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Scientology

Scientology

Lewis, James R.

Hardcover

Comparative ReligionReligion General General Sociology

ISBN10: 0195331494
ISBN13: 9780195331493
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 11 2009
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Scientology is arguably the most persistently controversial of all contemporary New Religious Movements. The Church of Scientology has been involved in battles over tax issues, a ten-year conflict with the Food and Drug Administration, extended turmoil with a number of European governments, and has even been subjected to FBI raids in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.

Negative publicity, however, has not prevented the Church from experiencing remarkably steady growth. Official national census figures indicate that the number of Scientologists grew significantly in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia throughout the 1990s, and studies show that the Church gained 10,000 members in the United States during that decade. This has led Scientology to begin referring to itself as The World's Fastest Growing Religion. But despite its highly public profile, recently enhanced by celebrity spokespersons like Tom Cruise and Isaac Hayes, little has been published about the Church, its history, theology, and mission.

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