Introduction : another view of the Mt. Carmel standoff / Stuart A. Wright -- Social and historical context. An age of wisdom, an age of foolishness : the Davidians, some forerunners, and our age / Robert S. Fogarty. Davidians and Branch Davidians : 1929-1987 / William L. Pitts, Jr. The Davidian tradition : from patronal clan to prophetic movement / David G. Bromley and Edward D. Silver. Sources and development of conflict. Construction and escalation of a cult threat : dissecting moral panic and official reaction to the Branch Davidians / Stuart A. Wright. Self-fulfilling stereotypes, the anticult movement, and the Waco confrontation / James R. Lewis. "Babies were being beaten" : exploring child abuse allegations at Ranch Apocalypse / Christopher G. Ellison and John P. Bartkowski.
Media coverage and public opinion. Manufacturing consent about Koresh : a structural analysis of the role of media in the Waco tragedy / James T. Richardson. Cops, news copy, and public opinion : legitimacy and the social construction of evil in Waco / Anson Shupe and Jeffrey K. Hadden.
Apocalypticism, religious marginality, and violence. Public narratives and the apocalyptic sect : from Jonestown to Mt. Carmel / John R. Hall. Sects and violence : factors enhancing the volatility of marginal religious movements / Thomas Robbins and Dick Anthony -- Scholars, experts, and law enforcement. Religious discourse and failed negotiations : the dynamics of biblical apocalypticism in Waco / James D. Tabor -- Waco, federal law enforcement, and scholars of religion / Nancy T. Ammerman.
Legal and policy issues. Breaching the "wall of separation" : the balance between religious freedom and social order / Rhys H. Williams. The Waco tragedy : constitutional concerns and policy perspectives / Edward McGlynn Gaffney, Jr. The implosion of Mt. Carmel and its aftermath : is it all over yet? / Dean M. Kelley.
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