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

Praise for the first edition:"[This] ambitious and courageous book
[is a] benchmark of theology by which questions about the meaningful history of the
Peoples Temple may be measured." -- Journal of the American Academy of
Religion
Re-issued in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the
mass suicides at Jonestown, this revised edition of David Chidester's pathbreaking
book features a new prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a
post-Waco, post-9/11 world. For Chidester, Jonestown recalls the American religious
commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers
from the evils of capitalist society. "Jonestown is ancient history,"
writes Chidester, but it does provide us with an opportunity "to reflect upon
the strangeness of familiar... promises of redemption through
sacrifice."

Praise for the first edition:"[This] ambitious and courageous book
[is a] benchmark of theology by which questions about the meaningful history of the
Peoples Temple may be measured." -- Journal of the American Academy of
Religion
Re-issued in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the
mass suicides at Jonestown, this revised edition of David Chidester's pathbreaking
book features a new prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a
post-Waco, post-9/11 world. For Chidester, Jonestown recalls the American religious
commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers
from the evils of capitalist society. "Jonestown is ancient history,"
writes Chidester, but it does provide us with an opportunity "to reflect upon
the strangeness of familiar... promises of redemption through
sacrifice."

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Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Stephanie Mcintosh arrives for the David Jones Autumn/Winter 09 Season Launch at the Peninsula, Harbour Esplanade on February 19, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Patrik Nemes/PNP Media)

© PNP Media
All Rights Reserved. No usage allowed including copying or sharing without written permission.

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Georgia Sinclair arrives for the David Jones Autumn/Winter 09 Season Launch at the Peninsula, Harbour Esplanade on February 19, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Patrik Nemes/PNP Media)