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Can I read Going Clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief on EtoBox?
Going Clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright; OverDrive, Inc is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Going Clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief about?
A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of __The Looming Tower,__ the now-classic study of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists—both famous and less well known—and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.At the book’s center, two men whom Wright brings vividly to life, showing how they have made Scientology what it is today: The darkly brilliant science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, whose restless, expansive mind invented a new religion. And his successor, David Miscavige—tough and driven, with the unenviable task of preserving the church after the death of Hubbard.We learn about Scientology’s complicated cosmology and special language. We see the ways in which the church pursues celebrities, such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and how such stars are used to advance the church’s goals. And we meet the young idealists who have joined the Sea Org, the church’s clergy, signing up with a billion-year contract.In __Going C
Who reads Going Clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Lawrence Wright; OverDrive, Inc
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781299089914
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Fiction, World History, Religion
- Rating
- 4.02 / 5 (26,672 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14