Historical Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses

Originating from a small group of Bible students led by Charles Taze Russell in the 1870s, the Watch Tower Society grew into an international society. After Russell''s death in 1916, Franklin Rutherford was named his successor and gave the society a new name: "Jehovah''s Witnesses." The Historical Dictionary of Jehovah''s Witnesses shows how World War I & II influenced Watch Tower attitudes to civ...