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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... National Bahá'í Community, 1947-48 Sixteen Social and Cultural Adaptation in the Canadian Setting Appendixes Appendix A Summary of Items Appearing in the French- and English-Language Press on the Occasion of'Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to ...
... Bahá'í Community, Maine; Dr. Roger Dahl and Mr. Lewis Walker of the National Bahá'í Archives, Wilmette, Illinois; Mr. Joseph W.P. Frost of Eliot, Maine; Mr. Golgasht Mossafa'i of Montreal; Mme Margot Léonard; Mr. John Taylor, the Hamilton ...
... Bahá'í National Centre in Thornhill, Ontario. Mr. Peter Waddell also served as an assistant during a few months in the summer of 1991. I am pleased that the John Robarts Memorial Fund of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of ...
... Bahá'í Shrine Archives, Montreal, QC. National Bahá'í Archives, Thornhill, ON. National Bahá'í Archives, Wilmette, IL. Ottawa Bahá'í Archives, Ottawa, ON. Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Racine, Wisconsin Records, NBAUS. RSP ...
... Bahá'í marriage ceremonies are now legally recognized across Canada as a matter of course. The Canadian national Bahá'í governing body was incorporated by an act of Parliament in 1949, and legal incorporations of local governing ...
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