In conclusion I would like to add that my position on the
religious nature of Scientology is similar to that of Dr.  Roy     Wallis.  Like myself, he believes Scientology to be a genuine     expression of religious faith.  But like myself, he would be     critical of particular beliefs and practices of the Church of     Scientology.  This statement may be qualified by the fact that I  would also be critical of many other religious movements.

                                                                              Irving Hexham
                                                                              Feb.  6, 1978

        When he wrote this paper, Dr.  Hexham was Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C., Canada