Category:Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief | |
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![]() Hardcover, US first edition, Knopf, 2013 | |
Author(s) | Lawrence Wright |
Cover artist | Peter Mendelsund |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf (US) |
Publication date | January 17, 2013 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 448 |
ISBN | 978-0-3077-0066-7 |
Scientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Lawrence Wright—armed with his investigative talents, years of archival research, and more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists—uncovers the inner workings of the church. We meet founder L. Ron Hubbard, the highly imaginative but mentally troubled science-fiction writer, and his tough, driven successor, David Miscavige. We go inside their specialized cosmology and language. We learn about the church’s legal attacks on the IRS, its vindictive treatment of critics, and its phenomenal wealth. We see the church court celebrities such as Tom Cruise while consigning its clergy to hard labor under billion-year contracts. Through it all, Wright asks what fundamentally comprises a religion, and if Scientology in fact merits this Constitutionally-protected label. Brilliantly researched, compellingly written, Going Clear pulls back the curtain on one of the most secretive organizations at work today. — Barnes & Noble.
Details
- Paperback
- Publisher: Vintage
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307745309
- ISBN-13: 978-0307745309
See also
Going Clear article from Wikipedia
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
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Pages in category "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief"
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- Hana Whitfield's book excerpt: L. Ron Hubbard's amidships meltdown over 'Xemu' and OT 3 - 2018-04-21
- Happy New Year 2015 - now the real Scientology countdown begins! - 2015-01-01
- HBO airing its Scientology documentary, 'Going Clear' on March 16 - 2015-01-09
- HBO and BBC battling to get full-length films about Scientology out first - 2014-11-24
- HBO announces Scientology documentary, hires 160 lawyers - 2014-11-26
- HBO Is Working On An In-Depth Documentary On Scientology And Its Celebrity Following - 2014-11-24
- HBO moves back 'Going Clear' to March 29 and TV's most coveted spot: Sunday night - 2015-02-19
- HBO Prepping Bombshell Scientology Film From Oscar Winner (Exclusive) - 2014-11-24
- HBO scientology film proves popular for network - 2015-04-13
- HBO's 'Going Clear' documentary on Scientology sparks debate - 2015-03-30
- HBO's Scientology documentary Going Clear turns into ratings magnet - 2015-04-01
- Heads up, Tom Cruise: HBO finishing doc on Scientology - 2014-11-24
- Here are 6 creepy similarities between the NRA and the Church of Scientology - 2016-05-25
- Here's how you can help make a difference in lives touched by Scientology - 2016-07-12
- Hey, IRS: You might want to look at this new photo Scientology posted of David Miscavige - 2018-03-16
- Hey, Star magazine, why is Tom Cruise afraid of Aussie journo Bryan Seymour? - 2015-07-13
- His words are wise, his face is beard: 10 years ago, Anonymous got some good advice - 2018-01-27
- Hit Scientology documentary 'Going Clear' finally crosses border into Canada - 2015-05-07
- Blog: How Did the Church of Scientology Wiretap Nicole Kidman? - 2015-03-29
- How estranged father of Scientology leader David Miscavige escaped - 2016-04-26
- How L Ron Hubbard's heir became his fiercest critic - 2014-04-08
- How Marc and Claire Headley's Scientology lawsuit is being used by the NXIVM defense - 2018-12-29
- How much of Scientology's attack video is true? - 2015-03-13
- How Nicole Kidman Almost Got Tom Cruise to Leave Scientology - 2019-12-28
- How Scientologists are dealing with the buzz around Alex Gibney's 'Going Clear' - 2015-01-29
- How Scientologists are dealing with the popularity of Alex Gibney's film 'Going Clear' - 2015-04-03
- How Scientology broke up Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers: The story you haven't heard - 2015-04-12
- How Scientology is Tom Cruise? How he put ethics 'ruthlessly' in to his own family - 2015-07-22
- How Scientology responds to adversity: A classic example from its golden era - 2015-01-21
- How Scientology Silences Its Critics: It Is a F-cking Nightmare - 2016-04-28
- How Scientology split up teen sweethearts who reunited more than 40 years later - 2016-07-27
- How the Scientology Doc's Tom Cruise Revelations Could Bring Down the Church - 2015-02-11
- How to read a tabloid magazine story about the Church of Scientology: A primer - 2015-07-02
- Blog: How to Simply and Effectively Report the Church of Scientology to the IRS - 2015-04-14
- Blog: How Tom Cruise saved me from Scientology - 2015-03-17
- How Tom Cruise's Wedding to Katie Holmes Changed Scientology Forever - 2019-01-02
- How's this for a gift on L. Ron Hubbard's birthday? 'Going Clear' in theaters March 13 - 2015-03-03
- HowdyCon: Aussie journalist Steve Cannane's response to Marty Rathbun - 2017-06-29
- Blog: Hubbard's Fair Game - The REAL Story - 2019-03-20
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- I just watched five hours of Scientology DVDs and this is what I learned - 2015-04-02
- I Took a Tour of Scientology's Los Angeles (and It Was Pretty Creepy) - 2015-03-25
- Blog: Ideal Org Lies - 2016-12-03
- If it's wrong to love Scientology hip-hop, we don't want to be right - 2018-08-06
- If Trump is serious, he has a clear path to go at Scientology - through his Treasury Secretary - 2017-11-10
- If you want the IRS to re-examine Scientology's tax exempt status, it's time to get real - 2015-04-13
- Illinois Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Scientology Leader - 2016-01-06
- Inside Kelly Preston's Deep Scientology Ties: 'She Was Hardcore' - 2020-07-19
- Inside Scientology's Secret Bunkers - 2015-03-10
- Inside the Scientology-ville where Cruise, Travolta and Kirstie rule - 2015-03-31
- Blog: Ireland - Seriously? - 2017-08-28
- Blog: IRS Documents Proving the $1.5 Billion in Scientology Assets Shown in HBO's Going Clear - 2015-01-29
- Is American culture now so hopeless that Scientology's insanity is no longer notable? - 2018-03-07
- Is Scientology really any different than other 'churches'? Oh, you bet. Here's one example. - 2018-04-06
- Is Scientology using Tommy Davis to get Aussie billionaire James Packer back in the fold? - 2016-05-27
- Is the Enquirer's 'exclusive' on Scientology's 'hooker orgy' a David Miscavige backfire? - 2016-08-26
- Blog: It's Scary Out There - 2017-08-14
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- Jason Beghe: The TV Tough Guy Who Took on Scientology - 2015-03-30
- Jason Beghes Life After Scientology: I Was in a Cult - 2017-01-04
- Jefferson Hawkins provides Scientology a way to happiness that actually works - 2015-01-08
- Jenna Miscavige Hill on her uncle spying on her grandfather: The arrogance is astonishing - 2015-04-09
- Jenna Miscavige Hill on her Uncle, Scientology's Leader: A Bully Too Afraid to Show His Face - 2013-02-05
- Jenna Miscavige Hill Talks to Us As Her Book Comes Out in Paperback - 2013-09-17
- Blog: JLo, Disconnection and Going Clear - 2015-03-25
- John Atack: Scientology's 'past lives' don't pass the giggle test - 2015-10-25
- John Brousseau: Marty Rathbun is putting words in my mouth about the FBI's Scientology probe - 2017-06-20
- John Coale, Greta Van Susteren, and the miracle of Scientology drug technology: A meditation - 2015-05-27
- John Sweeney Talks The Church of Fear, Which Comes Out Today - 2013-01-07
- John Travolta and his ancient galactic friends celebrate Scientology's holiest day of year - 2016-03-13
- John Travolta breaks silence on Scientology doc Going Clear - 2015-04-07
- John Travolta says he's happy with Scientology, won't see 'Going Clear' - 2015-04-06
- Jolly to appear at Church of Scientology's Clearwater centennial celebration - 2015-08-19
- Jon Atack puts us on the spot at the Toronto Scientology conference - 2015-06-23
- Jon Atack: Auditing and recovered memory - why do Scientologists accept it as fact? - 2015-05-30
- Jon Atack: Scientology's 'training routines' and their relationship to meditation - 2015-01-10
- Jon Atack: Scientology's elusive 'Clears' and 'Operating Thetans' - where have they been? - 2015-01-31
- Jonny Jacobsen: The tweets about Scientology that got a comedian in hot water - 2017-03-31
- Juliette Lewis wants on 'Red Table Talk' - and here's what Jada Smith should ask her - 2018-11-06
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- Karen Bass says she attended Scientology event because it was in her district. But it wasn't. - 2020-08-03
- Karla Zamudio on Scientology, and capturing Marc and Claire Headley in the short film 'Escape' - 2016-06-13
- Kathy Slevin, sister who attacked Paul Haggis on behalf of Scientology, dies at 60 - 2016-10-24
- Keep your Oscars, we won a Scientology 'bigot' award! - 2017-02-27
- Kima Douglas, 1942-2013 - 2013-01-26
- Knopf U.S. investigating publishing Scientology tell-all in Canada - 2013-02-05
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- L. Ron Hubbard defines religion for you skeptical non-Xenu believers - 2019-04-14
- L. Ron Hubbard fisticuffs! Scientology secrets unearthed in a new government disclosure - 2015-01-17
- Blog: L. Ron Hubbard The Movie! - 2017-02-12
- L. Ron Hubbard's daughter - the one he wanted to disappear - surfaces online - 2017-02-06
- L. Ron Hubbard's personal message to San Diego, 1978 - Ron's Journal 28 - 2014-03-27
- L. Ron Hubbard, would-be conqueror: Scientology's fable about Rhodesia is a riot - 2015-09-20
- L. Ron Hubbard: The First Tea Partier? - 2015-03-29
- LAPD needs two more weeks to respond to Leah Remini about missing wife of Scientology leader - 2016-12-23
- Las Vegas attorney files 27th suit against Scientology rehab, Michigan attorney files 2nd - 2015-01-22
- Las Vegas attorney Ryan Hamilton makes it 29 lawsuits against Scientology's drug rehab - 2015-05-15
- Laura DeCrescenzo answers Scientology 'religion' gambit on eve of key hearing - 2015-10-21
- Lawrence Wright goes to Nazareth; or, how Reza Aslan drove us into the arms of L. Ron Hubbard - 2017-03-28
- Lawrence Wright's Book on Scientology - Going Clear - Hits Bookstores January 17 - 2012-11-14
- Lawrence Wright's Going Clear: We Don't Think Scientology Is Going to Like This Book Much - 2013-01-17
- Lawrence Wright's Scientology Book Gets Some Thrashing from Cult Expert Steven Hassan - 2013-01-28
- Lawrence Wright: "Scientology Is Heading for a Reckoning" - 2013-01-24
- Leah Remini and Mike Rinder cite Scientology interrogations as they support Paul Haggis - 2018-01-16
- Leah Remini and Paulette Cooper? Scientology can start worrying now - 2015-05-21
- Leah Remini Calls Bullsh*t on the LAPD and Danny Masterson - 2017-11-25
- Leah Remini calls for federal action: Here's the frustrating reason the IRS may not answer - 2017-08-11
- Leah Remini demands $1.5 million from Scientology for interfering with her A&E series - 2016-11-22
- Leah Remini helps us celebrate our book in Los Angeles with a gang of Scientology 'SPs' - 2015-05-19
- Leah Remini Leaves Scientology After Questioning David Miscavige's Leadership - 2013-07-11
- Leah Remini praises Scientology documentary 'Going Clear' - 2015-03-30
- Leah Remini reveals that she's been stalked during production of her new TV series - 2016-10-31
- Leah Remini to Discuss Scientology on '20/20': "Being Critical of Tom Cruise Is Being Critical of Scientology Itself" - 2015-10-24
- Leah Remini's 'Troublemaker' finally gets a UK publisher - and you can probably guess who! - 2017-03-02
- Leah Remini's ex-Scientology friends rock TLC - and our interview with one of them - 2015-07-16
- Leah Remini's podcast: Forbes and Time writer Richard Behar on being a target of Fair Game - 2020-08-11
- Blog: Leah Remini's Scientology and the Aftermath review - 2016-11-28
- Leah Remini's Scientology Exposé Gets Season 2 at A&E (Exclusive) - 2017-03-15
- Leah Remini: Scientology's new attack has a Katie Holmes angle they aren't talking about - 2016-12-01
- Leah Remini: Tom Cruise Personally Punished Fellow Scientologists - 2018-11-21
- LEAK: Narconon's Legal Affairs Director Admits No Scientific Basis for Advertised Success Rates - 2013-04-01
- LEAK: Scientology celebrities are stepping up their involvement behind the scenes - 2015-02-28
- LEAKED RENDERINGS: What Scientology's (post-KCET) new media center will look like - 2015-01-02
- LEAKED: 'SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS' EPISODE THAT WAS SPIKED BY AUSSIE NETWORK - 2020-08-31
- Blog: Let the Scientology Fair Game Begin - 2020-07-29
- LISTEN: Rare tape reveals how L. Ron Hubbard really came up with Scientology's space cooties - 2014-06-17
- LIVE-BLOG: Watch Alex Gibney's HBO documentary 'Going Clear' and comment with us - 2015-03-29
- LIVE-BLOGGING NBC's ROCK CENTER: Join Us to Watch Paul Haggis and Lawrence Wright! - 2013-01-17
- LIVE-BLOGGING: The Toronto conference on Scientology kicks off and we're on the scene - 2015-06-22
- Blog: Lois Reisdorf The Aftermath - 2017-01-12
- London Thinks – What Has Scientology Got To Hide? - 2015-10-01
- Long before Xenu: Scientology's actual origin story, as told by a former member - 2015-07-24
- Blog: Long Cold Winter for Scientology - 2012-11-24
- Lori Hodgson Appeals to Scientology's "Spin Doctor," Michael Sitrick - 2013-02-27
- Louis Theroux's 'My Scientology Movie' premieres at Tribeca: Our on-scene report - 2016-04-18
- Blog: LRH Birthday Event Fail - 2015-03-18
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- Man reveals what watching Scientology TV for 24 hours taught him - 2018-03-21
- Blog: Mark Bunker's New Scientology Hit Squad - 2020-01-20
- Mark Ebner finds Scientology's rubbish again as Narconon International vanishes! - 2015-02-09
- Marty Rathbun defends Scientology leader David Miscavige as he trashes tell-all memoir 'Ruthless' - 2016-09-01
- Marty Rathbun tries to rewrite the record on Scientology spying. But we have the dox. - 2017-06-14
- Marty Rathbun's project becomes clear: Someone's worried about Scientology & the IRS - 2017-06-16
- Marty Rathbun, Victoria Britton has a question for you about Scientology and judges - 2017-06-15
- Mary Sue Hubbard's Last Will Fulfilled: Her Dog Bereft of Life, It's Time to Sell Her House! - 2013-08-06
- MASTERSON: Scientology wants Bobette Riales dismissed, others forced into arbitration - 2020-01-09
- Meet Scientology's lobbyist who works the halls of Congress for the church - 2015-04-08
- MEGYN KELLY FOX TV Kelly Files Mike Rinder exposes Church of Scientology - 2015-04-03
- Memoir by father of Scientology leader scheduled for May - 2016-03-16
- Memories of a Scientology warrior: Marty Rathbun's curious career as church rebel - 2017-03-14
- Merry Christmas 2015: Here's your Scientology present under the tree - 2015-12-25
- Mike Rinder answers questions about the new 'Aftermath Foundation' - 2018-03-10
- Blog: Mike Rinder Coffee Waiter - 2015-05-06
- Mike Rinder on the fallout over HBO's 'Going Clear' - 2015-04-01
- Blog: Mike Rinder: "Lady Killer" - 2015-03-14
- Mike Rowe uses Facebook to rip Scientology over the treatment of his friend Spanky Taylor - 2015-04-06
- Mile High and climbing: Chris Shelton helps us tell the tale of Scientology and 'Miss Lovely' - 2015-07-19
- Mirriam Francis: Picturing Scientology parents who abandon their children to abuse - 2017-10-26
