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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... group of Bahá'í scholars who have also contributed to the successful comple- tion of the book : Dr. Sandra Hutchinson , Dr. Richard Hollinger , and Dr. John Walbridge . Scholarly credit should also be extended to the anonymous reviewers ...
... groups , three of which are non - West- ern ( although they do present some valuable Canadian data on new reli- gious movements ) . Roger Finke and Rodney Stark ( 1992 : 239-44 ) dis- cuss non - Western ... Bahá'í Community of Canada.
... group not only formally outlined the changes it would like to see , but we ... groups of people whom I had interviewed , and shared with them sections of the ... Bahá'í readers . With the increased importance of main- taining ethics in ...
... Bahá'í Faith around the world . ' Abdu'l - Bahá was knighted by the British for saving thousands in Pales- tine from ... group of men and women , known as the " Hands of the Cause of God , " who had been appointed by Shoghi Effendi to act as ...
... groups . Kent uses the term " religiously ideological groups ” ( 1993 : 84 ) to denote new religious movements . The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada provides a historical and social documentation of a religious move- ment that ...
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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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