Questia Homepage

Your search for: ("branch davidians" OR (waco AND koresh))

Collection(s) searched : Entire Library

Found 768 results:

Books: 345

Journal Articles: 102

Magazine Articles: 173

Newspaper Articles: 144

Encyclopedia Articles: 4

Research Topics on: "branch davidians" OR (waco AND koresh)

1 results - List All Research Topics

Waco Standoff

Books on: "branch davidians" OR (waco AND koresh)

345 results - MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Read/Write Review

The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect

Book by Kenneth G. C. Newport; Oxford University Press, 2006

Subjects:

Branch Davidians

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Fagan seems increasingly to be giving Koresh-as person rather than as messenger...example, Fagan, picking up on things Koresh said about himself, goes into some significant...twice: once on the cross and once at Waco. Koresh said something very like this on the KRLD...
2.

Read/Write Review

A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story

Book by David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson; PublicAffairs, 1999

Subjects:

Branch Davidians--Biography, Koresh, David--1959-1993, Thibodeau, David, Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...One of these days Ill definitely come to Waco and corner your Koresh in his lair!" God, I hope not, I said silently, with a secret shudder. Back in Waco, David asked me, with transparent casualness...from Los Angeles, I went to a bar in Waco one night with Davict and a few other...
3.

Read/Write Review

Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups

Book by Stephen E. Atkins; Greenwood Press, 2002

Subjects:

Cults--United States--Encyclopedias, Radicalism--United States--Encyclopedias

Collections: History, Entire Library

...federal agents at Waco, Texas. Koresh was born Vernon...April 1983. Koresh learned about the Branch Davidians from a friend...compound in Waco working as...handyman. In 1981 Koresh joined the...head of the Branch Davidians in the decade...
4.

Read/Write Review

Encyclopedia of Modern Worldwide Extremists and Extremist Groups

Book by Stephen E. Atkins; Greenwood Press, 2004

Subjects:

Radicalism--Encyclopedias, Radicals--Encyclopedias, Religious Fanaticism--Encyclopedias, Religious Fundamentalism--Encyclopedias

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...federal agents at Waco, Texas. Koresh was born Vernon...April 1983. Koresh learned about the Branch Davidians from a friend...compound in Waco working as...handyman. In 1981 Koresh joined the...head of the Branch Davidians in the decade...
5.

Read/Write Review

Aryan Cowboys: White Supremacists and the Search for a New Frontier, 1970-2000

Book by Evelyn A. Schlatter; University of Texas Press, 2006

Subjects:

Frontier And Pioneer Life--West (U.S.), Frontier Thesis, Messianism, Political--West (U.S.), National Characteristics, American, Right-Wing Extremists--West (U.S.)--History--20th Century, West (U.S.)--Politics And Government--20th Century, West (U.S.)--Race Relations--History--20th Century, White Supremacy Movements--West (U.S.)--History--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...April morning. The ATF discovered that Koresh knew about the attack, but the assembled...children were housed in the compound. Koresh was known to leave Mount Carmel on occasion...warrant when he was on one of his trips into Waco? Koresh had cooperated with federal officials...

MORE BOOK RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top

Journal Articles on: "branch davidians" OR (waco AND koresh)

102 results - MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Read/Write Review

The Branch Davidians and the Politics of Power and Intimidation

Journal article by Lawrence J. Rifkind, Loretta F. Harper; Journal of American Culture, Vol. 17, 1994

Subjects:

Branch Davidians, Koresh, David, Politics, Psychology, Religious cults

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, History, Literature, Entire Library

...teachings. To the Branch Davidians, he was, indeed...followers depended, Koresh would badger young...upon his arrival in Waco, his skill with the...Davidian Church, David Koresh. Their compound...minute drive from Waco in central Texas...However, if the Branch Davidians chose to call it a...Breault, a one-time Koresh confidant and member...
2.

Read/Write Review

Dysfunctional Gifted Students and Counseling: Jim Jones and David Koresh

Journal article by R. David Sumpter, Rhonda Burroughs; Education, Vol. 114, 1994

Subjects:

Gifted children--Education, Jones, Jim--Psychology and mental health, Koresh, David--Psychology and mental health, Student guidance services--Analysis, Teachers of gifted children--Vocational guidance

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...negative directio is David Koresh. One of the worlds...tragedies occurred in Waco, Texas, with the burning...public watched as David Koresh lead his followers to a hellish death. Koresh wa described as a man...beginning a sect of the Branch Davidians in Waco. It was not until 1990...
3.

