The Life and Times of Charles Dunning
Charles Dunning came from a large working-class family in Morley, Yorkshire. Born into the misery of 1880s England, he was unable to walk until he was nine. His father sent him down the local coalmine at 13. Subsequently he was enrolled as a merchant seaman, probably to avoid further incidents of petty crime. After years at sea and then in and out of numerous lowly jobs on shore, he responded to ‘YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!’, serving as a Private in both World Wars. Having experienced the horrors of seeing mass graves in France during the First World War he lived through the 56 days and nights of the London blitz during the second war. With little or no moral compass, he spent years in and out of prison. One judge, in passing sentence, stated that ‘the prisoner had spent the best part of his life committing crime...Show More
Charles Dunning came from a large working-class family in Morley, Yorkshire. Born into the misery of 1880s England, he was unable to walk until he was nine. His father sent him down the local coalmine at 13. Subsequently he was enrolled as a merchant seaman, probably to avoid further incidents of petty crime. After years at sea and then in and out of numerous lowly jobs on shore, he responded to ‘YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!’, serving as a Private in both World Wars. Having experienced the horrors of seeing mass graves in France during the First World War he lived through the 56 days and nights of the London blitz during the second war. With little or no moral compass, he spent years in and out of prison. One judge, in passing sentence, stated that ‘the prisoner had spent the best part of his life committing crime and no doubt would continue to do so. All he had to consider now was the protection of society.’
Demobbed from the 1939-45 war, he sought answers - visiting many different churches in Manchester. His eye caught an advert highlighting the ‘Oneness of Mankind’, that convinced him within weeks to convert to the Bahá’í Faith. During the remains of his 82 years, he shared his newly found Faith with thousands of people he met on his journey. The path remained thorny, dogged by a brusque manner, chronic lung disease and a physical visage rejected by many. He was the first Bahá’í to pioneer to Belfast and then to the Orkney Islands, winning an accolade and title ‘Knight of Bahá’u’lláh’.
Teachers & Pioneers |
Bahá'í History
- Contributors:: Keith Munro (Author)
- Format: Softcover book | 350 pages
- Dimensions: 150 x 230 x 18 mm | 900 g
- Publisher: Learmont Publishing, 2023
- Language: English
- SKU: BKS-HIS-H.0537
Teachers & Pioneers
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David and Esther TanyiEnoch Tanyi
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To Climb A MountainFlorence Conway
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LifelineMeherangiz and Jyoti Munsiff
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Sole Desire Serve CauseDon Brown
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Knight with a BriefcaseJudith Kaye Logsdon-Dubois
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The Art of Empowering OthersJuliet Gentzkow
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The Life and Times of Charles DunningKeith Munro
Bahá’í History: Overviews
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A Basic Bahá'í ChronologyGlenn Cameron
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175 Years of PersecutionFereydun Vahman
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The Bahá’í Faith in Words and ImagesJohn Danesh and Seena Fazel
1844-1853: Ministry of The Báb
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The Dawn-BreakersNabil-i-A'zam
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The Báb and the Babi Community of IranFereydun Vahman
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ZanjanAaron Emmel
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Heroes of the New AgeEdward Diliberto
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Heroes of the Dawn BreakersIvan Loyd
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The Chosen PathHussein Ahdieh
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
1853-1892: Ministry of Bahá’u’lláh
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The Story of Bahá’u’lláhDruzelle Cederquist
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Stories of Baha'u'llahAli-Akbar Furutan
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Treasures of the CauseRose Deloomy
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
1892-1921: Ministry of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-BaháAnnamarie Honnold
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A World Without WarHoda Mahmoudi
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Memories of Nine Years in AkkaYouness Afroukhteh
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Lighting the Western SkyKathryn Hogenson
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in France, 1911-1913Jan Jasion
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Sarah Ann RidgwayMadeline Hellaby
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Two Visits to BristolCarole Huxtable Lulham
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New YorkHussein Ahdieh
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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Through the eyes of Margaret CousinsKeith Munro (Grandnephew of Margaret Cousins)
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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He Loved and ServedNathan Rutstein
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Perfect ExemplarDariush Lamy
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Portals to FreedomHoward Colby Ives
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William Henry RandallBahiyyih Randall-Winckler
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John David BoschAngelina Diliberto Allen
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
1921-1957: Ministry of the Guardian
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Shoghi Effendi, RecollectionsUgo Giachery
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George TownshendDavid Hofman
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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From Copper to GoldDorothy Freeman
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Fires in Many HeartsDoris McKay
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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Leroy IoasAnita Ioas Chapman
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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Sole Desire Serve CauseDon Brown
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Her Eternal CrownDella Marcus
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Knight with a BriefcaseJudith Kaye Logsdon-Dubois
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The Art of Empowering OthersJuliet Gentzkow
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Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause of GodSusanne Pfaff-Grossmann
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The Life and Times of Charles DunningKeith Munro
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Beyond East and WestBernard Leach
1957 onwards
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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Our Friend MonaAzadeh Rohanian Perry
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Manijeh, Not Only A Change Of NameManijeh Saatchi
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Without HesitationAnisa Abdul-Razzaq Abbas
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Crossing the LineRichard Abercrombie
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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When Reason SleepsAudrey Mellard
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Anchor of FaithRichard W Thomas
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The JourneyNahid Meshgin
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Lotus of BahapurSheriar Nooreyezdan
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Make Life ColorfulOmid Vafa
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Our Story is OneMaryam Safajoo