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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... letter to W.C. van den Hoonaard , 27 July 1987 . Albert Windust Papers , NBAUS . Bahai Temple Unity Records , NBAUS . Chicago House of Spirituality Records , NBAUS . Eliot Bahá'í Archives , Eliot , ME . Ernest V. Harrison Papers , NBAC ...
... letters and over 100 books , amplify these moral principles , in addition to a host of other teachings in matters of personal status such as laws of inheritance and marriage . In 1892 Bahá'u'lláh died , and according to his explicit ...
... 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- tine from famine ...
... letter from the Association for 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 ...
... letters from him.23 Harriet ( 1883-1915 ) , Edith Magee's sister , was the third Bahá'í in London , Ontario . She followed her mother to the United States , where she met ' Abdu'l - Bahá in 1912.24 Dedicated to the improvement of social ...
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 |