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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... Five Changing Styles of Recruitment : The Montreal Community 72 Six Early Ethnic Involvement 85 Seven The Literary Circle of the Toronto Bahá'ís , 1913-37 101 Eight Tentative Anchorings in Atlantic Canada , 1913-37 108 Nine Retinence in ...
... five groups , three of which are non - West- ern ( although they do present some valuable Canadian data on new reli- gious movements ) . Roger Finke and Rodney Stark ( 1992 : 239-44 ) dis- cuss non - Western religious groups in the ...
... five countries in the Middle East and India . Under the guidance of ' Abdu'l - Bahá , the Bahá'í Faith spread to other lands and continents , including South America , South Africa , Australia , Japan , and Hawaii . After some fifty - five ...
... five countries to 257. The nature of the Bahá'í administrative order , believed to be drawn from the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh , was clarified and interpreted by Shoghi Effendi . He assisted Bahá'í communities around the world in laying ...
... five years , until September 1898 , before the seeds sown in Chicago would germinate in Canada , though several expatriate Cana- dians in Chicago were also drawn to the Bahá'í message and felt im- pelled to accept the new religion ...
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 |