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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... Bahá'í , reported to have been the first Bahá'í to visit Whitehorse , Yukon Terri- tory , in the summer of 1905. It is unknown whether she undertook any Bahá'í teaching work there ( Anderson , 1987 ) . Early Montreal The first Bahá'í ...
... first callers was the principal of McGill University , Dr. Wil- liam Peterson . To him , ' Abdu'l - Bahá explained the Bahá'í principles , adding : these are the aims of the people of Bahá'u'lláh . Do you not wish to do the same work ...
... first Native Bahá'ís in Canada ( Watts and Jardine , 1978 : 514 ) . When ... Bahá'í in Toronto , James Oakshette , spoken of in a previous chapter . One ... Bahá'í . 137 When ' Abdu'l - Bahá ' finally arrived in Buffalo at 10 p.m. , the ...
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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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