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Dr Duane K. Troxel

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Expertise

Can answer questions related to the history, teachings and administration of the Bahá`í Faith.

Experience in the area

Have been a Baha'i for over 40 years. Held a full professorship at Landegg International University in Switzerland, where I was on the history faculty. Have published in Baha'i history and am on the faculty of the Wilmette Institute.

Publications

Introduction to the Electronic Version of ?Star of the West?
http://www.bahai-education.org/star/intro.htm

The Album of Views Gallery
http://www.arkapple.com/album/index.html

Islam and the Baha'i Faith: A Brief Guide
http://www.safnet.com/bahai/docs/islam1.html

Qur'anic Quotations in the Kitáb-i-Íqán
http://www.bci.org/bahaistudies/courses/Iqan/quran.htm
http://bahai-library.com/?file=troxel_extraterrestrials_exotheology

Education/Credentials

B.S. (Cum Laude), M.Ed., Doctorate in Instructional Technology

Awards and Honors

Doctoral Fellow Temple University
Fulbright Hays Scholar to the People's Republic of China through the USA-China Teacher Education Consortium (1986)

What do you like about this subject?

For the first time in religious history a divine polity is part and parcel of the Revelation. This new organism is both the promise and the fulfillment of that Christ-promised 'Kingdom of God' on earth (as it is in heaven).

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Have outlined 24 chapters for an introductory book on the Baha'i Faith. Have contributed articles to the forthcoming Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Have specialized knowledge about the lives Agnes B. Alexander, Martha L. Root and the Baha'i history of Hawaii.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Truth seeker	02/01/11	8	8	10	Thank you Dr Duane K. Troxel. You .....
Karen	12/29/10	10	10	10	Thank you very much for your help .....
Nancy	04/29/10	10	10	10	A prompt, thorough, helpful reply. Just what .....
Dawn	04/19/09	10	9	10	-SW,Vol.6,P.45 My only .....
Mim	09/05/08	10	10	10	Duane is very punctual and thorough!

Recent Answers from Dr Duane K. Troxel

2011-01-30 Sin:

If one sincerely repents of his past sins they may be forgiven. Forgiveness of sins is conditional upon repentance; it is not automatic. Only God can forgive sins (see Quran 3:135) http://www.quranbrowser

2010-12-29 Syncretistic Religion?:

First I am at a loss of how the detainee made the ontological leap from requesting a “Jewish service” and then mentioning the Baha’i Faith in the next breath, as though it were one and the same thing.

2010-04-27 history:

Hi Nancy D, Long time no see. Wish I had seen you when I was in NZ in 2002 but I heard you were on South Island. Basically the entire family of ‘Abdu’l-Baha became Covenant-Breakers. You probably

2008-09-04 Concordance to the Kitab-i-Aqdas:

My Dear Mim, At present I live in Denver CO after three years in Europe (97-2000), a year as a cowboy in Arkansas (2000-2001), two years in Hawaii (2001-2003) and part of a year in Wash State and Oregon

2008-08-28 Wedding ceremony:

Dear Darren, There is no fixed ritual or ceremony for a Baha'i marriage other than the vow that the bride and groom recite to one another. That vow is "For men: We will all, verily, abide by the

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