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Kimo Prokes & John Victor Stoen, Jonestown, May 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The articles below offer the perspectives of historians, journalists and scholars of new religious movements and provide critical thinking on what has been learned since the tragedy of 18 November 1978.<\/p>\n

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Drinking the Kool-Aid: A Collection of Articles<\/a><\/p>\n

The Special Sections of the jonestown report<\/em>: A Compilation<\/a><\/p>\n

The Foreign Language Section<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Catherine Abbott<\/a><\/p>\n

Dip your toe in the water of Jonestown<\/a>, by Kimberly A. Adkins (2010)<\/p>\n

The Peoples Temple\u2019s Ideology in a Comparative Perspective<\/a> by Peter \u00c5kerb\u00e4ck (2007)<\/p>\n

Articles by Antony Arcusa<\/a><\/p>\n

A Proposal to Restore Jonestown<\/a>, by Roger Arjoon (2004)<\/p>\n

Articles by Richmond Arquette<\/a><\/p>\n

Remembering Frank Bell<\/a>, by Marianne Bachers (2016)<\/p>\n

Articles by Michael Bellefountaine<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by E. Black<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Taylor Black<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonestown echoed in past times in Guyana: An 1840s mass suicide remembered<\/a>, by Paul Bolcik (2010)<\/p>\n

Articles by Tayla Boote<\/a><\/p>\n

Escaping American Individualism: Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Georgia Box (2021)<\/p>\n

From Norway to Guyana: A Writer’s Journey<\/a>, by Pernille Borud (2012)<\/p>\n

Articles by John Brackett <\/a><\/p>\n

Jeff Brailey’s Articles and Manuscript<\/a><\/p>\n

Cults of our Hegemony: An Inventory of Left-Wing Cults<\/a>, by Gus Breslauer (2021)<\/p>\n

Suicide for socialism?<\/a>, by Maurice Brinton (1979; republished January 2023) \"NEW\"<\/p>\n

Until The Name of the Father Do Us Part: A Lacano-Althusserian Analysis of the Jonesism of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Marcus B. (2021)<\/p>\n

Alienated Commitment: A New Understanding of November 18, 1978<\/a>, by Kolby Cameron (2018)<\/p>\n

The Cult of Two<\/em>: Understanding Jonestown<\/a>, by Loren-Paul Caplin (2015)<\/p>\n

Sex, Gender and Female Empowerment: Recovering a Positive Perspective on Jonestown<\/a>, by Caroline Capute (2012)<\/p>\n

Countdown to Armageddon: The Reverend Jim Jones and Indiana<\/a>, by Dan Carpenter (2018)<\/p>\n

Jonestown\u2019s Writer<\/a>, by David Chiu\u00a0(2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Connor Ashley Clayton<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by John Collins<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by David Conn<\/a><\/p>\n

Picturing Jonestown: Visual Media and the Social Constriction of Pictures<\/a>, by Douglas E. Cowan (2008)<\/p>\n

Articles by Edward Cromarty<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles and Remembrances by Brad Crowell<\/a><\/p>\n

Thinking Critically about Jonestown<\/a>, by Kamilah Cummings (2014)<\/p>\n

The Hidden Role of Malignant Narcissists in History<\/a>, by Bazil Cunningham (2023) \"NEW\"<\/p>\n

The Extremes Are Sometimes Closer: Peoples Temple, the Tea Party, and Anti-Governmentalism Then and Now<\/a>, by Dereck Daschke (2010)<\/p>\n

The Effects of Segregation and Racism in 20th Century America On the Growth of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Kellen Datta (2014)<\/p>\n

The Struggle Over a \u201cCult,\u201d<\/a> by Dave de Give (2009)<\/p>\n

Jonestown: A case study in examining disparities of differing types of history in the construction of atrocity<\/a>, by Hannah de Mars (2021)<\/p>\n

Which group or individual outside Peoples Temple had the most significant impact on Jim Jones\u2019 decision to order the Jonestown Massacre?<\/a>, by Whit Denton (2018)<\/p>\n

The Culture of Jim Jones: An Analysis of Reactions to the Jonestown Tragedy<\/a>, by James de Planta (2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Josef Dieckman<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles and Reviews by Jason Dikes \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Sigmund Freud\u2019s Approach to Intergroup Relations Applied to Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Shailee Dyssell-Pillay (2015)<\/p>\n

Articles by Wendy M. Edmonds<\/a><\/p>\n

eBay\u2019s Handling of Jonestown CD Reveals Inconsistent Policing Policies<\/a>, by Brad Elliott (2004)<\/p>\n

The last guest in Jonestown: An account of a non-follower 11 days before the massacre<\/a>, by Peter Elsass\u00a0(2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Matthew Thomas Farrell<\/a><\/p>\n

Laura Johnston Kohl and the Politics of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Joseph L. Flatley (2017)<\/p>\n

Articles by Holly Folk <\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Craig Foreman <\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cOther” Jim Jones: Rabbi David Hill, House of Israel, and Black American Religion in the Age of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Nishani Frazier (2012)<\/p>\n

The Politics That Destroyed Jonestown<\/a>, by Marvin Funk (2008)<\/p>\n

Articles by Blair Gadsby<\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching \u201cJonestown\u201d<\/a>, by Eugene V. Gallagher (2010)<\/p>\n

Articles by Phyllis Abel Gardner, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Was Peoples Temple Religious?: Jonestown and Durkheim’s Religious Typology<\/a>, by R. Gillingham (2010)<\/p>\n

The Town of Jones<\/a>, by John Gimlette (2015)<\/p>\n

Articles and Spanish Translations by Luis \u00c1ngel Gonz\u00e1lez Rocha & Others<\/a><\/p>\n

Understanding Cult Membership: Beyond \u201cDrinking the Kool-Aid\u201d<\/a>, by Melissa M. Greiser (2020)<\/p>\n

Jim Jones on Appropriating Black Panther Party Rhetoric for Power<\/a>, by Tierney Grisolano (2019)<\/p>\n

Articles by Richard Gubbels<\/a><\/p>\n

Masses of Mass Suicide<\/a>, by Erica Guthrie\u00a0(2017)<\/p>\n

Articles by Michael Haag, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by John R. Hall<\/a><\/p>\n

Transformed!<\/a> by Kim Harvey (2006)<\/p>\n

The Jonestown Massacre and Its Effect on Media Coverage of Future National Tragedies<\/a>, by Carter Haskins (2019)<\/p>\n

Articles by Robert P. Helms<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cComforting the Afflicted and Afflicting the Comfortable\u201d: Teaching Jonestown to a New Generation of Students<\/a>, by Ted Henken (2010)<\/p>\n

\u201cHell that springs from the grave of memory\u201d: Sacrifice, Whiteness, and Extinction in Wilson Harris\u2019 Jonestown<\/i><\/a>, by Jonathan Highfield (2008)<\/p>\n

Articles by Katherine Hill <\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Jim Hougan<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles and Podcasts by Shannon Howard<\/a> <\/p>\n

A Piece of Driftwood and the High Seas: Speculations on the Mind of a Madman<\/a>, by E. Alex Howe (2012)<\/p>\n

Articles by Sikivu Hutchinson <\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Massimo Introvigne<\/a><\/p>\n

Survey Indicates Lack of Student Knowledge of Jonestown, Peoples Temple<\/a>, by David J. Jackson (2023) \"NEW\"<\/p>\n

Secondary Disaster Victims: The Emotional Effects of Recovering and Identifying Human Remains<\/a>, by Col. David R. Jones, MC, CFS, USAF (1985; republished 2022) <\/p>\n

To what extent was Jim Jones\u2019 cult of personality the most significant cause of the Jonestown massacre?<\/a>, by Alex Jung (2023) \"NEW\"<\/p>\n

