Kiser Barnes
Kiser Barnes | |
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| Born | January 13, 1943 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| NSA member | Benin 1977 - 1979 |
| ABM | Africa 1981 - 1990 |
| Counsellor | Africa 1990 - 1993 |
| ITC member | 1993 - 2000 |
| UHJ member | 2000 - 2013 |
Kiser Barnes (b. January 13, 1943) is an American Bahá’í who lived in Nigeria where he served as a National Spiritual Assembly and Auxiliary Board member and a Continental Counselor. He later served as a member of International Teaching Center and Universal House of Justice in the Holy Land.
Biography
Barnes was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States in 1943. In his youth he completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science at Morgan State University graduating in 1965, and then undertook a Juris Doctor's degree in law at the University of Maryland graduating in 1974. He then practiced law in Maryland.[1]
Barnes pioneered to Benin in the mid-1970's and in 1977 he was elected to the country's National Spiritual Assembly. In 1980 he became a Senior Lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University Faculty of Law teaching Law of Business Associations, Law of Contracts, and International Economic Law. In addition to teaching at the University he also undertook a Masters Degree in the Philosophy of Law graduating in 1984.[1]
In 1981 Barnes was appointed to the Auxiliary Board for Africa as a Board member for propagation and his area of jurisdiction was Nigeria. He served as Board member until being appointed as a Continental Counselor for Africa in 1990. He retired from his University position in 1993 as he was appointed to the International Teaching Center and moved to Haifa, Israel, in order to serve on the body and in 2000 he was elected to the Universal House of Justice in a by-election held due to the passing of Adib Taherzadeh.[1]
In November 2012 it was announced that Barnes was retiring from the Universal House of Justice with the body's approval and he completed his term in 2013.[2]
Publications
Books
- 1987 - The Naming of Femi's Brother
- 1997 - Bahá’u’lláh: His Station and Mission
- 1999 - A Story of Peace: For the Children of God
- 2001 - Animals for Peace, written with Nancy Barnes
- 2005 - Stories of Bahá’u’lláh and Some Notable Believers
- 2005 - Mirza Mihdi's Five Smooth Stones
- 2008 - Oneness
- 2010 - A Magic Night of Peace[3]
- 2012 - The Cure for Mankind
- 2013 - The Wonder of Twin Manifestations
- 2024 - The Olympic Games: Advancing the Oneness of Humanity[4]
- 2025 - Serving the Oneness of Humanity: The Life of Louis Gregory, written with Linda Ahdieh Grant.[5]
Compilations
Articles
- 2001 - Human Rights and Multiculturalism, published in Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights[8]
Talks
- 2006 - Justice
- 2007 - Foundation of Happiness
- 2019 - Talk at Austin Baha'i Centre
- 2025 - Advancing the Oneness of Humanity: The Olympic Games, interview on Great Reads: The George Ronald Podcast.
References
- "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- "Bahá'í World Centre". UK Bahá’í Journal. 2003-05-07. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20040124214853/https://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=35421&discussionID=182130
- ↑ https://news.bahai.org/story/948/
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/kiser-barnes/products/animals-peace-5
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/olympic-games?variant=41806271676513¤cy=AUD&srsltid=AfmBOorGC4c-NtJ_ETAn6idoxPjn3Wnv_BBSrN1GwT4ESb6Uz2eadZLB
- ↑ https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Serving_the_Oneness_of_Humanity.html?id=Ysxq0QEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/compilation_blessings_service
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/compilation_blessings_teaching_children
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/barnes_human_rights_multiculturalism
