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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... believers and “intimate friends” of the new religion,31 with 'Abdu'1Bahá giving his own greetings.32 Many people waited for a private interview with 'Abdu'1-Bahá, including Mr. H.A. Goulden, who headed a socialist organization whose ...
... believers were now stronger in faith and more steadfast than before. After leaving Montreal, 'Abdu'1-Bahá spent time on the train going over the newspaper articles that had been translated for him. He also admired the “verdure ...
... believers. The train passed through the town of Belleville at 1:47 p.m. A four-yearold Mohawk boy, Jimmy Loft, was sitting on a fence that afternoon, watching the train. At that moment, 'Abdu'1-Bahá stood up and, facing the window ...
... believers in that province: the Carmichaels and David Spence in Brantford. Places like Barrie would, by 1913, have one Bahá'í.137 When 'Abdu'1-Bahá' finally arrived in Buffalo at 10 p.m., the Bahá'ís there had not yet been apprised of ...
... believers, it nevertheless forced the Bahá'ís to establish the first moorings of a Bahá'í community. As Montreal represents the first organized entry of the Bahá'í Faith into Canada, the developments of the Montreal Bahá'í community ...
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