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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... Toronto's technical schools, in which Arthur Lismer (of the Group of Seven painters) exhibited. In 1936 she became a “leading figure” in the Toronto Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)27 Women's Joint Committee, while at the same ...
... Toronto alderman at various times between 1891 and 1902. She had enrolled in the Bahá'í Faith, possibly late 1897, the 118th to do so in Chicago (BEL). 8 According to P. Smith (1982:161-62), Oakshette was still a priest in the ...
... Toronto Star Weekly interviewed him and asked if 'Abdu'1-Bahá intended to visit Toronto or any cities in western Canada. He replied it would be impossible at that time, “But you may tell your people, that I am very pleased with your ...
... his public address at the St. James Methodist Church later that day.92 Other visitors included a rabbi93 and the editor of an “illustrated magazine” from Toronto. 'Abdu'1-Bahá and his party arrived at St. James Methodist Church,
... Toronto (en route to Buffalo) was already arranged. The group paid a bill of $700 for the stay in the Windsor Hotel. The diarist Mahmoud was asked to take personal charge of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's luggage. When, instead, the hotel staff took ...
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