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

Abstract

1. 'A mad man in Waco': David Koresh in Popular Perspective 2. 'A sure word of prophecy': The Bible, Prophecy Belief and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church 3. 'Hear ye the Rod': Victor T. Houteff, the Shepherd's Rod and the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists 4. 'Thy Kingdom Come': The Theology of Victor Houteff and the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists 5. 'But the end is not yet': Florence Houteff and the End of the World 6. 'Behold the man whose name is The Branch': Ben Roden and the Emergence of Branch Davidianism 7. 'The Branch he': Ben Roden and the Theology of Branch Davidianism 8. 'The Branch she': Lois Roden, Shekinah and the struggle for leadership 9. 'A pale rider': Vernon Howell and the Branch Davidians 1959-1985 10. 'And death shall follow in his wake': Vernon Howell, David Koresh, and the Branch Davidians 1986-1993 11. 'The seventh angel': David Koresh and the Mystery of God 12. 'A lamb-like beast': The Branch Davidians and the ATF 13. 'A call for the endurance of the saints': Mt. Carmel 28 February-19 April 1993 14. 'An ultimate act of faith'? The Cause of the Waco Fire 15. 'For behold the Lord will come with fire': Theology and the Waco Inferno 16. 'Prophecies shall fail': Post-1993 Branch Davidianism Concluding Observations

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