Of all spiritual and religious organizations, none has had a greater influence on modern art than the Theosophical Society.
Massimo Introvigne
The Church Has Fallen: Chapnin Declares Moscow Patriarchate “No Longer Christian”
In a searing interview, the well-known Russian scholar and former church insider calls Kirill’s organization “a cheap para-religious cult” serving Putin.
When Faith Goes on Trial: France Accuses the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame of “Brainwashing”
The trial of a Catholic community under flexible ideas of “abuse of weakness” reveals how French anti-cult laws may target almost anyone.
Mongolian: The Language Beijing Wants to Bury Alive
A sweeping investigation reveals how Mongolian words, songs, and memories are being erased, from the digital world to the classroom door.
Shinangchon: The Proposed Korean Anti-Cult Law and the Sudden Targeting of a Peaceful Community
The new policy offers the anti-cultists an opportunity for a vendetta against one of the remnants of the Olive Tree, one of their main enemies in the 20th century.
Mother Han’s Case: The Persecution, the Lions, and the Little Man
Even worse than those who persecute churches and jail their innocent leaders in Korea are those who applaud the persecution.
CAP‑LC Brings the Christian Gospel Mission Case to the UN
When a streaming series becomes a tribunal, it is time for the international human rights community to take notice.
How to Kill a Religion: South Korea’s Proposed “Church Dissolution Act”
The proposed legislation is a direct challenge to the ICCPR. It would allow the government to destroy the religions it perceived as politically hostile.
A Growing Religious Liberty Crisis in South Korea Denounced at the United Nations
Shincheonji and others under threat: CAP‑LC sounds the alarm on Korea’s slide toward religious repression.
Xi Jinping Thought on Demography: How to Lose a Population and Call It Progress
China’s new official doctrine admits the birthrate won’t recover—and rebrands decline as “high-quality development.”
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.