Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief - Lawrence Wright Audiobook
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A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the now-classic study of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack, the Looming Tower. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists–both famous and less well known–and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative skills to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology: its origins in the imagination of science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard; its struggles to find acceptance as a legitimate (and legally acknowledged) religion; its vast, secret campaign to infiltrate the U.S. government; and its dramatic efforts to grow and prevail after the death of Hubbard.
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 L. Ron Hubbard–whose restless, expansive mind invented a new religion tailor-made to prosper in the spiritually troubled post-World War II era. And his successor, David Miscavige–tough and driven, with the unenviable task of preserving the church in the face of ongoing scandals and continual legal assaults.
We learn about Scientology’s esoteric cosmology; about the auditing process that determines an inductee’s state of being; about the Bridge to Total Freedom, through which members gain eternal life. We see the ways in which the church pursues celebrities, such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and how young idealists who joined the Sea Org, the church’s clergy, whose members often enter as children, signing up with a billion-year contract and working with little pay in poor conditions. We meet men and women “disconnected” from friends and family by the church’s policy of shunning critical voices. And we discover, through many firsthand stories, the violence that has long permeated the inner sanctum of the church.
In Going Clear, Wright examines what fundamentally makes a religion a religion, and whether Scientology is, in fact, deserving of the constitutional protections achieved in its victory over the IRS. Employing all his exceptional journalistic skills of observations, understanding, and synthesis, and his ability to shape a story into a compelling narrative, Lawrence Wright has given us an evenhanded yet keenly incisive book that goes far beyond an immediate exposé and uncovers the very essence of what makes Scientology the institution it is.
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This post has 10 comments with rating of 5/5
April 11th, 2015
Thank you for this!
May 4th, 2015
Thank you!! Its very interesting to listen an American point of view on this sect. I’m familiar with this organization, I was a member for almost a year.
May 6th, 2015
Sounds interesting. thank you! Hollyweird and the media - several soap opera stars from the Y&R (both actresses who portrayed Phyllis, Sharon Case) also Greta Van Susteren who once commented that retaliation is okay against those who refer to scientology in a negative way.
May 20th, 2015
Overall I found this book very interesting and informative, aside from the author’s occasional unwarranted jabs at Christianity and its adherents.
January 13th, 2017
Could someone seed this? I just saw the documentary and would love to listen to the book as well.
Many thanks in advance! :)
June 9th, 2017
https://documentaryaddict.com/films/going-clear-scientology-and-the-prison-of-belief
August 11th, 2021
Jabs at christianity are perfectly warranted!
August 11th, 2021
Excellent book. Many thanks.
December 11th, 2021
Thanks to the kind seeders!
April 3rd, 2023
@ Theo Warren
i’m not sure if “Organization” is the word I’d use. but I guess a for-profit cult could technically claim to be an organization. it’s more of an organization than it is a church, that’s for sure.
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