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
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"Debunking a Disturbing Myth: An Analysis of the Jonestown Video" by Matthew Thomas Farrell
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"Jonestown in the 21st Century" by John R. Hall

"Jim Jones and the Conspiracists" by Jim Hougan
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"Response to Jim Hougan" by Rebecca Moore
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"Jonestown 25 Years Later: Why All The Secrecy?" by James T. Richardson, J.D., Ph.D
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"Thoughts on the 25th Anniversary of Jonestown" by Catherine Wessinger
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