
Saints Under Siege
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Saints under Siege provides a thorough, theoretically grounded critical examination of the Texas state raid on the FLDS while situating this event in a broader sociological context. The volume considers the raid as an exemplar case of a larger pattern of state actions against minority religions, offering comparative analyses to other government raids both historically and across cultures. In its look beyond the Texas raid, it provides compelling evidence of social intolerance and state repression of unpopular minority faiths in general, and the FLDS in particular.
Reviews / Votes
"Saints Under Siege is a welcome corrective to the sensationalism surrounding the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints...this book can heighten students' hermeneutic of suspicion towards [child abuse] allegations." - John-Charles Duffy (Journal of American Academy of Religion) "Saints Under Siege's strength resides in its multi-author and multi-hermeneutic approach as each chapter considers a distinct set of historical, cultural, and political/legal realities underlying the raid." - Spencer L. Allen (International Journal for the Study of New Religions) "A highly recommendable book for both academic and popular readers alike looking to gain further insight into government-sponsored religious intolerance in contemporary America." - Johnathan W. Olson,Florida State University "In this significant volume, noted scholars explore the historical, sociological, legal, law enforcement, media studies, and religious studies aspects of the 2008 raid on the Yearning for Zion ranch. A must-read for those concerned with the dynamics of how and why law enforcement agents take aggressive actions that harm children they are tasked with protecting." - Catherine Wessinger,Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions, Loyola University New Orleans "There has been a disturbing recent trend toward military-style government raids on minority religious communities. This book offers an incisive set of analyses by distinguished religious movements scholars of the massive state raid on the FLDS community in 2008. [It] will be the book of record for interpreting this historic event." - David G. Bromley,co-author of Cults and New Religions: A Brief History "Wide-ranging and provocative collection." (Journal of Church and State)More details
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James T. Richardson is Professor of Sociology and Judicial Studies and Director of the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies at University of Nevada, Reno. He is the co-author and editor of 10 books.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART ONE: HISTORICAL CONTEXT
- 1 The Past as Prologue: A Comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado Polygamy Raids
- 2 Rescuing Children? Government Raids and Child Abuse Allegations in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective
- 3 The Struggle for Legitimacy: Tensions between the LDS and FLDS
- PART TWO: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS
- 4 Reader Responses to the Yearning for Zion Ranch Raid and Its Aftermath on the Websites of the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News
- 5 Deconstructing Official Rationales for the Texas State Raid on the FLDS
- 6 Texas Redux: A Comparative Analysis of the FLDS and Branch Davidian Raids
- 7 Large-Scale FLDS Raids: The Dangers and Appeal of Crime Control Theater
- PART THREE: LEGAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
- 8 Strategic Dissolution and the Politics of Opposition: Parallels in the State Raids on the Twelve Tribes and the FLDS
- 9 Political and Legislative Context of the FLDS Raid in Texas
- 10 Pyrrhic Victory? An Analysis of the Appeal Court Opinions Concerning the FLDS Children
- About the Contributors
- Index
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