. Tabor, a University of North Carolina religious studies professor, was a consultant to lawyers mediating directly with David Koresh during the 51-day siege in Waco, Texas, in 1993 that left four federal agents dead and engulfed the Branch Davidian compound in flames, killing 74 members, including 21 children. This is a sobering examination of the 1993 Branch Davidian crisis and its unsettling implications for church-state relations in the United States. Tabor was there, talking with both David Koresh and the FBI and helping to contextualize Koresh's actions, reactions, and decisions in light of his belief system. Together with Gallagher (religious studies, Connecticut Coll.), he closely examines Davidian interpretations of biblical prophesy, analyzes popular media representations of unpopular religions, and questions the violent responses sparked by suggestions of cult. A 20-page appendix presents Koresh's unfinished manuscript on the Book of Revelation.
Book: Why Waco?
James D
. Tabor, a University of North Carolina religious studies professor, was a consultant to lawyers mediating directly with David Koresh during the 51-day siege in Waco, Texas, in 1993 that left four federal agents dead and engulfed the Branch Davidian compound in flames, killing 74 members, including 21 children. This is a sobering examination of the 1993 Branch Davidian crisis and its unsettling implications for church-state relations in the United States. Tabor was there, talking with both David Koresh and the FBI and helping to contextualize Koresh's actions, reactions, and decisions in light of his belief system. Together with Gallagher (religious studies, Connecticut Coll.), he closely examines Davidian interpretations of biblical prophesy, analyzes popular media representations of unpopular religions, and questions the violent responses sparked by suggestions of cult. A 20-page appendix presents Koresh's unfinished manuscript on the Book of Revelation.
. Tabor, a University of North Carolina religious studies professor, was a consultant to lawyers mediating directly with David Koresh during the 51-day siege in Waco, Texas, in 1993 that left four federal agents dead and engulfed the Branch Davidian compound in flames, killing 74 members, including 21 children. This is a sobering examination of the 1993 Branch Davidian crisis and its unsettling implications for church-state relations in the United States. Tabor was there, talking with both David Koresh and the FBI and helping to contextualize Koresh's actions, reactions, and decisions in light of his belief system. Together with Gallagher (religious studies, Connecticut Coll.), he closely examines Davidian interpretations of biblical prophesy, analyzes popular media representations of unpopular religions, and questions the violent responses sparked by suggestions of cult. A 20-page appendix presents Koresh's unfinished manuscript on the Book of Revelation.
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