The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses /

The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses / / Gary Botting, Heather Botting.

In 1984 George Orwell described a future theocracy that demanded unity at all costs, and in which all independent thought would be eradicated. According to the authors of this book, such a theocracy now exists. They describe how, in an increasingly restrained 'New World Society', Jehovah&#...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Botting, Gary,
Botting, Heather,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©1984
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (212 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. The World View of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Historical Development of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Cyclical Movement of History and Prophecy
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Conversion and Indoctrination Process
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Watch Tower Literature
  • CHAPTER SIX. Discipline and Mental-Regulating of Youth
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. The Seeds of Dissension
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Crisis at ‘The Top’
  • CHAPTER NINE. Nineteen Eighty-Four
  • Glossary of Terms Used by Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Significant Dates
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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