Review: Scientology
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
I recommend this book to anyone who has ever been curious or intrigued by the oxymoron of the word "science" being incorporated into the name of a "religion". I read the book because, though I have read Dianetics cover to cover, I was still curious about this "religion". This book satisfied my curiosity.I found "Scientology (What is Scientology)" interesting, well written and well organized. I thought it was very conscientious in representing multiple viewpoints of both sides of various controversies.Some of the other reviews complain that this book is too short and does not go into great depth on the beliefs and motivations of Scientologists. But the book makes it clear that Scientologists themselves closely guard their innermost workings and "deeper" beliefs. Personally, this book was just the right length for me and covered a wide range of topics related to this cult and its history, even if the topics were not covered in exhaustive depth.If you want to study Scientology much more deeply, then perhaps this is not the book for you. But if, like me, you are merely curious and not interested in, say, converting to Scientology, then you will find most of your questions answered here, as I did.