The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic SectWhat were the beliefs of the Branch Davidians? This is the first full scholarly account of their history. Kenneth G. C. Newport argues that, far from being an act of unfathomable religious insanity, the calamitous fire at Waco in 1993 was the culmination of a long theological and historical tradition that goes back many decades. The Branch Davidians under David Koresh were an eschatologically confident community that had long expected that the American government, whom they identified as the Lamb-like Beast of the book of Revelation, would one day arrive to seek to destroy God's remnant people. The end result, the fire, must be seen in this context. |
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B8—the administration building at 'Old' Mt. Carmel (The Texas Collection, Baylor University, Waco, Texas) 3. Ben Roden, Founder of the Branch Davidians (Joe Robert Collection, The Texas Collection, Baylor University, Waco, Texas) 4.
B8—the administration building at 'Old' Mt. Carmel (The Texas Collection, Baylor University, Waco, Texas) 3. Ben Roden, Founder of the Branch Davidians (Joe Robert Collection, The Texas Collection, Baylor University, Waco, Texas) 4.
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'Mt. Carmel', a rather ramshackle set of buildings about twelve miles from Waco, Texas, the headquarters of the Branch Davidian movement, was ablaze. Inside were eighty-nine members of the community including its leader, David Koresh,1 ...
'Mt. Carmel', a rather ramshackle set of buildings about twelve miles from Waco, Texas, the headquarters of the Branch Davidian movement, was ablaze. Inside were eighty-nine members of the community including its leader, David Koresh,1 ...
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As the siege continued, media interest waned somewhat, though the familiar images of the Mt. Carmel centre, perhaps now with banners such as 'Rodney King we understand' or 'God help us ...
As the siege continued, media interest waned somewhat, though the familiar images of the Mt. Carmel centre, perhaps now with banners such as 'Rodney King we understand' or 'God help us ...
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In fact the community of Koresh's Mt. Carmel is portrayed not as a community at all, but rather as a boot-camp in which Koresh himself barks out the orders to his near-terrified, and near zombie-like, followers.
In fact the community of Koresh's Mt. Carmel is portrayed not as a community at all, but rather as a boot-camp in which Koresh himself barks out the orders to his near-terrified, and near zombie-like, followers.
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James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher argued a similar case.45 According to them, the FBI simply failed to understand what was going on inside Mt. Carmel during the siege and made next to no attempt to understand even the basics of Branch ...
James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher argued a similar case.45 According to them, the FBI simply failed to understand what was going on inside Mt. Carmel during the siege and made next to no attempt to understand even the basics of Branch ...
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Contenido
| 1 | |
| 25 | |
Victor T Houteff the Shepherds Rod and the Davidian Seventhday Adventists | 47 |
the Theology of Victor Houteff and the Davidian Seventhday Adventists | 76 |
Florence Houteff and the End of the World | 95 |
Ben Roden and the Emergence of Branch Davidianism | 115 |
Ben Roden and the Theology of Branch Davidianism | 136 |
Lois Roden Shekinah and the Struggle for Leadership | 155 |
14 An Ultimate Act of Faith? The Cause of the Waco Fire | 278 |
Theology and the Waco Inferno | 307 |
Post1993 Branch Davidianism | 325 |
17 Concluding Observations | 341 |
A Personal View Derek Lovelock | 344 |
Davidian Seventhday Adventists 19612003 | 354 |
Deaths at Waco | 359 |
Waco Survivors | 363 |
Vernon Howell and the Branch Davidians 19591985 | 171 |
Vernon Howell David Koresh and the Branch Davidians 19861993 | 191 |
David Koresh and the Mystery of God | 213 |
the Branch Davidians and the ATF | 234 |
Mt Carmel 28 February19 April 1993 | 261 |
Select Bibliography | 365 |
Film Television and Internet Sources | 371 |
Index | 373 |
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| Título | The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect |
| Autor | Kenneth G. C. Newport |
| Editor | OUP Oxford, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0191514314, 9780191514319 |
| Largo | 396 páginas |
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