The Chryssides, George D. 1945- creator text globe bibliography Electronic books. mdu Lanham, Md Scarecrow Press 2009, c2008 2009 2008 monographic eng

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1 online resource (lxxi, 169 p.) This volume shows how World Wars I & II influenced Watch Tower attitudes to civil government, armed conflict, and medical innovations like blood transfusion, as well as to mainstream churches and the development of Jehovah's Witnesses' door-to-door evangelism. The theme of prophecy, the doctrine of the 144,000, end-time calculations, Armageddon, and the Witnesses' denial of hell are all considered in this work, which contains a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and 250 cross-referenced dictionary entries relating to key people and concepts. Originating from a small group of Bible students led by Charles Taze Russell in the 1870s, the Watch Tower Society grew into an international society. After Russell's death in 1916, Franklin Rutherford was named his successor and gave the society a new name: 'Jehovah's Witnesses.' Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary --Bibliography -- About the author. George D. Chryssides. Previously published in hardcover as: Historical dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-168) Jehovah's Witnesses Dictionaries Jehovah's Witnesses History Dictionaries Jehova's Getuigen RELIGION / Christianity / Jehovah's Witnesses BX8526 289.92 11.59 Chryssides, George D., 1945- Chryssides, George D., 1945- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009, c2008 (OCoLC)435421500 9780810870543 (electronic bk.) 0810870541 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=494417 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=494417 N$T 121102 20200709055620.0 ocn815767884