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020			_a0-88920-272-9
040			_cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library
100			_aWill C. van den Hoonaard _91932
245	1	0	_aThe Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948
260			_aWaterloo, Ontario _bWilfrid Laurier University Press _c1996
300			_axii, 356 pages : illustrations, map
500			_aWhat 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
650		0	_aHistory _vBaha'i Faith _zCanada _9676
650		0	_aSociology _vBaha'i Faith _91153
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