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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A website that supports this book and provides a good deal of the documentary and other evidence that undergirds it can be found at: www.hope. ac.uk/humanities/theology/branchdavidians. Acknowledgements I could not have written this ...
A website that supports this book and provides a good deal of the documentary and other evidence that undergirds it can be found at: www.hope. ac.uk/humanities/theology/branchdavidians. Acknowledgements I could not have written this ...
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Here, surely, if ever it were needed, was evidence of just how dangerous religious 'cults'8 can be. (And to some subsections of society, here, surely, was evidence of a government gone amok.) Here we see the enemy within.9 In the days ...
Here, surely, if ever it were needed, was evidence of just how dangerous religious 'cults'8 can be. (And to some subsections of society, here, surely, was evidence of a government gone amok.) Here we see the enemy within.9 In the days ...
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... more substantial sources in evidence in the book, and Leppard is at pains to point out that where possible he has used court and other official documentation.19 But the influence of Breault and other ex Branch Davidians is apparent.
... more substantial sources in evidence in the book, and Leppard is at pains to point out that where possible he has used court and other official documentation.19 But the influence of Breault and other ex Branch Davidians is apparent.
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... and contains evidence of some considerable research, despite having been written in a matter of months.26 Indeed, on matters relating to Koresh's tradition it remains an exceptionally valuable source, its one real weakness being the ...
... and contains evidence of some considerable research, despite having been written in a matter of months.26 Indeed, on matters relating to Koresh's tradition it remains an exceptionally valuable source, its one real weakness being the ...
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The Rodens get a worse press than the Houteffs, but this seems to reflect the evidence itself, a point that will become apparent later in this volume. The overall tone of the section on Koresh remains essentially negative and it does ...
The Rodens get a worse press than the Houteffs, but this seems to reflect the evidence itself, a point that will become apparent later in this volume. The overall tone of the section on Koresh remains essentially negative and it does ...
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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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