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Robert Stockman

January 26, 2023

Robert Stockman (born October 6, 1953) is a scholar specializing in Baháʼí studies who has been called "the foremost historian of the Baháʼí Faith in America."[1] He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University (B.A., 1975) and a doctorate in religious studies from Harvard University (Th.D., 1990).[2]

Robert Stockman
Born (1953-10-06) October 6, 1953 (age 69)
Granby, Connecticut
Alma materWesleyan University
Brown University
Harvard University
Scientific career
FieldsBaháʼí studies
InstitutionsDePaul University
Indiana University South Bend

Background

Robert Stockman was raised in Granby, Connecticut by Harold Herman and Margery (Fothergill) Stockman, who worked as apple farmers. He initially majored in geology at Wesleyan University and later received a master's degree in planetary science from Brown University, with a particular interest in the geology of Mars. He was introduced to the Baháʼí Faith while an undergraduate student and converted at the age of twenty, on October 16, 1973.[3] He has been an active Baháʼí since his conversion, and in 1979 participated in mass teachings in rural central Florida.[1]

During his studies for his master's degree in geology, he developed an interest in the history of the Baháʼí community in Rhode Island which led to his researching the biography of Thornton Chase. This endeavor led to the publication of Baha'i Faith in America: Origins 1892–1900,[4] followed by Baha'i Faith in America, The: Early Expansion, 1900–1912 Volume 2[5] before the ultimate publishing of Thornton Chase: First American Baha'i.[6] Starting in 1989, he has worked for the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, based in Wilmette, Illinois, in various capacities. He is married to Mana Derakhshani.

Career

Subsequent to earning his doctorate from Harvard Divinity School,[7] Stockman began teaching at the DePaul University in Chicago prior to proceeding to his current position as a lecturer at Indiana University South Bend, where he teaches religious studies. He serves as director of the Wilmette Institute.[8] He has served on the boards of the Baháʼí Encyclopedia project, the Association for Baháʼí studies, and World Order magazine. He has lectured on Baháʼí topics across the world and is a frequent contributor to Baháʼí panels at the American Academy of Religion.

Articles

  • Review of "In Service to the Common Good: The American Baháʼí Community's Commitment to Social Change," in World Order, vol. 37, no. 3 (2006), 45-48.
  • "The Baha'i Faith and Globalization, 1900–1912," in a peer-reviewed volume on globalization and the Baháʼí Faith (Aarhus, Den.: Aarhus University Press, 2005).
  • "The Baháʼí Faith," in the Worldmark Encyclopedia.
  • Review of Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee, “Life and Death of Planet Earth,” in World Order, vol. 34, no. 3 (Spring 2003), 42-47.
  • "The Baháʼí Faith and Interfaith Relations: A Brief History," in World Order, vol. 33, no. 4 (Summer 2002), 19-33.
  • "Baháʼí Faith," in Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ed. J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2002), 102-114
  • "True, Corinne Knight," in Women Building Chicago, 1790–1990, ed. Rima Lunin Schultz and Adele Hast (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2001), 891-93.
  • "Baháʼí faith," in Encyclopedia of American Religious History, ed. Edward L. Queen II, Stephen R. Prothero, and Gardiner H. Shattuck Jr. (New York, NY: Facts on File, 2001), 53-55.
  • "The Unity Principle: Ideas of Social Concord and Discord in the Baháʼí Faith," in Joseph Gittler, ed., Research in Human Social Conflict, Volume 2 (Westview, CT: JAI Press, 2000), pp. 1–19.
  • Response to Juan R. I Cole, “Race, Immorality, and Money in the American Baháʼí Community: Impeaching the Los Angeles Spiritual Assembly,” Religion (2000) 30, 133-39.
  • "Baháʼí Faith," in James R. Lewis, The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1998), 64-71.
  • "Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baháʼí Writings", in Moojan Momen, ed., Scripture and Revelation (Oxford: George Ronald, 1998).
  • The Baháʼí Faith section of The Pluralism Project (CD Rom, Columbia Univ. Press, 1997).
  • "The Baháʼí Faith in England and Germany, 1900–1913", in World Order magazine, vol. 27, no. 3, (Spring 1996), 31-42.
  • "The Vision of the Baháʼí Faith," in Martin Forward, Ultimate Visions: Reflections on the Religions We Choose (Oxford: One World, 1995), 266-74.
  • "The Baháʼí Faith in the 1990s," article in Dr. Timothy Miller, ed., America's Alternative Religions (Albany: State Univ. of New York Press, 1995)
  • "The Baháʼí Faith: A Portrait," in Joel Beversluis, ed., A Sourcebook for the Earth's Community of Religions, 2d ed. (Grand Rapids. MI: CoNexus Press, 1995).
  • Paul Johnson's "Theosophical Influence in Baháʼí History: Some Comments", in Theosophical History, vol. 5, no. 4 (October 1994): 137-43.
  • "The Baháʼí Faith in America: One Hundred Years," in World Order, vol. 25, no. 3 (Spring 1994): 9-23.
  • "Women in the American Baháʼí Community, 1900–1912," in World Order, vol. 25, no. 2 (Winter 1993–94): 17-34.
  • "Jesus Christ in the Baháʼí Writings," in The Bahá’í Studies Review, vol. 2, no. 1 (1992): 33-41.
  • Review of John S. Hatcher's "The Purpose of Physical Reality," in Encyclopedie Universelle Philosophique (Presses Universitaires de France, 1991).
  • Review of Marzieh Gail's "Summon Up Remembrance", in Iranian Studies, 22.4 (1989): 118-20.
  • Review of R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram's "Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkár," in The Journal of Baháʼí Studies, vol. 1, no. 2 (1988–89): 71-78.
  • "Passing of the First American Baháʼí," in Baháʼí News, no. 679 (Oct. 1987): 4-9.
  • "The Baháʼí Faith: Beginnings in North America,” World Order magazine, vol. 18, no. 4 (Summer 1984): 7-27.

Books

  • Stockman, Robert (1985). Origins, 1892–1900. The Baha'i Faith in America. Vol. 1. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United States. ISBN 978-0-87743-199-2.
  • Stockman, R. (May 1995). Early Expansion, 1900–1912. The Baha'i Faith in America. Vol. 2. Wilmette, Ill.: George Ronald. ISBN 978-0-87743-282-1.
  • Stockman, R. (1997). A resource guide for the scholarly study of the Baha'i Faith. Wilmette, Ill.: Research Office, Baha i National Center; Ed. 7 edition. ASIN B0006FCHFU.
  • Stockman, R. (2001). Thornton Chase: First American Baha'i. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United States. ISBN 978-0-87743-282-1.
  • Stockman, R. (2012). Abdu'l-Baha in America. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United States. ISBN 978-1-931847-97-1.
  • Stockman, R. (2012). Baha'i Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed (Guides For The Perplexed). Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781441187819.
  • Stockman, Robert H. (July 2020). James R. Lewis; Margo Kitts (eds.). The Bahá'í Faith, Violence, and Non-Violence. Cambridge Elements; Elements in Religion and Violence (online ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108613446. ISBN 9781108613446. OCLC 1173507653.

References

  1. ^ a b Silk, Mark (June 26, 2014). "Maybe there ARE more Bahaʼis than Jews in South Carolina!". Religion News Service. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Resume. Retrieved December 26, 2016
  3. ^ Warren Odess-Gillett (July 27, 2013). "A Baháʼí Perspective Interview with Robert Stockman". A Baháʼí Perspective (Podcast). Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Stockman, R. (1985). Baha'i Faith in America: Origins 1892–1900. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United States. ISBN 978-0-87743-199-2.
  5. ^ Stockman, R. (2002). Baha'i Faith in America, The: Early Expansion, 1900–1912 Volume 2. Wilmette, Ill.: George Ronald. ISBN 978-0-87743-282-1. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
  6. ^ Stockman, R. (2001). Thornton Chase: First American Baha'i. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United States. ISBN 978-0-87743-282-1.
  7. ^ Stockman, Robert H. (January 1990). The Bahá'í Faith and American Protestantism (ThD). Harvard Divinity School. pp. 43–58. OCLC 23934626.
  8. ^ Wilmette Institute: Robert Stockman. Retrieved December 26, 2016

