The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1996 M12 16 - 356 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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... early history of their community with virtually no published record of its beginnings or development from 1898-1948.4 My goal in writing The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada , 1898-1948 is to fill that gap . The first approach ...
... Bahá'í Studies , Ottawa , 31 January 1989 . 4 The first record of a Canadian Bahá'í goes back to 1897 , but the first Bahá'í in Canada dates back to 1898. I have chosen " 1898 " in the title of the book as a means of highlighting the ...
... Bahá'í cause was Honoré Jaxon ( 1861-1952 ) , a memorable figure . Born as ... first history of Greece and Rome . He was always hungry for " food for the ... Bahá'í Community of Canada.
... early expatriate Canadians , has allowed us to connect several strands in early Bahá'í his- tory : the first mention of the Bahá'í Faith in North America and the founding of Canada's first Bahá'í group in London , Ontario . The next ...
... Bahá'í Faith was a natural extension of their principles and ideology of social reform . The early translations of Bahá'í ... first under Gerome ( Morgan , 1898 : 1102 ) and later under Benja- min Constant ( Hamilton , ca.1932 : 495 ) . He ...
Contents
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Formation of Community Identity 191337 | 71 |
Illustrations | 131 |
Organization and Community Boundaries | 155 |
Relationship to Canadian Society | 251 |
Appendixes | 299 |
Bibliography | 317 |
Index | 337 |
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The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard Limited preview - 2010 |
The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |