Livres/books page 2
Paradise bound, by Carrie Bee (2014).
Fiction novel.
Take a peek into the life of Ivy Carle as she treads through the 80's as a the daughter of a Jehovah's Witness elder, forbidden to be 'part of the world'.
https://www.amazon.com/
Fiction novel.
Take a peek into the life of Ivy Carle as she treads through the 80's as a the daughter of a Jehovah's Witness elder, forbidden to be 'part of the world'.
https://www.amazon.com/
Jehovah's Witnesses Exposed!: What Really Goes On Inside the Kingdom Hall Walls, by Eugene Walker (2015).
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/
Fighting god, an atheist manifesto for a religious world, by David Silverman (2015).
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/
The End Of Faith. Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, by Sam Harris (2004).
https://www.samharris.org/the-end-of-faith
https://www.samharris.org/the-end-of-faith
Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists, by Dan Barker (2008).
Autobiographical story of journeying from fundamentalist/evangelical minister to atheist. Includes criticism of religion, fallacies and harm of Christianity, and invocation of freethought, reason and humanism. Version 2.0 of his 1992 book "Losing faith in faith".
https://www.amazon.com/
Autobiographical story of journeying from fundamentalist/evangelical minister to atheist. Includes criticism of religion, fallacies and harm of Christianity, and invocation of freethought, reason and humanism. Version 2.0 of his 1992 book "Losing faith in faith".
https://www.amazon.com/
Délivré de dieu: Itinéraire d'un évangéliste devenu militant de l'athéisme, par Dan Barker (2008).
Récit autobiographique de son cheminement de ministre fondamentaliste/évangélique à athée. Comprend la critique de la religion, les sophismes et les dommages du christianisme et l'invocation de la libre-pensée, de la raison et de l'humanisme. Version 2.0 de son livre de 1992 "Losing faith in faith" (Perdre la foi en la foi).
https://www.amazon.fr
Récit autobiographique de son cheminement de ministre fondamentaliste/évangélique à athée. Comprend la critique de la religion, les sophismes et les dommages du christianisme et l'invocation de la libre-pensée, de la raison et de l'humanisme. Version 2.0 de son livre de 1992 "Losing faith in faith" (Perdre la foi en la foi).
https://www.amazon.fr
God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction, by Dan Barker (2016).
What words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible lays out God’s primary qualities clearly: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictive—and worse! Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and bestselling author Richard Dawkins and former evangelical preacher Dan Barker, this unique book provides an investigation into what may be the most unpleasant character in all fiction.
https://www.amazon.com/
What words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible lays out God’s primary qualities clearly: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictive—and worse! Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and bestselling author Richard Dawkins and former evangelical preacher Dan Barker, this unique book provides an investigation into what may be the most unpleasant character in all fiction.
https://www.amazon.com/
The Religion Virus: Why We Believe in God, by Craig A. James
(2013).
The Religion Virus is a fun and fascinating tour of how simple ancient spiritualism evolved into the incredibly infectious religions we know today, punctuated with humorous and insightful stories of the author’s own spiritual journey. Whether you are religious, agnostic, or atheist, when you close the book’s last chapter, your understanding of religion will forever be changed.
https://www.amazon.com/
(2013).
The Religion Virus is a fun and fascinating tour of how simple ancient spiritualism evolved into the incredibly infectious religions we know today, punctuated with humorous and insightful stories of the author’s own spiritual journey. Whether you are religious, agnostic, or atheist, when you close the book’s last chapter, your understanding of religion will forever be changed.
https://www.amazon.com/
The Reluctant Apostate: Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses Comes at a Price, by Lloyd Evans (2017).
Jehovah’s Witnesses, well known for their enthusiastic evangelism, are a global religious movement boasting over 8 million members. Despite being a familiar sight on doorsteps and street corners, little is known about their doctrines and practices. What are their expectations regarding Armageddon, and who do they believe will survive? How do they justify their ban on blood transfusions? What happens to members who decide to leave? In this remarkably frank part-memoir, part-history guide, former Witness elder Lloyd Evans comprehensively explores the religion of his upbringing, charting the organization’s metamorphosis from unassuming 19th Century “brethren” to global brand in the modern age.
https://www.amazon.com/
Jehovah’s Witnesses, well known for their enthusiastic evangelism, are a global religious movement boasting over 8 million members. Despite being a familiar sight on doorsteps and street corners, little is known about their doctrines and practices. What are their expectations regarding Armageddon, and who do they believe will survive? How do they justify their ban on blood transfusions? What happens to members who decide to leave? In this remarkably frank part-memoir, part-history guide, former Witness elder Lloyd Evans comprehensively explores the religion of his upbringing, charting the organization’s metamorphosis from unassuming 19th Century “brethren” to global brand in the modern age.
https://www.amazon.com/
The Greatest Story Ever Told...So Far, by Lawrence M. Krauss. (2017).
