foundation, “Beautiful Prayer Offered by Kevin Locke,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQojPD_hb4o.) This Patricia Locke Foundation video presentation features six Indigenous Bahá’ís and two nonIndigenous “allies,” in order of their appearances: (1) Ceylan İşgör, Ph.D. (Turkish/Türkiye, nonIndigenous “ally”); (2) Nanabah Kahn Foguth Bulman (Diné Tribe, Navajo Nation, Northern Arizona, now serving as one of the nine elected members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States); (3) Marylou Miller (Tlingit, of the lineage of Chief George Kyan of Ketchikan, Alaska, Eagle Moiety, Brown Bear clan from Tongass Village); (4) Kevin Locke (T'okéya Inážiŋ–“The First to Arise”–Lakota (Hunkpapa band) and Anishinaabe, former member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States); (5) Christopher Buck, Ph.D. (non-Indigenous “ally”); (6) Yuxgitsiy (“Raven”) George Holly, Jr. (Deg Xit’an, now serving as one of the nine elected members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Alaska); (7) Lee Brown, Ph.D. (Cherokee, Wolf Clan); and (8) Jordan Bighorn (Lakota, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux). During the live session, Christopher Buck answered online “Chat” queries posted by participants, in real time. Includes this “Indigenous Land & Spiritual Acknowledgment” as a prayer by Kevin Locke: Grandfather above, we acknowledge the holy ones you have sent upon this land to kindle the sacred fire in the hearts of us—your grandchildren. We are eternally grateful that, in ancient times, you have sent Deganawida, the Peacemaker, White Buffalo Calf Woman, Breath Maker, Sweet Medicine and a myriad others to breathe holiness and beauty upon this Turtle Island and your grandchildren here, and to teach us Your laws and to enable us to draw close to You and especially to love and cherish our relative, Grandmother Earth, and all that dwell upon her. In particular we acknowledge the holy ones You have sent to the spot upon which we stand and the nations and kindreds who have been the custodians of that sacred trust. We ask that You breathe upon and fan the embers of the fire of love and faith in our hearts and minds, that our footsteps may tread Your path and we may restore peace and order upon this blessed land. 2021 “Indigenous Messengers of God.” Presented by Christopher Buck and Kevin Locke. Invited Zoom presentation for “The Baha’i Sunday Devotional program and Seminars” program hosted by Bahá’í community of Manhattan Beach (Los Angeles), CA. PowerPoint presentation online. (Sunday, August 22, 2021.) 2021 “Dynamic Bahá’í Principles—Expressed as Actions.” Invited Zoom presentation for “The Baha’i Sunday Devotional program and Seminars” program hosted by the Bahá’í community of Manhattan Beach (Los Angeles), CA. PowerPoint presentation online. (Sunday, August 15, 2021.) 2021 “Bahá’í Faith.” Invited Zoom interview by Rev. Jon Hoin (United Methodist Pastor in Columbia, SC) for “Logos(ish)” podcast. (Sunday, July 18, 2021.) (Podcast yet to be edited and posted online.) 2021 “Bahá’í Faith: The Basics.” Invited Zoom presentation for “Baha’i Explorations” program hosted by Baha’i community of Clearwater, FL. Zoom video and PowerPoint presentation and short biography online. (Sunday, June 27, 2021.) 2021 “Book Launch—Bahá’í Faith: The Basics.” Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute. (Zoom session streamed live on February 26, 2021.) See PowerPoint (Keynote) presentation. 2020 “Bahá’í Contributions to Interfaith Relations” (“Keynote Speaker,” Webinar). 2020 International eConference on Interreligious Dialogue (Dec. 4–6, 2020. Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR). (December 6, 2020.) Zoom video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpzz8L8RRis. 2020 “A Bahá’í Perspective on Indigenous Messengers of God, Part II.” Presented by Kevin Locke and Christopher Buck. Hosted by Green Acre: A Bahá’í Center of Learning (Eliot, Maine). (Zoom event and live-streaming on YouTube). (Streamed live on April 16, 2020.) See also: Concerning the League, Chief John Arthur Gibson (a resource for private research). Page 95 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 2020 “A Bahá’í Perspective on Indigenous Messengers of God, Part I.” Presented by Kevin Locke and Christopher Buck. Hosted by Green Acre: A Bahá’í Center of Learning (Eliot, Maine). Zoom event (limited to 100 participants, with 100 viewers online for this presentation). (Recorded live on April 2, 2020.) 2017 Presentation: God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America. Carnegie Mellon University, Scaife Hall, Room 208. A Spirituality Development Month event. Sponsored by: CMU Spirituality & Interfaith Initiatives (Division of Student Affairs), CMU Council of Religious Advisors, Bahá’í Community of Pittsburgh. (November 17, 2017.) 2016 Book-signing: God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America. Waterfront Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Pittsburgh, PA. (April 29, 2016.) 2015 “Memorials of the Faithful” weekend (May 23–24, 2015). Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute. Eloi, AZ. • “Pupil of the Eye: An Ennobling Racial Metaphor.” Presented by Christopher Buck and Nahzy Abadi Buck. (May 23, 2015, morning session). • “America’s Bicentennial Poem: Robert Hayden’s ‘American Journal’.” (May 23, 2015, afternoon session). Presented by Christopher Buck. • “Black Plato: Alain Locke and the Bahá’í Faith.” Presented by Christopher Buck and Nahzy Abadi Buck. (May 24, 2015, morning and afternoon sessions.) 2015 “God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America.” The Wilmette Institute’s fourth Web Talk, marking its Twentieth Anniversary. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHsp3P3hlCg. PowerPoint (via Apple’s “Keynote” app): http://wilmetteinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ Buck_2015_Apple_Pie_Web_Talk11.pdf. (May 3, 2015.) 2014 “Christopher Buck.” A Bahá’í Perspective. Radio Show & Podcast. Hosted by Warren Odess-Gillett. December 14, 2014. (Podcast length: 59:00.) 2014 “Fifty Bahá’í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation.” Princeton University. (February 21, 2014.) Video of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38_ElzcX6Wo. Thanks to Emily Goshey, PhD (for setting up this event with Princeton), and to Tahi Hicks and Sahand Keshavarz Rahbar (for posting the video of the presentation). 2012 Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck, Tablet of Glad-Tidings: A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen. Grand Canyon Bahá’í Conference. Phoenix, AZ. (December 24, 2012.) 2012 Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America’s World Role. Grand Canyon Bahá’í Conference. Phoenix, AZ. (December 23, 2012.) 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. (December 22, 2012.) 2012 Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck, Tablet of Glad-Tidings. Desert Rose Bahá’í Institute. Eloy, AZ. (May 26–27, 2012.) 2012 Christopher Buck & Nahzy Abadi Buck, Public Discourse on Race: ‘Abdu’l-Bahā’s Howard University Speech. Louhelen Bahá’í School. Davison, MI. (February 10–12, 2012.) 2011 God and Apple Pie: Ten Religions on America’s Destiny. Invited public lecture for “Spiritual Development Month,” organized by Student Life. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. (November 16, 2011.) 2011 Faith 101: Bahá’í Faith. Invited lecture for “Faith 101” series, organized by Student Life. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. (September 21, 2011.) 2011 Religious Myths and Visions of America: Ten Faith Perspectives on America’s World Role. Green Lake Bahá’í Conference. Green Lake, WI. (August 27, 2011.) 