The Ministry of Culture is about to start proceedings whose consequences would be draconian.
Massimo Introvigne
“On Xi Jinping”: Why Kevin Rudd’s New Book Matters
The former Australian Prime Minister tells us why he changed his mind on several Chinese issues and why we should take Xi’s Marxism seriously.
The Esoteric Munch: An Exhibition in Milan
The most visited exhibition of 2024 in Italy offers an opportunity to revisit the Norwegian painter’s interests in Spiritualism, Theosophy, and the demonic.
Te Tamari no Atua: A Christmas Letter from Bitter Winter
Gauguin’s iconic nativity is also an apology for religious liberty. And we ask you all to support religious liberty this Christmas.
Transitional Justice and the Tai Ji Men Case: Three Key Points
Transitional justice is mandatory for democratic states, implies a full acknowledgement and rectification of past abuses, and requires the cooperation of civil society.
Diego Rivera and Esotericism: A Forgotten Relationship
Better known as a Marxist, the Mexican muralist was a member of the Rosicrucian order AMORC and cultivated other esoteric interests. His wife Frida Kahlo, a staunch Communist, was fascinated by reincarnation.
France, l’association anti-sectes UNADFI perd un procès contre CAP-LC
Les activistes anti-sectes pensaient qu’en reproduisant un article de « Charlie Hebdo », ils pouvaient refuser de corriger leurs propos diffamatoires, puisque « Charlie Hebdo » n’avait pas été poursuivi. Ils se sont trompés.
UN Human Rights Committee: Jehovah’s Witnesses Brochures Teaching “Shunning” Should Not Be Banned
Russia had declared two publications “extremist.” The ban violates article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UN HRC said.
The Tai Ji Men Case and Human Rights: They Are All About Making Right What Is Wrong
The word “right” has a fascinating history dating back to the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. We can learn from it what went wrong with Tai Ji Men in Taiwan.
France, the Anti-Cult Association UNADFI Loses a Case Against CAP-LC
Anti-cultists believed that by reproducing an article by “Charlie Hebdo” they could refuse to correct their defamatory statements, as “Charlie Hebdo” had not been sued. They were wrong.
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.