Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian, millenarian, and restorationist Christian denomination, stemming from the Bible Student movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in the nineteenth century. Russell co-founded Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society in 1881 to organize and print the movement's publications. A leadership dispute after Russell's death led several groups to break away, with Joseph Franklin Rutherford retaining control of the Watch Tower Society and its properties. Rutherford made organizational and doctrinal changes; in 1931 he adopted the name Jehovah's witnesses to distinguish the group from other Bible Student groups and symbolize a break with Russell's traditions.
The Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (commonly known as Hebrew Union College or abbreviated as HUC) is an institution of higher Jewish education and the academi…
Elaine Howard Ecklund (born 16 February 1973) is a published author and professor of sociology at Rice University. She is also the director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious T…
The Museum of World Religions (MWR; traditional Chinese: 世界宗教博物館; simplified Chinese: 世界宗教博物馆; pinyin: Shìjiè Zōngjiào Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Yonghe District, New …
The John Templeton Foundation (Templeton Foundation) is a philanthropic organization founded by John Templeton in 1987. Templeton became wealthy as a contrarian investor, and want…
The House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures (German: Haus der Religionen - Dialog der Kulturen; French: Maison des religions) is a Swiss inter-religious institution in the city …
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955) is an Italian sociologist of religion, author, and intellectual property attorney. He is a co-founder and the managing director of the Cent…
