Leaving and real freedom
Former members who have spoken publicly
Books and programmes by people who left Scientology, and by journalists. These are their accounts, not Christian testimonies, and the Church disputes many of them.
Public accounts
Jenna Miscavige Hill, Beyond Belief (2013). Ron Miscavige, Ruthless (2016). Leah Remini, Troublemaker (2015), and the television series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (A&E, 2016 to 2019). Mike Rinder, A Billion Years (2022).
Journalism: Janet Reitman, Inside Scientology (2011). Lawrence Wright, Going Clear (2013).
These are personal and journalistic accounts. They describe the authors' experiences; the Church of Scientology disputes many of them. We list them so you can read them yourself.
A Christian analysis
Walter Martin's The Kingdom of the Cults (first published 1965, revised editions since) includes a chapter comparing Scientology's teachings with the Bible.
Where accounts differ
- The Church of Scientology disputes many former members' accounts.
Sources
- The books and programme named above.