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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... National Bahá'í Community , 1947-48 265 Sixteen Social and Cultural Adaptation in the Canadian Setting .... 277 Appendixes Appendix A Summary of Items Appearing in the French- and English- Language Press on the Occasion of ' Abdu'l ...
... Bahá'í National Center , Evanston , Illinois . There are other scholars who ... Bahá'í scholars who have also contributed to the successful comple- tion of the ... National Bahá'í Archives , Wilmette , Illinois ; Mr. Joseph W.P. Frost of ...
... Bahá'í National Centre in Thornhill , Ontario . Mr. Peter Waddell also served as an assistant dur- ing a few months in the summer of 1991. I am pleased that the John Robarts Memorial Fund of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá ...
... Bahá'í Archives , Eliot , ME . Ernest V. Harrison Papers , NBAC . Green Acre Records , National Bahá'í Archives ... National Bahá'í Archives , Thornhill , ON . NBAUS National Bahá'í Archives , Wilmette , IL . OBA RBR RSP Ottawa Bahá ...
... national religious community , who are extricating themselves from the " womb of a travailing age " and who have set their eyes on a vision of the oneness of humanity that is appearing " on the horizon of history " ( Shoghi Effendi ...
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 |