David Christopher Lane (born April 29, 1956 in Burbank, California) is a professor of philosophy and sociology at Mount San Antonio College, USA and lecturer in religious studies at California State University, Long Beach, California. He specializes in the study of new religious movements including cults. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section should be merged with Burbank, Los Angeles County, California This article is about the Burbank in Southern California. ... A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Philosophy is a discipline or field of study involving the investigation, analysis, and development of ideas at a general, abstract, or fundamental level. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Religious studies is the multi-disciplinary, secular study of religion. ... The California State University or CSU, is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... A new religious movement or NRM appears as a religious, ethical or spiritual grouping that has not (yet) become recognised as a standard denomination, church, or body, especially when it has a novel belief system and when it is not a sect. ... In religion and sociology, a cult is a relatively small and cohesive group of people (often a new religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. ...

He has been very critical about several groups such as Eckankar, Radhasoami gurus and the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba. Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God is a new religious movement brought forth in 1965 that emphasizes the value of personal experiences as the most natural way back to God. ... A guru (गुरू Sanskrit) is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. ... Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju with the family name Ratnakaram, circa 1926-1929) is a popular, controversial Indian guru who has millions of followers and hundreds of Sathya Sai Baba groups in many countries. ...

Books and other media

Lane has published a number of books, including the controversial Making of a Spiritual Movement (1978) which was translated into German, The Radhasoami Tradition (1992), The Unknowing Sage (1993), Exposing Cults (1994), DA: The Strange Case of Franklin Jones (1995), The Enchanted Land (1995). He has also contributed original articles to the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, and a number of major encyclopedias.

During the 1980s, Lane wrote over 50 popular articles and book reviews for such magazines as FATE, Laughing Man, and the Movement Newspaper. His review of Francis Crick's life and work was featured in the University of California's science and mathematics magazine. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Laughing Man is a short story written by J.D. Salinger. ... Francis Crick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

His biography is featured in the encyclopedia of parapsychology and other learned reference books. He has appeared on numerous radio and television broadcasts dealing with the subject of cults. His life and work was featured in a cover story in the San Diego Reader in 1995. Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or to gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lane was instrumental in helping Peter McWilliams write his famous book, LIFE 102, which caused a world-wide uproar in Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. Peter Alexander McWilliams (August 5, 1949 - June 14, 2000), born in Detroit, was a writer primarily of self-help books. ...

Lane's booklet, Why I Don't Eat Faces: A Neuroethical Argument for Vegetarianism, was published in 1993 and is featured worldwide on a number of vegan and vegetarian websites and is widely cited and referenced. Lane has been a lacto vegetarian for over 32 years. Lane was raised Roman Catholic and eventually became deeply associated with the late Charan Singh of Radhasoami Satsang Beas. Lane is generally regarded as a radical agnostic in philosophical circles. His favorite philosophers are Nicholas of Cusa, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Patricia and Paul Churchland. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ... Vegetarianism is a dietary practice characterized by the exclusion of all body parts of any animal and products derived from animal carcasses (such as lard, tallow, gelatin, and cochineal), from ones diet. ... A lacto-vegetarian diet is a vegetarian diet that includes milk products. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Charan Singh could mean Choudhary Charan Singh, the former prime minister of India or Charan Singh (guru), the late Charan Singh of Radhasoami Satsang Beas. ... An offshoot of the Radha Soami spiritual tradition in northern India. ... // Agnosticism is the philosophical view that the truth values of certain claims—particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities—are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent and therefore irrelevant to life. ... Nicholas of Cusa Nicholas of Cusa (1401 - August 11, 1464) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, a philosopher, a mathematician, and an astronomer. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a profoundly influential German philosopher, psychologist, and philologist. ... Patricia Smith Churchland (born July 16, 1943) is a Canadian-American philosopher working at the University of California, San Diego since 1984. ... Paul Churchland is a philosopher working at the University of California, San Diego. ...

Unlike many other scholars of religion, he frequently joins discussions among (ex-)members of (new) religious movements on the internet, especially on Yahoo! groups. Yahoo! Inc. ...

Dr. Lane has also produced a number of short films, including Vertical Geometry, Moving Water, Liquid Air, and Digital Baba.

