Ron Hubbard, a penniless science-fiction writer who founded the Church of Scientology. What is not in dispute is that Hubbard was one of the most bizarre characters of the twentieth century.īare-Faced Messiah exposes the myths surrounding the fascinating and mysterious founder of the Church of Scientology - a man of hypnotic charm and limitless imagination - and provides the defi nitive account of how the notorious organisation was created. Bare-Faced Messiah tells the extraordinary story of L.
But in the words of a Californian judge, he was schizophrenic, paranoid and a pathological liar. Ron Hubbard, a penniless science-fi ction writer who founded the Church of Scientology, became a millionaire prophet and convinced his adoring followers that he alone could save the world.Īccording to his 'official' biography, Hubbard was an explorer, engineer, scientist, war hero and philosopher. About the Book Originally published: Great Britain, Penguin Books, 1987.īare-Faced Messiah tells the extraordinary story of L.
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