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  • Jehovah’s Witnesses

    A New Introduction

    by George D. Chryssides ...
    What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from Jehovah's Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home?This book introduces Jehovah's Witnesses without assuming prior knowledge of the Watch Tower organization. After outlining the Society's origins and history, the book explains their key beliefs and ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • The Study of Religion

    An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods

    by George D. Chryssides, Professor Ron Geaves ...
    This updated textbook unravels the complex issues related to methodology and theory in the study of religion. It equips students with the knowledge needed for the academic study of religion, explaining the history of the methodology, including ideas of key theorists, and discusses key issues in the field, such as gender, phenomenology, and the insider/outsider discourse.Updated throughout, ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Jehovah's Witnesses

    Continuity and Change

    by George D. Chryssides ...
    Series series Routledge New Religions
    From its origins in nineteenth century Adventism until the present day, the Watch Tower Society has become one of the best known but least understood new religious movements. Resisting the tendency to define the movement in terms of the negative, this volume offers an empathetic account of the Jehovah's Witnesses, without defending or seeking to refute their beliefs. George Chryssides critically ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Fieldwork in New Religious Movements

    by George D. Chryssides ...
    Series series Elements in New Religious Movements
    New religious movements are often described as bizarre and sinister. Direct acquaintance, however, often gives a different impression from media portrayals and even from some academic writing. After decades of undertaking fieldwork, the author George Chryssides discusses his experiences, as well as studies by other scholars, and the issues that fieldwork involves. How do one's personal beliefs and ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • The Covid Pandemic and the World’s Religions

    Challenges and Responses

    Edited by George D. Chryssides, Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok ...
    Believers from a variety of faith communities were asked to assess how the Covid pandemic has affected their faith. The anthology collects their responses to key questions, such as:· How does your faith explain why such events occur?· How has it affected your religious practices?· What changes has it necessitated?· What differences might we expect once the pandemic is over?· What have we learned ... Read more

    $23.89 USD

  • The A to Z of Jehovah's Witnesses

    by George D. Chryssides ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    Originating from a small group of Bible students led by Charles Taze Russell in the 1870s, the Watch Tower Society grew into an international society. After Russell's death in 1916, Franklin Rutherford was named his successor and gave the society a new name: "Jehovah's Witnesses." The A to Z of Jehovah's Witnesses shows how World War I & II influenced Watch Tower attitudes to civil government, ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion

    A Critical Exploration

    Edited by George D. Chryssides, Dr. Amy R. Whitehead ...
    This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of problematic terms, and the ways in which they should legitimately be used. Each entry considers the following:– Why is this concept problematic?– What are the origins of the concept?– How is it used or misused, and by whom?– Is it still a legitimate concept in the study of religion and, if so, what are its legitimate uses?– Are there ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • Christians in the Twenty-First Century

    by George D. Chryssides, Margaret Z. Wilkins ...
    'Christians in the Twenty-First Century' examines Christianity as it is understood and practised both by active followers and those who regard themselves as Christian. The book opens with an examination of key Christian concepts - the Bible, the Creeds, the Church and the sacraments - and the major traditions of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism as well as more recent ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements

    by George D. Chryssides ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
    New religious movements-commonly known as cults-are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. Despite their unfavorable portrayal in popular culture, however, new religious movements are a global ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses

    by George D. Chryssides ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
    Originating from a small group of Bible students who met under Charles Taze Russell’s leadership and grew into an international Society, to which the second leader Joseph Franklin Rutherford and gave the name ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses’. Two World Wars shaped Watch Tower attitudes to civil government, armed conflict, and medical innovations such as blood transfusion, as well as to mainstream churches. ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • The Bloomsbury Handbook of New Religious Movements

    Edited by George D. Chryssides, Assistant Professor Benjamin E. Zeller ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Handbooks
    Including both leading scholars and new voices from around the world, this Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the study of new religious movements in the contemporary global context. A burgeoning field within religious studies, chapters revised and expand upon The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements (2014), bringing together a wide range of experts in the field to offer ... Read more

    $153.89 USD

  • Why can't they get along?

    A conversation between a Muslim, a Jew and a Christian

    by Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Dawoud El-Alami, George D Chryssides ...
    Christians, Muslims and Jews all stem from one man, Abraham, and yet relations between them are so often strained. Three men of faith: one Jew, one Muslim and one Christian debate the differences between them. The result is a compelling discussion: What do their faiths teach on the big issues of life? What can be done to make for better relationships in the future? What can be done on the big ... Read more

    $11.59 USD