Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Religious Studies: New Religious Movements: Scientology
See also: - J. Gordon Melton's study and findings on the Church of Scientology. - Dr. Alan W. Black examines Scientology against "seven dimensions of religion" and finds all to be present in it. - Analysis of Scientology against current criteria for classification of religions, by Dean M. Kelley who was an executive of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. - A comparison of the Church of Scientology against certain criteria to determine whether or not it is a religion, presented by Per-Arne Berglie, Professor of History of Religion, University of Stockholm. - An expertise by James A. Beckford, Ph.D.University of Warwick, England, outlining the religious traditions of Scientology and its parallels to the Hindu and Buddhist religions. - Dr. Herbert Richardson summarizes a study he did of the Church of Scientology and why it should be classified as a religion. - A short study on the religious nature of Scientology, by Dr. Samuel S. Hill. - An analysis of the Scientology religion by Michael A. Sivertsev, expert adviser on international matters to the Committee of the Russian Federation - A study on the Church of Scientology by the Chair of the Department of Study of Religions, University of Helsinki and the Executive Chief of the Foreigners' Office of the City of Tampere, Finland. - Josef Wolf looks into various Scientology beliefs, and how Scientology compares with other new and mainstream religions. - Dr. Parrinder, Methodist Minister and Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions University of London, on the controversy as to whether Scientology is a religion. - An analysis of the religious nature of Scientology by Dr.Gary D. Bouma, sociologist of religion. - By Steven A. Kent. Revised version of a presentation given to 27th Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag. Argues that Scientology is a multifaceted transnational having religion as only one component. (June 30, 1997)
