Please rate your top choices
1. Crises of Conscience. Ray Franz
2. Journey to God's house. Brock Talon
3. Leaving the Witness. Amber Scorah
Your picks?
What Books Have You Read That Been Critical Of The Jehovah's Witnesses?
by The Bethelite 17 Replies latest jw friends
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LongHairGal
THE BETHELITE:
I read “Crisis of Conscience” by Ray Franz and one other book not on your list that I can’t remember.
The Ray Franz book was a real eye-opener as to what really goes on! There’s nothing holy about any of those people and it sounded like what goes on in a small communist country. I was already out of the JWs but this just sealed it.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Franz's second book '"In Search of Christian Freedom' was instrumental for me.
Another book which was not about JWs, but rather about cults in general, which I found eye-opening was 'The Wrong Way Home, Uncovering the patterns of cult behavior in American society', by Arthur Deikman.
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neat blue dog
The New Testament 😜
But seriously, that's what fully woke me up. After that, I'd say CoC and ISoCF.
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slimboyfat
Too many to list.
Visions of Glory by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison probably worth a mention, written by a young sister who worked at headquarters during Knorr presidency. A bit feminist and lacking supporting documentation, but good as first hand account.
The Sign of the Last Day by Jonsson and Herbst, good in its time but perhaps hasn’t aged well, not least becuase Watchtower has given up some of its more extravagant claims. Wonder why Watchtower doesn’t highlight earthquakes as much any more? Probably because of the critique in this book made earthquake hysteria untenable.
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