Robert W Balch
Biographic Data
| ID | 305452 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert W Balch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert W |
| FAMILY NAME | Balch |
| SIGNATURE | BALCH R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Montana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Cults, Religion, and Violence
This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted. The authors, leading international experts on religious movements and violent behavior, focus on the four major episodes of cult violence during the last decade: the tragic conflagration that engulfed the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas; the deadly sarin gas attack by the A…
Elohim City: A Participant-Observer Study of a Christian Identity Community
This paper describes a participant-observer study of Elohim City, a notorious Christian Identity community in eastern Oklahoma that has been linked to right-wing terrorist activities. Our study focuses on the community's beliefs, values, and social organization as these were revealed in our observations of everyday life. The paper includes an assessment of the danger posed by Elohim City and concludes with our personal reactions to the community
Sex, Slander, and Salvation: Investigating the Family/Children of God
When the Bombs Drop: Reactions to Disconfirmed Prophecy in a Millennial Sect
This article reports the results of an ethnographic study of a millennial Baha'i sect whose leader predicted that the world would be devastated by nuclear war on April 29, 1980. Shortly before that date we began a participant-observer study of the sect, and during the following eight months we supplemented our observations by interviewing members and defectors in the four states where the group's leader had a substantial following. The purpose of…
Looking behind the Scenes in a Religious Cult: Implications for the Study of Conversion
Journal Article Looking Behind the Scenes in a Religious Cult: Implications for the Study of Conversion Get access Robert W. Balch Robert W. Balch University of Montana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 41, Issue 2, Summer 1980, Pages 137–143, https://doi.org/10.2307/3709905 Published: 01 July 1980
Seekers and Saucers: The Role of the Cultic Milieu in Joining a UFO Cult
This UFO cult has been much in the news of late. Of special note in this paper is the very positive redefinition of the role of seeker. Also, the puzzling finding that affective ties between converts and group members seem unnecessary for conversion to occur is discussed, along with the similarly disconcerting idea that the group lacks ritual behavior
The socialization of jurors the voir dire as a rite of passage
Social Origins and School Failure: A Reexamination of Cohen's Theory of Working-Class Delinquency
Looking behind the Scenes in a Religious Cult: Implications for the Study of Conversion
Journal Article Looking Behind the Scenes in a Religious Cult: Implications for the Study of Conversion Get access Robert W. Balch Robert W. Balch University of Montana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 41, Issue 2, Summer 1980, Pages 137–143, https://doi.org/10.2307/3709905 Published: 01 July 1980
Seekers and Saucers: The Role of the Cultic Milieu in Joining a UFO Cult
This UFO cult has been much in the news of late. Of special note in this paper is the very positive redefinition of the role of seeker. Also, the puzzling finding that affective ties between converts and group members seem unnecessary for conversion to occur is discussed, along with the similarly disconcerting idea that the group lacks ritual behavior
Social Origins and School Failure: A Reexamination of Cohen's Theory of Working-Class Delinquency
When the Bombs Drop: Reactions to Disconfirmed Prophecy in a Millennial Sect
This article reports the results of an ethnographic study of a millennial Baha'i sect whose leader predicted that the world would be devastated by nuclear war on April 29, 1980. Shortly before that date we began a participant-observer study of the sect, and during the following eight months we supplemented our observations by interviewing members and defectors in the four states where the group's leader had a substantial following. The purpose of…
The socialization of jurors the voir dire as a rite of passage
Sex, Slander, and Salvation: Investigating the Family/Children of God
Social Origins and School Failure: A Reexamination of Cohen's Theory of Working-Class Delinquency
The socialization of jurors the voir dire as a rite of passage
Seekers and Saucers: The Role of the Cultic Milieu in Joining a UFO Cult
This UFO cult has been much in the news of late. Of special note in this paper is the very positive redefinition of the role of seeker. Also, the puzzling finding that affective ties between converts and group members seem unnecessary for conversion to occur is discussed, along with the similarly disconcerting idea that the group lacks ritual behavior
Looking behind the Scenes in a Religious Cult: Implications for the Study of Conversion
Journal Article Looking Behind the Scenes in a Religious Cult: Implications for the Study of Conversion Get access Robert W. Balch Robert W. Balch University of Montana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 41, Issue 2, Summer 1980, Pages 137–143, https://doi.org/10.2307/3709905 Published: 01 July 1980
When the Bombs Drop: Reactions to Disconfirmed Prophecy in a Millennial Sect
This article reports the results of an ethnographic study of a millennial Baha'i sect whose leader predicted that the world would be devastated by nuclear war on April 29, 1980. Shortly before that date we began a participant-observer study of the sect, and during the following eight months we supplemented our observations by interviewing members and defectors in the four states where the group's leader had a substantial following. The purpose of…
Sex, Slander, and Salvation: Investigating the Family/Children of God
Elohim City: A Participant-Observer Study of a Christian Identity Community
This paper describes a participant-observer study of Elohim City, a notorious Christian Identity community in eastern Oklahoma that has been linked to right-wing terrorist activities. Our study focuses on the community's beliefs, values, and social organization as these were revealed in our observations of everyday life. The paper includes an assessment of the danger posed by Elohim City and concludes with our personal reactions to the community
Cults, Religion, and Violence
This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted. The authors, leading international experts on religious movements and violent behavior, focus on the four major episodes of cult violence during the last decade: the tragic conflagration that engulfed the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas; the deadly sarin gas attack by the A…
Criminology (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Cult (3 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)