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Jehovah's Witnesses and the Secular World: From the 1870s to the Present
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Jehovah's Witnesses and the Secular World: From the 1870s to the Present Hardcover - 2018

by Zoe Knox


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Analyses the influence of Jehovah's Witnesses from a transnational perspective in a variety of contexts

Tackles previously un-discussed issues to present an innovative contribution to the field of Watch Tower studies

Addresses the growing scholarly interest in nineteenth century religions

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This book examines the tensions between Jehovah's Witnesses and government authorities, civic organisations, established churches and the broader public generated by the Watch Tower Society's teachings. Witnesses originated in the 1870s as small, loose-knit groups calling themselves Bible Students. Today, there are some eight million Witnesses worldwide, all actively engaged in evangelism. The author analyses issues that have brought them global visibility and even notoriety, including political neutrality, public ministry, blood transfusion, and anti-ecumenism. It also explores anti-Witness campaigns, from media portrayals of the community as marginal and exotic to the anti-cult movement. Focusing on varied historical, ideological and national contexts, the book argues that Witnesses have had a defining influence on conceptions of religious tolerance in the modern world.

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  • Title Jehovah's Witnesses and the Secular World: From the 1870s to the Present
  • Author Zoe Knox
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 316
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
  • Date 2018-02-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781137396044 / 1137396040
  • Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.27 x 5.83 x 1.06 in (21.01 x 14.81 x 2.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects History, Religion and sociology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017955670
  • Dewey Decimal Code 289.92

About the author

Zoe Knox is Associate Professor of Modern Russian History at the University of Leicester, UK.

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