03814cam a2200685Ki 4500 ocn904548079 OCoLC 20200709060338.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 150309s2015 onc ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T E7B CELBN YDXCP EBLCP VLB YDX OCLCQ 907558334 923100644 957679571 964290645 9781442669604 electronic bk. 1442669608 electronic bk. 9781442647930 1442647930 9781442616059 1442616059 961836 (N$T) (OCoLC)904548079 (OCoLC)907558334 (OCoLC)923100644 (OCoLC)957679571 (OCoLC)964290645 BX8526 .P46 2015eb BX8526 P45 2015 REL 094000 bisacsh 289.9/2 23 MAIN Penton, M. James, 1932- author. Apocalypse delayed : the story of Jehovah's Witnesses / M. James Penton. Third edition. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Introduction -- Part one History. The doctrinal background of a New American religious movement -- Charles Russell and the Bible Student Movement -- The creation of a theocracy -- The era of global expansion -- Prophetic failure and reaction -- From dynamic growth to organizational stagnation -- Relations with the world. Part two Concepts and doctrines. Bases of doctrinal authority -- Major doctrines. Part three Organization and community. Organizational structure -- The Witness community -- Conclusion. Since 1876, Jehovah's Witnesses have believed that they are living in the last days of the present world. Charles T. Russell, their founder, advised his followers that members of Christ's church would be raptured in 1878, and by 1914 Christ would destroy the nations and establish his kingdom on earth. The first prophecy was not fulfilled, but the outbreak of the First World War lent some credibility to the second. Ever since that time, Jehovah's Witnesses have been predicting that the world would end "shortly." Their numbers have grown to many millions in over two hundred countries. They distribute a billion pieces of literature annually, and continue to anticipate the end of the world. As a former member of the sect, Penton offers an overview of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Master record variable field(s) change: 650 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. fast (OCoLC)fst00518924 RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations bisacsh Jehovah''s Witnesses. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Témoins de Jéhovah. Zeugen Jehovas. (DE-588)4067703-5 gnd Electronic books. Electronic books. Print version: Penton, M. James, 1932- author. Apocalypse delayed. Third edition 9781442647930 (OCoLC)892301589 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=961836 EBSCOhost EBSC 961836 ebrary EBRY ebr11033485 Canadian Electronic Library CELB 449659 YBP Library Services YANK 12330076 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3297464 92 N$T 56136 56136