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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... National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada. Three Spiritual Roots and Early Conversions, 1899-1911 Withto Ireland, the.
... spiritual mother of Canada” (National Spiritual Assembly, 1965: 22). Some scholars ignore the pivotal role an individual can play in elevating a new religion to a higher level of acceptance by the host society. Maxwell (nee Ellis, 1870 ...
... (National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, 1962: 1), while, in fact, dates are challenged elsewhere. A published memoir, Portals to Freedom (Ives, 1967: 133) lists 1 to 10 September. A Ph.D. dissertation (Ward, I960), which was later ...
... National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, 1962:53; Balyuzi, 1971: 261. Such gifts acquired a special significance because they were handled by 'Abdu'1-Bahá and became a token of remembrance. 18 Mahmoud-i-Zarqání, n.d.: 129; De Mille, 1962 ...
... National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, 1962: 17-22. 36 Mahmoud-i-Zarqání, n.d.: 130. 37 W.S. Maxwell, in a letter to Marion Holley (1940), misspells his name as “Griffith.” 38 Mahmoud-i-Zarqání, n.d.: 130. 39 Letter from W.S. Maxwell to ...
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