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Description:"The label "cult" can become a license to kill...A courageous religious scholar, James Tabor, understanding what was at stake, tried valiantly to prevent the tragedy at Waco. Persevering in its wake, he & Eugene Gallagher thoroughly investigated the background, participants & events leading to the destruction of the Mt Carmel Church & its members. Their findings are presented in this critically important book."-Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General"Here, at last, is a glimpse of 'the other side' of the tragic confrontation...The authors offer an alternative to the common wisdom about Waco as well as a critique of the anti-cult ideology that helped misdefine the situation & bring about its fateful--& fatal--results."-Dean M. Kelley, Counselor on Religious Liberty, Nat'l Council of Churches"For public debate on a serious issue facing our society, this book deserves wide & sober reading."-John R. Hall, author of Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown as American Cultural HistoryJames D. Tabor is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of N. Carolina at Charlotte & coauthor of A Noble Death: Suicide & Martyrdom in Antiquity ('92). Eugene V. Gallagher is Professor of Religious Studies at Connecticut College & author of Expectation & Experience: Explaining Religious Conversion ('90).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Why Waco? Cults & the Battle for Religious Freedom in America. To get started finding Why Waco? Cults & the Battle for Religious Freedom in America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "The label "cult" can become a license to kill...A courageous religious scholar, James Tabor, understanding what was at stake, tried valiantly to prevent the tragedy at Waco. Persevering in its wake, he & Eugene Gallagher thoroughly investigated the background, participants & events leading to the destruction of the Mt Carmel Church & its members. Their findings are presented in this critically important book."-Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General"Here, at last, is a glimpse of 'the other side' of the tragic confrontation...The authors offer an alternative to the common wisdom about Waco as well as a critique of the anti-cult ideology that helped misdefine the situation & bring about its fateful--& fatal--results."-Dean M. Kelley, Counselor on Religious Liberty, Nat'l Council of Churches"For public debate on a serious issue facing our society, this book deserves wide & sober reading."-John R. Hall, author of Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown as American Cultural HistoryJames D. Tabor is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of N. Carolina at Charlotte & coauthor of A Noble Death: Suicide & Martyrdom in Antiquity ('92). Eugene V. Gallagher is Professor of Religious Studies at Connecticut College & author of Expectation & Experience: Explaining Religious Conversion ('90).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Why Waco? Cults & the Battle for Religious Freedom in America. To get started finding Why Waco? Cults & the Battle for Religious Freedom in America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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