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1. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to North America, 1912: A Preliminary Analysis, by Robert Stockman, in Lights of Irfan, 13 (2012). Overview of the itinerary of this tour, the state of the Bahá'í community and the general social context of the time, and some themes of Abdu'l-Bahá's teachings. Published Articles. [about]
2. American Bahá'í Community in the Nineties, The, by Robert Stockman, in America's Alternative Religions, Timothy Miller, ed. (1995). Overview of the American Bahá'í community in the 1990s: contemporary issues; priorities and concerns; the Bahá'í impact on American society; the future and social turmoil. Published Articles. [about]
3. Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin, by Dianne Bradford and Fiona Missaghian, in Religious Ethics: A Sourcebook, Arthur D. Dobrin, ed. (2004). Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college course at Hofstra University, New York, fall 2001. Essays and short articles. [about]
4. Baha'i Faith: Overview, by Robert Stockman, in World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy (2011). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
5. Bahá'í Faith and Globalization 1900-1912, The, by Robert Stockman, in Bahá'í and Globalisation (2005). Abdu’l-Baha’s thinking inspired much of the practice of Baha’i proselytising; overview of the practical activism of the early American Baha’is and the mutual bonds of assistance between the Baha’i communities of North America and Iran. Published Articles. [about]
6. Baha'i Faith and Syncretism, The, by Robert Stockman, in Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Bahá'í Faith (1997). Addresses the common misunderstanding that the Bahá'í Faith is syncretistic. Essays and short articles. [about]
7. Bahá'í Faith in England and Germany, 1900-1913, by Robert Stockman, in World Order (1996). Historical overview of the early years of the Faith in the British Isles and Germany. Published Articles. [about]
8. Baha'i Faith, roots of, by Robert Stockman, in World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy (2011). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
9. Bahá'í Faith, The, by Robert Stockman, in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World (2008). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
10. Bahá'í Faith, The, by Robert Stockman, in Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ed. J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann (2002). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
11. Baha'i Faith: A Portrait, by Robert Stockman, in A SourceBook for Earth's Community of Religions, ed. Joel Beversluis (1995). General introduction to Bahá'í history and teachings. Encyclopedia articles. [about]
12. Bahá'í holy days and commonalities among different religious traditions, by Robert Stockman (2005). Audio presentation with background music, prepared for an audio series from the US Bahá'í National Center website. Audio. [about]
13. Bahá'í membership statistics, by Robert Stockman (1998). Statistics on the American community from 1998, and notes on how membership numbers are calculated. Essays and short articles. [about]
14. Bahá'ís of the United States, The, by Robert Stockman, in Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America, Volume 4 (2006). Overview of the history and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith, with reflections on it as a "New Religious Movement." Two versions of an article, one draft (undated) and one published. Published Articles. [about]
15. Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Letters and Letters of the Living, by Universal House of Justice and Iraj Ayman (1994). Study Guides. [about]
16. Brittingham, Isabella, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
17. Chase, Thornton, by Robert Stockman, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia (2009). On the first person in the West to become a steadfast Bahá’í, one of the founders of the Chicago Bahá’í community, included by Shoghi Effendi among a number of prominent early Bahá’ís he designated "Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá." Encyclopedia articles. [about]
18. Chase, Thornton, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
19. Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Robert Stockman (1998). Includes two topics: "A Bahá'í approach to the Bible" and "Bahá'í Writings on Jesus Christ." Unpublished Articles. [about]
20. Cycles of Growth of the American Bahá'í Community, by Robert Stockman (2010). PowerPoint presentation on the history of the American community, 1894-2009. Presentations. [about]
21. Dodge, Arthur, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
22. Dodge, Arthur Pillsbury, by Robert Stockman, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia (2009). On the early American Bahá’í named by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Encyclopedia articles. [about]
23. Faith and Belief, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
24. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb, by Nader Saiedi: Review, by Robert Stockman, in Nova Religio, 14:1 (2010). Book Reviews. [about]
25. Glad-Tidings (Bishárát): Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Robert Stockman (1999). Study Guides. [about]
26. Greenleaf, Charles, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
27. Heaven, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
28. Hoar, William, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
29. Is the Bahá'í Faith a "World Religion" or a "New Religious Movement"?, by Denis MacEoin and Robert Stockman (1997). Compilation of emails about the socio-religious classification of the Bahá'í Faith. Essays and short articles. [about]
30. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings, by Robert Stockman, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 2:1 (1992). While Christians traditionally believe the Gospels to be substantially accurate, little is known about Jesus and what he actually taught; the Bahá'í writings fill in many of these gaps. Published Articles. [about]
31. Knobloch, Fanny, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
32. Legacy of `Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to America, 1912, The, by Robert Stockman (2012). Overview of Abdu’l-Bahá’s trip to the U.S. and Canada, its impact, his social action and public discourse, and comparison with similar "travel-teaching" trips by Protap Chunder Mozoomdar and Swami Vivekanada (Hindus) and Anagarika Dharmapala (a Buddhist). Presentations. [about]
33. Love's Odyssey: The Life of Thornton Chase, by Robert Stockman (1999). Draft of a book later published as "Thornton Chase: The First American Bahá'í". Books. [about]
34. Macnutt, Howard, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
35. Mars Frontier, by Robert Stockman (2010). A novel about the first landing on Mars, exploration of the planet, and its eventual settlement. Contains some content of indirect relevance to the Bahá'í Faith. Fiction. [about]
36. Miracles, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
37. Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: Review, by Robert Stockman, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1:2 (1988). Book Reviews. [about]
38. Names of the Bahá'í Months, The: Separating Fact from Fiction, by Moojan Momen (2012). A blog post, compiled for the Wilmette Institute, on the original source of the names of the months of the Badí calendar — taken from a dawn prayer by the Fifth Shí’í Imám, Muhammad al-Báqir, for the month of Ramadan. Essays and short articles. [about]
39. New York, History of the Bahá'í Faith In, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
40. Notes from the National Bahá'í Archives on the Chicago House of Spirituality, by Robert Stockman (1986). Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Bahá'í history. Prepared as background research for The Bahá'í Faith in American vol. 1: Origins, 1892-1900. Research notes. [about]
41. Notes on Islam from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Robert Stockman (1998). Overview of Islamic history and teachings and brief notes on Islam and the Bahá'í Faith. Unpublished Articles. [about]
42. Notes on Judaism from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Robert Stockman (1998). Overview of Judaism with many comments on Bahá'í teachings on Jewish history and prophets; includes chronology of Judaism. Unpublished Articles. [about]
43. Notes on The Báb, Some, by Robert Stockman (1998). Brief overview of sources on the Bábí period, the Bab's history, and his writings. Unpublished Articles. [about]
44. Notes on the Thornton Chase Papers, by Robert Stockman (1985). Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Bahá'í Thornton Chase. Research notes. [about]
45. Number of tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Robert Stockman and Juan Cole (1999). Informal accounting of the number of writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Research notes. [about]
46. Oceans of Light: The Major Works of Bahá'u'lláh, by Robert Stockman (2010). PowerPoint presentation on the scope, style, and history of the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Presentations. [about]
47. Ornaments (Tarázát): Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Robert Stockman (1999). Study Guides. [about]
48. Persian, Arabic, and Provisional Translations, by Iraj Ayman and Robert Stockman (1999). Words relating to the titles of Bahá'í Writings, "Pure" Persian and "Pure" Arabic, and information on provisional translations. Research notes. [about]
49. Progressive Revelation, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
50. "Race, Immorality and Money in the American Bahá'í Community: Impeaching the Los Angeles Spiritual Assembly," by Juan Cole: Commmentary, by Robert Stockman, in Religion, 30:2 (2000). Response to Cole's article in the same issue, which analyzes the dissolution of the Bahá'í local assembly of Los Angeles in 1986-88 by the US NSA. Book Reviews. [about]
51. Remey, Charles Mason, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
52. Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Bahá'í Faith, by Robert Stockman and Jonah Winters (1997). A comprehensive research and educational tool for the student or teacher of the Bahá'í Faith. Includes curriculum guides, lecture outlines, annotated bibliographies, and lists of educational materials. Books. [about]
53. Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baha'i Writings, by Robert Stockman, in Scripture and Revelation, ed. Moojan Momen (1997). The complexities of the Bahá'í concepts of revelation, interpretation, infallibility, and elucidation Published Articles. [about]
54. Scholarship and the Bahá'í Institutions, Comments on, by Robert Stockman, in Associate, 33-34 (2001). The terms "scholarship" vs "scholar"; relationship between scholarship and faith; relationship with the institutions; scholarship in North America. Essays and short articles. [about]
55. Scripture, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
56. True, Corinne, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
57. United States of America: History of the Bahá'í Faith, by Robert Stockman (1995). History of the Bahá'í community of the United States. Encyclopedia articles. [about]
58. Unity Principle, The: Ideas of Social Concord and Discord in the Bahá'í Faith, by Robert Stockman, in Research in Human Social Conflict, Volume 2, ed. Joseph Gittler, (2001). The concept of unity pervades Bahá’í thought, expressed both in the functioning of Bahá’í administration and the Bahá’í community and in the avoidance of political partisanship in the relationship of Bahá’ís to the wider world. Published Articles. [about]
59. Words of Wisdom (Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr): Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Robert Stockman and Iraj Ayman (1999). Study Guides. [about]
60. Worship, by Robert Stockman (1995). Encyclopedia articles. [about]
61. Writings of the Bab, The: A Survey Based on English Language Sources, by Robert Stockman (2010). PowerPoint presentation on the scope, style, and history of the Writings of The Báb. Presentations. [about]

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