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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... believers to inject their own ideas into what they perceived to be the Bahá'í teach- ings . Such an emphasis on individualistic interpretations would prove to have a negative influence on some members of the new religious faith . It ...
... believers as Mary Coristine , Pauline Lahill , 25 and Walker F. Hetherington remain fairly unknown , there were ... believer in 1903 , although it can be more fairly said that he saw Spiritual Roots and Early Conversions , 1899-1911 37.
... believers . Another relative of the Maxwell family to become a Bahá'í in those early days of Montreal was German - born Mrs. Jeanne Bolles , May Maxwell's sister - in - law ( RSP ) . She would later travel widely in Europe , visiting ...
... believer , asking people to sign a petition for ' Abdu'l - Bahá to come to North America ( CHSR , 30 April 1906 ) . The activities of May Maxwell were progressing so well that on 19 May 1908 Montreal's sixteen believers designated ...
... believers , Hooper Harris and Harlan Ober , climbing to the top of one of the Pyramids near Cairo . Coping with sunstroke , Hooper exclaimed , " as for the mysteries of the Pyramids , I am perfectly willing to leave them to Brother Wood ...
Contents
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15 | |
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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The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |