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Witnessing the future? Millenarianism and postmodernity

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2002 (Volume) 11 (Number) 3
Medium (Periodical) Sociology Review.
Classif 301 SOC
Subject Sociology
Page 28 -31
Authors Holden, Andrew
Contents

Most of us have encountered Jehova's Witnesses on our doorsteps. Who are these people? Why are they keen to convert others to their religion? And what is the sociological significance of their faith at the beginning of the twenty-first century? The author examines the Witnesses' Doomsday beliefs from a postmodern perspective.

Keywords
Bible     Christians     Fundamentalists     Religious beliefs     Religious communities     religious faiths     Religious fundamentalism     Religious groups