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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... Vancouver 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 ... Bahá'í Community of Canada,
... Bahá'í community in Canada is still relatively small (ca. 15,000 in 1993) and has been rather silent about the ... Vancouver Island, offering an international, non-denominational baccalaureate. In aboriginal affairs, a number of Bahá'í ...
... Bahá'í community takes clearer shape, the narrative focusses less on the personalities, and more on community ... Vancouver—Canada's principal urban centres then and now. Yet Bahá'í communities existed in about half a dozen other ...
... Bahá'í community through her travels, whether visiting heads of state and government, or undertaking Bahá'í teaching ... Vancouver and Winnipeg, where the Bahá'í community was just emerging or where there were no Bahá'ís at all. By ...
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