CHRISTOPHER BUCK is a Pennsylvania attorney and independent scholar who has taught at Michigan State University, Quincy University, Millikin University, and Carleton University. His publications include "Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy; Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha i Faith; Symbol and Secret: Qur an Commentary in Baha u llah s Kitab-i-Iqan", as well as a number of book chapters, journal articles, and encyclopedia articles.