In the beginning there was light but more than this, there was gravity. After that, all hell broke loose...This is how the story of the greatest intellectual adventure in history should be introduced - how humanity reached its current understanding of the universe, one that is far removed from the realm of everyday experience. Krauss connects the world we know with the invisible world all around us, which is removed from intuition and direct sensation. He explains our current understanding of nature and the struggle to construct the greatest theoretical edifice ever assembled, the Standard Model of Particle Physics -- and then to understand its implications for our existence.
https://www.amazon.com/
In the beginning there was light but more than this, there was gravity. After that, all hell broke loose...This is how the story of the greatest intellectual adventure in history should be introduced - how humanity reached its current understanding of the universe, one that is far removed from the realm of everyday experience. Krauss connects the world we know with the invisible world all around us, which is removed from intuition and direct sensation. He explains our current understanding of nature and the struggle to construct the greatest theoretical edifice ever assembled, the Standard Model of Particle Physics -- and then to understand its implications for our existence.
https://www.amazon.com/
Visions of Glory: A History and a Memory of Jehovah's Witnesses, by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1978).
Harrison became nationally known in 1978 when she published Visions of Glory: A History and a Memory of Jehovah's Witnesses, which combined childhood memoirs with a history of the Jehovah's Witness movement. Although Harrison expressed admiration for individual Witnesses and wrote sympathetically of their persecution, she portrayed the faith itself as harsh and tyrannical, racist and sexist.
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Harrison became nationally known in 1978 when she published Visions of Glory: A History and a Memory of Jehovah's Witnesses, which combined childhood memoirs with a history of the Jehovah's Witness movement. Although Harrison expressed admiration for individual Witnesses and wrote sympathetically of their persecution, she portrayed the faith itself as harsh and tyrannical, racist and sexist.
https://www.amazon.com/
Online free:
https://web.archive.org/web/20051217183855/http://www.exjws.net/vg.htm
Les prophéties (et autres choses farfelues) des Témoins de Jéhovah, Tome 1, Le Mystère accompli, par Alexandre Cauchois. (2017).
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
Les prophéties (et autres choses farfelues) des Témoins de Jéhovah, Tome 2, Des millions aujourd'hui vivants ne mourront jamais, par
Alexandre Cauchois. (2017).
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
Les prophéties (et autres choses farfelues) des Témoins de Jéhovah, Tome 3, Fascisme ou Liberté, par Alexandre Cauchois. (2017).
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
Goodbye, Jehova!: Wie ich die bekannteste Sekte der Welt verließ.
Von Misha Anouk. (2014).
https://www.amazon.de
Von Misha Anouk. (2014).
https://www.amazon.de
How to Escape From Jehovah's Witnesses, by Lloyd Evans (Author), Paul Grundy (Foreword). (2018).
Jehovah's Witnesses number into the millions globally and are well known for their public evangelism about God's kingdom. But beneath the facade of brotherly love and organizational unity lies a captive organization in which doubts are stifled and dissent is ruthlessly crushed. Once a Witness stops believing, they face being ostracized as a loathed "mentally diseased" apostate. They must navigate a labyrinth of obstacles and dilemmas due to the organization's cruel policy of shunning former members. Lloyd Evans is a well known ex-Witness writer and activist, and in his second book he draws on his firsthand, insider knowledge as a former elder to guide would-be escapees through the minefield that awaits them.
https://www.amazon.com/
Jehovah's Witnesses number into the millions globally and are well known for their public evangelism about God's kingdom. But beneath the facade of brotherly love and organizational unity lies a captive organization in which doubts are stifled and dissent is ruthlessly crushed. Once a Witness stops believing, they face being ostracized as a loathed "mentally diseased" apostate. They must navigate a labyrinth of obstacles and dilemmas due to the organization's cruel policy of shunning former members. Lloyd Evans is a well known ex-Witness writer and activist, and in his second book he draws on his firsthand, insider knowledge as a former elder to guide would-be escapees through the minefield that awaits them.
https://www.amazon.com/
Barbara Anderson Uncensored: Eyewitness To Deceit, by Barbara Anderson with Richard Kelly. (2018).
