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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... moved me to consider carefully such bias in research : circulating the manuscript was simply one way of fulfilling this particular goal . I decided to employ largely a narrative style , which seems the best way to integrate the various ...
... moved to Chicago in 1889. There , as city editor , first of the Tribune and later of the Inter - Ocean , he quickly gained prominence in his journalistic career . He had covered the American Civil War and was one of two jour- nalists to ...
... moved on , eventually arriving in Chicago , the " Windy City . " 2 Chicago exer- cised a magnetic attraction for other reformers . In the 1880s it was the fastest growing city in America ( D. Smith , 1981 : 88 ) . In the 1830s there ...
... moved to Chicago and had become Bahá'í 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 ...
... moved to New York to continue her music lessons . A very outspoken person ( M. Inglis , 1987 ) , her general demeanour exemplified a strict and highly cultured upbringing . Edith Magee's family , of Irish Methodist stock , was well - to ...
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 Limited preview - 2010 |
The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |