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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... Bahá'í Faith , albeit indirectly , through his links with Inglis.33 Inglis , an Episcopalian , never became a Bahá'í . In 1946 , he wrote an article on the Bahá'í Faith , entitled " Bahá'ís Would Make a Spiritual Peace , " which Horace ...
... Bahá'í Faith was a natural extension of their principles and ideology of social reform . The early translations of Bahá'í texts were , however , sometimes quite inadequate , and it was easy for many early believers to inject their own ...
... Bahá'í Faith . The Rosicrucian belief in reincarnation , which remains a central tenet , runs counter to Bahá'í beliefs , however . This may have been the prime reason why , of the three religious strands mentioned so far , there are ...
... Bahá'í Faith was either negligible or based on a strange admixture of personal beliefs and Bahá'í teachings . It was left to Montreal to provide the main stimulus to the growth of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada during the first three ...
... Bahá'í in England , Dr. John Esslemont , who would later write one of the most thorough introductions to the Bahá'í Faith , was apparently also involved in promoting drug legislation . Like other early Bahá'ís , Henderson had difficulty ...
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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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 |