The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 2010 M10 30 - 368 pages What binds together Louis Riel’s former secretary, a railroad inventor, a Montreal comedienne, an early proponent of Canada’s juvenile system and a prominent Canadian architect? Socialists, suffragists, musicians, artists—from 1898 to 1948, these and some 550 other individual Canadian Bahá’ís helped create a movement described as the second most widespread religion in the world. Using diaries, memoirs, official reports, private correspondence, newspapers, archives and interviews, Will C. van den Hoonaard has created the first historical account of Bahá’ís in Canada. In addition, The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 clearly depicts the dynamics and the struggles of a new religion in a new country. This is a story of modern spiritual heroes—people who changed the lives of others through their devotion to the Bahá’í ideals, in particular to the belief that the earth is one country and all of humankind are its citizens. Thirty-nine original photographs effectively depict persons and events influencing the growth of the Bahá’í movement in Canada. The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 makes an original contribution to religious history in Canada and provides a major sociological reference tool, as well as a narrative history that can be used by scholars and Bahá’ís alike for many years to come. |
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... Abdu'1-Bahá and the Press in Canada, 1912 Part Two Formation of Community Identity, 1913-37 Five Changing Styles of Recruitment: The Montreal Community Six Early Ethnic Involvement Seven The Literary Circle of the Toronto Bahá'ís, 1913 ...
... Abdu'1-Bahá from very restricted personal circumstances, whereupon he undertook voyages to Egypt, Europe, and North America, spreading the spiritual gospel of his father. During World War I (1914-18), 'Abdu'1-Bahá issued fourteen ...
... Abdu'1-Bahá, the son of the founder of the Bahá'í Faith; this visit was a keystone event in the development of the Canadian Bahá'í community. It linked the fragmented, highly individualistically oriented Bahá'ís before 1912 with the ...
... Abdu'1-Bahá discouraged, and even prohibited, political involvement and discussions by Bahá'ís (cited in Universal House of Justice, 1976:3). Nevertheless, he was untrammelled in his energy for the Bahá'í cause and was responsible for ...
... Abdu'1-Bahá spoke highly of the Magee family,22 who received at least nine letters from him.23 Harriet (1883-1915), Edith Magee's sister, was the third Bahá'í in London, Ontario. She followed her mother to the United States, where she ...
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