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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... churches of the major Christian denominations, the lively sermons of fundamentalist Christian groups, or the precarious existence of urban cults. A religion that falls outside these familiar markings falls prey to both public disfavour ...
... church and sect to the study of non-Christian religions or groups. A cult has come to refer to the early beginnings of a religious movement, while sect is seen as an offshoot of a major religious tradition (Stark and Bainbridge, 1985:25) ...
... Church. 17 Such as the accounts by Doris McKay (1993) and Larry Rowdon (1994). An account by Rowland Estall, covering the years 1926-77, is, however, not published, similar to the biography of Ken and Mary McCullough (1994). 18 For ...
... church membership, nor did they think it was inconsistent for them to maintain ties with their respective churches. The Magees were Methodists, and they participated actively in the affairs of that church.27 Highly visible, the family ...
... church where the Hand of the Cause of God, Mr. George Townshend, was Canon of Tassagard, 1932-45 (Hofinan, 1983: 230). 34 Until 1948, the Bahá'í communities in the United States and in Canada were under the administrative jurisdiction ...
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