2011 Alain Locke: Pioneer of Multiculturalism and Race Amity. National Race Amity Conference. Wheelock College. Boston, MA. (June 10, 2011.) 2010 Religious Myths and Visions of America: Ten Faith Perspectives on America’s World Role. Green Lake Bahá’í Conference. Green Lake, WI. (August 28, 2010.) Page 96 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile 2007 Never Again: Kevin Gover’s B.I.A. Apology to Native Americans. Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board. Pittsburgh, PA. (November 19, 2007.) 2007 Alain Locke: “Race Amity” and the Bahá’í Faith. Alain Locke Centenary Program. Association of American Rhodes Scholars. Howard University. Washington, DC. (September 24, 2007.) 2007 Alain Locke: Bahá’í Principles and the Salvation of Democracy. Martha Root Memorial Lecture Series. Chautauqua Institution. Lake Chautauqua, NY. (August 12, 2007.) 2006 The Salvation of Democracy: Alain Locke’s Philosophy of Social Evolution. Sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program, Grand Valley State University. Allendale, MI. (September 27, 2006.) 2006 Alain Locke: Race, Religion, and Democracy. Louhelen Bahá’í School. Davison, MI. (April 21–23, 2006.) 2006 Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá’í Pluralist. Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Howard University. Washington, DC. (April 15, 2006.) 2006 Book-signing: Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy. Howard University Bookstore, Howard University. Washington, DC. (April 14, 2006.) 2005 Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá’í Pluralist; and Book-signing: Alain Locke: Faith Philosophy. Michigan State University. Sponsored by the African American and African Studies Program (organized by Prof. Richard W. Thomas). East Lansing, MI. (November 15, 2005.) 2004 First public showing of VHS videotape of historic speech, “Never Again,” by Kevin Gover, Head of Bureau of Indian Affairs (September 8, 2000), obtained (by special request from Christopher Buck) from U.S. Department of the Interior, Telecommunications Service Office (Requisition DI-4-00479, 12-16-2003). Digital video converted from VHS cassette by one of my MSU students. I was the first in the country to do so, as I was later told by Phil Bellfy (White Earth Anishnaabe), Professor Emeritus of American Indian Studies, Michigan State University, who later contacted the Bureau of Indian Affairs himself.) Video shown at Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. (February 9, 2004.) 2003 Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Bahá’ís in Iran. Read in absentia by Andrew Rippin. Islam and Minorities. American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies Conference. University of Victoria, Canada. (May 3, 2003.) 2002 Religious Diversity: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dream of the “World House.” Multicultural Development’s Super Saturday. Racial and Ethnic Student Affairs. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. (January 19, 2002.) 2001 Chair and Commentator: Session 16: Many Ways of Worship: Exploring the Diversity of the African American Religious Experience. Diaspora Paradigms: New Scholarship in Comparative Black History. Comparative Black History Conference 2001. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. (September 23, 2001.) 2000 The Eschatology of Globalization: Bahā’u’llāh’s Multiple-Messiahship Revisited. First International Conference on Modern Religions and Religious Movements. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel. (December 18, 2000.) News story: Bahá’í World News Service, “Bahá’í Chair at Hebrew University hosts conference on modern religions” (January 18, 2001), https://news.bahai.org/story/84/. Photo of present writer speaking during a discussion in one of the conference plenary sessions: https://www.datocms-assets.com/ 6348/1543418239-bwns4665-0.jpg. 2000 A Phenomenology of the Bahá’í Faith using Mnemonic Acronyms: A Test of the DREAMS Paradigm. 2000 Annual Meeting. American Academy of Religion. Nashville, TN. [DREAMS is a mnemonic acronym for the Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethical, Artistic, Mystical, and Social dimensions of religion, representing Buck’s refinement of Ninian Smart’s dimensional model of religions.] (November 18–21, 2000.) 2000 Race Against Time: The Millennium in Black and White. African-American Studies Faculty Candidate Teaching Presentation. University of Illinois. Springfield, IL. (February 28, 2000.) 2000 “A Phenomenology of the Bahá’í Faith using Mnemonic Acronyms: A Test of the DREAMS Paradigm.” Bahá’í Studies Colloquy. 2000 Annual Meeting. American Academy of Religion. Boston, MA. (November 19, 2000.) Page 97 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 1999 Thirty-Three Bahá’í Principles of Unity. Bahá’í Studies Colloquy. 1999 Annual Meeting. American Academy of Religion. Boston, MA. (November 20–23, 1999.) 1999 “Prayer Meeting for Columbine Victims Set.” The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL, May 6, 1999, p. 13): “After the prayer meeting, Dr. Christopher Buck, assistant professor of religion at Millikin University; and Dr. Vibert White, assistant professor of African American Studies at UIS [University of Illinois at Springfield], will lead a discussion on the prospects for world peace.” (Database: NewsBank.) (Springfield Bahá’í Center; May 7, 1999.) 1999 “African American Spirituality and the Bahá’í Faith”: “The program will include presentations by Vibert White, assistant professor of African-American Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield, and Christopher Buck, assistant professor of religion at Millikin University.” (“Bahá’ís to Discuss African American Spirituality,” The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL, Feb. 24, 1999, p. 10). (Database: NewsBank.) (Springfield Bahá’í Center; Feb. 27, 1999). See also: “African-American History Month,” Illinois Times (25 Feb 1999, Thu), Page 26. 1998 Problems with Truth-Claims and Proofs-Texts: The Case of Bahā’u’llāh as Zoroastrian Savior and Hindu Messiah. Bahá’í Studies Colloquy. Annual Meeting. American Academy of Religion. Orlando, FL. (November 21, 1998.) 1995 Symbol Transformation in “Persian” Religions: Bahá’í Faith: Early Syriac Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith as Responses to Late Antiquity and Modernity. The 1995 Texas Bahá’í Studies Conference, Austin, TX. (November 25, 1995, 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.) 1995 Book-signing: Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán (1995). The 1995 Texas Bahá’í Studies Conference, Austin, TX. (November 25, 1995; 4:30–5:30 p.m.) 1995 A Symbolic Profile of the Bahá’í Faith. American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Philadelphia. (November 19, 1995.) [Bahá’í Studies Colloquy, substitute presentation.] 1995 A Symbolic Profile of the Bahá’í Faith. Association for Bahá’í Studies, 19th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. (October 13, 1995.) 1995 Book-signing: Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán (1995). Association for Bahá’í Studies, 19th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. (October 13, 1995.) 1995 Sacralizing the Secular: The Proclamatory Aqdas as a Response to Modernity. Fifth Scripture Studies Colloquium. Theme: The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Institute for Bahá’í Studies. Wilmette, IL. (April 1, 1995.) • “Saturday afternoon closed with Christopher Buck’s ‘Sacralizing the Secular: The Proclamatory Aqdas as a Response to Modernity.’ Mr. Buck noted that the Tablet of Glad-Tidings (Lawh-i-Bishárát) could be viewed as a ‘re-revelation’ of selected laws of the Aqdas for the purpose of proclaiming them to the world. The Tablet was sent to two prominent western scholars, reinforcing the likelihood the Tablet had been revealed for the purpose of proclamation. Mr. Buck noted that the Glad Tidings sacralized— made sacred—many secular values, such as the value of democratic elections in forming governments, while it desacralized—abrogated—some Christian, Islamic, and Babi practices.” 1995 Computing Strategies for Transliterating Syriac. First International Forum on Syriac Computing. Washington, DC. (June 8, 1995.) 1995 Comparing Symbolic Profiles: Dimensional Models of the Bahá’í Faith and Syriac Christianity. The Syriac Symposium II: Syria at the Crossroads: Cultural Interchange in Late Antiquity. Washington, DC. (June 9, 1995.) 1994 Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá’í Universalism. “Anarchy into Order: Understanding Humanity’s Role and Destiny.” 18th Annual Conference. Cambridge, MA. (August 13, 1994.) Received Award for Excellence in Bahá’í Studies (University Category). Association for Bahá’í Studies. Presented by Dr. David S. Ruhe (retired member, Universal House of Justice), August 13, 1994, Ames Courtroom, Harvard Law School. (The American Bahá’í 25.14 (September 27, 1994.) (Conference cited in The Bahá’í World: An International Record (1994–95), Volume 23 (Haifa, Israel: Bahá’í World Centre, 1996), p. 90.) 1993 Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá’í Universalism. Bahá’í Studies Seminar. Read in absentia by Wendi Momen at the Religious Studies Special Interest Group of the ABS-ESE, Newcastleupon-Tyne, UK (June 1993). Page 98 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 1991 The Tablet of Glad-Tidings as a “Proclamatory Aqdas.” Irfan Colloquia, Session 38. Louhelen Bahá’í School, Davison, MI. (October 6–7, 1991.) See Abstract: http://irfancolloquia.org/38/buck_tidings. 1986 A Bahá’í Theology of Pluralism as a Basis for Bahá’í/Christian Dialogue. Bahá’í Studies Seminar: The Bahá’í Faith and Christianity. (Presented in absentia by Todd Lawson.) American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. Georgia. (1986.) 1986 The Seven Proofs: The Foremost Polemical Work of the Báb. “Conference on the Báb and His Writings.” Vancouver, BC. (December 14, 1986.) 1986 Can Faiths Be Friends?: The Case for Transconfessional Affinity. Conference organized by Christopher Buck. University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC. (Spring, 1986.) 1984 A Unique Eschatological Interface: Bahā’u’llāh and Cross-Cultural Messianism. American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. (December 8, 1984.) (See “Recent Conferences,” Middle East Studies Association Bulletin 19.1 (July 1985): 128–146 [136]. JSTOR, http:// www.jstor.org/stable/23057859.) Comparative Studies in Religion. Section A 13. Theme: “The Diffusion of the Baha’i Faith and Its Encounter with Other Religions.” (One of five panelists, 3:45 PM–6:15 PM.) 1984 A Unique Eschatological Interface: Bahā’u’llāh and Cross-Cultural Messianism. Panel Presentation, “Diffusion of the Bahá’í Faith” (Chairman: Robert Ellwood, University of Southern California), Western Regional Conference. American Academy of Religion. Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CA. (March 30, 1984.) 1983 Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A “Trajectory” of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Bahá’í Theophanology. Association for Bahá’í Studies, 8th Annual Conference, Palmer House. Chicago, IL. (November 4–7, 1983.) (Cited in “500-plus attend Association’s 8th Conference,” The American Bahá’í (December 1983), p. 5. See also “Association’s 8th annual Conference,” U.S. Bahá’í News, Issue 634 (January 1984), p. 10.) Audio recording (44:53). Courtesy of Images International: Archival Collection of Talks on Various Bahá’í Subjects. 1983 Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A “Trajectory” of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Bahá’í Theophanology. American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Northwest Region, Annual Meeting. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. (April 22, 1983.) 1982 Illuminator vs. Redeemer: Is Ebionite Christianity the Historical Correlate of the Bahá’í Concept of Christianity? Fifth Annual Pacific Northwest Conference of the Association for Bahá’í Studies. Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. (December 19, 1982.) 1982 Was Bahā’u’llāh Shāh Bahrām Varjāvand Despite Zoroastrian Prophecies? American Academy of Religion/ Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Northwest Region, Annual Meeting. Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR. (April 24, 1982.) 1981 Was Bahá’u’lláh Sháh Bahrám Varjávand Despite Zoroastrian Prophecies? Pacific Northwest Conference. Association for Bahá’í Studies. Mission, British Columbia. (December 19, 1981.) 1981 The Mystery of the Sworded Warrior in Hindu Apocalypse: Was Kalki Viṣṇuyaśas Bahā’u’llāh? American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Northwest Region, Annual Meeting. Vancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, British Columbia. (May 8, 1981.) (Abstract published in “Abstracts: AAR/SBL—Pacific Northwest Region, Annual Meeting, 7–9 May 1981, Abstract #16.) 1980 The Mystery of the Sworded Warrior in Hindu Apocalypse: Was Kalki Viṣṇuyaśas Bahā’u’llāh? Vancouver Regional Conference. Canadian Association for the Studies on the Bahá’í Faith. Presented, in absentia, by Jane Nishi Goldstone. (December 30, 1980.) 1979 The Lost Christianity of Peter. Vancouver Regional Conference. Canadian Association for the Studies on the Bahá’í Faith. Surrey, British Columbia. (December 28, 1979.) (Cited in The Bahá’í World: A Biennial International Record (1976–1979), Volume 17 (Haifa, Israel: Bahá’í World Centre, 1981), p. 201.) 1978 Nazoraean/Ebionaean Christianity and the Emergence of Historical Theology. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for the Studies on the Bahá’í Faith. Surrey (Rosemary Heights), British Columbia. (January 1, 1978.) See Bahá’í Canada, Issue No. 312 (February, 1978), p. 5. (Cited in The Bahá’í World: A Biennial International Record (1976–1979), Volume 17 (Haifa, Israel: Bahá’í World Centre, 1981), p. 201. See also “Third Annual Meeting CASBF,” (Canadian Association for Studies in the Bahá’í Faith.) Bahá’í Canada, Issue 312 (February 1978), p. 5.) Page 99 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile ENDORSEMENTS 2002–2024 2024 William Collins, Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahá’í Discourse (Abingdon, UK, and New York: Routledge, 2024). (Forthcoming.) 2024 Boris Handal, Quddús: The First in Rank (self-published). (Forthcoming.) 2023 Jenn Chapman, Dying For A Second Chance: A Psychological Thriller (Chicago: Woodhall Press, 2023). 2015 Farnáz Ma‘súmián, Divine Art of Meditation: Meditation and Visualization Techniques for a Healthy Mind, Body and Soul (Oxford: George Ronald, 2015). 2014 Bradford Miller, Soul of the Maine House: For Those Seeking a Spiritual Home in America: A Radical Religious Reflection (Kingston, NY: Educator’s International Press, 2015). 2002 Farnáz Ma‘súmián, Life After Death: A Study of the Afterlife in World Religions (Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2002). Page 100 of 111 F Academic Profile Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile LEGAL EDUCATION WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL (formerly, Thomas M. Cooley Law School) (Lansing, Michigan). • Degree: Juris Doctor (conferred January 22, 2006). • Attendance: Part-time: Spring 2002–Spring 2004 (while teaching full-time at Michigan State University). Full-time: Summer 2004–Fall 2005. EXCERPTS FROM TWO LAW PROFESSORS’ LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Best Paper: “It is my pleasure to have supervised Dr. Christopher Buck in writing his Constitutional Law paper. The paper is an impressive piece of scholarship entitled: The Constitutionality of Teaching Islam: The University of North Carolina Qur’an Controversy. … Frankly, I have been teaching at this law school for 20 years, and I have supervised countless papers, but this is definitely the best paper I have seen.—Prof. Maurice Munroe (Professor Emeritus, Constitutional Law, Cooley Law School, December 6, 2004). • Best Presentation: “In the Indian law class, Dr. Buck basically taught the entire two-hour class, complete with the best PowerPoint presentation I have ever seen.”—Prof. Philip J. Prygoski (d. 2019, Professor Emeritus, Constitutional Law, author, Sum & Substance Quick Review on Constitutional Law, April 28, 2005). HONORS • Certificates of Merit (a.k.a. “book awards,” honoring top students in their law school courses): (1) Constitutional Law Seminar (Summer 2004); (2) Collective Bargaining (Summer 2004); and (3) Federal Indian Law (Fall 2004). • Academic Honors: Dean’s List: Spring 2004 (3.31 GPA, Hilary Term) • Summer 2004 (3.53 GPA [for seven courses], Trinity Term) • Fall (3.18 GPA, Michaelmas Term) 2004. • Scholarships: 25% Honors Scholarship: Winter 2004 • Summer 2005. • American Inns of Court: On February 22, 2005, invited to join the Thomas M. Cooley Chapter of American Inns of Court (“based on your outstanding achievement at Cooley Law School”). PAPERS PUBLISHED • Published Federal Indian Law Paper: Published research paper written for Federal Indian Law course: “Never Again”: Kevin Gover’s Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 21 Wicazo Sa Review 97 (2006) (peer-reviewed academic journal). • Published Directed Study Paper: Published research paper written for “Directed Study” course in Constitutional Law (Professor Maurice Munroe, supervisor) ($1,000 honorarium when accepted for publication): “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. (Release date: July 1, 2012.) (Discussing Yacovelli v. Moeser, 324 F. Supp. 2d 760 (M.D.N.C. 2004.) GRADUATE EDUCATION 1991–1996 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). • Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (conferred Nov. 21, 1996). GPA 3.92. • Transcript: https://www.academia.edu/33527484/Buck_2017_Academic_Transcripts.pdf • Advisor: Willard G. Oxtoby, PhD (1933–2003), founder, Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto. See: “In Memoriam: Willard G. Oxtoby 1933–2003.” Religious Studies News 18.3 (May 2003): 10. [Invited by the American Academy of Religion.] Page 101 of 111 F Academic Profile F Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile • Discipline: Study of Religion. • Major: Phenomenology of Religion and the Comparative Method. • First Minor: The Bahá’í Tradition. • Second Minor: Early Eastern (Syriac) Christianity. • Dissertation: Paradise & Paradigm: Key Symbols in ‘Persian’ Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toronto (Canada). ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 1996. NN18989. • External Examiner: The late Jonathan Z. Smith (d. 2017), Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities, University of Chicago. • Dissertation Appraisal: By Jonathan Z. Smith (June 13, 1996). (See full text on the page after next in this CV.) • Defense: Defended on Friday, June 21, 1996 (“PhD Orals,” University of Toronto, The Bulletin 49.20 (June 3, 1996), p. 6.) See http://www.religion.utoronto.ca/people/phd-graduates. DISSERTATION PUBLISHED • Publication: Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith. Albany: State University of New York Press [“SUNY Press”], 1999. ISBN-10: 0791440613. ISBN-13: 978-0791440612. (Release date: May 13, 1999.) • Distribution: By permission of SUNY Press, distributed by Kalimát Press as Vol. 10 of monograph series: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions.) • Introduction Religions enshrine symbols, the stained-glass windows of faith. Sacred symbols present an explorable treasury of religious thought—an information-rich, condensed language of spirituality. Symbols are the prisms of ideals and of other religious concerns. Symbols are susceptible of analysis and are proper objects of study. As symbols encode ideas, they require interpretation to be both understood and meaningfully compared. “We can see that an essential ingredient of the modern study of religion,” writes Ninian Smart, “is symbolic analysis, which tries to throw light on the various themes which can be discovered crossculturally through the exploration of various worldviews” (1985, 33). Symbolic analysis involves not only the exploration of religious worldviews intrinsically, but comparatively as well.—Paradise & Paradigm, p. 1. • Conclusion Symbols ensoul ideas. In the Abrahamic faiths generally, the most important symbol complex is eschatological imagery, the positive focus of which is Paradise. Visions of the empyreal realm have, historically, had an extraordinary power to inspire. Paradise is iconoplastic. The beatific panorama, the symbolic landscape, the ideals and imagery that inform Paradise in the religious imagination are grounded in root metaphors and are animated by key scenarios reflecting a theology of activity, in a dynamic interplay of belief and behavior, myth and ritual, within the religious grasp of totality. Paradise allegorizes ideals. These ideals are projected onto heaven. There, in the wish-images of the communal dream, ideals are reified and beatified. In a Bergeresque process of paradisical world building, Heaven functions as the impressionistic blueprint of the ideal faith-community. Paradise imagery is then dislocated from the speculative and refocused on Earth. When once the heart is transformed and society reformed, Paradise is realized. In the intersection of eschatology and ethics, in the interplay of ideas and imagery, and as a function of an organizing principle, an overarching paradigm, Paradise becomes utopia.— Paradise & Paradigm, p. 329. Page 102 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile Attorney Profile CV 5 2024 DISSERTATION APPRAISAL [Link to copy of original, faxed letter.] FROM : Jason Smith Books PHONE NO. : 312 294 0147 Jun. 13, 1996 10:54AM P2 CONFIDENTIAL: MAY BE SHOWN TO THE CANDIDATE ONLY AFTER THE FINAL DOCTORAL EXAMINATION THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE COLLEGE 1116 East 59th Street Chicago • Illinois 60637 June 13, 1996 Appraisal, Mr. Christopher George Buck, PARADISE AND PARADIGM: KEY SYMBOLS IN ‘PERSIAN CHRISTIANITY’ AND THE BAHA’I FAITH. Centre for the Study of Religion. School of Graduate Studies. University of Toronto. Mr. Buck’s thesis is a superior piece of work, one of the most sophisticated exercises on comparison that I have read, and, therefore, a work of historic importance with respect to the study of ‘patristic’ Christianity, a field that is notably ‘primitive’ with respect to comparative issues. Of the nearly one hundred dissertations I have served as director or reader for, in the fields of history of religions and early Christianities, this is, without question, one of the two or three best. Mr. Buck’s lengthy methodological introduction (pp. 1–27) is a remarkable theoretical essay. He shows a capacity to work with a variety of contemporary figures and issues in the general study of religion and to extract from serious conversation with them a complex, comprehensive, critical and constructive proposal that is both persuasive and original. This proposal is systematically carried through