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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... Elected president of the “Women's Assembly of Teaching,”16 she taught the Bahá'í Faith in small groups and before large audiences.17 Both she and her husband offered liberal hospitality to Bahá'í functions in the community.18 The Jaxons ...
... elected as its secretary. 10 Four days earlier Louis Riel himself was put on trial, accused by the Canadian government of instigating the 1885 “rebellion” (D. Smith, 1981a: 10). 11 The biographical section of William Jackson's stay in ...
... the administrative jurisdiction of an elected governing council, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada. Three Spiritual Roots and Early Conversions, 1899-1911 Withto Ireland, the.
... elected Bahá'í governing councils (“Spiritual Assemblies”), both local and national. It was not only these general administrative guidelines that influenced developments in Canada. The Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, within three weeks ...
... elected to the Spiritual Assembly; eventually as many as five of the nine members of the Assembly came from the Youth Group.23 The Youth Group also had a long-lasting impact on the development and growth of the Bahá'í community at large ...
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The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |