{"product_id":"9781350618107","title":"Bloomsbury Handbook of Jehovah's Witnesses","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Handbooks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBloomsbury Handbook of Jehovah's Witnesses\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge D. Chryssides | Edward Graham-Hyde\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christianity \/ Jehovah's Witnesses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Jehovah's Witnesses \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together experts in the field to offer a variety of perspectives on various facets of the Watch Tower organization, with contributions from office bearers, critics, and independent academic scholars, offering a detailed overview of the Society in a global context.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics include the origins and precursors of the Watch Tower Society, its distinctive beliefs and practices and their development through time, evangelization work, the role of women and children, and the organisation's critics and opponents. Also explored are the developments arising from the advent of the internet and the COVID pandemic, and controversial issues such as conscientious objection, blood transfusion, disfellowshipping and shunning, and, most recently, sexual abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book aims to be not only scholarly, but also readily intelligible by students and general readers who may previously be merely superficially acquainted with Jehovah's Witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge D. Chryssides\u003c\/b\u003e is a Visiting Research Fellow at York St John University, UK, and formerly Head of Religious Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He has authored and co-edited numerous books, the most recent being \u003ci\u003eFieldwork in New Religious Movements\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), \u003ci\u003eContested Concepts in the Study of Religion \u003c\/i\u003e(2023), \u003ci\u003eJehovah's Witness: A New Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), and \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Handbook to Studying Christians\u003c\/i\u003e (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Graham-Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e is a Visiting Fellow with the Centre for Religion in Public Life at the University of Leeds, UK, as well as Assistant Director (Research) with The Salvation Army, UK \u0026amp; Ireland. He previously co-edited \u003ci\u003eCult Rhetoric in 21st Century: Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements\u003c\/i\u003e (2024). His research areas of focus include religious and non-religious conversion and empowerment theory alongside social \u0026amp; spiritual return of investment in contemporary British Christianity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 August 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350618107\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e560\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57328575905932,"sku":"9781350618107","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350618107","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}