Jul 25, 2013 · The following transcripts of Jim Jones’ sermons highlight the passages which he quotes or refers to from the King James version of the Bible. His quotes and references are followed by the location of the passages and citations in the Bible.

Jan 5, 2013 · The tapes were recorded by Peoples Temple itself, and includes sermons by Jim Jones, recorded telephone conversations and meetings of Temple members in the United States, and gatherings of the Jonestown community.

Aug 2, 2020 · The sermons that he preached are important. I collected them not for people to find God… although God does tend to find us in strange places…but rather for people to engage the chaos that is our humanity and the collective desperation that is belief.

In relation to news media, Jones claimed to value multiple viewpoints and freedom of the press as guards against biased news and misrepresentation. In one sermon Jones remarked on events taking place at Wounded Knee to illustrate the rise of fascism in America.

Oct 27, 2017 · Out of the many sermons Jim Jones preached and books that have been written about him, the best that many scholars can conclude is his beliefs on racial equality and poverty came from his childhood.

May 28, 2020 · This collection and analysis of excerpts from Jones’s sermons indicate how Jones interpreted Jesus, what commendation or condemnation of Jesus came from such an interpretation, and how such interpretation and evaluation affected Jones’s preaching.

Sep 8, 2013 · Transcript of Jim Jones interview on KLIL Radio in Ukiah (May 1973), RYMUR 89-4286-BB-17-oo-1 – oo-4 Conversation between Jim Jones and Tim Stoen (likely early 1975), RYMUR 89-4286-PP-8-o, pp. 1-16

Sermons by Jim Jones (91); Other Jim Jones (32); Tapes made in Jonestown (194); News analysis and news of the project (114); Miscellaneous (59); Other (233). For an index of people named on transcribed tapes and summaries, click here. The dagger symbol (†) denotes the 53 tapes which were initially withheld from public disclosure.

Jul 25, 2013 · Associated with the Protestant denomination, the Disciples of Christ (Christian) Church, “Jim Jones” and “Peoples Temple” were synonymous, as Jones crafted the Temple’s ideologies, practices, and affiliations.

Oct 12, 2014 · This image, of almost 1000 Americans lying dead in the Guyanese jungle, has become synonymous with the legacy of Peoples Temple. On 18 November 1978, Reverend James “Jim” Jones systematically ordered the mass murder and suicide of his congregation.