Barbara Anderson was a Jehovah’s Witness from 1954 to 1997. But while working as a researcher and writer at their worldwide headquarters from 1982 thru 1992, something went terribly wrong. Barbara uncovered a conflict that would derail her plans, and change her life forever. Her unique story shines a bright light on Watchtower/JW.ORG policies that not only protect sexual predators, but unduly influence members to believe policies and beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses are Bible-based and inspired from God. Barbara’s story also includes unprecedented commentary from Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed., psychotherapist, and author Jon Atack. Bonnie and Jon have written extensively about coercive control and report behind the scenes, while Barbara shares her story, of what was happening psychologically in her high-control world.
https://www.amazon.com/
Barbara Anderson was a Jehovah’s Witness from 1954 to 1997. But while working as a researcher and writer at their worldwide headquarters from 1982 thru 1992, something went terribly wrong. Barbara uncovered a conflict that would derail her plans, and change her life forever. Her unique story shines a bright light on Watchtower/JW.ORG policies that not only protect sexual predators, but unduly influence members to believe policies and beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses are Bible-based and inspired from God. Barbara’s story also includes unprecedented commentary from Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed., psychotherapist, and author Jon Atack. Bonnie and Jon have written extensively about coercive control and report behind the scenes, while Barbara shares her story, of what was happening psychologically in her high-control world.
https://www.amazon.com/
Shunned: How I Lost my Religion and Found Myself, by Linda A. Curtis. (2018).
Linda Curtis was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness and is an unquestioning true believer who has knocked on doors from the time she was nine years old. Like other Witnesses, she has been discouraged from pursuing a career, higher education, or even voting, and her friendships are limited to the Witness community.
https://www.amazon.com/
Linda Curtis was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness and is an unquestioning true believer who has knocked on doors from the time she was nine years old. Like other Witnesses, she has been discouraged from pursuing a career, higher education, or even voting, and her friendships are limited to the Witness community.
https://www.amazon.com/
Qui sont les Témoins de Jéhovah? Les origines. Par Alexandre Cauchois. (2018).
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
Santé et sexualité chez les Témoins de Jéhovah. Par Alexandre Cauchois. (2018).
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
http://www.risquesectaire.org/
Les Témoins de Jéhova démasqués: mensonges, sottises et manipulation chez les Témoins de Jéhovah, par Michel Morin. (2018).
Dans un essai percutant où il examine les doctrines imposées par l’organisation Watchtower aux huit millions de Témoins de Jéhovah, l’avocat Michel Morin dénonce les mensonges et les techniques d’endoctrinement ayant cours dans ce mouvement vivant en marge des “gens du monde”. Démasquant les sophismes et les emplois malhonnêtes des versets bibliques inondant les publications de Watchtower, Me Morin pilonne systématiquement les enseignements de cette mouvance religieuse en réfutant un après l’autre leurs arguments. La doctrine du sang, les interdits d’anniversaires, la prédication, l’imminence d’Armageddon : rien n’échappe à l’examen de l’auteur.
https://www.amazon.ca
Dans un essai percutant où il examine les doctrines imposées par l’organisation Watchtower aux huit millions de Témoins de Jéhovah, l’avocat Michel Morin dénonce les mensonges et les techniques d’endoctrinement ayant cours dans ce mouvement vivant en marge des “gens du monde”. Démasquant les sophismes et les emplois malhonnêtes des versets bibliques inondant les publications de Watchtower, Me Morin pilonne systématiquement les enseignements de cette mouvance religieuse en réfutant un après l’autre leurs arguments. La doctrine du sang, les interdits d’anniversaires, la prédication, l’imminence d’Armageddon : rien n’échappe à l’examen de l’auteur.
https://www.amazon.ca
'Knock Knock' Who's There?: The Truth About Jehovah's Witnesses, by Anthony James. (2013).
This is the story of a young man who was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, seemingly destined to spend the rest of his life following the instruction of God's 'Spirit Directed Organisation'. He soon came to discover however, that things were not as they had first seemed.
https://www.amazon.com/
This is the story of a young man who was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, seemingly destined to spend the rest of his life following the instruction of God's 'Spirit Directed Organisation'. He soon came to discover however, that things were not as they had first seemed.
https://www.amazon.com/
Leaving the Witness. Exiting a religion and finding a life, by Amber Scorah. (2019).
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
Souviens-toi… Sydney. «Un viol, c’est peu de chose: Un problème de femme jugé par des hommes.» Roman, par Eneeh Quarter. (2019).
