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020 _a9781442647930 (cloth : acidfree paper)
020 _a1442647930 (cloth : acid-free paper)
020 _a9781442616059 (paper : acid-free paper)
020 _a1442616059 (paper : acid-free paper)
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050 0 0 _aBX8526
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082 0 4 _a289.9/2
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100 1 _aPenton, M. James,
_d1932-
245 1 0 _aApocalypse delayed :
_bthe story of Jehovah's Witnesses /
_cM. James Penton.
246 3 0 _aStory of Jehovah's Witnesses
250 _aThird edition.
264 1 _aToronto ;
_aBuffalo :
_bUniversity of Toronto Press,
_c2015.
300 _axix, 547 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, portraits ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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336 _astill image
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 475-507) and index.
520 _a"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. For almost thirty years, M. James Penton's Apocalypse Delayed has been the definitive scholarly study of this religious movement. As a former member of the sect, Penton offers a comprehensive overview of the Jehovah's Witnesses. His book is divided into three parts, each presenting the Witnesses' story in a different context: historical, doctrinal, and sociological. Some of the issues he discusses are known to the general public, such as the sect's opposition to military service and blood transfusions. Others involve internal controversies, including political control of the organization and the handling of dissent within the ranks. Thoroughly revised, the third edition of Penton's classic text includes substantial new information on the sources of Russell's theology and on the church's early leaders..."--
_cAmazon.com viewed on March 9, 2015.
505 0 0 _gHistory. --
_tThe doctrinal background of a new American religious movement --
_tCharles Russell and the Bible student movement --
_tThe creation of a theocracy --
_tThe era of global expansion --
_tProphetic failure and reaction --
_tFrom dynamic growth to organizational stagnation --
_tRelations with the world --
_gConcepts and doctrines. --
_tBases of doctrinal authority --
_tMajor doctrines --
_gOrganization and community. --
_tOrganizational structure --
_tThe witness community --
_tConclusion.
610 2 0 _aWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
610 2 7 _aWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
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_0(OCoLC)fst00518924
650 0 _aJehovah's Witnesses.
650 7 _aZeugen Jehovas.
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