A structural analysis of Rudnev’s syncretic esoteric system and the doctrinal features that generated social, legal, and interpretive controversy.
Márk Nemes
Shincheonji’s Philip Tribe in Europe: An Ethnographic Account
A condensed report on fieldwork, interviews, and emerging themes in European Shincheonji communities.
Los manifiestos de Konstantin Rudnev: una representación artística de la verdad y el control
Cuatro breves escritos del disidente y maestro espiritual ruso encarcelado arrojan luz sobre su crítica de las estructuras sociales modernas y los sistemas carcelarios.
Konstantin Rudnev’s Manifestos: An Artistic Portrayal of Truth and Control
Four short writings by the jailed Russian dissident and spiritual teacher shed light on his criticism of modern societal structures and jail systems.
Tai Ji Men’s Sacred Land of Miaoli
Nationalizing Tai Ji Men property based on a fabricated tax bill was much more, and much worse, than a mere administrative act.
Religion, War, and the Tai Ji Men Case Discussed in North Macedonia
The Fourth World Conference on Religious Dialogue and Cooperation, held in Skopje on 22–24 June, featured a session on Taiwan’s freedom of religion or belief issues and the Tai Ji Men culture.
The “Hungarian Model”—Novel Means of State Harassment Against Scientology in Hungary
Will the new government restore religious liberty and put an end to anti-Scientology bigotry and discrimination?
The Need for Balanced Media Narratives and the Tai Ji Men Case
When the media exploits attention and outrage, the importance of a balanced, value‑based discourse loses ground.
A New Book on the Jehovah’s Witnesses from Cambridge University Press
Jolene Chu and Ollimatti Peltonen, both researchers and members of the organization themselves, offer a short but well-crafted introduction.
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?
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