A signed Contemporary American Religion entry by David G. Bromley, republished on Encyclopedia.com, on The Way International, founded by Victor Paul Wierwille (1916-1985). Traces its evolution from the 1953 Power for Abundant Living classes and 1957 headquartering in New Knoxville, Ohio, to incorporation as The Way International in 1974. Notes festival attendance growing from 1,000 in 1969 to 17,000 by 1983, Wierwille's 1983 retirement in favor of Craig Martindale, and the 1985 revocation and 1990 Supreme Court reinstatement of its tax exemption.
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Citation
AuthorDavid G. Bromley
PublisherEncyclopedia.com (Contemporary American Religion)
URLhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/legal-and-political-magazines/way-international
Source Typeencyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier 2: a signed entry by a recognized new-religious-movements scholar in a reputable reference work, republished by Encyclopedia.com; not a primary organizational or doctrinal source. Connections
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This source names Ohio directly: "1957 headquartering in New Knoxville, Ohio, to incorporation as The Way International in 1974."
Source The Way International (Encyclopedia.com)David G. Bromley
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The Way International (Encyclopedia.com)
David G. Bromley, Encyclopedia.com (Contemporary American Religion)View the Source Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested, 6 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- New Religious Movements, 7 claims: 6 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
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