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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... Canada, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Van den Hoonaard, Will C. The origins of the Bahá'í community of Canada, 1898-1948 Includes ...
... Canada, 1912 Part Two Formation of Community Identity, 1913-37 Five Changing Styles of Recruitment: The Montreal Community Six Early Ethnic Involvement Seven The Literary Circle of the Toronto Bahá'ís, 1913-37 Eight Tentative Anchorings ...
... Bahá'í Archives, Vancouver, BC. WBA Winnipeg Bahá'í Archives, Winnipeg, MB. WTAM The Petition of Esther Annie Magee, in the matter of Jonathan Magee, 18 December 1902, Surrogate Court of the County of Middlesex, Archives of Ontario, Toronto ...
... Ontario, such as Brantford, Brockville, and Toronto, in Edmonton, Alberta, and in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Montreal also receive its share of the Bahá'í message. The Spiritual Roots of the Early Bahá'ís Methodism, Theosophy, and, to a much ...
... Canadian Bahá'í, George Spendlove, would attend the 10th Theosophical Fraternization Convention, held in Toronto (Bahá'í News, August 1942, p. 8). A religious philosophy with mystical concerns that can be traced to the ancient world ...
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