Donald Westbrook (Faculty for the Comparative Study of Religion a

Among the Scientologists

History, Theology, and Praxis

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What do Scientologists themselves have to say about Scientology? Based on six years of interviews, fieldwork, and research conducted among members of the Church of Scientology, this groundbreaking work examines features of the new religion's history, theology, and praxis in ways that move discussion beyond apostate-driven and exposà accounts.

Produktdetails

• Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 598g
• ISBN-13: 9780190664978
• ISBN-10: 0190664975
• Artikelnr.: 53018524

Autorenporträt

Donald A. Westbrook (Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University) has taught at UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, Fuller Seminary, and is affiliated with the Faculty for the Comparative Study of Religion and Humanism (FVG) in Antwerp, Belgium.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* Introduction: Methods and Means of Researching Scientology and
Scientologists
* 1. Preliminary Conclusions from Interviews and Fieldwork
* 2. Before the Religion: Episodes from the Advent of Dianetics and
Scientology
* 3. "Keeping Scientology Working": Features of Systematic Theology
* 4. "We Come Back": Past and Present of the Sea Organization
* 5. "Build a Better Bridge!": From LRH to COB and Beyond
* Conclusion: Reflections on the Future of Scientology and its Academic
Study
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index