First Things RSS Feed - Dean M. Kelley

Roundup of Books on Waco

Thu, 01 Feb 1996 00:00:00 -0500

The Davidian Massacre: Disturbing Questions About Waco Which Must Be Answered By Carol Moore
Gun Owners of America, Legacy Communications 488 pp. $8.

The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation By Dick J. Reavis,
Simon & Schuster 304 pp. $24

Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America
By James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher
University of California Press. 242 pp. $24.95

Armageddon in Waco:
Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict
Edited by Stuart A. Wright
University of Chicago Press 387 pp. $15.95

Continue Reading »

Waco: A Massacre and Its Aftermath

Mon, 01 May 1995 00:00:00 -0400

Back in the late 1920s the finger of God touched Victor Houteff, and he left the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria to join the Seventh-day Adventists. In 1929 he moved to California, where, though not approved by the main body of Seventh-day Adventism, he gained a following with his preaching. He and his followers moved to Texas in 1935 to found a community called Mt. Carmel in order to follow Houteff’s teachings without distraction from their neighbors and the mainstream of society.

Continue Reading »

Shooting for Moon

Tue, 01 Oct 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon
by Carlton Sherwood
Regnery Gateway, 705 pages, $29.95

Continue Reading »