Rutherford's Coup: The Watchtower Succession Crisis of 1917 and Its Aftermath

Title and contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Ch 1. Charles Taze Russell Was Dead
Ch 2. Preparing for the Next Election
Ch 3. The Annual Meeting of January 6, 1917
Ch 4. The Peoples Pulpit Association and Adoption of By-Laws
Ch 5. Brewing Dissatisfaction and the Case of Paul S.L. Johnson
Ch 6. Paul S.L. Johnson’s Visit to Britain
Ch 7. Headed for a Showdown
Ch 8. The Johnson Case Triggers a Clash
Ch 9. From June 21 to July 16, 1917
Ch 10. “A Strenuous Day”
Ch 11. Peace Efforts and More Confrontation
Ch 12. Rutherford’s Legal Arguments
Ch 13. “Then It Will Be War”
Ch 14. The Boston Convention and Its Immediate Aftermath
Ch 15. The Seventh Volume
Ch 16. On the Road to the 1918 Election
Ch 17. The 1918 Election and Its Immediate Consequences
Ch 18. Confrontation with the Authorities
Ch 19. The Watch Tower Society at Its Lowest Ebb
Ch 20. The Pastoral Bible Institute
Ch 21. The Laymen’s Home Missionary Movement
Ch 22. The Bible Students Committee in Britain
Ch 23. The Stand Fast Movement
Ch 24. Conclusion
Biographies
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Sources for Biographies