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. |
From inside the book
... letter to Annie Magee , speaking of Harriet Magee's physical suffering , and referring to her as " one of the most important personages " ( " Tablets from Abdul - Baha , " 1917 : 192–93 ) . Although dead at the age of thirty - two ...
... letter - writing campaign to President Theodore Roosevelt . The President replied to just one letter , that of Honoré Jaxon ( D. Smith , 1981b : 92 ) . 13 He attended the Regina Branch of Labour Party , urged the founding of Producers ...
... letters ( 11 May 1993 ) . 24 Some very touching words of ' Abdu'l - Bahá are found in a letter to her ( " Truly Blessed : Words of Abdul - Baha , " 1916 : 38-39 ) . She appears in the same photograph as her mother with ' Abdu'l - Bahá ...
... letters from ' Abdu'l - Bahá . 12 His wife , Emma , became a Bahá'í after the autumn of 1899 ( Stockman , 1988 ) . In ... letter from ' Abdu'l - Bahá ( Star of the West , 19 April 1919 , p . 29 ) .13 Emma Carmichael's brother - in - law ...
... ( Letter from May Maxwell to Annie Savage , 31 August 1914 , NBAC ) . Martha MacBean is , however , also considered to be the first Bahá'í in Montreal ( [ " Notes on Montreal Bahá'í History ' ] , n.d .; Sala , 1940 ) , and , by ...
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 Limited preview - 2010 |
The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |