Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America

Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America

Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America edited by Rebecca Moore, Anthony B. Pinn, & Mary R. Sawyer Indiana University Press b l o o m i n g t o n a n d i n d i a n a p o l i s Publication of this book is made possible in part with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency that supports research, education, and public programming in the humanities. This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu 䉷 2004 by Indiana University Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. manufactured in the united states of america Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peoples Temple and Black religion in America / edited by Rebecca Moore, Anthony B. Pinn, and Mary R. Sawyer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34371-2 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 0-253-21655-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Peoples Temple. 2. Jones, Jim, 1931–1978. 3. African Americans—Religion. 4. African American churches—History. I. Moore, Rebecca, date II. Pinn, Anthony B. III. Sawyer, Mary R. BP605.P46P44 2004 289.9—dc22 2003017152 1 2 3 4 5 09 08 07 06 05 04 In memory of all who sought hope in the promise of Jonestown ...