num_pages: 368
description: 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 Bahs 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 Bahs in Canada. In addition The Origins of the Bah 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 Bah 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 Bah movement in Canada.The Origins of the Bah 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 Bahs alike for many years to come.
language: English
title: The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948
publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press