Eugene V. Gallagher

Eugene V. Gallagher (born 23 June 1950) is an American professor of religious studies at Connecticut College. His department lists his specializations as: History of religion, New religious movements, New Testament and early Christianity, Western scriptures and traditions. He is the author of several books, mainly on the topic of new religious movements.^[1]

In 1995 Gallagher and James D. Tabor, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, co-authored Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America. The book blamed the 1993 Waco siege, which resulted in the deaths of 76 members of the Branch Davidian sect, partly on misunderstanding of religious issues by law enforcement personnel.^[2]

References

1. Eugene V. Gallagher, Connecticut College
2. Cast Into the Lake of Fire, Mark Silk, 1995-9-3, New York Times