... of the secret; and the irrelevance of the secret. Finally, I conclude with reflections on the comparative implications of this example for the study of new religions more broadly. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 Church of Scientology esotericism L. Ron Hubbard secrecy...

... described within a Cold War context, and anticultists’ claims that brainwashing is practiced by “cults,” including Scientology. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 Scientology L. Ron Hubbard brainwashing Edward Hunter Kenneth Goff Did L. Ron Hubbard Believe...

..., and libertarianism of his anti-psychiatric worldview remained at odds with Scientology’s anti-psychiatric theology. I examine L. Ron Hubbard’s evolving views on psychiatry and psychology in order to contextualize and outline this theology as it relates to the mission of CCHR as a non-profit organization heavily...

... tradition and its institutions reflects the difficulty scholars still encounter in obtaining fundamental data relating to the Church of Scientology. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 Church of Scientology Dianetics L. Ron Hubbard Brain-Washing Manual OT VIII Citizens...

..., and the family. To date, research on the Church of Scientology, founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1954, has neglected the topic of sex. In this article, I remedy this lacuna by examining three areas linked by the theme of “attempted abortion.” First, I explore Hubbard’s biography in terms of sexual and familial...

... specifically with tabloid television which may assist scholars in assessing the complex relationship between the media and new religions. Scientology new religious movements media analysis tabloid television Australia L. Ron Hubbard Sea Org Nick Xenophon © 2014 by The Regents of the University...

...Hugh B. Urban The Church of Scientology remains one of the most controversial and poorly understood new religious movements to emerge in the last century. And among the most controversial questions in the early history of the Church is L. Ron Hubbard's involvement in the ritual magic of Aleister...