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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... Winnipeg in 1903. He made at least one other trip, to Victoria, British Columbia, this time in May 1908 (CHSR, 22 May 1908). Victoria had to wait another twenty-eight years before records would show the next visit of a Bahá'í. We have ...
... Winnipeg, Brantford, and Brockville, their numbers were few indeed, and the extent of their involvement with the Bahá'í Faith was either negligible or based on a strange admixture of personal beliefs and Bahá'í teachings. It was left to ...
... Winnipeg, where the Bahá'í community was just emerging or where there were no Bahá'ís at all. By applying the same teaching method as in the Youth Group, he was particularly successful in seeking out like-minded organizations and ...
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