TY  - BOOK
AU  - Penton,M.James
TI  - Apocalypse delayed: the story of Jehovah's Witnesses 
SN  - 9781442669604
AV  - BX8526 .P46 2015eb
U1  - 289.9/2 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Toronto
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Jehovah''s Witnesses
KW  - Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
KW  - Témoins de Jéhovah
KW  - Zeugen Jehovas
KW  - gnd
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
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