Awakening of a Jehovah's Witness: Escape from the Watchtower Society

This tale of mind control, the use of fear to manipulate vulnerable people, and final escape from a suffocating cult environment is a revealing exposeof a secretive contemporary sect, as well as a true psychological thriller. Diane Wilson spent twenty-five precious years of her life, first becoming indoctrinated by the dogma of the Watchtower Society, and then struggling to free herself from its pervasive, intimidating clutches. In this probing, brutally honest assessment, Wilson describes how a childhood of psychological abuse and lack of self-confidence rendered her vulnerable to the seductive doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses. What she reveals about the goings-on within the closed Watchtower Society will shock the average person who assumes the polite, well-dressed people who pass out leaflets are much like any other conservative religious group. Wilson contends that membership in the Jehovah's Witnesses requires obedience bordering on psychological enslavement and complete suppression of individuality. Her engrossing memoir will be of great interest to former Witnesses, students of cult phenomena, and anyone who has ever had contact with Jehovah's Witnesses.

Author: Diane Wilson
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 04/01/2002
Pages: 327
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 8.46h x 7.32w x 1.17d
ISBN13: 9781573929424
ISBN10: 1573929425
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Religion | Christian Theology | General
- Religion | Christian Living | Spiritual Warfare

About the Author
Diane Wilson (Morgan Hill, CA) now works as a professional Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf. More on her and her book can be found at www.dianewilson.net.