Baháʼí Faith in Sweden
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The Baháʼí Faith in Sweden began after coverage in the 19th century
Early history
The first mentions of the religion happened when the book En resa i Persien, published 1869, which mentions the Báb,[1] who Baháʼís view as the herald to the founder of the religion. Baháʼu'lláh is first mentioned in a published account of Persian travels in 1869 in the magazine Kringsjå No. 2 from July 31, 1896. The Swedish artist Ivan Aguéli meet ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1902.
Ragna Linné was a nineteenth and twentieth century classical soprano born in Oslo during the period of
In 1912 Louise M. Erickson attended the dedication of the first Baháʼí House of Worship in the West - in Chicago, United States. The first comprehensive article covering the religion was in the July 2, 1913 issue of Aftonbladet.[10] It covers the history of the period of the Báb, through Baháʼu'lláh imprisonment and banishments, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's freedom and visit to Paris.
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of the Divine Plan
"In brief, this world-consuming war has set such a conflagration to the hearts that no word can describe it. In all the countries of the world the longing for universal peace is taking possession of the consciousness of men. There is not a soul who does not yearn for concord and peace. A most wonderful state of receptivity is being realized.… Therefore, O ye believers of God! Show ye an effort and after this war spread ye the synopsis of the divine teachings in the British Isles, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, Balearic Isles, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Malta, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands, Hebrides and Orkney Islands."[12]
Pioneers
Following the release of these tablets a few Baháʼís began moving to or at least visiting countries across Europe. August Rudd, born in Värmland on 7 August 1871,
Development
The third inter-continental teachings conference was held in Stockholm 21–26 July 1953 at which a number of talks were given for the general public as well as the Baháʼís
Modern community
Since its inception the religion has had involvement in
Demographics
The Baháʼís claim about 1,000 Baháʼís and 25 local assemblies in Sweden from Umeå in the north to Malmö in the south.[5] In November 2009 the Swedish paper Västerbottens-Kuriren reported that 25 local non-profit Baháʼí organization had changed their organizational form to religious communions. The central Baháʼí secretariat in Stockholm stated at the time that the Baha'i Faith in Sweden had 1003 members.[30] The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying on World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 6,200 Baháʼís in 2005.[31]
See also
- Religion in Sweden
- History of Sweden
- Baháʼí Faith in Denmark
- Baháʼí Faith in Norway
- Baháʼí Faith in Finland
References
- ^ a b c d e National Spiritual Assembly of Norway (August 2007). "Skandinavisk bahá'í historie". Official Website of the Baháʼís of Norway. National Spiritual Assembly of Norway. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ ISBN 1-890688-45-2.
- ^ a b c d "August og Anna Ruud". National Spiritual Council of the Baha'is in Norway. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ a b Compiled by Hands of the Cause Residing in the Holy Land. "The Baháʼí Faith: 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative, Including the Achievements of the Ten Year International Baháʼí Teaching & Consolidation Plan 1953-1963". p. 116.
- ^ a b "English Summary". National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Sweden. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-07-04.. The Baháʼís only count adults 21 years or older, who have declared their faith in Baháʼu'lláh by signing a testimonial. If the Baha'i believers, like the Muslims, should count all children is the number of Baháʼís in Sweden over 3000.
- ^ Ernst Wilhelm Olson; Martin J. Engberg; Anders Schön (1908). History of the Swedes of Illinois ... Engberg Holmberg publishing Company. pp. 135–136.
- ^ Married name Strobel - Strobel - Theodore, beloved…, Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 8 Mar 1905, p. 9
- List or Manifest of alien passengers for the United States, (see line 3), for the 1908 voyage of the S.S. Hellig Olav, Ancestry.com, (registration required)
- ^ * Plan temple to prophet, The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois)27 Sep 1908, Page 11
- New Chicago Church will cost $500,000, The Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois)28 Sep 1908, Page 8
- Persian prophet will have Chicago temple, Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, North Carolina)12 Nov 1908, Page 5
- Temple to Bahai, The Evening Star (Independence, Kansas)23 Nov 1908, Page 8
- Program Baha'i Festival Service Star of the West, May 17, 1910, p. 3
- Sixth Annual convention of the Bahai Temple Unity, by Alfred E. Lunt, Star of the West, May 17, 1914, p. 53
- Sixth Annual convention of the Bahai Temple Unity, by Alfred E. Lunt, Star of the West, May 17, 1914, p. 55
- Bahai Temple Unity Convention, Star of the West, Sep 8, 1914, p. 147
- The Opening Session, by Joseph H. Hannen, Star of the West, July 13, 1916, p. 53
- ^ The Public meetings of the Fourth Annual Convention of the Bahai Temple Unity, by Joseph H. Hannen, May 17, 1912, pp. 3-5, 32…
- ^ a b c Djazayeri, Ezzatollah (1992). "Baháʼí i den Svenska pressen". Svenska Baháʼí-samfundet. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Sweden. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ ʻAbbas, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; trans. and comments (April 1919). Tablets, Instructions and Words of Explanation.
- ISBN 0-87743-233-3.
- ^ a b "Amelia Bowman". National Spiritual Council of the Baha'is in Norway. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Den tredje interkontinentale undervisningskonferansen". National Spiritual Assembly of Norway. Archived from the original on 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ISBN 0-87743-036-5.
- ^ Hassall, Graham; Universal House of Justice. "National Spiritual Assemblies statistics 1923-1999". Assorted Resource Tools. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ a b Momen, Moojan. "History of the Baha'i Faith in Iran". draft "A Short Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith". Bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi (1997). "Education of women and socio-economic development". Baháʼí Studies Review. 7 (1).
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- ^ Lundberg, Zaid. "Baháʼí Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation". Bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "All papers by Lundberg". ʻIrfán Colloquia. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Wilmette Institute Board and Staff". Wilmette Institute. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Baháʼí-projekt". National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Sweden. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Sweden 2005". Nordic Baha'i Youth Conferences. Vikings, Inc. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Sweden 2009". Nordic Baha'i Youth Conferences. Vikings, Inc. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Välkommen till Stockholm Baháʼí". Spiritual Assembly of Stockholm. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Baháʼí på Bok- & Biblioteksmässan" (PDF). Baháʼí-bladet. Spiritual Assembly of Göteborg. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Aktuella nyheter och kampanjer i Sigtuna". Spiritual Assembly of Sigtuna. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Lokal information". Spiritual Assembly of Uppsala. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "Forening blir forsamling" in Västerbottens-Kuriren 30 November 2009. Umeå: Article by Anders Wynne.
- ^ "Most Baha'i Nations (2005)". QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2005. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2009-07-04.