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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... Winnipeg Bahá'í Archives , Winnipeg , MB . The Petition of Esther Annie Magee , in the matter of Jonathan Magee , 18 December 1902 , Surrogate Court of the County of Middlesex , Archives of Ontario , Toronto , Ref . RG22 , series 321 ...
... Winnipeg , Manitoba . There , at the age of thirty - one , he apprenticed as a railroad engineer . He is credited with inventing a system that ejected ashes from locomotive engines . After marrying Adelaide Stewart in 1881 , their first ...
... a trip to his native Saskatchewan accompanied by his wife , Aimée Montfort , in 1906- 1907 , and spoke to the annual convention of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada in Winnipeg , he may well have Early Stirrings 19.
Will C. van den Hoonaard. Congress of Canada in Winnipeg , he may well have had both socialism . and the Bahá'í Faith in mind . It is fair to say that Jaxon's loyalty to the Bahá'í Faith did not likely measure up to his political ...
... Winnipeg , Manitoba . Montreal also receive its share of the Bahá'í message . The Spiritual Roots of the Early Bahá'ís Methodism , Theosophy , and , to a much lesser extent , Rosicrucianism , constituted the main spiritual roots of 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 |