The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect
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The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect is a 2006
Reception
Heidi Gehman for Reviews in Religion and Theology praises the book as "valuable both as an even-handed examination of the events that took place in Waco in 1993, and even more so as an excellent scholarly effort to understand the inner workings of the theological and
Stuart A. Wright for the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion finds the book "disturbing and flawed".[5] He believes that Newport at times blatantly accepted federal agents' self-serving accounts of what happened without addressing critical evidences to the contrary, like various reports from Congressional hearings. Wright believes that his thesis on Branch Davidian theology's connection to the start of the 19 April fire that ended the siege requires more scholarly debate.[5] In another article for Nova Religio, Wright thoroughly critiques the claims about who or what caused the fire in Newport's book and other work.[6]