Tabernacle of Hate : Seduction into Right-Wing Extremism, Second Edition

Kerry Noble

ISBN 10: 0815632487 / ISBN 13: 9780815632481

Published by Syracuse University Press Jan 2011, 2011

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Neuware - In the summer of 1984, Noble came within seconds of committing what would have been the largest domestic terrorist act in U.S. history at that time. As one of the founders of the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord (CSA), a cult paramilitary group, he carried a bomb into a gay-affirming church, intending to murder over seventy congregants. In Tabernacle of Hate, Noble provides an unprecedented first-person account of how a small spiritual community moved from mainstream religious beliefs to increasingly extreme positions, eventually transforming into a domestic terrorist organization.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tabernacle of Hate : Seduction into Right-Wing Extremism, Second Edition
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press Jan 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815632487
• ISBN 13: 9780815632481
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 32D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 32 millimeters depth
• Weight: 652 grams

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Synopsis

In the summer of 1984, Noble came within seconds of committing what would have been the largest domestic terrorist act in U.S. history at that time. As one of the founders of the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord (CSA), a cult paramilitary group, he carried a bomb into a gay-affirming church, intending to murder over seventy congregants. In Tabernacle of Hate, Noble provides an unprecedented first-person account of how a small spiritual community moved from mainstream religious beliefs to increasingly extreme positions, eventually transforming into a domestic terrorist organization.

Written after his release from prison, the author’s cogent narrative reveals the deceptive allure of extremist movements and the unmatched power of charismatic leadership. Noble also chronicles the intense standoff with federal agents at the group’s compound in northern Arkansas in April 1985. Originally published in 1998, this second edition includes an authoritative introduction placing Noble’s narrative and the CSA into the broader picture of American religio-political extremism.

About the Author

A Christian minister since 1972, <b>Kerry Noble</b> has been speaking publicly against racism and violence since 1995. Noble is also the author of <i>Tabernacle of Hope: Bridging Your Darkened Past Toward a Brighter Future.</i>