{"product_id":"the-origins-of-the-bahai-community-of-canada-1898-1948-9781554584956","title":"The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Will C. Van Den Hoonaard\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Eastern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 Bah�'�s helped create a movement described as the second most widespread religion in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Using diaries, memoirs, official reports, private correspondence, newspapers, archives and interviews, Will C. van den Hoonaard has created the first historical account of Bah�'�s in Canada. In addition, \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Bah�'� Community of Canada, 1898-1948\u003c\/i\u003e clearly depicts the dynamics and the struggles of a new religion in a new country. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e of humankind are its citizens. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Thirty-nine original photographs effectively depict persons and events influencing the growth of the Bah�'� movement in Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Bah�'� Community of Canada, 1898-1948\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Bah�'�s alike for many years to come. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591498219671,"sku":"9781554584956","price":5732.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781554584956.webp?v=1774973405","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-origins-of-the-bahai-community-of-canada-1898-1948-9781554584956","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}