Articles by James L. Kelley <\/a><\/p>\n

Is There Such a Thing as People Hoarding?<\/a>, by Carl Kelsch (2013)
\nExploring ambivalence in Peoples Temple<\/a> (2011)<\/span><\/p>\n

Articles by Brian Kevin<\/a><\/p>\n

Creating Community Despite the Demagogue: A Case Study of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Katherine Klapperich (2022) <\/p>\n

Articles by Kristian Klippenstein<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Christopher Knight-Griffin<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by James Knoll, MD<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Heidi K\u00f6nig-Porstner<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Manca Konjedic\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonestown as Continuum<\/a>, by Eusi Kwayana (2017)<\/p>\n

The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown?<\/a>, by Janja Lalich, Ph.D. (2008)<\/p>\n

Coerced Suicide: The Jonestown Deaths, Suicide Bombings, and Beyond<\/a>, by Adam Lankford, Ph.D. (2012)<\/p>\n

The Death of Christopher O\u2019Neal<\/a>, by Elizabeth Larson (2016)<\/p>\n

The Playbook On Deception: The Lesson Of Jonestown<\/a>, by Angelique J. Lawrence (2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Richard Lawrence<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Timothy Lisagor <\/a><\/p>\n

The Downfall of Jim Jones<\/a>, by Larry Lee Litke (1980)<\/p>\n

The Strange Case of Franklin Jones<\/a>, by Scott Lowe (1996)<\/p>\n

Articles by Pat Lynch<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Mary McCormick Maaga<\/a><\/p>\n

What Happened After Jonestown?<\/a>, by Erika Mailman (2018)<\/p>\n

Evil Dead: The Problematic Story of the Jonestown Corpses<\/a>, by Ted Malcolmson (2019)<\/p>\n

I Saw Dead People<\/a>, by Mark Massar (2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Gary Maynard <\/a><\/p>\n

Selected Articles and Editorials by Fielding M. McGehee III<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by David F. Mihalyfy<\/a><\/p>\n

Meditating on the Fate of the Earth and Its Species: Wilson Harris\u2019 Jonestown<\/em><\/a>, by Gentian Miller (2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Dr. Khaleel Mohammed\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Rebecca Moore<\/a><\/p>\n

Preliminary Notes on a Possible Antecedent: Andrew Jackson Davis<\/a>, by Adam Morris (2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Thomas Mrett<\/a><\/p>\n

Jim Jones & Pariah Warlord Leadership \u2013 Primer for Alternate Perspectives<\/a>, by John Scott Nelson (2018)<\/p>\n

Thirty Years Later: Thoughts About Prevention of Future Jonestowns<\/a>, by Peter A. Olsson, M.D. (2008)<\/p>\n

Articles by Patrick O’Reilly, Ph.D. <\/a><\/p>\n

Making Sense of the Nonsensical: An Analysis of Jonestown<\/a>, by Neal Osherow (2023; republished in 2023) \"NEW\"<\/p>\n

Revolutionary Suicide: A Rhetorical Examination of Jim Jones’ \u201cDeath Tape\u201d<\/a>, by Maggie Pehanick (2010)<\/p>\n

Peoples Temple to Be Re-Established<\/a>, by Rev. Cupid Osburn (2017)<\/p>\n

Hook, line and Kool-Aid<\/a>, by John Pierce (2012)<\/p>\n

Jonestown: An International Story of Diplomacy, D\u00e9tente, and Neglect, 1973\u20131978<\/a>, by Alexander Poster (2022) <\/p>\n

People\u2019s Temple and Jonestown: A Corrective Comparison and Critique<\/a>, James T. Richardson (1979; republished in 2023) \"NEW\"
\nJonestown Twenty-Five Years Later: Why All the Secrecy?<\/a> by James T. Richardson (2003)<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonestown: A Caribbean\/Guyanese Perspective<\/a>, a Speech by Walter Rodney (2016)<\/p>\n

\u2018How Did This Happen, and How Did I Not See It Coming?\u2019<\/a>, by Justin Rohrlich (2015)<\/p>\n

