The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948What 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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... 1893, a woman and her two daughters, aged thirteen and ten, boarded a
Canadian Pacific Railway train in London, Ontario, and undertook a journey to
Chicago' that would eventually result in the first stirrings of the Baha'i Faith in
Canada.
As the Baha'i community takes clearer shape, the narrative focusses less on the
personalities, and more on community processes. Similarly, the relations of the
larger society to the Baha'i Faith will require differing descriptions, depending on
...
During World War I (1914-18), 'Abdu'l-Baha issued fourteen letters to the Baha'is
in North America, giving them spiritual and administrative primacy to establish the
Baha'i Faith around the world. 'Abdu'l-Baha was knighted by the British for ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 15 | |
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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| Title | The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 |
| Author | Will C. van den Hoonaard |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0889202729, 9780889202726 |
| Length | 356 pages |
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