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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... ( April ) 302 Appendix C Bahá'í Community Profiles , 21 April 1937-20 April 1947 304 Appendix D Chronology of Important Canadian Bahá'í Dates 306 Appendix E Notes on Sources Bibliography Index 309 317 337 Acknowledgments I owe a special ...
... April 1898 , James Magee had asked Henry Culver to testify in court regarding a personal loan of $ 5.00 he had made to a man who was later murdered at the London Music Hall ( London Advertiser , 2 April 1898 , p . 6 ) . There is no ...
... April 1919 , p . 29 ) .13 Emma Carmichael's brother - in - law , Colonel David Spence , was also a Bahá'í in Brantford . Spence's involvement with the new religion remains a mystery.14 He came from a prominent family , and “ had be ...
... April 1918 , was approved as an " Assembly " by Bahai Temple Unity ( Star of the West , 17 May 1918 , p . 46 ) , but returned to Spokane , Washington , in 1923 , after living for a time in Erie , British Columbia.17 Edmonton , a town of ...
... April 1906 ) . The activities of May Maxwell were progressing so well that on 19 May 1908 Montreal's sixteen believers designated themselves as the " Montreal Branch of the Baha'i Temple Association " ( CHSR , 19 May 1908 ) .28 Four ...
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 No preview available - 1996 |