Jehovah's Witnesses - Portrait of a Contemporary Religious Movement

This is the first major study of the enigmatic religious society. By examining the Jehovah's Witnesses' dramatic recent expansion, Andrew Holden reveals the dependency of their quasi-totalitarian movement on the physical and cultural resources have brought about the privatization of religion, the erosion of community, and the separation of 'fact' from faith.

List of contents

1. The End is Nigh 2. The Jehovah's Witnesses in the Modern World 3. Finding a Home 4. Rational Means to Rational Ends 5. Returning to Eden 6. Inside, Outside 7. Honour thy Father and they Mother 8. The Fear of Freedom 9. Conclusion

About the author

Andrew Holden (PH.D) has taught sociology at various levels of further and higher education. He has been conducting fieldwork on millenarian belief systems for over a decade.

Summary

This major study reveals the dependency of this movement on the physical and cultural resources which have caused the privatisation of religion, the erosion of community, the separation of 'fact' from supernatural faith and their expansion.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Holden
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.2002
• EAN: 9780415266109
• ISBN: 978-0-415-26610-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Weight: 410 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Advertising, marketing; RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General, Religion: general, Christianity, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, RELIGION / Christianity / Jehovah's Witnesses