Further reading Botting, Gary and Heather. The Orwellian World of Jehovah`s Witnesses (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1984). . The Bottings compare the social, cultural and political paradigms of Jehovah's Witnesses to those set out in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Both authors were raised Jehovah's Witnesses and are trained scholars (Heather Botting is a professor of anthropology and Gary Botting is a lawyer and legal scholar). The book is based in part on a doctoral dissertation by Heather Botting. Read selections from: The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses (Google book search) University of Toronto Press, Botting, Gary. Fundamental Freedoms and Jehovah's Witnesses (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1993). . Botting considers the irony of Jehovah's Witness insisting on a closely regulated society while at the same time fighting for freedom of association, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of the press. Castro, Joy. The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah's Witnesses, adopted as a baby and raised by a devout Jehovah's Witness family. Published 2005 Arcade Publishing, . Read selections on Google Books. Franz, Raymond. Crisis of Conscience Franz, a former Jehovah's Witness and Governing Body member, and nephew of the fourth president of the Watch Tower Society. This book gives a detailed account of the authority structure, practices, doctrines and decision-making practices Franz experienced while serving on the Governing Body. Sample chapters online: 9, 10, 11, 12. Publisher: Commentary Press. 420 pages. Hardback . Paperback . 4th edition (June 2002) Franz, Raymond. In Search of Christian Freedom. 2nd ed., 2007. (Further critique and analysis by this author) Gruss, Edmond C. Apostles of Denial, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co, 1970, / . Harrison, Barbara Grizzuti. Visions of Glory: A History and a Memory of Jehovah's Witnesses. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978. (An account by an American journalist and essayist of life as a Jehovah's Witness, until she left at age 22) Hewitt, Joe. I Was Raised a Jehovah's Witness. Hewitt gives a frank and compelling account of his life as a Jehovah's Witness and his subsequent persecution and excommunication after he decided to leave the Jehovah's Witness movement. Published 1997, Kregel Publications, . Read selections on Archive.org. Jonsson, Carl O. The Gentile Times Reconsidered: Chronology & Christ's Return Jonsson considers the origin of the belief that the Gentile Times began in 607 B.C. and examines several lines of evidence and the methodology for deriving it. Publisher: Commentary Press (July, 1998, Fourth edition 2004) Kostelniuk, James. Wolves Among Sheep. Harpercollins Trade Sales Dept, Penton, M. James. Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2nd ed., 1997. (Scholarly examination of JW history and doctrines. Penton, who is a former Jehovah's Witness and a professor emeritus of history at University of Lethbridge.) Schnell, William J. 30 Years a Watchtower Slave Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1956, 1971, reprinted 2001. (One of the first book-length critiques of the organization to be written by a disaffected former Witness) Stafford, Greg. Jehovah's Witnesses Defended and Three Dissertations. The author has renounced affiliation with the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society and considers himself a Christian Witness of Jah. These books consider some of the most common criticisms made about Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watch Tower Society.
FURTher reADINg botTing, gary aNd hEatHer. THe OrWellian wOrlD oF jeHOvAh`S witnEsSes (TorOnTo: unIversity oF torOnto preSS, 1984). . the BotTIngS ComPAre the sOcIAL, cuLtuRaL aNd polItIcaL paradIgMs of jEhovaH's witNesses to tHOSE Set Out in GEorge orwEll's ninEteEn EIGhTy-foUr. BOth AuThors werE raiSeD JeHOvaH'S witnESses anD arE TrainEd sChoLArs (heathER BOTTing is a prOfESsor of aNthropOlOgy aND garY boTTiNg iS a LawyEr AND leGAL SChOlar). the book Is basEd In PaRT oN a DoctOrAl DissErtation by heaTher bOtting. ReaD seLEctioNS froM: tHE OrWellian world OF JEHOvAh'S wITNessES (gOogLe book seaRch) UniveRSity Of tOrOnTo prEss, boTtInG, gaRy. FUNdameNtaL FreEdoms And jehOvAH'S witnessEs (calgaRy: univeRsity oF caLGaRY presS, 1993). . BottiNg cOnSIdERS tHe iRony of jEHovah's wiTnEss inSisTing oN a clOseLY regUlated Society whiLe At the same time fIghting FOr FREEDom of assocIAtioN, freedom of coNsCience, freedOm oF spEech, freedom of reLIgiOn and fReedom oF the pREsS. cAStro, jOy. thE truTH BOoK: escAping a childHood Of abUse aMoNg JehovaH's wiTNesseS, adOPteD as a bAby anD rAiseD by a DeVoUt JehoVAh's witness family. pUbLiSheD 2005 ARCaDe PuBlisHiNg, . reaD selEctionS on googlE BOoks. fraNZ, rAYmond. CriSIs of ConsciEnce frAnz, a foRmer jEhovah'S wItnESS And goveRnIng bodY meMber, aND nephew of tHe fOURth pREsident Of ThE watCh TOweR sOciEty. thiS BOok gIves a DeTaiLed AcCouNT oF thE authorIty sTRucTure, pracTiCes, docTRiNes and dEcisIOn-mAkIng pRACtices fRanz eXpERieNceD whIle sErvInG ON The GoveRNIng body. sample chaPteRs online: 9, 10, 11, 12. pubLisher: coMmenTarY Press. 420 pages. Hardback . papeRBack . 4Th eDItIon (jUne 2002) frAnz, raymOnd. in sEarch of cHrIstian fReedOM 2nd ed., 2007. (FuRTHER CrItiQUe anD anaLySis by tHiS author) Gruss, edmond c. aPostleS oF denIal, PREsByteriAn anD rEfOrmEd PubLishinG co, 1970, / . harriSoN, barbArA grIzZUti. vISIOns of glOry: a hisTory And a MEMory Of JEHOvah'S WitNESses. NeW YoRK: simOn anD ScHustEr, 1978. (AN account bY an American jOurnalist And essAYIst Of liFE AS a Jehovah's witNess, UntIL ShE left At AGE 22) HEwiTt, jOE. I waS raised A jehOvah's WiTnEss. heWITt givES A frAnk aND compeLling Account of His lifE As A jehoVah's witness AnD His subseQueNt persecUTioN And excoMmUNiCation AfTER He DecideD tO LEavE ThE jehOVah's witnESS mOVement. published 1997, kregEL publicAtioNs, . rEad sELEctions ON aRchIVe.org. joNsson, Carl o. The GENtilE times ReconsidEreD: ChroNology & christ's rETurn jONSSON consideRS The ORIgin of THe BElief thaT the GentiLe timeS bEGan in 607 b.c. and exAMInes sEVerAL LineS of evidencE aNd tHe methodOLogy for DerIvinG IT. PubLishER: CoMmeNtary PRess (julY, 1998, fourtH editioN 2004) kOsteLniuK, jaMes. Wolves amoNg SheEp. harpercollins traDe saLeS depT, pentoN, M. James. aPOCalypse delayed: ThE sTory oF jehovah'S witneSses. tOronTo: uniVErsity of TOronto Press, 2Nd ed., 1997. (SchOlarly exAminaTIOn of JW hiStory AnD DOctrInES. penToN, Who is A former jehOvah'S witnEsS And a PrOfesSOr Emeritus OF hisTory at univeRsity oF lethbRIDge.) schNeLL, williAM j. 30 YeaRS a WatChtower SLave GrANd RAPids, michigaN: bAKer BoOks, 1956, 1971, repRInTed 2001. (One oF THe fiRst bOOK-lengTH cRitiquEs Of the orgAniZaTion to bE written By A DiSAFfEcted forMEr witNess) sTafForD, greG. JeHOVah's witNESSes dEfenDed aNd three disSErtations. tHE aUthor HAs reNoUnced affILiaTIon WITh the wAtcH TOwER BibLe & trAct soCIety anD cOnSiders hiMselF a christian WItnEss Of jAh. THese bookS COnsIder sOme OF The most CoMmoN crITiCiSMs mAdE aBout JeHovaH's wItnesSes And the wAtch toWER soCIEty.