In Xi’s China, even atheism has good Feng Shui—as long as the state is the only geomancer in town.
Massimo Introvigne
“Secrets in Contact”: When Secrets Become Bridges
A welcome antidote to modern “secretophobia,” even if its final chapter stumbles into the very polemics the rest of the book transcends.
IMboni iNkosi YamaKhosi oMoya uZwi Lezwe Radebe and the Revival of African Indigenous Spirituality
The founder of The Revelation Spiritual Home presents a unique approach to a notoriously elusive category.
宗教をいかにして消滅させるか：韓国で提案された「宗教団体解散法」
この法案は、自由権規約に対する正面からの挑戦である。政府が政治的に敵対関係にあるとみなした宗教を、破壊することができるようになるからである。
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 3. Theosophy and Abstract Art
The crucial Theosophical influence on the fathers of modern abstract art has been progressively rediscovered in recent years.
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 2. Theosophy and Symbolism
“Symbolism” offered to artists willing to express Theosophical ideas the language they were looking for.
韓国で深刻化する宗教の自由の危機が国連で非難される 新天地などが脅威に直面：CAP-LCが、韓国が宗教弾圧に転じていることへ警鐘を鳴らす。
マッシモ・イントロヴィニエ Read the original article in English. 2026年1月4日、中国訪問のため韓国を出発する李在明大統領。Credits...
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 1. Early Theosophical Didactic Art
Of all spiritual and religious organizations, none has had a greater influence on modern art than the Theosophical Society.
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.
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.