Religion Inc.

Religion Inc.  

Book cover
Author(s) Stewart Lamont
Country Great Britain
Language English
Subject(s) new religious movement
Genre(s) non-fiction
Publisher Harrap, London
Publication date June 1986
Media type Hardcover
Pages 192
ISBN ISBN 0245543341 ,
ISBN 978-0245543340
OCLC Number 23079677
Dewey Decimal 299/.936 20
LC Classification BP605.S2 L36 1986
Preceded by Is Anybody There?
Followed by In Good Faith

Religion Inc. The Church of Scientology is a non-fiction book about Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard, written by Stewart Lamont. The book was published in hardcover edition by Harrap, in 1986.

Contents

Cited by other works

Religion Inc. is cited by other books and research reports on the subject matter, including: Journal of the American Academy of Religion[1], The State of the Discipline[2], Canadian Journal of Sociology[3], Marburg Journal of Religion[4], Shaking the World for Jesus[5], The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism[6], Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction[7], La Secte[8], and The Alms Trade[9].

Synopsis

The work includes twenty-seven photographs, taken by the author in the course of research for the book[10].

Lamont describes the difficulty authors often encounter in writing and publishing critical books on the Church of Scientology: "Books about Scientology have a greater permanency than newspaper articles and therefore it should not come as a surprise that vigorous smear-campaigns have been conducted against the authors of such investigations."[11] Lamont later goes on to chronicle some of the harassment suffered by author Paulette Cooper after the publication of The Scandal of Scientology[12], including recounting parts of Operation Freakout[13]. Lamont also goes into the inherent motivation for profit within the organization[5].

The book also details L. Ron Hubbard's actions later in life: his retreat to sea, isolated lifestyle in California, and death[6].

References

  1. ^ Fair Game: Secrecy, Security, and the Church of Scientology in Cold War America, Hugh B. Urban, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2006 74(2):356-389, April 26, 2006.
  2. ^ Gutjahr, Paul C., The State of the Discipline: Sacred Texts in the United States, Volume 4, 2001, pp. 335-370., Penn State University Press.
  3. ^ "New Dimensions of Social Movement/Countermovement Interaction: The Case of Scientology and Its Internet Critics", Michael Peckham, Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Autumn, 1998), pp. 317-347
  4. ^ "L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology", Marco Frenschkowski, University of Mainz, Germany, Marburg Journal of Religion, Volume 4, No.1 (July 1999)
  5. ^ a b Shaking the World for Jesus, Heather Hendershot, 2004, P.219., University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0226326799
    Scientology is another belief system that clearly illustrates the profit motive at play in American religion. See Stewart Lamont. Religion Inc.: The Church of Scientology.
  6. ^ a b The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism: sects and new religious movements in contemporary society, Bryan Ronald Wilson, 1990, P.233., Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198278837
    An account of Hubbard's retreat to sea, his recluse-like existence in California, and his death is given in S. Lamont, Religion Inc.: The Church of Scientology.
  7. ^ Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction, Stephen J. Hunt, Social Science, 2003, P.200., Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, ISBN 0754634108
  8. ^ La Secte: secte armée pour la guerre, Roger Gonnet, 1998., P. 265-267., ISBN 2911751043
  9. ^ The Alms Trade: Charities Past, Present and Future, Ian Williams, Unwin Hyman, 1989, ISBN 0044404352 , P.206.
  10. ^ Religion Inc., Lamont, "Unless otherwise stated, the photographs listed below are from the author's own collection."
  11. ^ Religion Inc., Lamont, P. 71-72.
  12. ^ Paulette Cooper, The Scandal of Scientology, Tower Publications, 1971.
  13. ^ Religion Inc., Lamont, P. 142-143.

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