Beyond Belief
- Author: Jenna Miscavige Hill
- Narrator: Sandy Rustin
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 11:58:19
Synopsis
Jenna Miscavige Hill was raised to obey. As the niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige, she grew up at the center of this highly controversial and powerful organization. But at twenty-one, Jenna made a daring break, risking everything she had ever known and loved to leave Scientology once and for all. Now she speaks out about her life, the Church, and her dramatic escape, going deep inside a religion that, for decades, has been the subject of fierce debate and speculation worldwide.
Piercing the veil of secrecy that has long shrouded the world of Scientology, this insider reveals unprecedented firsthand knowledge of the religion, its obscure rituals, and its mysterious leader—David Miscavige. From her prolonged separation from her parents as a small child to being indoctrinated to serve the greater good of the Church, from her lack of personal freedoms to the organization's emphasis on celebrity recruitment, Jenna goes behind the scenes of Scientology's oppressive and alienating culture, detailing an environment rooted in control in which the most devoted followers often face the harshest punishments when they fall out of line. Addressing some of the Church's most notorious practices in startling detail, she also describes a childhood of isolation and neglect—a childhood that, painful as it was, prepared her for a tough life in the Church's most devoted order, the Sea Org.
Despite this hardship, it is only when her family approaches dissolution and her world begins to unravel that she is finally able to see the patterns of stifling conformity and psychological control that have ruled her life. Faced with a heartbreaking choice, she mounts a courageous escape, but not before being put through the ultimate test of family, faith, and love. At once captivating and disturbing, Beyond Belief is an eye-opening exploration of the limits of religion and the lengths to which one woman went to break free.
Chapters
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021 Chapter 19
Duration: 28min -
022 Chapter 20
Duration: 31min -
023 Chapter 21
Duration: 16min -
024 Chapter 22
Duration: 20min -
025 Chapter 23
Duration: 20min -
026 Chapter 24
Duration: 23min -
027 Chapter 25
Duration: 19min -
028 Chapter 26
Duration: 15min -
029 Chapter 27
Duration: 19min -
030 Chapter 28
Duration: 16min -
031 Chapter 29
Duration: 20min -
032 Chapter 30
Duration: 20min -
033 Chapter 31
Duration: 21min -
034 Chapter 32
Duration: 19min -
035 Chapter 33
Duration: 15min -
036 Chapter 34
Duration: 17min -
037 Credits
Duration: 53s -
sample
Duration: 01min