Catherine Wessinger is an American religious scholar , researcher of millenarianism , new religious movements , women and religion , religion in india .
| Katherine Wessinger | |
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| Catherine wessinger | |
| A country |  USA |
| Scientific field | religious studies |
| Place of work | Loyola University of New Orleans |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California Iowa University |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Religious Studies |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Known as | religious scholar , researcher of millennialism , new religious movements , women and religion religions in india |
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Biography
In 1974, she received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California .
In 1985, she received a Ph.D. at the School of Religion, University of Iowa, defending a dissertation on the theme of “Millinarism in the teachings of Annie Benzant” ( English Millenarianism is the Thought of Annie Besant ).
Professor of Religious Studies, New Orleans University, Loyola . Co-editor of Nova Religio magazine. She acted as a consultant for the organization Free People of Montana . [one]
Scientific Papers
Monographs
- Annie Besant and Progressive Messianism . 1988. Edwin Mellen Press.
- (Editor) Women's Leadership in Marginal Religions: Explorations Outside the Mainstream . 1993. University of Illinois Press .
- (Editor) Religious Institutions and Women's Leadership: New Roles Inside the Mainstream . 1996. University of South Carolina Press .
- (Editor) Millennialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases . 2000. Syracuse University Press .
- How the Millennium Comes Violently: From Jonestown to Heaven's Gate . 2000. Seven Bridges Press .
- (Editor) Memories of the Branch Davidians: Autobiography of David Koresh's Mother . By Bonnie Haldeman. 2007. Baylor University Press .
- (Editor) When They Were Mine: Memoirs of a Branch Davidian Wife and Mother . By Sheila Martin. 2009. Baylor University Press .
Articles
- “Deaths in the Fire at the Branch Davidians' Mount Carmel: Who Bears Responsibility?” // Nova Religio: Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 13, no. 2 (November 2009): 25-60.
- “Lee Hancock Collection: Federal and State Materials on the Branch Davidian Case,” // Nova Religio: Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 13, no. 2 (November 2009): 114-25.
Notes
- ↑ Rosenfeld, Jean E. The Justus Freemen Standoff: The Importance of the Analysis of Religion in Avoiding Violent Outcomes // Millennialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases / Catherine Wessinger. - Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press , 2000 .-- P. 326.