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Muy Excellente!
I'm constantly amazed at the myriad of approaches that former Jehovah's Witnesses can come up with in relaying their experiences while in the Cult of the Tower. "Fearless Love" has some insightful material about the JW's way of doing things, and their teachings. More so than many other books, this one moves fast and keeps one interested. The only "beef" I have with Anne Sanderson is that she critiques the JW's from the standpoint of a born-again evangelical. Anne's book is short, and coupled with the easy style of writing, you'll zoom right through this one. If you're a born-againer, you'll have some useful insights and ammo for dealing with JW's.

NJM

Author of JEHOVAH UNMASKED and I WAS A TEENAGE JEHOVAH'S WITNESS.

With all due respect, but no
I bought the book because of the title "fearless love" and "today's" Jehovah's witnesses (JW), because I have a great respect for this denomination and wanted to update myself on their current situation. I chose the book because of the title,

And I became disappointed when reading it. The author is an ex-JW and not a scholar. She is seeing her past and her relation to the religion from her new-born faith. It is a small book and easy to read. As a Liberal Christian I don't believe that there is only one truth.

Christianity has different "-isms" and JW are one which don't believe in trinity (unitarian) and which believe that the end of the world is near (millenierist)... Of course, they also see themselves as the only witnesses of truth in the last days.

The author, Anne Sanderson, evaluate the JW against a "truth" that she has acquired thru her new faith, which is the usual one: trust in Jesus and everything will be all right. She believes that every JW has to find this truth. She gives some insight in the "world" of the JW and thru to her methodology of citing different Wathtowers (the confessional magazine of JW) and bible verses, she proves that her new-born faith is more true. She gives some suggestions to other "real" Christians to how to deal with JW - with love and care, thereby the title of the book. She acknowledges that Christians are not behaving well when meeting JW.

Even though I got acquainted with certain new trends in JW, such as the weakening of the importance of the year 1914, the theology of salvation and the role of holy spirit, I ddin't like the book. It was not a scholarly book - but a propaganda book. Sanderson don't appreciate the changes in JW doctrine - but every religious movement has changed, today, the Chruch of England don't believe in hell and the Vatican accepts evolution!

However, I don't agree with the theocratic organisation of the JW, it would be good if there would be more different views represented in the organisations, the women could be elders or overseers, that gays and lesbians could be accpeted without being "converted" and that the new research on the bible could be used more often. I am definitely against the policy of blood transfusion, which I think JW should change today, how holy it may be. ... Read more

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In this publication, we will explore the belief system of the Jehovah's Witness. Though they attest that their beliefs are based upon the Bible and Christian thought, much of their doctrine concerning God, Christ, and His coming is incompatible with Christianity. Therefore, we will explore their major beliefs and provide biblical responses to be used by believers today. ... Read more

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This work explores the area of medical decision-making in cases where a patient refuses recommended medical treatment for religious or moral reasons. The case in point is the refusal of blood transfusion therapy by Jehovah's Witnesses. The history of blood use in medicine is analyzed. ... Read more

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Wesley P. Walters and M. Kurt Goedelman explain the teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses and compare them to Christian beliefs. ... Read more

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Insightful sociology of British Jehovah's Witnesses
The result of a group effort, this work portrays British Jehovah's Witnesses.I appreciated that the methodology was described.

The book was somewhat dry in tone and the author sounded disbelieving of the testimony of Witnesses who were once violently opposed to the religion.This prevents me from giving it five stars. ... Read more