Jehovah's Witnesses. (25th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chryssides, George
• Is Part Of: International journal for the study of new religions. Volume 10:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 201
• Publication Date: 2020-11-25
• Subjects: Cults -- Periodicals; Sects -- Periodicals; 209.05
• DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.41545
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2041-9511

Abstract

Abstract : Major publications on Jehovah's Witnesses with scholarly or historical merit are reviewed here. Early writings, and literature relating to the two World Wars are discussed, followed by important "insider" accounts of the organization, notably A. H. Macmillan, Marley Cole, and Timothy White, and ex-member publications by M. James Penton, Raymond Franz, and Carl Jonsson. Particular attention is given to books appearing after 2014, notably Emily Baran, Zoe Knox, and the substantial three-volume anthology by Gerhard Besier and Katarzyna Stok?osa. The review does not cover novels, countercult critiques, or the author's own publications.