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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... Bahá'í Faith at the Art Institute of Chicago.3 Ninety - nine years later , in 1992 , the Bahá'í community of Canada marked the 100th anniversary of the passing of Bahá'ú'lláh ( 1817-92 ) . Canadian Bahá'ís , however , emerged from the ...
... Bahá'í movement , leading to the establishment , in 1948 , of its own national governing council in Canada , namely , the National Spiri- tual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada . A study of the early Bahá'ís , as well as Bahá'í ...
... Bahá issued fourteen letters to the Bahá'ís in North America , giving them spiritual and ad- ministrative primacy to establish the Bahá'í Faith around the world . ' Abdu'l - Bahá was knighted by the British for saving thousands in Pales ...
... Bahá'í Faith came to an end in 1912 with the visit to North America of ' Abdu'l - Bahá , the son of the founder of the Bahá'í Faith ; this visit was a keystone event in the development of the Canadian Bahá'í community . It linked the ...
... 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 ...
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 |