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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... movements ) . Roger Finke and Rodney Stark ( 1992 : 239-44 ) dis- cuss non - Western religious groups in the context of the nature of four " religious eruptions " in the twentieth century , two of which apply to transplanted religions ...
... religious economy " that is multicultural and multifaith.15 Of these approaches , The Origins of the Bahá'í ... movements that is characteristic of contemporary studies . As Skocpol ( 1984 : 361 ) suggests , we also need to relate historical ...
... religious movements in Canada , which put them on the margins of their respective disciplines , have ignored the Bahá'í Faith . This has not always been the case . Several Islamicists of the late nineteenth century saw the Bahá'í Faith ...
... Faith around the world . ' Abdu'l - Bahá was knighted by the British for saving thousands in ... religious move- ment with over 80 % of its adherents found in Third World ... movements such as New Thought , Rosicrucianism Introduction 11.
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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