{"product_id":"the-collected-sermons-of-jim-jeff-hood-9798233341861","title":"The Collected Sermons of Jim Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Collected Sermons of Jim Jones - Volume V\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1972 Sermons: Recovered Tapes - The Missing Archive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents some of the most revealing documents in the history of Peoples Temple: the recovered sermons of 1972 that complete the archival record of Jim Jones at the height of his power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from previously uncollected recordings, \u003cem\u003eVolume V\u003c\/em\u003e fills critical gaps in the historical and theological development of Jones's movement. These sermons capture a moment when the Temple was expanding rapidly across California-establishing major centers in Redwood Valley, San Francisco, and Los Angeles-while Jones refined the ideological system that bound his followers together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is not simply preaching, but a fully operational system of control. Jones moves seamlessly between theology, political rhetoric, healing performance, and administrative command. In these transcripts, the boundary between religion and institution disappears. The sermon becomes governance. The pulpit becomes power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this volume are six recovered recordings-sermons on dedication, doctrine, race, stewardship, and incarnation-each illuminating how Jones constructed a worldview that fused divine authority with total communal obligation. These are not marginal texts. They are central to understanding how Peoples Temple functioned at its peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Jeff Hood frames the collection with a theological and moral reflection that refuses both sensationalism and dismissal. Instead, he confronts the enduring questions raised by Jonestown: \u003cbr\u003eHow does the language of justice become a tool of domination?\u003cbr\u003eHow does faith become control?\u003cbr\u003eAnd how can such a movement grow in plain sight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Hood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233341861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Theology School Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Jeff Hood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520306196735,"sku":"9798233341861","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ed66fb4-865a-4c4b-9692-37babf35618e.jpg?v=1778741969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-collected-sermons-of-jim-jeff-hood-9798233341861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}