Because of my background, I get a lot of questions dealing with Jehovah’s Witnesses. I’m putting here a listing of some reading recommendations regarding the Witnesses that are freely available online. All these items are in PDF format, unless otherwise indicated. These represent a variety of views but are quite useful in understanding and replying to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
General Coverage: (online book PDFs)
Witnesses of Jehovah by Leonard and Marjorie Chretien (1988) Popularly written expose of JWs
Millions Now Living Will Never Die: A Study of Jehovah’s Witnesses by Alan Rogerson (1969) Scholarly examination of JWs
The Inside Story of Jehovah’s Witnesses by William C. Stevenson (1968) Personal testimony
The Gospel According to Jehovah’s Witnesses by John Coffey (1979) General doctrinal reply on a number of subjects
Apostles of Denial by Edmond Gruss (1970) Classic examination of JWs
Jehovah’s Witnesses by Maurice Barnett (2007) Covers history and doctrine
Specific Doctrinal Responses:
Jehovah’s Witness & Doctrinal Analysis (2009)
How To Respond to the JW publication: What Does The Bible Really Teach? by Wilbur Lingle
Is Your Hope Bible-Based? (Discusses the “two hopes” view JWs have of salvation)
Jesus of Nazareth — Who Is He? by Arthur Wallis (Written with JWs in mind but without mentioning them by name)
Witnessing the Name by Doug Mason (Deals with the name “Jehovah” in the New World Translation)
The Divine Name in the New World Translation by Lynn Lundquist
The Trinity Exposed! by Doug Mason
1914: The Touchstone of the Watchtower by Max Hatton (1965) A look at the 1914 chronology
Historical Idealism and Jehovah’s Witnesses by Thomas Daniels (Did Watchtower leaders predict Christ setting up his heavenly kingdom in 1914?)
Insights into the Watchtower Society (various short articles on doctrinal subjects)
The Watchtower’s Handling of Blood by Doug Mason
