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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aPenton, M. James, _d1932- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aApocalypse delayed : _bthe story of Jehovah's Witnesses / _cM. James Penton.
250			_aThird edition.
264		1	_aToronto : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c[2015]
264		4	_c©2015
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
588	0		_aPrint version record.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
505	8		_aPart two Concepts and doctrines. Bases of doctrinal authority -- Major doctrines.
505	8		_aPart three Organization and community. Organizational structure -- The Witness community -- Conclusion.
520			_aSince 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.
590			_aMaster record variable field(s) change: 650
610	2	0	_aWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
610	2	7	_aWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00518924
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christianity / Denominations _2bisacsh
650		4	_aJehovah''s Witnesses.
650		4	_aWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society.
650		6	_aTémoins de Jéhovah.
650		7	_aZeugen Jehovas. _0(DE-588)4067703-5 _2gnd
655		4	_aElectronic books.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aPenton, M. James, 1932- author. _tApocalypse delayed. _bThird edition _z9781442647930 _w(OCoLC)892301589
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