Une plongée dans l’univers fermé d’une communauté religieuse renommée où les cadavres dans le placard se doivent d’y rester. Un récit poignant, réel, mais aussi porteur d’espoir.
https://harpitanja.eu/souviens-toi/index.php
Une plongée dans l’univers fermé d’une communauté religieuse renommée où les cadavres dans le placard se doivent d’y rester. Un récit poignant, réel, mais aussi porteur d’espoir.
https://harpitanja.eu/souviens-toi/index.php
Témoins de Jéhovah et Franc-maçonnerie : l'enquête vérité, par Alexandre Cauchois. (2019).
https://www.bod.fr/librairie/temoins-de-jehovah-et-franc-maconnerie-lenquete-verite-alexandre-cauchois-9782322471423
https://www.bod.fr/librairie/temoins-de-jehovah-et-franc-maconnerie-lenquete-verite-alexandre-cauchois-9782322471423
The least of God's priorities, by Bo Juel. (2015).
One man's stunning true story of abuse, escape, and survival inside and outside the Watchtower cult.
http://www.bojuel.com/
One man's stunning true story of abuse, escape, and survival inside and outside the Watchtower cult.
http://www.bojuel.com/
Témoins de Jéhovah. Vraies souffrances & faux souvenirs, par Pascal Payet. (2016).
https://www.amazon.fr
https://www.amazon.fr
The Great Fraud: Unveiling the Discrepancies of the Jehovah's Witnesses Organization, by Walter C. Harris Sr. (2015).
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
A Separate Identity: Organizational Identity Among Readers of Zion's Watch Tower: 1870-1887, volume 1, by B. W. Schulz. (2014).
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
A Separate Identity: Organizational Identity Among Readers of Zion's Watch Tower: 1870-1887, volume 2. Culture and Organization, by
B. W. Schulz. (2020).
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.lulu.com/
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.lulu.com/
Counting the Days to Armageddon: The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Second Presence of Christ, by Robert Crompton. (1996).
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
Dieu ne sert plus à rien : Lettre ouverte aux nouvelles générations sur la religion et la science, par Richard Dawkins. (8 octobre
2019).
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
PÉDOPHILIE: poursuite contre la Watchtower au Canada. Québec : https://quebecjwclassaction.mccarthy.ca/, Canada :
A Lie Told Often Enough Becomes The Truth: Exposing How the Watchtower Deceives Jehovah's Witnesses, by Eric Schaeffer. 2020.
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
Physically In, Mentally Out: Navigating Your Exit From Watchtower, by Bethany Leger. 2020.
https://bethanyleger.com/writing/
https://www.amazon.com
https://bethanyleger.com/writing/
https://www.amazon.com
Ils ont décroché de la religion: Histoires de déconversions. Divers auteurs. 2022.
https://www.amazon.ca/
https://www.amazon.ca/
Ces enfants oubliés. Grandir dans une communauté sectaire. Par Lorraine Derocher. 2022.
http://www.editions-homme.com/enfants-oublies/lorraine-derocher/livre/9782761958295
http://www.editions-homme.com/enfants-oublies/lorraine-derocher/livre/9782761958295
Rutherford's Coup: The Watchtower Succession Crisis of 1917 and Its Aftermath, by Rud Persson. 2022.
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
Fear to Freedom: Stories of Triumph After Leaving a High Control Religion. By Jack Grey. 2020.
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
De la crainte à la liberté. Récits de victoires après avoir quitté une religion hautement contrôlante. Par Jack Grey. 2020.
https://harpitanja.eu/harpshop/fr/religion-sectarisme-et-emprise-mentale/5-de-la-crainte-a-la-liberte-1.html
https://harpitanja.eu/harpshop/fr/religion-sectarisme-et-emprise-mentale/5-de-la-crainte-a-la-liberte-1.html
The Last Days by Ali Millar review – a rebellious Jehovah’s Witness memoir. 2022.
https://www.amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com
Stillbirth: The Failure of Secularism in the English-Speaking World. By David Rand. 2022.
https://a.co/d/4NEgj8I
https://a.co/d/4NEgj8I
Sauver ma peau : tout perdre pour échapper aux Témoins de Jéhovah. Par Pamela Perdegas. 2022.
