Apocalypse delayed: the story of Jehovah's Witnesses
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| Ausgabe: | 2nd ed |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-424) and index Part I. History - [Chapter 1] The beginning of a movement - Charles Russell: the early years -- - George Storrs -- - Russel and the object and manner of Christ's return -- - Dr. Nelson H. Barbour and the three worlds -- - Early Schisms: 1878 and 1881 -- - Russell's independent ministry -- - The Bible Students' Association -- - Russell as the faithful and wise servant -- - Russell's marital tribulations -- - The New Covenant schism -- - Russell's last years and death -- - [Chapter 2] The creation of theocracy - Joseph Franklin Rutherford -- - The Watch Tower schism of 1917 -- - The Bible Students and the First World War -- - Post-war reorganization -- - Millions now living will never die -- - Rutherford's ministry -- - Conventions -- - Rutherford's growing power -- - The new name -- - The development of theocratic government -- - Growing social alienation -- - The growth of the Bible Student - Witness Community -- - The vindication of Jehovah's name -- - The attack on religion -- - The great multitude -- - Rutherford's personal life and last days -- - Rutherford's death and legacy -- - [Chapter 3] The era of global expansion - Rutherford's successors -- - The Olin Moyle case -- - The remoulding of the Witness Community -- - The growth of a Witness Community -- - New World assemblies -- - Fighting for freedom of worship -- - Congregation committees and disfellowshipping -- - A slowdown in growth -- - Stay alive till '75 -- - Organizational and congregational liberalization -- - [Chapter 4] Prophetic failure, reaction, and rebellion - Response to prophetic failure -- - The attack on intellectuals -- - Closing heaven's gates -- - Doctrinal vacillations-- - The growth of dissent -- - Jehovah's Witnesses today -- - [Chapter 5] Relations with the world - Attitudes towards other religions -- - Religious persecution -- - The nature of anti-witness propaganda -- - The charge of sedition -- - Witness concepts of relations with the state -- - Opposition to preaching -- - Military service -- - Patriotic exercises and political neutrality -- - Marxist persecution -- - Witness compromises with the world -- - General social attitudes -- - Blood transfusions -- - Separateness and social concern -- - Part II. Concepts and doctrine - [Chapter 6] Base of doctrinal authority - The faithful and discreet slave -- - Progressive revelation -- - Natural theology and the Bible -- - Biblical interpretation -- - Philosophy of history -- - [Chapter 7] Major doctrines - Theology -- - Christology and soteriology -- - Covenantal relationships -- - Spirit creatures -- - The nature of man -- - Baptism and the Lord's Supper -- - The church -- - The great crowd -- - Creation -- - Bible chronology and eschatological prophecy -- - The resurrection -- - The sacredness of life and blood -- - The preaching work -- - Part III. Organization and community - [Chapter 8] Organizational structure - The witness hierarchy -- - The president of the Watch Tower Society -- - The governing body -- - Governing body committees -- - The world-wide headquarters -- - The legal corporations -- - Watch tower wealth -- - Watch Tower literature -- - District and circuit overseers -- - Branches -- - Elders and ministerial servants -- - Pioneers -- - Congregational meetings -- - Evangelism -- - Formal organizational controls -- - Informal controls -- - Organizational efficiency -- - [Chapter 9] The Witness Community - Membership, recruitment, and conversion -- - Sex, marriage, and the family -- - Education -- - Entertainment, the arts, and literature -- - Moral values and social relationships -- - Moral behaviour -- - Ethnic and racial attitudes -- - Witness mental health -- - Decreasing zeal -- - Dissonance and dissent -- - Response to dissent -- - The effects of Watch Tower policy -- - Witness instability and conservatism -- - Conclusion - Jehovah's Witnesses since 1985: an afterword |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 444 p., [11] p. of plates) |
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| spelling | Penton, M. James Verfasser aut Apocalypse delayed the story of Jehovah's Witnesses M. James Penton 2nd ed Toronto, Ont. University of Toronto Press 1997 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 444 p., [11] p. of plates) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-424) and index Part I. History - [Chapter 1] The beginning of a movement - Charles Russell: the early years -- - George Storrs -- - Russel and the object and manner of Christ's return -- - Dr. Nelson H. Barbour and the three worlds -- - Early Schisms: 1878 and 1881 -- - Russell's independent ministry -- - The Bible Students' Association -- - Russell as the faithful and wise servant -- - Russell's marital tribulations -- - The New Covenant schism -- - Russell's last years and death -- - [Chapter 2] The creation of theocracy - Joseph Franklin Rutherford -- - The Watch Tower schism of 1917 -- - The Bible Students and the First World War -- - Post-war reorganization -- - Millions now living will never die -- - Rutherford's ministry -- - Conventions -- - Rutherford's growing power -- - The new name -- - The development of theocratic government -- - Growing social alienation -- - The growth of the Bible Student - Witness Community -- - The vindication of Jehovah's name -- - The attack on religion -- - The great multitude -- - Rutherford's personal life and last days -- - Rutherford's death and legacy -- - [Chapter 3] The era of global expansion - Rutherford's successors -- - The Olin Moyle case -- - The remoulding of the Witness Community -- - The growth of a Witness Community -- - New World assemblies -- - Fighting for freedom of worship -- - Congregation committees and disfellowshipping -- - A slowdown in growth -- - Stay alive till '75 -- - Organizational and congregational liberalization -- - [Chapter 4] Prophetic failure, reaction, and rebellion - Response to prophetic failure -- - The attack on intellectuals -- - Closing heaven's gates -- - Doctrinal vacillations-- - The growth of dissent -- - Jehovah's Witnesses today -- - [Chapter 5] Relations with the world - Attitudes towards other religions -- - Religious persecution -- - The nature of anti-witness propaganda -- - The charge of sedition -- - Witness concepts of relations with the state -- - Opposition to preaching -- - Military service -- - Patriotic exercises and political neutrality -- - Marxist persecution -- - Witness compromises with the world -- - General social attitudes -- - Blood transfusions -- - Separateness and social concern -- - Part II. Concepts and doctrine - [Chapter 6] Base of doctrinal authority - The faithful and discreet slave -- - Progressive revelation -- - Natural theology and the Bible -- - Biblical interpretation -- - Philosophy of history -- - [Chapter 7] Major doctrines - Theology -- - Christology and soteriology -- - Covenantal relationships -- - Spirit creatures -- - The nature of man -- - Baptism and the Lord's Supper -- - The church -- - The great crowd -- - Creation -- - Bible chronology and eschatological prophecy -- - The resurrection -- - The sacredness of life and blood -- - The preaching work -- - Part III. Organization and community - [Chapter 8] Organizational structure - The witness hierarchy -- - The president of the Watch Tower Society -- - The governing body -- - Governing body committees -- - The world-wide headquarters -- - The legal corporations -- - Watch tower wealth -- - Watch Tower literature -- - District and circuit overseers -- - Branches -- - Elders and ministerial servants -- - Pioneers -- - Congregational meetings -- - Evangelism -- - Formal organizational controls -- - Informal controls -- - Organizational efficiency -- - [Chapter 9] The Witness Community - Membership, recruitment, and conversion -- - Sex, marriage, and the family -- - Education -- - Entertainment, the arts, and literature -- - Moral values and social relationships -- - Moral behaviour -- - Ethnic and racial attitudes -- - Witness mental health -- - Decreasing zeal -- - Dissonance and dissent -- - Response to dissent -- - The effects of Watch Tower policy -- - Witness instability and conservatism -- - Conclusion - Jehovah's Witnesses since 1985: an afterword Témoins de Jéhovah Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania fast Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Jehova's Getuigen gtt RELIGION / Christianity / Jehovah's Witnesses bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion bisacsh Christentum Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd rswk-swf Zeugen Jehovas (DE-588)4067703-5 gnd rswk-swf Zeugen Jehovas (DE-588)4067703-5 s Geschichte z 1\p DE-604 Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 s 2\p DE-604 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=467907 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | Apocalypse delayed the story of Jehovah's Witnesses |
| title_auth | Apocalypse delayed the story of Jehovah's Witnesses |
| title_exact_search | Apocalypse delayed the story of Jehovah's Witnesses |
| title_full | Apocalypse delayed the story of Jehovah's Witnesses M. James Penton |
| title_fullStr | Apocalypse delayed the story of Jehovah's Witnesses M. James Penton |
| title_full_unstemmed | Apocalypse delayed the story of Jehovah's Witnesses M. James Penton |
| title_short | Apocalypse delayed |
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| title_sub | the story of Jehovah's Witnesses |
| topic | Témoins de Jéhovah Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania fast Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Jehova's Getuigen gtt RELIGION / Christianity / Jehovah's Witnesses bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion bisacsh Christentum Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd Zeugen Jehovas (DE-588)4067703-5 gnd |
| topic_facet | Témoins de Jéhovah Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Jehova's Getuigen RELIGION / Christianity / Jehovah's Witnesses SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion Christentum Geschichte Zeugen Jehovas |
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