Jehovah's Witnesses in Europe : past and present / edited by Gerhard Beiser and Katerzyna Stokłosa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Besier, Gerhard, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jehovah's Witnesses--Europe--History.

Jehovah's Witnesses.

Physical Description:

volumes ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016-

Summary:

The religious association of Jehovah's Witnesses has existed for about 150 years in Europe. How Jehovah's Witnesses found their way in these countries has depended upon the way this missionary association was treated by the majority of the non-Witness population, the government and established churches. In this respect, the history of Jehovah's Witnesses in Europe is also a history of the social constitution of these countries and their willingness to accept and integrate religious minorities. Jehovah's Witnesses faced suppression and persecution not only in dictatorships, but also in some democratic states. In other countries, however, they developed in relative freedom. How the different situations in the various national societies affected the religious association and what challenges Jehovah's Witnesses had to overcome-and still do in part even until our day-is the theme of this history volume. Book jacket.

Contents:

Belgium A History of Jehovah's Witnesses in Belgium / Willy Fautré Fautré, Willy 13

1 Jehovah's Witnesses Before World Wart 14

2 Jehovah's Witnesses Between the Wars 15

3 World War II: Jehovah's Witnesses Resist Nazi Occupation 17

4 Free Once More 25

5 Social Hostility - An Overview (1945-2010) 40

6 Conclusion 44

7 Bibliography Specific to the Religious Association of Jehovah's Witnesses 46

France Jehovah's Witnesses in Twentieth-Century France / Régis Dericquebourg Dericquebourg, Régis 47

1 The First Proclaimer in France 47

2 Why Did Polish-Catholic Immigrants Become Jehovah's Witnesses? 51

3 Jehovah's Witnesses Grow in Number 54

4 Kingdom Hall Construction Makes Progress in France 56

5 Problems Arise 66

6 Jehovah's Witnesses - From "Sect" to Denomination? 71

7 Conclusion 79

8 Bibliography Specific to the Religious Association of Jehovah's Witnesses 81

France and Luxembourg "And Suddenly the Germans Were Here" The Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in France and Luxembourg / Angela Nerlich Nerlich, Angela 86

1 Early Beginnings in France 86

2 The First World War 88

3 After the Great War 91

4 Dark Clouds on the Horizon by 1932 100

5 After Hitler's Takeover 102

6 After the Outbreak of World War II 113

7 The German Offensive in the West 115

8 Jehovah's Witnesses in, "Gau Westmark" 122

9 Statistics 130

10 Short Biographies and Case Studies 141

11 Liberation 274

12 Epilogue 275

13 Bibliography Specific to the Religious Association of Jehovah's Witnesses 287

Greece Jehovah's Witnesses in Greece - A History of Endurance / Athanasios Reppas Reppas, Athanasios, Timotheos Sigulas Sigulas, Timotheos 289

1 Background Information and Overview 290

2 Proselytism 292

3 Places of Worship 295

4 Conscientious Objection 297

5 Family Life 302

6 Employment 307

7 Education 310

8 Epilogue 312

9 Bibliography Specific to the Religious Association of Jehovah's Witnesses 315

Spain Jehovah's Witnesses During Franco's Dictatorship / Katarzyna Stokhsa Stokhsa, Katarzyna 319

1 Appendix 338

2 Bibliography Specific to the Religious Association of Jehovah's Witnesses 349.

ISBN:

1443894451

9781443894456

9781443894463

144389446X

OCLC:

957301757