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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... of community identity, with its implications of changing criteria of membership, the movement from porous to more firm boundaries, and changing styles of organization, in light of the expansion and growth of the Canadian Bahá'í Part.
Will C. van den Hoonaard. light of the expansion and growth of the Canadian Bahá'í community from 1913 to 1947. This phase leaves behind the factors of personality and individuality, and takes on a more explicit sociological form. The ...
... growth of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada during the first three decades; Shoghi Effendi would later call Montreal “the mother city” of Canada (Effendi, 1965:38). To many Bahá'ís, Montreal stands identified with May Maxwell, whom Shoghi ...
... travelling-teaching trips to other parts of the world, notably the Far East and Australia, Poland, Russia, Germany, and England.18. Montreal. Youth. Group. Before the growth of the Montreal Bahá'í community, individual Bahá'ís.
Will C. van den Hoonaard. Before the growth of the Montreal Bahá'í community, individual Bahá'ís tended to see themselves, with a few exceptions, as “occasional” Bahá'ís: their knowledge of Bahá'í teachings was limited, as was their ...
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The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |