The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses.

The Bottings, both Witnesses, can and do answer the questions everyone asks about this sect. They examine its history, the ways in which history itself has been interpreted in the light of bible prophecy, the basic beliefs or 'symbols' in which Witnesses are required to put their faith, an...

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Main Author: Botting, Gary
Other Authors: Botting, Heather
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1984.
Series:Heritage.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The World View of Jehovah's Witnesses -- 2 The Historical Development of Jehovah's Witnesses -- 3 The Cyclical Movement of History and Prophecy -- 4 The Conversion and Indoctrination Process -- 5 Watch Tower Literature -- 6 Discipline and Mental-Regulating of Youth -- 7 The Seeds of Dissension -- 8 Crisis at 'The Top' -- 9 Nineteen Eighty-Four -- Glossary of Terms Used by Jehovah's Witnesses -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Z -- Significant Dates -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 
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