Read/Write Review

At Risk of Prejudice: Teaching Tolerance about Muslim Americans

Journal article by Karima Alavi; Social Education, Vol. 65, 2001

Subjects:

Muslims in the United States--Social aspects, Prejudices--Social aspects, Racism--Social aspects, Social sciences--Study and teaching, Terrorism--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...this activity is www.crusades.org/dawah/ worldO.html. * In 1993, David Koresh died in a showdown with U.S. government forces in Waco, Texas. Koresh, a Branch Davidian, considered himself a devout Christian, a Prophet of God...
4.

Read/Write Review

Frontier Mythographies: Savagery and Civilization in Frederick Jackson Turner and John Ford

Journal article by Arthur Redding; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 35, 2007

Subjects:

American history, American studies, Environmental conditions, Ideology, Nervous system, Political alliances, Society

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...had most spurred McVeighs wrath was the 1993 standoff between the Clinton Administration and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. David Koresh did something as American as apple pie: just like the puritans, just like the Mormons, he founded...
5.

Read/Write Review

A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization

Journal article by Rodney L. Petersen; The Historian, Vol. 72, 2010

Subjects:

A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...should be recognized for what it is. The irony of the text is that just as it has led, as in modern times, to the likes of Waco cult leader David Koresh or to forms of Zionism that seem oblivious of social justice in the Middle East, the Apocalypse has also been the visionary...

MORE JOURNAL RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top

Magazine Articles on: "branch davidians" OR (waco AND koresh)

173 results - MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Read/Write Review

Clark Tanks Rolled into Mount Carmel; the Democratic Presidential Candidate and Now-Retired Four-Star General Commanded the Soldiers and Military Hardware in the Disastrous Federal Assault against the Branch Davidians - a Violation of Posse Comitatus Act

Magazine article; Insight on the News, October 27, 2003

Subjects:

Clark, Wesley K.--Military aspects, Clark, Wesley K.--Political activity, Conduct of life, Presidential candidates--Military aspects, Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, 1993--Military aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...assault against the Branch Davidians - a violation of Posse...Mount Carmel commune in Waco, Texas, where four...style assault on the Branch Davidians, but easily could...in the attack on the Branch Davidians and did not respond...
2.

Read/Write Review

The War in Waco

Magazine article; The Nation, Vol. 256, May 10, 1993

Subjects:

Branch Davidians--Investigations, Koresh, David--Investigations

Collections: Entire Library

The War in Waco. The burning of the Branch...dangerously unstable David Koresh), with a number of after...a military operation. The Branch Davidians, after all, were initially...the tear gas, the war in Waco ended, as usual, with one...of prey. One reporter from Waco described the C.E.V...or as Clinton diagnosed Koresh, "probably insane...
3.

Read/Write Review

Waco Revisited: The Horrifying Liquidation of Waco's Branch Davidian Sect, Which Began with an ATF Raid 10 Years Ago, Displayed Our Government's Capacity for Lethal Lawlessness

Magazine article by William Norman Grigg; The New American, Vol. 19, February 24, 2003

Subjects:

Branch Davidians--History, Branch Davidians--Management, Koresh, David--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...agents and six Branch Davidians perished needlessly...assault on the Branch Davidians actually began...27th, when the Waco Tribune-Herald...piece on David Koresh and his followers...study The Ashes of Waco, "was accompanied...cult leader" Koresh and his heavily...Curtain Rises The Branch Davidians were indeed...
4.

Read/Write Review

Waco Ten Years Later

Magazine article by Charles Hustmyre; Law & Order, Vol. 51, January 2003

Subjects:

Anniversaries, Branch Davidians, Police, Raids, Religious cults, Waco Texas

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...renamed himself David Koresh and taken over a fundamentalist...Christian group called the Branch Davidians. They lived on a ramshackle ranch near Waco, TX. Members called...a siege would give Koresh time to construct even...had information that Koresh had trained his followers...Treasury Departments Waco Administrative Review...ability to surprise the Branch Davidians while they were away...
5.

