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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... ( CHSR , 22 May 1908 ) . Victoria had to wait another twenty - eight years before records would show the next visit of a Bahá'í . We have already met in the previous chapter the other Bahá'í trav- ellers to the prairies and to the West ...
... ( CHSR , 19 May 1908 ) , he was associ- ate professor of drawing at McGill Normal School . The year he was appointed professor of applied science at McGill University , he gave a presentation in 1910 at the second national convention of ...
... ( CHSR , 30 April 1906 ) . The activities of May Maxwell were progressing so well that on 19 May 1908 Montreal's sixteen believers designated themselves as the " Montreal Branch of the Baha'i Temple Association " ( CHSR , 19 May 1908 ) ...
... ( CHSR , 31 August 1906 ) . 26 She passed away in Montreal in September 1941 . 27 The acronym stands for the socialist political party that was transformed into the New Democratic Party ( NDP ) in 1961 . 28 The erection of a Bahá'í Temple ...
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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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