Author: | Andrew Holden | ISBN: | 9781134501519 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 12, 2012 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Andrew Holden |
ISBN: | 9781134501519 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | November 12, 2012 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
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.
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.