Reviews for Gap in the Jehovah's Witness Religion And How to Recover

The average rating for Gap in the Jehovah's Witness Religion And How to Recover based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-02-17 00:00:00 Adrian Oleszczuk An interesting look at what it means to leave the Jehovah's Witnesses. Not something I would normally have sought out to read, but since someone I love had to go through this, I was naturally very curious. The more I learn about the Witnesses, the scarier I find them - and I try not to judge *anyone's* religious beliefs! Social practice - how they treat other people, whether members of their community or outsiders - now *that* I don't mind judging!

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-09 00:00:00 Justin Gaines Moses and Monotheism is Sigmund Freud's last book and was only published after his death. It contains a concise summary and revision of his major theories but even more importantly he expresses his true beliefs about the history of the Judeo/Christian religions. Freud believed that the origins of Judaism begin with the Egyptian heretic king Akhenaten. He was so concerned about this premise that he believed he could be assassinated by the Catholic church. I understand that many of Freud's teaching have been discarded however, his views on history are unique and depart from main stream orthodoxy. His work on patriarchal dominance in ancient societies is particularly insightful. From his book ; "The strong male was the master and father of the whole horde: unlimited in his power, which he used brutally. All females were his property, the wives and daughters in his own horde as well as perhaps also those robbed from other hordes. The fate of the sons was a hard one; if they excited the father’s jealousy they were killed or castrated or driven out." In time, however, the youngest son would usually get the opportunity to usurp his ageing father. This son, usually the favourite child of the mother, will become the father and leader of the tribe.