Scientology has commissioned academics in sociology and religious studies to offer explanations and rationalizations for Scientology’s practices and have used their writings as defense in court for Scientology’s abuses. In this introduction to my critiques of such papers, I describe some of the basic reasons so many academics have gotten it wrong on Scientology. Enjoy!
This clip was excerpted from “Deconstructing Scientology: Introduction,” first published on July 28, 2016.