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 Archives, Vancouver, BC. WBA Winnipeg Bahá'í Archives, Winnipeg, MB. WTAM The Petition of Esther Annie Magee, in ... Membership Lists BEL Bahá'í Enrolment List, 1894-1900, NBAUS. BHRC Bahá'í Historical Records Cards, NBAUS. BML 1 ...
... membership list (I shall spell this out in greater detail in Appendix E, which covers other matters related to my methodology). A word about research ethics. I feel that the best way for a researcher to carry out his or her ethical ...
... Bahá'í Faith. They prepared the worldwide Bahá'í community for the election of the Universal House of Justice in 1963 ... membership, the movement from porous to more firm boundaries, and changing styles of organization, in light of the ...
... Bahá'í membership, namely, religion, gender, class, and ethnicity. Part Four discusses Bahá'í relations with the larger society, the impact of such relations on the Bahá'í community itself, and the social processes that attend the ...
... members of the household accepted the new religion: Edith's mother (Esther Annie Magee), Edith's sister (Harriet, or ... Bahá'í community as a member of the New York City Women's Board and as secretary of the Women's Unity Meeting (“In ...
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