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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... Thornton Chase Paper , NBAUS . VBA WBA WTAM Vancouver Bahá'í Archives , Vancouver , BC . Winnipeg Bahá'í Archives , Winnipeg , MB . The Petition of Esther Annie Magee , in the matter of Jonathan Magee , 18 December 1902 , Surrogate ...
... Thornton Chase , America's " first believer , " was Paul Kingston Dealy ( d.1935 ) , who attended the classes held by Ibrahim Kheiralla.5 It was on 26 March 1897 that Dealy decided to accept the " Greatest Name . " Originally from Saint ...
... Thornton Chase , and Kate C. Ives ( Stockman , 1985 : 35-36 ) . 4 ' Abdu'l - Bahá designated Thornton Chase as America's " first believer " ( National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Japan , 1974 : 257 ) . Although there were three ...
... Thornton Chase ( Amer- ica's first steadfast believer ) , Woodcock had an " extreme view of things , ' which included astrology and asceticism , and “ other dangerous and inju- rious practices and ideas " ( TCP , 21 January 1910 ) ...
... Thornton Chase had visited the city on a business trip , which he very likely combined as a Bahá'í trip.19 As far as we know , no visible results seemed to have come from either Mrs. Rennels or the unknown con- tributor from Canada's ...
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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