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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... Bahá'í community from 1913 to 1947. This phase leaves behind the factors of ... Bahá'í communities in various regions in Canada, imprinted an awareness of ... World War II, a distinctive national Canadian Bahá'í community developed. On ...
... Bahá'í functions in the community.18 The Jaxons returned briefly to Canada, 1907-1909, to visit Montfort's niece, Cicely Plaxton, in Saskatchewan (D. Smith, 1992). Mont-fort left Jaxon after World War I, possibly with his encouragement ...
... Bahá'í World (1939: plate facing p. 219). 22 Postcard from V. Haack to Miss Harriet McGee (sic), 226 West 75th Street, New York, dated 12 June 1913 (8:45 p.m.), MP. 23 One of these letters is found in “Tablets from Abdul-Bahá” (Star of ...
... Bahá'í, George Spendlove, would attend the 10th Theosophical Fraternization Convention, held in Toronto (Bahá'í News, August 1942, p. 8). A religious philosophy with mystical concerns that can be traced to the ancient world, Theosophy ...
... Bahá'í in Montreal (Bahá'í World, 8: 636). Dr. Henderson's contributions to society have never been systematically studied, but one finds scattered references to them. A social worker, her activities proved to have a beneficial effect ...
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