torsdag den 31. oktober 2013

The Shrinking Cult of Scientology

The Cult of Scientology is the fastest shrinking cult in the history of recorded Cults.



With Jenna Miscavige, Mike Rinder

søndag den 27. oktober 2013

Evening with Lawrence Wright on Scientology

Based on more than two hundred interviews with current and former Scientologists and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright discussed his book Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, which offers an exhaustive account of the church, from its founding by L. Ron Hubbard to its present-day leadership. In a conversation with Library Director Mark Updegrove, Wright explained why celebrities like Tom Cruise and John Travolta are drawn to Scientology and discussed the future of Scientology.



Lawrence Wright is a playwright, screenwriter, and staff writer for The New Yorker. Lawrence Wright won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for his book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.

Co-sponsored by the Texas Book Festival.