The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 2010 M10 30 - 368 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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... American presidents, scientists, and other notables. Inglis had friendships with many well-known individuals (New ... Bahá'í Faith, albeit indirectly, through his links with Inglis.33 Inglis, an Episcopalian, never became a Bahá'í. In ...
... Bahá'í community of Canada rightfully goes to the American May Bolles Maxwell, who married the Canadian architect William Sutherland Maxwell and moved to Montreal in 1902—when Edith Magee moved to the United States. A study of Edith ...
... American individualism and unrestrained capitalism, a belief that increased state intervention in economic and social life was essential in establishing the Kingdom of God on Earth. The leaders of the movement advocated gradual social ...
... Bahá'í Faith. For example, already in 1907, Mrs. Brittingham, an intellectual and a Bahá'í, reported that American Bahá'í pilgrims to Akka, Palestine, were saying that some of Woodcock's teachings were “unauthorized and incorrect” (CHSR ...
... Bahá'í religion. Indeed, 'Abdu'1-Bahá spoke to at least twelve Theosophy gatherings on his travels to France, England, Scotland, and North America.5 Much later, in 1942, a Canadian Bahá'í, George Spendlove, would attend the 10th ...
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