January 26, 2023
robert, stockman, born, october, 1953, scholar, specializing, baháʼí, studies, been, called, foremost, historian, baháʼí, faith, america, received, undergraduate, degree, from, wesleyan, university, 1975, doctorate, religious, studies, from, harvard, universit. Robert Stockman born October 6 1953 is a scholar specializing in Bahaʼi studies who has been called the foremost historian of the Bahaʼi Faith in America 1 He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University B A 1975 and a doctorate in religious studies from Harvard University Th D 1990 2 Robert StockmanBorn 1953 10 06 October 6 1953 age 69 Granby ConnecticutAlma materWesleyan UniversityBrown UniversityHarvard UniversityScientific careerFieldsBahaʼi studiesInstitutionsDePaul UniversityIndiana University South Bend Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Articles 4 Books 5 ReferencesBackground EditRobert Stockman was raised in Granby Connecticut by Harold Herman and Margery Fothergill Stockman who worked as apple farmers He initially majored in geology at Wesleyan University and later received a master s degree in planetary science from Brown University with a particular interest in the geology of Mars He was introduced to the Bahaʼi Faith while an undergraduate student and converted at the age of twenty on October 16 1973 3 He has been an active Bahaʼi since his conversion and in 1979 participated in mass teachings in rural central Florida 1 During his studies for his master s degree in geology he developed an interest in the history of the Bahaʼi community in Rhode Island which led to his researching the biography of Thornton Chase This endeavor led to the publication of Baha i Faith in America Origins 1892 1900 4 followed by Baha i Faith in America The Early Expansion 1900 1912 Volume 2 5 before the ultimate publishing of Thornton Chase First American Baha i 6 Starting in 1989 he has worked for the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States based in Wilmette Illinois in various capacities He is married to Mana Derakhshani Career EditSubsequent to earning his doctorate from Harvard Divinity School 7 Stockman began teaching at the DePaul University in Chicago prior to proceeding to his current position as a lecturer at Indiana University South Bend where he teaches religious studies He serves as director of the Wilmette Institute 8 He has served on the boards of the Bahaʼi Encyclopedia project the Association for Bahaʼi studies and World Order magazine He has lectured on Bahaʼi topics across the world and is a frequent contributor to Bahaʼi panels at the American Academy of Religion Articles EditReview of In Service to the Common Good The American Bahaʼi Community s Commitment to Social Change in World Order vol 37 no 3 2006 45 48 The Baha i Faith and Globalization 1900 1912 in a peer reviewed volume on globalization and the Bahaʼi Faith Aarhus Den Aarhus University Press 2005 The Bahaʼi Faith in the Worldmark Encyclopedia Review of Peter D Ward and Donald Brownlee Life and Death of Planet Earth in World Order vol 34 no 3 Spring 2003 42 47 The Bahaʼi Faith and Interfaith Relations A Brief History in World Order vol 33 no 4 Summer 2002 19 33 Bahaʼi Faith in Religions of the World A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices ed J Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann Santa Barbara CA ABC Clio 2002 102 114 True Corinne Knight in Women Building Chicago 1790 1990 ed Rima Lunin Schultz and Adele Hast Bloomington IN Indiana University Press 2001 891 93 Bahaʼi faith in Encyclopedia of American Religious History ed Edward L Queen II Stephen R Prothero and Gardiner H Shattuck Jr New York NY Facts on File 2001 53 55 The Unity Principle Ideas of Social Concord and Discord in the Bahaʼi Faith in Joseph Gittler ed Research in Human Social Conflict Volume 2 Westview CT JAI Press 2000 pp 1 19 Response to Juan R I Cole Race Immorality and Money in the American Bahaʼi Community Impeaching the Los Angeles Spiritual Assembly Religion 2000 30 133 39 Bahaʼi Faith in James R Lewis The Encyclopedia of Cults Sects and New Religions Amherst NY Prometheus Books 1998 64 71 Revelation Interpretation and Elucidation in the Bahaʼi Writings in Moojan Momen ed Scripture and Revelation Oxford George Ronald 1998 The Bahaʼi Faith section of The Pluralism Project CD Rom Columbia Univ Press 1997 The Bahaʼi Faith in England and Germany 1900 1913 in World Order magazine vol 27 no 3 Spring 1996 31 42 The Vision of the Bahaʼi Faith in Martin Forward Ultimate Visions Reflections on the Religions We Choose Oxford One World 1995 266 74 The Bahaʼi Faith in the 1990s article in Dr Timothy Miller ed America s Alternative Religions Albany State Univ of New York Press 1995 The Bahaʼi Faith A Portrait in Joel Beversluis ed A Sourcebook for the Earth s Community of Religions 2d ed Grand Rapids MI CoNexus Press 1995 Paul Johnson s Theosophical Influence in Bahaʼi History Some Comments in Theosophical History vol 5 no 4 October 1994 137 43 The Bahaʼi Faith in America One Hundred Years in World Order vol 25 no 3 Spring 1994 9 23 Women in the American Bahaʼi Community 1900 1912 in World Order vol 25 no 2 Winter 1993 94 17 34 Jesus Christ in the Bahaʼi Writings in The Baha i Studies Review vol 2 no 1 1992 33 41 Review of John S Hatcher s The Purpose of Physical Reality in Encyclopedie Universelle Philosophique Presses Universitaires de France 1991 Review of Marzieh Gail s Summon Up Remembrance in Iranian Studies 22 4 1989 118 20 Review of R Jackson Armstrong Ingram s Music Devotions and Mashriqu l Adhkar in The Journal of Bahaʼi Studies vol 1 no 2 1988 89 71 78 Passing of the First American Bahaʼi in Bahaʼi News no 679 Oct 1987 4 9 The Bahaʼi Faith Beginnings in North America World Order magazine vol 18 no 4 Summer 1984 7 27 Books EditStockman Robert 1985 Origins 1892 1900 The Baha i Faith in America Vol 1 Wilmette Ill Baha i Publishing Trust of the United States ISBN 978 0 87743 199 2 Stockman R May 1995 Early Expansion 1900 1912 The Baha i Faith in America Vol 2 Wilmette Ill George Ronald ISBN 978 0 87743 282 1 Stockman R 1997 A resource guide for the scholarly study of the Baha i Faith Wilmette Ill Research Office Baha i National Center Ed 7 edition ASIN B0006FCHFU Stockman R 2001 Thornton Chase First American Baha i Wilmette Ill Baha i Publishing Trust of the United States ISBN 978 0 87743 282 1 Stockman R 2012 Abdu l Baha in America Wilmette Ill Baha i Publishing Trust of the United States ISBN 978 1 931847 97 1 Stockman R 2012 Baha i Faith A Guide For The Perplexed Guides For The Perplexed Bloomsbury ISBN 9781441187819 Stockman Robert H July 2020 James R Lewis Margo Kitts eds The Baha i Faith Violence and Non Violence Cambridge Elements Elements in Religion and Violence online ed Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press doi 10 1017 9781108613446 ISBN 9781108613446 OCLC 1173507653 Stockman Robert ed 2022 The World of the Baha i Faith Abingdon UK Routledge doi 10 4324 9780429027772 ISBN 978 1 138 36772 2 S2CID 244692979 References Edit a b Silk Mark June 26 2014 Maybe there ARE more Bahaʼis than Jews in South Carolina Religion News Service Retrieved December 26 2016 Resume Retrieved December 26 2016 Warren Odess Gillett July 27 2013 A Bahaʼi Perspective Interview with Robert Stockman A Bahaʼi Perspective Podcast Retrieved December 26 2016 Stockman R 1985 Baha i Faith in America Origins 1892 1900 Wilmette Ill Baha i Publishing Trust of the United States ISBN 978 0 87743 199 2 Stockman R 2002 Baha i Faith in America The Early Expansion 1900 1912 Volume 2 Wilmette Ill George Ronald ISBN 978 0 87743 282 1 Archived from the original on 2013 01 17 Stockman R 2001 Thornton Chase First American Baha i Wilmette Ill Baha i Publishing Trust of the United States ISBN 978 0 87743 282 1 Stockman Robert H January 1990 The Baha i Faith and American Protestantism ThD Harvard Divinity School pp 43 58 OCLC 23934626 Wilmette Institute Robert Stockman Retrieved December 26 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Stockman amp oldid 1100628025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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