“The Mother of All Religions,” a tour de force on the sources of Theosophy’s foundational texts, is both impressive and irritating.
Massimo Introvigne
Bold Protest, Bare Heads: Detained Pastor Son’s Church Members Shave Their Heads in a Cry for Justice
An ancient gesture becomes a powerful signal that freedom of religion and human rights are in danger in South Korea.
The Lion That Roared Before Lithuania Was Christian
The Žygaičiai Lion is the enigmatic centerpiece of the Lithuanian art exhibition at Kaunas’ Čiurlionis Museum
IMboni Samuel Radebe’s Visit to Mother Han: A Journey of Spirit, Sacrifice, and Solidarity
The leader of The Revelation Spiritual Home traveled to Korea to meet with the detained leader of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.
影のなかの一筋の光：韓総裁の一時釈放──しかし正義はいまだ遠い
韓総裁はいま、わずか数日の医療措置を許可された。しかし韓総裁は条件なしで釈放されるべきである。
The Price of Truth: How a British University Folded Under Beijing’s Glare
Sheffield Hallam University, under Chinese pressure, ordered a leading professor to stop research on forced labor in the Uyghur region.
USCIRF’s 2025 Sahel Report: Religious Freedom Under Siege
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Chad continue to witness deadly violence by non-state actors and insufficient protection of religion by the governments.
A Flicker of Light in the Shadows: Mother Han’s Temporary Release—But Justice Is Still Far Away
She is now allowed a few days of medical care. She should be freed, unconditionally.
Pakistan Bans Tehreek-e-Labbaik: Just a Symbolic Blow to Anti-Minority Extremism?
The violent, extremist organization has repeatedly demonstrated that it can overcome bans and reorganize with new shapes and names, as long as the broader problems remain unaddressed.
マザー・ハンを解放せよ！ 刑務所の外で祈りと確信の夜
家庭連合の指導者が収監されているソウルの刑務所の前には、毎晩何百人もの信者と友人が集まっている。われわれは彼らに会いに行った。
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.