Jolene Chu and Ollimatti Peltonen, both researchers and members of the organization themselves, offer a short but well-crafted introduction.
Márk Nemes
Sacred Groves Unbuilt: The Significance of Miaoli in Light of the Tai Ji Men Case
Since 2020, Tai Ji Men has been barred from their sacred land with arbitrary rulings. What significance does this seized, unattended land show for scholars of religion?
Abdullah Hashem’s Views on the Paths of Jihad. 2. AROPL’s New Interpretation
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light emphasizes the spiritual Greater Jihad. It admits the armed Lesser Jihad in limited, defensive cases.
Abdullah Hashem’s Views on the Paths of Jihad. 1. Misunderstandings About Jihad
Examining the statements of a leader from a marginalized and actively persecuted new religious movement on the authority to declare a holy war.
Inside The Revelation Spiritual Home: A New Book by Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė
A fascinating look at a revival of African Indigenous Spirituality and a unique African spiritual institution.
Worrisome Trends: Cross-Cultural Parallels to the Tai Ji Men Case
New, alternative, and minority religions are persecuted and marginalized in several countries.
Tai Ji Men’s Dragon Dance as a Multilayered Performative Act
The numerous interpretative layers of Tai Ji Men’s Dragon Dance underscore the cultural-anthropological meanings of enacting the creation and re-creation of the universe.
Márk Nemes
Márk Nemes is a historian and a graduate in the academic study of religions. He received his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Szeged’s PhD program in 2025 and works as a researcher at the Hungarian Academy of Arts’ Research Institute of Art Theory and Methodology. As an awardee of the Hungarian National Eötvös Scholarship, he served as a visiting researcher at CESNUR from 2023 to 2024. For the past 10 years, he has focused on researching new, alternative, and emergent forms of religiosity in Hungary, Iceland, the US and most recently, in Italy. Since 2025, he serves as the Deputy Director of CESNUR