Hey everyone, we are continuing in my ongoing series deconstructing this book, Scientology, edited by James R. Lewis and featuring essays and writings by religious scholars, psychologists, sociologists and other academics about (surprise!) Scientology.Read More »Deconstructing Scientology: Chapter 10
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After a short break, we are back with my on-going series, deconstructing this book, Scientology, edited by James R. Lewis with contributions by a gaggle of sociologists, religious scholars and others who have something to say about the subject of Scientology, usually along an apologetics vein.Read More »Deconstructing Scientology – Chapter 9
Hey everybody. This video is the next in my ongoing series taking apart this collection of essays and academic papers all bundled together under the name Scientology, edited by James R. Lewis. I’ve said from the beginning that I’m not objective in my views on Scientology and most of my critiques so far have been pretty harsh since the quality of the academic work in this book is frankly disgustingly bad. However, this week I was pleasantly surprised by Danish writers Peter B. Andersen and Rie Wellendorf who wrote chapter 7, Community in Scientology and among Scientologists. This is the first chapter I’ve read where the authors not only show their familiarity with the subject but use statistical and research information smartly to come up with sensible conclusions about Scientologists’ actions and views. Let’s get right into it.Read More »Deconstructing Scientology: Chapter 7
Hello everyone. In this video we are continuing in my ongoing series of deconstructing chapter-by-chapter the book Scientology, an academic compendium of essays edited by James R. Lewis, all focusing on different aspects of Scientology.Read More »Deconstructing Scientology: Chapter 6
Hey everyone. This video is a continuation of my ongoing series in deconstructing this book Scientology, edited by James R. Lewis with each chapter written by different religious scholars and academics which analyze Scientology from different angles.Read More »Deconstructing Scientology: Chapter 5
Today we are continuing my analysis of the book Scientology, edited by James R. Lewis with chapters contributed by various religious scholars, sociologists and psychologists all centered around, surprise!, the topic of Scientology. Thanks for carrying on with me in this.Read More »[VIDEO] Deconstructing Scientology – Chapter 4