Stephen J. Ferriss,
M.A., is
currently a Ph.D. student at Regent
University, in the Communication
School. He began his Ph.D. studies
at the University of Connecticut and
received an MA in communication from
the University of Hartford. His
interests center on high-control New
Religious Movements’ communication
with a special emphasis on the
Jehovah’s Witnesses. He has over 16
years university and college
teaching experience, mostly on an
adjunct basis. A former member of
the HQ staff of the Watchtower
Society, Ferriss was a full-time
minister for the Jehovah’s Witnesses
in several states and held different
teaching positions for them. He has
published in other academic areas as
well and has held numerous positions
in non-profit groups, especially
those focused on genealogy. Ferriss
is an analyst on the HQ staff of a
large U.S. government agency and
pursues cultic studies part time.
Stephen J. Ferriss,
M.A., is
currently a Ph.D. student at Regent
University, in the Communication
School. He began his Ph.D. studies
at the University of Connecticut and
received an MA in communication from
the University of Hartford. His
interests center on high-control New
Religious Movements’ communication
with a special emphasis on the
Jehovah’s Witnesses. He has over 16
years university and college
teaching experience, mostly on an
adjunct basis. A former member of
the HQ staff of the Watchtower
Society, Ferriss was a full-time
minister for the Jehovah’s Witnesses
in several states and held different
teaching positions for them. He has
published in other academic areas as
well and has held numerous positions
in non-profit groups, especially
those focused on genealogy. Ferriss
is an analyst on the HQ staff of a
large U.S. government agency and
pursues cultic studies part time.