Apocalypse delayed : the story of Jehovah's Witnesses /
| Основен автор: | Penton, M. James, 1932- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
1997.
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| Издание: | 2nd ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
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Apocalypse delayed. |
Съдържание:
- 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.