Douglas Martin

Douglas Martin
Born	James Douglas Martin February 24, 1927 Ontario, Canada
Died	September 28, 2020 Toronto, Canada
NSA member	Canada 1960 - 1985
UHJ member	1993 - 2005
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James Douglas Martin (February 24, 1927 - September 28, 2020) was a member of the Universal House of Justice from 1993 to 2005.

Biography

Martin was born in Ontario, Canada. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario in 1949, and a master's degree in history from the University of Waterloo, Ontario in 1967, then pursued a professional career as a consultant in advertising and public relations. He served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada from 1960 to 1985, serving as its general secretary from 1965 to 1985.

In 1985, Martin was appointed director-general of the International Community's Office of Public Information at the World Centre in Haifa. He served in that capacity until 1993 when he was elected to the Universal House of Justice. He retired from the House of Justice in 2005 due to considerations of age and related needs of the Faith. He passed away in Toronto in 2020.

Publications

Books

• 1984 - The Persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran: 1844-1984
• 1985 - The Bahá’í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion, with William S. Hatcher.
• 2019 - Her name was Elizabeth: January 26,1931 - February 19, 1999.

Articles

• 2013 - The Next Stage, published in The Journal of Bahá’í Studies Vol. 23(14).

Talks

• 1992 - Humanity's Coming Encounter with Bahá’u’lláh
• 2005 - The Bahá’í Community and the Life of the Mind
• 2010 - Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan

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References

• "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
• "Leaving after many years of service". Baha'i World News Service. 2005-03-24. Retrieved 2017-04-27.