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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... World's Columbian Exposition , also held in Chicago , to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of the " discovery " of the New World by Columbus ( London Free Press , 6 September , p . 7 , and 19 September 1893 , p . 3 ) . The World ...
... world , without the inhibitions of a rigid theory usually conceived well in advance of the research with the support of hypothe- ses . This research process is not simple , because both the researcher and the partner develop a ...
... world . His pro- gressive teachings ( which included the emancipation of women ) and his challenge to secular and clerical authorities led to his execution in Tabriz in 1850. The Báb also proclaimed that he was the harbinger of one who ...
Will C. van den Hoonaard. During World War I ( 1914-18 ) , ' Abdu'l - 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 ...
... World War II , a distinctive national Canadian Bahá'í com- munity developed . On the other hand , the breakdown of regional Bahá'í developments and the promotion of intinerant Bahá'í teachers across Canada produced a national ...
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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