Stephen A. Kent
Stephen Alan Kent (* 1951 or 1952) is a sociologist and religious scholar teaching at the University of Alberta . His main research interests are new religious movements and deviance . He has been a verifiable connoisseur and critic of the Church of Scientology since 1996 . In 1997 he reported to German government officials about the Scientology movement. For this he was attacked by Scientologists in June 1998 in the newspaper " The Globe and Mail ".
Books
- Stephen Alan Kent: From Slogans to Mantras: Social Protest and Religious Conversion in the Late Vietnam Era . Syracuse University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-8156-2948-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Stephen A. Kent in the catalog of the German National Library
- University of Alberta website (accessed December 3, 2008)
- YouTube Scientology: Professor Stephen Kent at CULTinfo - 2000 (accessed December 3, 2008)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen A. Kent: Scientology, Religious Claims and Healing Fraud . RELIGIO. 1997. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ↑ Stephen A. Kent: Scientology's Relationship With Eastern Religious Traditions . Journal of Contemporary Religion Vol. 11, No. 1. p. 21. 1996. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ↑ Stephen A. Kent: Brainwashing in the Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) of the Scientology Organization (PDF; 330 kB) Ministry of the Interior - Scientology Working Group and State Center for Civic Education Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg . November 7, 1997. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ↑ Stephen A. Kent: Defamatory Attack . The Globe and Mail. October 16, 1998. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
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| SURNAME | Kent, Stephen A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kent, Stephen Alan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian sociologist and religious scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 or 1952 |