the body of the thesis, providing both the organizational principles for the data and the procedures which govern his comparisons. I am much impressed by his concluding chapter (295–308) which undertakes a self-critical evaluation of the models and methods he employed. (This last is all too often omitted in dissertations in the human sciences.) Obviously, I have some questions. As Mr. Buck notes, his model is eclectic, drawing from a variety of figures, so that figures of quite disparate orientations are made to support one another. With respect to his particular area of comparison, the proposal would have been enhanced by a specific and detailed contrast with the analogous projects of Robert Murray and Geo Widengren. I am most appreciative of Mr. Buck’s thick historical narrative in which the symbolic investigations are situated. (More work could be done on the theoretical relations of the one to the other, but what he has done is well in advance of the vast majority of works in the field). Again, at times, we differ in historical judgement (e.g. it is increasingly less likely that [the] Gospel of Thomas can be claimed as a Syrian document) but these do not affect the overall thesis. The extraction of the central symbolic logic of both the Syriac and Bahá’í materials is utterly convincing and reveals, among other virtues, a thorough command of both the primary and secondary literature. This, then, contributes to a comparison across differences of the logics which richly illuminates both the specific symbols and the cultural matrix in which they are found. This is one of those rare theses in which the parts are so intricately and necessarily interrelated that one hopes for the rapid publication of the entire work rather than the separate publication of one or two chapters. Without hesitation, I strongly recommend that the thesis be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Jonathan Z. Smith Jonathan Z. Smith Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities University of Chicago Page 103 of 111 F Academic Profile Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile DISSERTATION-RELATED PAPERS PUBLISHED • “A Symbolic Profile of the Bahá’í Faith.” Journal of Bahá’í Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4 (1998): 1–48. [Published December 1998.] DOI: https://doi.org/10.31581/jbs-8.4.1(1998). • “The Universality of the Church of the East: How Persian was Persian Christianity?” Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society 10.1 (1996): 54–95. [Latest citation: Cellurale, M. (2023). “Migraciones, religiones y derecho: la tradición de la Iglesia siria oriental «nestoriana» (siglos V-XXI).” Spanish, with English Abstract: Migrations, Religions and Law: The Tradition of the “Nestorian” Church of the East (5th–21st Centuries).] Português [Abstract]. Derecho PUCP [semi-annual journal of the of the Law Faculty of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru], (90), 249–313 (cited on pp. 255, 260, 265, and 298). DOI: https://doi.org/10.18800/ derechopucp.202301.008. • “Computing Strategies for Transliterating Syriac.” SyrCOM-95: Proceedings of the First International Forum on Syriac Computing (in association with Syriac Symposium II), June 8, 1995, the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Edited by George Anton Kiraz. Cambridge: Syriac Computing Institute, 1995. Pp. 113–126. [Post-conference on-demand proceedings volume.] [Note: The online version ends at p. 111.] • “Sapiential Theōsis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymns on Paradise.” Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society 9.2 (1995): 80–125. 1989–1991 UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY (Calgary, Alberta, Canada). • Degree: Master of Arts (conferred June 1991). GPA 3.73. • Transcript: https://www.academia.edu/33527484/Buck_2017_Academic_Transcripts.pdf • Advisor: Andrew Rippin, PhD (1950–2016), Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria; former Dean, Faculty of Humanities. • Discipline: Religious Studies. • Major: Western Religions. • Defense: Thesis oral examination: January, 1991. • Graduate Record Exam: Taken December 1990, to qualify for the Ph.D. program at the University of Toronto: • Verbal: 610 (82 percentile); Quantitative: 500 (35 percentile); Analytical: 490 (38 percentile). THESIS PUBLISHED • Thesis Available Online: Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith. Master’s Thesis. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 252247601. University of Calgary (Canada), University of Calgary Library catalogue no.: BP 365 B83 1991. Collection: Legacy Theses. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5072/PRISM/20147. Courtesy of Kathryn Ruddock, Manager, Digitization & Repository Services, University of Calgary. Posted online on May 9, 2018.]. [Thesis topic originally recommended by Todd Lawson.] • Citation: Cited in “A Bibliography of Theses Relating to the Bahá’í Faith,” in The Bahá’í World: An International Record. Prepared under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice. Volume XX (1986–1992). (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 1998), p. 1044. • Libraries Worldwide: Total: 6 Libraries (in 5 editions). [WorldCat, June 1, 2024.] Page 104 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile Abstract Nineteenth-century Islam saw the rise of several messianic movements of which only one broke decisively from Islam: the Bahā’ī Faith. Its founder, Bahā’u’llāh, in 1862 revealed in Baghdad a work of some 200 pages in Persian, known as the Book of Certitude [Persian: Kitāb-i īqān]. Written on the eve of his proclamation to European and Middle Eastern monarchs and pontiffs that the world must inevitably unite, this work proved critical in the formulation of Bahā’ī ideology. Islamic reform became world reform, in Bahā’u’llāh’s professed mission as the “World-Reformer” sent to “unify the world.” Bahā’u’llāh’s spiritual authority therefore became a key issue. Though the Book of Certitude focuses on the Qur’ān, it does so for purposes of legitimation rather than edification. To qualify the Book of Certitude as the most important modern work of Quranic exegesis outside the Muslim world is tempting but inappropriate, since the purpose of the work is to point beyond the Qur’ān itself. A transition from exegesis (advance legitimation) to ideology (overt legislation) served to create the “supra-religious ecumen” which Bahā’u’llāh sought to establish—free of Islamic political claims. This thesis will take particular interest in how Bahā’u’llāh overcomes theoretical obstacles to a realized eschaton, the most formidable of which is Islam’s doctrine of revelatory finality founded on the Quranic designation of Muhammad as the “Seal of the Prophets” (Q. 33/40). Bahā’u’llāh sought to disenchant popular as well as clerical speculations on the eschaton, the impossibility of literal fulfillment of which effectively preempted its realization. This thesis will argue that Bahā’u’llāh advanced rhetorical-style arguments to establish that figuration underlies eschatological symbolism in the Gospels and the Qur’ān. Once interpreted, symbols in prophecy are contemporized within Bahā’u’llāh’s own historical present, leaving the reader to accept or reject their fulfillment. Classical Islamic approaches to symbolism will be critically assessed as to precedent, leaving aside questions of dependence. The Mu’tazilī/Ash’arī controversy over anthropomorphisms in the Qur’ān provided the historical stimulus for investigating the symbolic or deep structure of the Qur’ān. The Islamic disciplines of rhetoric and philosophy made their own contributions to the discussion of figuration and symbolism. Mysticism rendered the Qur’ān more experiential and a symbolic blueprint of the heart’s spiritual landscape was drawn, while sectarian exegesis opened up new vistas for the legitimation of authority in Islam. As to Bahā’u’llāh’s own hermeneutic, this thesis will take Wansbrough’s observations on the interdynamics of rhetorical and allegorical exegesis as a theoretical point of departure. Bahá’u’lláh’s exegeses will be analyzed within what Wansbrough terms “procedural devices” employed across the spectrum of the classical exegetical tradition. A survey of the range of explicative elements in the Book of Certitude will tested for patterns of rhetorical-style appeal (rationalization) to Quranic figuration seen as the substratum of symbolism. The presence of symbolism demands allegorical interpretation. As an exegetical constant, Bahā’u’llāh extends anti-anthropomorphism to eschatological imagery, to identify the expected encounter with God as encounter with God’s Prophet. This eschatological savior-figure is identified as the Bāb (d. 1850), considered the precursor to a greater “Manifestation of God” with whom Bahā’u’llāh implicitly identifies, betraying an element of Bahá’u’lláh’s own messianic secrecy. Exegesis established a doctrinal foundation for the Faith that Bahá’u’lláh was to create. In the course of events, the Book of Certitude played an important role in establishing Bahā’u’llāh’s authority as eschatological deliverer and thus as lawgiver. A bridge to a new body of doctrine, the Book of Certitude, in effect, served as preamble to Bahā’u’llāh’s nonexegetical teachings. Sociomoral concomitants of Bahā’u’llāh’s new symbolic universe—linkages struck between personal morality and world order—represent Bahā’u’llāh’s subsequent legislative activity. Bibliography: pp. 297–318. • Publication: Thesis published as a book (with a new final chapter) in 1995/2004: Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 7. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1995/2004. ISBN-13: 978-0933770805. ISBN-10: 0933770804. [Republished with gold-colored cover, rather than original light blue cover.] Page 105 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile • Contribution to scholarship: “Christopher Buck’s book represents the first book-length attempt in the English language to analyse one of the major works of Bahā’u’llāh. … Buck has created a good starting point for what one would anticipate will be a new genre: critical analyses of the writings of Bahā’u’llāh.”—Moojan Momen, Review of Symbol and Secret, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Third Series) 7.2 (July 1997): 290–291. • Persian translation, Ramz va Rāz: Persian translation of: Christopher Buck, Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán. Studies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Religions, Vol. 7. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1995. Reprinted 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0933770805. ISBN-10: 0933770804. [Persian translation by Khosrow Dehghani.] • Translation commissioned by the “Advanced Bahá’í Studies Institute” for two courses: “1. Since the Kitáb-i-Íqán is the main textbook of the course titled ‘Study of the Writings VI’, we will use Symbols and Secrets [sic] in the areas of introduction, understanding and comprehension, the station of Íqán [sic] among the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, and its place in the expository literature.” • And: “2. In the advanced level of ‘Studies in Religions’, Kitáb-i-Íqán is the textbook. Therefore, parts of Symbols and Secrets [sic] will be used from the perspectives of methodology and research in religious studies.” PAPERS PUBLISHED • “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism.” Published online by the Burhán Institute, February 2, 2017. (Previously unpublished section of the author’s Master’s thesis: Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith, Chapter 3, “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism,” pp. 69– 145. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/20147. • Gamal Hassan, translator. Arabic translation of: “Islamic Approaches to Symbolism, ‫أس ــال ــيب ال ـ ّـرم ــزي ــة ف ــي اإلس ــالم‬.” Published online by the Burhán Institute, March 7, 2022. SELECTED GRADUATE SCHOOL PAPERS YALE UNIVERSITY 1997 1. 1997 “Future Tense: Visions of the End as Revisions of History” (Yale University post-doc proposal, 1997). Application for post-doctoral fellowship in the Mellon/Sawyer seminar on “Millennialism: Motifs and Movements” coordinated by the Council on Middle East Studies, Yale University. Abstract Apocalypses are coded ideological revolutions, religiously fired and metaphorically controlled by the future as tense metaphor. This future tense, permeated by hortative and optative moods, heightens eschatological tensions, which are themselves in tension with a sequence of historical presents, century after century. As a form of crisis literature, a collective depression is documented, a cultural angst expressed in terms of world-historical and cosmic proportions. In the manic phase of mantic vaticinations, the subjunctive indicts the indicative. Apocalypses typically use the language of natural convulsions and cosmic contests in the context of intended social revolution, in which the geocentric often metaphorizes the ethnocentric. Apocalypses typically begin as social commentaries and end up as ideological engines of transformation commandeered by a messianic claimant, whether religious or political, or both. This project proposes a six-dimensional model for the analysis of selected apocalypses a study unified by a hypothesis which holds that apocalypses are past events (drawn from the author’s/ redactor’s historical present) projected as last events, in which prophecy fulfillment employs the authority of the past in order to legitimate the present as instantiated future. Since it is not enough to invoke the authority of scripture for leadership purposes, the fuzzy specificity of apocalyptic vaticinations can be appealed to as proof-texts by messianic claimants of otherwise unattested spiritual lineage. The six dimensions proposed for the holistic study of apocalyptic are as follows: Page 106 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 1. Apocalypse as genre. 2. Apocalypse as coded history. 3. Apocalypse as social critique and wish-image. 4. Apocalypse as ethnocentrism. 5. Apocalypse as legitimation. 6. Apocalypse as exemplar of discrete religious paradigms. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 1991–1996 5. 1996 Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in ‘Persian’ Christianity and the Bahá’í Faith. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toronto (Canada). ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 1996. NN18989. [Published in 1999 as Paradise & Paradigm.] 4. 1993 “Transposition and Equivalence: Comparing Key Symbols in the Bahá’í Faith and Syriac Christianity” (Dissertation Proposal: Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, 27 January 1993). 3. 1992 “Comparison and Transposition of Metaphors in Bahá’í and Syriac Christian Conceptual Systems.” Submitted to Professor Donald Wiebe, REL 1000Y: Method & Theory in the Study of Religion (Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, 15 April 1992). 2. 1992 “Justifying Symbols: Towards a Typology of Exegetical Logic”: Submitted to Professor Willard G. Oxtoby, REL 1001F: Language and Religion, Thematic Interdisciplinary Seminar (Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, 12 January 1992). 1. 