George D. Chryssides

Jehovah's Witnesses (eBook, PDF)

A New Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah's Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home?

This book introduces Jehovah's Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower organization. After outlining the Society's origins and history, the book explains their key beliefs and practices by taking the reader through the process of the seeker who makes initial contact with Witnesses, and progresses to take instruction and become a baptized member.

The book then explores what is involved in being a Witness - congregational life, lifestyle, rites of passage, their understanding of the Bible and prophetic expectations. It examines the various processes and consequences of leaving the organization, controversies that have arisen in the course of its history, and popular criticisms. Discussion is given to the likelihood of reforms within the organization, such as its stance on blood transfusions, the role of women and new methods of meeting and evangelizing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350190917
• Artikelnr.: 63036549

Autorenporträt

George D. Chryssides is Honorary Research Fellow at York St John University, UK, and was formerly Head of Religious Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Researching Jehovah's Witnesses
Origins
Russell
Rutherford
Opposition
Organisation
The Bible
Ethics and lifestyle
Worship and rites of passage
Prophecy
Problems and prospects
Index.