- Summary
- "Originating with a small group of Bible students who met under Charles Taze Russell's leadership and grew into an international society, Jehovah's Witnesses were named by their second leader, Joseph Franklin Rutherford. Two world wars shaped Watch Tower attitudes toward civil government, armed conflict, medical innovations such as blood transfusion, and mainstream churches. The twenty-first century has seen some important changes in the Watch Tower organization, such as changes to its organizational structure, its use of the internet, and the relocation of its major headquarters from Brooklyn to Warwick, in upstate New York. This updated second edition of Historical Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section with more than 300 cross-referenced entries on key concepts, themes, and people relating to Jehovah's Witnesses. It is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the organization." -- Publisher's description.
- Series
- Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements
Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Chryssides, George D., 1945- author.
- Published
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]
- Edition
- Second edition
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-267).
