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. |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 81
... Bahá'í community. Memoirs have either not yet been written by Canadian Bahá'ís, or are just now being put on paper.17 There are only several unpublished regional and national histories, relying often on secondary sources (e.g., Paula ...
... National Bahá'í Archives in Canada. Faced with the prospect of wanting to do a study of a new religious movement on which exists very little knowledge, I decided to draw on a variety of sources and to use both qualitative and ...
... Bahá'í movement, leading to the establishment, in 1948, of its own national governing council in Canada, namely, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. A study of the early Bahá'ís, as well as Bahá'í administrative ...
... Bahá'í relations with the larger society, the impact of such relations on the Bahá'í community itself, and the social processes that attend the building of a national Bahá'í community, culminating in the formation of the first national Bahá ...
... National Academy, New York. His involvement with the Bahá'í Faith was considerable. Before 1905 Percy Woodcock lived ... Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois (Star of the West, 13 July 1915, p. 58). The family lived in Montreal ...
Other editions - View all
The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard Limited preview - 1996 |
The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |