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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... Ottawa; and Dr. Margaret Deutsch, a devoted Ottawa-area doctor. After finishing the first draft of the manuscript, I asked two circles of Bahá'í readers, old and young, to carefully read it for tone and factual accuracy: Mr. Don Dainty ...
... Ottawa offered an office for my use during my sabbatical year, permitting me to complete the work in peace. The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada offered me unrestricted access to their archives and membership records,
... Ottawa Bahá'í Archives, Ottawa, ON. Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Racine, Wisconsin Records, NBAUS. RSP Rosemary Sala Papers, NBAC. Regional NBAC. Teaching Committee of Abbreviations Used to Indicate Archival and Other Sources.
... Ottawa). This lack of available documentation is reinforced by the scattered and unorganized nature of the National Bahá'í Archives in Canada. Faced with the prospect of wanting to do a study of a new religious movement on which exists ...
... Ottawa, 31 January 1989. 4 The first record of a Canadian Bahá'í goes back to 1897, but the first Bahá'í in Canada dates back to 1898. I have chosen “1898” in the title of the book as a means of highlighting the fifty-year period of the ...
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The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard Limited preview - 1996 |
The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |