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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... ( ibid .: 131 ) . One account ( " 1893 : First Canadian Bahá'í , " 1979 : 12 states that one of the Magees had become a Bahá'í and returned to Canada in September 1898. Other members of her family in London soon accepted the Faith.19 Soon ...
... ( ibid . , 1988 ) . He moved to Toronto , perhaps later in the year 1897 , where a Bahá'í , Jane T. Hall , ' was already living ( Toronto Directory , 1896 ) . In 1911 , he moved to the United States permanently , where he died in 1937.8 ...
... ( ibid . ) . Her daugh- ter , Mary , was born on 10 August 1910 in New York City . By 1909 May Maxwell was serving on the " Unity Band , " a Bahá'í organization set up to correspond with the Women's Assemblies of the East . May Maxwell's ...
... ibid . ) . In an interview with the Montreal Daily Star ( 11 September 1912 ) Henderson made the following rhetorical statement : " We have established bureaux for the investigation of agri- culture , forestry , mines , astronomy , bees ...
... synopsis provides the substance of this section . 17 " Membership List , " 14 April 1913 , AL , Box 27 , Folder 18 . 18 Ibid . 19 Chase's trip must have taken place between 19 and Spiritual Roots and Early Conversions , 1899-1911 41.
Contents
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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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