Baha'i Faith in America: Origins 1892-1900 [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Robert H. Stockman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 308 pages
• Publisher: Bahai Pub Trust; illustrated edition edition (April 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087743199X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877431992
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,891,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Robert H. Stockman obtained his Master's degree and doctorate in Religious Studies from Harvard University, where he specialized in history of religion in the United States. He is the author of The Bahá'í Faith in America, volumes 1 and 2, which cover Bahá'í events in the United States from 1892 to 1900 and 1901 to 1912 respectively; Thornton Chase: The First American Bahá'í; various articles and book reviews on Bahá'í history and theology published in a number of journals, including The Journal of Baha'i Studies, Baha'i Studies Review, World Order, Iranian Studies, Nova Religio, and Religion; and numerous encyclopedia articles on the Bahá'í Faith, including articles in the Bahá'í Encyclopedia. He has lectured on Bahá'í topics across the United States and in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and Israel, and is a frequent contributor to Bahá'í panels at the American Academy of Religion. He has been an instructor of religious studies at DePaul University in Chicago since 1990, where he teaches world religions, religion in the United States, and Islam. He has been Director of the Wilmette Institute since 2000. He has served on the editorial boards of the Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project, Journal of Bahá'í Studies, and World Order magazine. He lives with his wife and two children in South Bend, Indiana. He is currently working on a book, Abdu'l-Baha in America, is under contract to write an introductory book on the Baha'i Faith, and is researching two other books.