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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... church where the Hand of the Cause of God , Mr. George Townshend , was Canon of Tassagard , 1932-45 ( Hofman , 1983 : 230 ) . 34 Until 1948 , the Bahá'í communities in the United States and in Canada were under the administrative ...
... Church of England.1 He sought no drastic reform in doctrines , but rather placed a greater emphasis upon a personal experience of God . Wesley encouraged personal holiness and a disciplined ( hence " me- thodical " ) Christian life ...
... Church , Psychiana , Unity , and sections of the New Thought movement . Theosophy and the Bahá'í Faith , however , do not converge in some elemental points . The Theosophist's view that the individual , on his or her own power , is ...
... Church , even after having remained an active Bahá'í for almost a third of a century . 9 He was born in 1860 in Portage Du Fort in Québec . 10 With a bachelor's degree from Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario , and a graduate of ...
... churches , the East End of the city , Mount Royal , and the downtown area . The press , both in English and in French ... Church , Rev. Frederick R. Griffin , paid him a visit , whereupon ' Abdu'l - Bahá presented him with an " armful of ...
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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