https://www.archambault.ca/livres/sauver-ma-peau-tout-perdre-pour-%C3%A9chapper-aux-t%C3%A9moins-de-j%C3%A9hovah/pamela-perdegas/9782896589401/?id=3747658
https://www.amazon.ca
https://www.archambault.ca/livres/sauver-ma-peau-tout-perdre-pour-%C3%A9chapper-aux-t%C3%A9moins-de-j%C3%A9hovah/pamela-perdegas/9782896589401/?id=3747658
https://www.amazon.ca
20 ans chez les Témoins de Jéhovah: Autant pour se reconstruire. Par Elisa Tual. 2023.
https://www.amazon.fr/
https://www.amazon.fr/
Les Témoins de Jéhovah : la vérité à l'endroit. Par Rydian Dieyi. 2022.
https://www.bod.fr/librairie/les-temoins-de-jehovah-la-verite-a-lendroit-rydian-dieyi-9782322499120
https://www.bod.fr/librairie/les-temoins-de-jehovah-la-verite-a-lendroit-rydian-dieyi-9782322499120
Une vie d'enfer: Le combat d'une femme pour en sortir. Sophie Grimbert. (2023).
Authentique et sincère, voici le témoignage d’une enfant qui a grandi dans une famille de Témoins de Jéhovah et qui a réussi à se sortir de cette secte au bout de 42 ans.
https://www.amazon.fr/
Authentique et sincère, voici le témoignage d’une enfant qui a grandi dans une famille de Témoins de Jéhovah et qui a réussi à se sortir de cette secte au bout de 42 ans.
https://www.amazon.fr/
Sous son œil. Alice Hope (2023).
Dans un livre, cette Champagnolaise raconte son enfance en enfer chez les Témoins de Jéhovah.
https://www.amazon.fr/
Dans un livre, cette Champagnolaise raconte son enfance en enfer chez les Témoins de Jéhovah.
https://www.amazon.fr/
Ever-changing teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses. Wlodzimierz Bednarski, Szymon Matusiak. (2016).
The most important changes in the doctrine of the Watchtower Society in the years 1879-2015.
https://piotrandryszczak.pl/ever-changing-teachings/ever-changing-teachings-of-jehovahs-witnesses.html
The most important changes in the doctrine of the Watchtower Society in the years 1879-2015.
https://piotrandryszczak.pl/ever-changing-teachings/ever-changing-teachings-of-jehovahs-witnesses.html
Deliverance at Hand!: The Redemption of a Devout Jehovah's Witness. James Zimmerman. (2013).
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/
New Boy: Life and Death at the World Headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, by Keith Casarona. (2019).
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/
Leaving the “Truth”: An Autobiography: A personal marathon of awakening and self-discovery, by Reiner Esser. (2024).
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/
Maria's Keepers: One woman's escape from the Jehovah's Witnesses Church in South Africa, by Sam Human. (2024.)
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/
La petite fille qui voulait avoir les yeux verts: Un destin incroyable, par Fatiha WYCISK. (2024).
https://www.amazon.fr/
https://www.amazon.fr/
Un simulacre de laïcité: L’échec du sécularisme dans le monde anglophone. Par David Rand. 2024.
https://a.co/d/4nPfgE0
https://a.co/d/4nPfgE0
Dieu est bon: Quand un Français lambda décide de créer sa propre secte... Par Alexandre Cauchois. 2024.
https://a.co/d/c9eFBb7
https://a.co/d/c9eFBb7
Heartbeats of a common girl, by Mary B. 2024.
In this deeply personal and courageous memoir, Mary B takes readers on an unflinching journey through her life as an ex-Jehovah's Witness.
https://www.amazon.com/
In this deeply personal and courageous memoir, Mary B takes readers on an unflinching journey through her life as an ex-Jehovah's Witness.
https://www.amazon.com/
Freedom's Embrace, by Marc Ashley Latham. 2025.
The story of Marc and Cora, ex-JWs.
https://www.amazon.com/
The story of Marc and Cora, ex-JWs.
https://www.amazon.com/
Raised for Obedience, by Jared Scott. 2025.
He grew up in a world where obedience was survival and questions were dangerous. As a Jehovah’s Witness elder, Jared Scott learned to perform certainty even as his inner world quietly unraveled.
https://www.amazon.com/
He grew up in a world where obedience was survival and questions were dangerous. As a Jehovah’s Witness elder, Jared Scott learned to perform certainty even as his inner world quietly unraveled.
https://www.amazon.com/
Bent But Never Broken: My Life Inside the Jehovah's Witness Cult, by Les'Astra Seraphalese. 2026.
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/
The Truth that leads to Eternal Shunning, by Randy S. Boucher. 2025.
Mon petit guide de déconversion: Un guide comme un récit. Un récit comme un guide, par Marie-Soleil Read. 2026.