Amateur Radio and the People’s Temple Net<\/a>, by Johann William Rush, CQ Amateur Radio Magazine<\/em> (1979) [Reprinted with permission from CQ Amateur Radio magazine, August 1979. Copyright CQ Communications, Inc.]<\/p>\n

Dispensing With The \u201cConspiracy Theory\u201d Label<\/a>, by Bryan Sacks (2009)<\/p>\n

Articles by Will Savive<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Mary R. Sawyer<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Chloe Schildhause<\/a><\/p>\n

Researching the Jonestown Family Trees<\/a>, by Emily Yaden Schneider (2021)<\/p>\n

The Fine Line between Jim Jones and Colin Powell<\/a>, by Cheryl Ann Seminara, Ph.D. (2012)<\/p>\n

Articles by Heather Shearer <\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Stephen Shenfield<\/a> <\/p>\n

35 years after Jonestown \u2013 two survivors speak out<\/a>, by Audhild Skoglund (2014)<\/p>\n

The Jonestown Death Tape: A Membership Categorisation Analysis<\/a>, by Della-Rachel Smith (2014)<\/p>\n

Articles by Archie Smith, Jr., Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re Not Babysitters!\u201d Communist \u2018Subversion\u2019 in Jonestown and America\u2019s Disillusionment with D\u00e9tente<\/a>, by Soh Chuah Meng Esmond (2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Roger Stacy<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Drink The Kool-Aid<\/a>, by Todd Strandberg (2015)<\/p>\n

A Hope in the Seen: Leo Ryan\u2019s Victory at Jonestown Resounds Today<\/a>, by Mark Stricherz (2017)<\/p>\n

Articles by Karen Stroup, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNever Heard A Man Speak Like This Before\u201d: Reverend Jim Jones And Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Emerson Maureen Stuckart (2014)<\/p>\n

In the Hands of Jim Jones: Jonestown and Culpability<\/a>, by Michael Sutherland (2020)<\/p>\n

Articles by Shawn Sutherland <\/a><\/p>\n

Drinking in Images<\/a>, by ieva swanson (2013)<\/p>\n

Articles by James Lance Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n

Comrades in Mass Murder: The Secret Alliance Between Suicide Cult Leader Jim Jones and North Korea<\/a>, by Nate Thayer (2018)<\/p>\n

Articles by Joel X. Thomas<\/a> <\/p>\n

Reframing the frame: Peoples Temple and the Power of Words<\/a>, by Alla Tovares (2008)<\/p>\n

Donald Trump: a political cult leader?<\/a>, by C\u00e9lia Vamiller (2023) \"NEW\"<\/p>\n

Articles by Paul VanDeCarr<\/a><\/p>\n

Defined by the Father: A discourse analytical case study of the last speech of Jim Jones<\/a>, by Anssi Viljanen (2013)<\/p>\n

The Modus Operandi<\/em> of Modern Religious Movements<\/a>, by Rebecca-Jayne Virgen (2012)<\/p>\n

Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Dr. John Walliss<\/p>\n

Articles by John C. Wathey<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonestown 1978: A Forensic Pathologist\u2019s Retrospective Observations<\/a>, by Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D. (2008)<\/p>\n

As Seen On TV: The Science Of Brainwashing, Big And Small<\/a>, by Chris Weller (2016)<\/p>\n

Articles by Catherine Wessinger<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles and Commentary by Rikke Wettendorff<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by Tom Whittle<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles by James Williams,\u00a0Central Committee, Rural People\u2019s Party<\/a><\/p>\n

From monkey salesman to charismatic preacher<\/a>, by Dr. Richard Wiseman (2014)<\/p>\n

Articles by Bonnie Yates<\/a><\/p>\n

All in the Family<\/a>, by Jeremy Young (2010)<\/p>\n

Articles by Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo<\/a><\/p>\n

The Inspiration of the Jonestown Express<\/a>, by Isaac Zukin (2014)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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