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…The remark is reminiscent of one made by Father Divine in the aftermath of a 1932 trial in which a jury convicted the black religious leader of disturbing the peace….

…Father Divine, whose taped sermons he carefully studied. Jones based his cult on charisma, mostly fraudulent performances as a faith healer and clairvoyant, and his claim to be a God-sent…

…In the movie, Jim Jones travels to visit the famous Father Divine, who has made a commune work and function without any kind of financial difficulties. Once the visit is…

…Jonestown: Dimensions from a Guyanese Perspective, ed. Eusi Kwyana (Los Angeles: Carib House, 2016), 82–95; C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence Mamiya, “Daddy Jones and Father Divine: The Cult as Political…

…the Divine Principle, “God Socialism.” While the Christian doctrine of the Trinity admits three persons—Father, Son, and Spirit (or Creater, Redeemer, Sustainer)—it doesn’t seem to make room for Jim Jones…

…movie, Jim Jones travels to visit the famous Father Divine, who has made a commune work and function without any kind of financial difficulties. Once the visit is over, Jim…

…a day where fathers are not jealous, fathers do not have to have credit, Father on– only wants organization, Father wants to protect his family. Naturally the best protection is…

…of the Father. Because the followers were not able to turn to each other each individual had to turn to Jones. The student of human needs that he was, he…

…the renowned wealth acquired by Philadelphia’s famed Father Divine – who admitted that he himself was God Almighty. Yet that movement wilted somewhat when the alleged demigod Divine proved to…

…man would approach the Father for themselves. And that day has come, when the Father has approached you, and you have approached Him. Congregation: Applause Jones: The account of Scripture…