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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... adherents , well established in society , and a stable , institutional struc- ture ... seems likely to endure . " Despite such commendations , one of the major annotated bibliographies of new religious movements ( Cho- quette , 1985 ...
... adherents found in Third World countries . Numerically , the largest Bahá'í communities are found in India , Iran , East Africa , parts of Southeast Asia , and the Andes . In some South Pacific locations , Bahá'ís constitute as much as ...
... adherents . Part Three takes on the task of examining the specific ways of pro- pagating the new religion and why some communities grew , remained stable , or declined in the years 1937-47 . It also explores the social com- position of ...
... adherents . Kate Cowan Ives ( 1863-1927 ) was the first woman in the Occi- dent to accept the Bahá'í Faith and to remain steadfast in her new- found religion . Originally from Newfoundland , her parents had settled in the " Boston ...
... adherent , or a sympa- thizer , made to the Bahai Temple Unity between May 1910 and 29 April 1911 ( Star of the West , 17 May 1911 , p . 10 ) . In May 1903 Thornton Chase had visited the city on a business trip , which he very likely ...
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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