1. Dr. Bryan Wilson
Reader Emeritus in Sociology, Oxford University

Professor Wilson is one of the most distinguished authorities on comparative religion in the world and has been studying Scientology for over 20 years, writing extensively about the religion. In applying the three-pronged approach, Dr. Wilson utilized a “probablistic inventory” of 20 factors that he finds are characteristic of any religion in one combination or another. Dr. Wilson wrote an extensive opinion, analyzing the major features of Scientology as well as the other important religions of the world. Finding that “Scientology is a genuine system of religious belief and practice which evokes from its votaries deep and earnest commitment,” he ultimately concluded that “it is clear to me that Scientology is a bona fide religion and should be considered as such.”