Catherine Wessinger

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Catherine Wessinger

Religious Studies

#399

World Rank

#780

Historical Rank

#189

USA Rank

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Religious Studies

Catherine Wessinger's Degrees

PhD Religious Studies University of Iowa
Masters Religious Studies University of Iowa
Bachelors Religion Beloit College

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According to Wikipedia, Catherine Wessinger is an American religion scholar. She is the Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions at Loyola University New Orleans where she teaches religious studies with a main research focus on millennialism, new religions, women and religion, and religions of India. Wessinger is co-general editor of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. She served as a consultant to federal law enforcement during the Montana Freemen standoff and has been cited for her expertise concerning the Branch Davidians and other apocalyptic groups. She is the editor of the Women in Religions series at New York University Press and she is co-editor of the Women in the World's Religions and Spirituality Project, part of the World Religions and Spirituality Project.

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Catherine Wessinger's Published Works

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Women's leadership in marginal religions : explorations outside the mainstream (1994) (56)
Religious institutions and women's leadership : new roles inside the mainstream (1997) (49)
Radical Religion in America: Millenarian Movements from the Far Right to the Children of Noah:Radical Religion in America: Millenarian Movements from the Far Right to the Children of Noah. (1998) (42)
Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America (1997) (34)
The Oxford handbook of millennialism (2011) (26)
:Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence (2008) (20)
Millennialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases (2000) (19)
The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation (1997) (18)
Falun Gong Symposium Introduction and Glossary (2003) (17)
Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict (1997) (15)
Deaths in the Fire at the Branch Davidians' Mount Carmel: Who Bears Responsibility? (2009) (11)
Charismatic leaders in new religions (2012) (9)
Millennialism in Cross-Cultural Perspective (2011) (8)
Betrayal of the Spirit: My Life behind the Headlines of the Hare Krishna Movement (1999) (7)
From the Ashes: Making Sense of Waco (1997) (6)
Annie Besant and Progressive Messianism: 1847-1933 (1988) (6)
Religious Studies Scholars, FBI Agents, and the Montana Freemen Standoff (1999) (6)
Investigation into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies toward the Branch Davidians: Thirteenth Report by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Prepared in Conjunction with the Committee on the Judiciary together with Additional and Dissenting Views (1997) (5)
The Fundamentalist Mindset: Psychological Perspectives on Religion, Violence, and History (2013) (5)
Theory of Women in Religions (2020) (5)
Millennialism (2018) (5)
The Davidian Massacre: Disturbing Questions About Waco Which Must Be Answered (1997) (4)
Apocalypse and Violence (2014) (4)
The Second Generation Leaders of the Theosophical Society (Adyar) (2013) (3)
12. The FBI’s “Cult War” against the Branch Davidians (2019) (3)
Religious Institutions and Women's Leadership: New Roles Inside the Mainstream, by Catherine Wessinger, (ed.). Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1996, 434 pp. $24.95 (1998) (2)
Memories of the Branch Davidians: The Autobiography of David Koresh's Mother (2007) (1)
Apocalypse: From Antiquity to the Empire of Modernity by John R. Hall (2013) (1)
Portrait: Eileen Barker (2018) (1)
Millennial Visions and Conflict with Society (2011) (1)
Collective Martyrdom and Religious Suicide (2018) (0)
Foreword (2020) (0)
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults by Clay Tweel, and: Heaven's Gate by Glenn Washington, and: The Cult Next Door: The Mystery and Madness of Heaven's Gate, a Diane Sawyer Special by ABC 20/20 (review) (2022) (0)
Book reviews (2000) (0)
REVIEW ESSAY: UNDERSTANDING THE BRANCH DAVIDIAN TRAGEDY (1997) (0)
Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition:Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition (2000) (0)
Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple How the Millennium Comes Violently (2011) (0)
Review: Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon, by Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko (2023) (0)
Letter from the Co-General Editors (2002) (0)
Autobiographies of Three Surviving Branch Davidians: An Initial Report (2005) (0)
Portrait (2018) (0)
Editors' Note: Our Gratitude to Deborah Halter (2019) (0)
“Cults” in America: Discourse and Outcomes (2009) (0)
The Lee Hancock Collection: Federal and State Materials on the Branch Davidian Case (2009) (0)
Bonnie Sue Haldeman (2009) (0)
When They Were Mine (2009) (0)
"Memories of Branch Davidians. The autobiography of David Koresh's mother", Bonnie Haldeman, Catherine Wessinger, 2007 : [recenzja] / Marek Skomorowski. (2007) (0)
Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon by Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko (review) (2023) (0)
Review: Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults, directed by Clay Tweel; Heaven’s Gate, hosted by Glenn Washington; The Cult Next Door: The Mystery and Madness of Heaven’s Gate, a Diane Sawyer Special, produced by ABC 20/20 (2022) (0)
When They Were Mine: Memories of a Branch Davidian Wife and Mother (2009) (0)
Ellen Harmon White: American Prophet (2015) (0)
Review: Holy Boldness: Women Preachers' Autobiographies and the Sanctified Self (2005) (0)

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