Read/Write Review

A Flag over Waco

Magazine article by Ann Coulter; Human Events, Vol. 55, September 17, 1999

Subjects:

BATF, Branch Davidians, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms, Corruption in government, FBI, Fatalities, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fires, Government agencies, Investigations, Religious organizations, Waco Texas

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Tex. Meanwhile, the lies...breaking by government agents at Waco have, by and large, never...the amazing documentary, "Waco: The Rules of Engagement" reveals, the Branch Davidians were not a deranged religious...film establishes that David Koresh was not the demonic cult leader...

MORE MAGAZINE RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top

Newspaper Articles on: "branch davidians" OR (waco AND koresh)

144 results - MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

1.

Read/Write Review

Branch Davidians Lose Appeal to Escape Prison for Waco Role

Newspaper article by Frank J. Murray; The Washington Times, April 22, 1997

Subjects:

Koresh, David

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Branch Davidians lose appeal to escape prison for Waco role by Frank J. Murray Six Branch Davidians yesterday lost their...terms for roles in the Waco gunfight that killed...fiery death for David Koresh and 78 followers. The...
2.

Read/Write Review

Davidians, Friends Gather in Waco to Praise Koresh

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 20, 2003

Subjects:

Jesus Christ, Koresh, David

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Davidians, friends gather in Waco to praise Koresh Byline: Joseph Curl, THE WASHINGTON TIMES WACO, Texas - Ten years to the day after 82 Branch Davidians perished in an inferno that...praise the late leader David Koresh as a messiah not unlike...
3.

Read/Write Review

Insider Account of Conflagration and Life in Thrall to David Koresh

Newspaper article by Hugh Aynesworth; The Washington Times, October 17, 1999

Subjects:

Koresh, David

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...inside the compound near Waco, appears at a time...In "A Place Called Waco," Mr. Thibodeau does...was not started by the Branch Davidians and that no suicide...The author admits that Koresh sexually (and criminally...buildup of weapons by the Branch Davidians was no nefarious plot...
4.

Read/Write Review

A Few Followers Keep Davidian Sect Alive: 3 Factions Fight for Ownership of Land

Newspaper article by Hugh Aynesworth; The Washington Times, August 28, 1999

Subjects:

Branch Davidians, Koresh, David

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...WACO, Texas - The Branch Davidians, once considered a...in evidence around Waco and at the infamous...the enigmatic David Koresh still meets and prays...those who stood with Koresh until the end - probably...proper," said one Waco lawyer who did not...friends. She claims Koresh stole her ex-husbands...trial, in which seven Branch Davidians received sentences...
5.

Read/Write Review

McVeigh Defense Faults Government for Deaths in Waco

Newspaper article by Valerie Richardson; The Washington Times, June 11, 1997

Subjects:

Koresh, David, McVeigh, Timothy J.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...interviewed McVeigh at Waco as he sold anti...of "The Ashes of Waco," testified that the Branch Davidians founded Mount Carmel in 1935, long before Koresh became their leader...yesterday depicted the Branch Davidians as peace-loving...

MORE NEWSPAPER RESULTS: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top

Encyclopedia Articles on: "branch davidians" OR (waco AND koresh)

4 results

1.

Read/Write Review

Waco

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Cameron Park and artificial Lake Waco (created 1923) on the nearby...provide much recreation. Waco is the seat of Baylor Univ...1993, a deadly shootout near Waco between federal officers and Branch Davidians, a Christian religious cult headed by David Koresh, led to a 51-day siege...
2.

Read/Write Review

Cult

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...committed mass suicide. In 1993 a gunfight near Waco, Tex., between federal officers and David Koresh and his Branch Davidian followers led to a...in 2000. See D. J. Reavis, The Ashes of Waco (1995); J. D. Tabor and E. V. Gallagher...
3.

Read/Write Review

Militia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...militia movement were particularly angered by the FBI siege at Ruby Ridge, Idaho (1992), the destruction of the Branch Davidians at Waco, Tex. (1993), and the passage of the Brady Bill handgun control legislation (1993); these events spurred...
4.

Read/Write Review

Reno, Janet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...office. In her first year in office she came under national scrutiny for her role in the Waco , Tex., shootout between federal officers and Branch Davidians. Under Reno, the Justice Dept. took a relatively unaggressive stance on many law...

Top

Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved. All service marks and trademarks are property of
Cengage Learning and its affiliates. Any advertising or navigational links included on this site are not necessarily
endorsed by the publishers or content providers whose materials appear on this site.

The Questia.com advertising network includes:

Search the Library:

Collection(s):