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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... events described in this book. I also asked some sixty correspondents to identify sources, corroborate information, and provide fresh data. My other approach is quantitative in orientation and involves unofficial and official reports ...
... Bahá'í communities existed in about half a dozen other localities in Canada in the pre-1921 period. Moreover, much of the early Canadian history revolves around the personality and activities of May Maxwell of Montreal (“In Memoriam ...
... events can be varied or dissimilar. In the field of religious studies, it has long been argued that myths can be true without necessarily being factual. Taking a further step (as in life-history research), we can agree with Raphael ...
... events brought Jackson into contact with Louis Riel, who was summoned by the Métis to help them press for promised lands and entitlements from the Canadian government. Jackson realized that the misfortunes of the northern farmers ...
... activities, married for the first time in his life, and discovered the Bahá'í Faith. He had followed Kheiralla's classes in Chicago for several weeks when he enrolled in June (Stockman, 1985:92), as the 107th person to do so (BEL). As a ...
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