Hearing Voices of Jonestown

When 900 followers of the People's Temple religious movement committed suicide in 1978, they left a legacy of suspicion and fear. This text puts human faces on the events, confronting theoretical religious questions in an attempt to reconcile how utopian ideals come to meet such misguided ends.

About the author

Mary McCormick Maaga received her PhD with distinction from Drew University where she was invited to study as the Shirley Sugarman Scholar in Religion and Society. She lectured at the University of Stirling, Scotland, in the fields of new religions, women and religion, and anthropology of religion. Dr. Maaga is an Elder in Full Connection in the United Methodist Church, currently serving a local Church in Tulare, California.

Summary

When 900 followers of the People's Temple religious movement committed suicide in 1978, they left a legacy of suspicion and fear. This text puts human faces on the events, confronting theoretical religious questions in an attempt to reconcile how utopian ideals come to meet such misguided ends.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Maaga, Mary Mccormick Maaga
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.1998
• EAN: 9780815605157
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0515-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Religion and Politics Series; Religion and Politics; Religion and Politics; Religion & Politics Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works