Jim Jones and the People's Temple

Perhaps the most infamous religious cult of the 20th century, due to the murder-suicide of 900+ members in 1978, including over 200 children.

Sample Reading:

• The People's Temple, from ReligiousTolerance.org
• People's Temple (Jonestown), from the University of Virginia
• Jonestown.com, an archived version of a site created by a Jonestown survivor
• Salvation and Suicide: Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown, by David Chidester

Updated 08-17-2005. Problems? Contact chris@osric.com