Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown (Religion in North America)

Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown (Religion in North America)

by David Chidester (Author)

Synopsis

Features a prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a post-Waco, post-9/11 world. This book recalls the American religious commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers from the evils of capitalist society.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: Rev ed.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 01 Jan 2004

ISBN 10: 025321632X
ISBN 13: 9780253216328