Overview

The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978, when the children in Jonestown were put to death by adult members, most of whom then took their own lives. Only a handful lived to tell their story. As is well known, Jim Jones was white, but most of his followers were black. Despite that, little has been written about the Peoples Temple from the point of view of the black experience in America. In ten essays, all but two specially commissioned for this volume, scholars from various disciplines address this gap in the scholarship. Twenty-five years after the tragedy at Jonestown, they assess the impact of the black religious experience on the Peoples Temple.

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Author:   Rebecca Moore ,  Anthony B. Pinn ,  Mary R. Sawyer
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780253343710

ISBN 10:   0253343712
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   11 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Peoples Temple as Black Religion: Re-Imagining the Contours of Black Religious Studies Anthony B. Pinn 2. Daddy Jones and Father Divine: The Cult as Political Religion C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence Mamiya 3. An Interpretation of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown: Implications for the Black Church Archie Smith, Jr. 4. Demographics and the Black Religious Culture of People Temple Rebecca Moore 5. Peoples Temple and Housing Politics in San Francisco Tanya M. Hollis 6. To Die for the Peoples Temple: Religion and Revolution after Black Power Duchess Harris and Adam John Waterman 7. Jim Jones and Black Worship Traditions Milmon Harrison 8. Breaking the Silence: Reflections of a Black Pastor J. Alfred Smith 9. America Was Not Hard to Find Muhammed Isaiah Kenyatta 10. The Church in Peoples Temple Mary R. Sawyer Contributors Index

Reviews

...Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America is an insightful, provocative and useful assemblage of essays, a vital contribution to the literature in its own right. One hopes that, in addition, the book will have the happy effect of generating still more scholarship and--not least of all--making way for the voices of more survivors, especially African Americans, to find their way into print.

<p>. ..Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America is an insightful, provocative and useful assemblage of essays, a vital contribution to the literaturein its own right. One hopes that, in addition, the book will have the happy effectof generating still more scholarship and -- not least of all -- making way for thevoices of more survivors, especially African Americans, to find their way intoprint. -- The North Star: A Journal of African American Religious History

Author Information

Rebecca Moore, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at San Diego State University, has published widely on Peoples Temple and Jonestown and maintains a website on Peoples Temple. Anthony B. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, and is the author of Varieties of African American Religious Experience. Mary R. Sawyer is Professor of Religious Studies at Iowa State University, and the author of Black Ecumenism: Implementing the Demands of Justice.

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