A unique exhibition tells the story of Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisans through their boots and shoes.
Massimo Introvigne
Free Mother Han! A Night of Prayer and Conviction Outside the Prison Walls
Hundreds of believers and friends gather every night in front of the jail in Seoul where the Family Federation leader is imprisoned. We went to meet them.
H. Rider Haggard, John Dube, and Simon Magus: The Imperial Occult
The forgotten meeting between the Victorian novelist and the South African religious and political activist—and Simon Magus’ excellent book on Haggard.
Silk Roads and Surveillance: How Aid Became a Tool of Control in Xinjiang
Repackaging repression as “assistance” is a primary tool of Chinese propaganda. A report unmasks a strategy based on lies.
Peter Harrison’s “Some New World”: Faith, Reason, and the Afterlife of Belief
The Australian scholar has produced what may well be the most important book on religion in recent years.
安倍元首相暗殺事件：暗殺犯の母が証言する――しかし、メディアが忘れていた事実がある
2009年、将来の殺人犯を含む山上家全員が統一教会と和解し、5000万円を取り戻した。
Abe Assassination: The Assassin’s Mother Will Testify—But There Is a Detail All Media Forgot
In 2009, all members of the Yamagami family, including the future killer, signed a settlement with the Unification Church and got 50 million yen back.
O Tell Me the Truth About Leah Hirsig: A Woman Occultist Rescued from Oblivion
Henrik Bogdan and Manon Hedenborg White’s edition of Hirsig’s diaries demonstrates that Leah was not just a footnote in Crowley’s life but a significant force in her own right.
統一教会解散裁判：ついに２つの真摯な声が発言を許される
家庭連合の信者２名が高等裁判所で証言を許された。彼らは、中傷と差別を受けている数千人の教会員を代表している。
Unification Church Dissolution Trial: Finally, Two Sincere Voices Are Allowed to Speak
Two Family Federation believers were allowed to testify before the High Court. They represent the thousands of Church members who are being slandered and discriminated against.
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.