- Blog: Miscavige Damage Control - 2015-09-27
- Blog: Miscavige Media Madness - 2015-08-26
- Monday Funnies: More evidence that Scientology is gearing up for a really tough 2015 - 2015-01-12
- Monique Rathbun: Hey, Texas court, here's something to chew on - 2015-07-07
- Blog: More IAS Lies Exposed - 2015-05-28
- Blog: More Ideal Org Idiocy - 2018-06-04
- More L. Ron Hubbard history that Scientology has done its best to disappear - 2014-11-17
- Blog: More SuMP Insanity - 2016-05-29
- Moss wins Emmy for portraying totalitarian cult victim and doesn't care what you think about it - 2017-09-18
- My Scientology Movie: Louis Theroux's exposé is the most damning yet - 2016-09-30
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- Nancy Cartwright's 'defense' of Scientology is the saddest thing ever - 2016-08-04
- Blog: Nancy Cartwright: Just Another Scientology Celebrity Pawn - 2016-08-05
- Blog: Nation of Islam Western Regional Leader Tony Muhammad Goes Clear in Scientology - 2020-03-18
- Nazanin Boniadi chides Karen Bass for 'insufficient' statement on Scientology speech - 2020-08-06
- Nazanin Boniadi's FBI testimony: Cast as Tom Cruise's girlfriend by Scientology - 2017-05-10
- New doc says Scientologist power brokers forced Tom Cruise's split from Nicole Kidman - 2015-01-26
- New Scientology financial disclosures reflect the dire state of its chief drug rehab - 2016-08-18
- New Sea Org escapee says that Scientology still forcing abortions, decade after practice exposed - 2019-01-19
- NEW TODAY: Memoir with shocking claims by notorious Scientology spy, Merrell Vannier - 2015-03-02
- Blog: New York Times Bestseller - 2015-04-18
- New York Times Runs Scientology Ad Targeting Upcoming HBO Documentary - 2015-01-16
- Newsweek Confirms It: L. Ron Hubbard Was a Blowhard - 2013-01-25
- No, LA Weekly, Tom Cruise's career was not ruined by a GIF - 2014-05-21
- Now that Neil deGrasse Tyson is up against Leah Remini for an Emmy, will he rethink Scientology? - 2017-07-14
- NYTimes Desperate: Accepts Full Page Scientology Ad Bashing HBO Doc, Compares to Rolling Stone-UVA - 2015-01-16
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- Of course Jada Smith was a Scientologist, says principal who ran her Scientology school - 2017-09-20
- Oh look, Scientology started a blog, and it already won an award - 2016-12-18
- On Boxing Day, we remember the last time Scientology tried to knock out the press - 2015-12-26
- On the 'Leah Remini' Reddit special this week: A powerful Texas duo - 2017-01-15
- On the eve of 'Going Clear', Leah Remini says she's grateful to the people behind it - 2015-03-28
- Opportunity missed: What Erika Christensen should have been asked about Scientology - 2018-06-21
- Our Pacific Northwest adventure begins this afternoon with a stop in Portland - 2015-09-27
- Blog: Outfront Media Inc. of New York Capitulates to Scientology Censorship - 2016-03-06
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- Parents use billboard to reach children inside Church of Scientology - 2016-04-11
- Paul Haggis Claims a Scientology Spy Posed as a Time Magazine Reporter Requesting an Interview - 2015-04-17
- Paul Haggis spoils movie night for Scientology, shows what a real humanitarian does - 2017-03-07
- Paul Haggis tells us his favorite Scientology stories of 2014 - 2014-06-20
- Paul Haggis, Lawrence Wright react to Alex Gibney's Emmys sweep for 'Going Clear' - 2015-09-13
- Paul Haggis: Marty Rathbun is using private info I gave him against Lawrence Wright - 2017-06-17
- Peabody Awards: 'Going Clear,' 'The Jinx' Among Documentary Winners - 2016-04-26
- Blog: Planetary (Going) Clearing Being Made A Reality Today - 2015-03-29
- Police files show David Miscavige 'hired detective to track his dad' - 2015-04-09
- Blog: Polight Takes On Scientology Guy; He Calls Police On Polight - 2015-09-18