Bibliography of books critical of Scientology
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Scientology, sorted by alphabetical order of titles.
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Overview
Between 1954 and 2020, only four English-language scholarly monographs have been published about Scientology (Wallis 1977 [1976]; Whitehead 1987; Urban 2011; Westbrook 2019).[1] Most other critical works have come in the form of apostate memoirs: books written by ex-members about their experiences within the Church of Scientology (CoS).[1] On several occasions, the licensee of the CoS has initiated copyright infringement lawsuits to restrain the publication of books critical of Scientology or its founder, L. Ron Hubbard.[1][2] Since 2008, the Internet has been able to provide a much safer ground for publishing material critical of the CoS, because traditional copyright law had little application there.[1]
Books by title
- Ali's Smile (1971)
- Among the Scientologists: History, Theology, and Praxis (2019) by Donald A. Westbrook[1]
- Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (1987) by Russell Miller[1]
- Believe What You Like: What happened between the Scientologists and the National Association for Mental Health (1973) by C. R. Hewitt
- Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape (2013) by Jenna Miscavige Hill[1]
- Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology (2009) by Marc Headley[1]
- The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion (2011) by Hugh Urban[1]
- The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology (2008) by John Duignan (with Nicola Tallant)[1]
- Cults of Unreason (1973)
- A Doctor's Report on Dianetics (1951, 1987)
- Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (1952, 1957) by Martin Gardner
- Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2013) by Lawrence Wright[1]
- Have You Told All? Inside my Time with Narconon and Scientology (2013) by Lucas Catton[1]
- Hollywood Undercover (2007)
- Hollywood, Interrupted (2004)
- Inside Scientology: How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman (1972)
- Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (2011) by Janet Reitman[1]
- L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman? (1987, 1995) by Ronald DeWolf (with Bent Corydon)[1]
- The Mind Benders (1971)
- My Billion Year Contract: Memoir of a Former Scientologist (2009) by Nancy Many[1]
- The New Believers (2001)
- A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed (1990) by Jon Atack[1]
- A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir (2012) by Kate Bornstein[1]
- Religion Inc. (1986)
- Renunciation and Reformation: A Study of Conversion in an American Sect (1987) by Harriet Whitehead[1]
- The Road to Total Freedom: A Sociological Analysis of Scientology (1976, 1977) by Roy Wallis[1]
- Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me (2016) by Ron Miscavige (with Dan Koon)[1]
- The Scandal of Scientology (1971)
- Scientology: The Now Religion (1970)
- Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography (2008)
- Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology (2015)
See also
References
- Cusack, Carole M. (2020). "Apostate Memoirs and the Study of Scientology in the Twenty-First Century" (PDF). Implicit Religion. Religious Studies Project: 1–7. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- Gordon, W. J. (1993). "A Property Right in Self-Expression: Equality and Individualism in the Natural Law of Intellectual Property". The Yale Law Journal. The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc. 102 (7): 1535. doi:10.2307/796826. Retrieved 13 February 2022.