1992 “From Myth to Symbol: The Ghost of Bardaisan in the Hymns of Ephrem the Syrian.” Submitted to Professor John Corbett, REL 1215Y: Early Eastern Christianity (Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, 7 January 1992). UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY 1989–1991 8. 1991 Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith. Master’s Thesis. University of Calgary (Canada). Thesis Advisor: Andrew Rippin, Ph.D. University of Calgary Library catalogue no.: BP 365 B83 1991. Collection: Legacy Theses. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5072/PRISM/20147. Courtesy of Kathryn Ruddock, Manager, Digitization & Repository Services, University of Calgary. (Posted online: May 9, 2018.) [Thesis topic originally recommended by Todd Lawson.] 7. 1990 “The Anatomy of Figuration: Maimonides’ Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29).” Text of Oral Presentation. Submitted to Professor Andrew Rippin, Religious Studies 601.01: Interpretation of Scripture (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 19 March 1990). 6. 1989 “The Problem of the Buddha-Nature ‘Self’ in the Nirvana Sutra: Dual Indic/Sinic Influence on the Creation of a Secret Atman.” Submitted to Professor L. Kawamura, Religious Studies 603 (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 3 December 1989). 5. 1989 “‘Saint’ Buddha as ‘Avatar’/Viṣṇu as ‘Bodhisattva’: Transpositional Approaches to Transconfessionalism.” Submitted to Professor Hugo Meynell, Religious Studies 601 (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 29 November 1989). 4. 1989 “The Problem of the ‘Self’ in the Nirvana Sutra: An Application of Rawlinson’s ‘Conceptual Nets’.” Submitted to Professor L. Kawamura, Religious Studies 603 (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 22 November 1989). Page 107 of 111 F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 F Attorney Profile 3. 1989 “The Figurative Structure of Eschatological Arabic”: Submitted to Professor Naphtali Kinberg, Linguistics 599: Structure of Arabic (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 12 November 1989). 2. 1989 “Paraconsistent Logic and Global Theology: ‘Truth Value’ In Contradictory Truth-Claims?” Submitted to Professor Hugo Meynell, Religious Studies 601 (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 30 October 1989). 1. 1989 “Emptiness Pregnant with Compassion: A Term to Unify All of Nagarjuna’s Thought?” Submitted to Professor L. Kawamura, Religious Studies 603 (Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, 23 October 1989). ST. MARK’S COLLEGE 1985 1. 1985 “Monarchy and Worship: The ‘Equal in Honor?’ Problem as the Communal Dimension of the Arian Controversy?” Submitted to Rev. Paul C. Burns, C.S.B., Graduate Seminar on Arianism (St. Mark’s College, Vancouver, 15 December 1985). UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1984 1. 1984 “The Golden Age of Jewish/Christian Relations Revisited: The Contribution of H.J. Schoeps to Interfaith Dialogue.” Submitted to Professor C. G. William Nicholls (Chair, Department of Religious Studies) and Professor Moshe Amon (Visiting Scholar, University of Tel Aviv) for a seminar, “The History of Christian Anti-Semitism” (Department of Religious Studies, University of British Columbia, 22 March 1984). Personal correspondence (regarding the Baha’i Faith) between attorney and Bahá’í scholar, Dr. Udo Schaefer (1926–2019), and Bavarian historian, Dr. Hans-Joachim Schoeps (1909–1980) is provided in the Appendix and translated into English from the original German. (Curiously, I received an “F” grade from the visiting scholar, but a solid “A” from the department chair.) On Hans-Joachim Schoeps, see the article by his son, Julius H. Schoeps, “Jew, Prussian, German: The Adventuresome Story of Hans-Joachim Schoeps.” In Nexus 2: Essays in German Jewish Studies. Edited by William Collins Donahue and Martha B. Helfer, 2:9–20. Boydell & Brewer, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/ j.ctt3fgmxs.6. WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 1983 1. 1983 “Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A ‘Trajectory’ of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Bahá’í Theophanology.” Submitted to William K.B. Stoever (now Professor Emeritus), chair of Liberal Studies (Department of Religious Studies, Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University), April 1983). • The “Abstract” was published in 1983: Abstracts: American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 1983 (Dallas). Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1983, p. 86. • Cited twice by Hans Küng (d. April 6, 2021). (Vide supra, ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS, Entry #2.) • This is the author’s research paper for his first graduate course, “Problems in Ebionism,” a directed study at Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University), under William K.B. Stoever (now Professor Emeritus), chair of Liberal Studies. The paper was awarded an A on its completion in June 1982. Dr. Stoever is named on the last page of the paper. Page 108 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile Although the paper itself is unpublished, it may be considered to be the equivalent of a peerreviewed paper insofar as the paper was critically reviewed by Dr. Stoever. (Word-processed, courtesy of Carol Lenhard.) ACADEMIC AWARDS & PROFILES 2021 Author profile: “Christopher Buck.” In Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2021. (1,420 words.) (Updated February 16, 2024, courtesy of Rebecca Parks.) https://link.gale.com/ apps/doc/H1000188543/CA?u=gale&sid=bookmark-CA&xid=f62323db. Gale Document Number: GALE| H1000188543. 2018 Author profile: “Christopher Buck.” The Writers Directory (St. James Press, 2018). (Brief biography. Length: 193 words.) Database: Gale In Context: Biography. (Gale Document Number: GALE K1649583072.) (Updated July 21, 2021, courtesy of Laura Avery.) 2010 Author profile: “Christopher Buck.” Contemporary Authors: A Bio-bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Fields. Vol. 285. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2010. Pp. 56–58. (1,420 words.) (Updated February 16, 2024, courtesy of Rebecca Parks.) https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000188543/CA?u=gale&sid=bookmarkCA&xid=f62323db. Gale Document Number: GALE|H1000188543. Databases: “Gale eBooks” (June, 2015); Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors (2017); Gale In Context: Biography. (Gale Document Number: GALE|H1000188543.) 2005 Who’s Who in Education: 6th edition, 2004–2005. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who’s Who, 2004. 2001 Who’s Who in America: 55th edition, 2001. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who’s Who, 2000. 2000 Who’s Who in America: 54th edition, 2000. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who’s Who, 1999. 1996 Open Doctoral Fellowships (University of Toronto). 1991–1996. 1996 Award: “The Bosch Bookshop Book of the Year Award for 1995–96” for Symbol and Secret: Qur’an Commentary in Bahá’u’lláh’s Kitáb-i Íqán. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 1995. See “Canada Roundup,” Bahá’í Canada, Vol. 9, No. 5 (Nov. 1996), p. 11. 1994 Award for Excellence in Bahá’í Studies (University Category): Association for Bahá’í Studies, for essay, “Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá’í Universalism.” (Paper invited by Christine Zerbinis, editor, Journal of Bahá’í Studies.) Award presented by the late Dr. David S. Ruhe (retired member, Universal House of Justice), August 13, 1994, Ames Courtroom, Harvard Law School. (The American Bahá’í 25.14 (September 27, 1994, p. 12.) [Later published as: “Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá’í Universalism.” Baha’i Studies Review 6 (1996): 97–133. 