Robert H. Stockman

Robert Stockman has a Th.D. in religion from Harvard University, focusing on the history of religion in the United States. He has taught religious studies at DePaul University in Chicago and currently teaches at Indiana University in South Bend, Indiana. He also serves as an “Affiliated Faculty” to the Ansari Institute for the Global Engagement with Religion at Notre Dame University. He has published seven books on aspects of the Bahá’í Faith including an edited volume, The World of the Baha’i Faith (Routledge, 2022). He is the Director of the Corinne True Center for Bahá’í History.

Listen to Robert’s interview on ‘A Bahá’í Perspective’ podcast

2026 Courses

Intro to Baha’i History, Feb. 16-May 10 with Gisu Mohadjer

Jesus and the Gospels, May 18-July 26 with JoAnn Borovicka

Promised Day Is Come, June 8-Aug. 16 with Gisu Mohadjer

Dispensation of Baha’u’llah, Nov. 16-Feb. 7 with Gisu Mohadjer

2025 Courses

Paul and the New Testament Epistles

Baha’u’llah’s Early Mystic Writings

The World Order of Baha’u’llah

2024 Courses

Jesus and the Gospels in Baha’i and Historical Perspective

Introduction to Baha’i History