The articles written for the 25th anniversary offer the perspectives of historians, journalists and scholars of new religious movements on what has been learned over the last twenty-five years. For additional articles written in previous years, please visit http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/AboutJonestown/Articles/articles.htm.

"Research on Harvey Milk Renews Calls for Reappraisal of Peoples Temple" by Michael Bellefountaine

"Debunking a Disturbing Myth: An Analysis of the Jonestown Video" by Matthew Thomas Farrell

"Jonestown in the 21st Century" by John R. Hall

"Jim Jones and the Conspiracists" by Jim Hougan

"Response to Jim Hougan" by Rebecca Moore

"Jonestown 25 Years Later: Why All The Secrecy?" by James T. Richardson, J.D., Ph.D

"Thoughts on the 25th Anniversary of Jonestown" by Catherine Wessinger

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