A story of attempted compromise: Jehovah’s Witnesses, anti-semitism and the Third Reich
by James Penton | Apr 17, 2020 | James Penton |
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James Penton is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and author. His books include "Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses" and "Jehovah's Witnesses and the Third Reich".
Dear Professor Penton: I’m doing research on the Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religious organization. I found some articles and a short dictionary on the JWs by a reputed sociologist of religion named George Chryssides. What surprised me was the fact that this social scientist sometimes speaks as a spokesperson on behalf of the JW’s organization. For example, he states that the epistemological base for the Watchtower doctrinal system is the Bible alone, as if JWs were almost identical to evangelical denominations in this respect. The fact is the JWs are even more authoritarian than traditionalist Catholics since they believe their… Read more »