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The Church of Scientology - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Pentikainen/
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. |
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Altar Rhetoric and Online Performance: Scientology, Ethos, and the World Wide Web - http://acjournal.org/holdings/vol4/iss1/articles/frobish.htm
An overview of the way religions are using cyberspace, focusing particularly on the Church of Scientology. |
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Scientology: A Religion in South Africa - http://www.emanationinc.com/Chidestr/index.htm
Paper on the religious heritage of Scientology by David Chidester, Professor of Comparative Religion, University of Cape Town, South Africa. |
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Scientology A Comparison with Religions of the East and West - http://neuereligion.de/ENG/Berglie/index.htm
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. |
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Scientology: A New Religion - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/hill/index.htm
A short study on the religious nature of Scientology, by Dr. Samuel S. Hill. |
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Is Scientology a Religion? - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Black/index.htm
Dr. Alan W. Black examines Scientology against "seven dimensions of religion" and finds all to be present in it. |
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Scientology, Social Science and the Definition of Religion - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Beckford/index.htm
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. |
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Scientology, a New Religion - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Richardson/index.htm
Dr. Herbert Richardson summarizes a study he did of the Church of Scientology and why it should be classified as a religion. |
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Scientology: A Way of Spiritual Self-Identification - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Sivertsev/index.htm
An analysis of the Scientology religion by Michael A. Sivertsev, expert adviser on international matters to the Committee of the Russian Federation |
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A Short Study of the Scientology Religion - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/melton/page01.htm
J. Gordon Melton's study and findings on the Church of Scientology. |
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Religious Philosophy, Religion and Church - http://www.emanationinc.com/oost/
Study on Scientology by Calvinist, South African, professor of religion, laying the groundwork for Scientology's ultimate recognition by his government as a religion in the year 2000. |
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The Church of Scientology as a movement of a new age in the world - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Wolf
Josef Wolf looks into various Scientology beliefs, and how Scientology compares with other new and mainstream religions. |
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The Religious Status of Scientology - http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/bouma/index.htm
An analysis of the religious nature of Scientology by Dr.Gary D. Bouma, sociologist of religion. |
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The Religious Nature of Scientology - http://www.religiousapartheid.org/critiques/ENG/ThreeExpertises/ba7.htm
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. |
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Is Scientology a Religion? - http://www.religiousapartheid.org/critiques/ENG/Kelley/
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. |