David C. Lane
David Christopher Lane (born April 29, 1956 in
Hoshiapur in the book, The Unknowing Sage: The Life and Work of Baba Faqir Chand. Lane founded the journal, Understanding Cults and Spiritual Movements[1] in the 1980s which featured critical studies of John-Roger Hinkins and Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, Adi Da, and Sathya Sai Baba. His most recent book, The Sound Current Tradition (2022) was on Nada Yoga and Surat Shabd Yoga in new religions and was published by Cambridge University Press. He also co-authored an annotated bibliography on the Radhasoami Tradition with Mark Juergensmeyer for Oxford University Press
(2018).
Education
Lane has a
Northridge. Lane received his A.A. from Los Angeles Valley College and attended Notre Dame High School in his youth. Lane received an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) from the Dayalbagh Educational Institute
, Agra, India (2021) for his work on the interface between neuroscience and consciousness.
Career
Lane was a lecturer in religious studies at California State University from 2001 to 2013 who specialized in the study of new religious movements including cults and the interface between science and religion.
Raised
Charan Singh (guru) of Radha Soami Satsang Beas. He later has become critical of some but not all of the teachings of Radha Soami Sant Mat.[2] Lane has been a strict vegetarian since the age of 16 and in a recent interview on Skeptiko [3] mentions that he meditates from 2 to 3 hours daily.[4]
He previously taught at the
Radhasoami
.
In an interview in the San Diego Reader published on June 22, 1995, Lane complained about receiving death threats from defenders of several new religious movements or cults. He has also been involved in a number of lawsuits due to his critical stance of these groups.[11]
Personal
David Lane is married to Andrea Diem (b. 1965), who is also a Professor of Philosophy at Mt. San Antonio. They have two sons, Shaun (b. 2000) and Kelly (b. 2006). Lane won the World
vegan
.
Bibliography
- Lane, David Christopher (1993) [1978], The making of a spiritual movement: the untold story of Paul Twitchell and Eckankar, Religious information systems series, vol. 11.; Garland reference library of social science, v. 891., ISBN 978-0-8153-1276-5, retrieved 6 September 2013
- The making of a spiritual movement in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Lane, David Christopher (1992), The Radhasoami tradition : a critical history of guru successorship, Sects and cults in America., Bibliographical guides ;, v. 14; Garland reference library of social science, v. 623., New York, OCLC 26013140
- Chand, Faqir; Lane, David Christopher (1993), The unknowing sage : the life and work of Baba Faqir Chand, Mt. San Antonio College Press, OCLC 33342282
- Lane, David Christopher (1994), The Making of a Spiritual Movement: The Untold Story of Paul Twitchell & Eckankar (revised ed.), Del Mar Press, ISBN 978-0-9611124-6-2
- Lane, David Christopher (1994), Exposing cults : when the skeptical mind confronts the mystical, Garland reference library of social science, v. 890.; Religious information systems series, vol. 10., Garland Pub, OCLC 30026733
- Lane, David Christopher (1995), The enchanted land : a journey with the saints of India, MSAC Philosophy Group, OCLC 33210167
- Lowe, Scott; Lane, David Christopher (1996), DA : the strange case of Franklin Jones, MSAC Philosophy Group, OCLC 34503293
- Lane, David Christopher (2022), The Sound Current Tradition : a historical overview, Cambridge University Press. 2022., ISBN 978-1-00904-782-1
- Lane, David Christopher (2018), The Radhasoami Tradition: an annotated bibliography:, Oxford University Press. 2018., ISBN 978-1-00904-782-1
See also
- List of cult researchers
- Cults
- Mark Juergensmeyer
References
- ^ "Understanding Cults and Spiritual Movements (Research Publication Series) | Encyclopedia.com".
- ^ "Radhasoami Studies". Yahoo! Groups. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Dr. David Lane Not Sandbagged -- Patricia Churchland Part 2".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "David Lane Interview by Alex Tsakiris on Skeptiko #240". YouTube.
- ^ "Spiritual Consciousness | Exotic India Art".
- ^ "QANSAS 2014" (PDF).
- ^ "QANSAS 2014 (November 26 – 30, 2014): International School on Quantum and Nano Computing Systems and Applications" (PDF). Paritantrika. 9 (1). DEI-Dayalbagh Chapter of Systems Society of India: 1. January 2015.
- ^ "OCEANICMETAPHORmagcloud5A.pdf". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06.
- ^ http://hss.fullerton.edu/sociology/_resources/pdfs/AKD_RELIGIOUStalks.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ISBN 9781565433540.
- ^ Eckankar: A Former Member Revisits the Movement, Dodie Bellamy, San Diego Reader, June 22, 1995, "Unauthorized Eckankar(tm) Page". Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved 2005-11-13.
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External links
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- Online diary of Lane, other writings, Runnebohm digital collection
- The Neural Surfer website
- Lane writings for integralworld.net
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