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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... woman in the Occi- dent to accept the Bahá'í Faith and to remain steadfast in her new- found religion . Originally from Newfoundland , her parents had settled in the " Boston States . " Kate Ives moved from Massachusetts to Chicago and ...
... Women's Assembly of Teaching , " 16 she taught the Bahá'í Faith in small groups and before large audiences.17 Both she and her husband offered liberal hospitality to Bahá'í functions in the community.18 The Jaxons returned briefly to ...
... Women's Board and as secretary of the Women's Unity Meeting ( " In Memoriam : Harriet Magee , " 1915 ; " New York City , " 1910 ) . Frequently , Annie Magee spent the summer at the Green Acre Bahá'í School in Eliot , Maine.21 ' Abdu'l ...
... women's suffrage move- ment and participated in marches . On more than one occasion , her husband had to call upon his many contacts among New York police- men to stand by to rescue Edith from any violence during suffragist marches on ...
... Women's Christian Temperance Union and held no high opinion of jour- nalists , whom she saw as " just a stripe above drunkards " ( M. Inglis , 1987 ) . 33 Little is known of Edith's own association with well - known people , although we ...
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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The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard Limited preview - 2010 |
The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |