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Peoples Temple and Black religion in America / edited by Rebecca Moore, Anthony B. Pinn & Mary R. Sawyer.

Contributor(s): Moore, Rebecca, 1951- | Pinn, Anthony B | Sawyer, Mary R
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2004Description: xvii, 204 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0253216559 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0253343712 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Peoples Temple | Jones, Jim, 1931-1978 | African Americans -- Religion | African American churches -- HistoryDDC classification: 289.9 LOC classification: BP605.P46 | P44 2004Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Peoples Temple as black religion: re-imagining the contours of Black Religious Studies / Anthony B. Pinn -- Daddy Jones and Father Divine: the cult as political religion / C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya -- An interpretation of Peoples Temple and Jonestown: implications for the Black Church / Archie Smith Jr. -- Demographics and the black religious culture of Peoples Temple / Rebecca Moore -- Peoples Temple and housing politics in San Francisco / Tanya M. Hollis -- To die for the Peoples Temple: religion and revolution after Black Power / Duchess Harris and Adam John Waterman -- Jim Jones and black worship traditions / Milmon F. Harrison -- Breaking the silence: reflections of a black pastor / J. Alfred Smith -- America was not hard to find / Muhammed Isaiah Kenyatta -- The church in Peoples Temple / Mary R. Sawyer.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book John Bulow Campbell Library Midrange BP605 .P46 P44 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 0182903026272

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Peoples Temple as black religion: re-imagining the contours of Black Religious Studies / Anthony B. Pinn -- Daddy Jones and Father Divine: the cult as political religion / C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya -- An interpretation of Peoples Temple and Jonestown: implications for the Black Church / Archie Smith Jr. -- Demographics and the black religious culture of Peoples Temple / Rebecca Moore -- Peoples Temple and housing politics in San Francisco / Tanya M. Hollis -- To die for the Peoples Temple: religion and revolution after Black Power / Duchess Harris and Adam John Waterman -- Jim Jones and black worship traditions / Milmon F. Harrison -- Breaking the silence: reflections of a black pastor / J. Alfred Smith -- America was not hard to find / Muhammed Isaiah Kenyatta -- The church in Peoples Temple / Mary R. Sawyer.

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