The Making of a Spiritual Movement: The Untold Story of Paul Twitchell and Eckankar

by David Christopher Lane

One of the first critical studies ever done on the hidden history of Paul Twitchell and Eckankar. It was first completed as a term paper when David Lane was only 20 years old as an undergraduate student at CSUN. Later it evolved into a very controversial book which caused a worldwide stir in the Eckankar organization. Contains extensive documentation on how Paul Twitchell created a fictional mythology about himself while denying his association with certain spiritual teachers. Also contains extensive correlations of Twitchell's extensive plagiarism. This E-book is a replica of the 1983 edition.

Genres: Religion

209 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

About the author

David Christopher Lane is a professor of philosophy and sociology at Mt. San Antonio College who specializes in the study of new religious movements including cults. He is notable for his book The Making of a Spiritual Movement: The Untold Story of Paul Twitchell and Eckankar which exposed the origins of Eckankar and demonstrated the plagiarism of its founder, Paul Twitchell. He is also notable for introducing to a wider audience the teachings of Baba Faqir Chand, the Indian exponent of Surat Shabd Yoga from Hoshiapur. Among writings on Chand, he edited and published a book entitled The Unknowing Sage: Life and Work of Baba Faqir Chand.

- from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Carrie Poppy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good!

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a really good book. Unbelievably it was first written up as a term paper.

[Rachel]

Well researched. Good introduction on how to analyze new religious movements, not just Eckankar

[Victor Fabien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always wondered what the story was behind these guys... and now I know! Overall, a pretty solid book and a good (and clearly worded) introduction to what exactly "Eck" is.