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The Branch Davidians of Waco : the history and beliefs of an apocalyptic sect

The first full, scholarly account of the history and beliefs of the Branch Davidians, the community that hit the world's headlines in 1993 when their buildings in Waco, Texas, burnt to the ground with great loss of life. - ;What 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
eBook, English, 2006
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006
1 online resource (xiv, 379 pages) : illustrations
9780191514319, 9780199245741, 9781280904714, 9786610904716, 9780191697494, 0191514314, 0199245746, 1280904712, 6610904715, 0191697494
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A mad man in Waco : David Koresh in popular perspective
A sure word of prophecy : the Bible, prophecy belief, and the Seventh-day Adventist church
Hear ye the rod : Victor T. Houteff, the shepherd's rod, and the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists
Thy kingdom come : the theology of Victor Houteff and the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists
But the end is not yet : Florence Houteff and the end of the world
Behold the man whose name is "the branch" : Ben Roden and the emergence of Branch Davidianism
The branch he : Ben Roden and the theology of Branch Davidianism
The branch she : Lois Roden, Shekinah, and the struggle for leadership
A pale rider : Vernon Howell and the Branch Davidians, 1959-1985
And death shall follow in his wake : Vernon Howell, David Koresh, and the Branch Davidians, 1986-1993
The seventh angel : David Koresh and the mystery of God
A lamb-like beast : the Branch Davidians and the ATF
A call for the endurance of the saints : Mt. Carmel, 28 February
19 April 1993
An ultimate act of faith? : the cause of the Waco fire
For behold the Lord will come with fire : theology and the Waco inferno
Prophecies shall fail : post-1993 Branch Davidianism
Concluding observations
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