02373nam 2200565Ia 450 991078294770332120230607214815.01-134-50151-X1-280-33550-50-585-45314-40-203-45877-X(CKB)1000000000004319(EBL)166312(OCoLC)310464715(SSID)ssj0000300770(PQKBManifestationID)11253263(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300770(PQKBWorkID)10252825(PQKB)11146994(MiAaPQ)EBC166312(Au-PeEL)EBL166312(CaPaEBR)ebr5004406(CaONFJC)MIL33550(EXLCZ)99100000000000431920010807d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJehovah's Witnesses[electronic resource] portrait of a contemporary religious movement /Andrew HoldenLondon ;New York Routledge20021 online resource (221 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-26610-6 0-415-26609-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-201) and index.Jehovah's Witnesses Portrait of a contemporary religious movement; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 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 thy mother; 8 The fear of freedom; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexThis 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.Jehovah's WitnessesJehovah's Witnesses.289.9/2Holden Andrew1964-1490313MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782947703321Jehovah's Witnesses3711650UNINA