The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 16 gru 1996 - 356 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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... America , giving them spiritual and ad- ministrative primacy to establish the Bahá'í Faith around the world . ' Abdu'l - Bahá was knighted by the British for saving thousands in Pales- tine from famine . He left some 16,000 letters , in ...
... Bahá'í Studies , Ottawa , 31 January 1989 . 4 The first record of a Canadian Bahá'í goes back to 1897 , but the first ... American Tapestry ( 1988 ) is a good example of similar research of immigrant religions in the United States . 10 ...
... Bahá'í commu- nity ( see chapter 9 ) . In any event , a firm foundation had been laid by the Magees ; in 1917 , when a prominent and influential Bahá'í ... American presidents , scientists , and other notables . Inglis had friendships with ...
... Bahá'í community of Canada rightfully goes to the American May Bolles Maxwell , who mar- ried the Canadian architect William Sutherland Maxwell and moved to Montreal in 1902 - when Edith Magee moved to the United States . A study of ...
... American individualism and unrestrained capitalism , a belief that increased state intervention in economic and ... Bahá'í Faith was a natural extension of their principles and ideology of social reform . The early translations of Bahá'í ...
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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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