Two Early Stirrings

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations Used to Indicate Archival and Other Sources xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Early Dependence on Liberal Protestantism
7. Early Stirrings 16
8. Spiritual Roots and Early Conversions, 1899-1911 29
9. Abdu’l-Baha and the Press in Canada 1912 43
10. Formation of Community Identity, 1913-37
11. Changing Styles of Recruitment: The Montreal Community 72
12. Early Ethnic Involvement 85
13. The Literary Circle of the Toronto Bahá’ís, 1913-37 101
14. Tentative Anchorings in Atlantic Canada 1913-37 108
15. Retinence in the Canadian West 1913-37 120
16. Illustrations 131
17. Organization and Community Boundaries
18. Changing Styles of Organization and Boundary Maintenance 156
19. On Spreading the New Religion, 1937-47 177
20. Opportunities and Constraints of Community Growth, 1937-47 206
21. Religion, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity 231
22. Relationship to Canadian Society
23. Opposition, Recognition, and World War II 252
24. Building a National Baha’i Community, 1947-48 265
25. Social and Cultural Adaptation in the Canadian Setting 277
26. Appendixes
27. Summary of Items Appearing in the French- and English-Language Press on the Occasion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Visit to Canada, 1912 300
28. Statistical Overview of the Canadian Baha'i Community, 1898-1948 (April) 302
29. Baha'i Community Profiles, 21 April 1937-20 April 1947 304
30. Chronology of Important Canadian Baha'i Dates 306
31. Notes on Sources 309
32. Bibliography 317
33. Index 337