MOVEMENTS AND TRADITIONS
BRANCH DAVIDIANS
Profiles:
Davidians and Branch Davidians (1929-1981)
Branch Davidians (1981-2006)
The Branch Davidians (1981-2006): An Extended Profile
Florence Houteff
Lois Roden
Articles:
Kenneth Newport, “‘A Baptism by Fire’: The Branch Davidians and Apocalyptic Self-Destruction.” Posted with the permission of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions.
Catherine Wessinger, The Siege of the Branch Davidians at Mount Carmel Center according to the FBI.”Paper presented at CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions) conference meeting at Baylor University on June 5, 2014.
Catherine Wessinger, “Listening to the Branch Davidians: Learning from the Survivors”
Paper presented at the Reflecting on an American Tragedy Symposium sponsored by the Baylor Institute for the Study of Religion, April 18, 2013.
Catherine Wessinger, “Deaths in the Fire at the Branch Davidians’ Mount Carmel: Who Bears Responsibility?” Posted with the permission of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
Stuart Wright, “Revisiting the Mass Suicide Debate.” Posted with the permission of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
Interview:
“Deadly Encounter At Mount Carmel: The Branch Davidian – Federal Agency Confrontation, February 28 – April 19, 1993″ Interview with Stuart Wright
Reports:
John C. Danforth, Final Report to the Deputy Attorney General concerning the 1993 Confrontation at the Mt. Carmel Complex (November 8, 2000)
(SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS ACCOMPANYING THE DANFORTH REPORT)
Alan A. Stone, Report and Recommendations Concerning the Handling of Incidents Such as the Branch Davidian Standoff in Waco Texas (November 10, 1993)
Bibliography
Bibliography for the Waco Branch Davidians
Archives
A Guide to the Lee Hancock Collection at Texas State University. Compiled by Lee Hancock
Assault on the Branch Davidian Community: A Photographic Retrospective. Compiled by Catherine Wessinger
Matthew Wittmer, “Traces of Mount Carmel: Documentation and Access.”
Posted with the permission of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
The Kirk D. Lyons Collection at Baylor University
Compiled by Kirk D. Lyons
The Lee Hancock Collection: Federal and State Materials on the Branch Davidian Case
Author: Catherine Wessinger
Published in Nova Religio (2009). Posted with permission of Nova Religio.
Shekinah Journal Issues
Compiled by Catherine Wessinger
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Profiles:
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Augusta Stetson
Christian Science and the Visual Arts
New Thought
Unity School of Christianity
Text:
Mary Baker Glover. 1875. Christian Science. Boston: Christian Science Publishing Co.
MORMONISM
Profiles:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Apostolic United Brethren
Community of Christ
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1843-2002)
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (2002-Present)
Articles:
Armand L. Mauss, “Rethinking Retrenchment: Course Corrections in the Ongoing Campaign for Respectability”
Posted with the permission of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
ArmandL. Mauss, “Seeking a ‘Second Harvest’: Controlling the Costs of LDS Membership in Europe” Posted with the permission of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.
Jane James.Women in Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saint Movements : The Question of Women’s Ordination and Gender Roles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
PEOPLES TEMPLE
Profiles:
Peoples Temple
Peoples Temple and Jonestown Enclaves
Articles:
Women’s Roles in Peoples Temple and Jonestown
Rebecca Moore, “Progressive Politics and Peoples Temple: California Dreamin’.”
Post Date: 9/3/2013
Rebecca Moore, “A Dream Deferred: The Promise and Pathos of Peoples Temple.”
Rebecca Moore, “Representing Jonestown in the Arts.”
Post Date: 9/2/2013
Rebecca Moore, “Naming Names: Identifying and Memorializing the Jonestown Dead.”
Post Date: 9/2/2013
Rebecca Moore, “Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Information, and the National Security State.”
Post Date: 9/3/2013
Rebecca Moore, “Contested Knowledge: Conspiracy Theories and Ockham’s Razor.”
Post Date: 9/2/2013
Interview:
“Humanizing the Members of Peoples Temple 45 Years Later.” Interview with Fielding McGhee and Rebecca Moore.
Archive:
Alternative Consideration of Peoples Temple and Jonestown
UNIFICATIONISM
Profiles:
WRSP. 2001. Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. WRSP.
George Chryssides, Sanctuary Church. WRSP.
Massimo Introvigne, Family Peace Association. WRSP.
Massimo Introvigne, Unification Movement Schismatic Groups (2012-2016). WRSP.
Articles
Lukas K. Pokorny and Dominic Zoehrer. In Press. “All evil spirits must be brushed off”: Possession and Liberation in the Unification Movement.” In Ideas of Possession: Interdisciplinary and Transcultural Perspectives, edited by Nicole Bauer and Andrew Doole. New York: Oxford University Press.
Lukas K. Pokorny and Dominic S. Zoehrer. 2022. “Kingdom-Building” through Global Diplomatic and Interfaith Agency: The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and Unificationist Millenarianism. Religions.Barker, E. 2018. “The unification church: a kaleidoscopic introduction.” Society Register 2:19-62.
Lukas Pokorny. 2017. “A Feminizing Revolution: The Unification Movement and the “Age of Women!” Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation.
Eileen Barker. 2011. “Stepping out of the Ivory Tower: A Sociological Engagement in ‘The Cult Wars’.” Methodological Innovations Online:18-39.
URANTIA
Profile:
Urantia
Article:
Andrew Ventimiglia. “Demanding the Angels Share: Intellectual Property, Emerging Religions, and the Spirit of the Work”
Text
The Urantia Book
THEMES AND TOPICS
EXORCISM/DELIVERANCE/INTERVENTION
Profiles:
International Association of Exorcists
The Warrens
Synagogue Church of All Nations
Chrislam
Exodus International
Articles:
Nicole M. Bauer and J. Andrew Doole. 2022. “The (Re)Invention of Biblical Exorcism in Contemporary Roman Catholic Discourses.” Religion & Theology 29:1–33
Anson D. Shupe, Roger Spielmann, and Sam Stigall. 1977. “Deprogramming: The New Exorcism.” American Behavioral Scientist 20:941-956.
MONITORING AND REGULATING EMERGING AN ALTERNATIVE RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL GROUPS
Articles
Eileen Barker. “What should we do about the cults? Policies, information and the perspective of INFORM”
Carol Giambalvo, Michael Kropveld, and Michael Langone. “Changes in the North American Cult Awareness Movement”
SATANIC CULT SCARE
Articles:
Duke University Little Rascals Day Care Case Archive
Robert Hicks, “Satanic Cults: A Skeptical View of the Law Enforcement Approach.”
Richard Noll. 2013. “When Psychiatry Battled the Devil.” History of Psychiatry.
UKRAINE/RUSSIA
Profiles:
Russian Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in Ukraine
Articles:
Bitter Winter. 2022. “A Terrible Sermon: Patriarch of Moscow Blesses “Metaphysical” War Against the “World of Gay Prides”.” Bitter Winter, March 7. Accessed from https://bitterwinter.org/patriarch-of-moscow-blesses-war-against-gay-prides/.
