Cleaning Chennai’s Pondy Bazaar sewer, 1993.
Massimo Introvigne
The Jesus Christians. 2. Criticizing “Churchianity”
A radical proposal: to follow Jesus rather than the institutional churches, the group experimented with living in poverty and limiting the use of money to a minimum.
Nórsko: Jehovovi svedkovia „plne očistení“ odvolacím súdom
Nesprávne rozhodnutie o zamietnutí štátnych dotácií a zrušení registrácie tejto organizácie kvôli prístupu k bývalým členom bolo v odvolacom konaní zrušené.
The Jesus Christians. 1. African, Quaker, and Other Connections
New series: an in-depth analysis of a little-known and often unjustly maligned movement.
Pakistan: Two Ahmadis Killed in One Week
Two deadly attacks occurred in Karachi on April 18 and in Bhullair, Punjab, on April 25.
“Satanic Sex Orgies in Moscow”: Duma Wants to Ban Satanism. Dvorkin Disagrees
Satanists are already banned, says leading Russian anti-cultist. The Duma should instead ban “neo-pagans.”
中国共産党、日本における統一教会の解散を歓迎
党が統制する中国反邪教協会は声明を発表し、「反共産主義」の教会に対する決定を祝福するとともに、海外でも同様の運動が広がることを期待している。
Pope Francis’ Artistic Taste: Alejandro Marmo, “Martin Fierro,” and Babette
The deceased Pontiff’s favorite artist, poem, and film tell us something of his ideas about the social and prophetic role of the arts.
Chinese Communist Party Hails the Dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan
A statement by the Party-controlled China Anti-Cult Association celebrates a verdict against the “anti-communist” church and hopes it will inspire similar moves abroad.
Pope Francis and China: A Difficult Legacy
The Pope proclaimed admirable principles that are antithetical to Xi Jinping’s thought. However, his diplomatic efforts with China did not yield the results he had hoped for.
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.