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. Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Van den Hoonaard, Will C. The origins of the Bahá'í community of Canada, 1898-1948 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88920-272-9 1. Bahai Faith - Canada - History. I ...
... Religion, 1937-47 Twelve Opportunities and Constraints of Community Growth, 1937-47 Thirteen Religion, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity Part Four Relationship to Canadian Society Fourteen Opposition, Recognition, and World War II Fifteen ...
... Faith in Canada. Esther Annie (Mrs. Jonathan) Magee and her daughters, Edith and Harriet, belonged to a prominent family in London, Canada's “City of Parks.” The round-trip fare of $9.30 was a small sacrifice to attend the World's ...
Will C. van den Hoonaard. Parliament of Religions, lived there. All the Magees, including Guy, had been raised in an “atmosphere of tolerance and universality”; Guy's interests included comparative religion (“1893: First Canadian Bahá'í ...
... Canadians have grown accustomed to identifying a religious community with the stately churches of the major Christian denominations, the lively sermons of fundamentalist Christian groups, or the precarious existence of urban cults. A ...
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