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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... Bahá'í community administration. Under the leadership of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (the son of the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith) from 1892 until 1921, the Bahá'í movement expanded considerably, although little emphasis was given to administrative ...
... Bahá'í movement, leading to the establishment, in 1948, of its own national governing council in Canada, namely, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. A study of the early Bahá'ís, as well as Bahá'í administrative ...
... Bahá'í community. At this time, the Bahá'í Faith had spread to five countries in the Middle East and India. Under the ... administrative primacy to establish the Bahá'í Faith around the world. 'Abdu'1-Bahá was knighted by the British for ...
... Bahá'í Faith. They prepared the worldwide Bahá'í community for the election of the Universal House of Justice in 1963. This latter body, anticipated by Bahá'u'lláh, is the supreme administrative authority of the Bahá'í Faith with the ...
... Bahá'í community from 1913 to 1947. This phase leaves behind the factors of ... Bahá'í communities in various regions in Canada, imprinted an awareness of the ... administrative body in Canada in 1948. On the one hand, through opposition ...
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