1991 Award for Excellence in Bahá’í Studies (University Category): Association for Bahá’í Studies. 1991, for essay, “The Authority of the Reformer.” See “Association for Bahá’í Studies holds 16th annual Conference,” The American Bahá’í, Vol. 22, No. 10 (October 1991), p. 15. [Originally written as the last chapter of of the author’s University of Calgary Master’s thesis: Symbolic Quranic Exegesis in Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude: The Exegetical Creation of the Bahá’í Faith (Chapter 5: “The Authority of the Reformer,” pp. 239–296). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/20147. See Entry #7, infra.] Later published as: “Baha’u’llah as ‘World Reformer’.” Journal of Bahá’í Studies 3.4 (1991): 23–70. 1991 Graduate Assistantships for Research (University of Calgary). 1989–1991. PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS (FOR HONORARIA) • Review of John Powers and James Fieser, Scriptures of the World’s Religions, 2004. (Acknowledged in Sixth edition: Scriptures of the World’s Religions (New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018): p. xx. • Review of Joseph M. Williams, Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Seventh edition. New York: Longman, 2003. Acknowledged in Ninth edition and Eleventh edition: Joseph M. Williams (revised by Joseph Bizup), Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Boston: Pearson, 2014 (p. ix). Page 109 of 111 F F Christopher Buck PhD Esq Academic Profile CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile • Review of Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001. [Acknowledged in 2007 edition: Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 7th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007 (xxvii): “Throughout the revision process, the manuscript (partial and complete) benefited from the advice of reviewers with expertise in various aspects of student research and writing, including … Christopher Buck (writing, rhetoric, and American cultures, Michigan State University).” • Review of James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr., Essential Guide to Research Writing Across the Discipline. 3rd edition. New York: Longman, 2003. LANGUAGES • Reading proficiency: • French. • Classical Persian. • Classical Arabic. • Ecclesiastical Latin. • Koine and Hellenistic Greek. CURRENT AFFILIATIONS • Council of Religious Advisors, Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA). • Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2007–present). • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2007–present). • American Association of Justice (2007–present). • TrialSmith. PAST AFFILIATIONS • American Bar Association (2016–2020). • Pennsylvania Association of Justice (2019). • Pennsylvania Bar Association (2007, 2018, 2020). • American Inns of Court (2005–2006, Lansing; 2011–2019, Pittsburgh) • General Editor, Online Journal of Bahá’í Studies (2007–2008). • American Academy of Religion. • Society of Biblical Literature. • Association for Bahá’í Studies. PERSONAL • American citizen: • Born: Quantico (former Marine Corps base), Virginia (October 11, 1950). • Canadian citizen: • Entered Canada 28 September 1983. Landed immigrant on 18 December 1985. Naturalized on 29 June 1994 (Court of Canadian Citizenship, Ottawa, Ontario) • Citizen ID: 5700087. • Married • To Nahzy Abadi (26 May 1984, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada). • Adult Children: • Takur Buck, M.D., and Taráz Buck, Ph.D. Page 110 of 111 F Academic Profile F Christopher Buck PhD Esq CV 5 2024 Attorney Profile LETTER OF REFERENCE Suheil Bushrui, BA, PhD, Hon LHD [Deceased, September 2, 2015] Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace 1141 Taliaferro Hall · University of Maryland · College Park, Maryland 20742 Tel: 301 405 6391 · Fax: 301 314 8581 · Email: bushrui@anth.umd.edu 01 October 2009 TESTIMONIAL ON BEHALF OF DR. CHRISTOPHER BUCK It is a distinct pleasure to write this testimonial on behalf of Dr. Christopher Buck. I have known Dr. Buck for several years; at all times, and in every aspect of his work, Dr. Buck has carried out his duties to the highest standard of professionalism as a teacher and a scholar. Dr. Buck is devoted to his colleagues and students, and is always prepared to serve them in a spirit of cooperation. His extensive scholarship and breadth of knowledge of religion in America is evidenced in his new book, Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America’s World Role (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2009) in which he facilitates a deeper appreciation of this topic by illuminating the wider cultural context in which this material was originally embedded. Moreover, the novel subject matter of this work, as well as its thesis and contemporary relevance, reflects an impressive originality of thought—one that can make a real contribution to scholarship in a meaningful and socially significant way. Among Dr. Buck’s forthcoming publications is a 10,000-word article on Kahlil Gibran for Scribner’s “American Writers” series. Not only did Dr. Buck contribute an excellent Entry on Gibran, he also provided overwhelming support for Gibran’s inclusion in the American literary canon. Given the fact that Gibran’s celebrated masterpiece, The Prophet, is America’s bestselling book after The Holy Bible, acknowledging this contribution is further evidence of Dr. Buck’s range of knowledge regarding religion and spirituality in America. In addition to his outstanding academic qualifications, Dr. Buck is also able to draw on the strength of his legal training. As the subject of religion in America is one in which there are implications not only of social concerns, but of far-reaching legal ramifications, Dr. Buck’s background in law serves as a fine complement to his advanced academic training and experience. I have been a university professor for over fifty years, and I have taught in several first-rate universities, including Oxford (UK). I have also had the unique experience of acting as Senior Cultural Advisor to the President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. My experience both in academia and international affairs has been very valuable, and it is with this background that I am able to speak of the unique qualities of mind and spirit of Dr. Buck. I have found Dr. Buck to be exceptionally talented, sincere, studious, and determined to achieve success. In addition to his outstanding intellectual prowess, integrity, and hard work, he is an excellent team player, and his manner is such that those who work with him regard him as a friend, a champion, and ally. His compassion, thoughtfulness, and regard for others set the highest example for those around him. Perhaps his greatest quality resides in his sterling character, his sense of fairness, and his adherence to ethical principles in all his dealings on a personal and community level, as well as his conscientiousness and sense of duty. I am certain that Dr. Buck will honor all his obligations with distinction, and his continuing record of excellence will no doubt bring credit to any institution of higher learning which may be fortunate enough to have him as a faculty member. If there is any further information you may need, it will be my honor and pleasure to oblige. Yours sincerely, Suheil Bushrui, BA, PhD, Hon LHD Research Professor Emeritus, The University of Maryland Professor and Director, Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace Senior Scholar, James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership Senior Scholar (Peace Studies), Center for International Development and Conflict Management Page 111 of 111