Teaching background and education

Lane has previously taught at the University of California, San Diego, The California School of Professional Psychology, the University of Humanistic Studies, Palomar College, Mira Costa College, and the University of London (semester abroad program) and other academic institutions. He has given invited lectures at the London School of Economics, California State University, Fullerton, He has a Ph.D. and an M.A. in the sociology of knowledge from the University of California at San Diego. Additionally, Lane has another M.A. in the history and phenomenology of religion from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and a B.A. from California State University, Northridge. Lane received his A.A. from Los Angeles Valley Community College. The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. ... The California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), now a school of Alliant International University, was founded in 1969 as an endeavor of the California Psychological Association. ... Palomar College Palomar College is a community college with multiple campuses in San Diego County, California. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administration offices and its library The University of London is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or the LSE, is a specialist university based in London, often regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution. ... The California State University or CSU, is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California. ... Fullerton is the name of several localities in the United States: Fullerton, California Fullerton, Nebraska Fullerton, North Dakota Fullerton, Pennsylvania In education and sports, it may refer to California State University, Fullerton or Fullerton College. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... MA or ma may stand for: ma, a two-letter English word meaning Mother Ma, transliteration of Chinese family name 馬,马,麻 etc. ... The sociology of knowledge is the study of the social origins of ideas, and of the effects prevailing ideas have on societies. ... The History of Video Games History Forums - History is Happening -Discuss all historical topics, as well as current events, in an academic setting. ... Phenomenology is a current in philosophy that takes intuitive experience of phenomena (what presents itself to us in conscious experience) as its starting point and tries to extract the essential features of experiences and the essence of what we experience. ... The Graduate Theological Union is a consortium of nine independent theological schools and nine program centers in Berkeley, California. ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon reserve Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, in the United States. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The California State University or CSU, is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California. ... Northridge is a community in the City of Los Angeles. ...

Lane is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in the World (1997), Who's Who in the United States (1998), and Who's Who in the West (1990). Lane received a Regents Fellowship to attend the University of California, San Diego, for his Ph.D. He has also received an OGSR Travel Grant in 1987 to collect rare books and manuscripts in India. Lane was a recipient of an NEH grant in 1993 at the University of Hawaii. Marquis has many different meanings: Don Marquis was a writer, poet, and journalist. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jean Charlots mural called Commencement is featured at Bachman Hall, the administrative center of the University of Hawai`i System. ...

Dr. Lane's M.A. thesis, Radhasoami Mat, was passed with highest honors at GTU. He has received numerous teaching awards during his twenty-five year teaching career. Professor Lane has also presented talks to the American Academy of Religion, including paper presentations at Stanford University, Fuller Theological Seminary, and the University of California, Berkeley. Lane served as a Research Assistant to Professor Mark Juergensmeyer, U.C. Berkeley, in late 1970s and 1980s. His genealogical work was featured in Radhasoami Reality (Princeton University Press, 1991). The American Academy of Religion is the worlds largest association of scholars in the field of religion and related topics. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... Fuller Theological Seminary, located in Pasadena, California, is one of the largest seminaries in the United States. ...

Hobbies and personal information

Athletics and bodysurfing

David Lane has also had a successful athletic and bodysurfing career. He won the World Bodysurfing championships in Oceanside, California, in 1999. He has won the International Bodysurfing Contest held in Manhattan Beach, California four times: 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2004. Lane came in fourth at the Point Panic World Bodysurfing Contest held in 1998 in Oahu, Hawaii and came in second twice at the Carlsbad International Bodysurfing Contest held in California in 1997 and 1998. Most recently Lane came in fourth at the World Bodysurfing contest in Oceanside in 2003, fifth at the United States Cold Water Bodysurfing championships, and first at the International Bodysurfing Contest in Manhattan Beach in 2004. Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Bodysurfing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Oceanside is a city in northern San Diego County, California. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Manhattan Beach is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

David Lane is listed in the French Encyclopedia on Bodysurfing.

Personal

David Lane has one child named Shaun-Michael who was born on August 22, 2000. His father, Warren James Lane, was an attorney before he died unexpectedly on December 6, 1973. His mother, Louise S. Lane, was born on June 7, 1921, and worked as a Talent Coordinator for the television show General Hospital for some fourteen years after her husband died. August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... General Hospital is the longest-running daytime soap opera on the American ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West since its inception). ...

External links

• Official homepage 2005 version
• Document from CESNUR describing David C. Lane's battle against MSIA
• Legal document from CESNUR, MSIA versus David C. Lane