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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... enrolled in June ( Stockman , 1985 : 92 ) , as the 107th person to do so ( BEL ) . As a " man of keen wit ... consumed with a love of his people " ( the Pittsburgh Post , quoted in D. Smith , 1981b : 91 ) , Jaxon began once again to ...
... enrollment list in 1899 ( BEL ) . The 27 September 1898 edition of the London Advertiser ( p . 6 ) sug- gests Edith Magee returned on 26 September . 20 " 1893 : First Canadian Bahá'í " ( 1979 ) does not mention the names of the two ...
... enrollment of the Culvers must have occurred between 1898 and 1903. Later records ( BHRC ) indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Culver formally became Bahá'ís in 1906 . 30 Letter from May Maxwell to " Beloved Sister " ( presumably Corinne True ) ...
... enrollment list as the eighty - seventh to have declared ( BEL ) in Chicago , well before 1899 ( Edmonton City Directory , 1911 to 1917 ) . The Bahá'í Faith must also have reached Winnipeg , Manitoba , for we find a lone financial ...
... enrolled as a Bahá'í no later than 1916 ( AL ) . Professor Henry Armstrong provided the notable exception to the trend of primarily female declarants in the new religion . When he became a Bahá'í on 9 May 1908 ( CHSR , 19 May 1908 ) ...
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 |