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SCIENTOLOGY By James R. Lewis - Hardcover *Excellent Condition*
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- Book Title
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- Religion, History, Social Science
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The Church of Scientology has been involved in battles over tax issues, a ten-year battle with the Food and Drug Administration regarding the Electro-meters used in the Church's counseling activities, and extended conflicts with the Australian and German governments. In this book, a group of well-known scholars of New Religious Movements offers an extensive and evenhanded overview and analysis of all of these aspects of Scientology, including the controversies to which it continues to give rise.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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0195331494
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9780195331493
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Book Title
Scientology
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Scientology, United States / 20th Century, Institutions & Organizations, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages
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Item Length
6.5 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
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Bp605.S2s29 2009
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"The Church of Scientology has often been viewed from the narrow perspective of legitimacy: Is it a true religion or merely a (destructive) cult? Here is a book, consisting of 22 articles by 27 authors, that views Scientology from the broader perspectives of culture, religion, and philosophy. The outcome is a sober and balanced presentation of this most controversial contemporary religion in the Western world that no doubt will be appreciated by fair-minded and inquisitive readers. A truly outstanding collection of essays for all students of religion, beginning or advanced."--James A. Santucci, Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion, California State University, Fullerton "For any reader interested in Scientology, this is an indispensable book. Accessibly written, thoroughly researched and broad in its coverage, it will be the standard reference on this highly visible and controversial new religious movement for years to come."--Olav Hammer, Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Education and Religious Studies, University of Southern Denmark "The master of the edited volume on new religious movements and unusual cultural phenomena, James R. Lewis, has once again brought together a diverse group of scholars to explore a religion that most of us only know through sensational news headlines. This comprehensive volume maps the broad terrain that lies between proponents and polemical critics of Scientology. In essays on its science fiction origins and healing practices, among many other compelling topics, contributors reach beyond the cult stereotype to take seriously the religious lives of Scientologists. This is a unique and fascinating study of religion in the context of late twentieth and early twenty-first century technology and culture."--Sarah M. Pike, author of New Age and Neopagan Religions in America and Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community, "The Church of Scientology has often been viewed from the narrow perspective of legitimacy: Is it a true religion or merely a (destructive) cult? Here is a book, consisting of 22 articles by 27 authors, that views Scientology from the broader perspectives of culture, religion, and philosophy. The outcome is a sober and balanced presentation of this most controversial contemporary religion in the Western world that no doubt will be appreciated by fair-minded and inquisitive readers. A truly outstanding collection of essays for all students of religion, beginning or advanced."--James A. Santucci, Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion, California State University, Fullerton "For any reader interested in Scientology, this is an indispensable book. Accessibly written, thoroughly researched and broad in its coverage, it will be the standard reference on this highly visible and controversial new religious movement for years to come."--Olav Hammer, Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Education and Religious Studies, University of Southern Denmark "The master of the edited volume on new religious movements and unusual cultural phenomena, James R. Lewis, has once again brought together a diverse group of scholars to explore a religion that most of us only know through sensational news headlines. This comprehensive volume maps the broad terrain that lies between proponents and polemical critics of Scientology. In essays on its science fiction origins and healing practices, among many other compelling topics, contributors reach beyond the cult stereotype to take seriously the religious lives of Scientologists. This is a unique and fascinating study of religion in the context of late twentieth and early twenty-first century technology and culture."