Zoe Katrina Knox (born 1975) is an academic known for her work on religious history. She is an
associate professor
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of Russian history at the
University of Leicester
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Jehovah's Witnesses
In 2018, she wrote ''Jehovah's Witnesses and the Secular World''. Her book was reviewed in ''The Journal of Religion'', which stated that it was needed scholarship regarding the history of the denomination. In particular, Knox outlined the group's legal history outside of the United States. She became interested in the subject after researching the history of the
Russian Orthodox Church
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during the Soviet era and noticing the similarities in the challenges faced by both religious groups.
Books
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See also
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Bibliography of Jehovah's Witnesses
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George Chryssides
George David Chryssides (born 1945) is a British academic and researcher on new religious movements and cults, has taught at several British universities, becoming head of Religious studies at the University of Wolverhampton in 2001. He is an h ...
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James Penton
Marvin James Penton (April 27, 1932 – November 4, 2024) was a Canadian historian and author. A professor emeritus of history at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, he was the author of three books on the history of Jehovah's ...
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Living people
1975 births
People associated with the University of Leicester
Academics of the University of Leicester
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