really never demanded any money. He was out for the power and the glory. This I think also helped Jones. People trusted him and never asked for much in return only to follow him. Third, a prophet’s core should be commandment or doctrine, not magic. This is where Jones does not fit in. Jones in Indiana may have had a core of commandment and doctrine, but when he moved to California it turned to power and deceit. I mentioned earlier that he set up faked healings to make him look powerful when he was not. Even though Jones did not Fit into this category performing fake healings really gained him a lot of power and new recruits for the Peoples Temple. Do I believe that Max Webber’s theories and categories explain Jones and his actions? Not really, even though Jones met most of the criteria to be a prophet, he was all of them and none of them. His behavior was completely erratic most of the time and I believe he was corrupted by his own power. Because of this it is very difficult for the theories to work. Jim Jones was a man that started something good but was eventually corrupted by his power and control. In this paper I talked about Jones and how he transformed from an ethical prophet in Indiana to an exemplary prophet in California to Neither in Guyana. I described how some of Webber’s theories fit Jones and how others did not fit Jones. I discussed the activities, successes and failures because of Jim’s Charisma. I don’t know if we will ever really know all the details of Jonestown, but nevertheless they should be a strong reminder and teaching tool on how there is a thin line between right and wrong when it comes to using power and abusing it.Works Cited:Max Webber “The Prophet” In Class ReadingM.M Maaga “Hearing the Voices of Jonestown” In Class Reading...
