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. |
From inside the book
... ( Shoghi Effendi , 1974a : 168 ) . It is the story of individuals , and of an emerging national religious community , who are extricating themselves from the " womb of a travailing age " and who have set their eyes on a vision of the ...
... Shoghi Effendi ( 1897-1957 ) , to lead the Bahá'í Faith under the title of Guard- ian . Under Shoghi Effendi , the Bahá'í community spread from thirty- five countries to 257. The nature of the Bahá'í administrative order , believed to ...
... Shoghi Effendi , the head of the new religion . The story of Jaxon's death is a heart - wrenching one . Some half- dozen American newspapers told the story of a janitor and furnace man who had been evicted from his apartment building on ...
... Shoghi Effendi would later call Montreal " the mother city " of Canada ( Effendi , 1965 : 38 ) . To many Bahá'ís , Montreal stands identified with May Maxwell , whom Shoghi Effendi , Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith termed the “ spiri- tual ...
... Shoghi Effendi would declare that the Maxwell Home " should be viewed in the nature of a national shrine , because of its association with [ ' Abdu'l - Bahá ] " 88 and that it was " destined to be regarded as the foremost Bahá'í shrine ...
Contents
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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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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 |