Hooper Dunbar
Hooper Dunbar | |
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| Born | Hooper Cameron Dunbar March 30, 1937 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| NSA member | Nicaragua 1961 - 1963 |
| ABM | Americas 1963 - 1968 |
| Counsellor | South America 1968 - 1973 |
| ITC member | 1973 - 1988 |
| UHJ member | 1988 - 2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Maralynn Dunbar |
Hooper Cameron Dunbar (b. March 30, 1937) is a retired member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith.
Background[edit]
Dunbar was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. He worked as an actor on stage and screen, making films with Columbia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Twentieth Century-Fox studios, and was a member of the Screen Actors' Guild of America. In 1958, he left Hollywood to take up residence in Central and South America, where he taught arts and English as a second language, and set up a graphic design business. However, his primary interest during those years was volunteer work as a teacher and lecturer for the Bahá’í Faith.
Dunbar was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Nicaragua from its inception in 1961 to 1963, when he represented that Assembly at the first International Convention in Haifa, Israel. Subsequently, he was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member for the Protection of the Faith in the Americas and served from 1963 to 1968, and then as a Counsellor for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith from 1968 to 1973, also for the Americas. He took up residence in Israel in 1973 when he was named as one of the founding members of the International Teaching Centre. Dunbar worked as a member of that institution for fifteen years, until he was elected to the Universal House of Justice in 1988. On January 6th, 2010 it was announced that he would retire following a by-election to replace him. He retired along with Dr. Peter Khan.[1]
Throughout his tenure at the World Centre, Dunbar held a Thursday evening study class for the youth volunteering there. The class ran consistently for over 30 years.
Publications[edit]
- 1998 - Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Iqán
- 2005 - Study Aids for The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh
- 2009 - Forces of Our Time
Talks[edit]
English[edit]
- 1976 - Teaching the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh with William Sears.
- 1984 - Africa
- 1985 - The Forces of Our Time
- 1985 - Parents and the Baha’i Youth Movement
- 1988 - Consciousness, Creation, and the Soul
- 1988 - The Gift of Teaching
- 1988 - Talk to Bahá’í International Youth Conference
- 1989 - Forces of Light and Darkness
- 1989 - Immortality and the Human Soul: Lecture Series
- c. 1989 - Kitáb-i-Íqán: Lecture Series
- 1990 - Fasting in the Baha'i Faith: Some Reflections
- 1991 - Divine Spirit, Forces of Our Age: Lecture Series
- 1991 - We Are Not Alone
- 1992 - Kitáb-i-Íqán: Lecture Series
- 1993 - An Overview of Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
- 1994 - Pioneering in Latin America
- 1998 - On the Study of the Bahá'í Writings
- 2003 - Suriy-i-Haykal
- 2005 - The Manifestation of God
- 2006 - Love of God
- 2007 - Power of Divine Assistance
- 2010 - Talk to Pilgrims in the Holy Land
- 2011 - Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series
- 2011 - Lecture Series at Texas Baha'i Bluebonnet Conference
- 2012 - Adventure of Baha'i Study: Lecture Series
- Stories of the Hands of the Cause
- Class 1: The Importance of Deepening
- Class 2: Practical Approaches to Deepening
- Class 3: Discourse of Abdu'l Baha, Part I
- Class 4: Importance of the Kitab-i-Iqan
- Class 5: Discourse of Abdu'l Baha, Part II
- Class 6: Importance of Studying the Bible and the Qur'an
- Class 7: Discourse of Abdu'l Baha, Part III
- Class 8: Questions and Answers
- 2012 - Coming of Age, Imperial College, London
- 2012 - The Influence of the Holy Text on our Inner Life
- 2012 - Q&A in Ashland, Oregon
- 2012 - Social Evolution: Individual & Society
- 2012 - Spiritual Journeys: Q&A
- 2012 - Talks in Medford, Oregon
- 2013 - Immortality, Lecture Series as Bosch Bahá’í School
- 2013 - Recollections of Hand of the Cause Enoch Olinga
- 2013 - Talk at LA Baha'i Center
- 2013 - Hope, Faith, and the Afterlife
- 2013 - The Adventure of Baha'i Study
- 2013 - Dynamic Source of All Learning
