The Branch Davidians of Waco
Subtitle: the history and beliefs of an apocalyptic sect
By: Kenneth G.C. Newport.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9780199245741
Subjects: Branch Davidians
Description: "Nearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil. The raid by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents on February 28, 1993, which resulted in the deaths of four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians, precipitated a 51-day siege conducted by the FBI. The FBI tank and gas assault on the residence at Mount Carmel Center on April 19 culminated in a fire that killed 53 adults and 23 children, with only nine survivors. In A Journey to Waco, survivor Clive Doyle not only takes readers inside the tragic fire and its aftermath, but he also tells the larger story of how and why he joined the Branch Davidians, how the Branch Davidian community developed, and the status of survivors. While the media and official reports painted one picture of the Branch Davidians and the two assaults, A Journey to Waco shares a much more personal account of the ATF raid, the siege, and the final assault that details events unreported by the media. A Journey to Waco presents what the Branch Davidians believed and introduces readers to the community's members, including David Koresh. A Journey to Waco is a personal account of one man's journey with the Branch Davidians, through the tragic fire, and beyond"--Amazon.com.
Table of contents: title: A mad man in Waco : David Koresh in popular perspective; title: A sure word of prophecy : the Bible, prophecy belief, and the Seventh-day Adventist church; title: Hear ye the rod : Victor T. Houteff, the shepherds rod, and the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists; title: Thy kingdom come : the theology of Victor Houteff and the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists; title: But the end is not yet : Florence Houteff and the end of the world; title: Behold the man whose name is the branch : Ben Roden and the emergence of Branch Davidianism; title: The branch He : Ben Roden and the theology of Branch Davidianism; title: The Branch she : Lois Roden, Shekinah, and the struggle for leadership; title: A pale rider : Vernon Howell and the Branch Davidians, 1959-1985; title: And death shall follow in his wake : Vernon Howell, David Koresh, and the Branch Davidians, 1968-1993; title: The seventh angel : David Koresh and the mystery of God; title: A Lamb like beast : the Branch Davidians and the ATF 234; title: A call for the endurance of the saints : Mt. Carmel, 28 February19 April 1993; title: An ultimate act of faith : the cause of the Waco Fire; title: For behold the Lord will come with fire : theology and the Waco inferno; title: Prophecies shall fail : Post 1993 Branch Davidianism; title: Concluding observations.