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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... Ontario , and then moved to Chicago in 1889. There , as city editor , first of the Tribune and later of the Inter - Ocean , he quickly gained prominence in his journalistic career . He had covered the American Civil War and was one of ...
... Ontario as the son of devoted Methodist parents . Jackson's mother educated her children in a spirit of independence , nurturing love for literature and history along the way . At the age of eight , Wil- liam read his first history of ...
... Ontario , then seventeen years of age , was making many visits to her uncle , Guy Magee , and probably heard on those occasions more about the new religion . In January 1898 Ibrahim Kheiralla gave his last course on the Bahá'í Faith in ...
... Ontario By 1898-99 Canada's first Bahá'í group consisted of eighteen - year - old Edith Magee , her fifteen - year - old sister Harriet , her mother Annie , who was forty - two , and possibly Annie Magee's two sisters , Rose and Vail ...
... Ontario , around the turn of the century . In 1910 , after their return from Ireland , the Culvers moved to Saint John , New Brunswick , where they established a Bahá'í commu- nity ( see chapter 9 ) . In any event , a firm foundation ...
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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