More than 3,000 were tortured and at least 14 were killed. These are the shocking figures of the church’s own yearly report on persecution. And they are believable.
Massimo Introvigne
La France rejoint la Chine et la Russie en mettant en place des techniques policières spéciales contre les « sectes »
Une nouvelle loi autorise les agents à placer des micros dans les maisons et les voitures, à pirater les courriers électroniques et même à se faire passer pour des facteurs chargés de livrer des colis aux personnes soupçonnées de « dérives sectaires ».
Inside The Revelation Spiritual Home. 3. Walking on Two Legs, African Indigenous Spirituality and Economic Empowerment
Visiting The Revelation Spiritual Home, we were impressed by its rituals. But not less impressive are its business activities.
United Nations: “One Million Tibetan Children Forcibly Separated From Their Parents”
In November, three UN Special Rapporteurs wrote to China. There has been no satisfactory answer, and they have decided to go public.
Inside The Revelation Spiritual Home. 2. A Fast-Growing Spiritual Movement
From humble beginnings, The Revelation Spiritual Home became an expansive spiritual international institution, advocating for the return to African indigenous spirituality.
Inside The Revelation Spiritual Home. 1. The Path of IMboni
A visit to a booming South African indigenous spiritual movement, founded in 2009 by Dr. Samuel Radebe, regarded as a high-level spiritual guide (IMboni) by his followers.
Sirene, esoterismo e religione dal romanico al simbolismo (e oltre)
Da simbolo del pericolo e del peccato, le sirene sono diventate maestre di esoterismo e di politica, fino a essere banalizzate da Disney e Starbucks.
Mermaids, Esotericism and Religion: From Romanesque to Symbolism (and Beyond)
Mermaids went from dangerous and sinful to magical and political, and were finally trivialized by Disney and Starbucks.
Education, Conscience, and the Tai Ji Men Case
French sociologist Émile Durkheim founded Sociology of Education but was uncertain about how to solve the modern educational crisis. The key is conscience, but those who advocate for conscience education are often persecuted.
Benedict XVI and the Arts. 3. Christians and Modern Art
Contemporary art often is far away from Christianity. Rather than blaming the artists, Benedict called Christians to acknowledge that genuine art may always offer a spiritual experience.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.