Roy Wallis (1945–1990)[1] was a sociologist and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the Queen's University Belfast. He is mostly known for his creation of the seven signs that differentiate a religious congregation from a sectarian church, which he created while researching the Church of Scientology. He introduced the distinction between world-affirming and world-rejecting new religious movements.[2][3]
After publishing his book The Road to Total Freedom (1976), an analysis of the sociology of Scientology, he was harassed by the church both legally and personally.[4][5] Forged letters, apparently from Wallis, were sent to his colleagues.[6]
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