The Branch Davidians of Waco the history and beliefs of an apocalyptic sect / Kenneth G.C. Newport.
| Author/creator | Newport, Kenneth G. C. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | xiv, 379 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-371) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005033133 |
| ISBN | 0199245746 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780199245741 |
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