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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... periods of monastic isolation. During the ten years of research, she was selfless in her support, knowing that Bahá'ís might derive inspiration from this first history of their religion in Canada. Abbreviations Used to Indicate Archival ...
... period than is the case for many other studies. This long-term approach allows us to move away from the ^historical conception of movements that is characteristic of contemporary studies. As Skocpol (1984: 361) suggests, we also need to ...
... period. Moreover, much of the early Canadian history revolves around the personality and activities of May Maxwell of Montreal (“In Memoriam,” 1938-40: 631-42), one of Canada's most influential and historically significant Bahá'ís ...
... period of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada. 3 5 Paula A. Drewek (1996) and Lynn Echevarria-Howe (forthcoming) are currently exploring such contributions through faith development among Bahá'ís in Canada and India, and the contribution of ...
... period, but perhaps they were invited by Green Acre's founder, Sarah Farmer, daughter of Moses Garish Farmer, the nineteenth-century inventor of the lightbulb and the electric car, another attendee of the World Exposition in Chicago in ...
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