Calling a religious movement a “cult” does not tell us anything about the movement—but tells us a lot about the intolerance of those who use the label.
While the movement grows in Argentina and beyond, criticism appears to be imported from Korea rather than domestic.
In an exceptional (if ugly) book, “cult hunter” Be Scofield attacks Jesus as the ultimate “cult leader.” She is not alone.
A journalist describes years of abductions, confinement, coerced renunciations, and litigation that shaped public hostility toward the Unification Church.
A journalist traces the chain of events that turned a single crime into a nationwide campaign against an innocent religious minority.
A bestselling author explains why her investigation reveals a profound crisis for religious liberty and constitutional guarantees in contemporary Japan.
A deeply spiritual painter who befriended Rudolf Steiner and helped define a nation’s visual identity.
A conversation with critic Eitaro Ogawa reveals how political pressure, media hysteria, and flawed evidence converged to produce a judicial failure.
At the European Academy of Religion, scholars gathered to discuss the religious movement while its elderly leader remained behind bars.
The repression of the Christian millenarian movement during the Martial Law period in Taiwan has similarities with the post-authoritarian assault on Tai Ji Men.