Bernard Blandre
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Bernard Blandre is a French
Associate Professor of History. He is also the President and one of the founders of the Association of Study and Information on Religious Movements (Association d'Étude et d'Information sur les Mouvements Religieux or AEIMR), a nonprofit organization established in Sarreguemines
whose purpose is to conduct researches on small religious movements, to build a documentation available to researchers and to provide neutral and accurate information on the subject of "cult
s". Blandre published two major books and other studies on the Jehovah's Witnesses
and wrote articles on other religious groups including Adventism and the Latter-day Saint movement. Journal La Vie
considered him "one of the best specialists" of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Brochures
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Associate Professor of History. He is also the President and one of the founders of the Association of Study and Information on Religious Movements (Association d'Étude et d'Information sur les Mouvements Religieux or AEIMR), a nonprofit organization established in Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is the seat of an arrondissement.-Geography:...
whose purpose is to conduct researches on small religious movements, to build a documentation available to researchers and to provide neutral and accurate information on the subject of "cult
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
s". Blandre published two major books and other studies on the Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
and wrote articles on other religious groups including Adventism and the Latter-day Saint movement. Journal La Vie
La Vie
La Vie is a weekly French Christian magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.-History:Founded in 1924 by Francisque Gay as La Vie catholique , the magazine was renamed La vie in 1977...
considered him "one of the best specialists" of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Books- Les Témoins de Jéhovah, un siècle d'histoire, Éditions Desclée de Brouwer, 1987 (ISBN 9782220026404)
- Les Témoins de Jéhovah, Éditions Brepols, 1991 (ISBN 9782503500645)
Brochures
- "Attentes et débats 1873-1919 — Aux origines des Étudiants de la Bible et des Témoins de Jéhovah", AEIMR, Cahier 1988, March-May, n° 95—97
- "Les débuts de l'Adventisme", AEIMR, Cahier 1989, March-April, n° 107-108
- "Les Recherches généalogiques des Mormons", AEIMR, Cahier 1990, April-May, n° 120-121
- "L'Église Adventiste du Septième Jour - 1844-1920", AEIMR, Cahier 1991, May-June, n° 133-134
- "Les Témoins de Jéhovah", AEIMR, Cahier 1995, May-June, n° 181-182
Selective articles
- "Russell, Barbour et le retour de Jésus en 1874", Revue de l'histoire des religions, 1979, vol. 195, n°1, pp. 55—67
- "Le Jour de Jéhovah. La crise économique de 1873 et la relance du millénarisme par Russell", Revue de l'histoire des religions, 1980, vol. 197, n°2, pp. 191—200
- "La première brochure de Russell", Revue de l'histoire des religions, 1982, vol. 199, n°4, pp. 405—15
- "Russell et le blé miraculeux", Revue de l'histoire des religions, 1988, vol. 205, n°2, pp. 181—93