- 2014 - Lecture Series at Singapore Baha'i Summer School
- 2014 - Lecture Series in Wellington, UK
- 2014 - Talk in Ashland, Oregon
- 2015 - Chile Temple and Latin America
- 2015 - Delivering the Message of Baha'u'llah
- 2015 - Irfan Bosch Baha'i School
- 2015 - Lecture Series at New Zealand Summer School
- 2016 - Nature of Immortality/Condition of the Soul
- 2016 - Recollections
- 2017 - Attaining the Vision
- 2017 - Baha'i Service and the Divine Plan: Lecture Series at Queensland Baha'i Summer School
- 2017 - Baha'u'llah: Talk at Youth Meeting
- 2017 - Nearness to God: Prayer and Meditation
- 2017 - Tablets of the Divine Plan
- 2017 - Being a Baha'i
- 2017 - Fireside Talk: Baha'u'llah and His Teachings
- 2017 - Fireside Talk: The Big Questions
- 2017 - How to Live a Full & Spiritual Life
- 2017 - Learning to Be Effective
- 2017 - Lecture Series at Vancouver Persian Conference
- 2017 - Recognizing Bahá’u’lláh on the Bi-Centenary of His Birth
- 2017 - Steps to Effective Teaching
- 2017 - Talk at Youth Meeting
- 2018 - Finding Our Way
- 2018 - Focus On Teaching the Cause
- 2018 - Getting to the Truth
- 2018 - Lecture Series at Malaysia Bahá’í Winter School
- 2018 - Lecture Series at Montana Bahá’í Summer School
- 2018 - Role of the Individual
- 2018 - Sense of Existence
- 2018 - Where Are We Now?: Youth Fireside
- 2019 - About The Báb
- 2019 - The Báb from Shoghi Effendi's Writings
- 2019 - Discovering the Baháʼí Faith
- 2019 - Introduction to the Baháʼí Faith
- 2019 - Lecture Series in Eskilstuna, Sweden
- 2019 - Remembering the Báb
- 2019 - Youth Topics of Special Interest
- 2020 - The Bahá'í Faith: Its Essential Message
- 2020 - Fireside: An Overview of the Bahá'í Faith
- 2020 - Greatness of Baha'u'llah and His Revelation
- 2020 - How Can the Bahá'í Faith Change Your Life
- 2020 - Introduction and Overview of the Baha'i Faith
- 2020 - Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Lecture Series
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 1
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 2
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 3
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 4
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 5
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 6
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 7
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 8
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 9
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 10
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 11
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 12
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 13
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 14
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 15
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 16
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 17
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 18
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 19
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 20
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 21
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 22
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 23
- Reading the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: Part 24
- 2023 - Faith of Bahá’u’lláh: A World Religion
- 2023 - Endowment from God
- 2023 - The Life and Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh
- 2024 - From Matter to Spiritual Journey
- 2024 - Seeking Reality!
Spanish[edit]
- 2016 - Talk at Dedication of the Chile Temple
- 2018 - Introducción de la Fe Bahá'í
- 2018 - Lecture Series at the Chile House of Worship
- 2018 - Lecture Series in Uruguay
- 2018 - Pasos para el éxito en el servicio
- 2020 - El Mejoramiento del Mundo
Notes[edit]
- ↑ "By-election announced for two members of Universal House of Justice". Bahá’í World Centre. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
References[edit]
- "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- "Bahá'í World Centre". UK Bahá’í Journal. 2003-05-07. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- "Presenters". Changing times. 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- "Two members of Universal House of Justice leaving after decades of service". Bahá’í World News Service. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
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