--Sarah M. Pike, author ofNew Age and Neopagan Religions in AmericaandEarthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community, "The Church of Scientology has often been viewed from the narrow perspective of legitimacy: Is it a true religion or merely a (destructive) cult? Here is a book, consisting of 22 articles by 27 authors, that views Scientology from the broader perspectives of culture, religion, and philosophy. The outcome is a sober and balanced presentation of this most controversial contemporary religion in the Western world that no doubt will be appreciated by fair-minded and inquisitive readers. A truly outstanding collection of essays for all students of religion, beginning or advanced."--James A. Santucci, Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion, California State University, Fullerton"For any reader interested in Scientology, this is an indispensable book. Accessibly written, thoroughly researched and broad in its coverage, it will be the standard reference on this highly visible and controversial new religious movement for years to come."--Olav Hammer, Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Education and Religious Studies, University of Southern Denmark"The master of the edited volume on new religious movements and unusual cultural phenomena, James R. Lewis, has once again brought together a diverse group of scholars to explore a religion that most of us only know through sensational news headlines. This comprehensive volume maps the broad terrain that lies between proponents and polemical critics of Scientology. In essays on its science fiction origins and healing practices, among many other compelling topics, contributors reach beyond the cult stereotype to take seriously the religious lives of Scientologists. This is a unique and fascinating study of religion in the context of late twentieth and early twenty-first century technology and culture."--Sarah M. Pike, author of New Age and Neopagan Religions in America and Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community, "The Church of Scientology has often been viewed from the narrow perspective of legitimacy: Is it a true religion or merely a (destructive) cult? Here is a book, consisting of 22 articles by 27 authors, that views Scientology from the broader perspectives of culture, religion, and philosophy. The outcome is a sober and balanced presentation of this most controversial contemporary religion in the Western world that no doubt will be appreciated by fair-mindedand inquisitive readers. A truly outstanding collection of essays for all students of religion, beginning or advanced."--James A. Santucci, Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion, California StateUniversity, Fullerton"For any reader interested in Scientology, this is an indispensable book. Accessibly written, thoroughly researched and broad in its coverage, it will be the standard reference on this highly visible and controversial new religious movement for years to come."--Olav Hammer, Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Education and Religious Studies, University of Southern Denmark"The master of the edited volume on new religious movements and unusual cultural phenomena, James R. Lewis, has once again brought together a diverse group of scholars to explore a religion that most of us only know through sensational news headlines. This comprehensive volume maps the broad terrain that lies between proponents and polemical critics of Scientology. In essays on its science fiction origins and healing practices, among many other compellingtopics, contributors reach beyond the cult stereotype to take seriously the religious lives of Scientologists. This is a unique and fascinating study of religion in the context of late twentieth and earlytwenty-first century technology and culture."--Sarah M. Pike, author of New Age and Neopagan Religions in America and Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community
Table of Content
Introductory Essaysi Birth of a Religionii The Cultural Context of Scientologyiii Researching Scientology: Perceptions, Premises, Promises, and Problematicsiv Theoretical and Quantitative Approachesv Making Sense of Scientology: Prophetic, Contractual Religionvi Scientology and Self Narrativity: Theology and Soteriology as Resource and Strategyvii The Growth of Scientology and the Stark Model of Religious "Success"Community and Practicesi Community in Scientology and Among Scientologistsii How Should We Regard the Religious Ceremonies of the Church of Scientology?iii The Development and Reality of AuditingSources and Comparative Approachesi Scientology as Technological Buddhismii Scientology: A "New Age" Religion?iii Scientology: "Modern Religion" or "Religion of Modernity"?Controversyi The Nature of the New Religious Movements - Anticult "Culture War" in Microcosm: The Church of Scientology versus the Cult Awareness Networkii Scientology in Court: A Look at Some Major Cases from Various Nationsiii The Church of Scientology in France: A History of Legal and Activist Responses to the Forces of Anti-cultism and the Government - sponsored "War on sectes"International Missionsi SMI: Scientology International Missions, An Immutable Model of Technological Missionary Activityii Scientology in Swedeniii Scientology Down UnderDimensions of Scientologyi "His name was Xenu. He used renegades...": Aspects of Scientology's Founding Mythii Celebrity, the Popular Media and Scientology: Making Familiar the Unfamiliariii Sources for the study of Scientology: Presentations and ReflectionsAppendicesi Pastoral Care and September 11: Scientology's Non-Traditional Religious Contribution
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2008-026684
Dewey Decimal
299/.936
Dewey Edition
22
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