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The Chicago Tribune's two-part series, including "Commune's iron grip tests faith of converts" and "Exodus from commune ignites battle for souls," is available online.

The 1994 Cornerstone magazine articles responding to Enroth's book are available at the Cornerstone Web site. The magazine has also reposted "Growing Together, Growing Apart | Coping with church conflict and communal controversy." Enroth's response to the Cornerstone special issue is available at several sites.

JPUSA's site offers a documents area, which includes the community's Statement of Faith, Covenant, Term Commitments, and a statement on "Making Your Departure From JPUSA."

JPUSA's John Trott revisited the 1994 controversy in a chapter of Bad Pastors: Clergy Misconduct in Modern America (New York University Press) titled "Is Abuse About Truth or Story: Or Both?" The chapter prompted a response from Enroth on the Apolgetics Index site.

jpusainfo.org calls itself "the JPUSA diaspora site for critical thinking and reflection on community life, sharing old memories, contacting old friends, and maintaining relationships." It's also pretty critical of the community.

John Bozeman examined JPUSA eleven years ago for his master's thesis in religion for the University of Florida.

In an article for re:generation quarterly, Jenell Williams Paris wrote of why she no longer lives in a "community."

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April (Web-only) 2001, Vol. 45