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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Will C. van den Hoonaard. This book has been published with the help of a grant ... Van den Hoonaard, Will C. The origins of the Bahá'í community of Canada ... West, Suite 312, Toronto, Ontario M5H3S6. Dedicated to Rowland A. Estall, J ...
Will C. van den Hoonaard. Contents. Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used to Indicate Archival and Other Sources One Introduction Part One Early Dependence on Liberal Protestantism Two Early Stirrings ... West, 1913-37 Illustrations Part Three.
Will C. van den Hoonaard. Nine Retinence in the Canadian West, 1913-37 Illustrations Part Three Organization and Community Boundaries Ten Changing Styles of Organization and Boundary Maintenance Eleven On Spreading the New Religion, 1937 ...
Will C. van den Hoonaard. understanding of the administrative growth and consolidation of the Bahá'í movement ... West and no longer offered the drama and colour of its earlier, Eastern days. Since 1970, however, several important ...
Will C. van den Hoonaard. 13). “Review of Manuscript,” sent to author with a letter from the Association for Bahá'í ... West: Asian Religions and Cultures in North America (1985) with historical synopses of Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and ...
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