James R. Lewis, Ph.D. (2003), is Professor of Religious Studies at
the University of Tromsø. He is also the author of over a hundred
articles and book chapters, and the author, editor or co-editor of
two dozen monographs and anthologies.
Kjersti Hellesøyholds a MA in religious studies from the University
of Tromsø. She has published articles about radical Islam in
Chechnya; religion and violence; and Scientology, most notably
about Independent Scientology.
Contributors are Matthew Charet, Dorthe Refslund Christensen,
Carole M. Cusack, Bernard Doherty, Marco Frenschkowski, Liselotte
Frisk, Kjersti Hellesøy, Don Jolly, James R. Lewis, Renee Lockwood,
András Máté-Tóth, Gábor Dániel Nagy, Johanna Petsche, Erin Prophet,
Susan Raine, David G. Robertson, Mikael Rothstein, Lisbeth Tuxin
Rubin, Nicole S. Ruskell, Shannon Trosper Schorey, Michelle
Swainson, Inga Bårdsen Tøllefsen, Hugh G. Urban, Donald A.
Westbrook, Benjamin Zeller
“… one of the most advanced, multidisciplinary, and thorough
investigations of Hubbard’s religion, covering an impressive amount
of previously uncharted ground, and bound to remain a must-read for
the years to come for anyone interested in Scientology, as well as
in extending the scholarship thereupon. The depth of the insights
expressed in some of the studies the volume contains, as well as
the solidity and richness of the empirical data employed to draw
critical conclusions, will hardly be paralleled or surpassed in the
short run. The volume, considered as a whole in its variety and
quality, is unique.”
Stefano Bigliardi, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Journal for
the Academic Study of Religion 30:2 (2017)
"Both scholars familiar with Scientology and other new religious
movements, and those seeking an introduction to one of the most
persistently controversial new religions of the twentieth- and
twenty-first centuries will find valuable, provocative, and
up-to-date material in this extensive volume."
Eugene V. Gallagher, Connecticut College, Reading Religion
(2017)
"Of the vast number of publications exploring the subject of
Scientology, the present volume stands out for its thorough, fresh,
and creative approach to the subject."
G. H. Shriver, Georgia Southern University, CHOICE Vol. 54 No.
12
"On the whole, what is presented can be considered a very useful
set of discussions for researchers and students working on NRMs and
Scientology. Moreover, the book will appeal more widely to those
interested in sociology and the anthropology of religion,
particularly as Scientology seems to be such a fertile area for
further research at present."
Alexandros Sakellariou, Panteion University of Social and Political
Sciences of Athens, Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review
8:2 (2017)
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