Artemyev A. Jehovah's Witnesses in Kazakhstan: Socio-Historical and Religious Analysis

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Preface

This monograph by Artur Artemyev, professor and religious scholar from Kazakhstan with a PhD in philosophy, focuses on a historical and theological investigation of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ life and worship in Kazakhstan.

There are two previous editions of the monograph Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Historical and Theological Analysis. The first edition was published in 2002 and the second edition in 2010. In the last few years, this religious organization has undergone many changes. Therefore, the author considered it necessary to prepare a new edition of the monograph focusing on Kazakhstan only.

This work is mainly addressed to lecturers of religious studies, master’s degree students, teachers, and government officials who implement policies in relation to neo-Protestant denominations and new religious organizations.

The easy-to-comprehend presentation of the material also makes this monograph appealing to non-specialist readers interested in modern religion.

Contents

  • To the readers, or Instead of a preface
  • Chapter 1. History of the World Religious Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Chapter 2. Jehovah's Witnesses in Kazakhstan. Historical digression
  • Chapter 3. What Jehovah's Witnesses Believe, or the Basics of Doctrine
  • Chapter 4. The structure and structure of the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Chapter 5. The system of theocratic education. Attitudes towards secular education
  • Chapter 6. Features of the Religious Consciousness and Lifestyle of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Chapter 7. From tolerance to persecution, from religious tolerance to anti-cultism. And also to the question of terminological correctness
  • Conclusion
  • About the author